(WXMI) – Coast Guard rescue crews were very busy during the 4th of July holiday, with 24 people from various boating incidents rescued or assisted between late Wednesday and early Friday morning.
One of the incidents happened around 10 p.m. Thursday. A search-and-rescue team at Coast Guard Sector lake Michigan received a report of a 39-foot cabin cruiser with four adults and two children aboard that ran aground in Lake Calumet Harbor. No injuries were reported or damage to the vessel, but the boat had to be stranded. No crews were able to assist right away because of the non-urgent nature of the case. Five of the six people aboard were ferried to safety between 3 and 5 a.m. Friday, with the owner of the boat waiting for the arrival of the salvage company.
No names of the individuals are being released at this time.
Coast Guard boat crews also responded to 37 different maritime incidents across the Great Lakes region on Thursday.
Coast Guard reminds all boaters to practice safe boating habits and always thoroughly inspect their boat inside and out after every outing.
They also urge all boaters to file a float plan and leave it with someone who remains on shore. It is a document reminding others where you plan on boating, for how long, and who you are going with.
Visit FloatPlanCentral.orgto learn more or to download a blank document to file.
