The Bristol Bay, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter from Detroit, which headed Thursday toward Buffalo, New York, is attempting to free a Canadian freighter stuck in the thick ice on frigid Lake Erie. The ...

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 ...

Video provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows Bristol Bay breaking ice near Manitoulin, a freighter stuck in Lake Erie off the Buffalo shoreline. ‘Wrongfully Detained’: Seven American Hostages ...

Icebreaking efforts −including the arrival of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay to Buffalo on Thursday − are underway, and crews reportedly continued on Friday.

The Bristol Bay, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter from Detroit, which headed Thursday toward Buffalo, New York, is attempting to free a Canadian freighter stuck in the thick ice on frigid Lake Erie.