At 13,000 tons, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Star is a mammoth vessel made to cut through Arctic ice more than 20 feet thick. But it is the U.S.’s only icebreaker that operates year-round, and it was ...
The Antarctic 'ice ceiling' was smashed in 1976 when three women ventured to the southernmost continent as part of ...
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How Icebreaker Ships Plow Through Frozen Seas
In much colder parts of the world where oceans tend to freeze over, conventional vessels are essentially immobilized without the help of icebreaker ships. These vessels break, crush, and clear frozen ...
The Ice Breaker Tournament, which typically kicks-off the start of the NCAA Division I Men's Hockey season, will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the 4-team tournament next year. It was ...
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star moves through pack ice Dec. 28, 2019, about 200 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The 43-year-old Polar Star is the nation’s only heavy icebreaker, and the ...
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