Change of Command set for Coast Guard Sector Detroit
DETROIT — Coast Guard Sector Detroit will undergo a change of command June 30 as Capt. Brad W. Kelly passes the torch to Capt. Richard P. Armstrong in a formal ceremony at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.
Kelly, the outgoing sector commander, has been an instrumental figure in the success of Sector Detroit. After his tenure, he will take on the role of chief of staff of the Ninth Coast Guard District...
Lake freighter runs aground off Belle Isle
lake freighter Mark W. Barker
DETROIT — The Mark W. Barker, a 639-foot lake freighter ran soft aground in the Detroit River due to an electronics malfunction, and was successfully refloated at approximately 12:10 p.m. Wednesday with the assistance of commercial towing.
Coast Guard Sector Detroit responded to the initial report of the incident, after the ship lost propulsion and ran soft aground near...
Coast Guard established Saginaw Bay regulated navigation area for winter
The U.S. Coast Guard has initiated the process to activate its Great Lakes Regulated Navigation Area; specifically, a safety zone in Saginaw Bay, Michigan. The zone will be activated at 8 a.m. on Saturday and apply during the winter months to protect waterway users from hazards associated with winter conditions and navigation.
DETROIT – The U.S. Coast Guard has initiated the process to activate its...
Coast Guard Commences Operation Coal Shovel
Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay cuts ice in the Detroit River in this Operation Coal Shovel file photo. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Jaquish, Air Station Detroit.
DETROIT, MI – The U.S. Coast Guard commenced Operation Coal Shovel on Monday, December 26, 2022.
Operation Coal Shovel is the domestic ice-breaking operation with an area of responsibility spanning from southern...
Coast Guard to present posthumous Purple Heart Medal
DETROIT — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to posthumously present the Purple Heart Medal at 11 a.m. on Monday, during a ceremony at Fort Gratiot Lighthouse.
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Brad Kelly, Commander, Sector Detroit, will present the award to Ric Marion on behalf of Glyone Mahaffy, Seaman, U.S. Coast Guard.
Glyone, a Brown City, Michigan native, served aboard USS Leopold during World War II....
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...
Coast Guard commences Operation Coal Shovel
File photo of the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay breaking ice during Operation Coal Shovel 2014.
DETROIT – The U.S. Coast Guard began Operation Coal Shovel on Monday, January 10, 2022.
Operation Coal Shovel is the domestic ice-breaking operation with an area of responsibility spanning from southern Lake Huron, to Lake St. Clair, to the St. Clair / Detroit River system and into Lake Erie and Lake Ontario...
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 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...
