This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America’s Latest Military Vessel.
The builder of the icebreaker Aiviq has given more than $7 million to political campaigns, parties and committees since 2012.
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Juneau to house Coast Guard’s latest icebreaker, despite the vessel’s troubled history
ProPublica journalist McKenzie Funk says the Aiviq has a history of failures and design problems, but the Coast Guard doesn’t have a lot of alternatives.
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The Juneau-bound icebreaker has design problems and a history of failure. It’s America’s latest military vessel.
Aiviq builders gave more than $7M in political donations since 2012; Coast Guard purchased vessel under pressure from Congress. The icebreaker Aiviq is a gas guzzler with a troubled history.
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This icebreaker has design problems and a history of failure. It’s America’s latest military vessel.
The United States Coast Guard vessel Aiviq is seen docked at Bollinger Shipyards in Pascagoula, Mississippi on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Edmund D. Fountain / Special to ProPublica) The ...