The Coast Guard’s most immediate need was for heavy icebreakers, burlier ships that can handle missions in the Arctic as well ...

The Coast Guard ‘s icebreaking cutter Healy departed Seattle June 26 for its annual Arctic deployment, in support of missions ...

The Coast Guard’s new commercial icebreaker is enroute to the West Coast ahead of its August commissioning in Alaska, marking a milestone in the effort to rebuild U.S. defenses in the Arctic Region.

Reko-Antti Suojanen, a former shipbuilding executive who leads Finland’s co-operation with the US on icebreakers, told the ...

To help differentiate between icebreakers and other ships, ... Finally, we can have a look at the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy, the most technologically advanced and largest American icebreaker.

The ships also perform search and rescue missions and take part in operations that sustain polar research ... US Coast Guard unveils first polar icebreaker in more than 25 years. Show comments.

An urgent Coast Guard report to Congress in 2010 highlighted what has become known as the “icebreaker gap”: If we didn’t quickly start building new ships, our existing icebreakers could go ...