Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Wind Complicates Ice

Yesterday's high winds seriously complicated efforts to ease the burden of an ice-covered Lake Erie.

After warm temperatures over the past few days had moved the ice off-shore and weakened it, the wind gusts of 40 miles per hour or more on Tuesday moved most of the ice to the south shore again, clogging up the approaches to harbors and making the movement of commercial traffic harder.

Currently, the USCGC BRISTOL BAY is working on Lake Erie to assist shipping. Yesterday the vessel was working with the CANADIAN ENTERPRISE on its trip across the Lake.

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