Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star navigates to beset fishing vessel [Image 6 of 6]

COAST GUARD CUTTER POLAR STAR, STRAIT OF DOVER

02.13.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the United States' only operational heavy icebreaker, transits an ice field in the Southern Ocean en route to the Antarctic Chieftan, a disabled fishing vessel near Antarctica, Feb. 13, 2015. Polar Star's crew is participating in a multinational rescue operation for the Antarctic Chieftan's crew. Polar Star's crew has been underway in Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2015, part of the U.S. Antarctic Program, managed by the National Science Foundation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener)

• Date Taken: 02.13.2015
• Date Posted: 02.13.2015 14:04
• Photo ID: 1768114
• VIRIN: 150213-G-JL323-120
• Resolution: 3702x2962
• Size: 744.89 KB
• Location: COAST GUARD CUTTER POLAR STAR, STRAIT OF DOVER