"We've been chasing the right information ever since entering the American waters," said Blank. "As such, the Norwegian ship is required under American laws to avail themselves of a licensed pilot in all international and American waters of the Great Lakes," he said. The crew of a replica Viking ship that has sailed from Norway to Lake Erie says it might have to cancel the rest of its voyage because of an estimated $400,000 USD in unexpected expenses. But Robert Lemire, the head of the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority in Cornwall, Ont., said the rules changed once the ship entered American waters on the south side of Cornwall. Our funder stopped our expedition as of [Monday] because we don't have the budget to continue," he said.

Source: CBC News July 13, 2016 09:00 UTC