Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
Of the Coast Guard's three polar icebreakers, two Polar Star and Polar Sea have exceeded their intended 30-year service lives, and Polar Star is not operational and has been caretaker status since July 1, 2006. The Coast Guard has begun initial studies on replacements for the two ships. Under t...
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Online Access: | http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA477643 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA477643 |