Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30), a Great Lakes District ice-breaking cutter, clears a path in the ice to assist the motor vessel Wilfred Sykes, a lake freighter, beset by ice on Lake Huron Jan. 21, 2026. As part of Operation Taconite, the Mackinaw is one of several ice-breaking cutters within the Great Lakes currently assisting vessels in emergencies while attempting to transit the icy waters. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Lt. j.g. William Erekson)
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