Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) breaks channel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica [Image 11 of 13]

ANTARCTICA

01.11.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

An Orca breaches a hole in a channel made by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 11, 2024. 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 2nd Class Ryan Graves)

• Date Taken: 01.11.2024
• Date Posted: 01.26.2024 14:08
• Photo ID: 8209229
• VIRIN: 240111-G-IC479-1001
• Resolution: 4000x3000
• Size: 2.98 MB
• Location: AQ