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National Weather
Service Marine Radio
VHF-FM 162.40 MHZ (WX2)
Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes and stirs up quickly in inclement weather. Storms that move across the lake are infamous for catching boaters by surprise with rolling, often choppy waves. Never wait until the last minute to head for safe harbor.
ODNR Division of Watercraft
1630 Sycamore Line, Sandusky
419.621.1302 or 877.4BOATER (26.2837)
www.ohiodnr.com/watercraft
Offering information on recreational boating practices, laws, licensing and regulations.
U.S. Coast Guard Station
606 Prairie, Marblehead
Emergency 419.798.4444 or 800.362.1033 Non-emergency 419.798.4445 Use VHF-FM (Ship to Shore) radio, Channel 16 if your boat is stalled, sinking, afire, imminent danger exists or if someone has been lost overboard.
