The 663-foot Manitoulin has been trapped in the ice fields off the shore of Buffalo, New York since Wednesday.

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.

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.

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

The lake freighter Manitoulin is immobilized by thick ice in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River breakwall as it awaits the ...

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 ...

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

Efforts to free a lake freighter ship stuck in ice in the Lake Erie shoreline in the Buffalo River have paused for the night ...

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