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VIDEO: Polar Star beats engineering challenges to complete mission
FEBRUARY 7, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s sole operational heavy icebreaker, the Polar Star, is at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, after completing its mission Tuesday in support of the National Science Foundation