
If the Coast Guard is successful in receiving funding for a commercial polar icebreaker and then acquiring the ship, the vessel will not only become part of the service’s inventory and add capacity but also help with generating requirements for a new class of medium polar icebreakers, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz told a House panel on Thursday. The Coast Guard is seeking $150 million in its fiscal year 2023 budget request to purchase and be able to crew…