Transfer of Coast Guard reins to the Arctic [Image 2 of 5]

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

07.14.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

The seal of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot polar-class icebreaker homeported in Seattle, adorns a podium during a change-of-command ceremony held at Coast Guard Base Seattle, where Capt. Matthew Walker (center) was relieved by Capt. Michael Davanzo July 14, 2016.

Presently, the United States has one working heavy icebreaker, the Polar Star, and one medium icebreaker, the Coast Guard Cutter Healy.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.

• Date Taken: 07.14.2016
• Date Posted: 07.14.2016 18:25
• Photo ID: 2722548
• VIRIN: 160714-G-LB229-088
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 3.86 MB
• Location: SEATTLE, WA, US