The Coast Guard needs to accelerate the delivery of its heavy icebreakers, commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft said, noting that while there is the required fiscal year 2017 funding to achieve these goals, the existing continuing resolution could impact these efforts. Speaking at a breakfast with reporters Wednesday in Washington, Zukunft said he feels secure about the ability to deliver a heavy icebreaker by 2023 as part of the goal to build out a fleet of three heavy and three medium...
