Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star break ice as the cutter transits through the McMurdo Sound near Antarctica, Jan. 13, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star was on deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star break ice as the cutter transits through the McMurdo Sound near Antarctica, Jan. 13, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star was on deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.










