Coast Guard icebreaker Healy cancels fall voyage to Arctic Ocean after mechanical problem

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 418

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Coast Guard icebreaker Healy will not sail to the Arctic Ocean this year.

The Healy is one of only two active Arctic icebreakers in the Coast Guard’s fleet and had been scheduled to return to service this year and sail to the Arctic after an overhaul, but during a post-shipyard voyage in July, it suffered a severe mechanical breakdown off the coast of Washington state.

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