Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star participates in Operation Deep Freeze 2020 [Image 11 of 16]

MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA

01.03.2020

Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi    

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

A compass sits atop a nautical chart Jan. 3, 2020, aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) approximately 20 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The crew of the Polar Star, a 399-foot heavy icebreaker, is working to break a channel in the ice surrounding McMurdo Station in order to bring in refuel and resupply vessels as part of Operation Deep Freeze — the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed, civilian U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

• Date Taken: 01.03.2020
• Date Posted: 01.22.2020 14:03
• Photo ID: 6013802
• VIRIN: 200103-G-EM820-0023
• Resolution: 2000x1335
• Size: 509.27 KB
• Location: MCMURDO STATION, AQ