A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Traverse City flies to the scene of a flooding 30-foot sailing vessel with two people aboard in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, Saturday. The helicopter crew was deployed after Sector Northern Great Lakes command center received the initial report at 9:22 a.m. After assisting in stabilizing the 30-foot vessel, Station Charlevoix escorted the vessel back to Sutton Bay Marina. Training between different units such as air stations with stations, allow for a quick and effective response when multiple crews and assets are required. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Traverse City)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City is scheduled to conduct an interagency mass rescue exercise on Lake Michigan, near Manistee, Michigan, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 25, 2025.
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Mich. — A U.S. Coast Guard Station Portage 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew responded to a 25-foot National Park Service (NPS) vessel that ran aground, with six people aboard, at the north end of the Keweenaw Upper Entrance break wall in Hancock, Michigan, on Saturday.
