U.S. Coast Guard via AP

An image from the bridge camera aboard the Ice Breaker Healy taken at 4:01 a.m. EST on Jan. 13, 2012 shows lights on the shore line as the Healy and an oil tanker approach the cut-off town of Nome, Alaska.

9 miles from Nome: Icebreaker closes in on cut-off Alaska town

When this image was taken, the Healy was 9.2 miles from Nome. The latest report from the Associated Press says the Russian tanker that the icebreaker is escorting is now just six miles from its destination.

See more images of the two ships' journey on PhotoBlog.

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