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    MSC Chartered Ship MT Maersk Peary Conducting Fuel Deliver Operations in Antarctica in Support of Operation Deep Freeze 2020 [Image 1 of 5]

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    Two large vessels are moored alongside each other in what appears to be polar or sub-Antarctic waters, with ice visible on the horizon. The left vessel is a red-hulled icebreaker or research/supply ship featuring a helicopter deck, while the right vessel is a green-hulled tanker with extensive pipe manifolds on its deck. The ships appear to be engaged in a ship-to-ship transfer operation, likely fuel or liquid cargo replenishment.

    UNITED STATES

    01.29.2020

    Photo by Sarah Cannon 

    Military Sealift Command Pacific

    Military Sealift Command chartered ship MT Maersk Peary conducts and at-sea fuel transfer with the United States Coast Guard ice-breaker Polar Star en rout to McMurdo Station Antarctica. Peary is currently offloading nearly eight million gallons of diesel and jet fuel. The operation is part of MSC’s annual resupply mission in support of Operation Deep Freeze, the Joint Task Force Support for Antarctica mission to resupply the remote scientific outpost.

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    Date Taken: 01.29.2020
    Date Posted: 02.07.2020 12:08
    Photo ID: 6078534
    VIRIN: 200129-N-WD133-065
    Resolution: 1024x768
    Size: 240.9 KB
    Location: US

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