USCGC Storis was a light icebreaker and medium endurance cutter which served in the United States Coast Guard for 64 years and 5 months, making her the oldest vessel in commission with the Coast Guard
The USCGC Storis (WMEC-38), after decommissioning.
USCGC Storis is a United States Coast Guard medium icebreaker. She was originally built as the icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessel Aiviq to support oil exploration and drilling in the Chukch
USCGC Storis (WMEC-38)
…to Mexico where the ship was scheduled to be scrapped. After commissioning, the commercial icebreaker Aiviq acquired by the USCG in 2024 was renamed USCGC Storis (WAGB-21). Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation with Hurricane Device…
Storis in the Bering Sea in April 2026
Aiviq in heavy seas on 30 December 2012.
Kulluk aground on the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, on 1 January 2013.