The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) has returned to Seattle following an onboard fire that occurred during a scientific research expedition in the Arctic Ocean. The incident took place on July ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Coast Guard hosted a special event at its Seattle base on Thursday, bringing together several ships from the Polar Fleet.

Current operational polar icebreaker fleet. The operational U.S. polar icebreaking fleet currently consists of one heavy polar icebreaker, Polar Star, and one medium polar icebreaker, Healy. In ...

On a dreary November day in Seattle, the U.S. Coast Guard put its past and future on display. Within sight of the Space Needle, three eye-catching red icebreakers towered over Pier 36. It was the ...