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''William H. Latham'' is a 77 ton icebreaker owned and operated by the New York Power Authority on the Niagara River.〔 〕〔 〕 Named after William H. Latham, a senior engineer with the Power Authority who died in 1987,〔 〕 her mission is to keep the Power Authority's inlet ports clear of ice. Occasionally, she is used to break open the Buffalo river, or the Lake Erie ice boom for emergency repairs. ''William H. Latham'' has been used for DEC fish stocking out of the Dunkirk Harbor, search and rescue for downed aircraft, and search duties for missing hikers on frozen Lake Erie. During emergencies two crews have worked twelve-hour shifts to keep the vessel at work twenty-four hours a day. The vessel's design and construction was overseen by Randy D. Crissman.〔 〕 ''William H. Latham'' is assisted by a second vessel, a modified tugboat, known only as ''Breaker''. Ontario Hydro operates a similar vessel, ''Niagara Queen'', to clear the inlet ports for hydroelectric power generators on the Canadian side.〔 〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William H. Latham (icebreaker)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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