Hay Lake Marine Casualty responders prepare the M/V Honorable James Oberstar for safe transit and watch for any signs of pollution discharges in the vicinity of and downriver from Hay Lake Anchorage, June 12, 2025. Approximately 140 personnel are on-site and supporting the Hay Lake Marine Casualty Unified Command to ensure the safety of the public and responders, protect wildlife and the environment, ensure economic activities in the area are minimally affected, and to safely transit the vessel from Hay Lake Anchorage. Hay Lake Marine Casualty Unified Command Photo.
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich. β 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. β 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.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. β U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Benette Swanson, a machinery technician, was recognized as the Coast Guardβs Enlisted Person of the Year in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025.
MILWAUKEE β The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, is scheduled to reopen the waters of Southern Green Bay to commercial vessel traffic beginning at 8 a.m., March 10, 2025.
