TUZLA - The world's longest wind-powered cargo ship was launched in ... built by Turkish shipyard RMK Marine, the ship can carry 5,300 tonnes of freight over long distances thanks to its two ...
The 17-member crew of the freighter, stuck a mile off the Buffalo shore, was never in serious danger, but its predicament drew news media attention and a crowd of curious onlookers.
Using multiple vessels, the American and Canadian coast guards were able to finally free the Manitoulin freighter, with 17 people aboard, from the swelling ice coverage on Lake Erie on Saturday after ...
It was freed Saturday. The ship wasn’t damaged, and its crew is safe, officials said. Freighters in the Great Lakes often encounter surface ice in the winter but sometimes run into ice that is ...