Analysis: Is the promise of military icebreakers political theatre or sensible policy?
The large ships would be a show of force, but lack qualities desired in a combat vessel A former top
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Canadian Coast Guard wraps up 2024 Arctic season
The Canadian Coast Guard has wrapped up its 2024 Arctic season with seven icebreakers deployed to the North this year.
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U.S. Coast Guard searches for survivors after fishing boat capsizes off Alaska
Crew of 15-metre Wind Walker sent mayday call that vessel was overturning The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday it’s searching
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Chinese and Russian coast guard ships sail through the Bering Sea together, U.S. says
Activity shows ‘increased interest in the Arctic by our strategic competitors,’ says U.S. military official The U.S. Coast Guard said
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Coast guard warning N.W.T. boaters of low water on Mackenzie River
By Dez Loreen · CBC News It’s also adjusting the routes of two of its vessels The Canadian Coast Guard is warning
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Investigators say Alaska charter boat likely capsized after flooding, killing 5
Coast Guard ‘cannot definitively say exactly what caused Awakin to capsize,’ says lead investigator A fishing charter boat found partially
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The U.S. was supposed to get new heavy icebreaker this year, instead costs soar
The Coast Guard’s plan to build three heavy icebreakers is five years behind schedule and the price has ballooned to
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Canadian Coast Guard launches Arctic icebreaking season
The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual icebreaking season is now underway, and will see eight vessels travelling to the country’s northernmost
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Russia-China coast guard cooperation big step, says Arctic security expert
“Letting China in would be a big step in practical cooperation. It has a security element to it,” says Senior
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FSB signs maritime security cooperation with China in Murmansk
A groundbreaking memorandum signed between the Chinese Coast Guard and FSB’ Border Guard Service opens for extensive cooperation in the
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U.S. Department of Defense stresses need for more icebreakers in the Arctic.
As the ice melts and new opportunities emerge in the Arctic, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is advocating the
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Norway’s new ice-strengthened coast guard ship on the way
Vanishing sea ice gives Norway more waters to patrol. The hull for the first of three new Coast Guard ships
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Canadian coast guard crew await COVID-19 tests before Arctic season
The Canadian Coast Guard starts its Arctic season in about two weeks, and it’s still not sure where COVID-19 tests
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US Arctic : Trump advances icebreaker plan
President Donald Trump is calling on his administration to get a fleet of new icebreakers on the water by 2029.
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Beef up Arctic search and rescue to keep Canada’s North secure, experts argue
A new paper says search and rescue infrastructure can be used for policing non-state threats in Canada’s North A leading
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