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Multimedia Release

Date: January 20, 2012

Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant Devuyst

(907) 321-1866

Multimedia Release: Healy, Renda begin departure from Nome

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NOME, Alaska - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy begins breaking the tanker vessel Renda from the ice near Nome, Alaska, Jan. 20, 2012. The vessels will now begin the more than 360 mile journey through the frozen Bering Sea to open ocean. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric J. Chandler.

NOME, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy begins breaking the tanker vessel Renda from the ice near Nome, Alaska, Jan. 20, 2012. The vessels will now begin the more than 360 mile journey through the frozen Bering Sea to open ocean. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric J. Chandler.

 

NOME, Alaska - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy makes a pass by the tanker vessel Renda while freeing the tanker from the ice Jan. 20, 2012. The two vessels arrived just off the coast of Nome Jan. 12, 2012 for the Renda to transfer fuel to the city. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst.

NOME, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy makes a pass by the tanker vessel Renda while freeing the tanker from the ice Jan. 20, 2012. The two vessels arrived just off the coast of Nome Jan. 12, 2012 for the Renda to transfer fuel to the city. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst.

 

NOME, Alaska - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy makes a pass by the tanker vessel Renda while freeing the tanker from the ice Jan. 20, 2012. The two vessels arrived just off the coast of Nome Jan. 12, 2012 for the Renda to transfer fuel to the city. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst.

NOME, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy makes a pass by the tanker vessel Renda while freeing the tanker from the ice Jan. 20, 2012. The two vessels arrived just off the coast of Nome Jan. 12, 2012 for the Renda to transfer fuel to the city. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst.

 

NOME, Alaska - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy prepares to make a pass by the tanker vessel Renda while freeing the tanker from the ice outside Nome harbor Jan. 20. 2012. The Healy safely escorted the Renda to Nome to deliver more than 1.3 million gallons of fuel to the city and is now leading the tanker back to ice-free waters. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst.

NOME, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy prepares to make a pass by the tanker vessel Renda while freeing the tanker from the ice outside Nome harbor Jan. 20. 2012. The Healy safely escorted the Renda to Nome to deliver more than 1.3 million gallons of fuel to the city and is now leading the tanker back to ice-free waters. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst.

 

For more information contact Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst at 907-321-1866.

 

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