CGC Polar Star departs for Antarctic Patrol [Image 1 of 2]

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

12.03.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Family members and friends of crewmembers assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot Polar Class Icebreaker homeported in Seattle, wave from the pier as they watch the cutter get underway from Coast Guard Base Seattle, Dec. 3, 2013. The cutter's crew departed for Antartica to resupply the National Science Foundation Scientific Research Station in McMurdo in support of Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katleyn Tyson)

• Date Taken: 12.03.2013
• Date Posted: 12.03.2013 17:26
• Photo ID: 1065027
• VIRIN: 131203-G-YG480-0026
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 4.74 MB
• Location: SEATTLE, WA, US