The US Coast Guard icebreaker the Polar Sea, pictured here in Antarctica, sparked a controversy in the 1980s that led to a legal compromise regarding the Northwest Passage.
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Rob Rothway/Reuters
The US Coast Guard icebreaker the Polar Sea, pictured here in Antarctica, sparked a controversy in the 1980s that led to a legal compromise regarding the Northwest Passage.
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