Mich., is calling on the U.S. Senate to reinclude funding for a new Great Lakes heavy icebreaker in its reconciliation bill ...

Keeping the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge secure is a top priority for the bridge authority and lawmakers who are aiming for ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw isn’t the same ship that Commanding Officer Jeannette Greene knew when she joined its inaugural crew 20 years ago. These days the 240-foot vessel based in ...

The currently assigned areas for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay are Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, St. Mary's River, the Straits of Mackinac and ...

Operation Taconite is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic icebreaking operation, officials said, with efforts taking place on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, the St. Marys River, the Straits of Mackinac ...

With ice starting to build up on the Great Lakes, the U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite, its annual icebreaking operation, for the 2024-25 winter season. The annual ice ...

The Mackinaw has a crew of nine officers and 41 enlisted personnel, the Coast Guard said. The ship is 240 feet long and weighs 3,500 tons. It has a top speed of 15 knots with more than 9,000 ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is scheduled to leave the Twin Ports to make it down through the Soo Locks before they close on ... He’s been on almost every ice breaker the Coast Guard has.

The Mackinaw has a crew of nine officers and 41 enlisted personnel, the Coast Guard said. The ship is 240 feet long and weighs 3,500 tons. It has a top speed of 15 knots with more than 9,000 ...