Coast Guard scuba divers conduct decompression training [Image 12 of 16]

MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA

01.06.2020

Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi    

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Thompson takes notes Jan. 6, 2020, during a simulated diver decompression training aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) approximately 10 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Thompson is a Coast Guard diver, and the decompression chamber allows the crew to perform lifesaving procedures in the event of a dive emergency. The crew of the Polar Star, a 399-foot heavy icebreaker, is working to break a channel in the ice surrounding McMurdo Station in order to bring in refuel and resupply vessels as part of Operation Deep Freeze — the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed, civilian U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

• Date Taken: 01.06.2020
• Date Posted: 01.22.2020 14:03
• Photo ID: 6013805
• VIRIN: 200106-G-EM820-0249
• Resolution: 2250x1502
• Size: 1.3 MB
• Location: MCMURDO STATION, AQ