USCGC Biscayne Bay breaks ice on St. Marys River [Image 2 of 4]

MI, UNITED STATES

12.13.2013

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

Lt. Tom Przybyla, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay and Chief Petty Officer Mike Singleton, a boatswain's mate, survey the ice field in the St. Marys River from the cutter's bridge as they discuss the ice-breaking operation, Dec. 13, 2013, that will create a good track for upbound lakers to follow. The crew of Biscayne Bay left its homeport of St. Ignace, Mich., Dec. 11. The crew has spent the days conducting ice reconnaissance, grooming tracks and conducted its first direct assist of a vessel beset by ice. The motor vessel Presque Isle, the only 1,000-foot tug/barge combination unit on the Great Lakes, got stuck just below Winter's Point Turn just south of Neebish Island, Mich. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Paul Junghans)

• Date Taken: 12.13.2013
• Date Posted: 12.15.2013 18:19
• Photo ID: 1138130
• VIRIN: 131213-G-ZZ999-003
• Resolution: 2448x3264
• Size: 2.22 MB
• Location: MI, US
• Hometown: ST. IGNACE, MI, US