Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star participates in Operation Deep Freeze 2020 [Image 17 of 17]

MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA

01.30.2020

Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) is moored to the Maersk Peary during refueling operations Jan. 30, 2020, about seven miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The Maersk Peary is a fuel tanker carrying approximately 7.6 million gallons of fuel for delivery to McMurdo Station to sustain year-round operations on the 7th continent, and the Polar Star took on approximately 600,000 gallons of fuel during the fuel transfer. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is working near Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2020, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

• Date Taken: 01.30.2020
• Date Posted: 02.03.2020 19:06
• Photo ID: 6064704
• VIRIN: 200130-G-EM820-0011
• Resolution: 2250x1651
• Size: 1.99 MB
• Location: MCMURDO STATION, AQ