The American Integrity, one of about a dozen thousand-foot freighters that carry cargo across the Great Lakes, was the scene ...

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 ...

Kayaker Steve Lutsch snapped a shot of fellow kayak enthusiast Stacy Adam getting up close and personal with a Great Lakes freighter and the image is stunning. Lutsch took the photo in 2015 but only ...

SS Marquette and Bessemer No. 2 vanished on Lake Erie under circumstances that remain deeply unclear. There were no confirmed ...

A man has reportedly died after a fall aboard one of the Great Lakes’ giant freighters.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...