RNZN Officer Experiences Life on an Icebreaker
A sea ride that sounds like a constant earthquake is one way of describing a trip to McMurdo Sound in United States Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star. But for Midshipman…
Polar Star Returns Home by Easter after Operation Deep Freeze 2023
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned to its homeport of Seattle, Saturday, following a 144-day deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2023.…
Polar Star Visits Valparaiso After Operation Deep Freeze
The icebreaker “Polar Star” of the US Coast Guard is visiting Valparaiso, after carrying out a commission in Antarctica that allowed the resupply of the McMurdo base, opening a channel…
USCGC Polar Star Breaks Ice to Resupply McMurdo Station
The cracking and breaking of ice on a metal hull can be heard from land as the heavy icebreaker U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) enters the harbor…
USCGC Polar Star Stops in Sydney Before Antarctica
The United States’ only operational heavy icebreaker, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), made a scheduled port call, Thursday, in Chowder Bay, Australia. The Polar Star’s Chowder…