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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Nuclear icebreaker crashes into stranded cargo ship it was sent to rescue
A nuclear-powered icebreaker lost control and slammed into a cargo ship it had been sent to rescue. The Russian vessel, Fifty ...
In A New Surprise, President Trump Announces America Will Order 40 Big Icebreakers
President Donald Trump is continuing his first-term focus on building a big, new American icebreaker fleet. Days after his ...
Russian Nuclear Icebreaker and Cargo Ship Collide in Arctic
One of Moscow's nuclear icebreakers has sustained significant damage after colliding with a cargo ship in the Kara Sea.
Trump’s Arctic Goals Demand Icebreakers, but U.S. Struggles to Build Them
The president plans to order new icebreakers to help compete with Russia and China, but the first one the U.S. has built in ...
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This icebreaker has design problems and a history of failure. It’s America’s latest military vessel.
(Photo by Edmund D. Fountain / Special to ProPublica) The icebreaker Aiviq is a gas guzzler with a troubled history. The ship was built to operate in the Arctic, but it has a type of propulsion ...
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Can fresh icebreakers break the ice between the US and Canada?
The Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact, between the United States, Canada and Finland is meant to pool new ship ...
Argentina rages at 'British encroachment' as UK ship sails with Falklands flag
A British ship flying the Falkland Islands flag has sparked diplomatic tensions with Argentina.
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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 ...
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Juneau to house Coast Guard’s latest icebreaker, despite the vessel’s troubled history
ProPublica journalist McKenzie Funk says the Aiviq has a history of failures and design problems, but the Coast Guard doesn’t ...
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The U.S. desperately needs icebreaker ships. The one it has is a design failure
The icebreaker Aiviq is a gas guzzler with a troubled history. The ship was built to operate in the Arctic, but it has a type of propulsion system susceptible to failure in ice. Its waste and disc ...
Russian nuclear icebreaker crashes into cargo ship it was sent to rescue
Terrifying scenes in the Arctic's Kara Sea as a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker vessel crashed into a cargo ship it had ...