Operation Taconite is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic ice breaking operation, with efforts taking place on Lake Superior, ...

Of the Coast Guard’s white-hull patrol cutter fleet, the NSC is the largest and most technologically sophisticated in the Coast Guard. Each NSC is capable of operating in the most demanding open ...

The Mobile Bay and three other cutters are tasked with managing ice cover for commercial maritime traffic in and around the ...

Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) is assigned to manage the ice-breaking needs of western Lake Superior, specifically the ...

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes has started ice breaking operations on the Great Lakes.Operation Taconite w ...

The Coast Guard's newest icebreaker will honor a storied cutter that plied the Bering Sea, Alaska and elsewhere for more than 60 years -- a period in which its crews saved hundreds of distressed ...

MCMURDO SOUND, Antarctica - January 09, 2025 In a daring display of skill and courage, Coast Guard petty officers Chuck Fox and Corey Smith successfully completed a challenging underwater repair ...

A House panel on Wednesday leveled bipartisan criticism at the Coast Guard for delays in building Polar Security cutters needed to offset the growing Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic.

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI (KDAL) – On Monday, the U-S Coast Guard began ice breaking in harbors around the Great Lakes to prevent ...

“Operation Taconite” is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic ice breaking operation. It encompasses Lake Superior, Lake ...