Delivery of the U.S. Coast Guard’s new icebreaker is delayed, even as the agency as sharpens its Arctic focus

The delivery schedule for a new U.S. icebreaker is being pushed back by one year, the Coast Guard announced after Healy circumnavigated North America.

By Melody Schreiber December 1, 2021
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The newest U.S. heavy icebreaker will not be delivered until 2025, a year later than planned, the U.S. Coast Guard recently announced.

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