Towing hawser [Image 2 of 21]

COAST GUARD CUTTER POLAR STAR, USPACOM, AT SEA

01.26.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Members of deck force aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star rig a towing hawser while opening a channel through the ice to the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station, Antarctica, for the supply ship Ocean Giant, Jan. 26, 2015. Towing equipment is used if the supply ship suffers a casualty while transiting through the ice. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener)

• Date Taken: 01.26.2015
• Date Posted: 02.06.2015 11:12
• Photo ID: 1754482
• VIRIN: 150126-G-JL323-431
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 700.94 KB
• Location: COAST GUARD CUTTER POLAR STAR, USPACOM, AT SEA