Supplied by the US Coast Guard…
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI- On Wednesday January 24, the Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW will escort the tank ship ALGONOVA through the St. Marys River to Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario. The ship is expected to arrive in Sault Sainte Marie by mid afternoon on Wednesday.

Once the ALGONOVA is moored in Sault Sainte Marie, the Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW will depart for further tasking by Coast Guard Sector Detroit. The Coast Guard Cutter MOBILE BAY will transit to Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario to escort the ALGONOVA down the St. Marys River late Thursday night. Every effort will be made to minimize incidental ice breaking in the harbor above the Sugar Island Ferry crossing. The Coast Guard Cutter MACKINAW or the Coast Guard Cutter MOBILE BAY will attempt to clean up any ice that may move downriver between the Sugar Island Ferry crossing during the escort of the tanker.