Kodiak chosen to homeport two new Coast Guard icebreakers

Two Coast Guard icebreakers to be homeported in Kodiak

The Coast Guard Cutter Storis, a polar icebreaker. (USCG) Two new Coast Guard icebreakers will be homeported in Kodiak, according to a press release posted by the U.S. Coast Guard on June 11. A third icebreaker will be homeported in Seward when construction of supporting infrastructure in the town is completed. Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke about the announcement alongside Sen. Dan Sullivan on a press call today. “This announcement today from the Co…

New icebreakers are coming to Alaska. Cities need to prepare housing, ports and more

A computer-generated image of an Arctic Security Cutter is seen in this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard in February 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard image)The U.S. Coast Guard will base two new icebreakers in Kodiak and one in Seward, it announced Thursday.  The first two ships are expected in Kodiak in 2028, and the third ship is expected in Seward in the early 2030s, said Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska. The new ships are part of an 11-ship medium i…

Kodiak chosen to homeport two new Coast Guard icebreakers

The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday announced that U.S. Coast Guard Base Kodiak will be the homeport of two of the Coast Guard’s three new Arctic Security Cutters scheduled to be delivered in 2028.

U.S. Coast Guard advances Arctic security with Kodiak and Seward homeports

From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, June 11, 2026  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced it would homeport its first two Arctic Security Cutters in Kodiak, Alaska with a third Alaska Arctic Security Cutter homeported in Seward when the infrastructure is ready. This follows April’s announcement that the Service would homeport its first two Arctic Security Cutters in Alaska. With the first delivery expected in 2028, the Coast Guard is accele…

Coast Guard announces new housing, infrastructure for Base Kodiak

A day after the U.S. Coast Guard announced the selection of Kodiak as homeport for two new Arctic Security Cutters in 2028, the service is out with another major new project.