Alaska Delegation Secures Icebreaker Based in Juneau As Polar-Class Program Back on Track
As part of the $1.2 trillion spending bill passed by Congress and signed by the White House last weekend, $125 million was secured to purchase an icebreaker to be home ported in Alaska’s capital city.
“This is really good news for Alaska. Really good news for America. And certainly good news for Southeast and the Juneau area,” Senator Dan Sullivan said in a press conference last Thursday.
The funding in the 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations Act ...
Photo of the Aiviq courtesy of the USCG.
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