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A frozen Lake Erie and a Canadian Coast Guard ship on a mission created soothing sounds as thousands of tons of steel carved ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: This story has been updated to include the latest information made available by the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes escorted a freighter through Lake ...

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EVANS, N.Y. (WKBW) — Two ice fishermen were rescued from Lake Erie on Sunday, thanks to the United States Coast Guard and Erie County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office says the U.S. Coast Guard ...

A Day in the Life is a monthly series in which we highlight some of the area's more interesting jobs and how these people interact with the community. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Gage Downer ...

The Erie station's ice rescue team is responsible for a large area of Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay. Downer has participated in three ice rescues, including one involving a man drinking a beer far ...