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SS Badger shut down for about a week due to COVID-19

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In this photo taken on Friday, July 3, 2015, the SS Badger docks in Ludington, Mich., to unload passengers and vehicles that made a 4-hour trip from Manitowoc, Wisc. The U.S. 10 sign on the back indicates that it connects the highway between Michigan and Wisconsin. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials says that the route traveled by the ferry will be officially designated as a continuance route of U.S. 10. (AP Photo/Roger Schneider)

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LUDINGTON, Mich. (NBC 26) — Lake Michigan Carferry announced Tuesday that the S.S. Badger will not sail for about a week due to COVID-19.

Officials said a member of the crew on the S.S. Badger was exposed to COVID-19. The crew member was quarantined onshore and has since tested positive for the virus. Subsequent contact tracing led to three other crew members to be quarantined onshore and they are awaiting test results, officials said.

Due to the risk of the virus spreading, officials said in a statement that S.S. Badger sailings will be suspended for one week. The General Manager of Lake Michigan Carferry expects service to resume on August 19.

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SS Badger shut down for about a week due to COVID-19

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