The U.S. desperately needs icebreaker ships. The one it has is a design failure
As climate change brings more boats to the Arctic, the U.S.’s need for boats that can cut through the ice has also increased.
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This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America’s Latest Military Vessel.
Norwegian-built icebreakers. Canada bought those instead. The U.S. Coast Guard’s problem with the Aiviq, retired officers told ProPublica, was the ship’s design. Originally built for oil ...
Marine Log8h
Sweden replaces steel piping with thermoplastics in key icebreaker application
Built by the Götaverken Arendal AB shipyard in 1989, the Swedish Maritime Administration icebreaker Oden is one of the ...
Daily Mail13d
Terrifying moment out-of-control nuclear-powered icebreaker crashes into cargo ship it was sent to RESCUE
RosAtomflot, which is responsible for the Russian nuclear icebreaker ship, said: 'The 50 let Pobedy [Fifty Years of Victory] icebreaker sustained damage of port side edge plating at night on ...
Homeland Security Today14d
This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s USCG’s Latest Military Vessel.
(Photo: USCG) The icebreaker Aiviq is a gas guzzler with a troubled history. The ship was built to operate in the Arctic ... people in charge but also flagged problems with the Aiviq’s design. But for ...
Juneau Empire19d
The Juneau-bound icebreaker has design problems and a history of failure. It’s America’s latest military vessel.
Norwegian-built icebreakers. Canada bought those instead. The U.S. Coast Guard’s problem with the Aiviq, retired officers told ProPublica, was the ship’s design. Originally built for oil ...