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A Liberian-flagged freighter is being held in Duluth, Minnesota amid an ongoing investigation into alleged violations of U.S. environmental law. The U.S. Coast

United States Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security calling for robust funding in

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the Great Lakes freighter that sank in a strong gale on eastern Lake Superior

Heavy ice blanketing the Great Lakes is continuing to wreak havoc on the region's robust iron ore trade.

During a routine US Coast Guard patrol in April, assisted by unusually clear visibility, an aircrew captured these amazing photos of newly emerging shipwrecks

The grounded 603-foot Canadian bulk carrier MV Mississagi was successfully refloated on the St. Marys River following lightering operations to offload

The MV Juno was refloated in the St. Lawrence River at about 7 a.m. Wednesday and is now safely anchored at Mason Point. The Bahamian-flagged Juno, carrying a

With winter ice cover gone, U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City took to the air last Friday to photograph some of the historic shipwrecks that dot the

Update (April 22): Polsteam Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Lawrence River A 621-foot bulk carrier remains hard aground in the St. Lawrence River Tuesday with

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes have gotten off to a horrendous start this year with icy conditions and a clear need for operational icebreakers to

On March 25th, the 1952-built Great Lakes freighter MV John G. Munson became the first ship of the 2015 commercial shipping season to depart Duluth Harbor,

The Canadian Coast Guard has freed the 26,500 gross ton bulk carrier MV Arthur M. Anderson from heavy ice on the southern shore of Lake Erie near Conneaut

The Canadian Coast Guard’s 234-foot multi-mission medium icebreaker Griffon is working this weekend to break free the 26,500 gross ton bulk carrier

Some newly discovered video has emerged showing the only known video footage of the tragic 1915 sinking of the passenger vessel SS Eastland on the Chicago

A Tale of Two Decembers: Milder Weather in 2014 Allows U.S.-Flag Cargo Movement to Surge at End of

A 55 year-old Polish man has died after falling overboard from a 633-foot bulk carrier into the frigid waters of Lake

The union that represents workers along the St. Lawrence Seaway has agreed to take a contract dispute to arbitration, avoiding a strike that would have shut

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Great Lakes Science Center says it has taken delivery of its newest research vessel and the vessel will be put to work

A veteran 'Laker' and the longest vessel currently operating on the Great Lakes ran aground Saturday just meters from Bayfront Park in Duluth,

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) reports today they have concluded Operation Taconite, the nation’s largest domestic ice operation which has enabled commercial