Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2016 [Image 1 of 4]

MCMURDO, ANTARCTICA

02.02.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Lt. Joel Wright, the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s operations officer, watches as the cutter breaks ice around the motor vessel Ocean Giant at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 2, 2016. As the operations officer, Wright oversees the cutter’s safe navigation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)

• Date Taken: 02.02.2016
• Date Posted: 02.12.2016 14:58
• Photo ID: 2400143
• VIRIN: 160202-G-YE680-110
• Resolution: 5520x3680
• Size: 1.22 MB
• Location: MCMURDO, AQ
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WA, US