Boat Keeps Bumping Into Cargo Ship, Then The Captain Finds Out Why

Low on Coal

The furnace was nearly spent, just a few blackened lumps of coal rattling inside. Rodriguez crouched down, studying the compartment. “This ship was built before diesel engines became standard,” he noted. “Coal-fired engines like this aren’t common anymore.” He tapped the side of the furnace. “This amount of coal couldn’t have powered it for long.”