December 1, 2011 - After learning that Nome will be denied 1.6 million gallons of fuel due to the rapid formation of sea ice in the wake of November’s major storm that ripped across Western Alaska, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich has sent a letter to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) asking for them to justify and reexamine their use of icebreaking capacity.
The USCG has not expressed any intent to assist Nome at this time and Sen. Begich used his letter to remind the USCG of their past icebreaking assistance in the Lower 48 and the need to expand and improve icebreaking capacity in Alaska.
December 1, 2011 - After learning that Nome will be denied 1.6 million gallons of fuel due to the rapid formation of sea ice in the wake of November’s major storm that ripped across Western Alaska, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich has sent a letter to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) asking for them to justify and reexamine their use of icebreaking capacity.
The USCG has not expressed any intent to assist Nome at this time and Sen. Begich used his letter to remind the USCG of their past icebreaking assistance in the Lower 48 and the need to expand and improve icebreaking capacity in Alaska.
December 1, 2011 - After learning that Nome will be denied 1.6 million gallons of fuel due to the rapid formation of sea ice in the wake of November’s major storm that ripped across Western Alaska, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich has sent a letter to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) asking for them to justify and reexamine their use of icebreaking capacity.
The USCG has not expressed any intent to assist Nome at this time and Sen. Begich used his letter to remind the USCG of their past icebreaking assistance in the Lower 48 and the need to expand and improve icebreaking capacity in Alaska.