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The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrived in Juneau on Friday for a logistics stop as the crew neared the end of their months-long Arctic deployment protecting the nation’s
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits the Gastineau Channel to moor up in Juneau. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Woods. JUNEAU, Alaska — The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived in Juneau, Friday, for a logistics stop as the crew nears the end of their months-long Arctic deployment conducting scientific research and protecting the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security throughout the polar region. In addition to Polar Star’s strategic national security objectives, the nation’s sole heavy icebreaker sailed north with scienti...
The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is at anchor in Puget Sound Monday, December 7, 2020 ahead of the crew’s months-long deployment to the Arctic. The 44-year-old heavy icebreaker will project power and support national security objectives throughout Alaskan waters and into the Arctic, including along the Maritime Boundary Line between the United States and Russia. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer First Class Cynthia Oldham. The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the nation’s sole heavy icebreaker, is making its way north for the ship’s first winter Arctic d...