Coast Guard Cutter Maple Reaches Northwest Passage During Historic Voyage

By U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska on Aug 4, 2017   At Sea, Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Maple reached the Northwest Passage Thursday during their historic voyage accompanied by the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier and crew underway in the Amundsen Gulf, Canada. The Maple crew has transited 3,014 miles since they departed Sitka July 12. The cutter is serving […]