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Sen. Murkowski Concerned That Polar Security Cutter Program In Major ‘Trouble’

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Sen. Murkowski Concerned That Polar Security Cutter Program In Major ‘Trouble’
Computer rendering of Coast Guard's proposed polar security cutter. (Image: Coast Guard)

Talk in government about the Coast Guard’s new heavy polar icebreaker has turned silent and the fact that that the company contracted to build the polar security cutter (PSC) was sold last year for a bargain price raises serious concerns about the status of the program, Alaskan Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) warned on Wednesday. “But nobody in the government is talking about it,” she said during a Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing to review the fiscal year 2024 budget…

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