USCG Healy breaks ice around a Russian-flagged tanker south of Nome, Alaska.

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January 6, 2012 - The USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) breaks ice around the Russian-flagged tanker Renda 250 miles south of Nome, Alaska. The Healy is the Coast Guard's only currently operating polar icebreaker.

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