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Chicago Colder Than Antarctica in a Day

29 January 2019

Wednesday is looking like one of the coldest days ever on record in Chicago, with the high temperature expected to be 12 degrees below zero, which would be colder than some of the most frigid places on earth, says a report published in CBS Chicago.

What is it?

The South Pole is expected to reach a high temperature of 4 below zero on Wednesday. Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost point in the United States, located above the Arctic Circle, will be 7 below zero. Zackenberg Station, Greenland, which is...

http://mfame.guru/chicago-colder-than-antarctica-in-a-day/

Icebreaker crew overcomes shaft seal, electrical breakdowns to reach Antarctica

22 January 2019

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. Coast Guard photo/CPO Nick Ameen.

The Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star arrived Jan. 17 on its annual deployment to Antarctica, as its crew continues to battle the 42-year-old ship’s aging equipment.

The 399’x83’x31’ Polar Star came to the U.S. science mission logistics hub at McMurdo Station, breaking through 18 miles of ice to bring in a Military Sealift Command-chartered Crowley Technical Management resupply ship, the 545’x76.3’ Ocean Giant with 400 containers of supplies. The U.S. military provides join maritime and air...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/icebreaker-crew-overcomes-shaft-seal-electrical-breakdowns-to-reach-antarctica/

Supplying Antarctica: Trans Global Projects delivers logistics for the most remote construction site in the world

26 November 2018

Teesside, UK/Rothera Point, Antarctica, 26 November 2018: For the Trans Global Projects Group (TGP), no location is too remote. But while the UK-based international project logistics specialist has handled numerous projects in some of the most inaccessible locations around the globe, even for industry professionals, Antarctica is a unique and challenging destination to serve.

TGP was awarded the contract for project logistics management for a shipment of equipment and construction materials to...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/26/supplying-antarctica-trans-global-projects-delivers-logistics-for-the-most-remote-construction-site-in-the-world/

Report to Congress on Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter Program

30 October 2018

The following is the Oct. 26, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.

From the report

The Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program, previously known as the polar icebreaker (PIB) program, is a program to acquire three new heavy polar icebreakers, to be followed years from now by the acquisition of up to three new medium polar icebreakers. The Coast Guard wants to begin construction of the...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/30/report-congress-coast-guard-polar-security-cutter-program

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