He said he has an appointment at a shipyard in June to take another look at it in dry dock.

The business owner said he walked through the vessel and its interior is still in good shape. Halverson said the sale of the Emerald Queen riverboat was brought to him by a broker who had spoken with the Puyallup Tribe about it. The publication said the boat’s most striking interior feature was a grand staircase that connected three decks in an atrium lit by a chandelier. It had a capacity of 2,000 people.Ĭalling it a “Cajun Gem,” Northwest Yachting wrote that the boat’s design was an homage to 19th century riverboating, directed not by a propeller but by a “giant wooden stern wheel” that could get the boat to a top speed of 10 knots thanks to two Cummins diesel engines. A 1997 News Tribune story marking its opening reported that the Puyallup Tribe purchased the boat for $13 million and that the total project cost $21 million. According to the publication, the 700,000-square-foot, four-deck boat was built in 1995 by Louisiana-based Quality Shipyard and Kehl River Boats at a cost of $15 million. Fife Pacific Rim Buffet: 11am - 10pm, families welcome, 19.95. Before the sale, the riverboat was listed last year in Northwest Yachting Magazine. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it Enjoy all the food and none of the cleanup and leave the cooking to us We have two buffets for your eating enjoyment on the 28th: I-5 International Buffet: 11am-12am, 21+, 24.95.