The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay recently assisted with ice-breaking operations to free the 1,004-foot icebound freighter, American Spirit, on Lake Erie. Neah Bay broke through the ice to free, assist, and escort the vessel crossing the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Port Clinton News Herald.
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