Coast Guard finds disabled boat with 7 people aboard, including pregnant woman

CLEVELAND — U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and boat crews were in the vicinity of Sandusky, Ohio, late Sunday night when the helicopter crew came upon a 20-foot recreational boat carrying seven people, who were waving their arms to attract the aircrew’s attention. The air and boat crews were nearly finished with a search due to an unrelated call and weren’t previously aware of the disabled...

545 people assisted, 5 lives saved during Port Huron Float Down

CLEVELAND – The U.S. Coast Guard, along with multiple international, federal, state and local agencies, assisted 545 people and saved five lives during the “unofficial” Port Huron, Mich., Float Down, between 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., August 15, 2010.

Coast Guard air crew safe following Lake Huron crash

CLEVELAND – Three U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit HH-65C rescue helicopter are safe after their helicopter crashed during a nighttime training evolution in southern Lake Huron, Tuesday, at approximately 9:45 p.m.

Coast Guard medically evacuates Canadian crewmember

CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit medically evacuated a 53-year-old crewmember from a 624-foot bulk freighter located in southern Lake Huron north of Harbor Beach, Mich., Monday, at approximately 3 p.m.

Coast Guard Searching for Missing Kayaker in Saginaw Bay

CLEVELAND – The U.S. Coast Guard commenced a search for an overdue 27-year-old male kayaker along the eastern shoreline of Saginaw Bay, Mich. near Fish Point, Wednesday, at approximately 11 p.m.

Coast Guard medically evacuates fisherman near Davis Besse Power Plant

CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard Station Marblehead medically evacuated a 27-year-old male experiencing a seizure while fishing on a 65-foot vessel on Locust Point Reef near the Davis Besse Power Plant, Saturday, at approximately 12:30 p.m.

U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards Clear Ice Jam on St. Clair River

CLEVELAND—The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard cleared ice jams on the St. Clair River, allowing normal vessel traffic to resume, after a week long effort which concluded March 28, 2010.

Coast Guard continues transit restrictions on St. Clair River

DETROIT – The U.S. Coast Guard, in consultation with the Canadian Coast Guard, has continued restricted vessel traffic for an additional 24 hours near southern Lake Huron and the upper St. Clair River due to an ice bridge creating a hazard to navigation.

Coast Guard restricts traffic on upper St. Clair River

DETROIT – The U.S. Coast Guard, in consultation with the Canadian Coast Guard, has restricted vessel traffic for 24 hours near southern Lake Huron and the upper St. Clair River due to an ice bridge creating a hazard to navigation.