The USCGC Polar Star.  One of the largest icebreakers in the world.  USCGC stands for United States Coast Guard Cutter.  Here the ship is docked at the floating ice pier at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.  Hut Point is in the background which is where Scott's Discovery Hut is located.  The week earlier the ship broke out the ice in the Ross Sea and the winds and currents quickly carried it out to sea.  It was amazing how fast it all left.  I was in the birds nest at the top of the ship!!