I mostly write about icebreakers, with occasional posts on security from a Nordic perspective and life in Finland. Photo credit: Karl Vilhjálmsson
Live Last read · last published · next check
My original article from May 2024 describing the legal issues surrounding the construction of U.S. Coast Guard and/or U.S. Navy ships overseas, plus an update covering the Arctic Security Cutter Deal.
If his first term serves as a guide, the U.S. Coast Guard just might end up with some allied built icebreakers before the end of his second.
In a recent Center for Maritime Security podcast, Mr. Bill Toti explains how the Departments of War and the Navy are working to improve shipbuilding outcomes.
Healy also suffered significant engineering casualties in 2020 and 2024 that cancelled or truncated her annual Arctic patrol. It is not clear whether this year's patrol will be affected.
An update on the PSC, ASC, and HSC-L programs plus a look at recent announcements concerning port infrastructure.
Polar Star continues to solely support Operation Deep Freeze; U.S. Coast Guard continues to test Storis; National Security Cutters from California and Hawaii continue deployments to the Bering Sea.
Davie Defense takes an important step for the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. maritime industrial base
Hull assembly begins just fifteen months after contract award.
This Memorial Day, I remember my Great Uncle Peter Matyola and those like him who gave their last full measure.
Icebreaking operations from the Great Lakes to the Chesapeake Bay wrapped up on May 7th following a severe winter season.
