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The US military doesn't have the icebreakers to compete in the Arctic and is 'severely outnumbered' by Russia, commander warns
NORTHCOM commander Gen. Gregory M. Guillot called attention to the icebreaker gap. The US isn't eve…
Ella Sherman
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A year after a crippling fire, one of the Coast Guard's most important ships is on a rare trip around North America
The US Coast Guard has just two ships capable of patrolling the thawing frontline in the Arctic, an…
Christopher Woody
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Australia used a $528 million icebreaker to pull off a daring Antarctic rescue mission after an expeditioner fell ill at a remote research station
The Nuyina, an Australian research and supply vessel, traveled more than 1,800 miles and cut throug…
Erin Snodgrass
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The heavy-duty ship the US needs to protect its thawing border with Russia 'is just falling apart,' captain says
Polar Star can still get the job done, but the 45-year-old ship is "definitely showing its age," it…
Christopher Woody
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'Like a perpetual car crash': The captain of the US's only working icebreaker describes a 'treacherous' trip north
"In the summer, the ice is a little bit softer," Capt. William Woitrya told Insider. "This year [it…
Christopher Woody
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The Coast Guard's only working icebreaker sailed farther north than ever before 'to wave the flag' in the Arctic
While the US is scrambling to start building more icebreakers, its only functioning one is setting …
Christopher Woody
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As US tries to close 'icebreaker gap' with Russia, its only working icebreaker is making a rare trip north
As the Arctic opens up, the US is worried about an "icebreaker gap" with Russia, but experts say th…
Christopher Woody
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OceanGate used a mothership too small to carry the Titan in 2023, dragging it behind on a platform to save money, report says
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush rented the smaller Polar Prince for its 2023 Titanic dives and had to t…
Sinéad Baker
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Russia is sending an ice-breaking tanker of oil to China via the Arctic Circle, opening up a faster route to Asian buyers
The journey means ships could take just half the time to reach China from Russia as usual, as Mosco…
Zahra Tayeb
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For only the second time in its history, the US Navy is beginning the slow, tricky process of taking apart a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
USS Nimitz has spent nearly 50 years operating all over the world, and now the US Navy is making pl…
Michael Peck
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Moscow is trying to play it cool, but its military moves hint at growing concern over NATO's newest member
It's not clear what new forces Russian leaders could send to the border with Finland, but Moscow ha…
Michael Peck
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China's first homemade icebreaker heads to the Arctic as Trump looks for 10 more of them from 'a certain place'
With two icebreakers, China has the same number as the US. But President Donald Trump says he's try…
Christopher Woody
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The US Coast Guard's biggest ship made a rare trip to the North Pole amid warnings about Russian and Chinese moves in the Arctic
"We have not built a polar security cutter since the mid-'70s," the US Coast Guard's top admiral sa…
Christopher Woody
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79 years after a brutal battle to oust the Japanese, a remote piece of US territory is the center of attention again
With the US military focusing more on the Pacific and the Arctic, Alaska has renewed strategic sign…
Benjamin Brimelow
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China's millennials are shunning marriage at alarming rates, and it's creating a nationwide population crisis that Beijing can't magically fix
A 2021 survey found that 43.5% of unmarried women respondents were hesitant to get married because …
Matthew Loh
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A Chinese icebreaker ship crashed into an iceberg at the South Pole
China is not the only country to have problems with its icebreakers, though. The Russian icebreaker…
Ryan Pickrell
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78 years after a 'forgotten' WWII battle, the US military is 'plussing-up' in the 'most important strategic place'
With the Arctic growing more accessible and competition with Russia and China intensifying, Alaska …
Christopher Woody
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The US's only icebreaker made its annual trip to Antarctica, and it got banged up on the way
During its most recent dry-dock cycle, the ship underwent $7.6 million in repairs, overhauling auxi…
Christopher Woody
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A Russian icebreaker caught fire in St. Petersburg - the latest in a series of shipyard accidents
The ship was supposed to be delivered 2015. In April 2016, an official from Russian state-owned Uni…
Christopher Woody
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This ice-breaking superyacht built for a Russian billionaire comes with 2 helicopters and costs $850,000 per week to rent — take a closer look at 'La Datcha'
La Datcha, which was commissioned by banker Oleg Tinkov, was launched earlier this month by shipbui…