Coast Guard warns public of unsafe ice conditions
U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay ice rescue team rescues 11 people stranded on an ice floe near Sherwood Point, Wisconsin, February 6, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrea Schmidt)
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard is warning winter enthusiasts of unstable ice conditions and encouraging people to take safety precautions following two major rescues on the Great Lakes...
A Humbling and Gratifying Honor
Retired Capt. James Hubbard receives applause as he is formally inducted into the Hall of Heroes Wall of Gallantry memorial at the Coast Guard Academy, October 21st, 2022. Hubbard was formally recognized for his efforts during two helicopter rescues that he played an integral role in during his Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)
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Coast Guard response boat strikes buoy in Saginaw Bay
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo
SAGINAW, Mich. — No one was injured in an overnight mishap involving a 45-foot Coast Guard response boat that struck a navigation buoy about 10 miles from shore in Saginaw Bay.
The response boat, based at Station Saginaw River, was carrying six crew members when it struck Buoy #6 about 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
The mishap punctured the boat’s fuel...
Coast Guard rescues 18 from ice floe in Lake Erie
Members from Coast Guard Station Marblehead rescue ice fishermen from an ice floe north of Catawaba Island. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo)
SANDUSKY, Ohio — A Coast Guard helicopter from Air Station Detroit and an airboat from Station Marblehead combined with a good Samaritan to help rescue 18 people from an ice floe that separated from land near Catawba Island in Lake Erie Sunday.
Rescue efforts began...
Weekend cases illustrate importance of safety precautions in the Great Lakes
Coast Guard Station Niagara 45-foot Response Boat-Medium File Photo
CLEVELAND — Coast Guard crews throughout the Great Lakes were involved in 81 cases, saved 56 lives, assisted 264 people over this past weekend.
Two particular cases Sunday night resulted in six lives saved. An outcome that would have been much different if not for one thing the survivors did right.
“In both these cases, the survivors...
Coast Guard responds to vessel fire on Detroit River
Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo from Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay.
DETROIT – The U.S. Coast Guard received notification from Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton at approximately 2 p.m., Sunday, that the 641-foot Canadian motor vessel Tecumseh had an engine room fire near Zug Island on the United States’ side of the Detroit River.
Coast Guard Sector Detroit...
Coast Guard rescues 2 people near Waukegan, IL
Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo
CHICAGO ⎯ The Coast Guard rescued two people from the water near Waukegan, Illinois, Tuesday evening.
Kathleen Root, 31, and Michael Root were hoisted by an MH-60 helicopter aircrew from Air Station Traverse City at approximately 7 p.m. central standard time.
Watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan received a report...
Coast Guard rescues 46 from ice floe in western Lake Erie
Members from Coast Guard Station Marblehead rescue ice fishermen from an ice floe north of Catawaba Island, March 9, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo)
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies rescued 46 ice fishermen from an ice floe that broke free near Catawaba Island, Saturday.
An additional estimated 100 people were able to self-rescue themselves from the ice floe either by swimming...
Coast Guard conducts pollution assessment after vessel fire in Port of Toledo
First responders from local Toledo Ohio fire departments respond to a fire aboard a 762-foot vessel in the Port of Toledo, February 16, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is conducting pollution assessment of the Maumee River following a fire onboard a vessel at the CSX Torco terminal in Oregon, Ohio in the Port of Toledo, Saturday.
Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector...
