Video by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 01.16.2017
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, with 75,000 horsepower and its 13,500-ton weight, is guided by its crew to break through Antarctic ice en route to the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station, Jan. 16, 2017. The ship, which was designed more than 40 years ago, remains the world's most powerful non-nuclear icebreaker. U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi | U.S. Coast Guard District 1 | 01.10.2017
Petty Officer 3rd Class Lucas Weston and Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Balmer explain how they train for ice rescue search and rescue cases on Lake Champlain, and what safety precautions individuals should take if they are going out on the ice for recreation....