A helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City visited the M/V James R. Barker as it traversed the Great Lake.

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 ...

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) After spending the entire winter season in Buffalo, the lake freighter American Mariner was delayed leaving Buffalo Monday. The 715 foot long bulk carrier attempted to leave ...

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 ...

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter conducted an airlift operation to rescue a patient from a freighter on Lake Superior due to a medical emergency. The helicopter, dispatched from Traverse City on ...

The lake freighter Wilfred Sykes is seen on a recent day at the Upper Harbor Ore Dock in Marquette. In the backgroiund, the ...

LUDINGTON, MI - The Armistice Day Storm of 1940 was a freak weather event that killed more than 150 people, including 64 sailors on Lake Michigan. Hurricane-force winds were whipping up 40-foot waves ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Dramatic video captured a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter airlifting someone off a large freighter on Lake Superior. According to authorities, a MH-60 Seahawk was sent from ...