The deal was awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command. The Navy is managing the program ... The 399' heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) was commissioned in 1976 and the 420' medium icebreaker ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

A Mississippi shipyard has been awarded a $951.6 million contract to adjust for cost increases for the first Polar Security ...

Construction of the Polar Sentinel is now estimated to cost $1.9 billion, according to an August 2024 report by the Congressional Budget Office. That figure is 39% higher than the Coast Guard’s ...

Completion of the Polar Security Cutter is anticipated by May 2030. The ship will be 460 feet long and named the USCGC Polar Sentinel, according to WorkBoat. It’s been a long journey to build ...

SpaceX launched a stack of Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California and returned the booster to Earth Friday afternoon (March 26). The Falcon 9 rocket flying the mission, Starlink 11 ...

Spacecraft, polar-research stations and submarines are among a set of environments classed as isolated, confined and extreme ( ICE ). They put that two-day off-site retreat you’re dreading into ...

The deal was limited, and it was not clear when or how it would start. The Kremlin also demanded some Western sanctions be lifted first. By Constant Méheut and Ivan Nechepurenko Constant Méheut ...

Hurghada is a popular tourist destination for beachgoers along the Red Sea and is well known for its scuba diving and snorkeling. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Sea lions on the California coast are reportedly displaying strange behavior, likely due to a harmful algae bloom impacting the region, according to marine researchers. The sea lions are likely ...