The 660 -foot Canadian freight ship was trapped in a thick snow on the Lake.
The US Coast Guard worked to evacuate a 660 -foot -long Canadian freight ship trapped in the snow on Eri Lake. It got stuck after the wheat delivery near the buffalo.
The US military is working earlier this week to leave a 660 -foot -long Canadian freight ship trapped in a thick snow at Lake Erie.
There are seventeen people riding on Monitolin, who were initially trapped in cold water after wheat delivery on Wednesday morning, WIVB And CBC News It was reported that the Ontario was caught back to Sarnia, near Buffalo, a coastal area of ​​New York.
Efforts to break the snow – including the arrival of American Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay On Thursday, Buffalo – continues, and the staff allegedly continued on Friday.
“The situation we are facing here on Eri Lake is that we have more snow thickness than usual, so local ice breakers and local Coast Guard ships are not capable of breaking the snow with this thickness. , “US Coast Guard Lieutenant JG Bridgette Baldwin told WIVB.
An ‘important’ amount of Eri Lake is covered with snow.
The footage obtained by the USA Today shows the scene of the monitolin in the middle of the lake. Gives an amazing picture. See the pieces of snow closely Around the ship.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said About 80 % of the Lake was covered with snow. Until Thursday, according to the Lansing State Journal, part of the USA Today Network.
WIVB and CBC News reports that the crew has been confirmed to be safe, and that the cargo carrying has enough food and equipment while the personnel are working to get them out. Yes.
“When that happens, this is not a trivial thing. We have a significant growth of snow.Citizen Search and Rescue expert Paul Angelello said in an interview with the WGRZ. “These are just ice properties, how cool it is, how quickly it is frozen, the integrity of ice, it contains many things that go on. It does not certainly have the first ship we have done. The area has been seen calm in the snow.
Taylor Order is a news reporter of USA Today. You can reach it at tardrey@gannett.com.
