NEWS RELEASE
CANADIAN COAST GUARD
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The United States Coast Guard (USCG) cutter Bristol Bay will be working in Midland, likely today, to assist commercial shipping.
The date is subject to change depending on operational requirements or weather conditions.
All ice surface users should plan their ice activities carefully, use caution on the ice and avoid the shipping lanes and icebreaking operations.
Broken and fragmented ice tracks and ridging left behind by passing icebreakers or commercial vessels may not freeze over immediately.
This can result in hazardous conditions for ice users. In addition, newly fallen snow will obscure ship tracks. Unsafe ice conditions can persist long after icebreakers have left the area.
At all levels, the Canadian Coast Guard and the USCG work closely together and have developed a longstanding partnership to provide icebreaking services in the Great Lakes.
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