Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returns home from Operation Deep Freeze 2020

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returns home from Operation Deep Freeze 2020
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star makes the final approach to moorings at Base Seattle, Wednesday, March 25.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Michael Clark) SEATTLE — The 150-member crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returned Wednesday to their homeport of Seattle following a 123-day deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2020. This mission marks the Polar...

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completes Antarctic Treaty inspections and resupply mission

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completes Antarctic Treaty inspections and resupply mission
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star moored in McMurdo, Antarctica. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — The 159 crewmembers onboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed McMurdo Station Wednesday after escorting three refuel and resupply vessels and assisting with a five-day inspection of foreign research stations,...

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrives in Antarctica

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrives in Antarctica
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jay Pioch prepares to pull Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Nara from the water Jan. 19, 2020, about seven miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during ice rescue training. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica – The 159 crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived...

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs for Operation Deep Freeze 2020

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs for Operation Deep Freeze 2020
Families of crewmembers aboard USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) watch as the vessel transits Elliott Bay en route to Antarctica, Nov. 26, 2019. The Polar Star, homported in Seattle, Washington, is the United States’ only heavy icebreaker. SEATTLE — The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed Tuesday commencing their annual deployment to Antarctica where the cutter and...