Tag: U.S. Senate Arctic Caucus

• Wednesday, May 27th 2015 - 05:39 UTC

  US Senators propose construction of six new heavy-duty icebreakers for Arctic activities

  

  Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced this month the bipartisan Icebreaker Recapitalization Act with Washington Senator Maria Cantwell that would authorize the U.S. Navy to construct up to 6 heavy icebreakers. The new icebreakers would be designed and operated by the Coast Guard, since under US law it is the sole service responsible for icebreaking missions.