U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Australia, en route to Antarctica

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Australia, en route to Antarctica
12/21/2023 01:25 PM EST

HOBART, Australia — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed Hobart, Wednesday, after a four-day port call in Hobart and an earlier port call in Sydney, to begin the journey across the Southern Ocean en route to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2024. While in Hobart and Sydney, the crew hosted tours aboard the Polar Star for guests from the U.S. Embassy including U.S. Ambassador for Australia Caroline Kennedy and members from the Australian government, Australian Navy, Tasmanian government, local industry partners, and local schools and universities.
U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Mary Wysong looks at the Sydney Opera House while standing on the bow of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) as it pulls into Sydney, Australia, Dec. 10, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is en route to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves)