Military Delivers Needed Cargo to Antarctica

Military Sealift Command Completes Cargo Delivery to McMurdo Station in Operation Deep Freeze 2026

ANTARCTICA — On February 12, the Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship Plantijngracht completed cargo offload operations at McMurdo Station, utilizing a 65-ton floating modular causeway system to deliver essential supplies for the United States Antarctic Program managed by the National Science Foundation.ShareThis operation supported the annual resupply mission, providing dry goods and materials needed for the station’s isolation pe…

Military Sealift Command Delivers Needed Cargo to Antarctica

Feb. 12, 2026 |  By Sarah Cannon, Military Sealift Command Pacific   The Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship Plantijngracht is conducting cargo offload operations at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, as part of MSC’s ongoing support of the annual Antarctic resupply mission: Operation Deep Freeze 2026.  The Plantijngracht arrived in Winter Bay, Antarctica, Feb. 4, where its crew offloaded a 65-ton floating modular causeway system. Secti…

Military Delivers Needed Cargo to Antarctica

FEBRUARY 13, 2026 – The Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship Plantijngracht is conducting cargo offload operations at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, as part of MSC’s ongoing support of the annual Antarctic resupply mission: Operation Deep Freeze 2026. The Plantijngracht arrived in Winter Bay, Antarctica, Feb. 4, where its crew offloaded a 65-ton floating modular causeway system. Sections of the system were assembled on the ship’s dec…