USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) escorts motor vessel Stena Polaris through the ice-covered Ross Sea to McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze 2026 [Image 18 of 18]

ANTARCTICA

01.21.2026

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Motor vessel Stena Polaris trails behind USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) as it is escorted through the ice-covered Ross Sea to McMurdo Station, Jan. 21, 2026. The U.S. is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific region, one in which the U.S. National Science Foundation-sponsored research and science programs can be conducted for the betterment of all humanity. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Madelyn Greene)

• Date Taken: 01.21.2026
• Date Posted: 01.29.2026 13:50
• Photo ID: 9498618
• VIRIN: 260121-O-G0200-8889
• Resolution: 2398x1364
• Size: 678.04 KB
• Location: AQ