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| americanqueensteamboatcompany.com |
American Queen Steamboat Company is expanding into the Pacific Northwest and doubling its fleet, the company announced at a media gathering Tuesday in New York.
Beginning in April 2014, American Empress -- formerly Empress of the North -- will sail itineraries along the Columbia and Snake rivers, joining American Queen as the second boat plying American rivers for the fledgling company.
The company purchased American Empress, a paddlewheel boat, from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), according to President and Chief Operating Officer Ted Sykes, who declined to say how much the company paid. American Empress will undergo a substantial refurbishment, Sykes said, to bring it in line with its fleetmate.
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