“The situation that we are facing here on Lake Erie is that we have greater ice thickness than usual, so local ice breakers and local Coast Guard vessels don’t have the capability to break ice ...

“And then we’ve been through this decade with virtually no complete ice cover, with record-breaking walleye year classes.” In Lake Erie, Robinson said it is difficult to pinpoint whether an ...

The U.S. military is working to free a Canadian ship trapped in the icy waters of Lake Erie near the Buffalo, NY shoreline.

The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches ...

Lake Erie ice cover, which topped out around 85 ... as this direction tends to dislodge chunks of ice. Offshore winds can break off ice floes, moving them as much as several miles away from land.

“This is typical for our area of Lake Erie,” they noted. The message went on to urge anyone planning on spending time on the ice to “research weather forecasts in detail, and speak with ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards on Saturday continued efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said. The ...

(Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP) The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay heads into Buffalo Harbor after spending the day breaking ice, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, on Lake Erie around the lake ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said.