Winter Storms Batter Alaska Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew breaks ice 165 miles south of Nome, Alaska, creating a path for the tanker Renda to follow Jan. 8, 2012. ( U.S. Coast Guard / flickr ) Produced by PRI and WNYC