Posts Tagged ‘Orleans’
The Coast Guard says a coal freighter has run aground near the mouth of the Mississippi River and a tug has been dispatched to free it.
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Cruise out of New Orleans – May 26, 2011. River was very high due to massive flooding all the way down the Mississippi River. Excellent Cruise though! – Just used vintage filter on my iphone.. nothing spectacular…
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We went for a river cruise on the Mississippi river on the paddle steamboat Natchez. Below is some information about the Natchez copied from Wikipedia.
The ninth and current Natchez, the SS. Natchez, is a sternwheel steamboat based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built in 1975, she is sometimes referred to as the Natchez IX. She is operated by the New Orleans Steamboat Company and docks at the Toulouse Street Wharf. Day trips include harbor and dinner cruises along the Mississippi River.
The Natchez IX is modeled not after the original Natchez, but rather the steamboats Hudson and Virginia. Her steam engines were originally built in 1925 for the steamboat Clairton, from which the steering system also came. From the S.S. J.D. Ayres were taken the copper bell, made of 250 melted silver dollars. The bell has on top a copper acorn that was once on the Avalon (now known as the Belle of Louisville), and on the Delta Queen. The Natchez IX also features a steam calliope that can play 32 notes. The wheel is made of white oak and steel, is 25 feet (7.6 m) by 25 feet (7.6 m), and weighs over 26 tons.[2] The whistle came from a ship that sank in 1908 on the Monongahela River.[citation needed] The Natchez IX was launched in Braithwaite, Louisiana. She is 265 feet (81 m) long and 46 feet (14 m) wide, has a draft of six feet and weighs 1384 tons. Natchez IX is mostly made of steel, to comply with United States Coast Guard rules.[1][3]
In 1982 the Natchez won the Great Steamboat Race, which is held every year on the Wednesday immediately before the first Saturday in May, as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival held in Louisville, Kentucky.[4] She has also participated in other races, and has never lost.[2] Those beaten by the Natchez include the Belle of Louisville, the Delta Queen, and the Mississippi Queen.
During the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the Natchez was temporarily moved upriver to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Since then, operations have returned to New Orleans.
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CBS News national correspondent Dean Reynolds reports on Ernest Couret, a third generation tour guide from Louisiana’s Cajun country, who will is preparing for major flooding from the Mississippi River.
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I captured a huge ship traveling down the Mississippi River here in New Orleans on a beautiful November day!
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berthed at new orleans on the mighty Mississippi River
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Come on board the authentic paddlewheeler Creole Queen for a journey down the great Mississippi River. She is a traditional-style paddle-wheeler built in 1983 in Moss Point, Mississippi. She has old-world charm and authentic Victorian décor. Watch as we build-up a head of steam and leave port of New Orleans. A riverboat cruise is a unique and enchanting way to step back in time.
Related video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrgCPPZadAk
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Is the great opportunity to know Mississippi River performing “Dukes of Dixieland band”, when the sunset touches the water and city starts waking up. Take a cruise and enjoy it.
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The Orleans Parish coroner’s office has identified the body found in the Mississippi River on Wednesday as Michael Showers, an actor from the HBO show “Treme.”
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Along the New Orleans Harbour Point a short lunch and jazz cruise.
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