US needs to triple its icebreaker fleet, Coast Guard says
Ted Land, KING 3:10 AM. PDT May 24, 2017
In a few weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy will plot a course for the Arctic, and set off on a nearly five-month research mission in some of the most challenging conditions on the planet.
Capt. Jason Hamilton ran his crew through drills and exercises in Puget Sound this week, to make sure all systems are a "go" for the big journey.
By July, they'll be pretty much on their own in a remote expanse of ice and ocean at the top of the globe.
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