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Media Advisory

 


NSF PA/M 02-17 - March 11, 2002

Note About Images

Photo 1

the icebreaker approaches the ice edge

The icebreaker Polar Sea approaches the ice edge.
Photo Credit: Peter West/National Science Foundation

Photo 2

the bow of the Polar sea leaves an imprint during ice breaking operations

The bow of the Polar sea leaves an imprint during ice breaking operations.
Photo Credit: Peter West/National Science Foundation

Photo 3

hunks of broken ice float along the icebreaker's hull

Hunks of broken ice float along the icebreaker's hull.
Photo Credit: Peter West/National Science Foundation

Photo 4

the icebreakers escort a ship down the channel

The Polar Sea and Polar Star prepare to escort a ship down the channel
Photo Credit: Peter West/National Science Foundation

Photo 5

the icebreakers guide the tanker Gus C. Darnell

The icebreakers Polar Sea and Polar Star guide the tanker Gus C. Darnell
Photo Credit: Peter West/National Science Foundation

Photo 6

the icebreakers escort the tanker to sea

The icebreakers escort the tanker to sea.
Photo Credit: Peter West/National Science Foundation

Photo 7

the supply ship Green Wave offloads cargo

The supply ship Green Wave offloads cargo at the McMurdo Station ice pier during a February snow squall.
Photo Credit: Peter West/National Science Foundation

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