Coast Guard rescues 5 from St. Lawrence Seaway after vessel capsizes
CLEVELAND — A Coast Guard boat crew rescued five people from the St. Lawrence Seaway near Cape Vincent, New York, after their boat hit a large wake and capsized Saturday evening.
Just before 9:30 p.m., while returning to base from a patrol, a boat crew from Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay, New York, aboard a 25-foot response boat, saw a 19-foot pleasure craft hit a large wake and capsize resulting...
Coast Guard rescues 3, removes 3 drunk boaters during busy Saturday on the Great Lakes
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued two, assisted four, conducted a medevac and cited three boaters for boating under the influence during patrols throughout the Great Lakes region, Saturday.
At about 11:40 a.m., Coast Guard Station Lorain, Ohio, responded to a sailing vessel with two people aboard taking on water near the mouth of the Black River. The rescue boat crew, aboard a 25-foot response...
U.S., Canadian Coast Guards work together to protect shared border
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police concluded a two-day joint law enforcement operation Sunday along the shared international border at the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Personnel from the RCMP’s marine unit in Kingston, Ontario, and Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay, located on Wellesley Island, N.Y., conducted the patrols as part of the collaborative program known...
Coast Guard, SLSDC complete salvage of freighter, reopen St. Lawrence Seaway
CLEVELAND — Incident responders from the Coast Guard and representatives from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation completed the salvage of the freighter that lost power and ran aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway, Tuesday, and have reopened the seaway to all vessel traffic as of 7:30 p.m., Thursday.
The motor vessel Federal Kivalina was removed from its resting spot near the Thousand...
Coast Guard continues to oversee response to disabled, aground freighter in St. Lawrence Seaway
CLEVELAND — Incident responders from the Coast Guard and representatives from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation continue to oversee the salvage and investigation of the disabled freighter that ran aground after losing steering Tuesday while transiting the St. Lawrence Seaway in the vicinity of Wellesley Island, New York.
The motor vessel Federal Kivalina is currently anchored upriver,...
Coast Guard responds to disabled freighter in St. Lawrence Seaway
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard is responding to a disabled freighter that lost steering on Tuesday while transiting the St. Lawrence Seaway in the vicinity of Wellesley Island, New York.
The freighter is currently anchored upriver, about one-third of a mile from the Thousand Island Bridge. There are no reported injuries to the crew and no reported pollution at this time.
At 2 p.m., a Jefferson County,...
U.S., Canadian crews conduct joint law enforcement operation along shared border
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police concluded a three-day joint law enforcement operation Sunday along the shared international border at the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Personnel from the RCMP’s maritime unit in Kingston, Ontario, and Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay, located on Wellesley Island, N.Y., conducted the patrols as part of the collaborative program known...
Lake Ontario, Niagara River Coast Guard crews have busy weekend of boater assists, searches
CLEVELAND — Coast Guard crews across Lake Ontario and the Niagara River had a busy weekend and responded to more than 10 cases of mariners in distress, assisting 13. Unfortunately, two lives were lost in Irondequoit Bay and the Niagara River this weekend.
Coast Guard 9th District crews throughout the Great Lakes region responded to 135 cases, rescuing six people and assisting 148 others.
The following...
US, Canadian Coast Guard crews rescue 4 from boat taking on water near St. Lawrence Seaway
CLEVELAND — U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard crews teamed together to rescue four boaters whose boat started taking on water in the vicinity of Grenadier Island, Ontario, Canada, near the St. Lawrence Seaway early Sunday afternoon.
At 12:54 p.m., a search-and-rescue coordinator at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, N.Y., overheard a broadcast from Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton, Ontario,...
