The U.S. Coast Guard says ice-breaking ships have freed two vessels that were stuck in the St. Marys River.
Coast Guard officials said Thursday that the cutter Biscayne Bay freed one vessel from the up-bound channel Middle Neebish Channel where it became stuck in the ice on Wednesday.
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley was able to assist a vessel that got stuck in the down-bound channel near Sawmill Point early Thursday.
The Coast Guard says 12 vessels were delayed by the stuck ships.
The 140-foot (43-meter) Biscayne Bay also helped free a freighter Tuesday near Neebish Island, southeast of Sault Ste. Marie.
The St. Marys River is along the eastern edge of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
