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U.S. Antarctic Mission Proceeds as Polar Star Departs Australia
The U.S.’s annual supply mission to Antarctica known as Operation Deep Freeze is moving into its next phase as the…
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USCGC Polar Star Departs Sydney on Antarctic Resupply Mission
The U.S. Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker, USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10), has departed Sydney to begin its Antarctic mission…
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North Atlantic Right Whales Die Decades Earlier Than Antarctic Cousins
[By Greg Breed and Peter Corkerton] Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may…
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U.S. Coast Guard’s Aging ‘Polar Star’ Begins Antarctic Mission as Service Races to Modernize Icebreaker Fleet
The USCGC Polar Star, America’s only heavy icebreaker, has departed Seattle for its annual Antarctic mission supporting Operation Deep Freeze…
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China and Russia Threaten a Fundamental Principle of the Antarctic Treaty
[By Evan T. Bloom, Tony Press, and Lyn Goldsworthy] The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources…
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Tasmania Secures Hobart as Long-Term Home for Australia’s Antarctic Icebreaker
The Australian Government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, has solidified Tasmania’s future as the strategic home port for the…
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Japan Whaler Operator Says It Has No Plan To Hunt In Antarctic
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Tom Bateman TOKYO (Reuters) – The operator of Japan’s first domestically-built whaling mothership in more than seven decades…
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What Are China’s Ambitions in the Antarctic?
[By Benjamin Sacks and Peter Dortmans] The recent opening of China’s Qinling base, its third permanent Antarctic station, has…
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U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker ‘Polar Star’ Returns from 27th Antarctic Deployment
The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Polar Star and its crew have returned to the U.S. after a 138-day deployment…
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America’s Only Heavy Icebreaker Soldiers On Through Antarctic Mission
The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star has returned from her annual voyage to Antarctica, completing a 138-day mission to…
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