The US Coast Guard said that a freight ship was going to Canada on Sunday after being released from snow, which had kept him trapped in the frozen Lake Eri for several days.
Manitolin, a 663 feet (202 meters), was trapped in the snow on Wednesday in the snow on Wednesday when he was returning to Canada with a wheat burden in New York's Buffalo. , Coast Guard said. He was released on Saturday.
Authorities said the ship was not damaged, and its staff was safe. In the great lakes, freight frequently experiences superficial snow in the winter, but sometimes they run in the snow that is very difficult or thick, which is difficult to break.
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An American Coast Guard's ice breaking ship was working on Thursday to help Manitolin, and on Saturday, officials said another ship arrived to help free the freight. The Canadian Coast Guard also had a ship to help.
According to Coast Guard's Lieutenant Kyle Rowera, the freight was taken from Buffalo about 20 miles (32 km) through snow until it received water.
Revara told The Associated Press on Sunday that the freight has to travel the rest of the Lake and then go to Canada over the Detroit and St. Claire rivers, where it will spend the rest of the winter.
“There is snow from the lakes and other parts of the rivers, but we have another cutter that will take it from there,” he said.
A helicopter from the US Coast Guard was at the scene, flying to monitor the situation. The third US Coast Guard ship was about to arrive on Monday, if Monitolin was stuck.
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