UCGC Healy First U.S. Ship to Reach the North Pole Unaccompanied

By Alaska Native News on Sep 10, 2015   Featured, National, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

For the first time in American history, a US surface ship has reached the North Pole unaccompanied. The Coast Guard Cutter Healy gained that distinction at 7:47 AM on September 5. This is only the fourth time that a US surface vessel has reached the North Pole, and three out of four times that feat […]