Coast Guard establishes Unified Command to respond to spill in Straits of Mackinac
MACKINAW CITY, Mich. — A Unified Command has been established in response to a mineral oil release from a utility line in the Straits of Mackinac, Monday.
The Coast Guard established the Unified Command comprised of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, county emergency managers, local tribes, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Environmental...
Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to utility line leak in Straits of Mackinac
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The Coast Guard, in coordination with local, state and federal partners, is working with the American Transmission Company to respond to a leak from a utility line in the Straits of Mackinac, approximately two miles west of the Mackinac Bridge.
The Coast Guard received notification that an electrical line cased with mineral oil might be leaking into the Straits of Mackinac...
Coast Guard reminds public to avoid ice near active shipping routes
Transiting the ice near shipping lanes or Coast Guard transit lanes is dangerous. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic).
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich. — Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie reminds the public to stay away from active shipping lanes while partaking in recreational ice activities or using ice as a means of transportation.
Ice is unpredictable and dangerous, significantly ranging in thickness in...
Coast Guard begins icebreaking operations in the western Great Lakes
Coast Guard Cutter Alder file photo
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich. — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie commenced Operation Taconite today in response to expanded ice growth in the commercial ports of western Lake Superior and the lower St. Marys River. Before ice impedes commercial navigation, icebreakers were assigned to each region.
Today, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder was assigned to manage...
Coast Guard begins Operation Taconite
The Coast Guard Cutter Alder breaks a path through the ice in the Keweenaw Waterway near Houghton, Mich., Dec. 16, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich. – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie commenced Operation Taconite Monday in response to developing ice conditions in the commercial ports of western Lake Superior and the St Marys River.
Operation Taconite is the Coast...
Coast Guard ends active search for 2 adults, 1 child missing in Lake Superior
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard ended its active search Wednesday afternoon for two adults and one child who went missing in Lake Superior Saturday night.
“This is the most difficult decision we have to make during a search effort,” said Cmdr. Carolyn Moberley, of Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie.
“Coast Guard boat crews, aircraft, the cutter Biscayne Bay, as well as...
Coast Guard rescues two people, one dog from sailboat near Apostle Islands, Lake Superior
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Coast Guard rescued two people and one dog from a 29-foot sailboat in distress near Sand Island, Wisconsin, in the Apostle Islands National Park, Tuesday night.
At 7 p.m. CST, a search-and-rescue coordinator from Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie responded to a mayday call over VHF-FM radio channel 16 from the operator of a 29-foot sailboat reporting that his boat...
Man dies after falling from freighter in Lake Huron
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The Coast Guard recovered a 55 year-old Polish man from Lake Huron late Sunday morning, after the crew of the motor vessel Lubie, a 622-foot Bahamian-flagged bulk carrier, reported him missing.
At approximately 9:30 a.m., a search and rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie received a telephone call from someone aboard the motor vessel Lubie, reporting...
Coast Guard responds to marine casualty, potential pollution in Lake Superior
DULUTH, Minn. — The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of a small hull fracture reported on the Canadian vessel Atlantic Huron, at anchor outside of the Duluth-Superior Harbor, Friday evening.
The Coast Guard is also investigating a fluorescent green discoloration reportedly resulting from the crew’s efforts to determine the extent of the fracture, in the #5 ballast tank of the ship, with...
