Nome, Alaska (courtesy Creative Commons)

The U.S. Coast Guard ice breaker Cutter Healy helped the Renda, which had been stuck in thick ice, reach Nome, a stranded Alaskan town, by cutting through 300 miles of ice, according to The Daily Beast.

The Renda carried 1.3 million gallons of petroleum products, CNN reports. The crew will now connect the pipes and check for leaks.

A company in Nome asked the Renda for help after a strong November storm prevented delivery of fuel via barge and ice formed over the Bering Sea, The Daily Beast reports.

This voyage is the first-ever attempt to supply fuel to an Arctic-Alaska settlement through sea ice, according to CNN.

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