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Pages: 212
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Language: en
Pages: 128
Authors: Capt. Jeffrey D. Hartman USCG (ret)
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The Arctic is a place of great challenges and great rewards. A century ago, it was whale oil; today, it is motor oil. The increasing open water in the warmer mo
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Language: en
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Between 1955 and 1987, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Glacier was the largest and most powerful icebreaker in the free world. Consequently, it was often g
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaking Operations
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Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization
Language: en
Pages: 52
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Of the Coast Guard¿s (CG) 3 polar icebreakers, 2 ¿ Polar Star and Polar Sea ¿ have exceeded their intended 30-year service lives. Potential policy issues for