Every year the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star travels to the White Continent to deliver supplies to McMurdo Station — a research base in Antarctica.
SEATTLE — After a 308-day deployment to one of the most remote regions on Earth, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star has returned home to Seattle, marking the end of its 28th voyage to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze.
The Polar Star is the nation’s only heavy icebreaker — a nearly 400-foot-long vessel capable of producing up to 75,000 horsepower and crushing ice with its 13,500-ton frame. That power makes it a critical asset for the Coast
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