Sikuliaq
RV ''Sikuliaq'' is an American research vessel owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Built in 2014 by Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wisconsin, the $200 million vessel replaced the 1966-built research vessel ''Alpha Helix'' that was retired in 2007. ''Sikuliaq'', named after the Iñupiaq word for "young sea ice" and pronounced "see-KOO-lee-auk", is homeported in Seward, Alaska. Construction The original science mission requirement of the new research vessel was prepared by a committee of the UNOLS Fleet Improvement Committee in 1998. In 2001, Congress appropriated $1 million for a design study of a suitable vessel.About the Sikuliaq
UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. The vessel, called Alaska Region Research Vessel (ARRV) ...
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Polar Class 5
Polar Class (PC) refers to the ice class assigned to a ship by a classification society based on the ''Unified Requirements for Polar Class Ships'' developed by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). Seven Polar Classes are defined in the rules, ranging from PC 1 for year-round operation in all polar waters to PC 7 for summer and autumn operation in thin first-year ice.Unified Requirements for Polar Class ships
. International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), April 2016. The IACS Polar Class rules should not be confused with International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code) by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Background

The development of the Polar Class rules began in the ...
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