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Coast Guard to break ice at Drummond Island on Friday

If you still fish on ice-covered waters in the area, use caution
SooToday Staff
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Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay in the St. Marys River on Jan. 22, 2019. Photo courtesy of Jim and Lynda Garlitz, Sugar Island residents

NEWS RELEASE
U.S COAST GUARD
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SAULT, MI - Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay commences the break out of Potagannissing Bay leading into the North Channel Friday April 26, 2019.

The icebreaker will circumnavigate Drummond Island several times before the end of the day.

The Coast Guard recommends that members of the public who still recreate on the ice, particularly those who fish on ice-covered waters surrounding Drummond Island, plan their activities carefully, use caution on the rapidly deteriorating ice, and stay away from charted shipping channels.

For more information, contact the U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service at (906) 635-3232 or via email at SOOTFC@USCG.MIL.

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