Coast Guard cutter crew to break ice in Saginaw Bay Shipping Channel, warns of unsafe ice conditions
DETROIT — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay is scheduled to break ice in the Saginaw Bay Shipping Channel, starting at 8 a.m. Thursday and continuing into the evening hours.
The crew of Bristol Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug homeported in Detroit, will be conducting ice-breaking operations as part of Operation Coal Shovel, which is managed by Coast Guard Sector Detroit.
The crew will...
Coast Guard to break ice in Maumee Bay
DETROIT — The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct ice-breaking operations in western Lake Erie and the Maumee Bay Channel, Monday.
The Coast Guard is advising Maumee Bay area residents that the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug homeported in Detroit, will be in the area for most of Monday while escorting the tug Michigan and the barge Great Lakes down the Detroit River...
Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay to break ice on Maumee Bay Channel
DETROIT — The Coast Guard is advising Maumee Bay Area residents that the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay is scheduled to conduct ice-breaking operations in western Lake Erie and the Maumee Bay Channel on Thursday.
The cutter will escort the tug Michigan from the Detroit River to Toledo, Ohio. The estimated time of arrival in Toledo is between the early afternoon and the early evening.
Any ice in...
Operation Fall Retrieve in full swing as winter approaches
Cleveland – Operation Fall Retrieve, which involves 16 Coast Guard units along with two contracted companies who are hard at work retrieving 1,282 navigational aids, is scheduled to be completed by Dec. 28. The aids, approximately half the region’s total, are taken out of service during the winter months due to decreased vessel traffic and to minimize damage from ice and severe weather.
Petty...
Coast Guard cutters Mobile Bay and Bristol Bay to offer free, public tours during Sturgeon Bay Maritime Week
STURGEON BAY, Wis. — Coast Guard Cutters Mobile Bay and Bristol Bay, the only two cutters of their kind in the service’s fleet, are scheduled to hold free, public tours Monday in Sturgeon Bay, as part of the city’s Maritime Week events.
Cutter Mobile Bay will be moored at Sawyer Park Pier, while Bristol Bay will be moored directly across the Sturgeon Bay Ship Channel at Graham Park Pier....
Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay holds change-of-command ceremony
DETROIT — Lt. Cmdr. John Henry assumed the duties and responsibilities of commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay from Lt. Cmdr. Romualdus M. ten Berge Jr. in a ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector Detroit, Friday.
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, presided over the ceremony.
“It has been a highlight of my career, serving with such a dedicated...
Detroit-area Coast Guard units to participate in Detroit River Days celebration
DETROIT — Detroit-area Coast Guard units are scheduled to participate in the Detroit River Days celebration along the international waterfront, Friday through Sunday.
Coast Guard personnel will be providing free unit tours, search-and-rescue demonstrations and boating safety information.
The Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay will be moored at the GM Plaza and open for tours on Saturday and Sunday, from...
Three Coast Guard icebreakers scheduled to moor near Cobo Hall in Detroit
CLEVELAND — The crews of three U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers are scheduled to be moored in Detroit near Cobo Hall, and provide free tours to the public on Friday and Saturday.
Each cutter’s crew will be supporting the Coast Guard’s 2011-12 domestic icebreaking mission and providing support for a security zone surrounding the 24th Annual North American Auto Show.
Moored in Detroit will be the 140-foot...
Great Lakes Coast Guard units rescue or assist more than 20 people during busy weekend
CLEVELAND – Coast Guard units in Michigan, Ohio and New York had a busy weekend rescuing or assisting more than 20 people who needed help while boating on the Great Lakes and nearby waterways between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.
Friday evening, a boatcrew from Station St. Clair Shores, Mich., rescued three people who were on a 16-foot boat that was taking on water in the Middle Channel...
