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Season 2 episodes (13)
1 Into The Night
4/18/12
Season-only
When two distressed fishing vessels call for help, the Guardsmen muster all of their resources on the ground and in the air as they battle hurricane-force winds and bitter, subzero temperatures to rescue 11 passengers whose lives are on the line.
2 Remote Rescue
4/25/12
Season-only
The Guardsmen must rescue a man who suffers a heart attack, a woman who goes into labor, and an injured hunter who makes a desperate call for help after spending a bone-chilling night in the Alaskan wilderness.
3 Survival of the Fittest
5/2/12
Season-only
Rescuers tend to a damaged vessel adrift on the Bering Sea; an injured man needs to be hoisted off a freighter; and three hunters are stranded in the woods near Sitka. Back in Kodiak, swimmers participate in survival school in the forest.
4 Come Heck, or High Water
5/9/12
Season-only
A helicopter crew answers a distress call from one of its own choppers; a boat team from the Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley attempts to board a fishing vessel in the turbulent Bering Sea.
5 Family Matters
6/20/12
Season-only
Rescuers tend to an infant whose life hangs in the balance. Also, an injured woman aboard a fishing vessel must be airlifted to safety, as well as a member of the Coast Guard having to seek emergency treatment for an eye injury.
6 Lost and Found
6/27/12
Season-only
Rescuers in Sitka race to save a fisherman struggling with deadly seizures and tend to a man pinned under a truck. Also, the Coast Guard search for a teenager missing in the woods.
7 Precious Cargo
7/11/12
Season-only
Rescue missions in Cordova, Sitka and Kodiak tell the compelling stories of a fisherman whose life hangs in the balance, four hunters whose skiff goes lost at sea, and a crucial medevac for a woman facing agonizing pain.
8 A Good Day for a Bad Day
1/16/13
Season-only
In Sitka, the Coast Guard drops to a commercial cruise ship to medevac a critically ill patient. And the crew is pushed to their limits as they face two critical rescue missions in the course of a single work day.
9 The Same Sheet of Music
11/28/12
Season-only
Air station Kodiak launches on varied rescue missions including medevacs for a heart attack victim and a violently injured fisherman. And when a damaged ship begins taking on water in the Bering Sea, the Coast Guard comes to their aid.
10 A Shocking Rescue
12/12/12
Season-only
Four action-packed rescue missions see the Coast Guard race to a medevac in the remote Bering Sea, bail out a vessel taking on water and save a pair of fisherman who suffer grave accidents.
11 Changing of the Guard
12/19/12
Season-only
Air Station Sitka rushes to the aid of both an unconscious woman on a cruise ship and a small child suffering from seizures. And when a vessel is in danger of going under, the guardsmen answer their call for help.
12 True Guardian
12/5/12
Season-only
The Coast Guard faces off against gale force winds, relentless waves and dizzying heights to rescue the crew of a battered fishing vessel, an injured hiker, and a pair of ailing patients in Kodiak and Sitka.
13 Into the Mist
1/9/13
Season-only
In Sitka, an epic mission sets off when multiple air crews scour the seas for two missing fishermen.
About this show
Stationed in Alaska, the Coast Guard train and work in one of the harshest environments in the world conducting dangerous Search and Rescue missions (SARs). Ride along with the crew of a H60 helicopter or board a Cutter boat as they race to rescue victims from the frigid waters. Watch as new recruits try to join the ranks of Guardsmen and see what it takes to make the cut. There is no room for error in this beautiful but dangerous environment.