Scouts get up close view of U.S. Coast Guard station

A total of 20 Cub Scouts of Pack 773, which meets at Annunciata Parish on the city's East Side, spent a Saturday morning behind the closed gates of the U.S. Coast Guard on Lake Michigan at Calumet Park.

Scouts get up close view of U.S. Coast Guard station

Scouts of Pack 773 visited the Coast Guard station at Calumet Park on Lake Michigan. In the front, from left, are Gio Trejo,Gustav Padilla, Christopher Wedryk, Kyle Hendron, Miguel Trejo and Nathaniel Huerta. In the second row are Vincent Unold, Christian Garcia, Alejandro Razo and Keoni Mon…

Scouts get up close view of U.S. Coast Guard station

Scouts were able to get a firsthand look at the boat the U.S. Coast Guard uses for search and rescues as well as policing the waters of Lake Michigan. The officers had just been on a rescue of a woman and her dog in a boat that was taking on water.

Coast Guard clears activity at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor dock

The U.S. Coast Guard cleared ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor to use unaffected sections of a dock after it partially collapsed Tuesday under the weight of material stored on it.

Damage assessment continues in dock collapse

Damage assessments have to be completed on a collapsed ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor dock and the Canadian freight ship that delivered cargo to the facility Tuesday.

Dock wall collapses under cargo weight at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor

PORTAGE | An ArcelorMittal dock wall at the Port of Indiana Burns Harbor was crushed under the weight of cargo off-loaded from a ship early Tuesday morning, officials said.

Recovery mission continues for body of man lost in lake near Beverly Shores

BEVERLY SHORES | Efforts to rescue a New York man who went missing Monday in Lake Michigan off Lake View Beach on Tuesday changed to a recovery mission.

Father, daughter rescued from water near Hammond Marina

HAMMOND | A Mokena, Ill., man and his teenage daughter were rescued Sunday afternoon from Lake Michigan when they went for a swim from a boat that drifted away from them in strong winds, officials said.

Crews suspend search after report of plane down in lake

Authorities suspended their search early Wednesday of Wolf Lake, Lake Michigan and the Calumet River for a report of a plane that may have attempted a water landing late Tuesday night.

Coast Guard rescues man after vessel hits breakwall near Calumet Harbor

CHICAGO | A Coast Guard boat crew rescued a man Wednesday after his recreational vessel ran into the breakwall near Calumet Harbor, which is near the South Chicago neighborhood, according to a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard.