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

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

11.30.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot polar class icebreaker, departs from their homeport of Coast Guard Base Seattle into Puget Sound to begin their transit to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, Nov. 30, 2014. Polar Star's crew will break through more than 12 miles of ice in McMurdo Sound to resupply McMurdo Science Station. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer)

• Date Taken: 11.30.2014
• Date Posted: 11.30.2014 20:48
• Photo ID: 1679804
• VIRIN: 141130-G-YG480-325
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 9.23 MB
• Location: SEATTLE, WA, US