U.S. Coast Guard vessel breaking ice to free Canadian ship stuck in frozen Lake Erie

A Canadian cargo freighter which was stuck in a frozen lake for days was freed on Saturday (25).

The Manitoulin, a 663-foot vessel carrying 17 crew members, became stuck in ice on Lake Erie off the coast of Buffalo, New York, after delivering a shipment on Wednesday.

Video shows U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay breaking the ice to free the freighter.