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Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District
Press Release
POLAR STAR RETURNS TO SEATTLE
SEATTLE- Ensign Harold Kiffer holds his 4-month old
daughter after returning to Seattle today after a two-month deployment
to Antarctica. The Polar Star departed Seattle on Jan. 20 and traveled
8,200 nautical miles non-stop arriving in Antarctica Feb. 13 to continue
clearing a channel into McMurdo Station previously opened by the Russian
Icebreaker Krasin. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Mike Zolzer.
SEATTLE- Seaman David Trefrey throws a heaving line from the
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while the cutter was mooring at its
homeport in Seattle after a two-month deployment to Antarctica. The
Polar Star departed Seattle on Jan. 20 and traveled 8,200 nautical miles
non-stop arriving in Antarctica Feb. 13 to continue clearing a channel
into McMurdo Station previously opened by the Russian Icebreaker Krasin.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Mike Zolzer.
To view higher
resolution of the photos above click on the attached links:
http://www.piersystem.com/clients/uscg-13/52363.JPG
http://www.piersystem.com/clients/uscg-13/52365.JPG
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