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Godhumor

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7. Coast Guard has heavy cutters on the lakes

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 01:39 PM

Apr 2015

But it can take a long time to cut a path. Last April in Eastern Superior, for example, a cutter needed a 1000 yard run up to break a 100 yard swath of ice.

And, yes, my company does have a boat in the current quiet queue awaiting assistance to get to the Soo Locks.

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Ships trapped in ice on eastern Lake Superior [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author trotsky Apr 2015 #1

The Great Lakes reached well into the 90% range of ice cover this winter. trotsky Apr 2015 #2

I work in Great Lakes Freighting. This is common at the start of the season Godhumor Apr 2015 #3

Why don't they have icebreakers like the Russians do? KamaAina Apr 2015 #5

The bottom photo in the OP shows the USCGC Mackinaw, a heavy icebreaker. Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #6

I've been working on my taxes. It seems that mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 #14

Coast Guard has heavy cutters on the lakes Godhumor Apr 2015 #7

Cost in excess of $1Billion One_Life_To_Give Apr 2015 #10

When do you anticipate your boat will be underway again? In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #9

The one waiting in the queue will be moving in the next few days Godhumor Apr 2015 #11

That is good news. In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #12

We hedged our bets by only having one vessel out currently Godhumor Apr 2015 #13

I guess this reverses Imhofe's snowball debacle,,,, benld74 Apr 2015 #4

More Sexy to fight terror than break ice. One_Life_To_Give Apr 2015 #8

More links mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 #15