USCGC Polar Star returns to Seattle [Image 4 of 4]

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

09.23.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

After 308 days away from its Seattle home port, the 49-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned home, Sept. 23, 2025. Upon completing Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) 2025, Polar Star returned directly to Mare Island Dry Dock in Vallejo, Calif., to complete the final year of a five-year Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler.

• Date Taken: 09.23.2025
• Date Posted: 09.24.2025 14:22
• Photo ID: 9337206
• VIRIN: 250923-G-AA112-1004
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 38.33 MB
• Location: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US