U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy

Petty Officer Patrick Kelley/U.S. Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, in collaboration with Canada, will travel through the Northwest Passage this summer in a voyage that underscores the alliance between the two nations, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The need for Coast Guard capabilities in the Arctic region is increasing to meet existing and future demands for maritime security, Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, said in a speech last month. Schultz described the upcoming trip through the Northwest Passage as a “historic Arctic patrol.”