Coast Guard Air Station Detroit rescues man on Lake St. Clair
Rescue crews from Air Station Detroit and EMS pose for a photo Jan. 11, 2018 following the rescue of a man from Lake St. Clair. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Detroit)
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man from the ice Thursday in Mitchell’s Bay, Ontario, on Lake St. Clair.
Shortly after 6 p.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard 9th District Command Center were contacted...
U.S. Coast Guard air crew assists Canadian Coast Guard locate overdue boater
CLEVELAND — A U.S. Coast Guard air crew assisted the Canadian Coast Guard in locating an overdue boater early Monday morning in the vicinity of Bassett Island in northeastern Lake St. Clair.
The Coast Guard is not releasing the man’s name, as they were assisting Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton, Ontario.
Just before midnight Sunday, a search-and-rescue controller at the Coast Guard...
Coast Guard Air Station Detroit holds change-of-command ceremony
MT. CLEMENS, Mich. — Cmdr. Michael Platt transferred command of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit to Cmdr. Joseph Deer in a change-of-command ceremony on May 17, 2012, at the air station, located on Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
Platt will transfer to Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he will be assigned as special assistant to the commandant.
Deer is assuming command as commanding...
Air Station Detroit helicopter crew rescues 3 Canadian men stranded on ice
USCG File Photo
CLEVELAND – A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Detroit worked with the Canadian coast guard to rescue three men who became disoriented and stranded on an ice floe near the center of Lake St. Clair in Canadian waters Tuesday night.
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton in Ontario requested help from the U.S. Coast Guard at about 8:05 p.m.
The Detroit helicopter...
Coast Guard Air Station Detroit to Hold Change of Command
DETROIT – Coast Guard Air Station Detroit is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony at 11 a.m. June 30, 2010 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
Air Station Detroit to hold Memorial Service
DETROIT – U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit will be honoring the memory of Lt. Jack C. Rittichier with a memorial service at 11 a.m. on June 9, 2010 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
Salvage Operations Underway for Coast Guard Helicopter in Lake Huron
ABOARD THE USCGC BRISTOL BAY IN LAKE HURON – Salvage operations to recover a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit HH-65C helicopter which sank in Lake Huron following a crash April 20, 2010, are underway aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay.
