Aging Icebreakers slow U.S. in Arctic

Sandi Doughton

The Associated Press

When Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen imagines a melting Arctic, it’s not a pretty sight: Cruise ships collide with icebergs. Oil tankers and ore ships run aground. Foreign fishermen sneak into American waters. Even worse, the nation’s top Coast Guard officer fears he may not have the tools to respon....

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