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Aging U.S. Icebreaker Fleet May Imperil Polar Science
Listen: http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2014/10/20141103science.mp3 Audio of the Antarctic ice-breaking was provided by the National Science Foundation. Built in the 1970s, the USCGC...
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Life Aboard a ‘Polar Roller’: America’s Last Heavy Icebreaker
Captain Matt Walker took command of the Coast Guard cutter Polar Star, the only remaining active icebreaker in the U.S. fleet that’s capable of clearing a channel for ships that supply McMurdo Station,...
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Polar Missions on Thin Ice With Aging Equipment
The third in a series of dispatches from freelance writer Brandon Reynolds aboard the USCG icebreaker Polar Star. The ship entered the Antarctic Circle on January 3, on its annual resupply mission to...
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Whales, Penguins and a Few Loose Screws on An Epic Antarctic Voyage
The fourth in a series of dispatches from freelance writer Brandon Reynolds aboard the USCG icebreaker Polar Star, on its annual resupply mission to the Antarctic research base, McMurdo Station. It’s a...
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Ice v. Ship: Just How Cool Is a Heavy-Duty Icebreaker?
The fifth in a series of dispatches from freelance writer Brandon Reynolds aboard the USCG icebreaker Polar Star, on its annual resupply mission to the research base, McMurdo Station. It’s a critical...
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