BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards on Saturday continued efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said.
The Manitoulin, a 663-foot (202-meter) Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie on Wednesday after it dropped off a load of wheat in Buffalo, New York, and was heading back to Canada, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The ship wasn't damaged, and its crew is safe, officials said. Freighters in the Great Lakes often encounter surface ice in the winter but sometimes run into ice that is too hard or thick to break through.
A U.S. Coast Guard icebreaking ship has been working since Thursday to help the Manitoulin, and on Saturday officials said a second ship arrived to help free the freighter. The Canadian Coast Guard also has a ship assisting with the effort.
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter is at the scene conducting flights to monitor the situation. A third U.S. Coast Guard ship is also scheduled to arrive on Monday, in case the Manitoulin remains stuck.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit deploys a helicopter crew to conduct overflights of Canadian vessel Manitoulin trapped in a frozen Lake Erie on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 in Buffalo, N.Y. (U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit via AP)
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit deploys a helicopter crew to conduct overflights of Canadian vessel Manitoulin trapped in a frozen Lake Erie on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 in Buffalo, N.Y. (U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit via AP)
FILE - Michele King, 26, looks out over frozen Lake Erie, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Norway and England headed to extra time at the World Cup with their quarterfinal match even at 1-1 on Saturday.
Andreas Schjelderup scored for Norway in the 36th minute, and England's Jude Bellingham equalized early in first-half stoppage time.
Schjelderup, making just his second start of the tournament, fired a shot that caromed off the right post and into the net to stun an England team that had dominated possession to that point. Bellingham’s equalizer from close range was his fifth goal of the tournament, eliciting a roar from that crowd that included Mick Jagger and England great David Beckham.
Schjelderup, who set up both of Erling Haaland’s goals in Norway’s round of 16 win over Brazil, celebrated by stretching his arms wide and looking at the crowd as his teammates lifted him onto their shoulders. Meanwhile, England’s Harry Kane sat near midfield, grabbing his leg and looking toward the officials. No foul was called.
Moments before Bellingham evened the score, a Norway goal kick resulted in the ball appearing to make contact with an aerial camera cable before landing at the feet of England’s Elliot Anderson. The ball was eventually played to Bellingham, who beat Ørjan Nyland with a low shot to the far post. By rule, if the ball had been noticed hitting the cable, play would have stopped and a drop ball would have been utilized to determine possession.
The teams will play 30 minutes of extra time, split into 15-minute halves. If the score is still even after extra time, there will be a penalty shootout to decide which team advances to face either Argentina or Switzerland, who were set to play Saturday night in Kansas City, Missouri.
Norway has never advanced this far in the World Cup, while England won the title in 1966 and last reached the semifinals eight years ago.
Norway nearly went ahead 2-1 in the 56th minute when Torbjørn Heggem put a rebound past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford after a corner kick. Following a video review, the goal was disallowed because of a foul by Haaland in the box.
Haaland — the Manchester City star who has seven goals in this tournament, behind the eight of France’s Kylian Mbappé and Argentina’s Lionel Messi — was also denied by Pickford on a point-blank header in the first half.
There was a brief moment of silence before the match in honor of Jayden Adams, the 25-year-old midfielder for South Africa whose death was announced earlier Saturday.
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England's Jude Bellingham, second from left, scores against Norway goalkeeper Oerjan Nyland (1) as Kristoffer Ajer (3), Torbjoern Heggem (17), Sander Berge (8) and Martin Oedegaard (10) look on during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford fails to stop the opening goal by Norway's Andreas Schjelderup during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
England's Jude Bellingham, right, scores his side's first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
England's Jude Bellingham celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
England's Jude Bellingham celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
England's Elliot Anderson reacts after Norway's Andreas Schjelderup scoree the opening goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (1), John Stones (5), Nico O'Reilly (3) and Marc Guehi (6) react after Norway's Andreas Schjelderup, not pictured, scored their side's first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
England's Jude Bellingham celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Andreas Schjelderup (21) celebrates scoring their first goal the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Norway and England in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
