Martha L. Black To Start Seaway Icebreaking Monday

March 15, 2026

Martha L. Black in 2013. [René Beauchamp]


Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) advised stakeholders this week that icebreaking operations are expected to begin as soon as March 16 with the Martha L. Black entering at Montreal and breaking through Cape Vincent. US Seaway will be overseeing the conditions in and around the US locks in Massena.

Source: St. Lawrence Seaway Ship Watchers Network – Michael James Folsom