First District Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard
Multimedia Release
PHOTOS AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard cutters break ice on Kennebec River
PORTLAND, Maine — Four Coast Guard cutters broke ice on the Kennebec River in Maine, March 12, 2011, to prevent ice jams from forming and causing coastal flooding.
Coast Guard cutters Tackle, Bridle, Shackle and Thunder Bay conducted ice-breaking operations from Merrymeeting Bay, Maine, to the Richmond Bridge in Richmond, Maine.
Ice breaking is scheduled to continue March 14, 2011.
To download photos and video, click on the images below
 |
| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard cutters Tackle, Shackle, and Bridle break ice along the Kennebec River near the Richmond Bridge in Maine, March 12, 2011. Due to recent heavy precipitation and melting of snow and ice, the cutters broke ice in the river to prevent ice jams that could cause coastal flooding. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Nicholas Barrow. |
 |
| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay breaks ice along the Kennebec River near the Richmond Bridge in Maine, March 12, 2011. The cutters Thunder Bay, Tackle, Shackle and Bridle broke ice along the river to prevent ice jams from forming and causing coastal flooding. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Nicholas Barrow. |
 |
| In this video released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard cutters Thunder Bay, Tackle, Shackle, and Bridle break ice along the Kennebec River near the Richmond Bridge in Maine, Saturday, March 12, 2011. Due to recent heavy precipitation and melting of snow and ice, the cutters broke ice in the river to prevent ice jams that could cause coastal flooding. Coast Guard video by Lt. Nicholas Barrow. |
###
Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.
The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.