Coast Guard icebreaker returns home following Northwest Passage transit, oceanographic Arctic research missions, and circumnavigation of North America [Image 6 of 6]
Members of the crew aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) recognize family and friends on shore as they prepare to pass lines and moor to the pier at Base Seattle Saturday, Nov. 20. The crew returned to their homeport in Seattle Saturday following a 22,000-mile, 133-day deployment circumnavigating North America. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Michael Clark)