This week last year, the Russian fuel tanker Renda and the icebreaker Healy had just made the first-ever wintertime fuel delivery to the U.S. Arctic. The saga made headlines in the national and international press, and brought attention to the challenges of operating in the far north.

When the Healy was in Unalaska this fall, KUCB's Stephanie Joyce sat down with Captain Beverly Havlik to look back on the unique journey and the lessons learned. This is an excerpt from that interview.