SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing a potentially huge renovation and expansion of its Seattle waterfront base that during the next decade will be home to three new icebreakers, and probably other vessels.
The Coast Guard’s aging Seattle hub supports Pacific Northwest and polar missions, and the Coast Guard intends to have a higher profile in the coming years as the U.S. ramps up its presence in an Arctic region that is rapidly changing as the climate warms.
One option for the base’s makeover involves more than tripling the Coast Guard’s acreage along the waterfront.