The number of new U.S. Coast Guard cutters destined to call Naval Station Newport home has doubled, Rhode Island’s U.S. Sen.

President Elect Donald Trump has wanted a big U.S. icebreaker fleet for years. With the ICE Pact, he can finally get ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is doubling down on its commitment to Rhode Island, with Senator Jack Reed announcing that four new ...

The Mobile Bay and three other cutters are tasked with managing ice cover for commercial maritime traffic in and around the ...

A Coast Guard cutter ship has begun icebreaking operations in Duluth, Minnesota. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) has started clearing ice in the Duluth-Superior Harbor as part of ...

An ice shanty was discovered in the shipping channel between Duluth and Superior last week, which led to the U.S. Coast Guard ...

The Ocean State is set to add four 360-foot U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutters. These advanced ...

The Coast Guard purchased a modern icebreaker to expand its capabilities in the polar north, while work starts on brand new ...

The repainted and renamed Storis icebreaker might reach its new homeport in Juneau within a couple of years, but it’s going to be a while before other new icebreakers in the U.S. Coast Guard’s ...

The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy Integrated Program Office received approval Dec. 19 to begin building a new icebreaking ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw made an unexpected stop in the Superior shipping channel last week to remove an ice ...

As already noted, the Coast Guard currently has one heavy icebreaker ... There are additional plans to eventually acquire new Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) medium icebreakers, but that effort ...