U.S. Coast Guard cutter sent on unique mission

Two new U.S. Coast Guard cutters coming to Naval Station Newport
The number of new U.S. Coast Guard cutters destined to call Naval Station Newport home has doubled, Rhode Island’s U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced Tuesday. Two sets of 360-foot twin U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters — not the one set Reed’s office originally announced in 2020 — will be based on Aquidneck Island.
U.S. Coast Guard cutter sent on unique mission: Trying not to break the ice
An ice shanty was discovered in the shipping channel between Duluth and Superior last week, which led to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, the Mackinaw, being sent out to investigate.
Coast Guard begins ice-breaking operations on Great Lakes
USCG Sector Northern Great Lakes commenced Operation Taconite this morning with USCG Cutter Mackinaw breaking ice on western Lake Superior, according to a news release. The Mackinaw is assigned to clear the shipping lanes for the twin ports of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis.
Coast Guard cutter based in Sturgeon Bay begins ice breaking duties for winter of 2024-25
The Mobile Bay and three other cutters are tasked with managing ice cover for commercial maritime traffic in and around the northern Great Lakes.
Coast Guard begins Ice breaking operations in Michigan's Duluth-Superior Harbor
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw crew begin ice breaking operations in Duluth-Superior Harbor. Christina Cardona. More Videos. Fast-moving Palisades fire breaks out in Los Angeles
US: Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw Begins Icebreaking in Duluth-Superior Harbor
Duluth, United States - January 01, 2025 [Note: partially no sound; partially time-lapse] The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) has begun icebreaking operations in the Duluth-Superior Harbor as part of Operation Taconite.
Cargo ship hauling table salt gets stuck in Delaware River in Philadelphia, Coast Guard says
The U.S. Coast Guard was working to refloat a cargo ship that got stuck in the Delaware River near Philadelphia's Fishtown ...
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Coast Guard is resisting oversight of mishandled sexual misconduct cases, lawmakers say
Congressional inquires were spurred by revelations that the Coast Guard did not disclose an investigation into possible ...
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Coast Guard prioritizes oil delivery
The 33 million residents of the northeast use 85% of all U.S. heating oil according to the Coast Guard. 90% percent of that oil is delivered through waterways they monitor. Now, the Coast Guard is ...
Taiwan coast guard says investigation of damaged undersea cable stymied by weather
Taiwan's coast guard has said that it suspects a ship damaged an undersea communications cable over the weekend, but that bad ...
Coast Guard seeking people who shot flares at Willard Beach
The Coast Guard is investigating after a series of red flares were set off near Willard Beach and Casco Bay, signaling false ...
Fishermen saved by Coast Guard in high-seas drama captured on video
A pair of frightened fishermen were dumped in the ocean when their boat flipped over in 8-foot swells off the coast of Puerto ...
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Coast Guard probes Mississippi River crash that sent five overboard. Boom used to contain sheen.
The collision between the two ships, which took place on Sunday around 7 p.m., sank the tugboat, the Patrick J. Studdert, and ...
Chinese Coast Guard monster ship ‘trespasses’ into waters near Philippine island
Footage appears to show a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel reportedly trespassing into waters near a Philippine island. The ...
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It’s icy enough for the U.S. Coast Guard to do airboat training near the Soo
Airboats have been used for winter rescues and in emergency situations for years, not only by the Coast Guard but by sheriff’s departments and other emergency rescue groups in Northern Michigan and ...