Captains,
Ice fishing and shipping don't mix. It's ridiculous for mariners to have to worry about people walking in their path, but at this time of year a catastrophe involving a pedestrian and a ship is possible.
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Coast Guard warns ice-sport enthusiasts of weakened ice near open shipping lanes
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Coast Guard is noticing a developing trend on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, the St. Mary’s River and other waterways as ice-sport enthusiasts are putting themselves in danger by taking advantage of early and rapid freezing despite active shipping occurring on frozen and partially frozen waterways.
“We recognize people are going to venture out onto the ice, but they need to keep in mind we still have three weeks left in the shipping season, and recreational users of the ice are unknowingly risking their lives by traveling through or near open shipping lanes with broken or weakened ice,” said Mark Gill, director of vessel traffic services for Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie.
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