Fiesta Queen Statistics
• 110 feet Long 20 feet wide• Dinner and Wedding Boat• 5 fresh water intakes for 3 diesel engines and
2 support pump engines.• 149 passenger capacity• 25 ton net tonnage• Side Wheel Paddle Boat
Timeline
• Boat Sold out of Laughlin Nevada on March 15 owner shipping it to Saskatchewan
• Notified by NPS that the boat is in Utah at Wahweep on April 9
• Transported by Regelman Family Motor Sports• Interdiction starts on April 10. Aramark inc.
assists• Aramark and Boat-owner negotiate a daily
storage rate
Timeline Continued
• Boat is decontaminated on April 27 with 140 degree hot water in all areas where standing water existed.
• Utah drafts a letter certifying the boat as clean and notifies states and provinces of the release.
• Fiesta Queen is released on May 8.
Estimated Costs
• Approx. $6000.00 Storage at Aramark paid by the boat owner.
• Division equipment and personnel costs in excess of $12,000.00
• Does not include lab costs and time and effort by NPS and others.
Lessons Learned
• A cooperative Boat Owner made all the difference.
• Preplan for the potential interdiction of a large vessel.(Storage, decontamination issues etc.)
• Boat Haulers in this case were not concerned about the threat.
• The current Network of notification is good and getting better as we go.
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