Seaman Ryan Langlois, a member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star deck department, prepares one of the cutter’s boats for launching while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 6, 2016. The icebreaker’s smallboats offer means for passenger transfer and quick access to areas away from the cutter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)