baydog2
02-19-2007, 10:00 PM
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw has completed its first assists through Great Lakes ice, clearing and grooming a path for ships to the east and west of the Mackinac Bridge.
The 240-foot icebreaker spent four days around the Straits of Mackinac, stopping at the Coast Guard station at St. Ignace, the Cheboygan Daily Tribune reported. It returned Thursday to its Cheboygan home port.
"Some of it was about six feet thick and we broke through it just fine," said Cmdr. John Little.
This was in todays paper. If you guys are worrying about the warm weather go north. The cutter was breaking thru 6 FEET of ice:yikes: You might need a few extentions on the gas auger thou.:lol:
The 240-foot icebreaker spent four days around the Straits of Mackinac, stopping at the Coast Guard station at St. Ignace, the Cheboygan Daily Tribune reported. It returned Thursday to its Cheboygan home port.
"Some of it was about six feet thick and we broke through it just fine," said Cmdr. John Little.
This was in todays paper. If you guys are worrying about the warm weather go north. The cutter was breaking thru 6 FEET of ice:yikes: You might need a few extentions on the gas auger thou.:lol: