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>> hold it. grab that. grab that tight. grab that tight. >> the three men remain clear of the net and after about an hour of work, the group has managed to free most of the whale. with the whale becoming more active, it looks like it's time to make the final cut. >> so close. >> did you get it? >> see? >> yeah! >> yeah! >> as the whale slowly swims away, it's a moment to celebrate. [ laughter ] >> we saved a humpback whale. >> fishbach says this wouldn't have been possible if they hadn't intervened when they did. >> there's no question about the fact this whale would have died. it was so impri...

Humpback whale over the course of the next 45 minutes to an hour. it was awesome. >> fishbach's son galen thinks he knows why the whale was putting on this amazing display. >> mom, i know what she's doing. >> what is she doing? >> she's showing us she's all free. >> yeah. i think she's showing us a thank-you dance. >> i think so, galen. another daring rescue. this time from a sinking boat. croatia, september 19, 2010. strong currents have stranded boat in the middle of the river. after firefighters spend hours trying to tow the boat and plevnik to shore, reenforcements are brought in. a resc...

Unable to move. >> i could see that this whale was horribly, horribly entangled. just like in a straight jacket. 19 years on the water i've never seen anything like this. you have to make a decision. are you going to try to intervene yourself? physically intervening, certainly, carries a risk. >> fishbach and the group can't turn their backs on the animal. they radio the mexican authorities but know it could take hours if not days for someone to arrive, and by then it could be too late. fishbach takes a quick dip in the water to assess the situation under the surface. then he returns to the bo...

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Someone to arrive, and by then it could be too late. fishbach takes a quick dip in the water to assess the situation under the surface. then he returns to the boat for a knife like this one. he wants to try cutting some of the net free. it's a decision that seems to make his son galen nervous. >> daddy's going to try to help it, galen. [ crying ] >> i'm scared. >> it's okay, honey. >> galen, it's okay. >> the camera is rolling as he approaches the 40,000 to 50,000-pound humpback. >> i got within roughly one foot of the eyeball of this humpback just trying to reassure i was there to help. very ...