JUST IN: No Room to Accelerate Icebreaker Program, Coast Guard Chief Says
1/12/2022
By Yasmin Tadjdeh
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The commandant of the Coast Guard dashed hopes Jan. 12 that a much needed new icebreaker will be delivered any sooner than 2025.
The Coast Guard is undergoing an ambitious shipbuilding plan to acquire three new Polar Security Cutters to bolster its presence in the Arctic. It currently has only one heavy-duty icebreaker, the USCG Polar Star, and one medium-duty icebreaker, the USCG Healy, which is primarily used for research purposes, in its inventory. It is also seeking the acquisition of three medium-duty icebreakers that will be known as Arctic Security Cutters.
In the fall, the Coast Guard announced that the delivery date of the first Polar Security Cutter had slipped by about a year to May 2025, said Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Karl Schultz.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2022/1/12/coast-guard-chief-says-no-room-to-accelerate-icebreaker-program
