Article: The long way home: after a six-month voyage to Antarctica, filled with unexpected challenges and tragedy, the crew of the CGC Polar Star find themselves finally sailing ...

Article: POLAR STAR GRINDS ITS WAY TO MCMURDO ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  December 29, 1999 ;     563 words ... ... hours of steaming, the Polar Star moved 2.7 miles; it ... covered ice stops the Polar Star every ship-length or ... and ramming, where the Polar Star reverses, then charges ... with its initial cut into McMurdo Sound by lunchtime today ...

Article: Two icebreakers heading to McMurdo Station.
Science Letter;  February 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... the ice edge to McMurdo Station and to ensure ... sister ship, the Polar Star, is sufficient ... the Polar Sea and Polar Star be sent south together ... conditions specific to McMurdo Sound may also have ... same position near McMurdo. C-19, has grounded ... extensive ice. Because ...

Article: NSF chooses alternative method to refuel its main Antarctic ...
M2 Presswire;  February 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... The ship is standing off McMurdo Station while the roughly 6 ... have cleared a channel through McMurdo Sound to allow the tanker access ... 9 to assist the icebreaker Polar Star, which was already in Antarctic ... already completed its delivery to McMurdo and is en route back to the ...

Article: NOT-SO-NORMAL LIFE AT MCMURDO STATION.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  January 4, 2000 ;     465 words ...One more sign McMurdo Station is not normal: Someone left ... Journal of Light Construction.'' McMurdo is no ordinary place; that is obvious ... spring into action; Coasties, from the Polar Star; and transients, such as Meryl and ...

Article: Digital Angel Corporation Completes Acquisition of McMurdo ...
Business Wire;  April 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... certain assets and customer contracts of McMurdo Ltd., the U.K.'s premier manufacturer ... Chemring Group PLC. Digital Angel purchased McMurdo for approximately $5.7 million in cash ... we believe our strategic acquisition of McMurdo is the perfect complement to our SARBE ...

Article: Passion for the Game; Three-year starter McMurdo [Derived ...
The Intelligencer;  August 29, 2008 ;     654 words ... ... Bold; face=+Italic; Three-year starter McMurdo dedicated to CB West footballface=-Italic ... Mooreface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER Football is in Matt McMurdo's blood. Literally. McMurdo's grandfather, Jim McMurdo, played for the ...

Article: WELCOME TO MCMURDO, FRONTIER TOWN ON THE ICE.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  January 5, 2000 ;     700+ words ...The streets of McMurdo are filled with dust today, because ... of outgoing mail and passengers. ``McMurdo is a logistics hub for the entire U ... man leading the agency's efforts at McMurdo. ``What gives the U.S. program ...