The heavy icebreaker USCGC Mackinaw successfully rescued the motor vessel M/V Wilfred Sykes from thick ice on Lake Huron on Wednesday (January 21). After breaking the cargo ship loose, the Coast Guard ...
The Mackinaw crew arrived on scene, freed the vessel from the ice and escorted them to the Straits of Mackinac to continue their transit on the Great Lakes. Trump vows 'big retaliation' as 'sell ...
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — U.S. Coast Guard ships sailed into Grand Haven Monday for the Parade of Ships at the Coast Guard Festival. The USCGC Mackinaw, an icebreaker that works on the Great Lakes, ...
STRAITS OF MACKINAC, MI – The frozen Straits of Mackinac served as a rare classroom for a U.S. Coast Guard ice rescue crew over the weekend. On Saturday, USCG Cutter Mackinaw did a “heave to,” wedging ...
When ice forms on major waterways in the wintertime or in year-round cold climates, it can seize up marine traffic, not allowing boats to pass through, and often even trapping them in ice. In order to ...