Coast Guard begins Operation Taconite [Image 2 of 3]

UNITED STATES

12.16.2016

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen 

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

The Coast Guard Cutter Alder approaches the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in Houghton, Mich., Dec. 16, 2016. The Alder and other Great Lakes Coast Guard cutters commenced Operation Taconite, the Coast Guard’s largest domestic ice-breaking operation, encompassing Lake Superior, the St. Mary’s River, the Straits of Mackinac and Lake Michigan, Dec. 19, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 12.16.2016
• Date Posted: 12.19.2016 12:44
• Photo ID: 3067058
• VIRIN: 161216-G-G0109-1001
• Resolution: 960x720
• Size: 65.58 KB
• Location: US