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Coast Guard confirms plans to purchase polar icebreaker and station it in Juneau

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Coast Guard confirms plans to purchase polar icebreaker and station it in Juneau

The tow supply vessel Aiviq travels at just under 2 mph with the Royal Dutch Shell conical drilling unit Kulluk in tow, 116 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Dec. 30, 2012. The Aiviq was towing the Kulluk in tandem with the tug Nanuq. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Usher/Released) […]

Coast Guard confirms plans to buy polar icebreaker and station it in Juneau • Alaska Beacon

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Coast Guard confirms plans to buy polar icebreaker and station it in Juneau • Alaska Beacon

The U.S. Coast Guard will purchase a commercial icebreaker and station it in Alaska’s capital. confirmed Wednesday. The confirmation, which had been expected following a preliminary announcement earlier this year, came days after 27-year-old icebreaker Healy suffered an electrical fire This forced the company to cancel its summer mission in the Arctic Ocean. The Coast […]