MEMPHIS, Tenn. (August 10, 2012)--The ongoing drought left the American Queen steamboat docked in Memphis, Tenn., unable to paddle down the Mississippi River because of the low water level.
A trip that began Aug. 3 at Louisville, Ky., was cut short well before the steamboat's destination of Vicksburg, Miss.
American Queen Steamboat Company's Tim Rubacky told The Commercial Appeal that navigation problems caused by sluggish river flow make it unwise to try to take the Queen any farther south than Helena, Ark.
The decision to lay up at Memphis was made after talking with the Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers.
About 58 passengers remained aboard Thursday night.
About 240 others went on to Vicksburg by bus.
Low water levels in the Mississippi are the result of high temperatures and lack of rain and snow farther north.
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