Coast Guard Pulls Tug Boat Stuck In Ice Near West Point

CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Coast Guard cutters were called up the Hudson River to help a tug boat that was trapped in ice on Wednesday, according to LoHud.com.

The Coast Guard was called to help a tug boat that was stuck in ice near West Point.
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Joe Jenkins

02/19/2015 12:00 p.m.

The tug boat was en route to Newburgh with approximately 27,000 barrels of heating oil, LoHud.com said.

Two cutters were dispatched and carved a channel through the ice that allowed the tug boat to travel north, LoHud.com reported.

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