Category Archives: Arctic
View From Above
This is video from my flight aboard a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaking ice in the Arctic Ocean during the Healy’s summer voyage in 2009. It was one of the best days of my … Continue reading
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Polar Party
ARCTIC OCEAN – The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent came alongside the Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the ships tied up so the crews could enjoy a day long morale event aboard the Healy Sept. 5, 2009. The … Continue reading
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Healy Science Team Makes Mountainous Discovery
ARCTIC OCEAN – Scientists aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, using a 12kHz multi-beam echosounder, discovered a new underwater mountain, known as a seamount, on the Arctic floor Aug. 25, 2009. The scientists currently onboard the Healy have been mapping … Continue reading
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Hear Healy
In our last post, “Cross-Blogination,” you may have noticed that USGS.gov titled the article we wrote for them “The Otherworldly Sights and Sounds of the Arctic.” There were a few pictures to help you see what was described in the … Continue reading
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“Cross-Blogination”
On this Healy trip we have several different people emailing blog entries back ashore to people who are posting them. In fact there is so much blog traffic being generated on Healy that I thought it would be a good … Continue reading
The Ice Man
ARCTIC OCEAN – Below you will find an article created by D-17 Public Affairs. The article includes a few quotes from the chief scientist at the National Ice Center, Pablo Clemente Colón, who just happens to be underway onboard the Healy right now. … Continue reading
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Da Bears
ARCTIC OCEAN – Two polar bears walk across Arctic Ocean ice in search of food Aug. 19, 2009. About 40 Coast Guard Cutter Healy crewmembers went to the bow of the ship to have a look at the first two … Continue reading
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Arctic exchange
ARCTIC OCEAN – Fireman Mike Miozzi (right) returns to the Coast Cutter Healy after spending the day aboard the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent Aug. 17, 2009. While Miozzi was on the Laurent a few Canadian Coast Guardsmen … Continue reading
In her element
ARCTIC OCEAN – Seaman Melissa Gomes, a Seattle native, prepares to select fresh vegetables to be served with the evening meal Aug.13, 2009, on the Coast Guard Cutter Healy. Gomes graduated food service specialist class A-school in April and is … Continue reading
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