Empress of the North

[cjs]

Don't know if the news about the Empress of the North got out of the Pacific Northwest, but last month this gorgeous paddle wheeler had an oooops in Alasaka -

http://dev.majesticamericaline.com/produ...CFQGPWAod7EertA

"Alaskan Boat Passengers Calm Amid Chaos | May 15, 2007
When the Empress of the North ran aground, the band played on - as everyone disembarked in an orderly fashion. Passengers jolted awake by the ***** hitting a reef in Alaska's Icy Strait were ordered to don lifejackets and gather in the ballroom."
[url=http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/search/search.php?source=story&searchString="empress+of+the+north"&num=10&offset=0&advanced=&section=&type=all&sort=1&x=27&y=2]http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/search/sea...mp;x=27&y=2[/url]

Well, it caused quite a stir up here anyway! But, the reason I'm posting this is that she just came into our port about twenty minutes ago - don't know if the work will be done here, or if this is just a stopping off point for her. It was still pretty dark and she was all lit up and looked so festive - for the crew, that's all that's left on board!!

We'll drive down later and be looky-lous and maybe take some pictures. She's a beautiful *****.

[Half_Baked]

Yes, we heard about it down here. My goodness, I'm glad the Captain and Crew were professional on that boat and everyone got out safely.

[Mare749]

We heard about that on the news here, too. It really is a beautiful boat. Take some pics.

Maryann