Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.

said Paul Angelillo, a search and rescue specialist with the Coast Guard in Buffalo. Great Lakes freighters typically are able to navigate surface ice in the winter, but occasionally encounter ice ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A huge freighter, Manitoulin ... from the Canadian Coast Guard to conduct ice-breaking on the Great Lakes through “Operation Coal Shovel.” Canadian Coast Guard ...

The ship wasn’t damaged, and its crew is safe, officials said. Freighters in the Great Lakes often encounter surface ice in the winter but sometimes run into ice that is too hard or thick to ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — One of the largest vessels to use the Port of ... one of only a few large enough to be able to work in the northern Great Lakes, was successfully tugged out and was able ...

said Paul Angelillo, a search and rescue specialist with the Coast Guard in Buffalo. Great Lakes freighters typically are able to navigate surface ice in the winter, but occasionally encounter ice ...

The ship wasn't damaged, and its crew is safe, officials said. Freighters in the Great Lakes often encounter surface ice in the winter but sometimes run into ice that is too hard or thick to break ...

A freighter is stuck in the frozen Great Lakes with 17 people aboard as crews rush to free the vessel. The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards continued efforts to break up ice and free a freighter ...

said Paul Angelillo, a search and rescue specialist with the Coast Guard in Buffalo. Great Lakes freighters typically are able to navigate surface ice in the winter, but occasionally encounter ice ...