The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice around Renda, a Russian-flagged tanker, 250 miles south of Nome, Ala., Jan. 6, 2012. The 420-foot Healy is the Coast Guard's only operating polar icebreaker and is escorting the Renda on its mission to deliver more than 1.3 million gallons of fuel to Nome. The two vessels departed Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for Nome, Jan. 3, 2012. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice around Renda, a Russian-flagged tanker, 250 miles south of Nome, Ala., Jan. 6, 2012. The 420-foot Healy is the Coast Guard's only operating polar icebreaker and is escorting the Renda on its mission to deliver more than 1.3 million gallons of fuel to Nome. The two vessels departed Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for Nome, Jan. 3, 2012. SHARE: Download: Full Size (2.71 MB) Tags: Photo Essays Credit: VIRIN: 837243-V-OAB00-362.jpg Photo Gallery