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Coast Guard’s Commercial Icebreaker Begins Maiden Voyage

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 4th, 2025

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The Coast Guard’s newly acquired commercial icebreaker departed the shipyard June 3 on its maiden voyage, the service said on Wednesday. The Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) was acquired last December from Edison Chouest Offshore, entering into service (Defense Daily, Dec. 18, 2024). The service in November awarded the shipbuilder a $125 million contract for the 360-foot polar class 3-equivalent vessel (Defense Daily, Nov. 26, 2024). The Coast Guard will commission Storis this August in Juneau, Alaska, where the…

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