
Those who were looking forward to sailing on the S.S. Badger in her 70th season will have to wait until next season.
Last night, the President of Interlake Maritime Services, Mark W. Barker, released a statement, in which he announced “We have made the difficult, and unfortunately unavoidable, decision to suspend our daily crossings for the remainder of the season.”
This comes a week and a half after the news broke of a piece of the lift on the rear of the vessel had broken off and fallen into Lake Michigan.
Sara Spore, the General Manager of the Lake Michigan Carferry said, “We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and disruption in plans. We know that our passengers and our port communities of Ludington and Manitowoc rely on the Badger. We thank them for their support, patience and understanding as we tackle this unexpected and disappointing end to our season.”
Reservation teams are systematically issuing full refunds for passengers with reservations, and they will be contacted individually in order of their reservation date.