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In the 1997-1998 season, the ship supported the New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme. In February 1998 "Polar Star" received a report from the "Greewave" that they were disabled and adrift off Cape Adare. Arriving on scene the next day "Polar Star" took the "Greewave" in tow and proceeded on a 12-day 1515 mile transit to Lyttelton, New Zealand. This was the first visit by a military vessel of the United States to New Zealand in 13 years.