Canadian Freighter

A Canadian freighter carrying 17 people got stuck on Lake Erie as it left Buffalo. The Coast Guard arrived on Thursday with icebreaking gear to free the vessel. On Wednesday, the 663-foot Manitoulin was returning to Sarnia (Ontario) after dropping off a wheat load when it got stuck in the ice rapidly forming at sub-zero temperatures near Buffalo. The ice remained on the … [Read more...] about Canadian Freighter Stuck in Ice on Lake Erie