A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Traverse City flies to the scene of a flooding 30-foot sailing vessel with two people aboard in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, Saturday. The helicopter crew was deployed after Sector Northern Great Lakes command center received the initial report at 9:22 a.m. After assisting in stabilizing the 30-foot vessel, Station Charlevoix escorted the vessel back to Sutton Bay Marina. Training between different units such as air stations with stations, allow for a quick and effective response when multiple crews and assets are required. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Traverse City)
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich. โ A U.S. Coast Guard Station Portage 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew responded to a 25-foot National Park Service (NPS) vessel that ran aground, with six people aboard, at the north end of the Keweenaw Upper Entrance break wall in Hancock, Michigan, on Saturday.
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich. โ Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes personnel responded to a marine vessel casualty regarding the Honorable James L. Oberstar, an 806-foot bulk cargo ship, on Hay Lake, Michigan.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. โ U.S. Coast Guard units, Department of Homeland Security components and Canadian law enforcement agencies conducted enhanced border security operations along the Saint Marys River, May 24-25.
