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

The 17-member crew of the freighter, stuck a mile off the Buffalo shore, was never in serious danger, but its predicament drew news media attention and a crowd of curious onlookers.

The lake freighter Manitoulin, stuck in the growing Lake Erie ice field off Buffalo since Wednesday, is getting help from yet ...

A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in ice on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo. The Coast Guard called in icebreaking equipment Thursday to begin freeing the vessel.

The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods ...