The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) the first polar icebreaker acquired by the Coast Guard in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests
Photo: Edison Chouest Offshore
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) the first polar icebreaker acquired by the Coast Guard in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests in the Arctic and conduct Coast Guard missions, less than six months after the Coast Guard awarded a contract to acquire the former Edison Chouest Offshore vessel Aiviq and took delivery of the vessel.
Storis will expand U.S. operational presence in the Arctic and support Coast Guard missions while the polar security cutter (PSC) class is in production. Storis will be commissioned this August in Juneau, Alaska, which will be the vessel’s permanent homeport once shore infrastructure upgrades are completed. Meantime, the vessel will operate out of Seattle while shore infrastructure work in Juneau is underway.
Acquisition of a commercially available polar icebreaker does not affect the acquisition of the PSCs, and the vessel will not be included in the PSC program of record.
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