A look into the duties of US Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw

Name: A look into the duties of US Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw
Uploaded: 2024-02-23T10:11:16-05:00
Duration: 6 min 17 s
Description: The U.S. Coast Guard has stationed ice breakers on the Great Lakes to clear paths during winter months for maritime commerce. However, with an all-time record low of ice build-up on the Great Lakes this year, it raises the question of what the ice breaker did this season. To find out, U.S. Coast Guard Operations Officer Lieutenant Kyle Smith joins FOX Weather.

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A look into the duties of US Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw

The U.S. Coast Guard has stationed ice breakers on the Great Lakes to clear paths during winter months for maritime commerce. However, with an all-time record low of ice build-up on the Great Lakes this year, it raises the question of what the ice breaker did this season. To find out, U.S. Coast Guard Operations Officer Lieutenant Kyle Smith joins FOX Weather.

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