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Coast Guard Has Yet To Finalize Costs For Commercial Icebreaker, GAO Says

Coast Guard Has Yet To Finalize Costs For Commercial Icebreaker, GAO Says
The 360-foot M/V Aiviq, a polar class 3-equivalent icebreaker. Photo: Offshore Service Vessels

Even though the U.S. Coast Guard is ready to put its first commercially bought polar icebreaker into the water, the service has not detailed the full costs of the program nor an expansion of the polar icebreaker fleet, a government auditing agency said on Thursday. In November, the Coast Guard awarded a contract for the commercially available polar icebreaker (CAPI) over two phases to reach initial operational capability (IOC) by the end of March 2026 and full operational capability (FOC)…

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