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Need to cross the boat from the wheelhouse to the bow. >> from our point of view they got about halfway across. we saw the captain slip, go down on his knees, and this huge mound of ice just crushed -- came across the beck and swept them overboard. >> oh, no! >> the two men are flung into 28-degree water. the tide pulls them dangerously close to the monarch. it looks like theyll be crushed by their own ship. now theyre at the mercy of mother nature. >> waves come in sets, so not only were they h...

Got about halfway across. we saw the captain slip, go down on his knees, and this huge mound of ice just crushed -- came across the beck and swept them overboard. >> oh, no! >> the two men are flung into 28-degree water. the tide pulls them dangerously close to the monarch. it looks like theyll be crushed by their own ship. now theyre at the mercy of mother nature. >> waves come in sets, so not only were they hammered by that one wave that washed them over, there were about three others that cam...

We saw the captain slip, go down on his knees, and this huge mound of ice just crushed -- came across the deck and swept them overboard. >> oh, no! >> the two men are flung into 28-degree water. the tide pulls them dangerously close to the monarch. it looks like theyll be crushed by their own ship. now theyre at the mercy of mother nature. >> waves come in sets, so not only were they hammered by that one wave that washed them over, there were about three others that came through, just boom, boom...

On this day, the alaskan monarch, a 96-foot schooner, is filled with 100,000 pounds of snow crab, and its stuck in the ice just off the coast of st. paul island, smack in the middle of the bering sea. and when the boats rudder snaps off, the four men on board are in trouble. >> i got a phone call that said, hey, weve got a fishing vessel thats trapped in the ice in st. paul, and we need you to go up there. >> gooth and her crew will have to fly 600 miles to get to the ship, which will take them ...

Commercial fishing is one of americas most dangerous jobs. >> weve got boats that go down, weve got fishermen that fall overboard. >> and the most dangerous type of fishing is crab fishing. the reason? the best season for crabs is during the worst weather. >> theyre pitting themselves against mother nature. mother nature wins sometimes. >> lieutenant commander laura gooth is a helicopter rescue pilot for the coast guard stationed in alaska. she sees a lot of action in one of the most brutal plac...

It looks like theyll be crushed by their own ship. now theyre at the mercy of mother nature. >> waves come in sets, so not only were they hammered by that one wave that washed them over, there were about three others that came through, just boom, boom, boom, right on top of them, crushing them. were sitting up here going, what are we going to do now? >> the wind is howling at 30 to 40 knots, but pilot gooth moves fast. she maneuvers her chopper tight between the monarch and the coast guard ship....

Now theyre at the mercy of mother nature. >> waves come in sets, so not only were they hammered by that one wave that washed them over, there were about three others that came through, just boom, boom, boom, right on top of them, crushing them. were sitting up here going, what are we going to do now? >> the wind is howling at 30 to 40 knots, but pilot gooth moves fast. she maneuvers her chopper tight between the monarch and the coast guard ship. with a steady hand she holds her position, and the...

Stationed in alaska. she sees a lot of action in one of the most brutal places on earth -- the bering sea. on this day, the alaskan monarch, a 96-foot schooner, is filled with 100,000 pounds of snow crab and its stuck in the ice just off the coast of st. paul island, smack in the middle of the bering sea. when the boats rudder snaps off, the four men on board are in trouble. >> i got a phone call that said, hey, weve got a fishing vessel thats trapped in the ice in st. paul, and we need you to g...

Helicopter at the bow again. and wearing survival suits, the captain and the engineer will need to cross the boat from the wheelhouse to the bow. >> from our point of view they got about halfway across. we saw the captain slip, go down on his knees, and this huge mound of ice just crushed -- came across the deck and swept them overboard. >> oh, no! >> the two men are flung into 28-degree water. the tide pulls them dangerously close to the "monarch." it looks like theyll be crushed by their own s...

What are we going to do now? >> the wind is howling at 30 to 40 knots, but pilot gooth moves fast. she maneuvers her chopper tight between the monarch and the coast guard ship. with a steady hand she holds her position, and the crew drops their rescue basket down to the engineer. >> i have never seen anybody get in a basket that fast. he wanted out of there real bad. >> now its the skippers turn, if they can get him. >> at this point, you can just barely see the captain. were getting the basket ...