Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star participates in Operation Deep Freeze 2020 [Image 6 of 8]

MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA

12.28.2019

Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi    

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Karen Kutkiewicz steers the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star through pack ice Dec. 28, 2019, about 200 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The 43-year-old Polar Star is the nation's only heavy icebreaker, and the crew is heading to McMurdo Station to escort refuel and resupply ships through the ice, which can be as thick as 10 feet. This year marks the 64th iteration of the operation known as Operation Deep Freeze. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

• Date Taken: 12.28.2019
• Date Posted: 01.22.2020 14:07
• Photo ID: 6002741
• VIRIN: 191228-G-EM820-0238
• Resolution: 2250x1502
• Size: 1.07 MB
• Location: MCMURDO STATION, AQ