Lake Erie, Coast Guard

Detroit Coast Guard helicopter assists with rescue of 4 from Lake Erie ice floe
The Coast Guard's Air Station Detroit helicopter crew assisted on an ice rescue call Tuesday afternoon in Lake Erie, near Catawba Island State Park in Ottawa County, Ohio. A total of four people were found to be stranded on an ice floe after the emergency call was made about 4:30 p.
4 rescued from Lake Erie ice
The U.S. Coast Guard 9th District was called to rescue at least four people trapped on the ice on Lake Erie on Tuesday afternoon.
U.S. Coast Guard works to break ice around massive Canadian ship trapped on Lake Erie
The U.S. military is working to free a Canadian ship trapped in the icy waters of Lake Erie near the Buffalo, NY shoreline.
Ship with 17 people on board gets trapped in ice on Lake Erie near Buffalo
The 663-foot Manitoulin became stuck in ice that was rapidly forming in sub-zero temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline.
A freight ship stuck in ice on Lake Erie is finally free
A freight ship stuck for days in ice on Lake Erie is finally free. Coast Guard ships from the U.S. and Canada circled it, helping break up the ice. NBC News' Jose Diaz Balart reports.
Lake Erie ice doubles in just two days
The arctic air blast that brought below zero temperatures to the Valley has had a massive impact on the ice coverage on Lake Erie.
U.S. Coast Guard rescues 4 people from ice floe in Lake Erie
At 5:37 p.m., the Marblehead crew rescued three people and Catawba Island Fire crew rescued one person from the ice floe. The Air Station Detroit helicopter conducted an overflight shoreline search and ensured no other stranded ice fishermen were in distress.
Ice coverage on Lake Erie is above historical average. How frozen over is the lake?
The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches ...
Freighter on the move after it was freed from ice on frozen Lake Erie
The U.S. Coast Guard says a freighter is on the move after it was freed from ice that trapped it in frozen Lake Erie for days ...
News Herald (Port Clinton) on MSN1d
Lake Erie ice shoved onto shore in 1910
CATAWBA ISLAND – The Lake Erie ice heave was remarkable enough in 1910 to inspire this class of students to have their photo ...
WJET Erie on MSN4d
Seasonal fun on frozen Lake Erie can be fun but dangerous experts say
Consistent temperatures below freezing have led to a frozen winter wonderland for ice lovers with countless opportunities for ...
Freighter remains stuck in the ice on a frozen Lake Erie
The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are continuing efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a ...
Lake Erie boat captains hope new documentary about them pulls back curtain on fishing for a living
For around $5,000, first-time filmmaker Daryl Granger made a documentary about a fishery in Port Dover, Ont. Now people in ...
News Herald (Port Clinton) on MSN2d
The 1912 trip across Lake Erie in a Cadillac
CATAWBA ISLAND – In January 1912, hotelier John P. Cangney invited four prominent Catawba Island citizens over for a card ...
Lansing State Journal on MSN4d
Great Lakes suddenly see extensive ice form. Here's how much ice there is
There was so much ice on the lake that the Canadian freighter Manitoulin became stuck near Buffalo, New York, and U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers were working to free it. Ice coverage of the ...