USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) provides support to an Australian-owned cruise ship stuck in ice on cutter’s 50th birthday amid Operation Deep Freeze 2026

ANTARCTICA

01.17.2026

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) responds to a request for assistance from an Australian-owned cruise ship, Scenic Eclipse II, stuck in the Ross Sea amid Operation Deep Freeze 2026 on the cutter’s 50th birthday, Jan. 17, 2026. Operation Deep Freeze is one of the more challenging U.S. military peacetime missions due to the harsh environment in which it is conducted and this year also commemorates the Polar Star’s 50th year of service. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum)

• Date Taken: 01.17.2026
• Date Posted: 01.22.2026 16:51
• Category: Video Productions
• Video ID: 993381
• VIRIN: 260117-G-FN033-1828
• Filename: DOD_111487129
• Length: 00:02:13
• Location: AQ