Even modern ice-strengthened ships aren’t immune to the grip of sea ice. When winds and currents shift, large ice floes can ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A Canadian freighter became icebound in Lake Erie outside the ... The ice-breaking technique involves backing the ship through previously broken ice and then building significant ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A Canadian freighter became icebound in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River ... which had just lightered a shipment of rock salt. The ship spent hours breaking up the ice before ...