Coast Guard Rescues 26 Fishermen Trapped in Antarctic Ice

USPACOM, AT SEA

02.14.2015

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star tows the fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain in the Southern Ocean, Feb. 15, 2015. Polar Star's crew assisted the Antarctic Chieftain after the vessel was disabled and trapped in the thick Antarctic ice for almost two weeks. The Polar Star is the nation’s only active heavy icebreaker, which is capable of breaking through ice as much as 20-feet thick. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener.

• Date Taken: 02.14.2015
• Date Posted: 03.09.2015 09:44
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 393709
• VIRIN: 150214-G-JL323-939
• Filename: DOD_102279094
• Length: 00:00:44
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WA, US