Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

O' ; Rourke, Ronald

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Coast Guard -- U.S.;    Transportation;    Ships;    Environmental protection;    Polar regions;   

RP-ID  :  RL34391
RP-ID  :  RL34391_2014Feb11

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The report is written in response to the Coast Guard's budget request for a new polar ice breaker (none are currently in operation).