Product Details

• Actors: Julie Suedo, Sandy Irving, Charles Garry, Gerald Rawlinson, Wallace Bosco
• Directors: Edward Dryhurst
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Studio: A & E Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: April 22, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000006QN6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,951 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
" The U.S. Coast Guard has emerged as one of America's most important and potent forces in the post-Cold War era. But little is known about this vital and action-filled branch of the armed services.Made with the full cooperation of the Coast Guard, this all-access special captures the danger and daring of their duties. Go to sea onboard the 110-foot cutter Farallon on a month-long patrol of the Caribbean, inspecting suspected drug smugglers and helping with the multi-national task force that restored democracy to Haiti. Meet the brave crews that risk their lives in 44-foot rescue boats in the dangerous waters off Oregon's Cape Disappointment, and hear incredible stories of their brushes with death. And visit Air Station Kodiak in Alaska, the largest Coat Guard station in the world, where they keep watch over some of the richest and most dangerous fishing grounds on earth. Itís the ultimate insider's look at the danger, excitement and adventure of life in the Coast Guard."

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 150 Minutes of Spell-Binding Adventure, January 22, 2001

By A Customer

The Dangerous Seas: Inside the US Coast Guard is a fascinating video of our smallest U.S. military organization. It spans the duties of drug interdiction off the Florida coast, rescuing Haitian refugees, to the training of crews for search and rescue in very rough seas over the Columbia River bar, and then of the search and rescue from the Kodiak, AK, the largest Coast Guard station. Much of the Alaska duties require air flight over land and sea for floundering ships or stranded hunters. Their duties are fascinating, dangerous and humanitarian.