Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/12/2023 04:00 PM EDT

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Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment
07/12/2023 03:28 PM EDT

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Seattle, Tuesday, for a months-long Arctic deployment. The crew aboard Healy, a 420-foot icebreaker, will provide U.S. surface presence in the Arctic, conduct high latitude science and research missions, engage in exercises and professional exchanges with foreign partners, and conduct other operations as directed throughout the deployment.
Family members of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew prepare to wave goodbye from the pier in Seattle, July 11, 2023. The Healy is one of two icebreakers in the Coast Guard and is the only military ship dedicated to conducting research in the Arctic. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler)