This is how the three new ships for the Norwegian Coast Guard are to look. As they are especially designed for the Arctic, their names were also chosen accordingly: “Jan Mayen”, “Bjørnøya” and “Hopen”. Image: VARD Shipbuilding...
Polar Sea, food (Photo: Kevin McGwin) Ever since America’s coastguard accepted that its icebreaker fleet is on its last legs, its focus has been on repairing the one that it has while it awaits delivery of the first of its replacements. The other option, putting one...
No heavy armament, just heavily reinforced (Photo: Halter Marine) By any other name, the main job of America’s Polar Security Cutters will be the same as that of the classes of icebreakers that came before them: breaking ice. In official parlance, the function...
The number of ships in the seas between Russia and the USA is constantly growing. This also increases the risk of accidents and environmental disasters. Based on the updated agreement between the two countries, the worst should be prevented in case of an emergency....