The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks up ice around the tanker vessel Maersk Peary after the tanker delivered million gallons of fuel to the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Feb, 7, 2017. The Polar Star’s crew is responsible for providing a safe channel through the Antarctic ice for the resupply ships that visit the station. ( Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley)

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