A buoy in the St. Marys River was dragged out of position by ice, leading to the closure of a section of the river corridor ...

The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...

Lake Superior was calm, and the Michipicoten was plying deep waters June 8 when the ship's crew heard a loud bang. The 698-foot freighter suddenly began taking on water near Isle Royale. The ...

Lake Superior was calm, and the Michipicoten was plying deep waters June 8 when the ship's crew heard a loud bang. The 698-foot freighter suddenly began taking on water near Isle Royale. The ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized new ballast water regulations that exempt existing Great Lakes ships from having to install onboard treatment. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the EPA ...

Residents and visitors to Manitowoc are likely familiar with the concrete tower at the harbor entrance across from the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. This marine tower functions as a docking station for ...

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Soo Locks were set to close at midnight Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on the Great Lakes shipping season. The locks close at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday night and will remain ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It will be at least another day mired about a mile off shore from Buffalo for the crew of the Great Lakes freighter Manitoulin, which became stuck in ice after leaving the Queen City ...

In the 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing her crew of 29, many advances in weather and technology have made bulk carrier shipping safer. Improvements include more real ...

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 ...