US Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star assists Operation Deep Freeze 2016 [Image 1 of 17]

ANTARCTICA

01.07.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

A crane operator lowers the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's brow onto fast ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 7, 2016. After reaching suitable ice, the icebreaker’s crew and passengers disembarked the cutter and enjoyed a day of ice liberty. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)

• Date Taken: 01.07.2016
• Date Posted: 01.27.2016 15:43
• Photo ID: 2371894
• VIRIN: 160107-G-YE680-143
• Resolution: 3680x5520
• Size: 1.3 MB
• Location: AQ
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US