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			Posted: February 6, 2008    Tools of Polar Research: Icebreakers One way researchers can navigate the icy waters at the Earth's poles is aboard a rugged, steel-plated ship known as an icebreaker. Flash version requires Flash Player 1 of 9 Icebreaker Healy The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, commissioned in 2000, provides more than 4,200 square feet of scientific laboratory space and can accommodate up to 50 scientists. The ship is designed to travel continuously through ice 4.5 feet thick. Photo Credit: U.S. Coast Guard RELATED COVERAGE Tools of Polar Research: Antarctica Map Tools of Polar Research: Underwater Robots Tools of Polar Research: Arctic Buoys PHOTO GALLERIES Internet Cat Video Festival Best and Worst Countries for Babies on Their First Day of Life Sunset at the Wagah Border				Main: Polar Discoveries   Researching the Poles   Environmental Impacts   Antarctica: Who's in Charge?   Slide Show: Dry Valley Organisms   Tools of Polar Research   Profiles of Researchers   Archive   Lesson Plan   Exploring Polar Oceanography   Research and Tourism in Antarctica

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