US Coast Guard Proposes New Shipping Route Along Alaska's Arctic Coast
With more ships traveling in the Arctic, the U.S. Coast Guard is proposing a new two-way shipping route along the northern Alaska coast. The idea is to make travel in the region safer for the environment and more efficient.
The route would be a four-mile-wide corridor for ships to travel in both directions, said Coast Guard Officer Camden Martin. It would run from the northern edge of the Bering Strait to the US-Canada maritime border, she said...
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