Coast Guard scuba divers conduct decompression training [Image 16 of 16]

MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA

01.06.2020

Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi    

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Conor Dahl monitors the operation of a decompression chamber Jan. 6, 2020, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) approximately 10 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Dahl is a Coast Guard diver, and the decompression chamber allows the crew to perform lifesaving procedures in the event of a dive emergency. 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: 01.06.2020
• Date Posted: 01.22.2020 14:03
• Photo ID: 6013816
• VIRIN: 200106-G-EM820-0093
• Resolution: 2250x1502
• Size: 1.04 MB
• Location: MCMURDO STATION, AQ