Antarctica to Welcome the Only US Coast Guard Icebreaker
Covid-19 Break is Over for the Only US Coast Guard Icebreaker
On November 13 the Coast Guard cutter Polar Star, the only heavy icebreaker in America’s fleet will depart for Antarctica for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
In an annual journey, the 46-year old Polar Star is heading to McMurdo Station on Ross Island in Antarctica to deliver a year supply of cargo and fuel to the U.S. scientists stationed in the area.
45 miles of ice the crew expects to slice through to reach McMurdo’s pier.
