We're driving from Ireland to Seattle at 12 mph. Todd Adrian, Healy's marine science officer, dive officer and public affairs officer. Just because Healy is slow doesn't mean she's not smart. Healy is the Coast Guard's most advanced ship yet. Healy's bridge, which is where the ship is controlled from, looks like something from the starship Enterprise.
Sailors control the ship's every movement from about a dozen large computer screens.
Healy's computer systems are the start of a revolution in the Coast Guard. Healy needs only about 75 crew members to operate. Older ships, like the icebreakers Polar Star and Polar Sea, need many more sailors. Even the flight crews for the ship's two helicopters are cut from 12 people to eight people. It's not just about less people either.