New Jersey-based Coast Guard Cutter to arrive in Cleveland

Courtesy Photo | Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay arrives in Cleveland Harbor Dec. 22, 2009. The New-Jersey-based cutter has been temporarily assigned to the Great Lakes Region to augment the eight other Great Lakes icebreakers during the 2009-2010 icebreaking season. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Blackwell)  

UNITED STATES

12.22.2009

Courtesy Story

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

CLEVELAND - The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay arrived at the Cleveland Moorings on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009.

Penobscot Bay, a 140-foot icebreaking tug, homeported in Bayonne, N.J., will be temporarily assigned to the Great Lakes region to augment the eight other icebreakers that call the Great Lakes home.

Penobscot Bay's deployment here will ensure the Coast Guard's ability to facilitate the movement of vessels, meet the reasonable demands of commerce on the Great Lakes and assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with flood mitigation.

• Date Taken: 12.22.2009
• Date Posted: 12.22.2009 20:24
• Story ID: 43066
• Location: US