Professional Affiliation

Commanding Officer, USCGC POLAR STAR

Expert Bio

Captain Woityra is the Commanding Officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter POLAR STAR, the only heavy icebreaker in the U.S. inventory, and most powerful non-nuclear icebreaker in the world. He is a career icebreaker sailor with extensive operational experience in the Arctic and Antarctic. He previously managed U.S. icebreaking policy at Coast Guard Headquarters and completed a Fulbright Scholarship studying icebreakers in Finland.