U.S. heavy icebreaker departs Australia, bound for Antarctica

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/31/2024 02:30 PM EST

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U.S. heavy icebreaker departs Australia, bound for Antarctica
12/31/2024 02:00 PM EST

SYDNEY — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed Sydney, Friday, to begin their journey across the Southern Ocean en route to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2025. While in Sydney, the crew hosted tours aboard the Polar Star for Consul General Christine Elder and guests from the U.S. Embassy.
Crewmembers aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) look out over Sydney Harbor while the Polar Star departs Royal Australian Naval Base HMAS Kuttabul in Sydney, Dec. 27, 2024. The Polar Star stopped in Sydney on its way to Antartica 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 2nd Class Briana Carter)