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The bow of the 420-foot US Coast Guard Cutter Healy

Description

The bow of the 420-foot US Coast Guard Cutter Healy. Healy's hullhull is reinforced with up to 2-inch thick steel plates at critical areasto withstand the impact of breaking ice.

Credit

Hidden Ocean 2005

Photographer

Elisabeth Calvert

Location

Alaska, Beaufort Sea, North of Point Barrow

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Arctic Seas