Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star supports Operation Deep Freeze 2018 [Image 22 of 35]

ANTARCTICA

01.11.2018

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen  

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star take a break to photograph a pod of orcas in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on its way to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.

• Date Taken: 01.11.2018
• Date Posted: 01.31.2018 17:31
• Photo ID: 4111914
• VIRIN: 180111-G-ZE884-718
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 14.49 MB
• Location: AQ
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WA, US