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U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Update
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the past couple of months
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Peter Rybski
ICE Pact Update
I want to believe that it will succeed. But I have my doubts.
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Peter Rybski
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August 2024

Does the Icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot Meet U.S. Coast Guard Standards?
Comparing Commercial Specifications and MIL-SPEC suggests that yes, she does, making a strong case for future commercial builds.
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Peter Rybski
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Le Commandant Charcot's Classification
Deciphering what her class notations actually mean.
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Peter Rybski
Charcot's Summer: Operation Tugaalik, the Northwest Passage, and the Transpolar Sea Route
A quick look at what NATO's most capable Icebreaker is up to this summer.
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Peter Rybski
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ICYMI: Healy Returns to Seattle Following Fire
The damage will likely end the USCG's Arctic patrol. But with the Polar Star in drydock, the USCG may once again find itself with zero icebreakers…
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Peter Rybski
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Hanwha and Philly Shipyard: The Icebreaking Connection
Hanwha brings experience with ice-capable vessels to a shipyard that has shown interest in building icebreakers.
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Peter Rybski
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July 2024

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Commandant of the Coast Guard's Testimony to the Homeland Security Committee.
One interesting question regarding the Polar Security Cutter, but mostly more of the same from the July 24, 2024 hearing.
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Peter Rybski
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Introducing the ICE Pact
The United States, Canada, and Finland agree to collaborate in building icebreakers. A good sign, but the details will matter.
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Peter Rybski
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It's Not Just Icebreakers- the Coast Guard Has No Shipbuilding Plan.
Once again, the GAO calls out the U.S. Coast Guard in Congressional Testimony
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Peter Rybski
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June 2024

The 'Silicon Valley' of Icebreaking
Let's take a quick tour through Finland's shipbuilding ecosystem by following the virtual footsteps of a visiting U.S. delegation.
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Peter Rybski
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May 2024 Update to CRS Polar Security Cutter (PSC) Program Report
The May update to the Congressional Research Service (CRS) ongoing reporting on the PSC program mainly adds information provided during the recent House…
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Peter Rybski
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