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.

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

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.

The Manitoulin, a large cargo ship, first became trapped in the ice while departing Buffalo, New York on 22 January. The US ...

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

A Canadian freighter named the Manitoulin became trapped in ice on Lake Erie near Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday (January 22 ...

Efforts to free a lake freighter ship stuck in ice in the Lake Erie shoreline in the Buffalo River are resuming Friday ...

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

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

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

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

The 663-foot Manitoulin became stuck in ice that was rapidly forming in sub-zero temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline.