In Case of Fuel Shortage, Break Ice

In Case of Fuel Shortage, Break Ice
Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis / U.S. Coast Guard / Reuters

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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, right, breaks ice for the Russian-flagged tanker vessel Renda 250 miles south of Nome on January 6, 2012. A storm delayed a fuel shipment earlier this fall, and Nome became iced in before the shipment could resume.

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