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    Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star participates in Operation Deep Freeze 2020 [Image 1 of 2]

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    Two large vessels are moored side by side at a remote polar port facility, with a red-hulled icebreaker on the left and a blue-hulled tanker on the right. The setting appears to be an Antarctic or Arctic location, evidenced by ice shelves and snow-covered terrain visible in the background. A dock with industrial infrastructure, pipelines, and equipment is visible on the right side of the image.

    MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA

    02.05.2020

    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 Feb. 5, 2020, next to the Maersk Peary in McMurdo, Antarctica. The crew of the 44-year-old icebreaker created a channel in the ice near McMurdo Station as a part of Operation Deep Freeze – the U.S. military’s contribution to the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

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    Date Taken: 02.05.2020
    Date Posted: 02.19.2020 16:16
    Photo ID: 6078546
    VIRIN: 200205-G-EM820-0001
    Resolution: 2250x1036
    Size: 1.77 MB
    Location: MCMURDO STATION, AQ
    Web Views: 275
    Downloads: 14

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    Two large vessels are moored side by side at a remote polar port facility, with a red-hulled icebreaker on the left and a blue-hulled tanker on the right. The setting appears to be an Antarctic or Arctic location, evidenced by ice shelves and snow-covered terrain visible in the background. A dock with industrial infrastructure, pipelines, and equipment is visible on the right side of the image.
    The image shows McMurdo Station in Antarctica, marked by a prominent brown wooden sign bearing NSF and Antarctic Treaty logos. A U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker vessel (hull number 10) is docked at the station's pier in the background. The scene features a rocky, barren Antarctic landscape with dark volcanic terrain, calm water, and partly cloudy skies.

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