Anchorage: The U.S. Coast Guard has freed a Canadian sailboat that became trapped in Arctic ice off the north coast of Alaska.
KTUU-TV reports the 36-foot (11-meter) Altan Girl out of Vancouver was attempting to sail to eastern Canada through the Northwest Passage.
It became trapped in ice northeast of Barrow, the northernmost city in the United States.
The sailboat's owner says he intends to wait in Barrow for better weather and to restock supplies.
KTUU-TV reports the 36-foot (11-meter) Altan Girl out of Vancouver was attempting to sail to eastern Canada through the Northwest Passage.
It became trapped in ice northeast of Barrow, the northernmost city in the United States.
The sailboat's owner says he intends to wait in Barrow for better weather and to restock supplies.
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