What happened when a Coast Guard icebreaker caught fire near Antarctica
During its return from an annual supply run to the McMurdo research station in Antarctica, the US Coast Guard’s only hea…
President compares crucial new icebreaker to border wall
President Donald Trump on Dec. 25, 2018, renewed his pledge to fund a new icebreaker for the Coast Guard, comparing its necessity with his effort to build a wall on the southern b…
Coast Guard turned down an Arctic icebreaker mission
Countries are jockeying for position as the changing climate makes the Arctic more amenable to shipping and natural-resource extraction.
Conditions in the high north are still formidable, requiring specialized ships. That’s felt acutely in th…
The Coast Guard looks at another budget cut in the Arctic
The Homeland Security Appropriations Act draft that emerged from the House of Representatives in July 2018 lacked the $750 million that the Homeland Security Department requested to design and build the Coast Guard’s first new heavy polar icebreake…