[HN Gopher] US to retire its only icebreaker, stranding polar re...
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       US to retire its only icebreaker, stranding polar research
        
       Author : geox
       Score  : 26 points
       Date   : 2025-09-27 21:22 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | k310 wrote:
       | NSF is.
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       | The Coast Guard has icebreakers and does research. I knew several
       | buddies who did so, though the MST (Marine Science Technician)
       | rating seems to focus more on security these days.
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       | The "old guard" My, how things change.
       | 
       | A new icebreaker was just added.
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       | https://www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/4016098/coast-guard-a...
        
         | whatshisface wrote:
         | It doesn't sound like the coast guard icebreakers server a
         | purpose, so this is really a decline to zero.
        
           | k310 wrote:
           | They serve a purpose, for all those dollars!!
           | 
           | They did research when I served, a mere 50 years ago! These
           | days, as part of DHS, not DOT, I can imagine that research is
           | a dirty word compared to "projecting national interests" and
           | the Commandant was summarily dismissed for predictable
           | reasons. So I can't say what research, if any, is conducted
           | these days. One can ask.
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           | A recent comparison of CG and NSF breakers, the latter of
           | which is now zero) is in this congressional report. Physical
           | page 45.
           | 
           | https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/RL/PDF/RL3439.
           | ..
        
       | dnemmers wrote:
       | "the sole U.S. icebreaker dedicated to Antarctic research. "
       | 
       | For some reason I read the title as the last icebreaker in the
       | USA being retired.
        
         | WorkerBee28474 wrote:
         | Because that's what the headline says, because that's
         | sensational and the truth is not.
        
           | masfuerte wrote:
           | I used to flag stories very sparingly but I've changed my
           | mind. Clickbait titles get flagged. I don't care how
           | interesting the story is.
           | 
           | As the guidelines say:
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           | > ... please use the original title, unless it is misleading
           | or linkbait; ...
        
         | fluidcruft wrote:
         | The article also says it's being "decommissioned" when it's
         | merely not renewing the lease. I wonder who owns it and if
         | anyone knows what they plan to do with it?
        
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