Great Lakes freighter freed from Lake Erie ice

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.
UPDATE: Canadian vessel sent to assist in freeing Manitoulin from Lake Erie ice
The lake freighter Manitoulin, stuck in the growing Lake Erie ice field off Buffalo since Wednesday, is getting help from yet another icebreaking vessel from the Canadian Coast Guard Saturday.
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.
Massive Canadian freighter becomes trapped on icy Lake Erie while leaving 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.
Coast Guard begins ice breaking operations in Great Lakes region
The Coast Guard's ice breakers have started working in the waters of the Great Lakes, in an effort to keep commercial shipping channels open. The Coast Guard's Operation Taconite, which started last week,
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.
Canadian freighter remains stuck in the ice on a frozen Lake Erie
The Manitoulin, a 202-metre vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck on Wednesday after it dropped off a load of wheat in Buffalo
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.
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).
US and Canadian Coast Guard conduct rescue operation for freighter stuck in frozen Lake Erie
A cargo ship with 17 crew members has been stuck in frozen Lake Erie for days. Icebreakers and helicopters from the US and Canadian Coast Guards have been working around the clock to free the ship.
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Canadian freighter on the move after it was freed from ice on frozen Lake Erie in Buffalo
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