Heading Home: U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy Suffers Fire Off Alaska
The United States’ only medium icebreaker USCGC Healy has suffered a fire and propulsion failure while en route to the Arctic. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that the Healy was...
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Members of the Royal Navy icebreaker HMS Protector dressed as Santa Claus and Rudolf pose during a charity run for the ship’s affiliated charity, East Anglian Children’s Hospice, off Deception Island, Antarctica December 7, 2012.
Annually, East Anglian Children’s Hospice conducts nine Santa runs across Essex and East Anglia throughout the festive period, raising thousands of pounds for the charity.
Updated: December 20, 2012 (Originally published December 19, 2012)
This article contains reporting from Reuters, published under license.
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