Crime & Safety

Vessels Capsize In Wisconsin Ship Canal, Coast Guard Provides Aid

Four people required aid after their vessels capsized in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal.

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Capsized vessels required assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard.
Capsized vessels required assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes)

STURGEON BAY, WI — The U.S. Coast Guard came to the aid of four people after their vessels capsized in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, the agency said Wednesday.

A Coast Guard crew stayed with the people until a boat was able to right vessels, the U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes district said in a tweet about 9 a.m. No injuries were reported.

Sturgeon Bay is located on the Door County peninsula between Lake Michigan and Green Bay.

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