Great Lakes freighter freed from Lake Erie ice

Canadian freighter with 17 people on board remains stuck on Lake Erie near Buffalo, N.Y.
The 202-metre Manitoulin had dropped off a load of wheat and was heading back to Sarnia, Ont., when it became stuck in ice that was rapidly forming in sub-zero temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline.
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.
Drone footage shows Canadian freighter trapped by ice on Lake Erie
U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard free the Canadian freighter Manitoulin from ice on Lake Erie. It was stuck on the frozen lake for several days. (Video Credit: @weather_buffalo via Storyful).
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.
660-foot freighter is trapped in Lake Erie ice fields, Coast Guard assisting
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 earlier today to help free the freighter from the snow and ice field.
Canadian freighter freed from Lake Erie’s icy grip after four days to be escorted to winter layover in Sarnia
Canadian and American coast guards used three vessels to break ice around Lower Lakes Towing Ltd.‘s 202-metre-long bulk carrier Manitoulin before escorting it 32-kilometres up Lake Erie
U.S. Coast Guard works to free a 660-foot Canadian freighter trapped in ice on Lake Erie
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 delivery near Buffalo.
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) AP
Frozen Freighter Freed From Erie Ice
When a freighter got trapped in Lake Erie’s thick ice, the U.S. Coast Guard teamed up with Canadian vessels in a mission dubbed “Operation Coal Shovel” to break through the frozen blockade and save the ship’s crew.
Great Lakes freighter freed from Lake Erie ice after Cleveland Coast Guard cutter arrives
Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie. A U.S. Coast Guard cutter from Cleveland heled free the freighter.
Ship with 17 people on board gets trapped in ice on Lake Erie near Buffalo
The 663-foot Manitoulin became stuck in ice that was rapidly forming in sub-zero temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline.
Ship with 17 People on Board Gets Trapped in Icy Lake Erie
A Canadian freighter is stuck in ice on Lake Erie as it was leaving Buffalo, and the U.S. Coast Guard is currently working on ...
A Canadian freighter gets trapped in ice on Lake Erie
A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in ice on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo. The Coast Guard called in icebreaking equipment Thursday to begin freeing the vessel.