US Coast Guard proposes purchase of existing icebreaker as Arctic 'bridging strategy' - ArcticToday

The Biden administration is requesting $125 million in its 2023 budget to purchase an existing privately owned U.S. icebreaker. The funds would cover the estimated cost of buying a “commercially available” icebreaker, including initial modifications, U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson Richard Kolko told ArcticToday in an email, but more money “would be required to reach full […]

Failure to Prioritize Arctic Has Left America Vulnerable to Adversaries

Coast Guard's only heavy-duty icebreaker to begin long journey from Seattle to Antarctica

U.S. Looks to Buy Private Icebreaker to Help Patrol Contested Arctic - WSJ

Seattle-based icebreaker will make Northwest Passage transit in new Arctic mission

Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Icebreakers for the Arctic should be based in our Arctic state of Alaska

Polar Icebreaker Acquisition Proceeds To Next Phase

U.S. Coast Guard chief optimistic about icebreaker ship funding - ArcticToday

U.S. Needs More Icebreakers for Arctic > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

Why doesn't the US Coast Guard operate any nuclear-powered icebreaker cutter ships while the Russian Navy operates multiple reactor-powered ice breakers? - Quora