USCGC Polar Star icebreaking operations off of Antarctica [Image 6 of 8]

ANTARCTICA

01.16.2017

Photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

A ring buoy sits at the ready as the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conducts icebreaking operations off the coast of Antarctica, Jan. 16, 2017. Homeported in Seattle, the Polar Star is the Coast Guard’s only operational heavy icebreaker. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley)

• Date Taken: 01.16.2017
• Date Posted: 01.18.2017 11:10
• Photo ID: 3102491
• VIRIN: 170116-G-QL499-0026
• Resolution: 2400x1602
• Size: 327.94 KB
• Location: AQ