The Rawley Point Lighthouse was staffed until 1979, when the station became fully automated. The rotating white beacon light, ...

While cutting ice in the shipping channel Jan. 2, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw made an unscheduled stop to pull a portable fishing shack out of the way. "That one just happened to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Persistent below-freezing temperatures have kick-started the formation of ice on Lake Erie, which was ...

Part of the Coast Guard’s mission is to assist mariners when things go wrong. Rescues in dire situations require specialized ...

An ice shanty was discovered in the shipping channel between Duluth and Superior last week, which led to the U.S. Coast Guard ...

The Mobile Bay and three other cutters are tasked with managing ice cover for commercial maritime traffic in and around the ...

“Operation Taconite” is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic ice breaking operation. It encompasses Lake Superior, Lake ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI (KDAL) – On Monday, the U-S Coast Guard began ice breaking in harbors around the Great Lakes to prevent ...

Former Erieau harbourmaster Jeff Vidler hopes to salvage and preserve the large section of the vessel, believing it to be ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector of the Northern Great Lakes began Operation Taconite to prevent newly formed ice from hindering ...

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 ...

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes commenced Operation Taconite to prevent newly formed ice from hindering commercial vessel traffic at 8 a.m. Monday.