The 17-member crew of the freighter, stuck a mile off the Buffalo shore, was never in serious danger, but its predicament drew news media attention and a crowd of curious onlookers.
Lake Erie ice coverage has increased by 35-40% since mid January when the lake was only partially frozen over. Now with recent freezing temperatures and more snowy conditions, Lake Erie is roughly ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot ...
As the ice continues to develop on Lake Erie and other waterways in the area, some of you may be planning to have some fun this weekend. But, whether it’s ice skating, ice fishing, or pond hockey, you ...
on Lake Erie. Official Lake Erie below-surface water temperatures are in the low 30s off Cleveland. On the surface, we've been flirting with freezing, but wind and waves have prevented ice ...
The U.S. and Canadian coast guards collaborated to free a large freighter that had been trapped in ice in the midst of Lake Erie for days. It took several icebreaking ships two days to Free the ...
Ice growth on the Great Lakes requires long spells of subfreezing temperatures like we’ve seen of late. The shallower lakes—Erie and Huron—are the first to build significant surface ice, with the ...
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, left, breaks ice, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, on Lake Erie around the lake freighter Manitoulin, which has been immobilized by thick lake ice since departing ...