Ship-Cleaning Controversy
There's a controversy brewing over the cleaning of ship's decks on the Great Lakes. Read the story here...
GLCC News
Today is November 16, 2018
Fishing Charter Sinks
A fishing-charter boat sank on Lake Michigan, off Waukegan, and 7 people nearly died. Read the story.... There are good lessons in survival in extreme, unexpected conditions.
Older EPIRBs Phased Out
If you have an older EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) operating on 121.5 or 243 MHz, you'll have to deep-six it. Satellites will cease monitoring those frequencies next February 1, 2009. They will need to be replaced by the newer 406 MHz EPIRBs. To prepare for the switch, the FCC has prohibited the use of 121.5 EPIRBs. See the details from the Coast Guard here...
Objections to Ontario Level-Control
Plans by the IJC (International Joint Commission) to control the water levels in Lake Ontario are meeting objections. Here's a Hamilton, Ontario, news report...
Long-Term Lake Levels
Environmental groups meeting in Chicago have issued a warning about long-term low water levels on the Great Lakes. See the report here...