The Coast Guard “detected and responded to two Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic and is currently monitoring a total of five similar vessels in or near the U.S Arctic,” the service announced Friday afternoon. Though the bid submission deadline for the Arctic Security Cutter program has not been announced yet by the U.S. Coast Guard, “the Seaspan/Rauma/Bollinger/Aker consortium is fully prepared to begin construction immediately,” Dave Hargreaves, Seaspan Senior VP Strategy, Business Development and Communication, told The War Zone on Friday. Though the Trump administration is pushing to build dozens of additional icebreakers capable of plying the Arctic, the fact that China now has five there highlights how far the U.S. has to go to catch up.
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Published at: 2025-08-11 21:14:08
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