While deployed, the icebreaker marked its 50th year of service and freed the cruise ship Scenic Eclipse II from dense ice, among other operations.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Odette stands lookout on the back deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis’ daughter craft in Sitka, Alaska on Aug. 3, 2025. The small boat can carry up to 15 people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2020. (Petty Officer 1st Class ...

The Coast Guard’s top officer is trying to do two hard things at once: rebuild a polar fleet that can actually handle a warming Arctic and retire a workhorse rescue helicopter without breaking ...

On a dreary November day in Seattle, the U.S. Coast Guard put its past and future on display. Within sight of the Space Needle, three eye-catching red icebreakers towered over Pier 36. It was the ...

In October 2025, the United States Coast Guard signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Finland to expand its Arctic-capable icebreaker fleet. This agreement allows for the construction of 11 ...

The U.S. Coast Guard began ice breaking operations on Monday, in both the Duluth Harbor and along the St. Marys River, in preparation for the 2026 Great Lakes commercial shipping season.

SUGAR ISLAND — The U.S. Coast Guard ice-breaking fleet in Sault Ste. Marie is operating at limited capacity following ...

The Coast Guard said it was going to start breaking up ice on the Penobscot River on Monday, and will begin operations on the ...

The heavy icebreaker USCGC Mackinaw successfully rescued the motor vessel M/V Wilfred Sykes from thick ice on Lake Huron on Wednesday (January 21). After breaking the cargo ship loose, the Coast Guard ...

A top Norwegian military official identified icebreakers as one of the capability gaps that exist between NATO and Russia and China.