Great Lakes groups have spent two decades pushing for a new icebreaker, and the hoped-for money was pulled from the final ...

Mich., is calling on the U.S. Senate to reinclude funding for a new Great Lakes heavy icebreaker in its reconciliation bill ...

The U.S. Coast Guard said that with ice forming, its fleet of icebreakers has begun working to keep shipping underway on the Great Lakes.

The following is the May 22, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report Required ...

The Mackinaw is the only icebreaker in the U.S. fleet capable of leaving a wide enough path for large freighters to pass through. The new "heavy" icebreaker that was authorized will be similar in ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has one heavy icebreaker on the Great Lakes — the Mackinaw, a 240-foot vessel that has the capacity to break through heavy ice that usually is stationed in the Straits of ...

The following is the Jan. 17, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report ...