The World War II-era icebreaker spent more than 60 years on the Great Lakes before being decommissioned in 2006. The ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

When ice forms on major waterways in the wintertime or in year-round cold climates, it can seize up marine traffic, not allowing boats to pass through, and often even trapping them in ice. In order to ...

The Mackinaw crew arrived on scene, freed the vessel from the ice and escorted them to the Straits of Mackinac to continue their transit on the Great Lakes.

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. – Members of the U.s. Coast Guard (USCG) jumped into action this past weekend to save a stranded snowmobiler in Michigan. Members of the USCG Great Lakes District were called ...

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:10:01 GMT — Coast Guard crews are cleaning up a diesel fuel spill from the Cutter Mackinaw while it was refueling in the Detroit River near the Ambassador Bridge. The Coast Guard ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw responded to a stuck freighter last week in the Straits of Mackinac. The Coast Guard says the cutter was dispatched out ...