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Shocker on the Rivers: Paddle-wheelers Bound for Scrap Heap

May 21, 2024 Wallace Immen 1

Can the big wheels keep on turning? A well-known fleet of paddle-wheelers that evoke the Proud Marys and Showboats that plied the rivers of early America face being cut up for scrap after a bankruptcy […]

American Queen Stops Churning in Bankruptcy

February 21, 2024 Wallace Immen Comments Off

The lingering effects of the pandemic have claimed another victim. A storied American cruise company, American Queen Voyages made the unexpected decision to anchor all its ships and declare bankruptcy as its parent company was […]