U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy Departs Seattle for 2025 Arctic Deployment

Healy departed Seattle on June 19 for its 2025 mission to the Arctic (USCG)

As part of our Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector ongoing work, we actively track, document, and inform about emerging technologies and trends. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy is again underway for its annual mission to the Arctic as one of only two large icebreakers currently operational for the United States. She departed her homeport of Seattle, Washington, on June 19 for what the USCG reports will be a “months-long” deployment. 

The icebreaker, which was commissioned in 1999, provides the USCG’s primary presence each year in the Arctic. She completed her last deployment returning to Seattle on December 12, 2024, after a 73-day Arctic mission that included scientific research, search and rescue, and training exercises.

Her 2024 deployment, however, was interrupted by an electrical fire in the engine room, which forced her to return to Seattle for repairs at the beginning of August.

Go to this link to read the full article published by The Maritime Executive https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-coast-guard-cutter-healy-departs-seattle-for-2025-arctic-deployment