The U.S. Coast Guard has requested assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard. CCGS Samuel Risley, a 229-foot icebreaker, is on its way from Windsor.

This is the dramatic moment ice breakers rescued a stranded vessel on a frozen Lake Erie in New York. The motor vessel Manitoulin, a 663 ft (202 m) ship, was trapped in more than two feet of ice a mile off the shore of Buffalo on2.

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.

A Canadian cargo freighter which was stuck in a frozen lake for days was freed on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot vessel carrying 17 crew members, became stuck in ice on Lake Erie off the coast of Buffalo, New York, after delivering a shipment on Wednesday.

The Coast Guard suspended ice-cutting operations for the night after making some progress and moving the ship slightly Thursday evening.

The lake freighter Manitoulin is immobilized by thick ice in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River breakwall as it awaits the arrival of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay which is en route from Erie, Penn. to help loosen the vessel, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP) AP

The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in frozen Lake Erie for days.

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

BUFFALO, N.Y. – 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. The Coast ...

The lake freighter Manitoulin is immobilized by thick ice in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River breakwall as it awaits the arrival of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay which is en route from Erie, Penn. to help loosen the vessel, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP)