170116-G-QL499-0276-USCGC Polar Star from the air-Small [Image 2 of 8]

ANTARCTICA

01.16.2017

Photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the Coast Guard’s only operational heavy icebreaker capable of conducting Antarctic ice operations, carves a channel in Antarctic ice near the coast of Ross Island, Jan. 16, 2017. The cutter is an integral part of the yearly operation to resupply the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley)

• Date Taken: 01.16.2017
• Date Posted: 01.18.2017 11:11
• Photo ID: 3102479
• VIRIN: 170116-G-QL499-0276
• Resolution: 2400x1349
• Size: 269.84 KB
• Location: AQ