Playlist:
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney
America's only heavy icebreaker departs Seattle, bound for Antarctica
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
Nov. 16, 2022 | 2:49
The United States' only heavy icebreaker, the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departs its Seattle homeport, Nov. 16, 2022. The crew's annual journey to Antarctica is conducted in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint military service mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations of the National Science Foundation, the lead agency for the United States Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney.
More

Tags

Operation Deep FreezeUSCG PolarOpsODF23
More

Up Next

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returns to Seattle following a 144-day deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze
Play Button
1:43
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returns to Seattle following a 144-day deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) moves an ice pier in McMurdo Sound
Play Button
0:25
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) moves an ice pier in McMurdo Sound
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits through ice during Operation Deep Freeze 2023
Play Button
1:21
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits through ice during Operation Deep Freeze 2023
Now Playing
America's only heavy icebreaker departs Seattle, bound for Antarctica
America's only heavy icebreaker departs Seattle, bound for Antarctica
More Videos