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US Arctic icebreaker capability
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US cancels Arctic operation after an engine fire aboard the icebreaker Healy

The incident, however, lays open how limited U.S. resources in the Arctic are.

Coronavirus interrupts, but doesn't end, Arctic research expedition
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Coronavirus interrupts, but doesn't end, Arctic research expedition

The Polarstern, a science ship, will have to temporarily break out of polar ice because supply flights are no longer possible.
Aid is on its way to icebreaker struggling near North Pole
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Aid is on its way to icebreaker struggling near North Pole

The operation is part of the MOSAiC research expedition and has been carefully planned for many months. But not everything went as planned.

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Stuck in Arctic ice, dodging polar bears. All for science
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Stuck in Arctic ice, dodging polar bears. All for science

An international research team is now adrift about 300 miles from the North Pole. It’s for a yearlong expedition to study the Arctic’s changing climate.
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Locked in the ice, this ship will study an Arctic hit hard by climate change
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Locked in the ice, this ship will study an Arctic hit hard by climate change

The Mosaic expedition, a $155 million undertaking five years in the making, aims for a better understanding of how global warming will affect the Arctic. 
Russia extends lifetime of nuclear icebreakers to meet rising demand
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Russia extends lifetime of nuclear icebreakers to meet rising demand

New powerful icebreakers are under construction, but to meet demand the current fleet of nuclear icebreakers in Murmansk will have to sail 5-10 years longer than originally planned.
A Coast Guard plan to build new icebreakers may be in trouble
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A Coast Guard plan to build new icebreakers may be in trouble

Congress’ investigative arm says the polar ships may take longer to build and cost more than expected. But pushing the project off could be a bigger problem.
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