An ice chart of Lake Erie, published roughly twenty-four years ago by the Put-in-Bay Ice Yacht Club, presents a clear graphical view of safety issues frequently mentioned by experienced Lake Erie ice…
Tag: Safety
Stormy Seas on Weather Radar for Lake Erie
Small Craft Advisory URGENT – MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 922 AM EDT MON OCT 23 2017 …SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO…
Gale Warning in Effect from Noon to 8pm Sunday
URGENT – MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 324 PM EDT SAT OCT 14 2017 LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS…
Middle Bass Island Public Demonstration of Emergency Communications on June 24-25
Three central Ohio amateur radio operators (hams) comprise the Middle Bass Island Ohio Expedition which will participate in a national emergency communications preparedness exercise on June 24 and 25. The exercise, known…
Prepare for Afternoon Weather to Impact Bass Islands
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 911 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2017 Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Hancock- Seneca-Huron-Ashtabula Lakeshore- …HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING… *…
Coyote Decoy in Place at Put-in-Bay Airport (3w2)
A coyote decoy was spotted this afternoon on the north end of runway 21 at airport 3w2, Put-in-Bay, Ohio.
U.S.C.G. Rescue Helicopter Trains at Put-in-Bay Airport (3w2)
United States Coast Guard Helicopter 6582 out of Detroit completed a series of “touch and go” exercises at Put-in-Bay Airport on Thursday morning. Helis.com describes the aircraft this way: The Aerospatiale SA366G1…
Quadcopter Captures Put-in-Bay VFD During Ice Training
The Put-in-Bay Volunteer Fire Department trains year-round, but the members are especially attentive to the dangers presented during the winter ice season. Quick and safe rescues require clear procedures and effective strategies…
Miller Ferry to Suspend Service
From Captain Billy Market: Ferry update! 1130am will be the last trip leaving the island and 12 noon leaving Catawba until conditions improve, which probably means the remainder of the day. It’s…
North Bass Island Receives Emergency Power Generator
Terry Jenkins, resident Ohio Edison representative on South Bass Island, reports a crew of power workers and Caterpillar representatives placed a heavy-duty generator on North Bass Island today. Concerns about the underwater…
Put-in-Bay Village Swears In New Police Chief
Put-in-Bay Village has sworn in Michael Frank (our interim chief of police this summer) on Tuesday, 24 November 2015, as our full-time Police Chief for Put-in-Bay. The PiB police department has been…
U.S.C.G. Calls for Contributions to “American Practical Navigator”
Your input and/or contribution is requested for the next release of the American Practical Navigator, Pub. 09, more commonly known as “Bowditch”. This publication, as you likely know, is the quintessential encyclopedia…
Ferry Not Running Remainder of Today
Miller Boat Line trips are canceled for remainder of the day. Weather looks promising for Friday, but there will not be a 7am trip leaving PIB, as the ferry is tied up…
Ferry Service Suspended
From Captain Billy Market: Update Thursday, October 29th. Ferry service is on hold this morning. We will take another look and update around noon today. And yes folks, that includes Middle Bass…….