The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation ...

The ‘Scenic Eclipse II’ was sailing through the Ross Sea in Antarctica on Jan. 17 when it got stuck in a thick sheet of ice and required assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard.

BREAKING THE ICE: The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a luxury cruise ship after it became trapped in the dense Antarctic ice. The ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) began icebreaking operations in the Southern Ocean in support of Operation ...

The US Coast Guard (USCG) Polar Star heavy icebreake r reached the milestone of 50 years in operation this month. Commissioned in January 1976, the vessel has already exceeded its expected service ...

THIS is the incredible moment a stranded 200-passenger luxury cruise ship was saved by a US icebreaker in Antarctica. Footage shows Polar Star, the US military’s only active heavy icebreaker, ...

The granddaddy of the U.S. Coast Guard fleet is marking its 50th anniversary of service by doing what it does best — breaking ice. The Polar Star, the Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker, arrived this ...

The U.S. Coast Guard dispatched its most powerful ship and heaviest icebreaker to help set free an Australian-owned cruise ...

The USCGC Polar Star freed an Australian tour vessel near Antarctica on January 17—the 50th anniversary of its commissioning ...

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) enjoys ice liberty while the cutter sits hove-to in McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 7, 2025. US Coast Guard photo The U.S. Coast Guard’s only heavy ...

Contractors prepare to exchange the 16-foot-diameter propellers on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while the cutter undergoes repair work at a dry dock in Vallejo, Calif., June 14, 2018. (U.S. Coast ...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed the Antarctic region Tuesday after 65 days south of the Antarctic Circle in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2025. Operation Deep Freeze ...