Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) reaches McMurdo Sound fast ice [Image 12 of 12]

ANTARCTICA

12.28.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

A Minke whale blows in the channel recently broken by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) in front of a group of Adélie penguins in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Dec. 28, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is enroute to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, interagency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves)

• Date Taken: 12.28.2023
• Date Posted: 01.05.2024 13:42
• Photo ID: 8188589
• VIRIN: 231228-G-IC479-2043
• Resolution: 6048x4024
• Size: 2.93 MB
• Location: AQ