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Shipping News and information / Only working US icebreaker catches fire on return from Antarctica
« on: March 14, 2019, 05:19:01 AM »
The US is facing a potential shortfall in icebreaking capability after its only remaining vessel, the ageing Polar Star, suffered an electrical fire on 10 February.
The 43-year-old ship, the only functioning icebreaker remaining in the US fleet, completed a life-extension works in 2013, theoretically allowing it to operate until 2023. But its viability was called into question after a series of incidents during the vessel
The 43-year-old ship, the only functioning icebreaker remaining in the US fleet, completed a life-extension works in 2013, theoretically allowing it to operate until 2023. But its viability was called into question after a series of incidents during the vessel