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This post was updated with a statement from ST Engineering. The Mississippi shipyard that won the contract to build a new class of Coast Guard icebreakers is set to be acquired by a Louisanna shipbuilding group, according to a late Sunday announcement. Bollinger Shipyards has agreed to buy Halter Marine and the adjacent ST Engineering […]
The Coast Guard could triple the size of its Seattle base as the US ramps up its Arctic presence Published 3 hours ago
In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, tugboats help the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy icebreaker into her homeport of Seattle, as a Washington state ferry passes in the background following a four-month deployment to the Arctic Ocean. The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing a renovation and expansion of its Seattle waterfront base that during the next decade will be home to three new icebreakers, and probably other vessels. (Ted S. Warre / AP File)
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An aerial view of U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)
12 May 2021
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing a renovation and expansion of its Seattle waterfront base that during the next decade will be home to three new icebreakers, and probably other vessels.
The Coast Guard s aging Seattle operations hub supports Pacific Northwest and polar missions. It will have a higher profile role in the coming years as the U.S. ramps up its presence in an Arctic region rapidly changing as the climate warms.
One option for the base s makeover would result in more than tripling the Coast Guard s acreage along the waterfront, according to a document published last week in the Federal Register. One of three under consideration, it involves the acquisition of up to 54.1 acres, mainly at Terminal 46, which is adjacent to the Coast Guard s current waterfront base.