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Can fresh icebreakers break the ice between the US and Canada?
The Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact, between the United States, Canada and Finland is meant to pool new ship construction.
Coast Guard looks to expand Seattle base as US ramps up Arctic presence
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing a renovation and expansion of its Seattle waterfront base that during the next decade will be home to three new icebreakers, and probably other vessels.
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.
Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star heading to Arctic as COVID-19 limits Antarctic operations
The crew of the Polar Star, the U.S. Coast Guard’s only working heavy-duty icebreaker, is preparing for a rare mission north to the Arctic after the coronavirus pandemic scuttled their usual journey.
Coast Guard picks homeport for new icebreaker fleet
The Polar Security-class vessels will be designed to conduct search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, environmental response and national defense patrols missions in areas often covered in heavy ice.
By Navy Times staff