The number of new U.S. Coast Guard cutters destined to call Naval Station Newport home has doubled, Rhode Island’s U.S. Sen.

The Mobile Bay and three other cutters are tasked with managing ice cover for commercial maritime traffic in and around the northern Great Lakes.

STURGEON BAY — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay now is on ice breaking duty for the 2024-25 winter season. As of 8 a.m. Monday, the vessel, homeported at the Coast Guard's Sturgeon Bay ...

The shipping season is almost over. But the ice in the harbor still needs clearing, and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw was happy to help. She’s been assigned duty for Operation Taconite ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is assigned to manage western Lake Superior, specifically the twin ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay is ...

Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes is designating several cutter ships to the annual effort. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is assigned to manage the ice breaking needs of western Lake Superior ...