When winter descends, traveling the lakes becomes a dangerous proposition for freighters. Ice can trap even the largest ships in place, and it’s up to a small fleet of U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers and tugboats working in tandem to keep vital shipping routes moving.
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Produced and Written by
Kathy Johnson
Narrated by
Mila Murray
Edited by
Jordan Wingrove
Camera
Greg Lashbrook
Additional Material
Captain Paul LaMarre III
PolkaDot Perch
U.S. Coast Guard
Lance Aerial
Jonathan Ellsworth
Cody Ames
