Coast Guard to expand icebreaker fleet with 11 Arctic Security Cutters
Last May, DHS approved production of the service’s first polar security cutter to be built in nearly five decades.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Congress OKs new Arctic icebreakers for Coast Guard
Congress has passed a bill authorizing the addition of Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters for use as icebreakers.
Another Arctic mission completed, the Coast Guard’s icebreaker takes a bow
Cutter Healy is slated to return to its homeport in Seattle as this year’s three-month deployment ends.
By Michael S. Lockett, Juneau Empire
Senator: New icebreaker should spend more time in northern waters
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said Antarctic policy likely will shift the future icebreaker away from the Arctic missions it should be used for, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported.
NAVSEA: Up to $1.9 billion deal for Coast Guard’s new icebreaker fleet
The Polar Security Cutters are designed to conduct search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, environmental response and national defense patrol missions in often frozen waters.
By Navy Times staff
Coast Guard’s last heavy icebreaker caught on fire during South Pole mission
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
By Carl Prine