Coast Guard to provide security during USS Detroit commissioning ceremony
Members of Coast Guard Sector Detroit take a tour of the USS Detroit, Oct. 18, 2016. The Coast Guard has been providing on-water security for the ship since its arrival in Detroit. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Sector Detroit.
DETROIT — Coast Guard Sector Detroit is scheduled to provide security for the USS Detroit during its commissioning ceremony in Detroit, Saturday.
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Coast Guard ends active search for 2 adults, 1 child missing in Lake Superior
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard ended its active search Wednesday afternoon for two adults and one child who went missing in Lake Superior Saturday night.
“This is the most difficult decision we have to make during a search effort,” said Cmdr. Carolyn Moberley, of Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie.
“Coast Guard boat crews, aircraft, the cutter Biscayne Bay, as well as...
Great Lakes Coast Guard has busy weekend with rescues, assists, law enforcement activity
CLEVELAND – Coast Guard crews across the Great Lakes had a busy weekend and responded to more than 100 cases of mariners in distress, rescuing five and assisting 127. Unfortunately, three lives were lost, 11 people were cited for boating under the influence, and 23 voyages were terminated for various safety concerns.
The following synopses are just a few of the responses that the Coast Guard was...
Great Lakes Coast Guard has busy weekend of rescues, assists, law enforcement operations
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard had a busy weekend throughout the Great Lakes as crews responded to 40 search-and-rescue cases, issued five civil penalties and four federal tickets for boating-under-the-influence, and conducted one federal arrest.
Friday afternoon, Coast Guard Station Grand Haven, Mich., rescued a 3-year-old boy who had fallen from a pier.
A Coast Guard law enforcement team issued a...
