Coast Guard Icebreakers Free Trapped Bulk Carrier ‘Manitoulin’ on Lake Erie

U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard vessels successfully freed the Canadian-flagged bulk carrier Manitoulin after it became trapped in Lake Erie’s thick ice near Buffalo, New York on January 22.

The rescue operation involved three icebreaking vessels – U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Bristol Bay (WTGB 102), Neah Bay (WTGB 105), and Canadian Coast Guard vessel Samue…