Coast Guard Station Two Rivers trains with Manitowac Fire Department
MILWAUKEE — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Two Rivers, Wis., trained with firefighters from the Manitowac Fire Department during joint-agency ice rescue training held in Manitowac, Wednesday.
Station Two Rivers and the Manitowoc Fire Department teamed up for what will be ongoing ice rescue training.
“This is the first of many training days with the local fire departments,” said...
Coast Guard rescues 2 in Lake Michigan near Two Rivers, Wis.
CLEVELAND — A rescue boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Two Rivers, Wis., rescued two men after their vessel began taking on water in Lake Michigan about 12 miles northeast of Two Rivers, Tuesday afternoon.
Both men were wearing life jackets.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wis., received notification of a sinking 46-foot vessel with two men aboard at 2:40 p.m., CDT....
Coast Guard rescues boater after vessel strikes breakwall, gets stuck on top
CLEVELAND — Coast Guardsmen from Station Two Rivers, Wis., rescued a 41-year-old man after the 19-foot recreational boat he was aboard struck the breakwall in Kewaunee, Wis., early Thursday morning.
This rescue marks the first time a Great Lakes Coast Guard boatcrew used a craft normally intended for ice rescue in a response that didn’t involve ice.
The boater stated he left his vessel in...
Coast Guard Station Two Rivers rescues swimmer near Manitowoc Harbor
CLEVELAND — A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Two Rivers, Wis., rescued a person in the water, Saturday morning.
Rescued was a man who had been swimming near Manitowoc Harbor.
While underway on a routine patrol at about 11:30 a.m., CDT, the boatcrew saw a good Samaritan attempting to pull the distressed swimmer out of the water. The boatcrew brought the man aboard their 25-foot Response Boat-Small...