The U.S. military is working to free a Canadian ship trapped in the icy waters of Lake Erie near the Buffalo, NY shoreline.

It’s unclear how long it might take to cut the Canadian freighter Manitoulin out of the Lake Erie ice, which is thick this year.

A Canadian freighter became icebound in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River breakwall while departing Buffalo, New York, requiring help from a U.S. Coast Guard cutter.

According to the Associated Press, the Manitoulin, a 663-foot freighter, had dropped off a load of wheat Wednesday in Buffalo ...

U.S. Coast Guard works to free a 660-foot Canadian freighter trapped in ice on Lake Erie. It got stuck after making a wheat ...

The Coast Guard suspended ice-cutting operations for the night after making some progress and moving the ship slightly ...

The Manitoulin, a 663-foot vessel, remained stuck just offshore of Buffalo, New York for the second day on Thursday. An ice-cutting barge, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, was dispatched ...

The Coast Guard suspended ice-cutting operations for the night after making some progress and moving the ship slightly ...

A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo, according to the ...

The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods for the Great Lakes.

The new rule is part of a law passed back in 2019, called Brianna's Law, which is named after an 11-year-old Long Island girl ...

Scott Hunt served his country in the US Coast Guard for an amazing 30 years from 1984 to 2014, retiring as a chief warrant officer. He grew up in Buffalo, ...