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00:00EAST HARBOR HEROES
00:07Last season on EAST HARBOR HEROES
00:09You're calling 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 fill 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 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.
00:57Done!
00:58We're professionals at this.
01:00There's just a massive shipwreck flues.
01:02A bit challenging at 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.
01:40You can get yourself into some sticky jam sometimes.
01:43In the summertime, you got to watch out for hurricanes.
01:45You 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.
01:54Oh, Jesus!
01:56Ah!
01:57When disaster strikes at sea, responders like the Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Air Force come together to aid those in danger.
02:04Some fishing grounds are over 200 miles offshore.
02:11Outcast 9-0-5.
02:13So the elite unit of 103 Squadron plays a vital role in saving lives up and down the East Coast.
02:19Outcast 9-0-5, we're clear to take off, Charlie.
02:24So far this year, we've flown 98 missions on a given year.
02:28We usually fly between 120 and 130 missions.
02:31So we're on pace to far exceed that this year.
02:34Aircraft 9-0-5 is in the climb for 3,500 feet.
02:37All right, sir.
02:38This base is responsible for all of Newfoundland, all of Labrador,
02:43a good portion of Northern and Eastern Quebec, as well as all the way up to Baffin Island.
02:47It's a massive area that we're responsible for.
02:50Not only is the Cormorant one of the most capable aircraft for search rescue in the world,
02:54it's also located here in Gander, which is one of our busiest squadrons in Canada.
02:59103 Squadron CH-149 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.
03:12The 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.
03:23High thumbs up from the SARTEC, using SARTEC off the sill.
03:26And SARTEC's off the sill.
03:29SARTEC's on his way up.
03:30We're trained to assess the scene wherever the patients are.
03:34So this can be on boats, in the water, in the woods somewhere.
03:40Our job is to bring people back home, and people know that we'll go out there and we'll search for them.
03:46And SARTEC's at the door, you're losing eyes, right? Coming inside.
03:48Roger.
03:49Going 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, but you try not to think about it too much.
04:01You can always expect that there's something unexpected that's 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.
04:23The 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.
04:42On 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 Ann RV was already at sea, we immediately altered course and proceeded to the last known position at Full Head with all engines online.
05:28There were multiple search units that were joining in.
05:31The 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 en 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? You 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.
06:23We often couldn't see past several ship lengths, 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?
06:48After 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.
06:58I 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.
07:04I hesitated and I said, I got to 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 letting go.
07:19It was our last flare, and that 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.
07:28Immediately, 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 seven 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, it was something like 52 hours in the life raft of the time we found.
08:22It's amazing. It's a miracle. There's only one way to describe it.
08:25The 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. Keep us going through.
09:05We had kids in our land that were waiting to see us.
09:08And, you know, that's the best hope you can hope for, is to get back to your kids.
09:13We were all determined that somebody was going to come for us.
09:15The 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.
09:33Down on the south coast of the island, in Fortune, skipper Daniel Morgan is about to set sail.
09:42The 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.
09:56We'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 flavour in Japan, Korea and across the Mediterranean.
10:13Yeah, this year is my first time at whelk. All of our crew is 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.
10:36You've got to use all your strength to get them in over the rails if they're full.
10:43Well, just for normal people, I don't find them heavy.
10:46Yeah, if Danny's back it's not bad when we're on the way in, it's something we're not doing right.
10:50He works for your money with this one.
10:52Daniel'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.
11:01Logan is my cousin and Tyler is Jason's brother.
11:05Family affair for sure.
11:06Jason, we're going to need this line here on the port side.
11:10Nice to have family out, no worry with you.
11:13Make sure you guys take care of each other then.
11:14Last 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.
11:2380 miles off the south coast of Newfoundland, skipper Daniel Morgan and his crew have survived a rough night.
11:40Hopefully the swell will die down there today.
11:43That makes you pretty uncomfortable for working.
11:45The rough seas have prevented the crew from hauling much.
11:48So there's little to show for their trip so far.
11:51There's nothing easy about them.
11:53But if it was easy, everyone would be at it.
11:55The seas are a bit calmer than what they was yesterday.
12:05My boss.
12:07Danny's on the rail taking the pots in, he dumps them.
12:14Tyler and Logan is bagging up the well, picking out whatever else is in the pot.
12:19Jason is baiting the pots.
12:26First bag of the day.
12:31This fleet is not going so good.
12:34Not as good as what we expected.
12:37Yeah, I don't know.
12:39We'll see a lot more than that.
12:41I was 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.
12:50This 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, .
13:05After pushing through the rough conditions for hours,
13:09the intense swells have just snapped their line holding together their trawl.
13:13Days like this will be hauling out of again until tomorrow.
13:19It's not weird if I...
13:21Just soon wait until tomorrow morning and then bust everything up tomorrow until we slide into the wind.
13:26And we're telling you down this evening, Tony.
13:28If it don't get any better, we're going to call it off for the day and wait for the wind to drop off.
13:32250 miles north in Bay de Verde, it's blue skies as Ron Curtis prepares for his favorite fishery of the year.
13:47In a bait for the tuna.
13:53Yeah, we're in Bay de Verde this morning.
13:54We're just getting ready now to head out for our first tuna trip of the season.
13:58Tuna is far from Ron's biggest fishery of the year, but he has a personal attachment to it.
14:04Hey Chris, how you feeling?
14:06Can't have nothing happen to me tuna buddy yet.
14:08No.
14:09Not until another few weeks or a month anyway, didn't you?
14:12Didn't you take the rest of the year off?
14:16This morning we got Chris, my buddy, been with me now for a while,
14:20and my daughter Mackenzie, she's going to come out with us today.
14:23You know what Chris?
14:24He was like, me and you can go Mackenzie by ourselves.
14:27And I said, no, I'm waiting for Chris.
14:29Whoa, listen to that.
14:31It's something new for myself and for Chris the last six, seven years.
14:35I've been involved in it, and we enjoy it.
14:37We were able to take our kids out, watch them catch a 750 pound tuna.
14:43It was amazing.
14:45Ron and Chris love sharing this experience with your kids.
14:48So rounding out today's crew is Chris's son, Tyson.
14:50You ready to hook one girl?
14:54You got the hot hand today.
15:01After 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.
15:12The 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, specifically Coast Guard.
15:34Obviously 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, are 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 other one first.
16:00Okay, go for light.
16:02Okay, light confirmed on one.
16:04Okay, comms check on one.
16:06Okay, one, two, three, four.
16:08I got you clear as a bell.
16:10Really important because it ensures the safety of our drivers.
16:14But once we get on site, then 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, the boats I've seen my whole life.
16:34As the New Dock team fills the empty graving dock with seawater, Deanne Harvey prepares to sail in.
16:41Is she coming in on her own power?
16:44Yeah.
16:45Okay.
16:47New Dock, Deanne Harvey.
16:49New Dock, Deanne Harvey, go ahead.
16:51As we're passing the gateway, that's where we'll pass our line shore there.
16:57Roger.
17:01Good for center, captain.
17:03Coming in there perfect just like that.
17:13The food fishery is on the go today, so we're going to try to get some live bait.
17:17Cod fish, if we can get one.
17:22Is that a mark?
17:24A tuna?
17:25Oh, that's a tuna there.
17:26That'll be a fish, a tuna.
17:28A mark like a banana.
17:30A few miles off Bay to Verde, Ron Curtis and his crew have landed on prime tuna fishing grounds.
17:36How deep is it?
17:37It's about 60 feet.
17:39We're going to have to get a cod fish.
17:40Yeah, we're going to have to get a cod.
17:42Live bait should quickly lure the tuna into shallower water.
17:46The deeper the water, the harder it is to land the fish.
17:49All right, Chris, grab this fish now.
17:52I'm going to go right down the hook.
17:53That mark is still there.
17:54I think you might get him with him.
17:55Yeah, I think we will.
17:56Are you ready to go, Mackenzie?
17:57Yep.
18:00Let him go down.
18:04Yeah, he's right there, Mackenzie.
18:05Yeah.
18:06And just put him down to live fish.
18:09Hopefully he'll strike.
18:11Yeah, fishy, fishy.
18:20Do you 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, yeah, you all right?
18:26Yep.
18:27He's around.
18:29A few miles from Bay to Verde, 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.
18:41Yeah.
18:42There's a X number of pounds quota for Newfoundland fishermen.
18:48So that works out to be probably around a hundred fish, but it works on a tag system.
18:53So you're issued by DFO a certain number of tags, but once the hundred 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.
19:10Waiting for a bite.
19:12Feeling the cod swim down.
19:13There he is.
19:14Oh, he's right there, Mackenzie.
19:15Oh, Jesus.
19:16Tuna.
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.
19:36This one is for sure we're in the right place.
19:42Hook, hook, hook, hook.
19:44Hook, hook.
19:45Hook, hook.
19:47Reel up, reel up, reel up, Mackenzie.
19:49Reel up.
19:50Get that rod into the water.
19:52Get that rod into the water.
19:53Okay, 9-15.
19:55Let's do this dance, baby.
19:58Woo!
19:59Sold your fish, Mackenzie.
20:00Bring up!
20:01Ha!
20:02Ha!
20:03Ha!
20:04Ha!
20:05You're going real, Chris.
20:06Oh, yeah!
20:07He's going deep.
20:08He'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.
20:16If he swims hard for a long time, they reach an internal temperature about 30 degrees Celsius.
20:22So 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 and are incredibly powerful.
20:36It'll be a fight to the finish for Ron and the crew to land the mass of fish in less than 60 minutes.
20:42You've got an 800-pound tuna on your lawn.
20:44It's possible that they could wrap around, snap off the leader, and then your fish is gone.
20:49You've got to watch what you're doing.
20:51Good for center.
20:55Captain, you've got about 10-12 feet on either side.
20:58Back in St. John's Harbor, the Coast Guard's rescue ship, Anne Harvey, is sliding into the graving dock for urgent repairs.
21:05About 35 feet to go.
21:0735-40 feet.
21:08Roger.
21:10With the over 250 foot long ship lined up, the new dock team closes the gate and begins pumping out over 25 million litres of seawater.
21:24Everything is shut down if you want to send the diver down.
21:28Roger that, sir. Thank you.
21:30As they pump water out, the 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 two and a half feet from touchdown, which means we've got to get a move on.
21:42Okay, diver one, you're on at the bottle.
21:46You have an emergency knife, a working knife, your inflator's hooked up, your pneumo's at chest, and your D-ring is upright and accessible.
21:52Have a good dive.
21:59We're both heading to the bow and stern, the vessel, so that's basically going to be their positions.
22:06That's number seven.
22:07Keep going.
22:11I'm in position.
22:13Yeah, roger that.
22:15There's a lot riding on it.
22:17There's our reputation, people's lives, there'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 dog around the bow will do center around the bow.
22:29Dog around the stern will check center around the stern and overall.
22:32And then they'll come forward checking all the blocks until they meet.
22:35If the umbilical gets caught between a block and a boat and gets sandwiched, that's a pinch point, resulting 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 in a bit.
22:55Foot in a bit forward, how about back aft?
22:58About a foot.
22:59About a foot back aft, all right.
23:00About a foot back aft, foot in a half, foot forward.
23:04Communication with the divers on the graving docks are key.
23:08If we lost communication, we would immediately pull our diver and I'll stop for the operation.
23:12The divers relay vital details on how to ship the vessel using the linemen on the deck so it aligns on the blocks.
23:19Well, we're just touching down now.
23:22Yeah, she's landing on the stern.
23:24Right on, man.
23:26With the 1,500-ton ship safely on the 95 blocks, the dock is ready to be drained and sealed so 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.
23:42Hopped back down there in the dry and then seal off the gate with wedges and then we should be all done.
23:47Chris, go up, go up, go up.
23:56Yeah.
23:57He's taking a lot of line.
23:59Out on Conception Bay, Skipper, Ron, Curtis and crew have 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 the ride, Mackenzie?
24:10Yeah, sure.
24:11I need, I can't find the others.
24:12Let's take that one.
24:13Oh, it's a tag team effort.
24:14I mean, once the fish is on the hook, you got one guy that's on the rod and then you got another guy that's maneuvering the boat.
24:19Oh, he's taking it fast.
24:21Reel.
24:22There you go, there you go.
24:25Guide your line.
24:27Chris, 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 in the water ahead of us.
24:38If that fish swims into the gill nets, they're going to have some trouble.
24:42He's down right at him now.
24:43This is going to be a tight run here now, Chris.
24:44He's going to go right under that boat.
24:45Watch out, Jamie.
24:46He's coming your way.
24:47Back around the boat.
24:48I'm going to the Hollenbeck.
24:49No choice.
24:50Not too fast enough.
24:51How much time is he out?
24:52Uh, 25 minutes.
24:53Okay, go back, go back.
24:54Oh, watch it, watch it.
24:55Okay.
24:56Watch out, Jamie.
24:57He's coming your way.
24:59Back around the boat.
25:00I'm going to the Hollenbeck.
25:01No choice.
25:02Not too fast enough.
25:03Well, how much time is he out?
25:04Uh, 25 minutes.
25:05Okay, go back, go back.
25:10Oh, watch it, watch it.
25:11Okay.
25:12All right.
25:13Oh, geez, he's up.
25:14Get ready, Buzz.
25:15Oh, he's coming.
25:16Just turn towards the boat.
25:17Oh, he's circling, hang on, watch it.
25:18It's all right.
25:19All right.
25:20Okay, go back, go back.
25:21Okay, go back, go back.
25:22Oh, watch it, watch it.
25:23Okay.
25:24All right.
25:25Oh, geez.
25:26He's up.
25:27Get ready, Buzz.
25:28Oh, he's coming.
25:29Just turn towards the boat.
25:32Oh, he's circling.
25:33Hang on, watch it.
25:40All right.
25:41The most tense time is when the tuna starts to get close to the boat, and he's doing what
25:58we call the death spiral, where he's starting to make these circles around the boat.
26:04It's possible that if your leader gets caught in the prop, you're going to snap off your
26:09line.
26:16Watch him, watch him!
26:24Got him, got him!
26:29He's a monster!
26:34Under the boat, under the boat!
26:37He's still got piss and vinegar in him!
26:44Oh boy, he's still got piss and vinegar in 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!
27:01Pull up, pull up, pull up!
27:03All right, tie-in on, tie-in on!
27:06Oh, baby!
27:07Oh my goodness!
27:08You're a beauty!
27:09Woo!
27:10Good job!
27:11Yay!
27:12Good job, buddy!
27:13There you go, Mackenzie!
27:14There you go, girl!
27:16In Gander, 103 Squadron have already completed dozens of rescues this year, and their success
27:22comes down to training.
27:23The two horse collars, then at the top you have the crash axe and the ELT for the aircraft.
27:30I'm just doing all the checks, making sure we have all the equipment required on the aircraft.
27:38They 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-check-off.
27:53Pre-check-off, checks only.
27:55CH-149 pilots Matthew Kralt and Andrew Juvenin control their cormorant to their targeted training area over Gander Lake.
28:02Cabin is secured and power available is 112-74.
28:07112-74.
28:09Breaks complete.
28:11Tower Outcast 905 requests departure from Charlie.
28:14We'll be working over Gander Lake for the next hour.
28:16The job is pretty stressful.
28:17We don't let that stress really get to us so much because of that extensive training we've gone through.
28:28Sartex and Flight Engineer.
28:30I'm good.
28:31Cool.
28:32Yeah, I'm good too.
28:34Water rescues are the most challenging for the rescue units.
28:37And first sartex at the sill.
28:38And first sartex away.
28:39So this training is critical.
28:40I've got a thumbs up first sartex, second sartex.
28:41I've got a thumbs up first sartex, second sartex.
28:42I've got a thumbs up first sartex, second sartex.
28:43I've got a thumbs up first sartex, second sartex.
28:44I've got a thumbs up first sartex, you're clear.
28:45You move straight up, head straight ahead.
28:46Roger.
28:47Power's coming in.
28:48Roger.
28:49Power's coming in.
28:50If the mariner has an immersion suit on, they can survive the North Atlantic for a couple
29:08of hours.
29:13But if not, they have minutes.
29:18Nobody left.
29:19They have the hook.
29:20Still waiting for a thumbs up.
29:21Thumbs up.
29:22Alright.
29:23Easing the sartex off the water.
29:37Closing eyes right.
29:38Coming in, son.
29:43And sartex secure.
29:47So those tuna tags, we'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, so we've
30:01got dart tags.
30:02Ron 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.
30:15All right, up.
30:16Okay.
30:17Good, McKenzie.
30:18Goodie.
30:19Perfect.
30:20Thanks, Chris.
30:22Five-sixty.
30:23Five-sixty.
30:24Five-fifty-eight.
30:25Yeah, another little bit.
30:29Hold it there.
30:30Now I've got to put a tag in it.
30:35At a dressed weight of almost 560 pounds, this bluefin tuna means a nice payday for the
30:50crew.
30:52This fish is heading to an auction overseas where Ron and Chris are hoping it will go for
30:56over $5,000.
30:59Ron 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 data board and
31:09head out again and see if we can get another one.
31:15Off the south coast, skipper Daniel Morgan is still hunting for whelk and calmer seas.
31:22We had a bit of rough weather today.
31:24It was too rough to haul, so we just jogged it out.
31:27I didn't want a chance of busting off any more gear, so we just hoved through for the day.
31:33It seems to be calming down a bit now, so we're going to haul our bait in it, and then
31:36we're going to haul it through the night.
31:38Yeah, this is what it says.
31:39Red sky at night.
31:40Sailors do light.
31:41Less hope is true.
31:45Let's see if this net got any bait for us.
31:53Back 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
32:03a very slow start to this trip.
32:05These skates are almost like a stingray.
32:08They're not poisonous, but they're really good for bait.
32:10There's thousands of them out here.
32:13Yeah, it looks to be pretty good.
32:16It looks like she's full of bait.
32:18Right, there it comes, just with the doctor order.
32:21That's the first one.
32:24I'd like to see about a thousand pounds.
32:27That'll give us lots of bait.
32:30The nets do their job.
32:32Now the boys have to do theirs.
32:34You gotta try to untangle it from the net.
32:39There's a little net to it.
32:47All that's like braziers.
32:49So if you grab them wrong, they will cut you off.
32:53After this now, we're going to get this net stuff put away.
32:57Jason, did you have some time done to cut up his bait?
33:00And then we're going to go and we're going to start hauling the pot, see?
33:03Hopefully fill her up a little well.
33:06So right now we've got a scallop here.
33:08A good old St. Pierre Bank scallop.
33:10I'm going to have a little snack while we're hauling.
33:12Look at that.
33:14Nice fresh one.
33:19Good.
33:20I prefer bacon, right?
33:23But I don't want them to eat her.
33:25Well, it's not like you're going to come up bacon, right?
33:27You don't know that.
33:34You guys going to make noise?
33:35Let's give her.
33:36Thanks, buddy.
33:37200 miles north in Gander, 103 Squadron are preparing for night training off the north shore of the island.
33:46Tower, I'll cast 906 ready for departure from Charlie.
33:49Tonight we're on a training mission, but we're holding standby till 5 tomorrow morning.
33:53So we might get a call in the air at 11 at night.
33:56And then we have to reroute.
33:58Training at night is a crucial part of the job.
34:01Many of their missions happen in the dark.
34:04Flying the Cormorant with Captain Matt Kralt is Captain Dan Noonan.
34:08With Warrant Officer Greg Hudson joining Master Corporal Blay as the second SARTEC.
34:13Tonight, the crew will link up with the Conception Bay, one of the Coast Guard's high-endurance lifeboats.
34:24The deck of the boat will simulate a fishing vessel with a medical emergency.
34:28Conception Bay, outcast 906. We're three minutes back. We'll be planning a hoist to your stern.
34:37Roger, copy. Loud and clear.
34:39So 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.
34:50You guys are good if I open the doors?
35:01Yep, we are below 90 clear for the door.
35:03Alright, good. Door's going open.
35:15Let's roll a bit.
35:20Perfect, set the door. Standby.
35:24I'll tighten it up.
35:25Roger.
35:32Eight.
35:33Seven.
35:34Six.
35:36Five.
35:37Four.
35:39Three.
35:40Two.
35:41One.
35:42Five miles off the north coast of the island, 103 Squadron Master Corporal Blay is dropping 30 feet down to a Coast Guard lifeboat.
35:58Our boat hoisting is a pretty dynamic maneuver that we're doing and if we have no horizon whatsoever at night or in fog, it puts a high stress on the pilot to make sure that they're flying accurately.
36:10Four.
36:11Three.
36:12Two.
36:13One.
36:14Steady forward.
36:15He's on the deck.
36:16Disconnected.
36:17The rest.
36:18The rest.
36:19Winds are blowing at close to 20 knots and sea swells are over three meters, adding to the night's challenges.
36:28But it's this training that makes 103 Squadron one of the best rescue units on the planet.
36:35One of the best rescue units on the planet.
36:40Thumbs up on the Sartex.
36:41Sartex up the deck.
36:42Clear the rails.
36:43Roll the rest.
36:44Good job.
36:45Good job.
36:46Well done.
36:47Central base.
36:48Central base.
36:49I saw all the work we need for tonight, guys.
36:51Thanks very much for coming out.
36:52Oh, 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.
37:10Newcast 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.
37:22Okay, 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
37:38train in 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.
37:51It's early morning off the south coast of Newfoundland, and the Alice T is finally sailing on calmer
38:08seas.
38:08Now, Daniel and his crew have to find the whelk.
38:11All right.
38:12All right.
38:13Go on, let's help him.
38:13I got him.
38:15Worst thing is now, probably the first four or five pots was turned over on the bottom.
38:32See?
38:39It's starting to get better now.
38:44That's a bit better.
38:49Oh, yeah, that's the ones we're looking for.
38:51That's what we're looking for.
38:58That's better.
39:02That's all we want.
39:16Here they come.
39:18We struck them again.
39:21Wicked.
39:24They're looking really good.
39:25Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.
39:32What, are you on vacation?
39:37Huh?
39:39They're finally on the whelk.
39:41Now they need to catch another 34,000 pounds to hit their quota.
39:45It'll be nonstop hauling for Daniel and crew to fill the boat in the next 36 hours.
39:50Oh, Daniel, watch this boat.
39:52Watch, Daniel, what do we got?
39:53Holy .
39:54Can't get it in.
39:55No, I don't say he can.
39:56Oh, my God, folks.
39:57We need help to haul that in.
39:58Whoa!
39:59Jason.
40:01Holy .
40:06Holy .
40:07He's literally half full.
40:08That's honestly wicked.
40:10Oh, yeah.
40:13This way he calls a dirty job.
40:14Yeah.
40:20Days 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.
40:31It'll be my first day back on the water since the incident.
40:35Me and Toby will be going for our first trip.
40:37So, I think Toby's a little bit nervous, but 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.
40:52For this trip, they'll be taking Eugene's uncle's boat, the perfect choice.
40:57But before they leave, they head out for a quick sea trial around the harbour.
41:01All right, good luck, boys.
41:02Thanks to you.
41:03Yes, thanks a lot.
41:05Yeah.
41:06That's friends of the community, but they just came up and told me they followed our story and everything.
41:12And she had a few tears for us, so.
41:15I'm going to go up top there now, Toby.
41:16All right.
41:17Keep 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.
41:31I'll get over it.
41:34I 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.
41:46Last time we came in here, we were in a rubber dinky.
41:48But lots of boats running, guiding us in.
41:49This is the first time leaving land since.
41:54But it won't be my last.
41:58There's something about the water, I just need to get back out there.
42:02Survival suits.
42:03Bye.
42:04Just in case something bad happens.
42:05Are you ready?
42:06Yes.
42:07Yeah.
42:08Oh, yeah.
42:09That's going to get much better than that.
42:10Yeah.
42:11So if we grind it out for the next couple of days, it keeps howling, we should put our trip
42:12aboard.
42:13It can be a boring fishery and it can be an exciting fishery.
42:15There's no other way for us to study the movement of wild fish.
42:17It's really exciting to work on.
42:18Perfect.
42:19Well, we got a blank.
42:20Yeah.
42:21Blank, a blank, a blank.
42:22Fishing is a gamble.
42:24Yeah.
42:25Yeah.
42:26Yeah.
42:27Yeah.
42:28Yeah.
42:29Yeah.
42:30Yeah.
42:31Yeah.
42:32Yeah.
42:33Yeah.
42:34Yeah.
42:35Yeah.
42:36Yeah.
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42:38Yeah.
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42:40Yeah.
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42:43Yeah.
42:44Yeah.
42:45Yeah.
42:46Yeah.
42:47Yeah.
42:48Yeah.
43:05Yeah.
43:07Yeah.
43:13Yeah.
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