Coast Guard airlifts ailing crewman from motor vessel Joseph L. Block in Lake Superior
CHICAGO — The Coast Guard conducted a medical evacuation of a 45-year-old man from a 728-foot vessel in Lake Superior, one and a half miles offshore of Marquette, Mich., Tuesday afternoon.
A search-and-rescue coordinator from Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., received notification at 5:30 a.m. from the crew of the vessel Joseph L. Block who stated that one of the crewmembers was suffering...
Coast Guard locates unresponsive man, capsized canoe in Omena Bay, Mich
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich. — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew located the body of a 43-year-old man near his overturned canoe Saturday night in Omena Bay, Mich., shortly after the man’s sister reported him missing.
The man’s sister said she grew concerned when her brother didn’t return from his evening canoe trip at 7 p.m., his normal time, and she contacted Leelanau County dispatch after...
Coast Guard responds to diesel fuel spill after fishing vessel sinks in Waiska Bay
BAY MILLS, Mich. — Clean up operations are underway Thursday evening, as members of Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., and the Bay Mills Indian Community work together to ensure the containment and clean up of about 100 gallons of diesel fuel from the fishing vessel H.W. Hocks, which sank in Waiska Bay.
Wednesday, at about 6:30 p.m., the Bay Mills Tribal fishing vessel H.W. Hocks was reported...
Coast Guard airlifts ailing woman from Beaver Island
CLEVELAND – A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew airlifted a 54-year-old woman who was reportedly suffering severe head pain on Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan and transported her to mainland Michigan Monday evening.
Search and rescue controllers at Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., received the request for medical evacuation at 8:08 p.m. Due to the fact the woman had no...
Coast Guard, Canada, port stakeholders to hold joint contingency exercises in St. Marys River
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich. — Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie is scheduled to conduct a series of full-scale contingency exercises on the St. Marys River on Wednesday and Thursday.
These exercises — involving about 270 participants from Canadian, federal, tribal, state and local agencies — are designed to evaluate the multi-agency, international response to oil spills and maritime security...
Great Lakes Coast Guard realigns three sector boundaries to provide bettter service
CLEVELAND – The Ninth Coast Guard District announced Thursday a boundary realignment involving three of its subordinate sectors that serve the Great Lakes, in order to better balance span of control and provide better service to members of the maritime industry.
Specifically, the Ninth District has determined that crews would be in the best position to serve the public if Coast Guard Station...
