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The Coast Guard plans to reactivate its Polar Star icebreaker by 2013.
NWCN.com
Posted on March 10, 2010 at 2:05 PM
Updated Wednesday, Mar 10 at 2:27 PM
SEATTLE - The Coast Guard plans to reactivate its Polar Star icebreaker by 2013.
But first the vessel will be retrofitted at Todd Pacific Shipyard in Seattle. The Polar Star is one of the nation's two Polar Class icebreakers.
The Polar Star is able to ram through 21 feet of ice. It has primarily been used to break open a route to U.S. research stations in Antarctica.
Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen was in Seattle on Wednesday to announce the Polar Star's reactivation.
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