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'''USCGC ''Healy'' (WAGB-20)''' is the United States' largest and most technologically advanced [[icebreaker]] as well as the [[United States Coast Guard|US Coast Guard]]'s largest vessel.<ref name="USCGC HEALY">{{cite web |title = USCGC HEALY |url = http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcHealy |website = CGC HEALY |date = 24 May 2015 |access-date = 7 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160101232447/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/ |archive-date = 1 January 2016 |url-status = live }}</ref>
==Construction==
''Healy'' was built by [[Avondale Shipyard|Avondale Industries]] in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana. The construction included a technology transfer agreement between Avondale Industries and the Finnish [[Aker Arctic|Kværner Masa-Yards Arctic Technology Centre]], where the latter provided expertise for hull form development and propulsion line engineering based on the Finnish diesel-electric icebreaker [[Otso (icebreaker)|''Otso'']].<ref>Strong Finnish involvement in U.S. icebreakers. Navigator Yearbook 1/2016, page 20.</ref>
''Healy'' is named in honor of [[United States Revenue Cutter Service]] Captain [[Michael A. Healy]]. Her [[keel]] was laid on 16 September 1996. ''Healy'' joined the icebreakers {{USCGC|Polar Star|WAGB-10|2}} and {{USCGC|Polar Sea|WAGB-11|2}} in their homeport of Seattle, on 10 November 1999. The ship departed New Orleans, on 26 January 2000, performing [[Sea trial|sea trials]] off of [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico, and in [[Baffin Bay]], between [[Canada]] and [[Greenland]]. She arrived in Seattle on 9 August 2000, after transiting the famed [[Northwest Passage]] and was placed "In Commission, Active" on 21 August 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title = CGC HEALY History |url = http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/history.asp |website = CGC HEALY |access-date = 7 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160119225629/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/history.asp |archive-date = 19 January 2016 |url-status = live }}</ref>
==Design==
[[File:USCGC HEALY aws15 small boat ops.jpg|thumb|left|''Healy''{{'}}s small boat 26321 conducts science operations gathering water samples in the Arctic Ocean during Arctic West Summer 2015.]]
''Healy'' is an optimally manned vessel, meaning she has the minimum number of personnel staffed in order to safely navigate.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Klingenberg |first1 = Jonathan |title = Counting Quals |url = http://alaska.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/09/counting-quals/ |website = Coast Guard Alaska |publisher = USCG |date = 20 September 2015 |access-date = 7 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210181300/http://alaska.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/09/counting-quals/ |archive-date = 10 December 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref>
==Capabilities==
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Designed to conduct a wide range of research activities, ''Healy'' provides more than {{convert|4200|sqft|m2|-1}} of scientific laboratory space, numerous electronic sensor systems, [[Oceanography|oceanographic]] [[Winch|winches]], and accommodations for up to 50 scientists. ''Healy'' is also designed to break {{convert|4.5|ft|abbr=on}} of ice continuously at {{convert|3|kn|lk=in}} or ice {{convert|10|ft|abbr=on}} thick when backing and ramming, and can operate in temperatures as low as {{convert|−50|F|C}}.
As a Coast Guard cutter, ''Healy'' is also a platform for supporting other potential missions in the polar regions, including: [[search and rescue]], ship escort, [[environmental protection]], and [[law enforcement]].<ref>{{Cite web |title = USCGC HEALY |url = https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcHealy/ |access-date = 2024-02-22 |website = uscg.mil }}</ref>
==Notable operations==
29 October 2015: ''Healy'' received the [[Coast Guard Unit Commendation]] award for exceptionally meritorious service from 24 June to 29 October 2015, during their Arctic West Summer 2015 deployment.<ref name="dvidshub.net">{{cite web |last1 = Norcross |first1 = Amanda |title = CGC Healy crew receives Unit Commendation award |url = https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2256583/cgc-healy-crew-receives-unit-commendation-award |website = DVIDS |access-date = 8 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210181845/https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2256583/cgc-healy-crew-receives-unit-commendation-award |archive-date = 10 December 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref> ''Healy'' traveled over {{cvt|16000|nmi}}, took over 25,000 water and ice samples from 72 science stations, and became the first unaccompanied U.S. surface vessel to reach the [[North Pole]]. She also engaged with the crew of the German icebreaker {{ship|RV|Polarstern||2}} while at the North Pole, in support of the international scientific mission [[Geotraces]]. Finally, ''Healy'' became the first vessel to broadcast a live feed from ice-bound Arctic waters, streaming video of a search and rescue exercise to shore-based coordinators.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last1 = Smith |first1 = Laurin |title = October 29, 2015 |url = http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws15/151029.asp |website = CGC HEALY |access-date = 8 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210223116/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws15/151029.asp |archive-date = 10 December 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref>
[[File:120110-G-IA163-068-Healy-escorts-Renda.jpg|thumb|left|upright|''Healy'' escorts {{ship|MT|Renda||2}} through ice in the [[Bering Sea]] in January 2012.]]
10 April 2012: ''Healy'' received the Coast Guard Unit Commendation award for exceptionally meritorious service from 3 January to 5 February 2012, after she escorted a tanker carrying a critical load of fuel through tremendously difficult winter ice conditions to [[Nome, Alaska|Nome]], Alaska. In November 2011, a strong winter storm struck western Alaska, which prevented a vital fuel delivery to Nome. ''Healy'' delayed her return home from a six-month Arctic deployment in order to escort the Russian-flagged tanker {{ship|MT|Renda||2}} to Nome. ''Healy'' escorted ''Renda'' through over {{cvt|300|nmi}} of extremely difficult ice conditions and broke out the beset ship time after time. After many days of great exertion, ''Renda'' transferred the fuel to Nome, over the course of three days. On 20 January, ''Healy'' began the break out for herself and ''Renda''. They emerged from the ice on 29 January 2012, after successful completion of the mission. This was the first-ever winter fuel delivery from the water in Western Alaska.<ref>{{cite web |title = Seattle based ice breaker crew presented Coast Guard Unit Commendation award |url = http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1382727/Photo-Release-Seattle-based-ice-breaker-crew-presented-Coast-Guard-Unit-Commendation-award- |archive-url = https://archive.today/20160201221442/http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1382727/Photo-Release-Seattle-based-ice-breaker-crew-presented-Coast-Guard-Unit-Commendation-award-
20 January 2010: ''Healy'' received the Coast Guard [[Meritorious Unit Commendation|Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation]] award for meritorious service from 6 August to 16 September 2009, while conducting the Joint U.S.–Canada [[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]] Extended Continental Shelf Mapping Expedition. In collaboration with {{CCGS|Louis S. St-Laurent}}, ''Healy'' pushed {{cvt|150|nmi}} further north than planned and avoided $2.4 million in future expedition mapping costs. ''Healy'' also acquired over {{cvt|1000|lb}} of valuable geological samples by conducting dredging operations at depths of up to {{cvt|3|mi|spell=in}}. The rare samples were essential in establishing the origin of the targeted extended continental shelf.
16 July 2008: ''Healy'' received the Coast Guard Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation award for meritorious service from April 2007 to July 2008, while conducting science operations in support of national scientific, economic, and political interests. ''Healy'' conducted a multi-year project in order to evaluate the entire ecosystem of the [[Bering Sea]]. Data collected during these missions helped improve the understanding of food webs and biological communities in the Arctic. Through superior mission execution in adverse weather, ''Healy'' exceeded expectations significantly.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Schendorf |first1 = Tara |title = August 12, 2008 |url = http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws08/080812-update.asp |website = CGC HEALY |access-date = 8 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210220859/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws08/080812-update.asp |archive-date = 10 December 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref>
12 September 2005: ''Healy'' reached the North Pole for a second time, accompanied by the Swedish icebreaker [[Oden (1988 icebreaker)]]. This was ''Healy''{{'s}} second visit to the North Pole, and the voyage was a part of the Arctic East-West Summer 2005 project which consisted of three cruises between 1 June and 28 November 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title = Arctic West-East Summer 2005 Cruise Report |url = https://media.defense.gov/2022/Aug/18/2003059694/-1/-1/0/2005_HEALY-AWES-CRUISE_REPORT.PDF |access-date = 24 October 2022}}</ref>
23 January 2002: ''Healy'' received the Coast Guard Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation award for meritorious service from 12 June 2001 to 21 December 2001, during the Arctic East 2001 Science Mission. ''Healy'' mapped {{cvt|1100|nmi}} of the [[Gakkel Ridge]], previously the only unmapped [[Mid-ocean ridge|undersea ridge]] in the world. Twelve previously unknown volcanoes and numerous undersea hydrothermal vents were discovered. {{cvt|8|ST|spell=In}} of rock samples were taken from over 100 deep sea dredges.
==Recent Operations==▼
6 September 2001: As part of the above mentioned Arctic East Science Mission, ''Healy'', on her three-phase maiden voyage, became only the second U.S. surface ship to reach the North Pole, accompanied by the German research icebreaker {{ship|RV|Polarstern||2}}. ''Healy'' returned to her homeport, Seattle, on 20 December 2001 after 192 days at sea, which were punctuated by two port calls in ''Tromso'' Norway to exchange science teams. The second phase of the voyage, in Arctic ice, included testing of an [[autonomous underwater vehicle]] (UAV).<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Dan Everette |title=Healy returns from maiden voyage |url=http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/cb/March2002/ITN.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020416013427/http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/cb/March2002/ITN.html |archive-date=16 April 2002 |magazine=Coast Guard Magazine |date=March 2002 |access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref>
[[File:USCGC HEALY profile aws15.jpg|thumb|left|''Healy'' underway in the Arctic Ocean.]]
2022: On 30 September 2022, the ''Healy'' and crew reached the North Pole for her 4th time and her 2nd time unaccompanied.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=17 October 2022 |title=USCGC HEALY REACHES NORTH POLE |url=https://www.unols.org/news/ships-news/uscgc-healy-reaches-north-pole |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System}}</ref> The crew assisted a team of [[National Science Foundation|NSF]]-funded scientists as part of the international [https://synopticarcticsurvey.w.uib.no/ Synoptic Arctic Survey Program (SAS)].<ref name=":0" /> The 2022 voyage was facilitated by "unexpectedly" thin ice, multiple [[Lead (sea ice)|leads]] in the sea ice, and favorable [[South wind|South winds.]]<ref name=":0" />
2016: On 15 October 2016, ''Healy'' returned to her home port in Seattle, after a 127-day summer deployment in the Arctic Ocean. The crew of ''Healy'', and her accompanying scientists, participated in three scientific studies. Highlights of this deployment include the discovery of new species of [[jellyfish]] in the [[Chukchi Sea]], observations of the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, and data collection on climate change.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kbkw.com/coast-guard-cutter-healy-returns-homeport-127-day-deployment-arctic-ocean/|title=Coast Guard Cutter Healy Returns to Homeport, After 127-Day Deployment in Arctic Ocean - Newstalk KBKW|first=Dave|last=Haviland|date=17 October 2016|access-date=18 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020072845/http://kbkw.com/coast-guard-cutter-healy-returns-homeport-127-day-deployment-arctic-ocean/|archive-date=20 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
▲2016: On 15 October 2016, ''Healy'' returned to her home port in Seattle, after a 127-day summer deployment in the Arctic Ocean. The crew of ''Healy'', and her accompanying scientists, participated in three scientific studies. Highlights of this deployment include the discovery of new species of [[jellyfish]] in the [[Chukchi Sea]], observations of the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, and data collection on climate change.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://kbkw.com/coast-guard-cutter-healy-returns-homeport-127-day-deployment-arctic-ocean/ |title = Coast Guard Cutter Healy Returns to Homeport, After 127-Day Deployment in Arctic Ocean - Newstalk KBKW |first = Dave |last = Haviland |date = 17 October 2016 |access-date = 18 October 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161020072845/http://kbkw.com/coast-guard-cutter-healy-returns-homeport-127-day-deployment-arctic-ocean/ |archive-date = 20 October 2016 |url-status = live }}</ref>
2014: A main area of focus during Arctic West Summer 2014 (AWS14) was the study of phytoplankton blooms along the Chukchi Sea.<ref>{{cite web |title = HLY1401 Cruise Report |url = http://icefloe.net/docs/hly1401_cruise_report.pdf |website = icefloe.net |access-date = 8 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210211833/http://icefloe.net/docs/hly1401_cruise_report.pdf |archive-date = 10 December 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref> ''Healy'' also worked in conjunction with the United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center to test [[Aerostat]] balloons, UAV, [[Autonomous underwater vehicle|Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)]], [[Remotely operated underwater vehicle|Remotely Operated Vehicles]] (ROV), and oil tracking buoys.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Mahoney |first1 = Carolyn |title = August 26, 2014 |url = http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws14/140826.asp |website = CGC HEALY |access-date = 8 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210212521/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws14/140826.asp |archive-date = 10 December 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref>
[[File:USCGC HEALY CTD Cast AWS15.jpg|thumb|A CTD cast deployed from ''Healy'' in the Arctic during AWS15.]]
2013: Arctic West Summer 2013 (AWS13) consisted of four different missions for ''Healy'', over which more than {{cvt|19000|nmi}} were covered. The first mission utilized ''Healy''{{'}}s unique over-the-side science capabilities in order to collect organisms and create an ecological picture of the [[Hanna Shoal]] region. The second mission yielded sediment samples from the [[Mackenzie River]] Basin through the use of coring devices. For the third mission the Coast Guard Research Development Center, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, deployed numerous equipment for testing and development. The fourth and final mission deployed subsurface moorings and conducted numerous CTD tests to study the Alaskan Boundary Current.<ref>{{cite web |title = 2013 Final Cruise Report |url = http://icefloe.net/files/2013_Final_Cruise_Report-NO_FOUO.pdf |website = icefloe.net |access-date = 8 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151001102316/http://icefloe.net/files/2013_Final_Cruise_Report-NO_FOUO.pdf |archive-date = 1 October 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref> A group of researchers from the [[Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory]] tested their Submarine Team Behaviors Tool with ''Healy''{{'}}s crew in September 2013. They were part of the 50 person science team from the USCG Research and Development Center<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/rdc/rdc.asp |title = USCG: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation |publisher = uscg.mil |access-date = 2015-03-08 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150226084439/http://www.uscg.mil/Acquisition/rdc/rdc.asp |archive-date = 2015-02-26 |url-status = live }}</ref> that evaluated technology for the recovery of "simulated oil trapped in or under ice at the polar ice edge".<ref name=Pinto2013>{{cite news |author = Pinto, Maria D |date = 2013-10-24 |title = NSMRL: At the top of the world |publisher = The Dolphin |url = http://www.dolphin-news.com/articles/2013/10/24/news/doc5267efbd85a36498269429.txt |archive-url = https://archive.today/20131025023426/http://www.dolphin-news.com/articles/2013/10/24/news/doc5267efbd85a36498269429.txt
[[File:USCGC HEALY night icereaking aws15.jpg|thumb|left|''Healy'' amid the ice at night in the Arctic Ocean.]]
2012: In January 2012, ''Healy'' escorted the Russian-flagged freighter ''Renda'' through pack ice to deliver an emergency supply of fuel to Nome, Alaska. Such a winter delivery had never been attempted before because the ice floes are {{convert|1|to|5|ft|m}} thick during the winter season.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/01/08/coast-guard-helping-icebreaker-reach-fuel-stricken-alaska-city/ |work = [[Fox News]] |agency = [[Associated Press]] |title = Coast Guard Helping Icebreaker Reach Fuel-Stricken Alaska City |date = 8 January 2012 |access-date = 2012-12-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120415131215/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/01/08/coast-guard-helping-icebreaker-reach-fuel-stricken-alaska-city/ |archive-date = 15 April 2012 |url-status = live }}</ref> The resupply was vital to the city, and was the first-ever winter fuel delivery from the water in Western Alaska.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Weisburger |first1 = Alison |title = Lessons From the Russian Fuel Tanker Resupply of Nome, Alaska |url = http://www.thearcticinstitute.org/2012/01/63012-lessons-from-russian-fuel-tanker.html |website = The Arctic Institute |access-date = 7 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210212124/http://www.thearcticinstitute.org/2012/01/63012-lessons-from-russian-fuel-tanker.html |archive-date = 10 December 2015
2011: During Arctic West Summer 2011 (AWS11), ''Healy'' collaborated with researchers from [[NASA]] to study the refractive properties of sunlight in the Arctic.<ref>{{cite web |title = Departing Seattle AWS11 |url = http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws11/docs/DepartingSeattleAWSW11.pdf |website = CGC HEALY |access-date = 8 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214348/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws11/docs/DepartingSeattleAWSW11.pdf |archive-date = 4 March 2016 |url-status = live }}</ref> ''Healy'' spent the summer mapping the Extended Continental Shelf in collaboration with CCGS ''Louis S. St-Laurent''.
2009: A marine biological mission aboard ''Healy'' studied the ecosystem of the [[Bering Sea]], specifically the sea ice and its future affects on sea life population. The study included a number of biological focuses which recorded seabird and micro zooplankton populations, as well as assessing phytoplankton, sea ice algae, nitrogen, and sediment. Additionally Oceanographer [[Evelyn Lessard]] co-led a team to study krill populations to assess how climate change will affect the fisheries.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Polar Discovery :: Expeditions to the Polar Regions :: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |url = http://polardiscovery.whoi.edu/index.html |access-date = 2022-02-05 |website = polardiscovery.whoi.edu }}</ref>
▲2011: During Arctic West Summer 2011 (AWS11), ''Healy'' collaborated with researchers from [[NASA]] to study the refractive properties of sunlight in the Arctic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Departing Seattle AWS11|url=http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws11/docs/DepartingSeattleAWSW11.pdf|website=CGC HEALY|access-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214348/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws11/docs/DepartingSeattleAWSW11.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Healy'' spent the summer mapping the Extended Continental Shelf in collaboration with CCGS ''Louis S. St-Laurent''. A third mission of this patrol studied organic carbon and its levels in the Arctic water column. This data was used to explain bacteria distribution in the water column as well as carbon dioxide and biomass cycles.<ref>{{cite web|title=November 28, 2011|url=http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws11/111128.asp|website=CGC HEALY|access-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210215545/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws11/111128.asp|archive-date=10 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Dive
On 17 August 2006, [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]] Jessica Hill and [[Petty officer second class|PO2]] Stephen Duque, died of unspecified causes during diving operations in the Arctic Ocean. The Coast Guard conducted simultaneous safety and administrative investigations the results of which were made public in January 2007<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.uscg.mil/foia/healy/comdt_statement_12_jan.pdf |title = USCG Commandant's Statement |author-link = Thad W. Allen |last = Allen |first = Thad W. |date = 12 January 2007 |access-date = 2012-12-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926015700/http://www.uscg.mil/foia/healy/comdt_statement_12_jan.pdf |archive-date = 26 September 2012 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.uscg.mil/foia/healy/healy_fam.pdf |title = Final Action Memorandum |author-link = Thad W. Allen |last = Allen |first = Thad W. |date = 10 January 2007 |access-date = 2012-12-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926015922/http://www.uscg.mil/foia/healy/healy_fam.pdf |archive-date = 26 September 2012 |url-status = live }}</ref> along with a Final Decision Letter dated 23 August 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.uscg.mil/foia/Healy/HealyFDL.pdf |title = Final Decision Letter |author-link = Robert J. Papp Jr. |last = Papp |first = Robert J Jr |date = 23 August 2007 |access-date = 2012-12-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926015709/http://www.uscg.mil/foia/Healy/HealyFDL.pdf |archive-date = 26 September 2012 |url-status = live }}</ref>
Initial press reports indicated that the divers were conducting an inspection of the rudder - a routine operation - at the time of the accident, but later reports stated that the two were doing a cold-water training dive near the bow of the ship. The dive was reported to have been planned for a maximum depth of {{convert|20|ft|m|0}}. Lieutenant Hill's father, citing autopsy reports, has indicated that his daughter actually reached a depth of near {{convert|200|ft}} in what he described as an out of control descent. The divers were tended by unqualified and poorly-instructed personnel on the surface, none of whom were familiar with cold water diving or scuba diving in general.<ref>
{{cite news |url = http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/01/ndeadlydiveweb070112/ |title = CG report cites multiple failures in diving deaths |first = Patricia |last = Kime |work = [[Navy Times]] |date = 12 January 2007 |access-date = 2012-12-20 }}</ref> It is not clear why they extended so much line to the divers. By the time the two could be pulled to the surface, gas reserves were empty and neither diver could be revived.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2674389 |title = 200-Foot Plunge Killed Coast Guard Divers |first = Neal |last = Karlinsky |date = 22 November 2006 |work = [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date = 2007-10-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070310152144/https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2674389 |archive-date = 10 March 2007 |url-status = live }}</ref>
On 30 August, Commanding Officer [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] Douglas G. Russell, was temporarily relieved of command by Vice Admiral Charles Wuster, citing a "loss of confidence" in Russell's ability to command.<ref>
{{cite news |url = http://www.seattlepi.com/local/283268_healy31.html |title = Coast Guard skipper out over 2 diving deaths |first = Mike |last = Barber |date = 31 August 2006 |work = [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |access-date = 2007-10-20 }}</ref> The relief was later made permanent by Coast Guard Commandant [[Thad Allen|Admiral Thad Allen]].
==Awards and honors==
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*[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]]
*[[Coast Guard Unit Commendation]] (3rd)
*[[Meritorious Unit Commendation|Coast Guard Meritorious Unit
*[[Coast Guard E Ribbon]]
*[[National Defense Service Medal]]
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==In popular culture==
A ship of a similar class (if not the same) as the ''Healy'', the ''Borealis'', briefly appears in the game [[Half-Life 2: Episode Two]]. This ship was originally planned to be a [[Polar-class icebreaker|''Polar''-class icebreaker]] in the original storyline of [[Half-Life 2
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