ST. IGNACE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes took a break from icebreaking Tuesday night to assist a Mackinac Island ferry with 144 passengers that lost steering.
The USCG Great Lakes says the The Star Line ferry, the Huron, lost its steering around 6 p.m. Tuesday night and couldn't deploy its anchor.
The cutter diverted its route to assist the stranded ferry as it drifted toward St. Ignace. All passengers were safely transferred to a local commercial vessel and taken to St. Ignace.
Meanwhile, the cutter Katmai Bay was able to tow the Huron safely back to St. Ignace.
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