The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday awarded two contracts to build up to six Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreakers. The ...

Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., announced Dec. 10 that it has named two retired U.S. Coast Guard officers to lead its ...

(The Center Square) − Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has been chosen to lead the construction of a new fleet of Arctic Security Cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard, a major defense contract ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420-foot icebreaker homeported in Seattle, breaks ice in support of scientific research in the Arctic Ocean during a 2006 cruise. (From U.S. Coast Guard) The U.S.

A large cash infusion to the U.S. Coast Guard’s budget and recent comments by President Donald Trump are stoking optimism that the country’s limited icebreaker fleet might soon greatly expand. That’s ...

A House panel this week leveled bipartisan criticism at the Coast Guard for delays in building Polar Security cutters needed to offset the growing Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic. U.S. Rep.

SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy has returned to Seattle following a two-and-a-half-month deployment in the Arctic. The mission was crucial in advancing U.S. interests in the region, as the ...

Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Odette stands lookout on the back deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis’ daughter craft in Sitka, Alaska on Aug. 3, 2025. The small boat can carry up to 15 people ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is turning to Finland to bolster America’s icebreaking fleet — a move driven by growing concern that the United States is falling behind global rivals in the race for Arctic ...