U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay

03/17/2025

Great work with OGA’s in the area! Friendly reminder to all that no ice is safe ice and current weather events can deteriorate ice and result in a SAR situation.

01/30/2025

- The U.S. Coast Guard is urging in the Sturgeon Bay area to exercise caution due to hazardous conditions and motor vessel traffic scheduled in Sturgeon Bay today.

The tugboat Erika Kobasic transited from Sturgeon Bay to Marinette, earlier this morning, and is scheduled to es**rt a second tugboat between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. today.

During part of this transit, the vessels will break ice near an area where hundreds of ice fishermen have been reported to be actively fishing.

Water temperatures this week have contributed to unstable ice, which could pose a risk to the safety of ice fishermen and their equipment. Ice fishermen in the area are urged to closely monitor ice quality and avoid fishing in any areas where the ice may be deteriorating.



(U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo of 66 people stranded on multiple ice floes in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Feb. 4, 2021)

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U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay

07/15/2024

Sailing vessel has been located, just south of Chambers Island, crews from U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay are currently on scene and towing the vessel to Fish Creek. We will post more information when appropriate.

Officials say the three left Oconto Harbor after 10 a.m. and around noon, officials received a report of an overdue boat.

07/15/2024

U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay is actively searching the Bay of Green Bay and surrounding waterways for this vessel. If anyone has any additional information about the sail boats whereabouts, please contact your local emergency response center or Station Sturgeon Bay directly. Locals should anticipate heavy USCG air traffic throughout the night and early morning until this boat and its occupants are found.

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07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July! 💥 🇺🇸 Stay safe out there!

07/04/2024

U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay would like to welcome aboard our newest member, BM1 Delreal! BM1 is reporting from the east coast and is excited to be back to a cold weather unit! Welcome aboard shipmate!

Also recognized at quarters today, BM1 Barnes received a Letter of Commendation from his TDY trip to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard in Guam back in February of 2023. BM1 assisted the crew in executing a multi-day search for a vessel that sank in the Micronesia area and was driving the cutter as Deck Watch Officer when the ship came upon two survivors clinging to a pallet and which were subsequently rescued in under 5 mins. BZ!



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06/29/2024

Heading out to Whitefish Dunes State Park today? Keep an eye out for BM2 Torrey from U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay. BM2 offered to work a boating and water safety information tent and will be available to answer any questions about the USCG and our missions. While you’re there, take a crack at throwing a heaving line!



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06/21/2024

U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay crews out and about conducting two boat training on our 29’ RB-S II patrol boats. Getting the reps in for some of our break-in coxswains. Keep up the good work!



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06/20/2024

Restricted visibility? No problem. Crews from U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay got underway this evening to conduct some two-boat training evolutions on Lake Michigan as a fog bank rolled in, excellent opportunity for some of the break-in crew members and coxswains to practice safely navigating and coming alongside other vessels.



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06/18/2024

Check the weather before going out! U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay received a report of two persons in the water off Potawatomi State Park and LUCKILY one of our 45-RBM’s was underway in the area and able to safely recover the two survivors. Shout out to the OGA’s in the area who assisted, especially Sturgeon Bay Police Department!



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06/13/2024

U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay said farewell to our shipmate, BM1 Cochran, who is moving on to instruct at the U.S. Coast Guard National Ice Rescue School in Ohio. Petty Officer Cochran was advanced from BM2 to BM1 on his departing day and his family was able to be present and pin on his new E-6 crows. Congratulations shipmate, you will be missed!



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06/13/2024

Busy start to the summer season! Crews at U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay responded to a vessel which lost steering controls in 3-5 foot seas off Rock Quarry in Sturgeon Bay. The crew swiftly placed the vessel in stern tow and safely moored up in town. A slight increase in sea state could have resulted in the vessel capsizing, great work shipmates!

📸 credit: BM3 Whatley



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