Coast Guard Icebreakers Battle Lake Erie Ice to Free Stranded Vessel

U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard vessels are working to free the Canadian-flagged bulk carrier Manitoulin, which became trapped in ice on Lake Erie near Buffalo, New York on January 22.

The response effort has escalated since January 23, when the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay initiated ice breaking operations. The 140-foot ice-breaking tug USCGC Neah Bay from C…