Canadian freighter gets trapped in ice of Lake Erie

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.
Freighter lodged in Lake Erie, surrounded by ice
A Canadian freighter with 17 people onboard has been stuck in Lake Erie for nearly 48 hours after ice formed off Buffalo’s shoreline. The Coast Guard is attempting to free the massive ship with ice-breaking equipment.
With temps below zero, Lake Erie is 20% more ice-covered than usual
Now, after temperatures plummeted below zero, Lake Erie is about 60% frozen. That’s about 20% more ice than average for this time of year. Lake Erie is shallower and narrower than other Great Lakes, so it freezes faster.
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
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.
Freighter stuck in Lake Erie ice off Buffalo shoreline; Ice-breaking tug arrives to assist
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, an ice-breaking tug, arrived in Buffalo Thursday afternoon to assist Manitoulin.
Canadian freighter with 17 people on board remains stuck on Lake Erie near Buffalo
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.
Ship stuck in ice off Lake Erie shoreline in Buffalo
Ship stuck in ice off Lake Erie shoreline in Buffalo
Canadian freighter gets stuck in ice on Lake Erie near Buffalo
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.
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