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Headline: Amazing Images Show Icebreaker Supply Mission

Caption: These amazing photographs show the U.S. The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star clearing a path this month (January 2020) through the Antarctic ice to escort three refuel and resupply ships to McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze. The ships deliver enough cargo and fuel to sustain year-round operations on the remote continent. ...... PICTURE SHOWS: The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) is in the fast Ice Jan. 2, 2020, approximately 20 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The 399-foot icebreaker is the only ship in U.S. service capable of clearing a path through the Antarctic ice to escort three refuel and resupply ships to McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze. The ships deliver enough cargo and fuel to sustain year-round operations on the remote continent. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

Keywords: Operation Deep Freeze,OperationDeepFreeze,Icebreaker,Polar Star,NSF,Antarctica,McMurdo,USCG,Coast Guard,U.S. Coast Guard,WAGB-10,Southern Ocean,icebreaking

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