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Photo of Coast Guard Cutter Maple during its Northwest Passage transit Aug. 8, 2017.

CGC Maple Northwest Passage transit

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple crew members prepare to tie up alongside the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Amundsen in the Arctic waters of Queen Maud Gulf, August 8, 2017, during the Maple's Northwest Passage transit.

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Tags: refuel at sea, canada, Arctic Ocean, Canadian Coast Guard Ship, Amundsen, Coast Guard Cutter Maple, Queen Maud Gulf, Northwest Passage 2017, Fuel

Photo by: Petty Officer Second Class nat Littlejohn | VIRIN: 170808-G-LS819-1003.JPG

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