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00:00EAST HARBOR HEROES
00:07Last season on EAST HARBOR HEROES
00:09We're called six, eight-meter seas.
00:12That's pretty big.
00:13From brutal winter storms and stranded ships
00:16Excellent job, boys. Excellent job.
00:18To age-old mysteries
00:20I mean, how often do you get to work on a 200-year-old ship, I agree?
00:22The work never stops.
00:24If you don't feel butterflies on a day of docking,
00:26you shouldn't be involved in the docking process.
00:28Could be a minus hundred if the ship has to come in.
00:30We still have the obligation to go and do what needs to be done.
00:33And the challenges remain.
00:34It's dog-eat-dog sort of thing,
00:36so you've got to get out there quick to get at it.
00:40Let it go, let it go, let it go!
00:42Even as the seasons change, there's no rest for these heroes.
00:46Oh, it's 24-7.
00:47We're on call, we're ready to go.
00:50I'm always looking for something bigger to catch.
00:53Living the dream!
00:55Fire, fire, fire. Fire in the galley.
00:57Fire in the galley.
00:58Done!
00:59We're professionals at this.
01:00There's just some massive shipwreck flues.
01:02A bit challenging on times, but if you want to do it, you'll get it done.
01:06When summer rolls into Newfoundland and Labrador, the season is brief, but it quickly transforms the province into something beautiful.
01:21But on the North Atlantic, warmer weather doesn't mean calmer seas.
01:36Never underestimate the ocean.
01:38Never underestimate the weather.
01:39You can get yourself into some sticky jam sometimes.
01:42In the summertime, you've got to watch out for hurricanes.
01:45You've always got to be watching that way, right?
01:47Over the summer months, there are thousands of fishers on the North Atlantic,
01:51with an average of five rescue calls a week from Newfoundland waters.
01:54When disaster strikes at sea, responders like the Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Air Force come together to aid those in danger.
02:07Some fishing grounds are over 200 miles offshore.
02:12Outcast 905.
02:14So the elite unit of 103 Squadron plays a vital role in saving lives up and down the East Coast.
02:20Outcast 905, we're clear to take off, Charlie.
02:24So far this year, we've flown 98 missions.
02:27On a given year, we usually fly between 120 and 130 missions, so we're on pace to far exceed that this year.
02:34Outcast 905 to Indy, climb for 3,500 feet.
02:37Roger.
02:39This base is responsible for all of Newfoundland, all of Labrador, a good portion of Northern and Eastern Quebec,
02:45as well as all the way up to Baffin Island.
02:48It's a massive area that we're responsible for.
02:51Not only is the Cormorant one of the most capable aircraft forces to rescue in the world,
02:55it's also located here in Gander, which is one of our busiest squadrons in Canada.
02:59103 Squadron CH149 Cormorant pilots, Matthew Kralt and Andrew Juvenin,
03:05are two of the squadron's 12 pilots, who are on duty 24-7, protecting those on land and sea.
03:13The typical crew is five people.
03:15We've got two pilots up front, a flight engineer in the back,
03:18and then we have our two SARTECs, who are sort of like advanced care paramedics.
03:22We're trained to assess the scene wherever the patients are.
03:34So this can be on boats, in the water, in the woods somewhere.
03:39Our job is to bring people back home, and people know that we'll go out there and we'll search for them.
03:45Go in offshore, pretty far away in a helicopter, low-level flying can be challenging, of course,
03:54because, you know, if something happens, you're far away from shore,
03:57but you try not to think about it too much.
04:01You can always expect that there's something unexpected is going to happen.
04:06Our plans don't often survive for very long before we're tasked doing something else.
04:11Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and then the helicopter squadron, they all work together.
04:16I mean, if there is a situation where there is a vessel in distress, everyone is notified. Everyone is notified.
04:24The search continues for a missing boat with a crew of seven who haven't been heard from since Wednesday.
04:30The elite navigator was reported overdue yesterday afternoon.
04:34The vessel's transponder was last heard from at 8.30 Wednesday evening, about 160 nautical miles from Gander.
04:43On July 17th, 2024, seven men on board the elite navigator, a fishing vessel from Valleyfield, Newfoundland, were on their way home.
04:53But when they didn't arrive on time, the entire community jumped into action.
04:57Yeah, I was actually training when we started hearing Placentia Coast Guard radio making radio calls to try and contact the elite navigator.
05:07And we thought we should probably head back.
05:10I called the rescue center right away and they laughed and said that they were just trying to dial my number at the same time.
05:16We received a satellite communications call.
05:19And since the ANRV was already at sea, we immediately altered course and proceeded to the last known position at Fullhead with all engines online.
05:28There were multiple search units that were joining in the Cormorant out of Gander with also Canadian Forces C-130 aircraft, a chartered conservation protection aircraft from DFO.
05:38There were also four other fishing vessels on route at the time to join in the search.
05:43But from there, it started a 48-hour journey of trying to search for them.
05:50Actually, the elite navigator, the captain on that boat was my buddy.
05:55Met him in school and we've kind of been buddies ever since.
05:58When I heard it went missing without a distress call, I honestly didn't think that you were going to hear a tell of anything else from the boys.
06:04You're praying for a good outcome and then, like, day one is over.
06:08No news, right?
06:10You know guys are looking for them, but you're not seeing any debris on the water.
06:16For two days, heavy fog covered the area, leaving rescue teams with little to no visibility.
06:22We often couldn't see past several shiplinks, 400 or 500 feet at best.
06:28We were pretty concerned that what we were searching for wasn't survivors.
06:33Across the island, everyone was just wondering, like, no one knew anything.
06:37They didn't know if they were ever going to see their family again or whatnot.
06:41Everyone's saying, you know, what's going on? What's happening? Why isn't there any news? Why aren't we seeing anything?
06:47After flying missions on and off for 48 hours, Matt and his crew made one more trip.
06:54Night had set in. The fog had cleared out.
06:57I seen lights there. I wasn't too sure. Didn't know what to say.
07:01Like, it was getting tricky there when we was at the end of it there.
07:04He hesitated and I said, I gotta say something.
07:06And I said, Eugene, I said, I'm pretty sure I see his lights, man. I said, you got to have a look.
07:10When I got out and I looked up, as soon as I put my head out through, I looked and I seen bright lights.
07:14Which was our last flare. And we waited for that best moment for the letting go.
07:19It was our last flare and I was our lifeline, eh?
07:21Just after 11 p.m., we received a radio call from the teleos informing us that they had spotted a red light that appeared to be a flare.
07:29Immediately, the Cormorant was tasked to investigate.
07:32And as soon as we turned, the flare was gone, but we were able to see some flashlights.
07:39We got lucky that the weather broke at that very moment, and everyone's been calling the Lucky 7 for good reason.
07:48They sent down one rescue diver. He said, how many on the raft? I said, seven.
07:52And he said, how many alive? I said, seven. And he said, you guys are heroes.
07:57All seven persons aboard the missing fishing vessel Elite Navigator have been located and are safe.
08:05There was a fire in the locker where the exhaust comes up to her. This fire was out of control.
08:10And that's when I did make the call to abandon ship.
08:14When it was all said and done, there was something like 52 hours in the...
08:18In the life raft.
08:19In the life raft.
08:20The time we found.
08:22It's amazing. It's a miracle.
08:24There's only one way to describe it.
08:26The feeling that came over us.
08:36Known families that have lost family members.
08:43It's great to have a positive outcome.
08:46Yeah.
08:49The whole province was ecstatic.
08:55And I mean, that affects all of us as a province, as a fishing community.
09:01Loved ones back home.
09:03Keep us going through.
09:04We had kids in our land that were waiting to see us.
09:07And you know what?
09:08That's the best hope you can hope for is to get back to your kids.
09:12We were all determined that somebody was going to come for us.
09:18The Air Force and the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary, like everything plays a part in the safety of the fishermen.
09:25I always got that sense of security there that I know is that if anything happens out there and they can help you, they will.
09:32And they're always ready to go.
09:34Down on the south coast of the island, in Fortune, skipper Daniel Morgan is about to set sail.
09:41The wind is going to be up to 25 to 30 knots southwest on Tuesday.
09:49After purchasing his first boat less than six months ago, the young captain needs to fish everything he can to establish his enterprise.
09:57We're going 90 miles south to the St. Pierre bank and we're going to see if we can get some whelk.
10:03Whelks are a carnivorous sea snail species with an elegant spiral shell that are prized for their clam-like flavor in Japan, Korea, and across the Mediterranean.
10:13Yeah, this year is my first time at whelk.
10:16All of our crows green at whelk, so we'll see how it goes.
10:20Every fisher I can get at now benefits my enterprise because there's a lot of bills.
10:24You need to make lots of money for maintenance on your boat.
10:27The thing I like about whelk fishing is kind of like crab fishing.
10:30You just set out your pots, try different areas, and zone in on them.
10:33So let's hope you're crawling fast.
10:35You've got to use all your strength to get them in over the rails if they're full.
10:42Well, that's for normal people. I don't find them heavy.
10:45Yeah, if Danny's back, it's not bad, but we're on the way in.
10:48It's something we're not doing right.
10:49He works for your money with this one.
10:53Daniel's goal is to catch 35,000 pounds in three days.
10:57So his new crew members will have their work cut out for them.
11:00Logan is my cousin, and Tyler is Jason's brother.
11:04Family affair for sure.
11:06Jason, we're going to need this line here on the port side.
11:09Nice to have family out in the water with you.
11:12Make sure you guys take care of each other, didn't you?
11:15Last step, yeah.
11:17The most important part is the grub.
11:19All we got to do is untie her and get going.
11:22Next stop is St. Pierre Bank.
11:3380 miles off the south coast of Newfoundland,
11:36skipper Daniel Morgan and his crew have survived a rough night.
11:40Hopefully the swell will die down there.
11:42That makes it pretty uncomfortable for working.
11:44The rough seas have prevented the crew from hauling much,
11:48so there's little to show for their trip so far.
11:50There's nothing easy about it.
11:53But if it was easy, everyone would be at it.
12:02Seas are a bit calmer than what they was yesterday.
12:05That was.
12:07Danny's on the rail taking the pots in, he dumps them.
12:10Tyler and Logan is bagging up the well,
12:16picking out whatever else is in the pot.
12:18Jason is baiting the pot.
12:27First bag of the day.
12:31This fleet is not going so good.
12:35Not as good as what we expected.
12:37Yeah, I don't know.
12:38We must see a lot more than that.
12:41I was to be able to have him help me put the pot in on the table.
12:45The pots are that heavy, you can barely get them over the side.
12:50Ah, this boat had rolled the sugar out of your teeth.
12:52We got no stabilizers, no stabilizer feeding, so...
12:56So she does a fair bit of moving around.
13:03Oh, man.
13:04.
13:06After pushing through the rough conditions for hours,
13:08the intense swells have just snapped their line,
13:11holding together their trawl.
13:15Days like this, we'll be calling her to the air until tomorrow.
13:19It's not weird if I...
13:20I'll just soon wait until tomorrow morning,
13:22and then bust everything up tomorrow until there's five knots of wind.
13:25And we're telling you down this evening, don't you?
13:27If it don't get any better, we're going to call it off for the day,
13:31and wait for the wind to drop off.
13:40250 miles north in Beta Verde,
13:42it's blue skies as Ron Curtis prepares for his favorite fishery of the year.
13:47Get a bait for the tuna.
13:48Yeah, we're in Beta Verde this morning.
13:50We're just getting ready now to head out for our first tuna trip of the season.
13:53Tuna is far from Ron's biggest fishery of the year,
13:56but he has a personal attachment to it.
13:58Hey, Chris, how you feeling?
14:00Can't have nothing happen to me tuna buddy yet.
14:02No.
14:03Not until another few weeks or a month anyway.
14:05Didn't you take the rest of the year off?
14:07This morning we got Chris, my buddy, been with me now for a while,
14:19and my daughter Mackenzie, she's going to come out with us today.
14:22You know what, Chris?
14:23He was like, me and you can go Mackenzie by ourselves.
14:26And I said, no, I'm waiting for Chris.
14:28Whoa, listen to that.
14:30It's something new for myself and for Chris the last six, seven years.
14:34I've been involved in it and we enjoy it.
14:37We were able to take our kids out,
14:39watch them catch a 750 pound tuna.
14:42It was amazing.
14:44Ron and Chris love sharing this experience with their kids.
14:47So rounding out today's crew is Chris' son, Tyson.
14:52You ready to hook one, girl?
14:54You got the hot hand today.
14:56After their important role in the Lucky Seven rescue,
15:05the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Anne Harvey is back in her home port of St. John's.
15:10But she won't be in the water for long.
15:13The Anne Harvey is a 37-year-old steel ship.
15:16And just like anything metal in a corrosive environment, it all takes its toll.
15:22The Anne Harvey needs to come into the dock for engine and propeller repairs.
15:26A job that can only be done at New Dock.
15:29Timeframes and refits, doing them on time is critically important for all customers,
15:33specifically Coast Guard.
15:35Obviously having a ship out of service for Coast Guard is one less they have in the fleet for critical operations.
15:40In order to get the vessel safely in, New Dock needs eyes in the water.
15:46Commercial diving company New Dive, run by Alex McClagan and Mike Taylor,
15:51are running critical checks before they jump in.
15:54Now we're going to do a video comms and light test on each of the hats.
15:58Let's go with the offer one first.
15:59Okay, go for light.
16:01Okay, light confirmed on one.
16:03Okay, comms check on one.
16:05Okay.
16:06One, two, three, four.
16:07Five, five, five, five.
16:08I got you clear as a bell.
16:10Really important because it ensures the safety of our drivers, but once we get on site,
16:15then it ensures we don't have any issues and no problems, no downtime.
16:18Happy clients, happy business.
16:24I do feel a sense of pride working for servicing all these ships.
16:29A lot of them have legendary status, boats I've seen my whole life.
16:34As the New Dock team fills the empty graving dock with sea water, Deanne Harvey prepares to sail in.
16:41Is it coming in on our own power?
16:43All right, sure.
16:44Okay.
16:45New Dock, Deanne Harvey.
16:47New Dock, Deanne Harvey, go ahead.
16:50As we're passing the gateway, that's where we'll pass our line shore there.
16:57Roger.
17:01Go for center, captain.
17:03Coming in there perfect, just like that.
17:05The food fishery is on the go today, so we're going to try to get some live bait.
17:20Cod fish, if we can get one.
17:22Is that a mark?
17:23A tuna?
17:24Oh, that's a tuna there.
17:26That'll be a fish, a tuna.
17:27Back like a banana.
17:29A few miles off bait of Erd, Ron Curtis and his crew have landed on prime tuna fishing grounds.
17:35How deep is it?
17:36Maybe about 60 feet.
17:38We're going to have to get a cod fish.
17:39Yeah, we're going to have to get a cod.
17:41Live bait should quickly lure the tuna into shallower water.
17:45The deeper the water, the harder it is to land the fish.
17:49All right, Chris, grab this fish now.
17:51I'm going to go right down the hook.
17:53That mark is still there.
17:54I think he might get him with him.
17:55Yeah, I think he will.
17:56Are you ready to go, Mackenzie?
17:57Yep.
18:00Let him go down.
18:04Yeah, he's right there, Mackenzie.
18:05Yep.
18:06And just put him down to live fish.
18:08Hopefully he'll strike.
18:10Yeah, fishy, fishy.
18:19You want to haul up and go in and start jigging in the shoulder water or what?
18:23Yeah, just wait for five minutes now and see what happens and then we'll be all right.
18:26Yep.
18:27He's around.
18:29A few miles from bait of Erd, skipper Ron Curtis and crew are trying to entice their first bluefin tuna of the season.
18:36He's there, though.
18:37Oh, he's there.
18:39He's following your line-up, I'd say.
18:41Yep.
18:42There's an X number of pounds quota for Newfoundland fishermen.
18:48So that works out to be probably around 100 fish, but it works on a tag system.
18:53So you're issued by DFO a certain number of tags, but once the 100 fish are reached or the total poundage of tuna is reached, then the fishery is shut down.
19:05The tuna season is short, so license holders are always in a race to catch their limit.
19:10Waitin' for a bite.
19:12Feelin' the cod swim down.
19:13There he is.
19:14Oh, he's right there, Mackenzie.
19:15Two there.
19:16Jesus, two there.
19:17There's two.
19:18You come here?
19:19Yep.
19:20Yep.
19:21The crew quickly dropped two lines in the water to double their chances.
19:36One is for sure we're in the right place.
19:39Hook, hook, hook, hook.
19:40Hook, hook.
19:41Hook, hook.
19:42Reel up, reel up, reel up, McKenzie.
19:43Reel up.
19:44Get that rod up the water.
19:45Get that rod up the water.
19:46Okay, 9-15.
19:47Let's do this dance, baby.
19:48Ha, ha, ha.
19:49Woo!
19:50Sold your fish, Mackenzie.
19:51Bring it out.
19:52Ha, ha, ha, ha.
19:53You're going the real face.
19:54Oh, yeah.
19:55Go, go, go, go, go.
19:56Go, go.
19:57Go, go, go, go.
19:58Go, go, go.
19:59Go, go, go, go.
20:00Go, go, go, go.
20:01Go, go, go, go, go.
20:02Go, go, go, go.
20:03Go, go, go, go.
20:04You're going the real face.
20:05Oh, yeah.
20:06He's going deep.
20:09He's going deep.
20:10He's going straight down.
20:11Straight down, Chris.
20:129-15.
20:13So we aim to get him in one hour.
20:17He swims hard for a long time.
20:19They reach an internal temperature about 30 degrees Celsius.
20:23So that's when they get tuna burn.
20:25So our Japanese friends tell us, get him in an hour.
20:29That's easier said than done.
20:31Bluefin tuna can swim up to 40 miles per hour
20:34and are incredibly powerful.
20:36It'll be a fight to the finish for Ron and the crew
20:38to land the mass of fish in less than 60 minutes.
20:41You've got an 800-pound tuna on your lawn.
20:44It's possible that they could wrap around,
20:46snap off the leader, and then your fish is gone.
20:49You've got to watch what you're doing.
20:54Good for center, Captain.
20:56You've got about 10, 12 feet on either side.
20:58Back in St. John's Harbor,
21:00the Coast Guard's rescue ship, Ann Harvey,
21:02is sliding into the graving dock for urgent repairs.
21:05About 35 feet to go.
21:0735, 40 feet.
21:09Roger.
21:15With the over 250-foot-long ship lined up,
21:18the new dock team closes the gate
21:20and begins pumping out over 25 million liters of seawater.
21:24Everything is shut down if you want to send a diver down.
21:28Roger that, sir. Thank you.
21:31As they pump water out,
21:32the boat gets closer and closer to the blocks.
21:35We've got to go in and center it up and land it.
21:37So we're about 2 1⁄2 feet from touchdown,
21:40which means we've got to get a move on.
21:42Okay, diver one, you're on at the bottle.
21:45You have an emergency knife, a working knife,
21:48your inflator's hooked up,
21:49your pneumo's at a chest,
21:50and your D-ring is upright and accessible.
21:52Have a good dive.
21:53We're both heading to the bow and stern of the vessel,
22:02so that's basically going to be their positions.
22:06That's number seven.
22:07Keep going.
22:11I'm in position.
22:12Yeah, roger that.
22:15There's a lot riding on it.
22:16There's our reputation, people's lives,
22:18there's money, it's everything, you know what I mean?
22:21And there's such a huge potential for failure.
22:23You know, it's just you have to be 100% on every time.
22:26The diver on the bow will do center on the bow.
22:29The diver on the stern will check center on the stern overall,
22:32and then they'll come forward checking all the blocks
22:34until they meet.
22:35If the umbilical gets caught between a block and a boat
22:38and gets sandwiched, that's a pinch point,
22:41resulting in loss of air to the diver,
22:43no communication, no video, no light.
22:46So that's our biggest risk.
22:49Looking pretty good, boys.
22:50All right, what do we got to land?
22:53Foot and a bit.
22:55Foot and a bit forward, how about back aft?
22:57Foot and a foot.
22:58A bit of foot back aft, all right.
23:00A bit of foot back aft, foot and a half, foot forward.
23:03Communication with the divers on the graving docks are key.
23:08If we lost communication,
23:09we would immediately pull our diver
23:10and I'll stop for the operation.
23:12The divers relay vital details on how to shift the vessel
23:15using the linemen on the deck so it aligns on the blocks.
23:18Well, we're just touching down now.
23:21Yeah, she landed on the stern.
23:24Yeah, man.
23:26With the 1,500-ton ship safely on the 95 blocks,
23:30the dock is ready to be drained and sealed
23:32so the repair work can begin.
23:34That went fairly smoothly, all things considered.
23:37The blocks all came down solid.
23:39Everything was super even.
23:40Kept it on the center line.
23:41Hopped back down there in the dry
23:43and then seal off the gate with wedges
23:45and then we should be all done.
23:54Chris, go up, go up, go up.
23:56Yeah.
23:57He's taking a lot of line.
23:59Out on Conception Bay,
24:01Skipper, Ron, Curtis and crew
24:02have a prized bluefin tuna on their line.
24:05But there's lots of fight left in the mass of fish.
24:08Want to go on and ride, Mackenzie?
24:10Yeah, sure.
24:11I can't find the other gloves, though.
24:12Take that one.
24:13Oh, as a tag team effort,
24:14I mean, once the fish is on the hook,
24:15you've got one guy that's on the rod
24:17and then you've got another guy
24:18that's maneuvering the boat.
24:19Always taking it fast.
24:20Reel.
24:23There you go.
24:24There you go.
24:25Side of the line.
24:28Chris, look on the sounder.
24:29Yeah.
24:30So that fish there is about 500 feet ahead of us.
24:33Tyson, sir, now.
24:34You ready, Tyson?
24:35Our biggest concern now are gill nets
24:37in the water ahead of us.
24:39If that fish swims into the gill nets,
24:41they're going to have some trouble.
24:44He's going right at it now.
24:47This is going to be a tight run here now, Chris.
24:51He's going to go right in under that boat.
24:53Watch out, Jamie!
24:55He's coming your way!
24:58Back around the boat.
25:00I'm going to the holl him back.
25:02No choice.
25:03Not too fast enough.
25:04How much time is he out?
25:05Uh, 25 minutes.
25:06Okay, go back, go back.
25:09Oh, watch it, watch it.
25:10Okay.
25:11All right.
25:12Oh, jeez, he's up.
25:13Get ready, Buzz.
25:14Oh, he's coming.
25:15Just turn towards the boat.
25:16Oh, he's circling.
25:17Hang on.
25:18Watch it.
25:19All right.
25:20Oh, jeez, he's up.
25:21Get ready, Buzz.
25:22Oh, he's coming.
25:23Just turn towards the boat.
25:24Oh, he's circling.
25:25Hang on.
25:26Watch it.
25:27All right.
25:28Watch it, on the way.
25:29Oh, he's coming.
25:30Oh, he's coming.
25:31Just turn towards the boat.
25:32Oh, he's circling.
25:33Hang on.
25:34Watch it.
25:35All right.
25:49Watch it.
25:50You're out!
25:51All right!
25:52Oh, my God!
25:53All right!
25:54Most tense time is when the tuna starts to get close to the boat, and he
25:58doing what we call the death spiral where he's starting to make these circles around the boat.
26:05It's possible that if your leader gets caught in the prop, you're going to snap off your line.
26:16Watch him, watch him!
26:16Got him, got him, Gaff, Gaff, oh boy, he's a monster.
26:33Under the boat, under the boat, under the boat!
26:42Gaff, Gaff, oh boy, he's still got piss and vinegar
26:46in him.
26:51Oh boy!
26:53All right, I got him!
26:54You got him!
26:55Tail rope, tail rope!
26:57Look, look!
26:59All right, there you go.
27:02Pull up, pull up, pull up!
27:04All right, tie-in on, tie-in on!
27:06Oh, baby!
27:07Oh my goodness!
27:08You're a beauty!
27:09Woo!
27:10Good job, there you go!
27:11Yay!
27:12Good job, buddy!
27:13Here you go, Mackenzie!
27:13There you go, girl!
27:17In Gander, 103 Squadron have already completed dozens of rescues this year,
27:21and their success comes down to training.
27:23The two horse collars, then at the top you have the crash axe and the ELT for the aircraft.
27:31I'm just doing all the checks, making sure we have all the equipment required on the aircraft.
27:39They train at minimum 40 hours a week to be ready for any and all emergencies.
27:43We never know what's going to happen when we start our shift, so we've got to be ready for everything.
27:50With all five crew members prepped and loaded...
27:52Pre-take-off.
27:53Pre-take-off, check-in on lights.
27:56CH-149 pilots Matthew Kralt and Andrew Juvenin control their cormorant to their targeted training
28:01area over Gander Lake.
28:03The job is pretty stressful, we don't let that stress really get to us so much,
28:20because of that extensive training we've gone through.
28:28Sartex and Flight Engineer.
28:29I'm good.
28:31Cool.
28:31Cool.
28:32Yeah, I'm good too.
28:34Water rescues are the most challenging for the rescue units.
28:39And first Sartex, that's still.
28:41And first Sartex away.
28:46So this training is critical.
28:47I got a thumbs up.
28:49First Sartex, second Sartex.
28:55I got a thumbs up for a second Sartex.
28:57You're clear right to move straight up and straight ahead.
28:59Roger, power's coming in.
29:01If the mariner has an immersion suit on,
29:06they can survive the North Atlantic for a couple of hours.
29:13But if not, they have minutes.
29:18Steady left, they have the hook.
29:20Still waiting for a thumbs up.
29:22Thumbs up.
29:22All right, easing the Sartex off the water.
29:31Closing eyes right, coming in, son.
29:43Hands hard to secure.
29:44We're going to have the tuna tags.
29:55We've got to tag every tuna we catch.
29:57It's a little bit dangerous putting these tags on a tuna over the side of a boat.
30:00So we got dart tags.
30:03Ron Curtis and his tuna crew are on their way back to port with their catch of the day.
30:09We're going to head in now and take that fish up and process it.
30:12All right, up.
30:19Okay, good, Mackenzie.
30:24Ready?
30:29Perfect.
30:29Thanks, Chris.
30:30Five-sixty.
30:38Five-fifty-eight.
30:39Down there a little bit.
30:42Hold it there, now I've got to put a tag in it.
30:45At a dress weight of almost 560 pounds, this bluefin tuna means a nice payday for the crew.
30:52This fish is heading to an auction overseas where Ron and Chris are hoping it will go for over $5,000.
30:57Ron still has 12 tags left for the season, and he wants to use all of them.
31:05Thursday morning, if the weather is right, we're going to pack a bit of bait aboard and
31:09head out again and see if we can get another one.
31:16Off the south coast, skipper Daniel Morgan is still hunting for whelk and calmer seas.
31:23We had a bit of rough weather today.
31:24It was too rough to haul, so we just jogged it out.
31:28I didn't want a chance to bust off any more gear, so we just hoved through for the day.
31:34Seems to be calming down a bit now, so we're going to haul our bait in it,
31:36and then we're going to haul it through tonight.
31:38Yeah, this is what it says.
31:39Red sky at night, sailors delight.
31:41Let's hope it's true.
31:42Let's see if this net got any bait for us.
31:54Back on the Alice T, the conditions have finally calmed for Daniel and his crew.
31:59They're trying to land fresh bait to increase their catch rate and turn around what has been a very slow
32:04start to this trip.
32:05They're almost like a stingray.
32:08They're not poisonous, but they're really good for bait.
32:11Thousands of them out here.
32:14Yeah, it looks to be pretty good.
32:16It looks like she's full of bait.
32:19There it comes, just with the doctor order.
32:23That's the first one.
32:25I'd like to see about a thousand pounds.
32:27That'll give us lots of bait.
32:31The nets do their job.
32:33Now the boys have to do theirs.
32:38You're going to try to untangle it from the net.
32:40There's a little neck to it.
32:48All that's like grazers.
32:50So if you grab them wrong, they will cut you off.
32:52After this now, we're going to get this net and stuff put away.
32:58Jason, did you have some time then to cut up his bait?
33:00And then we're going to go and we're going to start hauling the pot, I think.
33:04Hopefully, fill her up full well.
33:07So right now, we've got a scallop here.
33:09A good old St. Pierre Bank scallop.
33:11I'm going to have a little snack while we're hauling.
33:13Look at that.
33:15Nice fresh one.
33:20Good.
33:22That's a firm bacon wrap, but I don't want him out either.
33:25Well, it's not like you're going to come up bacon wrap.
33:28You don't know that.
33:34You guys going to make noise?
33:35Let's give her.
33:36Thanks, buddy.
33:38200 miles north in Gander, 103 Squadron are preparing for night training off the north shore of the island.
33:46Tower cast 906 ready for departure from Charlie.
33:50Tonight, we're on a training mission, but we're holding standby.
33:52Till 5 tomorrow morning, so we might get a call in the air at 11 at night, and then we have to reroute.
33:59Training at night is a crucial part of the job.
34:02Many of their missions happen in the dark.
34:05Flying the Cormorant with Captain Matt Krallt is Captain Dan Noonan.
34:09With Warrant Officer Greg Hudson joining Master Corporal Blay as the second Sartek.
34:20Tonight, the crew will link up with the Conception Bay, one of the Coast Guard's high-endurance lifeboats.
34:25The deck of the boat will simulate a fishing vessel with a medical emergency.
34:29Conception Bay, outcast 906. We're three minutes back. We'll be planning a hoist to your stern.
34:38Roger, copy. Clouds are clear.
34:40So, we'll just simulate that we're going down to go help a patient, pretending that one of us is hoisting back up the patient with us.
34:50We're going down to go help a patient with us.
35:00Uh, you guys are good if I open the doors?
35:02Yep, we are below 90 clear for the door.
35:03Alright, good.
35:04Door's going open.
35:04I'll just roll a bit.
35:23Target's at the door. Standby.
35:24I'll tighten it up.
35:25Roger.
35:258, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
35:465 miles off the north coast of the island, 103 Squadron Master Corporal Blay is dropping 30 feet down to a Coast Guard lifeboat.
35:55Our boat hoisting is a pretty dynamic maneuver that we're doing and if we have no horizon whatsoever
36:05at night or in fog, it puts a high stress on the pilot to make sure that they're flying accurately.
36:114, 3, 2, 1. Steady forward. He's on the deck. Disconnected.
36:16Clear the rails. Hold the rest.
36:23Winds are blowing at close to 20 knots
36:25and sea swells are over 3 meters, adding to the night's challenges.
36:32But it's this training that makes 103 Squadron one of the best rescue units on the planet.
36:37The
36:39air
36:40Ones up and the saiytex. The saiytex up to the deck, clear the rail and also lids.
36:44Oh, that was a good job, well done.
37:04Central base, Central base is 906.
37:06I saw all the work we need for tonight, guys.
37:08Thanks for coming out.
37:09Coast Guard 906 cleared to the Gander Airport for the air now from way 2-1 approach.
37:13Catch the transition.
37:19There we go.
37:20There's the ground.
37:21Found it.
37:24Coast Guard 906, tower, roger, good night.
37:33Tonight went pretty well.
37:34The weather could have been better, but honestly, it's pretty good to be able to get out and train
37:38in weather that's not blue skies.
37:41Hard training, hard and long days.
37:44But at the end of the day, when you complete a mission and you bring somebody back to their
37:48families, it's pretty rewarding for sure.
37:58You ready, my brother?
38:00I'm ready.
38:00You ready?
38:01It's early morning off the south coast of Newfoundland, and the Alice Tee is finally
38:07sailing on calmer seas.
38:09Now Daniel and his crew have to find the whelk.
38:11Pull on several.
38:23I got it.
38:27Worst thing is now, probably the first four or five pots was turned over on the bottom.
38:32See?
38:38Here it is.
38:39It's starting to get better now.
38:43That's a bit better.
38:44Yep.
38:49Oh, yeah.
38:50That's the ones we're looking for.
38:51That's what we're looking for.
38:58That's better.
38:59Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.
39:27That's it.
39:34So what, are you on vacation?
39:39They're finally on the whelk.
39:40Now they need to catch another 34,000 pounds to hit their quota.
39:44It'll be nonstop hauling for Daniel and crew to fill the boat in the next 36 hours.
39:49Oh, Daniel, watch this one.
39:51Watch, Daniel, what do we got?
39:52Holy f***.
39:53I can't get it in.
39:54No, I don't say you can.
39:55Oh, my God, buddy, you want to get help to haul that in?
39:58Whoa!
39:59Jason.
40:00Holy f***.
40:03Holy f***.
40:06He's literally half full.
40:08That's honestly wicked.
40:10Oh, yeah.
40:13That's what he calls a dirty job.
40:14Days after their harrowing rescue and heartfelt return home, two of the lucky seven are preparing
40:25to head back out to sea.
40:27Today, now, we are getting ready to go for a trip of shrimp.
40:30It'll be my first day back on the water since the incident.
40:33Me and Toby will be going for our first trip, so I think Toby, he's a little bit nervous,
40:43but at the same time, he's stoked to make the trip as well.
40:46My charm there, Toby.
40:47That rope don't snap or something.
40:49I'm invincible, man.
40:50For this trip, they'll be taking Eugene's uncle's boat, the perfect choice.
40:56But before they leave, they head out for a quick sea trial around the harbour.
41:01Well, good luck, boys.
41:02Blessings to you.
41:02Yes, thanks a lot.
41:04Can you see it when you get back?
41:05Yeah.
41:06That's friends of the community, but they just came up and told me they followed our story
41:11and everything, and she had a few tears for us, so.
41:13I'm going to go up top there now, Toby.
41:16All right.
41:17Get the other ones.
41:24Good, bud.
41:25The first trip's going to be the worst one.
41:27Yeah, the closer it got, the worse I got, but I'll get over it.
41:33I have no choice but to get over it.
41:38It's okay to be nervous.
41:39Yes.
41:40It's normal, is it?
41:41Yes, it's normal.
41:41It's normal.
41:43Last time we came in here, we were in a rubber dinkie, with lots of boats around, guiding
41:51us in.
41:53This is the first time leaving land since, but it won't be my last.
42:04There's something about the water.
42:05I just need to get back out there.
42:07Survival suits.
42:08Just in case something bad happens.
42:10I'll be ready.
42:11Yeah.
42:12Be ready.
42:13Oh, yeah.
42:16Yeah, it's going to get much better than that.
42:17Yeah.
42:18So if we grind it out for the next couple of days, it keeps howling.
42:21We should put our trip aboard.
42:22It can be a boring fishery and it can be an exciting fishery.
42:26There's no other way for us to study the movement of wild fish.
42:30It's a really exciting to work on.
42:31Well, we got a blank, a blank, a blank, a blank.
42:37Fishing is a gamble.
42:39It's time.
42:43Okay.
42:43Bye.
42:43Bye.
42:48Bye.
42:57Bye.
42:57Bye.
42:59Bye.
43:05Bye.
43:05Bye.
43:05Bye.
43:06Bye.
43:07Bye.
43:07Bye.
43:07Bye.
43:07Bye.
43:08You