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

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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. (Image credit: Hidden Ocean 2005 | Elisabeth Calvert)

Credit

Hidden Ocean 2005

Photographer

Elisabeth Calvert

Location

Alaska, Beaufort Sea, North of Point Barrow