The U.S. Coast Guard said that with ice forming, its fleet of icebreakers has begun working to keep shipping underway on the ...

With ice starting to build up on the Great Lakes, the U.S. Coast Guard has ... nine officers and 41 enlisted personnel, the Coast Guard said. The ship is 240 feet long and weighs 3,500 tons.

Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes is designating several cutter ships to the annual effort. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is assigned to manage the ice breaking needs of western Lake Superior ...

USCG Sector Northern Great Lakes commenced Operation Taconite this morning with USCG Cutter Mackinaw breaking ice on western ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN — Ice is starting to creep over the surfaces of the Great Lakes, and the U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite for the 2024-25 winter season. U.S. Coast ...

Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes is designating several cutter ships to the annual effort. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is assigned to manage the ice breaking needs of western Lake ...

A Canadian Coast Guard vessel that cost about $21.6 million to build will soon be scrapped at a cost of $412,000. Those ...

For it to be a remarkable year for ice cover this year, the cold air will have to continue - and continue in a much colder than normal fashion. These first few weeks of cold will be used up just ...