Connecticut Coast Guard Cutter to Deploy to Great Lakes

file photoNEW YORK – A Connecticut-based Coast Guard cutter is scheduled to deploy to the Great Lakes Nov. 29, 2010, to assist in the service’s icebreaking mission there throughout the winter months. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay, an 140-foot icebreaking tug, will arrive in the Great Lakes region a few weeks after it departs its homeport of New London, Conn. While there,...

Cutter Penobscot Bay to depart Great Lakes after assisting with Great Lakes ice breaking

CLEVELAND – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay is scheduled to depart here after spending the winter breaking ice on the Great Lakes. Capt. Lorne Thomas, Chief of Staff of the Ninth Coast Guard District, will oversee a brief recognition ceremony, Friday, at 10 a.m.

Coast Guard to assist Army Corps of Engineers with flood mitigation in Ohio

Detroit – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay, under direction of Coast Guard Sector Detroit, is scheduled to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with flood mitigation in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, March 11, 2010.

Coast Guard to conduct ice breaking in the lower St. Clair River

DETROIT – Ice breaking efforts conducted over the last week where successful in flushing ice from the St. Clair River, however in order to prevent rising waters from reaching flood stage the USCGC BRISTOL BAY along with the USCGC PENOBSCOT BAY are scheduled to commence ice breaking operation in the St. Clair River, beginning 13 February 2010, at 10:00 am, and again on 14 February 2010, beginning...

Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay assists Great Lakes ice breaking

CLEVELAND – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay assisted the Ninth Coast Guard District, Jan. 11-15, 2010, with one of the busiest ice breaking operations on the Great Lakes.

Coast Guard ice breaking efforts complete a busy operational week

CLEVELAND – Ninth Coast Guard District cutters concluded a busy week of ice breaking operations on the Great Lakes, Friday, with a majority of this week’s operations occurring on the Lake St. Clair River system.

Coast Guard continues work to relieve ice jam on St. Clair River

DETROIT–The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting a commercial vessel, in the St. Clair River, which has been delayed due to an ice jam in the vicinity of Algonac, Mich., Monday.

Coast Guard assisting four vessels delayed by ice jam on St. Clair River

DETROIT—The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting four vessels in the St. Clair River which are delayed due to an ice jam in the vicinity of Algonac, Mich., Sunday.

New-Jersey-based Coast Guard Cutter to arrive in Cleveland

CLEVELAND – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay is scheduled to arrive at the Cleveland Moorings at approximately 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2009.