The 17-member crew of the freighter, stuck a mile off the Buffalo shore, was never in serious danger, but its predicament drew news media attention and a crowd of curious onlookers.

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 ...

A striking photo gives a closer look at the chunks of ice surrounding the ship. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Lake Erie was about 80% covered with ice as of Thursday ...

The Coast Guard has freed a massive Canadian cargo ship that had been stuck in the icy waters of Lake Erie for days. Shaq Brewster reports that U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard ships worked together ...

got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie on Wednesday after it dropped off a load of wheat in Buffalo, N.Y., and was heading back to Canada, the Coast Guard said. It was freed Saturday. The ship wasn't ...

The American and Canadian Coast Guards are sending additional ice-breaking vessels to assist the Manitoulin but it's not known how long it will take to free the stranded ship.