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Ship with 17 people on board gets trapped in ice on Lake Erie near Buffalo

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The 663-foot Manitoulin had dropped off a load of wheat and was heading back to Sarnia , Ontario .

It became stuck in ice that was rapidly forming in sub-zero temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline.

Efforts to free the ship were paused for the night and were scheduled to resume Friday morning .

The ship wasn't damaged and the captain and crew were safe, the Coast Guard says.

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