Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star hosts Bay Area media while in dry dock [Image 9 of 12]

VALLEJO, CA, UNITED STATES

04.16.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits on blocks while the cutter undergoes depot-level maintenance in a dry dock facility in Vallejo, Calif., in preparation for the cutter’s future polar-region patrol, April 16, 2018. The current polar icebreaking fleet provides the minimum capacity to meet the nation's most critical icebreaking needs but does not facilitate year-round access to the Polar regions or self-rescue. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi.

• Date Taken: 04.16.2018
• Date Posted: 04.20.2018 12:20
• Photo ID: 4314575
• VIRIN: 180416-G-DX668-1218
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 18.26 MB
• Location: VALLEJO, CA, US
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WA, US