Sailor Trapped in Arctic Ice Rescued by Cutter Healy

By Coast Guard District 17 External Affairs Office on Jul 14, 2014   At Sea, Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

  JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a polar icebreaker, rescued a man aboard a sailboat trapped in Arctic ice approximately 40 miles northeast of Barrow, Saturday. The crew of the Healy broke a 12 mile path through the Arctic ice with the sailboat, Altan Girl, in tow and led it […]