Update: Coast Guard Confirms Juneau Icebreaker to Be Named After Historic ‘Storis’ Stationed Here After WWII

US reveals new polar icebreaker amid Arctic rivalry with Russia and China

Icebreakers provide assured United States access and presence to the polar regions, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Juneau’s new Coast Guard icebreaker is on its way to Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Storis on May 22, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard) A polar icebreaker is destined for what will eventually be its new home port in Juneau. It set out on Tuesday from Pascagoula, Mississippi, on its maiden voyage as an official U.S. Coast Guard vessel, according to a news release.  The 360-foot ship is built to operate in the Arctic and is meant to increase U.S. presence in the region. The Coast Guard…

Coast Guard's newest icebreaker heads for Seattle on way to Alaska

The cutter Storis, the first polar icebreaker acquired by the Coast Guard in more than 25 years, departed a shipyard in Mississippi this week for its maiden voyage on the way to a temporary home in Seattle.

Newest Coast Guard icebreaker departs on maiden voyage

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, recently departed on its maiden voyage.

Update: Coast Guard confirms Juneau icebreaker to be named after historic ‘Storis’ stationed here after WWII

Coast Guard Names Juneau as Home Port for New Icebreaker