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 ...

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

CLEVELAND — U.S. Coast Guard ships worked in icy waters on the Great Lakes on Jan. 21 to help large cargo boats that were ...

During the catastrophic Great Lakes Storm of 1913, SS Henry B. Smith vanished while battling extreme winds and towering waves ...

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

“A weathered hardhat, a pair of line-worn gloves, paint speckled boots and a discharge. That’s a wrap for the season. It was ...

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

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

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 ...

The locks will close until March 25 when the spring shipping season begins. The MacArthur Lock is scheduled to reopen in late April 2026. In 2025, the last ship through the locks was the American ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - The last freighter to make it through the Soo Locks before the huge system closed Thursday night for its annual winter maintenance was a 1,004-foot ship that has been a Great ...