U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod hoists four people from the disabled 42-foot motor yacht Proudfoot, three miles southwest of Moriches Inlet, N.Y., April 4, 2026. The four mariners (two males and two females) were safely recovered and transported to Gabreski Airport for evaluation by emergency medical services with no injuries reported. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy video)
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Extensive ice in the West Neebish Channel is impacting the Neebish Island Ferry service in Barbeau, Michigan, April 4, 2026.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Coast Guard crews continue ice-breaking operations for Sector Northern Great Lakes’ Operation Taconite on the upper Great Lakes and St. Marys River in support of the Great Lakes commercial shipping season, April 3, 2026.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Coast Guard crews continue ice-breaking operations for Sector Northern Great Lakes’ Operation Taconite on the upper Great Lakes and St. Marys River between March 29-31 in support of the Great Lakes commercial shipping season.
In accordance with 33 Code of Federal Regulations 165.901, the Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes opened the waters separating Mackinac Island and St. Ignace, Michigan, March 19, 2026.
In accordance with 33 Code of Federal Regulations 162.117, the
Coast Guard is set to reopen multiple regulated waterways in the northern Great Lakes beginning
on March 19, 2026.
