In November 1913, the SS Henry B. Smith sailed into one of the most powerful storms ever recorded on the Great Lakes. While ...

The Iosco was a wooden freighter hauling iron ore and towing the schooner barge Olive Jeanette when a sudden, ferocious storm ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A large freighter and a commercial tug were freed Thursday after becoming stuck in thick ice on Lake Erie ...

Coast Guard frees 1,004-foot ship from Lake Erie ice. Coast Guard set to activate Erie Islands regulated navigation area.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: This story has been updated to include the latest information made available by the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes escorted a freighter through Lake ...

With the Soo Locks closed until March, Great Lakes freighters are quickly heading to port for winter maintenance at harbors from Minnesota to New York. Just a few of the bulk carriers are still moving ...

To prevent further spread of potentially catastrophic invasive species in the Great Lakes, the Canadian government is moving forward with tighter restrictions on all freighters. But standards ...