Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.

Highland sailor Bob Baxter sailed the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes for half a century. People told him he should ...

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 too hard or thick to ...

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I learned a great deal about freighters. My memory of freighters growing up on the lakes in the ... Despite the illness and cough (which lasted three months), it was a wonderful trip. My trip back to ...

After nearly a week of freezing temperatures — below zero on several days — the Great Lakes are seeing significant ... ice on the lake that the Canadian freighter Manitoulin became stuck ...

Jackson helmed the steamer Yale, making its way to Sault Ste. Marie from Whitefish Point in October, 1903. Another ship ...

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) was formed in 2009 to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world: the Great Lakes. Since it was created, more than $2.7 ...

said Paul Angelillo, a search and rescue specialist with the Coast Guard in Buffalo. Great Lakes freighters typically are able to navigate surface ice in the winter, but occasionally encounter ice ...