U.S. Senator Plans Legislation to Save Delta Queen

Efforts to save the historic Delta Queen steamboat are getting a boost from Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, who plans to introduce legislation that would keep the famed vessel operating.

The legislation, which Voinovich plans to introduce later this month or in early September, would extend the Delta Queen’s long-standing exemption from fire safety rules. A bi-partisan group of Congressmen already has introduced similar legislation in the U.S. House.

Without the exemption the Delta Queen will have to stop sailing in November.