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Coast Guard Seeks DHS Decision Thursday To Begin Polar Security Cutter Construction

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, December 18th, 2024

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Coast Guard Seeks DHS Decision Thursday To Begin Polar Security Cutter Construction

The 360-foot M/V Aiviq, a polar class 3-equivalent icebreaker. Photo: Offshore Service Vessels

The Department of Homeland Security this week will consider a Coast Guard request to give the nod to Bollinger Shipyards to begin construction of the nation’s first new heavy polar icebreaker in nearly 50 years, a senior service official said on Wednesday. A Coast Guard spokeswoman told Defense Daily that the service is seeking a production decision on Thursday at the department's Acquisition Review Board meeting. The decision would arrive as the Coast Guard is completing negotiations with Bollinger to…

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