icebreakers

A Coast Guard commanding officer says the main goal of icebreaking is to “keep industry afloat and keep people employed.”

Crew of the Polar Star conducting new scientific research and patrolling international waters.

The Coast Guard recently began its Northeast icebreaking season, keeping supply chains flowing in winter.

The Artic Ocean may be the next area that sees the superpower nations “rubbing up” on each other in search of faster ocean passage and a new source of natural resources.