Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits through ice during Operation Deep Freeze 2023 [Image 8 of 16]

ANTARCTICA

12.27.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Adélie penguins look at the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) as it transits the pack ice in the Southern Ocean, Dec. 27, 2022. The crew observed penguins, seals and petrels while transiting the pack ice enroute to Operation Deep Freeze 2023. Polar Star is en route to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)

• Date Taken: 12.27.2022
• Date Posted: 12.30.2022 13:40
• Photo ID: 7574156
• VIRIN: 221227-G-SL960-0007
• Resolution: 8640x5760
• Size: 4.83 MB
• Location: AQ