BREAKING ICE An aerial view shows the Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay breaking ice on the Hudson River, N.Y., Jan. 16, 2014. The Coast Guard conducts flights over the Hudson River to provide daily updates of ice conditions on waterways, including areas known as choke points where ice gathers, making river travel difficult for ships delivering petroleum products such as home heating oil. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.09 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 117157-O-YJZ08-648.jpg Photo Gallery