It’s been just more than a year since the last boat parked on Ludington’s breakwaters.

That streak ended about 11 p.m. Wednesday as a 19-foot Sea Ray captained by a man from Ann Arbor collided with and became perched upon the south breakwater.

Retired Coast Guard Senior Chief Tom Rau, who writes the “Boat Smart” column for the Ludington Daily News, said he believes the boat is the 69th seawall collision between Chicago and Frankfort in the last 10 years.

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Saturday July 26th, 2008 - Muskegon- The Coast Guard rescued two people from a boat that was taking on water about three miles off the shore of White Lake.

About 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon the Coast Guard Station in Muskegon launched its 30-foot response boat to assist the stranded people after they called for help using their onboard radio.

The boaters were not in need of any medical attention and were taken to a nearby dock.

The Coast Guard would like to remind boaters to have a radio or cell phone on board in case they need assistance.

I heard that the boat took a wave over the stern and that the occupants were in the water for an hour before they were rescued. I also heard that it was a small boat. I was on the water in the morning that day and the waves were about 1 to 2 feet, but at 10am it seemed to be calming down.

Holland, Mich. - The US Coast Guard Tuesday released video of a dramatic rescue of 5 fisherman pulled from Lake Michigan.

The men went out early Tuesday morning. They say their boat was quickly overcome by choppy waters. The boat flooded and it capsized.

An Ohio couple noticed their frantic signal for help and managed to get all five on board to safety.

Full Story at WZZM13.com The story includes some Coast Guard video.

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Unmarked tribal nets have been located north of Muskegon and marked by the DNR.
At the price of fuel, you may not be running this far north - but Greg Patton called with the information and asked that we pass it along. So if you have a means of sending the info along to others that would be fishing the area affected - please do so.
Greg said they were told there were up to 10 possible nets that were left over the winter, some of which have torn apart and parts are floating out there. Greg said they marked the nets they located with staff buoys that have ‘DNR’ on them.
locations north of Muskegon:
1) 150 feet of water….43′ 17.752 86′ 29.235

2) 154 feet of water…..43′ 18.345 86′ 29.657

3) north to Whitehall…..this one might be in pieces 43′ 27.906 86′ 31.166

4) they were told there was something at this location: 43′ 18.073 86′ 28.103 but they did not find anything

See Forum Post here.

Here’s an article that really points out the need be prepared when you go out. These guys should have and a GPS and flares aboard, along with proper clothing. They were lucky.

Three men stranded in a fishing boat on Lake Michigan were rescued Monday night by the Coast Guard after their boat’s engine died about two miles offshore. The call came in to the Coast Guard station about 8:10 p.m., said Petty Officer James Miron. It took almost 90 minutes for Coast Guard personnel to find the foundering 16-foot fishing boat, which didn’t have a GPS, Miron said.

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