Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) frees vessel from ice on Lake Huron [Image 2 of 2]

MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES

01.21.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo 

U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes

The motor vessel, Wilfred Sykes, a lake freighter, rests beset by ice on Lake Huron near the Straits of Mackinac, Jan. 21, 2026. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw arrived on scene to provide ice-breaking services to the vessel, breaking them free and then escorting them back into navigable waters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. William Erekson)

• Date Taken: 01.21.2026
• Date Posted: 01.22.2026 10:19
• Photo ID: 9487591
• VIRIN: 260121-G-NB558-1002
• Resolution: 4032x3024
• Size: 1.39 MB
• Location: MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN, US