Icebreakers cause waves in WashingtonObama administration, Congress wrestle with how to rebuild a fleet seen as increasingly vital as Arctic waters open up to industry Wesley Loy For Petroleum News
The future of the nation’s icebreaker fleet has become a very hot topic in Washington, D.C.
All involved agree that capable icebreakers will be needed as human activity increases in an increasingly open but still dangerously icy Arctic Ocean.
The problem is that the U.S. icebreaker fleet is old and....
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Hobbled fleet Differing congressional approaches
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