Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star supports Operation Deep Freeze 2018 [Image 33 of 35]

ANTARCTICA

01.16.2018

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen  

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Engineers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star replace a shaft seal while in the Ross Sea near Antarctica on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.

• Date Taken: 01.16.2018
• Date Posted: 01.31.2018 16:02
• Photo ID: 4111952
• VIRIN: 180116-G-ZE884-363
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 18.77 MB
• Location: AQ
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US