Icebreakers provide assured United States access and presence to the polar regions, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

U.S. icebreakers serve to clear passages through icy waterways. Their reinforced hulls are designed to break apart the ice, ...

The Coast Guard’s new commercial icebreaker is enroute to the West Coast ahead of its August commissioning in Alaska, marking ...

The Storis icebreaker set out on its maiden journey for Juneau on Tuesday with plans to commission it there in August, but it ...

The cutter Storis is expected to arrive in Juneau this August, but it will leave again to be temporarily berthed in Seattle.

Storis is commanded by Capt. Keith M. Ropella who currently serves as chief of cutter forces at Coast Guard Headquarters in ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, has ...

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in ...

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, ...

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Storis (WAGB 21) has departed on its first operational deployment. The cutter is the agency’s ...