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Oct 7, 2008 12:28 pm US/Central

Icebreaker Shortage May Slow Great Lakes Shipping

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) ― Several maritime groups say shipping on the Great Lakes could be disrupted this winter because of a shortage of U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers.

Lake Michigan covers 22,300 square miles, with more than 1,640 miles of shore in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana.

In Wisconsin, there's only one Coast Guard icebreaker to help vessels on the lake.

Port of Green Bay director Dean Haen says mechanical problems have taken that ship out of service and there have been times when it was reassigned elsewhere. That leaves the Green Bay port and others without any icebreaker.

Shipping industry representatives say two more icebreakers are needed -- one on Lake Michigan and one assigned to Duluth, Minnesota, for service on Lake Superior.

(© 2008 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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