Coast Guard says Seattle will be homeport for America’s next-generation icebreakers When the Coast Guard starts rolling out a new generation of heavy icebreakers on the Gulf Coast, the ships will… Read More
Aging icebreaker Polar Star returns to Seattle after challenging Antarctic voyage The U.S. Coast Guard’s only active heavy-duty icebreaker, the 42-year-old Polar Star, returned to its homeport in Seattle today to… Read More
Scientists get robots ready to study Antarctic ice shelves from below, with $2M boost from Paul Allen Researchers from the University of Washington and Columbia University are getting ready for an unprecedented months-long campaign to study Antarctica’s… Read More
Senators join forces in campaign to close America’s Arctic icebreaker gap Two U.S. senators from opposite sides of the aisle – Washington Democrat Maria Cantwell and Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski – teamed up… Read More
