Coast Guard, ferry crews to conduct training on ferry routes near Marblehead, OH

News Release

May 14, 2018 U.S. Coast Guard 9th District Great Lakes Contact: 9th District Public Affairs Office: (216) 902-6020 After Hours: (216) 310-2608 9th District online newsroom

Coast Guard, ferry crews to conduct training on ferry routes near Marblehead, OH

CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard and local ferry crews will be conducting drills and training on local ferry routes between Marblehead and Kelleys Island, Tuesday. The public should be aware of the activity and stay clear of the training area. 

Who: Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Sector Detroit, Marine Safety Unit Toledo, Kelleys Island Ferry, Miller Ferry, and Jet Express. 

What: Station Marblehead, with the help of MSU Toledo and Sector Detroit will identify three drills (one for each ferry line) to test the response of Station Marblehead crews and the crews of each ferry line. 

Where: Each drill will be run on the respective ferry's normal route of transit.

When: May 15th (Primary date), May 16th (Secondary date).

Why: Conducting these drills will bring familiarity to both the crews of Station Marblehead and the crews of each ferry line in the event of an emergency.

It will help identify:

- Points of embarkation and debarkation        
- Communication-related issues between Coast Guard and the ferry lines
- Established procedures from each of the organizations on how they are trained to respond to emergency scenarios

Running drills and exercises of this sort will help prepare our crews and the crews of the ferry lines to respond to a range of emergency situations that could happen at any moment during the ferry line's normal operations. The overarching goal is to reduce the potential for harm in these, or similar situations.

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