Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

January, it's not long before the Great Lakes' largest ships dock for the season. Here's where to find them until March.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A large freighter and a commercial tug were freed Thursday after becoming stuck in thick ice on Lake Erie ...

To prevent further spread of potentially catastrophic invasive species in the Great Lakes, the Canadian government is moving forward with tighter restrictions on all freighters. But standards ...

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 ...

The lake freighter Manitoulin is immobilized by thick ice in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River breakwall as it awaits the arrival of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay which is en route from Erie, ...

The American Spirit was scheduled to winter in Toledo when it noticed it was traveling slower than usual, the Coast Guard ...

In May 1953, a Great Lakes freighter set out on what should have been a normal trip, but winds and waves from a sudden gale tore its hatch covers open and flooded the hold, leaving the vessel at the ...