The closure, southwest of a line running west from Sturgeon Bay to Peshtigo Reef Lighthouse, is to minimize risks to those on the ice for recreation.

USCG crews attempted to contact the boat, and after getting no response, issued an urgent marine information broadcast (UMIB) ...

The Sam Laud and a commercial tugboat were freed Thursday after becoming stuck in thick ice on Lake Erie during a difficult ...

Earlier this week, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay helped the Sam Laud navigate through icy Lake Erie.

A huge ship became stuck on the ice in Lake Erie Thursday and a second ship got stuck during the rescue. The M/V Sam Laud, a 635-foot carrier, was traveling from Cleveland to Ashtabula when it became ...

Coast Guard frees 1,004-foot ship from Lake Erie ice. Coast Guard set to activate Erie Islands regulated navigation area.

By the time Cleveland temps plunged into the single digits late last year, McKinney, a Painesville father-of-three, shuffled ...

Just two weeks ago, Lake Erie was less than 3% frozen over. Now, because of recent storms and frigid temps, the lake is ...

The Coast Guard is set to activate a Great Lakes Regulated Navigation Area — a safety zone in the Lake Erie Islands — at 8 ...

U .S. Coast Guard cutters Mackinaw (WLBB 30) and Neah Bay (WTGB 105) conducted ice-breaking operations on the Great Lakes Jan. 21, freeing and escorting commercial vessels beset by heavy ice. The ...

Two Coast Guard cutters — the Mackinaw and the Neah Bay — broke ice so other ships could continue moving or reach safe harbor ...