Seattle-based Coast Guard Polar icebreaker returns home following Antarctic mission170317-G-LB229-0302 [Image 1 of 4]
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot heavy icebreaker, is escorted by the crew of the Westrac II, a 73-foot towing vessel, as they moor to Pier 66 in Seattle, March 17, 2017.
The crew returned from a 107-day expedition to Antartica, which involved maintaining the decades-old icebreaker to ensure a year’s worth of supplies and fuel safely reached the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott South Pole stations.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
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03.17.2017 |
Date Posted: |
03.17.2017 19:41 |
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3238387 |
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4256x2832 |
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3.01 MB |
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SEATTLE, WA, US |
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