Coast Guard warns public of unsafe ice conditions
U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay ice rescue team rescues 11 people stranded on an ice floe near Sherwood Point, Wisconsin, February 6, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrea Schmidt)
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard is warning winter enthusiasts of unstable ice conditions and encouraging people to take safety precautions following two major rescues on the Great Lakes...
Coast Guard response boat strikes buoy in Saginaw Bay
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo
SAGINAW, Mich. — No one was injured in an overnight mishap involving a 45-foot Coast Guard response boat that struck a navigation buoy about 10 miles from shore in Saginaw Bay.
The response boat, based at Station Saginaw River, was carrying six crew members when it struck Buoy #6 about 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
The mishap punctured the boat’s fuel...
Coast Guard conducts ice rescues on Saginaw Bay
DETROIT – The Coast Guard conducted two ice rescues on Saginaw Bay, Sunday, rescuing one man who had fallen through the ice while on an ATV, and another man who became stranded while ice fishing
Coast Guard Station Saginaw River Airboat file photo.
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The Coast Guard was contacted by Bay City emergency 911 stating that an ice fisherman, about two miles off of Pinconning State Park, heard someone screaming...
Warmer temperatures and fog lead to 4 Coast Guard responses
Weather conditions on Lake Huron caused difficult search conditions Jan. 10, 2018, for crews from Coast Guard Station Saginaw River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Saginaw River)
DETROIT — Coast Guard small boat stations from western Lake Erie to Saginaw Bay responded to four separate ice rescue cases Wednesday evening involving outdoorsman who became disoriented or were caught on...
Coast Guard investigating accident on Saginaw River
CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of an accident in the Saginaw River, Friday afternoon.
At 10:30 a.m., a search-and-rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Detroit received a report of a man clinging to a buoy in the Saginaw River near Veterans Memorial Park in Bay City, Mich.
Rescue crews launched from Coast Guard Station Saginaw River, in Essexville, Mich., in a 24-foot response...
Coast Guard responds to 2 emergencies on Saginaw Bay
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Saginaw River, approach a man who had fallen through the ice with his snowmobile on Saginaw Bay March 16, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit)
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard responded to two separate reports of people through the ice in Saginaw Bay, Michigan, Monday afternoon.
Just before 2 p.m., a good Samaritan notified watchstanders...
Coast Guard Station Saginaw River saves 2 who were stranded on ice on Saginaw Bay
A Coast Guardsman helps a man who fell through the ice on Lake Huron near the Bay City Recreation Area Jan. 27, 2011 (U.S. Coast Guard file photo)CLEVELAND — A Coast Guard ice rescue crew rescued two people after their SUV became disabled on the ice near the mouth of the Saginaw River Monday evening.
Just before 9:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Detroit received a 911 relay call reporting...
Coast Guard Station Saginaw River assists 5 disoriented people on Saginaw Bay
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard assisted two adults and three children on Saginaw Bay after the family became disoriented due to low visibility while riding on an all-terrain vehicle Sunday evening.
Around 6:15 p.m., command center watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Detroit received a call from 911 dispatch reporting two adults and three kids were disoriented on Saginaw Bay.
A crew from Coast Guard...
Coast Guard Station Saginaw River rescues two snowmobilers from icy Saginaw River
CLEVELAND — A Coast Guard crew rescued two men from the Saginaw River after they fell through the ice with their snowmobiles near the Consumers Power Plant early this morning.
Just after 8 a.m., the watchstander at Coast Guard Station Saginaw River, in Essexville, Michigan, received a report, from a good Samaritan, of a person through the ice at the mouth of the Saginaw River near the Consumers...
