Nation's only heavy icebreaker returns from Antarctic mission [Image 1 of 6]

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

03.11.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross 

U.S. Coast Guard Northwest

The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot Heavy Icebreaker pull into Coast Guard Base Seattle, March 11, 2019.

The crew was underway for 107 days in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a U.S. military resupply operation for the U.S. Antarctic Program.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.

• Date Taken: 03.11.2019
• Date Posted: 03.11.2019 16:03
• Photo ID: 5168541
• VIRIN: 190311-G-LB229-0001
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 9.99 MB
• Location: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US