The freighter became stuck in the ice on Lake Erie on Wednesday.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The U.S. Coast Guard shared an update Saturday on efforts to free the ice-bound ship stuck on Lake Erie since Wednesday. Several ice cutter ships are being used to break the ice surrounding the motor vessel Manitoulin.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay (WTGB 102) has worked since Thursday and was scheduled to resume ice breaking operations Saturday afternoon.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105), a 140-foot ice-breaking tug homeported in Cleveland, Ohio also arrived to assist at 9 a.m. Saturday.
A helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit is conducting overflights to monitor the situation. The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley arrived from Windsor, Ontario.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30), a 240-foot heavy icebreaker from Cheboygan, Michigan, is also en route and is expected to arrive Monday for …
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