The Iosco was a wooden freighter hauling iron ore and towing the schooner barge Olive Jeanette when a sudden, ferocious storm ...

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.

The massive freighters that ply the Great Lakes are back at work following the early reopening of the Soo Locks for the 2025-26 season, and they're doing it all under the watchful eyes of webcams that ...

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 ...

“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 ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – A timelapse video posted to social media shows a Great Lakes freighter make its final transit of the season through the Soo Locks. In the 30-second video above, the M/V Herbert ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the Soo Locks closed until March, Great Lakes freighters are quickly heading to port for winter maintenance at harbors from ...