Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress

O' ; Rourke, Ronald

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Coast guards;    Defense policy;    Coastal zone management;    Ecosystem management;    Marine resources;   

RP-ID  :  RL34391
RP-ID  :  RL34391_2011Sep21

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The Coast Guard's two heavy polar icebreakers-Polar Star and Polar Sea-have exceeded their intended 30-year service lives, and neither is currently in operational condition.