Coast Guard cutter breaks ice in the Arctic Circle 660 miles northeast of Barrow, Alaska
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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice on Oct. 1, 2018, about 660 miles northeast of Barrow, Alaska. The Healy is a 420-foot medium icebreaker, one of two icebreakers in U.S. service, and is dedicated to scientific research in the Arctic.