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 approximately 60 nautical miles off Seward, Alaska on August 18 when an electrical fire in one of the ship's main propulsion motors was reported at 9:30 p.m. A fire team disconnected the affected motor, … [Read more...]