Lake Erie, United States Coast Guard

Ice breakers rescue stranded vessel on frozen Lake Erie in New York
This is the dramatic moment ice breakers rescued a stranded vessel on a frozen Lake Erie in New York. The motor vessel Manitoulin, a 663 ft (202 m) ship, was trapped in more than two feet of ice a mile off the shore of Buffalo on2.
U.S. Coast Guard works to break ice around massive Canadian ship trapped on Lake Erie
The U.S. military is working to free a Canadian ship trapped in the icy waters of Lake Erie near the Buffalo, NY shoreline.
US Coast Guard cutter from Detroit attempts to free freighter from Lake Erie ice
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.
Coast Guard works to free 663-foot ship trapped in Lake Erie ice near Buffalo
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.
Coast Guard rescues Canadian cargo ship frozen in lake for days
A Canadian cargo freighter which was stuck in a frozen lake for days was freed on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot vessel carrying 17 crew members, became stuck in ice on Lake Erie off the coast of Buffalo, New York, after delivering a shipment on Wednesday.
Ship trapped in ice on Lake Erie
The Coast Guard suspended ice-cutting operations for the night after making some progress and moving the ship slightly Thursday evening.
Freighter on the move after it was freed from ice on frozen Lake Erie
The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in frozen Lake Erie for days.
Canadian freighter gets stuck in ice on Lake Erie near Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo, according to the Coast Guard, which arrived with icebreaking equipment Thursday to begin freeing the vessel.
Big freighter still stuck in Lake Erie ice, Coast Guard asks Canada for help
The 663-foot Manitoulin has been trapped in the ice fields off the shore of Buffalo, New York since Wednesday.
A Canadian Freighter Gets Trapped in Ice on Lake Erie
The lake freighter Manitoulin is immobilized by thick ice in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River breakwall as it awaits the arrival of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay which is en route from Erie, Penn. to help loosen the vessel, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP)
Freighter finally free after stuck for days in ice on frozen Lake Erie
The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in frozen Lake Erie for days. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie on Wednesday after it dropped off a load of wheat in Buffalo,
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