The scheduled ceremony corresponded with the largest deployment ever of Chinese research vessels to the Arctic.

The ship will be 460 feet long, with a beam (width) of 88 feet and a draft of 36 feet. Ships in the class will displace 22,900 long tons, nearly twice as much as the Polar Star class.

The USCGC Storis will help bridge the gap between the service’s two older icebreakers and new ships scheduled to begin ...

Icy conditions created a difficult journey for the Herbert C. Jackson. Two ice cutters and the U.S. Coast Guard worked to get the freighter moving again.

15’ SKIFF ‐ ICE RESCUE (SKF‐ICE) - OCEANID, Bow, WA This small craft is included in this list for contrast. The Coast Guard has 47 of these small 15-foot boats for use in very cold conditions.

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returned to Seattle Saturday following a 144-day deployment to Antarctica. The deployment marks the ship's 26th journey to Antarctica as part of ...

The Canadian lake bulk carrier called the Manitoulin, which got stuck in the ice as it was leaving Western New York on Wednesday morning, has been met by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, an ...

The Canadian lake bulk carrier called the Manitoulin, which got stuck in the ice as it was leaving Western New York on Wednesday morning, has been met by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, an ...

“I’m coming into my sixth year working on cutters and breaking ice on the Great Lakes,” said Lt. Stewart, the commanding officer and captain of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay.

Thu, 12 Mar 2015 00:09:56 GMT — "The fact is, if it wasn't for Mackinaw and the other seven ice breaking ships plus the two Canadian icebreaking ships, I would say the economy would slow down ...

Ice preventing ship movement is not uncommon in the spring, according to Aaron Miller, chief of lock operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During breakout each year, the conditions vary ...

The Canadian lake bulk carrier called the Manitoulin, which got stuck in the ice as it was leaving Western New York on Wednesday morning, has been met by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, an ...