Lake Michigan Ice Rescue

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Lake Michigan Ice Rescue

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66 ice fishermen have been rescued from Green Bay ice flow. Rescue took 4 hrs to finish the rescue. Please remember now ice is Safe ice. Dress for the water temperature and not the air temperature. Being out on the ice during strong winds can be dangerous.
Outbound Escanaba on an ore boat one winter. A fast moving sheet of ice stopped us from full lake speed to a dead stop in just under a boat length. Had to wait 12 hrs for the strong SW wind to diminish. Took a tug and a bay class cutter to break us free.