Juneau Assembly passes resolution to support homeporting second Coast Guard icebreaker

The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Storis passes Portland Island on its way to Juneau on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Photo courtesy/ gillfoto)
The Juneau Assembly passed a resolution late last week during a special meeting to support the homeporting of a second Coast Guard icebreaker in Juneau. Whether that will become reality is uncertain.
The resolution follows an announcement by the Coast Guard earlier this month that three new icebreakers would be homeported in Alaska — two in Kodiak and on