After receiving a Congressional authorization to build a second heavy icebreaker, the U.S. Coast Guard said the $350 million ship might take a decade or more to build. Jim Weakley, president of the Lake Carriers Association, believes they could finish building the ship in as little as four years. Read the full story by MLive.
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