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Cruise ship intentionally beached for medevac

The 'American Song' was beached near the blue bridge in the night of Oct 22, 2021. The ship had called Kennewick firefighters a little after 6:30 p.m. after a passenger developed a serious medical problem. The captain nudged the five-deck ship up against the Columbia Park shoreline, just west of the bridge, Kennewick firefighters were able to walk onboard using a gangplank through a hatch that opened at the ship’s bow. A cruise line nurse helped the patient get to the Kennewick medics, who took the person to a Tri-Cities hospital. Kennewick firefighters credited both the people onboard for noticing the medical emergency, and the captain for getting the ship close enough to shore to easily get the patient. Report with photos: https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article255280836.html#storylink=cpy

American Song to start inaugural season from Port NOLA

American Cruise Lines’ American Song – the first modern riverboat in the US – has arrived at the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) in Louisiana ahead of her inaugural cruises on the Mississippi River. Constructed by Chesapeake Shipbuilding, American Song is the flagship in a series of new contemporary riverboats that will soon join the America Cruise Lines fleet. The 184-guest newbuild features a four-storey glass-enclosed atrium with a large domed skylight, lounges with triple the amount of glass of other riverboats, luxury accommodation and other amenities. American Song will depart New Orleans for her maiden voyage on 6 October, sailing to Memphis in Tennessee, before starting her full schedule of eight-day ‘Lower Mississippi River’ cruises.

American Song heads to New Orleans homeport

American Cruise Lines’ new riverboat American Song is set to arrive at the Port of New Orleans in Louisiana, US this week after successfully completing her sea trials. Constructed by Chesapeake Shipbuilding, American Song has been billed as the “first modern riverboat in US history” and passed a series of tests with “flying colours”. The vessel will sail an inaugural cruise from New Orleans to Memphis, Tennessee on 6 October and then offer a full schedule of eight-day ‘Lower Mississippi River’ cruises from New Orleans until the end of 2018.