A Canadian freighter with 17 people on board got stuck in ice on Lake Erie while departing Buffalo. The Coast Guard called in icebreaking equipment Thursday to begin freeing the vessel. Authorities ...

The U.S. Coast Guard will implement an updated rule starting on July 16 to better protect the country’s marine transportation system against existing and emerging cyberthreats.

“Due to the ice formation in the Straits of Mackinac over the last few days, we have to suspend our Winter Ferry Service,” the boat company posted on its social media page. “We will resume service as ...