Media Advisory: Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star reactivation

SEATTLE — Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant, will announce the reactivation of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, one of the nation's two Polar Class icebreakers, Wednesday.

Who: Coast Guard

What: Media availability of the reactivation of Coast Guard polar icebreaker, Polar Star.

When: March 10^th at 1:00 p.m.

Where: Coast Guard Base, Pier 36, 1519 Alaskan Way South, Seattle, Wash.

Topics: Arctic ice operations, Polar Class icebreakers, Coast Guard polar operations.

**MEDIA NOTE: All Media must contact District 13 Public Affairs at (206) 220-7237 if they plan on attending this event.**

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