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    Coast Guard escorts commerce through Lake Superior Ice [Image 4 of 4]

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    An aerial photograph shows a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker vessel assisting a large bulk carrier freighter navigating through heavily ice-covered waters. The Coast Guard vessel, painted in the distinctive red and white color scheme, appears to be breaking ice ahead of or alongside the much larger commercial vessel. The surrounding water is almost entirely covered in broken sheet ice, indicating severe winter conditions.

    MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES

    04.03.2014

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    U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes

    The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, homeported in Cheboygan, Mich., conducts an escort on Lake Superior near Whitefish Point April 3, 2014. The Mackinaw crew worked together with the crew of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Pierre Radisson, homeported in Quebec City, as part of an ongoing bi-national agreement between the U.S. and Canada, to break sheet ice that was nearly 40 inches thick. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City)

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    Date Taken: 04.03.2014
    Date Posted: 04.04.2014 14:36
    Photo ID: 1224001
    VIRIN: 140403-G-ZZ999-004
    Resolution: 3264x2448
    Size: 2.52 MB
    Location: MICHIGAN, US
    Web Views: 543
    Downloads: 50

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    An aerial photograph shows two vessels navigating through a frozen, ice-covered body of water. A large red-hulled cargo or bulk carrier vessel is being assisted by what appears to be a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker, which is clearing a path through the thick ice. The moon is visible in the overcast sky, and a distant shoreline or landmass is faintly visible on the horizon.
    An aerial photograph shows an icebreaking convoy operating across a frozen body of water, with multiple vessels navigating a channel cut through thick sea ice. A large bulk carrier vessel is visible in the foreground lower-left, while two or three smaller icebreaker vessels — at least one with a distinctive red hull — are leading the way through the ice field ahead. The broken ice channel extends diagonally from the lower-left toward the upper-right horizon, with fragmented ice floes visible throughout the surrounding water.
    An aerial photograph shows a convoy of vessels navigating through a frozen icescape, with a clearly visible channel cut through the pack ice. A red icebreaker leads the convoy in the foreground, followed by at least three additional vessels including what appears to be a bulk carrier and another icebreaker. Open water is visible in the distant background, suggesting the convoy is working toward ice-free conditions.
    An aerial photograph shows a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker vessel assisting a large bulk carrier freighter navigating through heavily ice-covered waters. The Coast Guard vessel, painted in the distinctive red and white color scheme, appears to be breaking ice ahead of or alongside the much larger commercial vessel. The surrounding water is almost entirely covered in broken sheet ice, indicating severe winter conditions.

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