(AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard have wrapped up an effort to clear ice jams on the St. Clair River. Chief Warrant Officer Mark Stauffer says in a statement that a significant amount of ice was flushed out of the St. Clair River during the past week. He says it's the most ice in the river in decades. Delayed traffic also has cleared the river as of Monday.
The Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw, Neah Bay, Bristol Bay and Biscyane Bay and the Canadian Coast Guard ships Griffon and Same Risley conducted icebreaking operations between the St. Clair River and southern Lake Huron.
The ice this month forced crews to free freighters that got stuck.
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