Despite operating one of the largest navies in the world, the United States has only two operational icebreakers - limiting ...

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returned to its home port of Seattle on Tuesday after spending nearly a year away from the city, a service news release said. The cutter’s 308 days away from home ...

The U.S. Coast Guard seized over five tons of narcotics, including 8,700 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $64.5 million, in the Caribbean Sea, officials said. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter ...

The Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker arrived Friday in Seattle after 112 days at sea on its first patrol. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis, commissioned in August, left Pascagoula, Miss., on ...

The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its first additional polar icebreaker in 25 years in Juneau on Sunday, marking what officials called a new era in Arctic activity for the United States. The newly ...

The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its first oceangoing icebreaker in 25 years on Saturday, a former commercial vessel that will now project national security interests for the country, as well as ...