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Date: January 13, 2010

Contact:Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office
(216) 902-6020 office
(216) 310-2608 cell

Coast Guard continues work to relieve ice jam on St. Clair River

LAKE ST. CLAIR, Mich. -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw, Hollyhock, Bristol Bay, Penobscot Bay and Neah Bay break track lines for a commercial vessels in Lake St. Clair,  Jan. 12, 2010. All of the U.S. Coast Guard cuttters are underway in support of Operation Coal Shovel, which encompasses southern Lake Huron, Detroit/St. Clair River systems,  Lakes Erie and Ontario, including the St. Lawrence Seaway. 

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CLICK HERE for the initial news release of the ice jam in the St. Clair River system.

For media inquiries, contact the Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office at (216) 902-6020.

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