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Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay sits still in the middle of Lake Erie as its crew takes a short break to view the ice, March 8, 2015. The ship is on ice-breaking duties as part of Operation Coal Shovel. The ship and crew are working along with the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Griffon, escorting another vessel through a frozen Lake Erie.

ICE BREAKER

Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay sits still in the middle of Lake Erie as its crew takes a short break to view the ice, March 8, 2015. The ship is on ice-breaking duties as part of Operation Coal Shovel. The ship and crew are working along with the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Griffon, escorting another vessel through a frozen Lake Erie.

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