Video: USCG Icebreakers Aid Great Lakes Bulkers as Winter Sets In

It is the end of the season on the Great Lakes and with the deep cold that has set across the region this week, the U.S. Coast Guard extended its ongoing icebreaking operations to aid two bulkers caught in the ice flows. It is part of an annual tradition on the lakes as the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards work jointly to maintain navigation.

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes reported it was commencing “Operation Taconite” to prevent newly formed ice from hindering commercial vessel traffic. Starting on January 6, it is the largest domestic icebreaking operation a…