Polar Icebreaker Roles and U.S. Future Needs

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A Preliminary Assessment The age and condition of the U.S. Coast Guard's polar icebreakers are jeopardizing national security and scientific research in the Arctic and Antarctic, according to an interim report from the National Academies. Because of a shortfall in funding for U.S. polar icebreaking activities, long-term maintenance on these icebreakers has been deferred over the past several years, making the ships inefficient to operate and their technological systems outdated. Congress asked the National Academies to provide a comprehensive assessment of the current and future roles of U.S. Coast Guard polar icebreakers in supporting U.S. operations in the Antarctic and the Arctic, including scenarios for continuing those operations and alternative approaches, the changes in roles and missions of polar icebreakers in the support of all national priorities in the polar regions, and potential changes in the roles of U.S Coast Guard icebreakers in the Arctic that may develop due to environmental change. This brief interim report highlights the most urgent and time-dependent issues, and a final report, expected to be released next summer, will examine the type and number of icebreaking ships that the U.S. requires in the long term and other issues.

ISBN10: 0309100690	ISBN13: 9780309100694
Format: Paperback	Pages: 52
Publisher: National Academies Press	GoodReads Rating: 0
Author: National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, Marine Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, Committee on the Assessment of U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Roles and Future Needs,

Polar Icebreaker Roles and U.S. Future Needs

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