The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/17/1976 Photographer: COPY NEGATIVE Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel
Hudson River, N.Y. (Feb. 22) -- A tanker sits in the ice on the Hudson River. USCG photo by PA3 Robert Lanier
Hudson River, N.Y. (Feb. 22) -- One of the U.S. Coast Guard's small harbor tugs, the CGC Hawser (WYTL 65610), breaks ice on the Hudson River. USCG photo by PA3 Robert Lanier
Hudson River, N.Y. (Feb. 22) -- One of the U.S. Coast Guard's small harbor tugs, the CGC Line (WYTL 65611), breaks ice on the Hudson River. USCG photo by PA3 Robert Lanier
Elliot Bay, Wash. (August 9) --- HEALY'S MAIDEN VOYAGE. The Coast Guard's newest and biggest addition to its fleet, Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB), arrives in Seattle today. The 420 ft.- Healy, an icebreaker, More
Sault Ste Marie, Mich. (Jan. 23, 2004) - The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw clears a shipping track through the ice of the St. Marys River Jan. 23, 2004. USCG photo by PAC Jeff Hall.
NEW YORK, New York (Jan. 28, 2004)--The Coast Guard Cutter Wire, a 65-foot icebreaking tug homeported in Suagerties, N.Y., makes its way through an ice flow in New York Harbor Jan. 28. As severe ice conditions More
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Donna L. Burnett, CIV, USAF Release St More
Sault Ste. Marie, MI - The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw breaks the ice in Whitefish Bay during a one of the crews last ice patrols of the season. The Mackinaw is the only ice breaker stationed on the Great Lak More
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. - The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is moored up near the Soo Locks as the morning sun rises. The Mackinaw is the only ice breaker in the Great Lakes and also has the capability to tend ai More
SEATTLE - Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Lawhorn, a marine science technician stationed on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, demonstrates clothing and equipment used by ice breaker crews operating in the p More
SEATTLE - Vice Adm. Manson K. Brown, Pacific Area Commander, presents crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy with a Coast Guard Unit Commendation award during a ceremony in Seattle, on Apr. 17, 2012. The u More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall stows the patching and plugging kit after taking initial action during a simulated flooding casualty onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star. The crew prepares for underway dep More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall, a machinery technician onboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, is one of seven members of the Diesel Gang who work tirelessly to ready the ship for its scheduled December deploym More
Rags are pre-staged in one of the engine rooms for easier access during ongoing work projects onboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star. Oil is a major concern for engineers due to the fire hazard it presents while More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall and Fireman Christopher Nichols rebuild an air pressure regulator valve for a diesel engine onboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star. The air pressure regulator reduces the air pres More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall assigns tasks to members of the Diesel Gang during morning muster in the Machinery Shop. The Diesel Gang's primary responsibility onboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is upkeep More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall repairs a bleed valve to one of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's main diesel engines. One of Hall's primary responsibilities as a machinery technician is maintenance of Polar Star More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall finishes another day of tireless work onboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star. With a list of items already in mind, Hall will return the following day with a new set of goals to a More
Engineers frequently use rags to clean oil from hot surfaces, tools and equipment. Oil is a major concern due to the fire hazard it presents while running machinery equipment. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman M More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall takes initial action during a simulated flooding casualty in the motor room of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star. The crew prepares for underway deployment by running regular "at sea More
A Casualty Control Guide is positioned on an engine room valve as Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's crew prepares for an "at sea" drill. Drills offer hands-on training for personnel by simulating casualties that More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall observes main propulsion parameters in the engineering control center on Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while conducting a mock underway drill. The crew prepares for underway depl More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall takes a break during the workday to eat lunch on the mess deck with his shipmates. Food service specialists provide three meals a day to the Polar Star's crew. U.S. Coast Guard p More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall inspects one of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's main diesel engines after starting it for a test cycle. Similar tests are done daily in preparation for the ship's upcoming deploy More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall communicates with the investigating engineer during a casualty drill onboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star. The crew runs drills regularly simulating casualties in preparation fo More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall departs Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star at the end of the workday. With a list of items already in mind, Hall will return the following day with a new set of goals to achieve. U.S. More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall inspects the threads to one of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's salt water pumps prior to reinstalling a bleed valve. The salt water pump supplies cooling water to the main diesel More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall and Fireman Christopher Nichols rebuild an air pressure regulator valve to one of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's diesel engines. Engineers attach danger tags to machinery with o More
Dawn approaches, Oct. 16, 2012, at Vigor shipyard as the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star begins the workday. The Polar Star is a polar class icebreaker: its missions while operating in polar regions incl More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall repairs a bleed valve onboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star. As a member of the Diesel Gang, Hall spends his day performing routine repairs on the ship's diesel engines. U.S. Coa More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall passes critical information to the Engineering Control Center during a simulated loss of steering casualty. The engineer of the watch, located in the control room, will determine More
Seaman Tina Kimball of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star watches as Polar Star departs Seattle on a two week shakedown voyage into the surrounding waters of Washington state, April 1, 2013. Polar Star, a Coast More
The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, serving as this year's Christmas Ship, arrives at Chicago's Navy Pier with more than 1,200 trees, Dec. 6, 2013. The trees, purchased by the Christmas Ship Committee, will be off More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, home-ported in Seattle, made a scheduled port call in Honolulu, Friday, as it transits to conduct missions in the Antarctic. The Polar Star departed Seattle Dec. 3 for Antarct More
The Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug, departs Chicago's Navy Pier and sails toward the shores off Indiana, Feb. 12, 2014. The Biscayne Bay helped break ice on the southern part of La More
Marker #4 of Lake St. Clair's shipping channel stands out in the distance as an MH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit hovers over the ice-covered lake while conducting ice rescue t More
A Chicago Fire Department boat welcomes the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw to Chicago's Navy Pier, Dec. 5, 2014. The Mackinaw is serving as the historic Chicago Christmas Ship, and partnering with the Chicago mari More
Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw begin unloading some of the more than 1,200 Christmas trees before the Christmas Ship ceremony at Chicago's Navy Pier, Dec. 6, 2014. The cutter and crew are in Ch More
The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia, is shown in dry-dock at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Crews are preparing the Capstan for potential ice-breaking missions. More
The crew of the Coast Guard Guard Cutter Neah Bay, homeported in Cleveland, transits through ice along the western basin of Lake Erie, Jan. 10, 2015. U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard ice breakers, as part of Opera More
The crews of the motor vessel Capt. Henry Jackman and the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay witness the morning sunrise as they sit in a frozen section of Lake Huron, Feb. 10, 2015. As part of Operation Coal Shove More
Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay breaks ice in the Hudson River near Catskill, N.Y., on March 3, 2015, in support of Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters. OP RENEW is the Coast Guard's region-wide effo More
A large red and white ship sitting in the water / A large ship is docked in the ice / Public domain stock photo of a ship.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Bernard, a machinery technician aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, cleans the block of one of Healy’s main diesel engines, Sept.18, 2016. The Healy is propelled by four main diesel e More
A crewmember aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy untangles the wind pennant while transiting the Arctic on Sept. 19, 2016. His red sweatshirt signifies that he has completed the ‘blue nose’ line-crossing ceremony f More
Capt. Jason Hamilton, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Healy, visits with watchstanders on the bridge of the Healy while transiting to the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 19, 2016. The Healy is a polar icebreaker More
Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy prepare to deploy a Sea Glider while transiting the Arctic on Sept. 20, 2016. The Healy is a Polar icebreaker homeported in Seattle, Washington. U.S. Coast Guard phot More
Coast Guard Cutter Pendant, a 65-foot ice breaking harbor tug in Boston Harbor, Boston, Ma, Wednesday, May 17, 2017
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a medium icebreaker, sits in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska during an Arctic deployment in support of scientific research and polar operations, Saturday, July 29, 2107. Th More
Coast Guard Cmdr. Keith Ropella leads the crew in an informal muster Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, prior to crew getting underway from Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Ropella is the executive officer of the Coast Guard Cutter More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, along with members of the Christchurch City Council and the New Zealand Fire Service, perform community service Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, in Christchurch, New More
Coast Guard Cutter Hawser and Pendant continue to break ice on the Connecticut River near Essex on January 23, 2018. The Hawser and Pendant are both 65-foot Small Harbor Tugs used primarily for domestic ice bre More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits on blocks in a Vallejo, Calif., dry dock facility undergoing depot-level maintenance including inspections and repairs to critical cutter components prior to the cutter’s next More
Coast Guard Lt. Spencer Ross, and engineering officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, conducts an interview with a reporter from a local news outlet while standing on the dry dock floor below the Polar St More
A crew member embraces a loved one after CGC Healy returns to homeport in Seattle, Washington on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. The crew deployed to the Arctic for three months, transiting 14,000 nautical miles.
Col. Robert Brodie, left, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives a gift from the Capt. Arpa Chapanon, middle, commander, Amphibious Task Force, Royal Thai Navy, during an ice breaker More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) damage control and response team conduct a fire drill while underway in the Gulf of Alaska Tuesday, December 8, 2020. The Polar Star is underway for a mont More
Members of the International Shipmasters Association pay tribute to those who lost their lives at sea during the memorial segment of the Christmas Ship ceremony at Navy Pier in Chicago, Dec. 6, 2014. The origin More
The Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug, sails the waters near Chicago and toward the shores off Indiana, Feb. 12, 2014. The Biscayne Bay helped break ice on the southern part of Lake M More
Commander Vasilios Tasikas, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, thanks members of the Hubbard High School band for their performance and dockside welcome for the ship and crew, Dec. 5, 2014. More
The crew of the Coast Guard Guard Cutter Hollyhock, homeported in Port Huron, Mich., transits Lake St. Clair en route to the western basin of Lake Erie for ice-breaking operations, Jan. 13, 2015. U.S. and Canad More
Chief Petty Officer Nick Gould, Petty Officer 1st Class Dwayne Matthews and Petty Officer 3rd Class Angelo Barnett stand on frozen Lake Huron with the motor vessel Capt. Henry Jackman and Coast Guard Cutter Bri More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Ford, a machinery technician aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, cleans and replaces O-rings for the main diesel engine cylinder in the engine room, Sept. 18, 2016. The cylinder More
Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy tend the lines to lower a Sea Glider into the Arctic Ocean on Sept. 20, 2016. The Healy crew’s main mission is to support scientific research in the Arctic. U.S. Coas More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star work together to handle lines while mooring to a fuel pier in Lyttelton, New Zealand, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star visited N More
Capt. Michael Davanzo, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, conducts an interview with KCBS radio from the cutter’s bridge while the cutter is in a Vallejo, Calif., dry dock facility undergo More
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. The Polar Star is the More
A CGC Healy Crew member is ruinted with his loved one after the vessel returns to Seattle, Washington on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. The crew deployed to the Arctic for three months, transiting 14,000 nautical miles.
Sgt. Maj. Edwin Mota, sergeant major of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in a traditional Thai dance during an ice breaker ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 20. Exercise Cobra Gold 20 is the larg More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Holloway, from the Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, organizes charts on the ship’s bridge Thursday, December 3, 2020, in preparation for the crew’s months-long deployme More
Capt. Bill Woityra, the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), speaks to his crew during quarters while underway in the Bering Sea Monday, December 14, 2020. The Polar Star is underw More
A crew member from the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw helps prepare the ship for tomorrow's festivities after the Mackinaw, serving again as this year's Christmas Ship, arrived at Chicago's Navy Pier with more tha More
The Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug, encounters thick ice on a trip from Chicago to the Port of Indiana, Feb. 12, 2014. The Biscayne Bay helped break ice on the southern part of Lak More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw begin decorating the main deck of the ship with Christmas trees brought from northern Michigan, Dec. 5, 2014. The Mackinaw is in Chicago to help re-enact the tradition More
Cmdr. Vasilios Tasikas, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, tells the story of the original Christmas Ship during a ceremony at Chicago's Navy Pier, Dec. 6, 2014. Tasikas and his crew are in More
A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay mans the helm from the bridge of the cutter while assisting the motor vessel Whitefish Bay through the ice filled St. Clair River, Jan. 11, 2015. U.S. and More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay witnesses the morning sunrise while sitting in a frozen section of Lake Huron, Feb. 10, 2015. As part of Operation Coal Shovel, the crew of the Bristol Bay broke f More
Soldiers from 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, play bingo as an ice breaker during the brigade’s Strong Bond Single Soldier retreat Feb. 26, 2015, at the Dragon Hill Lodge in Garrison Yongs More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Ford and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Bernard, machinery technicians aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, lower a cylinder lining into the block of a main diesel engine, Sept. 18 More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Miriam Bingham, a culinary specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, gets her second class insignia pinned on during an advancement ceremony aboard the ship in Lyttelton, New More
Capt. Michael Davanzo, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, outlines the cutter’s recent Antarctic mission on a chart during an interview with KPIX while the cutter is in a Vallejo, Calif., More
Captain MaryEllen Durley, commanding officer aboard CGC Healy, answers questions from Seattle news media on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at Base Seattle. The crew deployed to the Arctic for three months, transiting More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Sailors with the USS America (LHA 6), and Royal Thai Military service members eat traditional Thai food during an ice breaker ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 20 More
Ensign Madeline Colwell, who is temporarily serving aboard the Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, completes simulated emergency escape training Thursday, December 3, 2020 in preparation for the crew’s More