
The Coast Guard expects the Department of Homeland Security next month to green light the start of production of the nation’s first new heavy polar icebreaker in nearly 50 years, although delivery of the initial polar security cutter (PSC) will occur in 2030, a year later than the most recent estimates and about six years later than original plans. The Coast Guard will also need more funding to complete construction of the first PSC than has been appropriated so far,…