Gee’s Bend Has The Nation’s First Electric Ferry

By Gilbert Nicholson

The Gee’s Bend Ferry will be back operating in the next few weeks. But it’s not your father’s ferry.

The boat has been retrofitted to become the first electric-powered passenger ferry in the United States.

It left Master Marine shipyard in Bayou La Batre on Feb. 12 and is scheduled to arrive Sunday, Feb. 17, in Camden, where it will undergo testing and resume service in about 10 days.

“Alabama Power is proud to have played a part in a project that makes the ferry more dependable and efficient,” said Alabama Power Camden Business Office Manager Floyd Harris.

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