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68-635: Michael Healy may refer to: Michael A. Healy (1839–1904), U.S. Revenue Cutter Service officer Michael Healy (statistician) (1923–2016), British statistician Mike Healy (Oz) , a fictional character in the HBO show Oz Michael D. Healy (1926–2018), U.S. Army general Michael Healy (hurler) (born 1978), Irish hurler Michael Healy (artist) (1871–1941), Irish stained glass artist Michael Healy (politician) (born 1964), Australian politician Michael Healy-Rae (born 1967), Irish politician, Teachta Dála for

136-541: A Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) that uses her 2200-horsepower Omnithruster Bow Thruster system, which aids in navigation and station keeping during science operations. Her flight deck is capable of landing both of the Coast Guard's helicopter airframes, and attached is a hangar that can house 2 Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin helicopters. Healy can accommodate 8 ISO vans on the ship, which are used as science labs and workstations. Healy has three small boats on board. One

204-536: A Jesuit and was the first African American to earn a PhD ; he completed it at Saint-Sulpice Seminary in Paris. At the age of 39, in 1874, he assumed the presidency of Georgetown College , at the time the largest Catholic college in the U.S. Sherwood Healy was also ordained as a priest, and earned a PhD at Saint-Sulpice. An expert in canon law , he served as director of the seminary in Troy, New York . Later he became rector of

272-528: A Presbyterian missionary and political leader in the territory, Healy helped introduce reindeer from Siberia to Alaska as a source of food, clothing and other necessities for the Native peoples. This work was noted in the New York Sun newspaper in 1894. Healy's compassion for the native population was expressed in many deeds and in his standing order: "Never make a promise to a native you do not intend to keep to

340-480: A Final Decision Letter dated 23 August 2007. Initial press reports indicated that the divers were conducting an inspection of the rudder - a routine operation - at the time of the accident, but later reports stated that the two were doing a cold-water training dive near the bow of the ship. The dive was reported to have been planned for a maximum depth of 20 feet (6 m). Lieutenant Hill's father, citing autopsy reports, has indicated that his daughter actually reached

408-608: A Quaker school in New York and New Jersey. His father transferred him at age 14 to preparatory classes for the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts . His three younger brothers soon joined him: Hugh, 12, Patrick Francis Healy , 10, and Alexander Sherwood Healy (known as Sherwood), 8. Michael, then only 6, was not enrolled at Holy Cross until 1849. All four of the older brothers graduated from Holy Cross. The three eldest entered

476-721: A cabin boy with the Jumna , an American East Indian clipper, eventually serving as an officer on merchant vessels. In 1864 during the American Civil War, Healy returned to his family in Boston, where he applied for a commission in the Revenue Cutter Service. He was accepted as a third lieutenant on March 7, 1865, and his commission was signed by President Abraham Lincoln . He was promoted to second lieutenant on June 6, 1866. Under U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward , during

544-541: A depth of near 200 feet (61 m) in what he described as an out of control descent. The divers were tended by unqualified and poorly-instructed personnel on the surface, none of whom were familiar with cold water diving or scuba diving in general. It is not clear why they extended so much line to the divers. By the time the two could be pulled to the surface, gas reserves were empty and neither diver could be revived. On 30 August, Commanding Officer Captain Douglas G. Russell,

612-506: A few kilometers apart before Healy diverted course sharply northeast and abandoned several sampling sites. On 17 August 2006, Lieutenant Jessica Hill and PO2 Stephen Duque, died of unspecified causes during diving operations in the Arctic Ocean. The Coast Guard conducted simultaneous safety and administrative investigations the results of which were made public in January 2007 along with

680-685: A multi-year project in order to evaluate the entire ecosystem of the Bering Sea . Data collected during these missions helped improve the understanding of food webs and biological communities in the Arctic. Through superior mission execution in adverse weather, Healy exceeded expectations significantly. 20 January 2010: Healy received the Coast Guard Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation award for meritorious service from 6 August to 16 September 2009, while conducting

748-537: A serious breach of naval etiquette. Shortly thereafter, Shepard became the Chief of the Revenue Cutter Bureau and he wrote Healy warning him that if he could not control his drinking, he could face loss of command. Healy replied stating that he "pledge[d] to you by all I hold most sacred that while I live never to touch intoxicants of any kind or description....One thing I will hate and that is to give up my command of

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816-626: A son with him. Josephine lived with her family in Boston before joining the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph . Eliza joined the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal , where she was known as Sister Mary Magdalen. After teaching in Quebec and Ontario, in 1903 Eliza was appointed abbess or mother superior of the convent and school of Villa Barlow in St. Albans, Vermont. She has become recognized as

884-533: Is also designed to break 4.5 ft (1.4 m) of ice continuously at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) or ice 10 ft (3.0 m) thick when backing and ramming, and can operate in temperatures as low as −50 °F (−46 °C). As a Coast Guard cutter, Healy is also a platform for supporting other potential missions in the polar regions, including: search and rescue , ship escort, environmental protection , and law enforcement . 6 September 2001: Healy , on her three-phase maiden voyage, became only

952-550: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Michael A. Healy Michael Augustine Healy (September 22, 1839 – August 30, 1904) was an American career officer with the United States Revenue Cutter Service (predecessor of the United States Coast Guard ), reaching the rank of captain. He has been recognized since the late 20th century as

1020-472: Is the 38 ft (12 m) Arctic Survey Boat (ASB), which is on the starboard side. Healy has two 26 ft (7.9 m) Cutter Boat Large (CBL) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB), one on each side. Designed to conduct a wide range of research activities, Healy provides more than 4,200 square feet (390 m ) of scientific laboratory space, numerous electronic sensor systems, oceanographic winches , and accommodations for up to 50 scientists. Healy

1088-574: The Angoon Bombardment , in which the village of Angoon, Alaska was destroyed following hostage taking by the Tlingit . He attained the rank of captain on March 3, 1883. At this point in his career, Healy had earned a reputation as a person thoroughly familiar with Alaskan waters and as a commander who expected the most from his vessel and crew. He was at the same time known to be a hard drinker, and most of his junior officers found him difficult. He

1156-473: The Bear . I love the ship, tho [it is] hard work." During the last two decades of the 19th century, Healy was essentially the federal government's law enforcement presence in the vast territory. In his twenty years of service between San Francisco and Point Barrow , he acted as judge, doctor, and policeman to Alaskan natives, merchant seamen and whaling crews. The Native Americans and Alaskan Natives throughout

1224-690: The Mackenzie River Basin through the use of coring devices. For the third mission the Coast Guard Research Development Center, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, deployed numerous equipment for testing and development. The fourth and final mission deployed subsurface moorings and conducted numerous CTD tests to study the Alaskan Boundary Current. A group of researchers from

1292-601: The Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory tested their Submarine Team Behaviors Tool with Healy ' s crew in September 2013. They were part of the 50 person science team from the USCG Research and Development Center that evaluated technology for the recovery of "simulated oil trapped in or under ice at the polar ice edge". 2014: A main area of focus during Arctic West Summer 2014 (AWS14)

1360-522: The Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, and data collection on climate change. 2022: On 30 September 2022, Healy and crew reached the North Pole for her 4th time and her 2nd time unaccompanied. The crew assisted a team of NSF -funded scientists as part of the international Synoptic Arctic Survey Program (SAS) . The 2022 voyage was facilitated by "unexpectedly" thin ice, multiple leads in the sea ice, and favorable South winds. 2023: In August 2023, Healy

1428-709: The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation award for meritorious service from 12 June 2001 to 21 December 2001, during the Arctic East 2001 Science Mission. Healy mapped 1,100 nmi (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) of the Gakkel Ridge , previously the only unmapped undersea ridge in the world. Twelve previously unknown volcanoes and numerous undersea hydrothermal vents were discovered. Eight short tons (7.3 t) of rock samples were taken from over 100 deep sea dredges. 7 May 2003: Healy received

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1496-488: The Coast Guard Unit Commendation award for exceptionally meritorious service from January 2003 to April 2003, while conducting Operation Deep Freeze in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. With less than three weeks' notice, Healy was deployed to Antarctica in support of the critical annual re-supply of McMurdo Station . Healy played an instrumental role in coordination with Polar Sea in resupplying

1564-725: The Finnish diesel-electric icebreaker Otso . Healy is named in honor of United States Revenue Cutter Service Captain Michael A. Healy . Her keel was laid on 16 September 1996. Healy joined the icebreakers Polar Star and Polar Sea in their homeport of Seattle, on 10 November 1999. The ship departed New Orleans, on 26 January 2000, performing sea trials off of San Juan , Puerto Rico, and in Baffin Bay , between Canada and Greenland . She arrived in Seattle on 9 August 2000, after transiting

1632-575: The Healy children were legally slaves because their mother was enslaved. As such they were prohibited formal education in Georgia, and their father sent them north to be schooled, a common practice of wealthy white planters who had mixed-race children. Though not unusual, the Healys' common-law marriage violated laws against inter-racial marriage. Healy's wealth and ambition provided for his children's education. Most of

1700-673: The Healy plantation is called Healy Point. The area is the location of the Healy Point Country Club. USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) Healy was built by Avondale Industries in New Orleans , Louisiana. The construction included a technology transfer agreement between Avondale Industries and the Finnish Kværner Masa-Yards Arctic Technology Centre , where the latter provided expertise for hull form development and propulsion line engineering based on

1768-720: The Joint U.S.–Canada United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Extended Continental Shelf Mapping Expedition. In collaboration with CCGS  Louis S. St-Laurent , Healy pushed 150 nmi (280 km; 170 mi) further north than planned and avoided $ 2.4 million in future expedition mapping costs. Healy also acquired over 1,000 lb (450 kg) of valuable geological samples by conducting dredging operations at depths of up to three mi (4.8 km). The rare samples were essential in establishing

1836-614: The Kerry constituency (from 2016) See also [ edit ] Michael Healey , Canadian playwright and actor [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Healy&oldid=1182072543 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1904-593: The North Pole, and the voyage was a part of the Arctic East-West Summer 2005 project which consisted of three cruises between 1 June and 28 November 2005. 16 July 2008: Healy received the Coast Guard Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation award for meritorious service from April 2007 to July 2008, while conducting science operations in support of national scientific, economic, and political interests. Healy conducted

1972-639: The North Pole. Healy travelled over 16,000 nautical miles during Arctic West Summer 2015 (AWS15). During this expedition, more than 25,000 water and ice samples from 72 science stations were collected through Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) casts and on-ice science stations. Healy worked with both the United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to test and develop Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's) , and became

2040-447: The North. Predominately European in ancestry, they identified as Irish Catholics. USCGC Healy , commissioned in 1999, was named in his honor. Healy was born into slavery near Macon, Georgia , in 1839, as the fifth of ten children of Michael Morris Healy, an Irish immigrant planter , and Mary Eliza Smith, his common-law wife , a mixed-race African-American slave. The senior Healy

2108-456: The administration of President Andrew Johnson , the Alaska purchase was made on March 29, 1867. The huge territory, with 20,000 miles (32,000 km) of coastline, was initially referred to by many skeptics as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Ice Box." The Revenue Cutter Service became the principal government agency for transporting government officials, scientists, and doctors, as well as serving as

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2176-543: The cathedral in Boston. Sherwood was musical and formed the Boston Choral Union, which helped raise funds for a new cathedral. He died at age 39. The three Healy sisters attended parochial schools in Montreal , Quebec, Canada, ultimately entering Catholic orders. Martha, the oldest, left her convent after several years and moved to Boston, where two brothers were living and working. She married an Irish immigrant and had

2244-446: The children, all but one surviving infancy, achieved noteworthy success as adults. In the North, the Healy siblings were educated as and identified as Irish Catholics. They were part of a growing ethnic group in the mid-19th century United States. During the late 20th century, their individual professional achievements were claimed as notable firsts for African Americans. The oldest son, James Augustine Healy , born in 1830, first went to

2312-415: The ecosystem of the Bering Sea , specifically the sea ice and its future affects on sea life population. The study included a number of biological focuses which recorded seabird and micro zooplankton populations, as well as assessing phytoplankton, sea ice algae, nitrogen, and sediment. Additionally Oceanographer Evelyn Lessard co-led a team to study krill populations to assess how climate change will affect

2380-474: The expedition during the transit to the North Pole. 2016: On 15 October 2016, Healy returned to her home port in Seattle, after a 127-day summer deployment in the Arctic Ocean. The crew of Healy , and her accompanying scientists, participated in three scientific studies. Highlights of this deployment include the discovery of new species of jellyfish in the Chukchi Sea , observations of the continental shelf in

2448-793: The extended continental shelf through multibeam sonar bottom-mapping. This data was collected in support of the delineation of the American and Canadian continental shelves. On April 10th, Healy was awarded the Coast Guard Unit Commendation award for exceptionally meritorious service from 3 January to 5 February 2012. 29 October 2015: Healy received the Coast Guard Unit Commendation award for exceptionally meritorious service from 24 June to 29 October 2015, during their Arctic West Summer 2015 deployment. Healy traveled over 16,000 nmi (30,000 km; 18,000 mi), took over 25,000 water and ice samples from 72 science stations, and became

2516-417: The famed Northwest Passage and was placed "In Commission, Active" on 21 August 2000. Healy is an optimally manned vessel, meaning she has the minimum number of personnel staffed in order to safely navigate. Due to the vast array of missions conducted by Healy , it is vital that crew members are fully qualified on a number of duties. Healy operates two A-Frames , one on the aft working deck and one on

2584-433: The first African American to reach this position. In May 1850, the Healys' mother Mary Eliza died, followed four months later by her husband, Michael Morris Healy. leaving James as the head of the family. He was unable to convince young Michael to follow him into the priesthood. Unhappy and rebellious at Holy Cross, Michael was sent in 1854 to a French seminary. In 1855, he left that school for England, where he signed on as

2652-507: The first man of African-American descent to command a ship of the United States government. He commanded several vessels within the territory of the Alaskan coastline. Following U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward 's Alaska purchase of the vast region in 1867, Healy patrolled the 20,000 miles (32,000 km) of Alaskan coastline for more than 20 years, earning great respect from

2720-564: The first unaccompanied U.S. surface vessel to reach the North Pole . She also engaged with the crew of the German icebreaker Polarstern while at the North Pole, in support of the international scientific mission Geotraces . Finally, Healy became the first vessel to broadcast a live feed from ice-bound Arctic waters, streaming video of a search and rescue exercise to shore-based coordinators. 2009: A marine biological mission aboard Healy studied

2788-678: The first vessel to broadcast a live feed from Arctic waters. Healy also conducted a professional international engagement with the German Icebreaker Polarstern at the North Pole. It was a historic Arctic deployment that displayed the Coast Guard's unique polar capabilities to the public and the world. Between May and October 2015, Healy also tested the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) high frequency satellite communication system throughout her Arctic Summer West 2015 mission. Successful tests were completed throughout

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2856-511: The fisheries. 2011: During Arctic West Summer 2011 (AWS11), Healy collaborated with researchers from NASA to study the refractive properties of sunlight in the Arctic. Healy spent the summer mapping the Extended Continental Shelf in collaboration with CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent . A third mission of this patrol studied organic carbon and its levels in the Arctic water column. This data was used to explain bacteria distribution in

2924-472: The ice on 29 January 2012, after successful completion of the mission. The resupply was vital to the city, and was the first-ever winter fuel delivery from the water in Western Alaska. Over the course of Arctic West Summer 2012 (AWS12), Healy travelled over 18,000 nmi (33,000 km; 21,000 mi) and conducted 687 science casts. Healy also added 25% more data to the bathymetric mapping project of

2992-472: The ice station. Healy successfully escorted the freighter American Tern and the tanker Richard G. Matthieson . Healy successfully escorted both ships in and out of the ice, and facilitated the delivery of resources to McMurdo Station. 12 September 2005: Healy reached the North Pole for a second time, accompanied by the Swedish icebreaker Oden (1988 icebreaker) . This was Healy 's second visit to

3060-469: The icebreaker to cancel two scientific missions to the Arctic and patrol through the Northwest Passage. Although the fire in one of the ship's transformers was extinguished quickly and without casualties, and ship's crew and contractors managed to restore power to the affected main propulsion motor, the icebreaker nonetheless returned to its homeport Seattle for repairs. US Coast Guard E Ribbon for

3128-461: The law, and search and rescue. Even in the early days of Arctic operations, science was an important part of the mission. Healy is now known as the first African-American to command a ship of the United States government. Commissioned in 1999, the research icebreaker USCGC Healy was named in his honor. To commemorate the entire family's achievements, the former site in Jones County, Georgia of

3196-535: The letter." Healy retired in 1903 at the mandatory retirement age of 64. He died on August 30, 1904, in San Francisco, of a heart attack . He was buried in Colma, California . At the time, his African-American ancestry was not generally known; he was of majority-white ancestry and had identified with white Catholic and maritime communities. In 1865, Healy married Mary Jane Roach, the daughter of Irish immigrants. She

3264-565: The masters of whaling ships. His experience in this period played an important part of his later career in Alaska. Healy returned to Alaskan waters aboard the newly built USRC  Rush in 1875. In 1880, by request of the captain of Corwin, he was transferred to serve as executive officer, but the assignment did not last long. In August 1881 he assumed his first command on Rush . Renowned naturalist John Muir made one voyage with Healy as part of an ambitious government scientific program. Healy

3332-459: The natives and seafarers alike. After commercial fishing had depleted the whale and seal populations, his assistance with the introduction of Siberian reindeer helped prevent starvation among the Alaskan Natives . The author Jack London was inspired by Healy's command of the renowned USRC Bear . It had a thick wooden hull, and was powered by steam-and-sail for use as a proto-icebreaker; it

3400-503: The origin of the targeted extended continental shelf. 3 January 2012: Healy escorted the Russian-flagged freighter Renda through pack ice to deliver an emergency supply of fuel to Nome , Alaska. In November 2011, a strong winter storm struck western Alaska, which prevented a vital fuel delivery to Nome. Such a winter delivery had never been attempted before because the ice floes are 1 to 5 feet (0.30 to 1.52 m) thick during

3468-607: The priesthood. After attending seminaries in Montreal and Paris, James was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in 1854. In the 20th century he was claimed as the first African-American priest in the Catholic Church . In 1875, he became the second bishop of the Diocese of Portland , Maine , and is known as the first U.S. Catholic African-American bishop. Patrick Healy became

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3536-720: The principal US law enforcement agency in the Alaska Territory. Healy was assigned to the newly commissioned USRC  Reliance when it sailed around Cape Horn and arrived at Sitka, Alaska , on November 24, 1868. The following year he was transferred to USRC  Lincoln in San Francisco, California . While serving on Lincoln, he was promoted to first lieutenant on July 21, 1870. On January 8, 1872, he received orders to report aboard USRC  Active home-ported in New Bedford, Massachusetts , where he became familiar with

3604-604: The second U.S. surface ship to reach the North Pole as a part of the Arctic East Science Mission, accompanied by the German research icebreaker Polarstern . Healy returned to her homeport, Seattle, on 20 December 2001 after 192 days at sea, which were punctuated by two port calls in Tromso Norway to exchange science teams. The second phase of the voyage, in Arctic ice, included testing of an autonomous underwater vehicle (UAV). 23 January 2002: Healy received

3672-521: The site of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard where the icebreaker's hull was cut open and the damaged 106-tonne propulsion motor replaced by a spare unit shipped from United States Coast Guard Yard on a barge via the Panama Canal . The icebreaker was floated out on 5 January 2021 and returned to Seattle in mid-February. Healy returned to service in the following summer. At the end of July 2024, Healy suffered another electrical fire that forced

3740-433: The starboard side. There are two articulated cranes on the aft working deck, with the starboard side rated to 15 short tons (14 t) and the port side rated to 5 short tons (4.5 t). The aft working deck provides ample space to conduct science and research operations. Healy has a forecastle crane with a load capacity of 3 short tons (2.7 t), and two 04 level cranes with load capacities of 15 tons each. Healy has

3808-602: The vast regions of the north came to know and respect him and called his ship "Healy's Fire Canoe." During visits to Siberia , across the Bering Sea from the Alaskan coast, Healy observed that the Chukchi people had domesticated caribou ( reindeer ), and used them for food, travel, and clothing. He had noted the reduction in the seal and whale populations in Alaska from commercial fishing activities. To compensate for this and aid in transportation, working with Reverend Sheldon Jackson ,

3876-516: The water column as well as carbon dioxide and biomass cycles. 2013: Arctic West Summer 2013 (AWS13) consisted of four different missions for Healy , over which more than 19,000 nmi (35,000 km; 22,000 mi) were covered. The first mission utilized Healy ' s unique over-the-side science capabilities in order to collect organisms and create an ecological picture of the Hanna Shoal region. The second mission yielded sediment samples from

3944-478: The whaler skippers quickly got the drunkenness charges dismissed. The cruelty charges stemmed from an incident aboard the whaler Estrella in 1889: Healy had a seaman "triced up" to restore order. Healy defended his actions as an effort to quell a mutiny, and the charge was eventually dismissed. In July 1889, Healy paid a courtesy call to the skipper of USRC Rush , Captain Leonard G. Shepard , in an intoxicated state,

4012-439: The winter season. Healy delayed her return home from a six-month Arctic deployment in order to escort Renda through over 300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) of extremely difficult ice conditions and broke out the beset ship time after time. After many days of great exertion, Renda transferred the fuel to Nome over the course of three days. On 20 January, Healy began the break out for herself and Renda . They emerged from

4080-464: Was a supportive wife who traveled with her husband. Despite 18 pregnancies, she had only one child who survived, a son named Frederick who was born in 1870. He established his life in northern California, married and had a family. Over a century later, Healy's Coast Guard successors conduct missions reminiscent of his groundbreaking work: protecting the natural resources of the region, suppressing illegal trade, resupply of remote outposts, enforcement of

4148-464: Was born in 1795 in Roscommon, Ireland , and immigrated to the U.S. in 1818 as a young man. He eventually acquired 1,500 acres (6.1 km ) of land in Georgia near Macon. He eventually owned 49 slaves as workers for his plantation; among them was 16-year-old Mary Eliza Smith (or Clark), described as an octoroon or a mulatto , whom he took as his wife in 1829. Under the partus principle in slave law,

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4216-478: Was put into service as a cutter in 1884. Nicknamed "Hell Roaring Mike" , Healy was the fifth of 10 children of the Healy family of Georgia, known for their achievements in the North after being born into slavery. Their parents were an Irish-born planter and his African-American mixed-race slave, with whom he had a common-law marriage . His father arranged for the children to be formally educated at boarding schools in

4284-566: Was respected for his efforts to rescue vessels and crews in peril. Healy was often recognized for his humanitarian efforts, including being recognized by Congress for his life-saving work in the Arctic in 1885. He took command of Bear in 1887. His reputation with the whalers was so well established that when the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Seaman's Union requested a board of inquiry to consider charges of drunkenness and cruelty against him,

4352-568: Was serving as First Officer of USRC  Thomas Corwin during the summer of 1881. By 1882 Healy was given command of Corwin and was already thoroughly familiar with the Bering Sea and Alaska. In this command, he enforced liquor laws, protected seal and whale populations under treaty; delivered supplies, mail and medicines to remote villages; returned deserters to merchant ships, collected weather data, rendered medical assistance, conducted search and rescue, enforced federal laws, and accomplished exploration work. In October 1882 he took part in

4420-408: Was temporarily relieved of command by Vice Admiral Charles Wuster, citing a "loss of confidence" in Russell's ability to command. The relief was later made permanent by Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen . On 18 August 2020, Healy suffered an electrical fire that rendered the electric propulsion motor driving the starboard propeller shaft unusable. At the time of the incident, the icebreaker

4488-399: Was the study of phytoplankton blooms along the Chukchi Sea. Healy also worked in conjunction with the United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center to test Aerostat balloons, UAV, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) , Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), and oil tracking buoys. 2015: On 5 September, Healy became the first unaccompanied United States surface vessel to reach

4556-488: Was undertaking scientific research for the Nansen and Amundsen Basin Observational System (NABOS), including CTD profiles , in the East Siberian Sea . The ship sailed towards the Siberian shelf with an objective of better understanding the physics of the Nansen and Amundsen basins and in doing so, encroached on Russia's Northern Sea Route . On September 2nd, the Russian research vessel Akademik Nemchinov suddenly diverted north to intercept Healy . The vessels were only

4624-406: Was underway about 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) from Seward , Alaska and headed for Arctic Ocean science operations. The fire was reported at 21:30 and was extinguished within the hour. There were no injuries among the crew but all science operations had to be cancelled and the vessel returned to its home port Seattle on 31 August. On 18 October 2020, Healy entered a dry dock at

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