Coal-powered passenger ship to convert to new fuel source

Coal-powered passenger ship to convert to new fuel source

LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A coal-powered passenger steamship on Lake Michigan that's the last of its kind in the U.S. will stop using coal to fuel its historic engines once its operators settle on an alternate power source.

Coal-powered passenger ship to convert to new fuel source - Grand Rapids Business Journal

LUDINGTON — A coal-powered passenger steamship on Lake Michigan that’s the last of its kind in the U.S. will stop using coal to fuel its historic engines once its operators settle on an alternate power source.Lake Michigan Carferry Inc. is early in its search for what could replace the coal that currently propels the 410-foot S.S. Badger on treks between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.“We are just in the early phases at looking at what other…