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The sole operational heavy icebreaker in the U.S. fleet suffered multiple breakdowns this month on its yearly replenishing mission to the U.S. station in Antarctica, sparking a warning from the Coast Guard that the vessel could easily become stranded in the ice with no self-rescue capability if something isn’t done. Read more in this indepth article from ICN about the U.S.’s failing icebreakers and how it’s a national security problem.
