BARROW, ALASKA - The crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, homeported in Seattle, drive a landing craft from the cutter on to the shore of Barrow, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2009. The Polar Sea is an icebreaker currently transiting to the Northern Arctic Ocean in support of various scientific operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela Manns)