- Date
- 2011-03
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationweathercommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 2011 Beacon reports the Coast Guard icebreaker Neah Bay charging through foot-thick harbor ice at about 15 knots as spring navigation began. It says roughly one hundred people watched from the Point or dock and pairs the report with photographs of the icebreaker and Emerald Isle.
Evidence limits
The article does not give the vessel’s exact visit date, a formal channel survey, or a complete account of navigation conditions.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- A local organizer reported coordinating with the Coast Guard and Beaver Island Boat Company before the Neah Bay visit, posted expected timing, and documented local and television interest. The thread is contemporaneous community reporting; the Beacon remains stronger for the icebreaking account and does not depend on the forum's estimated arrival times.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003297
- Beaver Beacon, April 2011, "The Government Boat Pays a Call" and "Breaking the Bay - Spring Begins."Reports that the Neah Bay charged through foot-thick harbor ice at about 15 knots, with roughly one hundred people watching from the Point or dock, and photographs show the icebreaker and Emerald Isle. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the icebreaking report and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard icebreaker Neah Bay opens Beaver Harbor through spring ice”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-neah-bay-icebreaking-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Coast Guard Icebreaker Is Coming!”, March 30–April 3, 2011. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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