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)