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There's a legend of a man
who lives beneath the sea.

He is a fisher of men,

The last hope of all those
who have been left behind.

Many survivors claim to have felt
his gripping hands beneath them,

Pushing them up to the surface,

Whispering strength
until help could arrive.

But this, of course, is only a legend.

Help!

Over here!

Sherilyn!

Help!

Ma'am, I'm a Coast Guard rescue swimmer.

I'm here to help you.

Sir, stay with your flotation.
I'll be back for you.

Don't leave me! Just stay there.

Don't you leave me!

Basket is outside the
cabin door and going down.

Roger. Copy you.

Forward and right 30.
Forward and right 15.

Right 15.

Ho, ho, ho!

Basket is in the water.

Swimmer and survivor are at the basket.

Put your head in first.

I gotta get out!

Easy, forward.

Let go! Let go.

Let go. You're drowning her!

Swimmer just popped him in the face.

Okay, he's putting
the man in the basket.

The man is in the basket.

We're taking the load.

Whoa, big wave.

Get out! Get out! What's wrong with you?

Sit there and shut up.

Swimmer in sight.

Prepare to take the load.

I have the readyforpickup signal.

Swimmer is approaching cabin door.

Survivor looks unconscious.

Swimmer inside the cabin door.

Cabin door closing.

I think you just broke my nose.

And you may have killed your wife, sir.

Twenty minutes to Kodiak.

Roger. He's giving her CPR.

Comstate Kodiak, this
is Coast Guard 6096.

We have two hypothermic
survivors onboard.

We'll be there in 20 minutes.

Requesting to have an
ambulance onscene when we land.

Whoa, there we go.

Got her? Got her!

Attaway, baby.

There's dead,

Then there's dead.

I swear, you get better with age.

Had to hit him, huh? Yeah.

You are not. You stay over
there! You stay over there!

Seems like it's always
the big ones that crack.

Lieutenant.

Crew said that she went under.
They thought you'd lost her.

Lucky guess.

Luck, my ass.

I didn't think you were serious.
Of course you didn't, Ben.

How could you possibly
think I was serious?

I'm not some nameless drowning victim.

Oh, gee, I'm sorry saving lives
doesn't jive with our social...

That's...

That's my chair.

Oh, he's right. Not that chair.

I'm sorry. I was just pointing things
out in the living room. He didn't know.

I would never take your chair.

Pick it up, would...

Doesn't have to be messy, Ben.

It's clean, simple for both
of us. We don't have kids.

Well, what about Friday?

What about Friday?

We were gonna go with
Carl and Bridget, you know,

To that dinnerdance thing at the base.

The base? Allyoucaneat wings?

A dart game to settle the tab?
That's the date that we can't break?

You're right. You're right. Wow.

Look, we'll... We'll go
away, all right? Just us.

It's too late, Ben.

I don't know what I can say to
you that I haven't said already.

It's time for me to rescue myself.

Maybe... Maybe I should
be the one to move out.

Hi, you've reached Helen.

And Ben.

Leave a message.

You don't even know where
anything is in this house.

It's much easier this way.

Senior Chief, please report to base.

I can... I can fix this, all right? I...

I can...

I can fix this.

Just tell me what to do.

Tell me what to do.

Just let me go. No.

Just let me go. No.

You should answer that.

Ready rescue helo 6096.
Swimmer One, return to base.

I don't wanna lose her. Then change.

Ben, how many times have
we had this conversation?

The only way for you to save it
is to give this up and fly a desk.

Exactly. She just wants to live.

Hey, maybe we can get
a hobby. Both of us.

Something like fishing.

Fishing? Yeah.

Guys like us don't fish, Carl.

It'll work out. Always does.

Let me ask you something, seriously.
Is it too soon for me to ask her out?

I guess so.

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

This is cargo vessel Seaqueen.

We're at 55 degrees, 12 minutes north.

167 degrees, 10 minutes west.

We're taking on water.

We're abandoning ship. I
repeat, abandoning ship.

Son, look at me. Look at me.
You're gonna be okay. Got that?

Got that? We're gonna be okay.

Okay.

We have a tail rotor
deice caution light.

Any secondaries? No.

Circuit breakers are in,
so it definitely has failed,

But we're not building up any ice.

How's the fuel? Forty minutes to bingo.

All right, take the stick.
Okay, I have the controls.

All right, huddle time, boys.

We have a deice fail. We're low on fuel.

The rulebook says we cut our
losses. What do you think, Ben?

Well, we go home, they die, Bill.

Ops Cent Kodiak, Ops Cent
Kodiak, this is Coast Guard 6096.

We have a tail rotor
deice caution light,

But we are pressing on.

6096, keep us updated on your status.

6096... Get the maintenance
chief on the line.

I wanna know what he thinks about this.

Computer's saying the
winds are 60 to 85 knots.

I'm turning your bear alt off.

You're on your own with
altitude hold. Roger.

Lower! Lower! Right
side. Debris in water.

Request to open cabin
door. Roger. Open door.

Kodiak Ops, 6096 is onscene.

We have heavy debris in the
water. Commencing cover search.

Mark and note position.

I'm going in.

They're dead, Ben. Ben, they're dead!

We don't know that.

There's six PIWs all tied
together. No signs of life.

I think we may be too late.

Not our call. They're onscene.
They'll make the assessment.

Requesting to get wet, sir.

I ain't sending you fishing
for bodies, not in this.

Well, how about fathers and sons?

Flare! Flare! We got a live
one here. We got a live one!

You got five minutes, then
we're hauling your ass back up.

Kodiak Ops, this is Coast Guard 6096.

We have people in the water,
and we are deploying our swimmer.

6096, Kodiak Ops, copy.

One's holding the flare.
I see no other movement.

Roger that.

Swimmer's ready to deploy.

Check swimmer. Roger. Checking swimmer.

Swimmer's dressed out.
Checklist is complete.

Five minutes.

Swimmer's away.

Swimmer's okay.

Clear to move back and left
30. Clear back and left.

How we looking on fuel there?

Two minutes to bingo.

I'm a Coast Guard rescue
swimmer here to help you, son.

You're gonna be okay. I'm gonna
get you in that helicopter.

I have the readyforpickup signal. Roger.

Basket is going out the cabin door.

Bingo. We're at bingo. Gotta go.

Ease it back.

Basket is in the water! We're
out of time. We gotta go, Carl.

Hold position. Steady. Hold.

He's putting the survivor in the basket.

Your rad alt's going crazy.

Yeah, yeah, I know.
I'm all over the place.

Come on, Carl, we gotta go now!

I don't have a
readyforpickup signal yet.

Whoa! Carl! Behind you!

Holy shit!

We lost our tail rotor!

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

Coast Guard 6096 is going down!

Mayday! Mayday! 6096 is going in.

Carl. I'm here.

Carl.

Hold on, Carl. Hold on.

They'll be coming for us.

I got you. You're okay now.

You're okay. I'm here, Carl.

We're okay. Hang on. I got you.

You think they're coming?
Oh, yeah, they're coming.

I want a C130 over that crash site now.

Lieutenant Krauss, start
the mishap checklist.

Aye, Captain.

Captain, I've got an EPIRB
hit on Randall's survivor suit.

Launch ready helos. Swimmer provide.

We have a C130 coming off a case
off Attu. It's already low on fuel.

I don't care. Have them cut an engine.

I want him to know he's
not alone out there.

Listen. Listen.

You hear that?

Hold on, Carl. Here
we go, Carl. I got you.

What's the ETA on the backup helo?

Helo's en route to Cold Bay.

They should be onscene,
three, maybe four hours.

Make it three.

Jesus. How much more of that
stuff do you think I got in me?

Feel that?

You feel that? Yeah.

That means you're alive.
I'm not gonna let go.

Don't you! I'm not gonna. I'm not gonna.

...serious fractures,
like in the Cspine,

Which could cause paralysis.

Mostly what we see is old fractures
in the arms, also in the leg,

But nothing acute. Nothing
new with this injury, luckily.

We just hope the kidneys kick in

And start to help him
resolve a lot of that fluid.

Thank you very much.

We've been friends a
long time, haven't we?

I've always been good to you, haven't I?

Didn't promote you to a desk when
you turned 40 like everybody else.

That's right.

All right, so now I
need you to listen to me.

Okay.

There's an instructor
opening at "A" School, that...

No. The answer is no.

You just said you'd listen. Sit down.

I'm not interested, Captain.

Well, it's no longer a
request, Senior Chief. Sit down.

You're serious?

You have two choices.

Sign the papers today and you can
live life as a civilian here in Kodiak,

If that's what you want.

Or you can take that "A"
School opening I'm offering you.

I've already spoken
to command down there.

It will be your class.
You will be in charge.

You can take the time to
work your way back into shape.

I am in shape.

God damn it, that's not
what I'm talking about.

Ben, all I'm asking is that you
go down there for a few months.

You work with the kids, you recharge.

Download that epic r�sum�
where it's gonna do some good.

You can't always be the
one in the water, Ben.

You'll know when you're
ready to come back.

You people got 15 seconds
to get off this bus.

Move! Move! Let's go! Get off the bus!

Hurry up. Let's go, let's go.

Put your white books in your red bags.

Let's get that squared away
now. Put those books away.

Females, grab your bags,
fall out to the rear.

Follow Chief Flight
and Petty Officer Hall.

The rest of you, pick a
bunk, put on your ODUs.

You started with 15 minutes,
you are now down to 12.

Move! Move, move, move!

Move it out. Get changed
out of those working blues.

Hurry up. Move it out.

Find your rack. Quit wasting my time.

Hey. Hey! That's my stuff, man.

Hey, that's his bunk.

You two a couple?

It's okay. I like the top better anyway.

Out of the 39,000 men and women

Who make up the United
States Coast Guard,

There are only 280 rescue swimmers.

Let's go! Let's go, mermaids!

This is because we are
the Coast Guard's elite.

We are the best of the best.

When storms shut down
entire ports, we go out.

When hurricanes ground the
United States Navy, we go out.

And when the holy Lord himself
reaches down from heaven

And destroys his good work with
winds that rip houses off the ground,

We go out.

And the attrition rate at
this school is well over 50% .

So if by some miracle you actually
have what it takes to become one of us,

Then you get to live
a life of meager pay

With the distinct possibility
of dying slow, cold and alone

Somewhere in the vast sea.

However, you also get
the chance to save lives,

And there is no greater
calling in the world than that.

So, ladies and gentlemen,
welcome. Welcome to "A" School.

Are there any questions?

Captain, Airman Fischer.
Just have one question.

That guy who holds all them
records, is he still alive?

Why do you ask?

I just thought you ought to let him know

I'm about to knock his
name off that board.

Really? Why don't you
let him know yourself?

He's standing right behind
you in the back of the room.

Class, turn around and greet
Senior Chief Ben Randall.

Senior Chief Randall will be your
lead instructor for the next 18 weeks.

Senior Chief Randall is one of
the most decorated rescue swimmers

In the history of the
United States Coast Guard.

Ben, would you care
to address the class?

No, I think there's been
enough talk for one day.

Chief Skinner, they're all yours.

Attention on deck.

Carry on. Aye, Captain.

PT test begins at 0700 tomorrow.

Class dismissed. You will
file through the front door.

First row first, followed by the second.

Frank.

"When God rips houses off the ground"?

I was rolling.

And I didn't mean to put
you on the spot up there.

And I was real sorry
to hear about your crew.

Come on. I'll show you around.

So I hear you're staying
in a single? Yeah.

Helen's got some family business
she's gotta take care of up there.

Mayday, mayday, mayday!

This is Ballmariner! Ballmariner!

We are on fire! We are on fire!

Go!

Let's go, let's go,
let's go! Let's go, logs.

Let's move it out! Let's move it out!

Work as a team! Work as a team!

Two lines. Two lines.

Two lines. Two lines.

Do you understand me?

Yes, Petty Officer Hall.

Very well, let's try it. Lean and rest!

Pop tall.

Oorah!

What the hell was
that? That was terrible.

That was the worst I've ever seen.

That was terrible.

Let's try that again.

Twentytwo. Come on!

Up! Twentythree.

Down. Up.

Twentyfour. Get that ass down, Cable!

Up! Twentyfive.

That is absolutely horrible.

Pop tall to the lone pine and back! Go!

Move your ass! Let's
move it! Get it going!

Let's go.

Let's go.

Bring them back.

Circle back! Let's go! Get back here!

Get back in line! Let's move!

Back in formation.
Let's move, move, move!

Back in formation.

Lean and rest. Senior Chief on deck.

Pop tall.

Oorah!

I don't care who you are,

Where you are from or
where you are going.

I care about one thing
and one thing only.

That is the future victims
that you will be asked to save.

If I feel that you will fail
them, I will fail you, understood?

Yes, Senior Chief!

Hodge. Where are you from, Hodge?

I'm from Teaneck, New
Jersey, Senior Chief!

Hodge is our triple repeat.

Do you plan on making
it this time, threepeat?

I really hope to, Senior Chief.

Yeah, well, hope don't float, Hodge.

You better start to learn to swim
against the current and not with it.

Aye, aye, Senior Chief.

Fisch.

Fisch. Why are you here, Fisch?

I'm here to exceed your
expectations, Senior Chief.

I'm a rescue swimmer at heart,
born, bred and waterfed. Oorah!

Wow. I bet you practiced
that all morning.

Mr. Fischer is our
high school swim champ.

He's had scholarships
to every lvy League.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize
that he was so qualified.

I mean, you set records in a pool?

That's amazing.

I'll bet it was like, what,
eight feet deep in the deep end?

What if your nose plug didn't work?

What if another swimmer
had cut into your lane?

For the love of God, you
could have been killed.

Your schedule says that you will
perform a PT test this morning.

That will not be necessary.

Water is where you've
been called to serve.

Water is where you will be tested.

This will serve in
place of your PT intest.

This is a golnogo exercise.

You will tread water for one hour.

You touch the wall, you fail.
You touch the bottom, you fail.

You fail and you go home.

Senior, this school operates
on a twochallenge rule.

You can't throw them
out on their first day.

If you cannot survive
in a warm pool of water,

Then you have no business being
here. Does this class understand?

Yes, Senior Chief!

Oorah, Class 5506.

Now, who here can tell me
the rescue swimmer's motto?

"So others may live," Senior Chief!

Oh, I feel safer already.

You willing to sacrifice your
life so others may live, Goldfish?

Yes, I am, Senior Chief.

You will have to earn that right. I
want all of you to think about that.

There's going to come a time

When you reach the point of
exhaustion and you wanna give up.

Question is, will you?

There are three letters
that will set you free.

DOR. Drop on Request.

Look at that.

Waste of time.

You all right? Hey. Come on, stay up.

Somebody help him out.

Hey, he's going under, man!

Help him out.

Come on!

Help him out. Help him out!

Guys, relax, man!

Come on.

Come on, man.

You're dismissed.

I cramped up. You're gone.

Let's go, Lyons, out
of the water. Hurry up.

Let's go. Let's go.

On your feet.

First lesson in physics,
people: muscle does not float.

Petty Officer Watson,
pull them out of the pool.

Aye, aye, Senior Chief.

Let's go, people, out of the water.

Hurry up! Let's move, people!

Hurry up! Hurry up!

Class leader, right here.

I thought you said you were willing
to sacrifice your life for another.

I am, Senior Chief.

Then why didn't you save your teammate

When he reached out for you?

I wasn't aware we were working
as a team, Senior Chief.

That's the only way we work, swim champ.

Aye, aye, Senior Chief.

Asshole.

Come again? You heard me.

Hey, hey, hey! Ease up! Ease up!

It's not worth it. Come on.

Good news, Lyons. I think there's
an opening on my buoy tender.

I'll put in a word for you, huh?

I'm really gonna miss that guy.

Hey, man, what are you
doing? Got your bunk back.

Captain. Ben. Come in.

You work fast.

Lyons, he was one of our top candidates.

Sometimes you gotta shoot a hostage.

Look, we all know that
you're a legend and all,

But our program has been proven to work.

There's a gap between training and
what really happens out there, Cujo.

Oh, really? That's right.

My intention is to narrow that gap.

Now, if someone has a
problem with that idea,

I'd like to hear about it.

Is this how it's gonna be, sir?

Yes, it is.

Permission to be
dismissed, sir? Granted.

Let's go. Let's go. Keep
it together. Look tight!

Keep it together. Let's go. Let's move.

You've got three minutes to
get this gear on. All of it.

Set! Go!

Let's go.

Are you ready?

Come on, rescue swimmer!

Don't quit on me.

Do you hear me?

Do you hear me?

Pop tall! Pop tall! Pop tall!

If you make a mistake, just fess up to
it. Take your licks and we'll press on.

Everybody now is gonna
pay for your potty mouth.

Down. Up. One!

Down.

Up. Three!

Down. Up.

Five! Six!

Forward. Seven!

Are you crazy?

I'm the commander! Get up!

Oorah! Get down! Get down!

Oorah!

Go.

Oorah.

Oorah.

Oorah!

Can you die from chlorine poisoning?

I can't feel my legs. I'm serious.

I don't know about you
guys, but I feel good.

This Randall guy, he's operating
on some whole other cylinder.

What is it, two weeks, and he's
failed almost half the class already?

He's a legend.

They say he's got
something like 200 saves.

I heard it was 300.

Who cares what his number is?

If he's such a stud,
what's he doing here?

How we feeling, boys?

Hey, Z, where you going?

My sister's best friend
is getting married,

And they're having a
big reception downtown.

I promised her I'd go.

Wait, you said wedding reception?

Congratulations. Thanks.

Hi.

Congratulations. Hi.

Nice to meet you.

Yes, Kodiak, Alaska. The
number for Helen Randall.

Okay, try Helen Freeman.

You betcha.

Hi, you've reached
Helen. Leave a message.

Helen, it's Ben. Jesus, that was weird.

Haven't had to use your
maiden name since we were kids.

Helen, if you're there, just
pick up. We need to talk.

Please.

All right. All right.

To those who have fallen, to
those who have survived Phase 1.

Cheers. Cheers.

Oorah, oorah, oorah.
Guys, this is great.

And to our gal Lindsey.
You can rescue me anytime.

Did he just say that?
You did not just say that.

Did he just say that?
You did not just say that.

You know what, Doran? You, I
think I might actually let drown.

Oh!

Hey, Senior Chief.

Ben, she's hot tonight.

This place has not changed.

From Kodiak, Alaska... Don't.

...Senior Chief Ben
Randall is in the house,

Big as day and still alive.

I must owe somebody money.

You're terrible. Oh, Ben.

I heard a rumor you were
gonna be teaching here in town.

If that ain't the karmic wheel
spinning, I don't know what is.

Well. To the prodigal's return.

Where's your better half?
She decided to stay home.

Oh. Work stuff.

Yeah. Winter in Kodiak. Let
me see. Winter in Louisiana.

All right, stop. Stop.
"She decided to stay home."

Well, it's a good thing we got
a full bottle and half the night.

Yes, we do.

Check it out. She's staring at you.

That girl right there
is not staring at me.

Did you just point at her?

Did she see you point? I don't know.

All right, now you gotta go talk
to her. You gotta go make a move.

Yeah. I can't.

I just don't feel comfortable
right now talking to women.

You're telling me you wanna
jump out of helicopters

For a living... You're talking to me.

...but you can't go talk to a girl?

That's exactly what I was
telling you. You're smooth.

All right, look, I'm
gonna help you out here.

I'll show you how it's done.

Pick out the hottest girl
in here. I'll take her home.

Oh, gosh. Okay.

Here he go, now. No, how
about I will find the girl?

All right.

Okeydoke. Who you thinking?

Make sure she's hot.

Where you looking? Okay.

At the bar. Two o'clock.

Yes. That's a good one.

There's no way in hell
she's talking to you.

That one? Yeah, that one.

Hundred bucks says she shuts you down

In less than a minute.

Boom.

That looks like a bet to
me, Jake. That's a bet.

All right. All right.

Hundred bucks says I close
in less than a minute.

Oh, absolutely.

Hats off, man. Ticktock.
Ticktock. Ticktock.

Clock starts when I talk to her.

That's fine.

This is gonna be embarrassing.

All right, buddy.

What do you think? What do you got?

You think he's gonna do it? Yeah.

Evening, ma'am. Can I buy you a drink?

I don't think so.

You don't know what you're missing.

You sure you wanna go with that one?

That's, like, your
topoftheline, Agame material?

See, the way I see it,
you got two choices here:

Walk away from me,

Or walk out of here with
me and split the cash.

Cash?

What cash?

The money you bet your
friends you could pick me up.

See, that makes me nervous.

She's shutting him down.

How much time you got left?

About 20 seconds. Shall we?

Oh, my gosh. No way.

It looks like they're leaving
the bar together, is what I see.

No way!

You have got to be kidding me.

Unbelievable. How did he do that?

I'm impressed. I'm impressed.

There's a bar outside your base
called Maggie's. You know it?

Yeah.

Good. Meet me there
next Friday around 8:00?

You got a name? Yeah.

Don't forget my money.

You got a middle name?

You do realize I can't go back in there.

This is the sound of death knocking.

SAR alarms and sleep
deprivation are part...

Where the hell are they?

You know, the first stages of
hypothermia are the most critical.

Why?

Because you still have the
ability to think. Say it.

You still have the ability to think.

The decisions you make during this stage

Are gonna determine
whether you live or die.

There a reason you're
not breathing, Goldfish?

Is there a reason why
you're not breathing?

I don't know anyone who can
stay alive without breathing

For 15 minutes, Senior Chief.

Are you a coroner?

Because pronouncing people dead
is not part of our job description.

What do we always say?

There's dead and then there's dead.

We never stop, Jake, not
from the cabin to the tarmac.

We never stop. Aye, aye, Senior Chief.

Understood? Yes, Senior Chief.

Okay, Jake, in the
pool. Hodge, you're up.

You're with the dummy.

All right, now. Three letters.

Three letters will get you people
a cup of hot coffee and a blanket.

What do you say, Goldfish?

I'm actually not that
cold anymore, Senior Chief.

You're not cold anymore
because blood is moving

From your outer
extremities to your heart.

That's why your arms won't work.

You can plan on spending
roughly 60% of your career

In a mildly hypothermic state.

Senior Chief, may I have a word?

Sir?

Why wasn't I informed of this?
You know, we have classrooms.

Your assignment is to simply
teach the stages of hypothermia.

Sir, in about two and a half
minutes, they'll understand.

Permission to carry on, sir?

Go ahead.

Three letters, people, will get you a
hot cup of coffee and a warm blanket.

What do you say, Class 5506?

Oorah.

This is an oxygendeprivation
anaerobic exercise.

You and your partner
will push your brick

Along the bottom of
the pool, down and back.

If you need air, you
may surface. One breath.

Your partner must remain
underwater until you return.

Your brick can only move while
both of you are touching it.

If you both surface, you both fail.

This exercise is designed
to teach you teamwork.

On my whistle, drop your gear,
enter the pool and pair up.

I said one breath, Sunkist. Let's go!

I can't. Come on!

I can't. "I can't."

Get your ass out of the pool! Let's go!

Come on! Lean and rest.

You wanna quit, just quit now.
I could use those new shoes.

Senior Chief, we got a problem.

Somebody's missing.

Jesus Christ.

That's gotta be a new record. Oorah.

I'm so sick of records. Go get him.

You think I'm impressed because
you can hold your breath, Goldfish?

I wouldn't venture to say what
would impress you, Senior Chief.

All right. Get him out of the
pool. We're done for the day.

Out of the pool, Fischer. Let's move.

Oorah! Move your ass.

Pop tall, Sunkist.

Out of the pool. Out of the pool.

Records.

Never stare directly
into the flame, people.

It will impair your night vision.

This is a Mark 58 flare.
This is what it looks like.

It'll light up a 50foot swath of water

And can be detected
by infrared miles out.

This is a demonstration model.

The normal one will burn
for 40 to 60 minutes.

Hey, pay attention.

The Mark 58 is used to reference
the wind, to detect a current.

Petty Officer Watson is gonna
talk a little bit more about that.

Five minutes.

The vessel you're looking at right now,

People, is listing to the port side.

As a rescue swimmer, when you
get to the door of the helicopter,

You need to look down and pay attention

To what you really have down there.

It's very important that you
understand your limitations.

Limitations without understanding
are gonna get you killed.

Case in point, this vessel's trapped
in pancake ice in the Bering Sea.

And as you can see, the
crew are out on the deck

In a relatively manageable
hoisting position.

But suddenly...

Those pieces of ice can weigh in
upwards of thousands of pounds.

Now imagine yourself trapped in
between 2,000pound pieces of ice

Trying to freeswim.

Thank you, Chief.

Next scenario, Petty Officer Watson.

Before you leave that
helicopter, going down to a...

Standardization is one of the reasons
we were so successful during Katrina.

We had crews come in
from all over the country,

But it didn't matter, because we
have all been trained the same way.

I didn't know my pilot,
I didn't know my copilot,

I didn't know my flight
mechanic. But guess what?

It didn't matter, because...

That's why we do it.

So you have to get your mind
wrapped around that idea.

When that helicopter starts going,
when the wind starts coming...

Twenty! Down! Up!

Twentyone! Down! Up!

Twentytwo! Down! Up!

Twentythree!

Two! Down!

Up! Three!

Don't need no land Don't need no tree

Out in the water That's where I wanna be

Hey, Mags, can I have a beer? Sure.

Well, well.

So you are gonna have a drink with me.

No, I'm having a drink near
you. Entirely different thing.

You're a regular
lightning rod, aren't you?

What's your name? Daisy Buchanan.

You're lying, Daisy Buchanan.

There is that possibility. No.

That was a surefire lie.

So I take it you've
read The Great Gatsby.

Where's my money? It's not on me.

But it is close. In a very safe place.

Now, I've drawn a map with
a complex set of clues.

Each one is more fiendishly
clever than the last.

That works, too.

This is just a picture of your pants.

Yeah, but it's a bad picture, which
is what makes it so fiendishly clever.

Nice.

How did Emily Thomas
become a school teacher?

Well, how does Jake Fischer become a guy

Who wants to jump out of helicopters?

I killed a couple guys and
had to get out of Dodge.

You're lying. There is that possibility.

The truth.

My bullriding career
was going down the drain.

Okay, that's better. All right, now you.

I really should go.

Go? What? No, you're not going.

We're just starting to have
fun. You're insulting my drawing.

No, you were insulting your drawing.

Although, to be fair,
it's a pretty lame drawing.

All right. Well, you can't
go, 'cause you owe me a dance.

No, I don't think so.

Well, then, I'm gonna have
to take that money back,

'Cause I wouldn't feel
right taking the money...

Look, every 18 weeks, a new
bunch of you guys comes in,

All looking to score
with the local talent.

I live here. I work here.

It's a good thing I'm just
asking for a dance, then.

Okay, one dance.

No attachments. Just casual.

I'm a guy. I can do casual.

Mmmhmm.

I am the king of casual.

There's just one thing, though.

You're gonna have to stop
undressing me with your eyes,

'Cause there's no way
you're getting me into bed.

Hey, you.

I gotta get to work.

I'm late. I fell asleep. What...

They're gonna kill me.
They won't kill you.

This isn't like school.

They don't hand out
tardies in the military.

You smell really good. I smell like you.

He never came back? Nope.

Wow.

Four years as lead instructor,
I never had one go missing.

All right, take the others
to the pool. I'll catch up.

Aye, aye, Senior.

Oh, God, there they are.
Stop. Stop the car. Stop.

Here? Yes.

Okay. I'll call you.

You better. Bye.

Jake! Jake! Jake!

Airman Fischer's coming in late, yeah

Here.

Airman Fischer's coming in late, yeah

Hi.

Must be nice to go out on a date, yeah

Must be nice to go out on a date, yeah

Oh, my goodness, look at this.

Look at this. "Freshman
Leads Team to State Title."

That's you.

Holy smokes.

"At only 16, Jake Fischer displays
the traits of a seasoned athlete.

"One thing's for sure: the future
looks bright for this young competitor."

Guess they didn't know you were
gonna flunk out of "A" School.

You have a nice evening?

Get dressed.

Think we need another
brick. Bring it in.

Goldfish.

Goldfish.

Thanks to Mr. Fischer's
extracurricular activities,

You have all now gone
36 hours without sleep.

Blow it.

Class leader, you are done.
Form it up in the shallow end.

Aye, Senior Chief!

Class 5506, form it up!

No. No, no, no. You're with me.

I'm a rescue swimmer, yes, I am

I'm here to pull your
ass out of this jam

I jump from the helo
and swing from the cable

All right, knock it off.

I am having a hard time
figuring you out, Fischer.

I mean, you like seeing
your picture in the paper.

In it for the glory, maybe
a few chicks. Am I right?

But when it comes down to it,

You will choose yourself
over them every time,

Like you did on the
first day in the pool,

Like you did yesterday
by missing muster.

Won't happen again, Senior Chief!

Why don't you do us both
a big favor and quit?

I'm a rescue swimmer, yes, I am

I'm here to pull your
ass out of this jam

I jump from the helo
and swing from the cable

I'm not Tarzan I'm just willing and able

Give me something else, Senior Chief.

Thirty!

Thirtyone!

Thirtytwo!

Thirtythree!

Thirtyfour!

Thirtyfive!

Thirtysix!

Stop. Drop them.

Senior Chief's on deck. Pop tall.

Oorah!

Morning, class.

Today we were going to learn

About how to approach a
drowning victim in high seas,

But I think there are some here who
aren't interested in that victim.

Fact, I think there's some in this class

Who aren't interested
in saving lives at all.

I believe there are some

Who are more interested
in setting records.

So today is record day.

5:28.

Put one on the board for Goldfish.

Wow, he's fast.

He's good.

You got it, man! You got it, Fisch!

Another record. Chalk it up, Chief.

Get some. You are the man!

You people do not deserve to
be in the same pool as Jake.

He's destroying you.

Wow, look at him go! He's fast!

Wow, he's fast.

Come on, you're all fighting
for second. Just first loser.

This is fun.

We'll pass out trophies later.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

You want me to pull these pansies out?

You do not wanna hear
about my day. Yeah, I do.

Man, this guy Randall...

You know, it doesn't matter what
I do. It's just not good enough.

Well, maybe he's just trying
to push you to be better.

You know, we teachers do that
to the ones we believe in.

No, it's personal with me.

He knows that I'm better than he was.

I mean, today, I broke
every one of his records.

I own them all.

Not all of them.

There's one record you won't break.

This is the Aegis.

Medical ship. Caught on fire.

It was a nightmare. People
burning in their beds.

And Ben Randall got every
one of those people off there,

Except for this one guy.

And right when the
ship started to go down,

He reaches down and grabs this guy.

He's hanging from the cable with
this man's life in his hands,

And the winch jams.

It's 20 minutes to the
base. The man's screaming.

Ben looks him dead in the
eye, and you know what he said?

He said, "I won't let go."

What happened?

Dislocated his shoulder,
tore every tendon in his hand.

But he didn't let go.

Twenty minutes, just fingertips.

You break that record
and you give me a call.

My day was all right.

So here's my thinking.
We should go on a date.

Well, what do you call this? No, no, no.

I'm talking about, like, a real date.

You know, with, like, a nice
restaurant, some nice clothes.

I'll get you some flowers.

I thought we agreed to keep this casual.

Look, it's one steak. What is...

One steak is not gonna forge some
kind of a lasting emotional bond.

I'm serious.

Yeah?

Yeah. So am I.

It's one dinner. What's it gonna hurt?

Well, if you ordered a steak, I'd
imagine a cow would be involved.

What do you have, an art gallery
over here? What is this "2"?

It's so the guy behind me
knows what place he's coming in.

What about this one?

That is the initials of the guys
on my high school relay team.

A drunken celebration gone wrong?

Something like that.

So, about this date. God.
It's just dinner, right?

No flowers, where we will discuss
nothing emotional or important?

I am fully prepared

To do an entire hour on
nothing but the Chicago Bears.

And we can have
completely meaningless sex

Immediately afterwards.

You think I'm gonna sleep
with you on our first date?

Think again.

You just headbutted me.

I'm gonna teach you the breaststroke.

It's pretty complicated, different
than that of the butterfly.

I guess I can't sleep.

Well, of course you can't.

Your wife left you.
Your best friend died.

You sound like a damn country song.

If you had a dog, he'd
be run over by now.

So, did she send you papers? Yeah.

And did you read them?

No, I did not.

Well, you think you might ought to?

You know, there never
was anyone else, Mags.

Like hell, Ben.

You're a bigamist.

You been married to the
Coast Guard all along.

Give me that shoulder.

You probably swum it out of socket
trying to prove you're still 19.

Am I right?

When the heck did we get old?

Hell, I've always been old, Ben.

You know what, though? I don't mind.

I mean, if my muscles ache,
it's 'cause I've used them.

If it's hard for me to
walk up them steps now,

It's 'cause I walked up them every
night to lay next to a man who loved me.

I got a few wrinkles here and there,

But I've laid under thousands
of skies on sunny days, yeah.

I look and feel this way, well,
'cause I drank and I smoked,

I lived and I loved,
and danced, sang, sweat

And screwed my way through
a pretty damned good life,

If you ask me.

Getting old ain't bad, Ben.

Getting old, that's earned.

There will come a time when
you might have to decide

Who lives and dies out there.

It's a terrible responsibility,

But it is one you will have
to make as a rescue swimmer.

The bigger reality is,

It's also something you're
going to have to live with

As a human being.

There will come a time when
you're going to have to say no.

The most important person
to keep alive is yourself.

You'll be facing crews from five to
20, all saying, "Save me, save me."

They're looking for a miracle.

How old are you, Hodge? Twentyfour.

At 24 years old, you have
to become that miracle.

You have to find a
way to be that miracle.

Looking right, looking
center, looking left.

Oorah!

You okay, sir? I'm a rescue swimmer.

Again.

All right, that's it. Timeout.

Panics every time,
Senior. Hodge, over here.

Hey.

The only difference
between you and the victim

Is the attitude in which
you enter the water.

You've gotta figure out a way to be calm

In the face of chaos. Do you understand?

That's your first challenge, Charlie.

One more and you're gone.

Come out. Aye, aye, Senior Chief.

What's up, Big Fisch?

You don't have to take his shit, Hodge.

What do you know? It's
so easy for you, Fischer.

Is that right?

Yeah.

You know, you don't get it.

You don't realize that
you're tougher than I am.

And how's that?

Well, if I get kicked out
of here, I'm not coming back.

I'm definitely not coming back twice.

I mean, you got guts, man.

Stupidity.

How long you been here, man?

Altogether... I don't know,
10 weeks the first time,

Six weeks, two days the second
time... Six weeks this time.

So basically, you've been here

Longer than anybody that's
graduated this place,

But you don't think you can make it.

Lighten up on yourself, man.

Let's go. Let's get a beer.

Hey, wait. Don't you have a date
with the girl from the wedding?

Yeah, but it's not till 9:00.
We got time. Get dressed.

Let's go.

When you go under, when
you're pulling on your stroke,

Move your hand... Wait a
minute. Where are we going?

Jake, that's a squid bar. I mean,
there's Navy guys everywhere.

I don't give a shit. A beer's a beer.

When you're pulling through the water,
you're gonna pull yourself through.

Like, you know... So I'll go fast.

No, you wanna lay to your
side and pull it like that.

Hey, Charlie, you get
those fittings replaced

Before you came off to get
tanked up? Yes, sir, Captain.

Yeah, I'll believe that when I see it.

We go to "A" School,

Which is the most difficult
school in the military.

The attrition rate's,
like... What is it, 50%?

50%.

It's over 50%. Over 50.

We're still here, 'cause
we're the best of the best.

When storms shut down entire
ports, you know who goes out?

We do.

When hurricanes... When
hurricanes ground the US Navy,

Like these little guys over
here, guess who goes out?

That's right, we do.

Look, honey, you better
keep it down in here, okay?

Okay, honey. She called me "honey."

Okay, honey.

But when God himself
reaches down from heaven...

What does he do, Jake, when he...
Rips houses off the foundation.

When God himself rips houses
off the foundation, we go out,

Because we are rescue swimmers,

And that is our job,
and that's what we do.

You might wanna recheck your compass.

This ain't no puddle pirate bar.

No problem, because we
were just leaving anyway.

Sit down, Hodge. Jake.

Finish your beer. Jake.

Yeah, sit, Hodge.

That's my beer, man.

Finished now?

Must be happy hour.

Hey!

Back off.

Everyone in this place is retired Navy.

Hey. Hey, when do I get that phone call?

I know I get a phone call.
When do I get my phone call?

Ma'am, I am sorry,

But if nobody come in 20
minutes, I need the table.

Okay. I'm sorry.

Yeah.

She's never gonna talk to me again.

You know they're gonna
kick us out for this, right?

Yep.

Least they can't say we quit.

I was never gonna make it, anyway.
Skinner's right. Panic every time.

Man, screw Skinner.

I'm Skinner. Break my hold.

Hey, what are you doing, man?
Come on, Fischer, get off me.

Clock's ticking. Break it.

Fischer, you're hurting me,
man. Fischer, get off me, man!

Come on, Fischer, you're hurting
me. Fischer, man, get off!

Break the goddamn hold.
Fischer, get off me, man!

Break the goddamn hold,
Hodge. Fischer, get off me!

I said, get off me!

All right.

Now, it's just like that
when you're in the water.

Well, now. We could come back.

Give you boys time for a
smoke and some pillow talk.

You can't kick us out.

It's called disorderly
conduct, and yes, we can.

We didn't fail at nothing. Our
profession is all about control.

You both failed miserably
in that department.

Hold it right there.

Senior? Yeah, come in.

Their disenrollment records.

Bar fight?

All right, bring them in. Senior.

Square it.

It's all my fault, Senior Chief.
Hodge had nothing to do with it.

That true, Hodge? It's true.

All right. Fine, you're dismissed.

Senior Chief, I was... I
said that you are dismissed.

Let's go.

You're gonna kick me out for
defending the Coast Guard?

The Coast Guard's been
around for 200 years.

I doubt a couple of knuckleheads
like yourself are gonna defend it.

Sit down.

I've been trying to peel the layers
back on you for a while now, and I...

I just don't get it.

I mean, this kind of work
seems a little remedial

For someone like yourself.

You know, big swim champ,
offer to every lvy League.

You give it all up to be here with us.

Why? I'm here to save
lives, Senior Chief.

I spoke with your coach, Jake.

You spoke with my coach?
Yeah, I spoke with your coach.

Something in your file
just kept hanging me up.

You win the state championship
your freshman and sophomore year

And then you don't swim the next two.

I'm just a public
school guy, so pardon me,

But it didn't add up until now.

"Kirk Holloway, 100meter medley winner,

"Thrown through the passenger window.

"Pronounced dead at the scene.

"Abe lkeman, first team
AllAmerican, lungs crushed.

"Carl Sandoval, 50meter freestyle champ,

"Made it all the way to the
hospital. Died of internal bleeding."

I guess you just know everything, then.

I know what it's like to lose a team.

Yeah?

What about living in a small town

Where everyone thinks that
you killed their brother

Or their son or their best friend?

You know about that?

Kind of small town where
everyone still waves to everyone,

Just not to you?

I read the report, Jake. Your
blood alcohol was zip that night.

I'm guessing there was a
flip for designated driver.

You lost.

Guess that just makes
it all go away, huh?

No, it doesn't make it all right.
It just makes it an accident.

At least that's how it reads.

You were 16 years old, Jake.

I'm not your priest,
but if I was, I think...

I think maybe you'd deserve a pass.

You're giving me a pass?

You just think you know everything
with your psychobabble bullshit.

Why am I here? Why are you here?

You're too old to be doing
this. You're washedup here.

You don't wanna be teaching a
bunch of kids in a pool. Am I right?

I don't give a shit what you
read or who you talked to.

You don't know about me! You
don't... I have me under control.

I can see that.

The only difference
between you and me is,

I don't wear the ones
I lost on my arm, Jake.

I know where you're at, Jake.

I'm there myself.

I ask myself every day why
I was the one that survived.

And? And...

And if I can't answer that for me,

I'm certainly not going to
try and answer it for you.

Have a seat.

I want you to start being
a member of this team,

The team you have now.

You have a gift, Jake.

You're the best swimmer to
come through this program,

Hands down, by far.

You got a whole record
board to prove it.

But you know what I
see when I look at it?

I see someone fast enough
who's gonna get there first.

I see someone strong
enough who's gonna last.

I see someone who can save a
life that maybe nobody else could.

You really wanna honor
the initials on your arm?

Then honor your gift.

Save the ones you can, Jake.

The rest, we've gotta let go.

Does this mean you're not gonna fail me?

For what, backing up a buddy in a bar?

Man, I got bigger problems than you.

I don't know about you, but
I could use a fucking drink.

Oops.

I'm gonna consider everything
tonight offrecord and offduty.

That was an invite.

Oh.

You gotta be kidding me.

What was it they called you?
"Puddle pirates," but it's not...

I'm way over it,
Senior Chief. This is...

Well, it's like sticks and stones.
Well, we'll just have one beer.

Great. They're angrier
and drunker. Perfect.

Hi. Two beers.

You gotta be kidding
me. That's what I said.

Look, I don't want any trouble, okay?

They really don't like us, do they?

No. They think they're better than
us because they're combatoriented.

We're the Coast Guard, Jake.

Nobody really appreciates
us until they need us.

That him?

Yep.

So let me ask you a question
before we start bleeding.

All those saves...
What's your real number?

Do you have a death wish,
or are you just shitstupid?

I'm gonna go with stupid this time.

Hi. Hi.

Who's this, your old man?

You know, I'm really
glad you're still here.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

Behind you. Stand
down! I said stand down.

I think you better leave.

Okay.

Come on, Jake.

All right, sit down. Have a beer.

That went a lot better
than I thought. Yeah.

What the hell was that? I don't know.

Hey, I wanted to apologize to you

For what I said earlier about
you being old and washedup now.

Is there anything
you'd like to say to me?

Like what?

I don't know, but I apologized to you.

I just thought that, you know,

There might be something
you've said or done

That you'd like to apologize to me for.

Why?

'Cause that's how it's done. I...

You suck at apologies, you know that?

I mean, you're missing
the whole concept.

Hello? Hi. It's me.

Are you okay? What happened?
I mean, I waited for two hours.

Yeah. No. Look, I'm really sorry. I...

What happened?

It's a really long story.

Let me just... Let me put it this way.

It was the best worst night of my life.

Well, I'm glad someone had fun.

Can I see you tomorrow night?

I have parentteacher
conferences tomorrow.

What about the next night?

I have parentteacher
conferences all week.

You blowing me off? No, Jake.

I wouldn't do that to somebody.

I gotta get up in a
couple hours. I gotta go.

Yep. Goodbye.

All right, you know what
we briefed on the ground.

Same thing. We're gonna stay together.

No matter what happens out
there, you stay together.

Whatever decision you
make, you make as a team.

We trained to freefall at 15 to 20 feet.

You fall from 50 feet,
it's like hitting concrete.

You fall 80 to 100 feet, you die.

Hey, where they going?

They're supposed to
come back for us, right?

I don't know. Well, Hodge,
you been here before.

They're gonna come back for us, right?

Yeah, but I never made it this far.

You're kidding. Not to the final week.

They're not coming back.

What do we do? All right, listen up.

We stay together as a group.

Nobody falls behind.
We all stay together.

One guy goes back, we get him
back up to the front, okay?

We're a team. Oorah.

Oorah. Oorah!

Let's do it, 5506.

Sir, it's okay, I'm
with the US Coast Guard.

Again.

I'm a Coast Guard rescue
swimmer. I'm here to help you.

Timeout.

Class, pop tall.

Hodge, get yourself to
the side of the pool.

Aye, aye, Senior Chief.

Oorah!

Easy, Chief.

Guess it was a lucky punch.

Hodge!

You all right, Chief?
You stay right there!

Well done, Charlie.

Well done.

Oorah, Chief Skinner.

Class 5506, "Oorah, Hodge," on three!

One, two, three.

Oorah, Hodge!

Good for you.

Get their gear off.

Go on, get that gear
off. Get that gear off!

Get it off!

Class 5506, will you
come find me if I am lost?

Yes, Senior Chief!

Will you come save me if I am drowning?

Yes, Senior Chief!

I believe you would.

I have high hopes for this class.

I have high hopes for you.

Matthew Stokes, Savannah, Georgia.

Matthew, a job well
done. Oorah, Captain.

Kenneth Weatherly, Clearwater, Florida.

Go out there and do great things.

William Hodge, Astoria, Oregon.

Where's Senior Chief?

He had a chance to go back
to Kodiak and he took it.

He never had much of a bedside manner.

He's a water dog, Jake,

And as it turns out,
not a halfbad teacher.

Best of luck.

Jacob Fischer, Kodiak, Alaska.

Congratulations, Jake.
Make us proud up there.

Aye, aye, Captain.

Scott Reeves, Sitka, Alaska.

Ladies and gentlemen, your graduates.

Oorah!

Congratulations. Thanks a lot.

Good job, guys. Good luck.

Well, congratulations. Thank you.

It's okay.

We both knew where
this was going, right?

Just casual.

Right.

To getting what you've always wanted.

And always wanting more.

Take care of yourself, Jake.

I gotta go to work. Yeah.

Bye.

Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to the Rock.

I'm Captain William Hadley,
CO of Kodiak Air Station.

Fischer. Yeah, right here.

Mr. Mitcheltree will square you away.

The rest of you, step up
here with Mr. Christiansen.

He will process you in.

Oh, amazing.

Not only does he come
back in great shape,

But he still thinks he can cook.

Hello, Jake. Welcome. How you doing?

Good to see you again. You
guys keep it warm here, huh?

Glad to know you know
where a free meal is.

We need three crews in
Sitka for the weekend.

You make sure that happens.

And the stand team
arrives here next Tuesday.

Patch things up with the wife?

You fix things up with that young lady?

Well, you still have a choice, you know.

Hey, there's a question I
wanted to ask you back in school

And I didn't.

But when you can't save them all,

How do you choose who lives?

It's probably different
for everybody, Jake.

Kind of simple for me, though. I just...

I take the first one I come to
or the weakest one in the group,

And then I swim as fast
and as hard as I can

For as long as I can.

And the sea takes the rest.

Think I'm ready?

I'm not your teacher anymore,
Jake. I'm just your fellow swimmer.

That's not exactly the
answer I'm looking for there.

If I did not think you were ready, I
would not put you in the Bering Sea.

6030, this is Kodiak Ops Cent.

We are diverting your
training mission at this time.

We have two young kayakers
swept into the cave

One mile south of Saltery Cove.

How copy? 6030 copies.

We're diverting at this time.
We've got a real case now.

Okay, guys, that tide's coming in,

And we've got six to eightfoot
rollers coming from the north.

Senior, what do you think about
taking Fischer with you on this?

I want him with me. All
right? He's good to go.

I don't think it's gonna be
a problem sliding in there.

I think the problem's
gonna be coming back out.

That's why I got Jake with
me. Got my human speedboat.

Kodiak Ops, this is 6030.
We're onscene at this time.

No sign of kayakers.
I'm taking her down.

Cabin door is open and locked.

Those are definitely tenfoot waves.

Swimmer's coming to the door.

Remember, all right?

You got the whole weight of the
ocean punching through that opening.

You gotta read the hydraulics,
gotta count the waves,

Then wait for the flush.

Checking swimmer.

Sure as hell hope you paid
attention in class, Speedboat.

Swimmers in the water.

Swimmers okay.

Swimmer Two is making
contact with Swimmer One.

Hey!

Over here!

Here. Over here!

Got them. Three o'clock.

Right here.

We're rescue swimmers. We're
gonna get you out of here.

Can't believe you
guys actually got here.

Give me your hand.

Just the two of you?

Yeah, yeah. His arm's hurt real bad.

All right.

Swimmer One. I got two survivors.
It's gonna be a basket pickup here.

Roger.

Broken here?

You take him first.
Get him in the basket.

I'll follow with the
other one right behind you.

You got that? Yeah.

You got it? Yeah, yeah.

All right. I'm gonna lower
you down in here, all right?

Okay. Relax, buddy. I got you.

All right.

You're with me. Okay.

I don't swim so good.

You don't swim so good? No, sir.

It's okay. I swim pretty
good. All right, on your back.

Wait. Are we gonna take
the boat? I'm the boat.

Wait. Wait, wait, wait.

I'm not ready! I can't... Hey!

Wait, wait, wait... Settle down!

Something's not right.

Swimmer One's going back to the cave.

What happened?

He hit a log.

What? What are you...

What...

He's gone, Jake. He's not.

He's just got a head laceration.

Here we go. Come on.

Let's go.

Let's go!

Senior Chief Randall! Lock it in.

It's simple physics.

We're just gonna time
the flush, all right?

All right.

You call it, Swimmer.

Now!

Hey, I know you're tired, okay?
I know you feel tired right now.

But you need to keep
your eyes open, okay?

All right? All right? Hey, I
need you to keep talking to him.

You keep talking to him. Okay.

Senior. Senior!

Can you open these up for me?

One by one, I want
you to hand them to me.

Reyes!

He's fine.

Right here, buddy. Right here. Okay?

Okay. Right here.

WORobert! I'm okay.

He's got a compound
fracture in his right radius.

We tried to stabilize that a little bit.

We put a collar on this one,

But it's more
precautionary than anything.

Thank you.

This one's possibly a
little bit concussive.

We checked their vitals
the whole way back.

They're both mildly hypothermic,
but I think they'll come around.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

It happens, Ben.

Not to me. Not like that.

I want you to sign them in front of me.

Why don't you take some
time and think about it?

No. It's...

It's over. Just sign them.

Please.

Could've happened to anyone.

Maybe.

But what if it happens again? What then?

Kid got a couple stitches.
He's gonna be fine.

We got him out of there.

No, you did.

You were strong out there today.

I was proud of you.

What are you gonna do?

Friend of mine once suggested fishing.

Think I might take his advice.

Fishing?

Yeah.

Guys like us don't go fishing.

Where have I heard that before?

Senior, before you go,

I gotta know one thing.

What's your real number?

Twentytwo.

Twentytwo?

That's not bad. It's
not 200. It's not...

Twentytwo's the number
of people I lost, Jake.

Only number I kept track of.

Keeps the sea out of your mouth.

Hey.

Hi.

You started painting again?

Yeah. Great light up there.

You know,

I wanna apologize for
the phone calls, Helen.

I should've given you your space.

And you felt showing up here unannounced

Was the best way to communicate that?

Hey.

Please just... Ben.

I want you to have it, along with these.

I signed them.

Why now?

I had a... I had a case a while back.

You know, a couple was drowning.

By the time I got there,

The husband was dragging his wife under,

Just trying to stay afloat.

Pure survival instinct.

It took me...

Took me a long time to
understand that that man was me.

Oh, man. Oh, doggone it.

Sorry.

Aren't you gonna answer that?

I'm not a rescue swimmer anymore, Helen.

Bye, baby.

Lock it up.

We have a 75foot fishing
vessel in distress,

Taking on water in high seas.

She's dead in the water
with four souls onboard.

With its dewatering
pumps unable to keep up,

It's not a matter of if this
thing is going down, but when.

Tighten her down! We gotta secure her.

There will come a time when
you're going to have to say no.

You'll be facing crews from five to
20, all saying, "Save me, save me. "

They're looking for a miracle.

At 24 years old,

You have to find a
way to be that miracle.

Sounds good. We'll plan our
freefall deployment to the water.

Are you good with that,
Jake? Yeah, copy that.

Okay, if we have to put you in,
we're gonna get you in upswell

And let the waves take
you down to the boat.

Are you good with that? Roger.

We're only gonna have
about 20 minutes onscene,

So we gotta be quick. Copy that.

All right, I got the vessel in
sight. Two o'clock, about 50 meters.

Cabin door open and locked.

Prerescue checklist
for freefall deployment.

Whoa, whoa! Boat just took a wave, sir.

One appears to have gone on the edge.

He's hanging from the cargo net.

We need to get our swimmer down there.

Computer's showing 60 knots...

Going off com.

Prepare for a freefall
deployment of the rescue swimmer.

Rescue checklist, part two.

Swimmer's getting ready.

Rescue checklist complete.
Swimmer's coming out.

Roger that. Check swimmer.

Swimmer's at the door,
sir. Checking swimmer.

Swimmer ready?

God help you if you ain't, boy.

Swimmer's away.

Swimmer's okay. He's
heading towards the vessel.

All right, he's cutting
through those waves pretty good.

That's it. He's approaching the vessel.

He's at the boat, sir.

Man, are we glad to see you!

Kodiak Ops, rescue 6034.

Fischer's onboard, but
vessel is compromised.

Taking on lots of water.
May not hold much longer.

Stand by for further.

How many guys you got on
here? Is anybody injured?

I got four guys.

This guy's got a broken leg.

The skipper's down below.
He's trying to start the pumps.

All right, he's gonna
go up first. All right.

Kodiak Ops, Kodiak Ops,
this is rescue 6034.

There's three onboard with
injuries, one more down below.

What do you want me to do?

You there, help me
get him around in here.

Bring him on in. All right.

Basket is on its way up.

Strap in. Strap in!

The captain's down below, and
there's one other man on deck.

Help him out. Strap yourself
in. Get out of the way.

I repeat, the boat's going down
fast. Eight minutes to bingo.

All right, come on, get in the basket.

I have the readyforpickup signal.

Hold on.

Swimmer One, Swimmer One, come in.

Rescue swimmer, 6034.

Fischer. Come in, Fischer.

Swimmer One, Swimmer One, come in.

This is Swimmer One. Roger
that, Swimmer One. Go ahead.

Swimmer One. I got one down
below. I'm gonna go down there.

Swimmer One, be advised we've
got seven minutes to bingo.

I'm going down.

Captain? Yeah!

Captain?

Captain! I'm a rescue swimmer.
I'm here to help you out.

Your leg is jammed in here?
Or is it just closed...

It's the whole leg!

I tried to free the
clutch and got stuck.

This is Swimmer One.

I got the captain down here
in the engine room. He's stuck.

We're gonna be a little bit.

Swimmer One, we're about out of time.

That boat's listing bad, and
we're two minutes to bingo.

I ain't leaving here without him.

Send somebody back for us, 'cause
I'm staying down here with him.

Negative, Swimmer One.
We need you topside ASAP.

Swimmer One, 6034.

Swimmer One, 6034.

Kodiak Ops, Kodiak Ops, this is 6034.

Be advised we are RTB at this time.

We are leaving the
rescue swimmer onscene.

I say again, we are leaving
our rescue swimmer onscene.

Who do we have left in the shop?

08's all we've got
left, sir, but no crew.

All right, get her online. Yes, sir.

Lieutenant Krauss, suit
up. We're handling this.

I need a swimmer.

Don't worry.

No, no, they'll get him.

Don't worry! Don't worry.

Here we go.

Hold on. Hold on.

Ready to go home? Yeah, man.

Captain. Captain!

Are we cleared in,
Lieutenant? Aye, aye, Captain.

Outstanding.

Rescue Swimmer One, this is 6008.

Do you read?

Come in, Rescue Swimmer
One. 6008. Do you read?

Come on, Jake, be there.

Cabin door's coming open.
Cabin door's open and locked.

All right, right there.
Right side. Nobody onboard.

All right. I see what I want.

Just get me down. The righthand corner.

Try to avoid the rigging.

Okay, swimmer requests
aft righthand corner.

Aft righthand corner.

Okay, this is what we're gonna do.

Start a rescue checklist, part two,

For a harness deployment
of the rescue swimmer.

No trail line... Roger
that. Backup pump is on.

All right, we'll do
the hoist at 100 feet.

Roger that.

Kodiak Ops, Kodiak Ops, rescue 6028.

Rescue 6028, Kodiak Ops. Go ahead.

Swimmer's ready. Loadchecking swimmer.

And load check complete.
Swimmer's going out the door.

Swimmer's out the door.
Swimmer's on his way down.

Coast Guard helo, do you copy?

Coast Guard helo, this
is Rescue Swimmer One.

Do you copy?

Forward, right 40.

Forward, right 30. Watch your altitude.

Roger.

Hold. I have a fouled
cable. Fouled cable.

Paying out slack.

Coast Guard helo, this
is Swimmer Number One!

I'm in the engine room, and the
hold of the boat is filling up!

He's trying to free the cable. Come on.

Okay, cable free. Cable free.

Attaboy.

Cable's free, and I
got a fray right here.

It's still good. It's still good.
I can use it. It's all we got.

All right, good.

Go back and left, Captain.

Back and left. Roger that.

Jake.

Come on.

Come on.

Jake!

Jake!

Jake?

Senior? Senior, is that you?

Goldfish!

I checked all the locks on the door.
I can't get them loose. They're stuck.

No, no, I see the problem.

It's filling up, Senior Chief!

Senior Chief! Get me out of here!

I'm almost submerged! You
gotta get the door open!

Hold on, Jake.

Senior! The captain's body!

We gotta let him go. Come on.

Jake, he's gone!

Jake!

I got both swimmers coming out.

Both swimmers are in sight.
All right, I got them.

Hook is going down.

Let's go forward, right
40. Hook is halfway down.

I'm hooking into you.

We're only gonna get one shot at this.

I'm in.

I'm in!

I thought you were going fishing.

What do you call this?

Whoa.

The cable's starting to part!
The cable! Hold, hold, hold!

Okay, hold right there.
Hold. I'm bringing them up.

I gotta jam this cable into the drum.

What are you doing? What are you doing?

Don't even think about it.

It's not gonna hold us both.

What...

Yes, it will. Don't! Lt'll hold!

Senior fell. Senior fell!

Jake's got him. Jake's got him.

I gotta get them up.

I won't let go!

I know.

Senior!

Senior!

Lower me down!

Lower me down!

He just fell! He just fell!
Randall fell! Hit the water!

Lower me down!

He's in the water. Been
hit by a wave, full debris.

Put me down! I can't!

You gotta lower me down now!

Get me out of here!

You gotta lower me down! I can't!

I'll freefall!

If I do, you don't come back.
I can't! I can't lose two!

Lost swimmer. Lost swimmer.

He saw the cable coming
apart. He just let go.

He was about 80, 90 feet up, sir.

He didn't come up. I don't see him.

Flash landing hover lights.

Monitor the radio, sir.

Look for flares, strobes, anything.
He fell right in the debris.

Lost swimmer. Lost swimmer.

The Coast Guard conducted

One of the largest
searchandrescue missions

For a single man in its history,

But the body of Senior Chief
Ben Randall was never found.

I'm sorry, Helen.

There's nothing more we can do.

What makes a legend?

Is it what someone did
when they were alive...

Randall never was much
for this sort of thing.

...or how they're remembered
after they're gone?

Some people actually believe

Senior Chief made the swim
to the Aleutian Islands.

He's standing on a
distant beach somewhere

With a fishing pole in his hand.

But I found my answer
a couple weeks later.

Where is he?

There's nobody else out there, man.

No, he was there.

He was with me the whole time.

He said he would hold
on till help arrived.

He never let go.

There's a legend of a man
who lives beneath the sea.

He is a fisher of men,

A last hope for all those
who have been left behind.

He is known as the Guardian.

Ben Randall always said
life is about making choices.

In the end, by making his,
he helped me make mine.

What do you remember?

What did you smell? What did you see?

How did this make you

Feel?

I'll be right back.

What are you doing here?

I lied to you.

I can't do casual.