What the politicians allowed to happen to the country's cryo-capabilities since 2010-or so is dangerous.*
From the U.S. Naval Institute, August 11:
Ahead of a planned boost in icebreaker programs, the Coast Guard has commissioned its first major icebreaker since 1999.
Medium icebreaker USCGC Storis (WAGB-21) was commissioned Saturday in a ceremony in Juneau, Alaska, according to a statement from the service.
“Storis adds vital capability to the U.S. polar icebreaker fleet at a critical time when our adversaries are expanding their activities in and near U.S. waters,” Coast Guard commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday said during the pierside commissioning ceremony.
The addition of the new cutter will bring the Coast Guard’s icebreaker inventory up to three. Storis joins medium USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) and the only U.S. polar icebreaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10). Healy is largely responsible for the Coast Guard’s Arctic missions while Polar Star has the annual task of breaking out the U.S. McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Storis will be focused on the Arctic mission, according to the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard bought Storis — formerly the commercial oil and gas vessel Aiviq built by Edison Chouset Offshore — for $125 million and intends to base the icebreaker in Juneau, the service announced last year. The Coast Guard has indicated it would spend an additional $25 million to refurbish the ship.
Following the commissioning, Storis will be homeported in Seattle, Wash., ahead of upgrades to the proposed pier in Alaska.
The commissioning ceremony comes as the Coast Guard has secured more than $5 billion for three or more Arctic Security Cutters and a new class of icebreakers in the recently passed reconciliation bill....
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