Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star - Deep Freeze 2016
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- February 19, 2016 - Highlights of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star and its crew's efforts in deployment to the Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2016 ... ending with a time-lapse of the Polar Star transiting through sea ice shortly after crossing the Antarctic Circle, and then breaking ice in Antarctica. The Seattle-based cutter played a pivotal role by breaking a channel for supply vessels to reach the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station.
Operation DEEP FREEZE (ODF) is a joint service, on-going Defense Support to Civilian Authorities (DSCA) activity in support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), lead agency for the United States Antarctic Program. Operation DEEP FREEZE is unlike any other U.S. military operation. It is one of the military's most difficult peacetime missions due to the harsh Antarctic environment. The U.S. military is uniquely equipped and trained to operate in such an austere environment and has therefore provided support to the USAP since 1955.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst
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I was a crew member 97-99. Good to see her back in service. Thanks for posting.
Awesome too see just the different missions the CG does. Ice breakers see a world most people will never experience. I served in the USCG 76-80, BM2, SAR Station Oregon Inlet. I did have a roommate who served on the Star, BM2 Dana. He was on board when crew smuggled a girl from Australia to San Diego, then she turned herself in and busted the crew that helped her.....crazy Coastie stories.
I served aboard both Polar Sea and Polar Star, late 70s-early 80s.
This just proves they've got an outstanding air-conditioning/heating system -- how else could they be on the bridge in short sleeves/t-shirts.
I did Deep freeze 88, and two north, also was a diver for her , I miss the water the crew (family) and as you know the color of green, WOW good to see her again. Thank you all and keep safe!
Well....THIS just bought back memories....Looks like they did some modifications up on the bridge. Is repair locker one still in the weight room?
Milling...the shaking at 3:30 (where ice gets stuck in front of the props) - We usually hit the ice around Dec25th (USCGC Polar Star 92-95....two north trips two south)
I go back even farther - USCGC Burtone Island, DeepFreeze 1968. Still cool to watch. We had much less tech
Awesome!!
pretty cool to watch the other Sea service (US Navy retired here).. how many similarities between the Navy and Coast Guard there are..
No disrespect Rex but I have always found it amazing how little if anything the other 4 branches know about the Coast Guard (unless you spend your who Navy life in the bilges) ;-)
But being that the CG as a sea going service has been around since 1790, and the rivalry between the Navy and CG, in my experiences, Army people know NOTHING about any of the services but Army. Why should they though? We use publications for both Army and Navy, we use the same equipment but buy our paint from a different store LOL, and just short of the Army, have more battle streamers for battles then any other branch. We drink from the same pond so to speak but your guns are cooler and you have more floating cities then we could ever hope to have . Fare winds and following seas. Retired TCC sends.
My fiance served on the Polar Star back in 2010-11 as a non-rate.
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@2:30.. I see the "sideboys" are arriving.
@2:30 min. And why are Penguins not human?
@3:15 min. If they'd stop, they'd be dooooooooomed.
Things like a toy compared to Russian ice breakers with a russian nuke they wouldent of had to even slow down for that thin ice
Thanks Eric.
They both have 75000shp. Looks like the Russian breaker has double the weight and has been in service about the same amount of time. I wouldn't call it toy but we can always talk about quality control. Impressive ship, dont' get me wrong, but when you get a ship the size of the Russians stuck, it's going to stay stuck for a long time.
Ok, prove it