1 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,280 Coast Guard cutter Healy is a 420 ft 2 00:00:06,290 --> 00:00:09,090 icebreaker . She is the newest and most 3 00:00:09,090 --> 00:00:11,257 technologically advanced icebreaker in 4 00:00:11,257 --> 00:00:13,720 the Coast Guard Fleet , specifically 5 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:15,630 designed and outfitted to conduct 6 00:00:15,630 --> 00:00:18,040 scientific research in the far reaches 7 00:00:18,050 --> 00:00:20,650 of the arctic ocean Healy allows the 8 00:00:20,650 --> 00:00:22,761 United States to be a world leader in 9 00:00:22,761 --> 00:00:26,730 arctic exploration . On August 18 2020 , 10 00:00:27,140 --> 00:00:29,307 an electrical fire broke out on one of 11 00:00:29,307 --> 00:00:31,600 her main propulsion motors , which 12 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,711 forced her to return to home port for 13 00:00:33,711 --> 00:00:37,020 repairs . A team of experienced Coast 14 00:00:37,020 --> 00:00:39,130 Guard naval engineers monitor the 15 00:00:39,130 --> 00:00:41,830 repairs from start to finish and were 16 00:00:41,830 --> 00:00:43,719 responsible for ensuring that all 17 00:00:43,719 --> 00:00:47,120 repairs were done properly . Here , you 18 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,342 can see a team cutting through Healey's 19 00:00:49,342 --> 00:00:51,398 one inch thick steel plating to gain 20 00:00:51,398 --> 00:00:53,509 access to the motor inside the ship . 21 00:00:54,030 --> 00:00:56,380 The area that needed to be cut was 20 22 00:00:56,380 --> 00:00:59,970 ft wide , 15ft tall , and took several 23 00:00:59,970 --> 00:01:01,160 weeks to accomplish 24 00:01:04,220 --> 00:01:06,331 the large motor , which is what turns 25 00:01:06,331 --> 00:01:08,442 the propeller and makes the ship move 26 00:01:08,442 --> 00:01:10,609 forward . It was disconnected from the 27 00:01:10,609 --> 00:01:12,664 propulsion shaft and slid out of the 28 00:01:12,664 --> 00:01:14,720 newly cut opening in the side of the 29 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,080 ship . One of the unique challenges of 30 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,191 this project was finding a crane that 31 00:01:19,191 --> 00:01:21,358 could lift a motor weighing in at more 32 00:01:21,358 --> 00:01:23,160 than £200,000. . 33 00:01:49,740 --> 00:01:51,907 The Coast Guard keeps a spare motor in 34 00:01:51,907 --> 00:01:55,630 Baltimore Maryland motor is so large 35 00:01:55,730 --> 00:01:57,730 that a building had to be partially 36 00:01:57,730 --> 00:02:00,440 disassembled in order to remove it and 37 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,900 ship it on an ocean going barge all the 38 00:02:02,900 --> 00:02:05,122 way from the East Coast and through the 39 00:02:05,122 --> 00:02:07,900 Panama Canal to California . The 40 00:02:07,900 --> 00:02:10,122 transit itself took more than a month . 41 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:15,440 Yeah , 42 00:02:25,940 --> 00:02:28,162 you may have noticed that Heli actually 43 00:02:28,162 --> 00:02:30,260 has a double hole structure . This 44 00:02:30,260 --> 00:02:32,316 ensures that she is strong enough to 45 00:02:32,316 --> 00:02:34,427 withstand the harsh forces associated 46 00:02:34,427 --> 00:02:37,360 with iceberg . Both the inner and outer 47 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,750 holes had to be removed in order to act 48 00:02:39,750 --> 00:02:43,630 system with the new 49 00:02:43,630 --> 00:02:45,797 motor back inside the ship . It's time 50 00:02:45,797 --> 00:02:47,963 to replace the cutout that was removed 51 00:02:47,963 --> 00:02:49,519 and weld it back in place . 52 00:02:52,340 --> 00:02:53,340 Yeah , 53 00:03:07,140 --> 00:03:09,150 thanks to the teamwork of all those 54 00:03:09,150 --> 00:03:11,370 involved , Coast Guard cutter Healy is 55 00:03:11,370 --> 00:03:12,660 ready for her next mission .