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Coast Guard Expects DHS Approval Shortly To Begin Icebreaker Construction But Needs More Funding

Coast Guard Expects DHS Approval Shortly To Begin Icebreaker Construction But Needs More Funding
Computer rendering of Coast Guard's proposed polar security cutter. (Image: Coast Guard)

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,…

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