Overview

Polar icebreakers can operate in the extreme conditions of, and break through the thick ice found in the Arctic Ocean and the waters surrounding Antarctica. Congress has expressed concern about the Coast Guard's ability to meet its polar operations mission requirements in light of the condition of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, and directed the Coast Guard to submit a comprehensive report on polar operations. This book examines the issues facing Congress on whether it will approve or modify the Coast Guard's plan for modernising its polar icebreakers. Congressional decisions on this issue could affect the Coast Guard's ability to perform its polar missions, funding requirements and U.S. shipbuilding industrial base. This book consists of public documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access.

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Author:   Nathan L Scott
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.168kg
ISBN:  

9781606929872

ISBN 10:   1606929879
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   01 August 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface; Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernisation: Background Issues & Options for Congress; U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Washington, DC - 15 July 2008; Statement of the Honorable James L Oberstar, Subcommittee on the Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Hearing on ""Coast Guard Icebreaking"", 16 July 2008; Testimony of Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director, National Science Foundation, before the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation, 16 July 2008; Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Statement of Admiral Thad W Allen, Commandment on Coast Guard Icebreaking, before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, 16 July 2008; Testimony of Mead Treadwell, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation - 16 July 2008; Index."

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