Coast Guard searching Saginaw Bay after empty shanty found on ice floe
On Wednesday, Dec. 28, the Coast Guard issued an alert on social media at approximately 2:30 p.m. stating that it received a report of a red and black ice shanty on an ice floe in the Saginaw Bay. No one was seen on the floe or inside the shanty and it is unknown if the shanty was occupied when it broke off, according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard is still searching and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been canvassing the nearby neighborhood. The Coast Guard is reminding ice fishermen that maritime traffic may cause widespread breaks in the ice. Saginaw River shipping season not over yet, warns Coast GuardIce fishing alert: Tugs to break up Saginaw River ice on way to Lafayette Bridge
mlive.comPrison inmates placed bets on how long Whitey Bulger would survive after being transferred, a watchdog report found. The notorious gangster was beaten to death in less than 24 hours.
A Justice Department report found that prison staff who worked at Hazelton spoke publicly about Bulger's upcoming arrival in front of inmates.
news.yahoo.comCoast Guard Christmas ship arrives in Chicago with 1,200 trees from Michigan
The U.S. Coast Guard announced this weekend that its 2022 Christmas Tree Ship run has been a success. “The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw WLBB 30 has had a busy two days!,” the Coast Guard Great Lakes unit posted on Facebook this weekend. The Mackinaw crew tosses a wreath at the site of the 1912 sinking of the Rouse Simmons "Christmas Tree Ship." Bravo Zulu, shipmates!”The Mackinaw crew offloads trees in Chicago after crossing Lake Michigan. Read more Coast Guard stories from MLive:Coast Guard flies out to fix remote Michigan lighthouse known as ‘the Loneliest Place in the World’Why Traverse City’s Coast Guard helicopter crews can only wear flight suits 3 weeks a year
mlive.comThree boats capsize in Lake Erie, 7 fishermen rescued near Toledo
JERUSALEM TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Three boats capsized Saturday while on Lake Erie in Northwest Ohio, leading to the rescue of seven fishermen. According to a news release from Jerusalem Township, four boat captains, along with the township’s fire department, the Coast Guard, Toledo Fire and Rescue, Oregon Fire and Rescue and state officials all were involved the in the rescues Saturday. There were no details on where the boats capsized on the lake. The temperature of the water near Toledo is about 54 degrees, according to the National Data Buoy Center. The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a kayaker who went missing Saturday near Sheffield Lake.
mlive.comAP: China fishing fleet defied U.S in standoff on high seas
This summer, as China fired missiles into the sea off Taiwan to protest House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, a much different kind of geopolitical standoff was taking shape in another corner of the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of miles away, a heavily-armed U.S. Coast Guard cutter sailed up to a fleet of a few hundred Chinese squid-fishing boats not far from Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands. Its mission: inspect the vessels for any signs of illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing.
news.yahoo.comChina fishing fleet defied U.S. in standoff on the high seas
This summer, as China fired missiles into the sea off Taiwan to protest House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, a much different kind of geopolitical standoff was taking shape in another corner of the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of miles away, a heavily-armed U.S. Coast Guard cutter sailed up to a fleet of a few hundred Chinese squid-fishing boats not far from Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands. Its mission: inspect the vessels for any signs of illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing.
news.yahoo.comChina fishing fleet defied U.S. in standoff on the high seas
This summer, as China fired missiles into the sea off Taiwan to protest House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, a much different kind of geopolitical standoff was taking shape in another corner of the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of miles away, a heavily-armed U.S. Coast Guard cutter sailed up to a fleet of a few hundred Chinese squid-fishing boats not far from Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands. Its mission: inspect the vessels for any signs of illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing.
news.yahoo.comMan dies in rough Lake Michigan waters during kayak race Up North
FRANKFORT, MI – A man died while participating in a kayaking race on Lake Michigan over the weekend. The subject, identified as Nick Walton, was wearing a life vest and wetsuit. Personnel from U.S. Coast Guard Station Manistee recover the kayak used by Nick Walton in a race on Lake Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, near Frankfort. Walton fell out of the boat and was hoisted from the water by Coast Guard personnel. The Coast Guard was called when they saw him no longer mounting his boat.
mlive.comMichigan sailor receives Purple Heart 104 years after he was killed in line of duty
MARIE, MI -- A Michigan native who was killed in the line of duty during World War I received a Purple Heart Monday, 104 years after his death. Marie Coast Guard during a ceremony that was planned for five years. The Sector Sault Ste. Marie Coast Guard accepted the Purple Heart on behalf of Busho’s family and will permanently display the medal at the Sector Sault Ste. Marie Coast Guard facility.
mlive.comA guide to Michigan’s boating laws: What you need to know
With four of the five great lakes surrounding us, 10,000 inland lakes and ponds, and a 35,000 mile web of rivers, streams, and wetlands, it is important to know the rules of the water road. Here is what we think you need to know if you’re heading out on the boat anytime soon.
How to Watch “MasterChef: Back to Win” season 12 premiere
Stream the premiere for free with a FuboTV subscription. Tune in tonight to watch the season 12 premiere, MasterChef: Back to Win, and see who makes it through the first elimination round of the summer. Where to watch:You can stream MasterChef: Back to Win for free when you register for FuboTV (free trial). About this season, from MasterChef on FOX:Season 12 of hit culinary competition MASTERCHEF brings back a batch of All-Stars for redemption in MASTERCHEF: BACK TO WIN, premiering Wednesday, May 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). For the first time ever, MASTERCHEF is re-opening the door to some of the most memorable and talented cooks in the competition’s history, including two MASTERCHEF JUNIOR cooks now competing as adults!
mlive.comStuck container ship in Chesapeake Bay finally refloated
A container ship the length of more than three football fields has finally been pried from the muddy bottom of the Chesapeake Bay more than a month after it ran aground. After two unsuccessful attempts to dislodge it, and the subsequent removal of roughly 500 of the 5,000 containers it was carrying, the Ever Forward was refloated just before 7 a.m. Sunday by two barges and five tugboats. A full moon and high spring tide helped provide a lift to the salvage vessels as they pulled and pushed the massive ship from the mud, across a dredged hole and back into the shipping channel.
news.yahoo.comGirl, 7, taken by helicopter from Carnival ship to St. Petersburg hospital
CLEARWATER — A Coast Guard helicopter successfully evacuated a 7-year-old girl from a cruise ship 264 miles southwest of Clearwater on Sunday, the agency says. The girl and her father were flown to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. Her condition was not released Monday. A crew member aboard the cruise ship Carnival Dream alerted the Coast Guard that a girl onboard was in ...
news.yahoo.comNew U.S. Coast Guard cutter heading here to work Great Lakes
Once it reaches the St. Lawrence Seaway, it will make its way through the Great Lakes until it reaches Duluth. “Upon arriving in Duluth, Spar’s crew will assume Coast Guard Cutter Alder’s area of responsibility and continue maintaining aids to navigation, domestic icebreaking, search and rescue and law enforcement,” the Coast Guard said. “She is named after the former U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserves, also known as SPARS. She is the second Coast Guard Cutter by this name, the first was SPAR (WLB-403) and was built here in Duluth in 1943,” the Great Lakes crew said in its Facebook post last year when it announced the changing of the cutters. The Coast Guard explained the switch this way:“Throughout the Coast Guard, the 225′ Juniper class buoy tenders are undergoing Midlife Maintenance Availability, during which critical ship systems are evaluated and extensive repairs are made.
mlive.comCoast Guard responds to 3 distress reports, warns of unsafe ice on Saginaw Bay
BAY COUNTY, MI - Coast Guard Station Saginaw River responded to three separate search-and-rescue incidents Sunday, March 6, on the Saginaw Bay ice, rescuing three stranded fishermen and investigating two ultimately false reports. Linwood resident Ronald Penix Sr. lives next to the public access site and shared photos of the bay ice conditions Sunday morning on Facebook. “I host ice fishermen every year and ice fish myself,” Penix said. Ledesma also highly discourages anyone from going out on the Saginaw Bay ice right now, as he said high winds and above-freezing temperatures are creating very unsafe conditions. “The bay ice is not safe to be out on right now, it is breaking up as we speak,” Ledesma said.
mlive.comCoast Guard saves two snowmobilers who crashed through Saginaw Bay ice
PINCONNING, MI — Two people were rescued from the Saginaw Bay by U.S. Coast Guard personnel after the snowmobile they were on plunged through the ice. The Coast Guard crew launched a 22-foot Ice Rescue Transport and rescued the two people from the ice. Scene of a rescue performed by personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Saginaw River in Essexville, who rescued two snowmobilers stranded on the Saginaw Bay on Feb. 25, 2022. “Fortunately, the survivors were wearing purpose-built ice fishing/cold water exposure suits,” the Coast Guard said. “Bravo Zulu to our rescue crew and our local partners for their steadfast dedication to the mission and for saving two lives on Saginaw Bay,” the Coast Guard stated.
mlive.comVenezuelan baby killed in mother’s arms as Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard fires at migrant boat
The fatal shooting took place as Coast Guard officers tried to stop a boat crossing the Venezuelan border into Trinidad and Tobago, in what the island nation’s officials described as an act of self-defense.
washingtonpost.comOrion Township native at center of search for missing woman in Virgin Islands
DETROIT – A Michigan man is at the center of the search for a British woman who has gone missing the U.S. Virgin Island. Sarm Heslop went missing more than two weeks ago, but the investigation is at a standstill. Ryan Bane -- from Orion Township -- has reportedly refused to let investigators continue to search his boat after reporting his girlfriend missing while the two were sailing between islands. The FBI has joined the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) in the search. FindSarm.comAn attorney for Bane released a statement that said Bane allowed investigators on his boat and handed over Heslop’s personal items.
Man using submarine to smuggle drugs across Detroit River sentenced
DETROIT – Glen Richard Mousseau was sentenced Wednesday to 71 months imprisonment after having plead guilty to using a submarine business to smuggle drugs between the United States and Canada. Original Story: Man using submarine to smuggle drugs across Detroit River found tied to floating bags of marijuanaMousseau, 49, is from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. After trying to stop the vessel, agents said they saw two large bundles being thrown into the water. While approaching the bundles, agents said they saw an unconscious man in the water. More Information: Man using submarine to smuggle drugs across Detroit River found tied to floating bags of marijuana
Army vet charged after climbing Mackinac Bridge for photos
(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)ST. IGNACE, Mich. – An Army veteran already jailed in Ohio after the roof of a Cincinnati skyscraper was accessed has been accused of scaling the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan to take photos. Issac Wright, 25, of Cincinnati, was arraigned Thursday via video in Cheboygan District Court on a charge of felony trespass upon a key transportation facility. Photos taken on the bridge’s south tower were posted in November on social media. The bridge connects Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas. Chartier said she only is representing Wright in the Michigan bridge case.
Coast Guard searches for man reportedly seen falling through ice near Belle Isle
DETROIT – The U.S. Coast Guard said it is searching for a man who was reportedly seen falling through the ice Wednesday evening near Belle Isle. Emergency personnel responds to a report of a man fallen through the ice at Belle Isle on Feb. 17, 2021. The man was seen falling through the ice. The Coast Guard was conducting a search of the Detroit River on Wednesday night. More: Detroit River news