South Channel to be opened soon

NEWS RELEASE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ************************* SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – In accordance with 33 CFR 165.

NEWS RELEASE

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

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SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – In accordance with 33 CFR 165.901, Captain of the Port Sault Ste Marie will open the waters between Cheboygan Michigan and Bois Blanc Island Michigan known as South Channel, effective 0600 p.m. on 09 April 2015.

The Coast Guard would like to remind all recreational ice users to plan their activity carefully, use caution on the ice, and stay away from shipping channels.

Further inquiries can be made by phone to Sault Vessel Traffic Service at (906) 635-3232 or via email at [email protected]

(FILE PHOTO: Straits of Mackinac (Apr. 6)--Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay (WTGB 101) breaks ice in the Straits of Mackinaw on the Great Lakes. USCG photo by PA1 CAROLYN CIHELKA)

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