Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Images: USCGC Bristol Bay ice liberty in Lake Erie






USCGC Bristol Bay ice liberty in Lake Erie

The Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay sits in the middle of Lake Erie as its crew takes ice liberty during a short break from ice breaking duties as part of Operation Coal Shovel, March 8, 2015. 

The crew of the Bristol Bay, along with the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Griffon, escorted the motor vessel Algoma Hansa through a frozen Lake Erie. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Gould)