WAR (Courtesy Story, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area) - Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Marks 50 Years of Service, Begins Operation Deep Freeze
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Polar Star began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation Deep Freeze 26 and marked its 50th year of commissioned service by freeing and escorting a cruise ship trapped in a pack of ice.