Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Returns to Seattle after Six Months in Dry Dock

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Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Returns to Seattle after Six Months in Dry Dock

SEATTLE — Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrived home Wednesday to Seattle following a six-month maintenance period at Mare Island Dry Dock in Vallejo, California. The 42-year-old icebreaker received extensive repairs and upgrades to engineering and electronic systems while completing the dry dock availability at Mare Island for the second time in as many years. […]

Tustumena Return to Service Further Delayed

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Tustumena Return to Service Further Delayed

(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced Monday that more wasted steel was discovered in the engine room of the M/V Tustumena and repairs will require additional time at the Vigor Ketchikan Shipyard. The Tustumena went in for its scheduled annual overhaul on March 13 and was originally scheduled to return to […]