U.S. Coast Guard coxswains are highly trained small-boat operators responsible for the safety of their crew, passengers, and vessel while ensuring safe navigation, effective operation, and mission completion. Surfmen, heavy-weather,...
The Coast Guard is set to activate a Great Lakes Regulated Navigation Area;
specifically, a safety zone in the Lake Erie Islands, Ohio, at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay (WTGB 103) will be continuing ice-
breaking operations to clear a path for commercial vessels in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay as ice
continues to form on Lake Michigan.