Icebreakers

[ombugge]

Not only USCG looking at buying existing commercial icebreakers:

The Swedish Maritime Administration has had a procurement out for the purchase of a used icebreaker that will strengthen the fleet. Now the winning bid, Polar Circle, must be test driven before final purchase:

On board the Polar Circle on the way out of Helsingborg.

Polar Circle on the way to the Gulf of Bothnia.
Photos: Christopher Kullenberg Rothvall

Polar Circle was built in 2006 and measures 74 x 17 meters. She sails today under the Cypriot flag.

• The ship will now be taken to the Gulf of Bothnia and tested. If it lives up to our requirements and wishes, we may end up buying it, says Fredrik Backman.
  He points out that nothing is ready yet.
• The procurement is set up so that we must ensure that it meets the specifications that we have set before the contract is signed.

Source: Sjöfartstidningen - Sjöfartsverket vill köpa begagnad isbrytare

Polar Circle - GC Rieber Shipping