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USCG Begins Annual Buoy Recovery In Lake Michigan PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 05 November 2007 19:29
The US Coast Guard Lake Michigan Sector has begun the annual retrieval of navigation aids in Lake Michigan. 128 buoys and 32 fog signals will be removed from service to prevent them from being damaged by ice and poor weather in the lake during the winter months. Units based in Muskegon, MI, Green Bay and Kenosha, WI are participating in the recovery operation. The aids will be redeployed when the lake thaws in the spring - usually in April.


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From BYM Marine and Maritime News:

Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan has begun its annual retrieval of seasonal aids to navigation throughout Lake Michigan.
This mission is part of the largest domestic buoy recovery operation in the U.S.
Coast Guard units based in Muskegon, MI, Green Bay, WI, and Kenosha, WI commenced removing 128 buoys and 32 fog signals located within harbors throughout Lake Michigan. 

 

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