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    Coast Guard Cutter Healy conducts 2021 Arctic deployment [Image 2 of 39]

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    A single polar bear stands on fragmented sea ice surrounded by open dark water channels, photographed from an elevated or distant vantage point. The scene depicts a vast Arctic or sub-Arctic seascape with broken pack ice in varying shades of white and blue-green. The bear appears small relative to the expansive icy environment, emphasizing the scale and isolation of the setting.

    BEAUFORT SEA

    09.02.2021

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi      

    U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

    A polar bear walks along the ice as Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) transits the Northwest Passage, Sept. 2, 2021. Healy deployed to the western Arctic and transited the Northwest Passage in support of the Coast Guard’s Arctic Strategy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.

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    Date Taken: 09.02.2021
    Date Posted: 01.18.2022 17:44
    Photo ID: 7014756
    VIRIN: 210902-G-DX668-1142
    Resolution: 4548x3249
    Size: 1.39 MB
    Location: BEAUFORT SEA
    Hometown: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US
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