USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) is the United States' largest and most technologically advanced icebreaker as well as the US Coast Guard's largest vessel. [1] She is classified as a medium icebreaker by the Coast Guard. [1] She is homeported in Seattle, Washington, and was commissioned in 1999. On 6 September 2001 Healy visited the North Pole for the ...

The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) is United States' largest and most technologically advanced polar icebreaker. Healy is designed to conduct a wide range of research activities, providing more than 4,200 square feet of scientific laboratory space, numerous electronic sensor systems, oceanographic winches, and accommodations for up to 50 ...

Established: The Coast Guard Cutter Healy, the Coast Guard's only 420-foot icebreaker was built by Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans, La., and launched Nov. 15, 1997. The Healy is named after Capt. Michael A. Healy, also known as "Hell Roaring Mike."

Oct 2, 2024 · SEATTLE — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Seattle Tuesday, beginning their months-long Arctic deployment. Healy’s earlier science mission was cut short due to an onboard electrical fire. The Healy returned to Seattle for a thorough inspection and repairs.

Apr 24, 2019 · ARCTIC OCEAN – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) is in the ice Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, about 715 miles north of Barrow, Alaska, in the Arctic. The Healy is in the Arctic with a team of about 30 scientists and engineers aboard deploying sensors and autonomous submarines to study stratified ocean dynamics and how environmental ...

Jul 12, 2023 · A crew member from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) tosses a heaving line to another crew member as the cutter departs Seattle, July 11, 2023. The cutter is slated to embark upon a several-month mission that will take the crew to the high Arctic latitudes.

Oct 6, 2023 · U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and Norwegian Coast Guard Vessel Svalbard steam in formation through ice on Sep. 27, 2023, in the Barents Sea while en route to conduct joint exercises in northern Norway.

Dec 20, 2023 · U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and crew returned to its homeport Dec. 15, 2023, after circumnavigating the globe covering 25,000 miles in 159-days in support of the 2024 Arctic science missions.