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Coast Guard recapitalization falls short, says fleet mix analysis

A fleet mix unconstrained by budget would result in nine NSCs, 57 OPCs and 91 FRCs, resulting in 100 percent more major cutter hours of operation.

Melting Arctic creates challenges to Navy, Alaska

A thawing Arctic will create operational challenges for the Navy and pose a threat to Alaskan infrastructure, says a newly released study on the effects of global warming in the northern polar...

Coast Guard needs at least 3 heavy icebreakers, says High Latitude Study

The Coast Guard will need three heavy and three medium icebreakers to fulfill its statutory requirements in polar regions, primarily in the arctic, says a study commissioned by the Coast Guard. The...

Papp: Coast Guard must prepare for new Arctic Ocean mission

As the Arctic Ocean becomes more hospitable year-around for human activity, the Coast Guard will have to take an increased role there, said Coast Guard Commandant Robert Papp before a June 23 Senate

NOAA tsunami warning site overwhelmed by traffic

Internet surfers wanting to obtain tsunami information during the March 11 wave that devastated Japan and reached U.S. shores overwhelmed the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric