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Coast Guard's Polar Star heads to Arctic due to COVID-19

| December 3, 2020 12:08 AM

SEATTLE (AP) — The crew of the Polar Star, the U.S. Coast Guard’s only working heavy-duty icebreaker, is preparing for a rare mission north to the Arctic after the coronavirus pandemic scuttled their usual journey.

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