The Coast Guard cutter Healy breaks ice around the Russian-flagged tanker Renda 250 miles south of Nome, Alaska, on Friday, January 6.
Coast Guard breaks ice for tanker —
The Coast Guard cutter Healy breaks ice around the Russian-flagged tanker Renda 250 miles south of Nome, Alaska, on Friday, January 6.
The tanker is carrying 1.3 million gallons of petroleum products to the fuel-starved and icebound Nome.
Coast Guard breaks ice for tanker —
The tanker is carrying 1.3 million gallons of petroleum products to the fuel-starved and icebound Nome.
The Sitnasuak Native Corporation of Nome contracted the tanker to deliver the fuel products to the community of 3,600 on Alaska's west coast after a ferocious November storm prevented the last delivery of the season by barge, and ice formed over the Bering Sea.
Coast Guard breaks ice for tanker —
The Sitnasuak Native Corporation of Nome contracted the tanker to deliver the fuel products to the community of 3,600 on Alaska's west coast after a ferocious November storm prevented the last delivery of the season by barge, and ice formed over the Bering Sea.
The ships could arrive as early as Thursday, January 12, the Coast Guard said Tuesday.
Coast Guard break ice for tanker —
The ships could arrive as early as Thursday, January 12, the Coast Guard said Tuesday.
The U.S. Coast Guard's only icebreaker, the cutter Healy, is leading the fuel tanker through the ice-covered waters in the first-ever attempt to supply fuel to an Arctic Alaska settlement through sea ice.
Coast Guard breaks ice for tanker —
The U.S. Coast Guard's only icebreaker, the cutter Healy, is leading the fuel tanker through the ice-covered waters in the first-ever attempt to supply fuel to an Arctic Alaska settlement through sea ice.
The ships will have to break through about 300 miles of ice to make the complete journey, the Coast Guard said.
Coast Guard breaks ice for tanker —
The ships will have to break through about 300 miles of ice to make the complete journey, the Coast Guard said.
The Healy crew escorts the tanker Renda and crew from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Thursday, January 5.
Coast Guard breaks ice for tanker —
The Healy crew escorts the tanker Renda and crew from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Thursday, January 5.