The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returned to the United States on Sunday after completing a 138-day deployment to Antarctica to support Operation Deep Freeze 2024. The mission marked the ...

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star moves through pack ice Dec. 28, 2019, about 200 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The 43-year-old Polar Star is the nation’s only heavy icebreaker.

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks through Antarctic ice en route to the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station on Jan. 15, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David ...

Each year, the USCG said, the Polar Star travels to McMurdo Station in Antarctica to break miles of ice up to 21 feet thick. The trip to Antarctica is more than 25,000 miles and last year the ship ...

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returned to Seattle Saturday following a 144-day deployment to Antarctica. The deployment marks the ship's 26th journey to Antarctica as part of ...

MSC3 Nicole Aviles-Talavera shares her journey in the U.S. Coast Guard, where she helps ensure the safety and security of our ports through facility and container inspections. With a background in ...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits away from the ice shelf near the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, Feb. 17, 2022. The service says it set a record for the southernmost transit for a ship.

Polar Star traveled more than 430 miles, encountering snowy conditions and large icebergs before reaching the vessel stuck about 900 miles northeast of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

The U.S. icebreaker Polar Star is seen in the Arctic in July 2013. U.S. Coast Guard via Reuters. WASHINGTON - The United States is sending a heavy icebreaker to help free a Russian ship and a ...

Polar Star is the United States' only heavy icebreaker. The vessel can cut through ice that is as thick as 21 feet. The Coast Guard makes the annual journey to create a path to allow refuel and ...

Each year, the USCG said, the Polar Star travels to McMurdo Station in Antarctica to break miles of ice up to 21 feet thick. The trip to Antarctica is more than 25,000 miles and last year the ship ...