Photo by Master Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 08.18.2018
Boarding officers from Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor prepare to approach a boat operator on Lake Michigan to ensure there are enough life jackets onboard for each passenger, August 18, 2018. Before getting underway, the Coast Guard reminds passengers to understand safety requirements, and ask if the boat operator is licensed and if there is a Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection onboard......
Photo by Master Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 05.10.2018
Chief Warrant Officer Matthew James, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor, and Cmdr. Zeita Merchant, commanding officer of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago, accept the 2018 Federal Agency of the Year Award from the Chicago Federal Executive Board for work performed in a variety of operations, including vessel inspections, pollution response, search and rescue, law......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 07.26.2015
A 22-foot recreational vessel rests on the Calumet Harbor breakwall near Chicago, July 26, 2015. Three people aboard the vessel were returning from a fireworks show at Navy Pier Saturday evening when they allided with the breakwall but did not sustain any injuries. (U.S. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Borges)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 08.27.2014
The 57-foot tug, Bonnie G. Selvick, rests in the Calumet River near the 106th Bridge in Chicago after capsizing Aug. 27, 2014. A crew from Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor arrived on scene to transport two crew members who were able to escape and swim to shore. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 08.07.2013
A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat - Medium from Station Calumet Harbor in Chicago provides a safety zone around the Norwegian tall ship Sorlandet as it prepares to moor at Navy Pier for Tall Ships Chicago 2013, Aug. 7, 2013. The event is part of the Tall Ships Challenge, which includes ports of call in the United States and Canada. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Jonathan Roth)...
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 07.24.2013
Petty Officer 3rd Class Brennen Coles (left) and Seaman Nicholas Konopka of Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor prepare to salute after placing a bouquet of flowers in the Chicago River during a ceremony marking the 98th anniversary of the SS Eastland disaster. When the SS Eastland capsized on the Chicago River in 1915 with more than 2,500 passengers on board, 844 perished in one of the worst......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf | U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District | 07.24.2013
Petty Officer 3rd Class Brennen Coles (left) and Seaman Nicholas Konopka of Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor place a bouquet of flowers in the Chicago River during a ceremony marking the 98th anniversary of the SS Eastland disaster. When the SS Eastland capsized on the Chicago River in 1915 with more than 2,500 passengers on board, 844 perished in one of the worst maritime disasters in U.S.......
