Coast Guard cutter departs for Antarctic mission [Image 1 of 3]

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

11.30.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot polar class icebreaker, is escorted away from the pier at its homeport of Coast Guard Base Seattle by the tugboat Westrac, Nov. 30, 2014. Polar Star is the only heavy icebreaker owned by the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer)

• Date Taken: 11.30.2014
• Date Posted: 11.30.2014 20:47
• Photo ID: 1679801
• VIRIN: 141130-G-YG480-282
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 10.77 MB
• Location: SEATTLE, WA, US