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Coast Guard concludes ice-breaking season in western Great Lakes
CLEVELAND — The 9th Coast Guard District concluded Operation Taconite, its ice-breaking operation in the western Great Lakes, Friday, officially bringing the 2011-12 icebreaking season to a close. Under control of Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Operation Taconite is carried out in Lake Superior, the St. Mary’s River, the Straits of Mackinac, and northern Lake Huron. Operation Taconite began Dec. 21, 2011. Working together during this year’s ice-breaking season were crews aboard: U.S. Coast Guard … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay departs Great Lakes after assisting with 2011-12 ice-breaking season
CLEVELAND — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay departed Cleveland Wednesday afternoon to return to the cutter’s homeport of Rockland, Maine, after spending the winter breaking ice on the Great Lakes. Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, presided over a brief ceremony Wednesday to thank the crewmembers for their efforts. “Even though there was less ice this year than anticipated, I’m very grateful for the extra … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard to conduct Kennebec River ice breaking operations
BOSTON – U.S. Coast Guard units in Maine are scheduled to begin ice-breaking operations on the Kennebec River during the week of March 12, 2012. The public is being advised to remove their fish shacks as soon as possible, if safe to do so, in advance of Coast Guard ice-breaking operations. “Anyone who still has ice fishing shacks or gear on the Kennebec River should remove them as soon as possible and should proceed with extreme … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard scheduled to break ice in Green Bay
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard is advising Green Bay, Wis., area residents who recreate on the ice that a U.S. Coast Guard cutter is scheduled to break ice between the Marinette/Menominee Harbor breakwall and Ports de Mortes Passage on Tuesday and Thursday of next week. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay will be breaking ice to allow commercial vessels access to Menominee Harbor. … Read entire article »
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Maine-based Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay arrives in Detroit
CLEVELAND ― The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay, a 140-foot ice breaking tug normally homeported in Rockland, Maine, is scheduled to arrive in Detroit and moor near Cobo Hall on Friday in support of the Coast Guard’s 2011-12 domestic ice breaking mission and a security zone for the 24th Annual North American Auto Show. The cutter Thunder Bay’s crew has been temporarily assigned to the Great Lakes during the 2011-12 ice breaking … Read entire article »
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Videos – Coast Guard Cutter Healy escorts tanker Renda through Bering Sea ice
BERING SEA — The Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice around the Russian-flagged tanker vessel Renda 250 miles south of Nome, Alaska, Jan. 6, 2012. The Renda is carrying more than 1.3 million gallons of petroleum products for delivery to the city of Nome. The Seattle-based Healy is the Coast Guard’s only operating polar icebreaker. U.S. Coast Guard videos by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis. … Read entire article »
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