Rip Currents: What they are; The dangers; How to escape
Sunny days, fresh water, sandy beaches; all of these could be used to describe summer time in the Great Lakes. It’s the time of year when the snowsuits go into storage and the swimsuits come out. People flock to places [...]
Navigation Rules for on the water
So far we’ve focused on what you, the individual boater, can do to protect yourself during National Safe Boating Week. We’ve emphasized wearing life jackets, avoiding alcohol when operating a boat, ensuring you’ve got the proper safety equipment before you [...]
Help the Coast Guard save you: Have and use boating safety equipment
During the last week of April, an aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., assisted the Michigan State Police in locating a lost kayaker in Northern Michigan. The kayaker had capsized his kayak in the Firesteel River [...]
Operation Paddle Smart
A tale of two paddlecrafts Imagine: two men living in the same neighborhood on Lake Michigan went to the outdoor store and each bought a paddlecraft. While there, they were both handed paddlecraft safety kits with a Paddle Smart [...]
Detroit-based Coast Guard Chief finds Great Lakes a photographers paradise
Josh Bozarth, a Chief Petty Officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, joined the Coast Guard to pay for college and to get a sense of greater responsibility. He never thought that the Coast Guard would open the door [...]
Great Lakes Shipmate of the Week: Fireman Ashley Johnson, Station Two Rivers
With most of the Coast Guard “A” School waiting lists exceeding three years, many of the newest Coast Guardsmen will spend a great deal of time aboard their first units as non-rates. Fireman Ashley Johnson of Station Two Rivers, [...]
Boating under the influence
On May, 4, 2013, a Coast Guard law enforcement team from Station Marblehead, Ohio, conducted a boarding of a boat with 12 people aboard in the vicinity of Kelleys Island in Lake Erie and issued a federal ticket to the [...]
Great Lakes Shipmate of the Week: BM3 Brad Houston, Station Calumet Harbor
It takes a leader to overcome the challenges and obstacles presented by one of the busiest stations in the 9th Coast Guard District. Petty Officer 3rd Class Brad Houston is one of these leaders, taking on well more than his [...]
Great Lakes Shipmate of the Week: SN Nathan Milewski, Coast Guard ANT Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Seaman Nathan “Milo” Milewski, a native of Dallas, reported to Coast Guard Aids-to-Navigation Team Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. in the fall of 2012. Like many before him, he joined the Coast Guard with the goals of gaining law enforcement experience [...]
Great Lakes Shipmates of the Week: Life-saving Sector Buffalo marine inspectors
Coast Guard marine inspectors protect life by ensuring vessel safety, but this week’s shipmates of the week were a little more hands on than usual. On April 17, 2013, marine inspectors from Coast Guard Sector Buffalo were conducting inspections, alongside [...]
