The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420-foot icebreaker homeported in Seattle, breaks ice in support of scientific research in the Arctic Ocean during a 2006 cruise. (From U.S. Coast Guard) The U.S.

A coal-fired power plant is seen in Healy, Alaska, not far from Denali National Park and Preserve. (Cropped photo by Craig Talbert republished under Creative Commons license) Southcentral Alaska’s ...

The Coast Guard Cutter Healy suffered an Aug. 18 fire off south-central Alaska that damaged a critical propulsion motor and forced the icebreaker to scuttle an Arctic mission and return to home port ...

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy, the largest U.S. icebreaker, is on its way to Alaska for the first of three Arctic scientific missions planned over the coming months. The Healy departed on ...

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter, the largest U.S. icebreaker, is on its way to Alaska for the first of three Arctic scientific missions planned over the coming months. The Healy departed on Wednesday from ...