I have a feeling we’re not in the the Arctic anymore (Photo: Royal Navy) Think of the Royal Navy in the Arctic in modern times, and it is Europe’s northern flank that will come to mind. It has for years deployed warships there, and its Royal Marines and...
The US Coast Guard’s new icebreaker is expected to enter service in 2025. (Photo: VT Halter Marine) The first ship in the US Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter program will be named Polar Sentinel. Commandant Karl Schultz made the announcement in his...
The U.S. icebreaker “Polar Star” sails along the Bay of Whales on a survey cruise and reached its southernmost position on February 17, 2022. Ten days later, the “Le Commandant Charcot” reported it had arrived a little further south. A photo...
The US icebreaker “Polar Star” on January 15, 2017 shortly before docking at McMurdo station. (Image: U.S. Coast Guard) This year, the US icebreaker “Polar Star” will not conduct any supply trip and will not head to the American McMurdo station...