Captain William Woityra

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.