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    Military Sealift Command Chartered Ship MV Ocean Giant Completes Support of U.S. Antarctic Program [Image 3 of 3]

    Military Sealift Command Chartered Ship MV Ocean Giant Completes Support of U.S. Antarctic Program

    UNITED STATES

    02.07.2019

    Photo by Sarah Cannon 

    Military Sealift Command Pacific

    Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Ocean Giant loads one of 450 pieces of retrograde—including station waste and recyclables, that will be returned to Port Hueneme for processing.

    MV Ocean Giant has successfully completed cargo operations at the ice-pier at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The ship delivered 498 containers and various breakbulk equaling nearly 7 million pounds of supplies, foodand equipment. The operation was part of MSC’s annual resupply mission in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the Joint Task Force Support for Antarctica mission to the NSF-managed U.S. Antarctic Program.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 02.07.2019
    Date Posted: 02.11.2019 14:46
    Photo ID: 5096531
    VIRIN: 190207-N-WD133-062
    Resolution: 1073x647
    Size: 101.04 KB
    Location: US

    Web Views: 113
    Downloads: 9

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