Coast Guard cutter departs San Francisco after completion of fourth phase of a five-year Service Life Extension Project
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) sails under the Golden Gate Bridge after it departed the San Francisco Bay Area following scheduled maintenance in Vallejo, Calif. en route to the cutter’s homeport of Seattle, Aug. 22, 2024. The Polar Star is a 399-foot heavy polar icebreaker commissioned in 1976; the six diesel and three gas turbine engines produce up to 75,000 horsepower. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Pablo Fernicola)