Despite flooding, engine failure, U.S. icebreaker completes Antarctica operation

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Despite flooding, engine failure, U.S. icebreaker completes Antarctica operation

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completed their mission Tuesday in support of National Science Foundation (NSF) after cutting a resupply channel through 15 miles of Antarctic ice in the Ross Sea and escorting supply vessels to the continent. The Polar Star sailed from Seattle to assist in […]

Coast Guard Reintroduces Shipboard Diving Capabilities to Arctic

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Coast Guard Reintroduces Shipboard Diving Capabilities to Arctic

ALAMEDA, Calif. ­— U.S. Coast Guardsmen and U.S. Navy sailors conducted shipboard dive operations from a Coast Guard cutter in the Arctic July 29 for the first time since two Coast Guard divers perished in a subsurface accident almost 11 years ago. Shipboard Arctic dive operations increase the Coast Guard’s ability to assure year-round access […]