STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Construction on the newest Washington Island Ferry started this week.
Workers in the Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding fabrication shop in Sturgeon Bay completed the first burn of steel material for the vessel Monday.
The 124-foot, 28-vehicle, and 150-passenger ferry, named Madonna, will be the largest in the ferry line fleet to-date.
Washington Island Ferry Line President Hoyt Purinton tells FOX 11 that this is the third Washington Island Ferry to be built by Fincantieri and all current ferry vessels were built in Sturgeon Bay.
“This opportunity to build yet another ferry vessel in a Door County shipyard is something we’re extremely proud of. Built locally, this ferry – like our other vessels – will operate exclusively in Door County waters between Washington Island and the tip of the Door Peninsula.”
The Madonna is set to be delivered in late May 2020.
