USCGC Polar Star Returns to Seattle
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned to Seattle, Sunday, after 285 days away from the cutter’s home port. Following a 138-day deployment to Antarctica…
USCGC Polar Star Arrives at Mare Island for Phase IV SLEP
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned to the United States Sunday, following a 138-day deployment to Antarctica to support Operation Deep Freeze 2024. This deployment marks…
Polar Star Conducts Operation Deep Freeze Mission
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew arrived at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, Jan. 16, following the cutter’s departure from its Seattle homeport Nov. 15. This…
USCGC Polar Star Deploys for Operation Deep Freeze
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed Seattle, Wednesday, and are scheduled to transit to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze (ODF)…
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 Completes Operation Deep Freeze 2023
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed the Antarctic region March 2, after 67 days below the Antarctic Circle in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2023.…
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…
USCGC Polar Star Departs Seattle for Antarctica
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed Seattle, Wednesday, and is scheduled to transit to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze is an annual joint…