Coast Guard conducts direct assist to motor vessel on Lake Michigan

BEAVER ISLAND, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES

01.25.2026

Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo 

U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes

The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) directly assists the 650-foot motor vessel Algoma Intrepid near Beaver Island on Lake Michigan, Jan. 25, 2026. The Mackinaw made high-speed passes by the vessel, breaking up ice and opening navigable channels for the Algoma Intrepid to continue its transit. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Lt. j.g. William Erekson)

• Date Taken: 01.25.2026
• Date Posted: 02.02.2026 11:47
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 994754
• VIRIN: 260125-G-NB558-1003
• Filename: DOD_111506821
• Length: 00:00:32
• Location: BEAVER ISLAND, MICHIGAN, US