Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star icebreaking operations [Image 7 of 11]

ANTARCTICA

02.01.2017

Photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks the ice around the motor vessel Ocean Giant prior to the vessel’s planned departure from the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Feb. 1, 2017.

The Polar Star’s crew is responsible for providing a safe channel through the Antarctic ice for the resupply ships that visit the station.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley)

• Date Taken: 02.01.2017
• Date Posted: 02.07.2017 23:58
• Photo ID: 3148818
• VIRIN: 170201-G-QL499-010
• Resolution: 2400x1602
• Size: 541.16 KB
• Location: AQ