MARBLEHEAD, Ohio (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard station that
watches over western Lake Erie led the nation in drunken boating arrests
last year.
The Coast Guard says officers with Marblehead station charged 67 people with boating under the influence
in 2013.
The station patrols the waters along Port Clinton, Sandusky and the Lake Erie islands.
A Coast Guard spokesman says western Lake Erie has a reputation for being a party destination.
He also tells The Port Clinton News-Herald (http://ohne.ws/1ehBqoq ) that the area around
Marblehead has consistently had the highest
rates boating under the influence arrests in the Great Lakes for years.
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Information from: Port Clinton News-Herald, http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com

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MARBLEHEAD, Ohio (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard station that
watches over western Lake Erie led the nation in drunken boating arrests
last year.
The Coast Guard says officers with Marblehead station charged 67 people with boating under the influence
in 2013.
The station patrols the waters along Port Clinton, Sandusky and the Lake Erie islands.
A Coast Guard spokesman says western Lake Erie has a reputation for being a party destination.
He also tells The Port Clinton News-Herald (http://ohne.ws/1ehBqoq ) that the area around
Marblehead has consistently had the highest
rates boating under the influence arrests in the Great Lakes for years.
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Information from: Port Clinton News-Herald, http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.