U.S. Coast Guard cutter sent on unique mission
Coast Guard begins ice-breaking operations on Great Lakes
USCG Sector Northern Great Lakes commenced Operation Taconite this morning with USCG Cutter Mackinaw breaking ice on western Lake Superior, according to a news release. The Mackinaw is assigned to clear the shipping lanes for the twin ports of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis.
Airboats have been used for winter rescues and in emergency situations for years, not only by the Coast Guard but by sheriff’s departments and other emergency rescue groups in Northern Michigan and ...
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector of the Northern Great Lakes began Operation Taconite to prevent newly formed ice from hindering ...
“Between 2014 and 2017, Coast Guard personnel have publicly stated that the agency is ill-equipped to adequately remove a spill from the open waters of the Great Lakes – let alone one as ...
"The U.S. Coast Guard recommends all recreational ice users plan their activities carefully, use caution on the ice, and stay clear from shipping channels." ...
While cutting ice in the shipping channel Jan. 2, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw made an unscheduled stop to pull a portable fishing shack out of the way. "That one just happened to ...
Join the GLCA for their annual Industry Days conference at Great Wolf Lodge Jan. 7-8. Learn about issues affecting Great ...
Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc) on MSN18h
Rawley Point Lighthouse has been a beacon on Lake Michigan for 130 yearsThe Rawley Point Lighthouse was staffed until 1979, when the station became fully automated. The rotating white beacon light, ...
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