Boatswain Sean McCarthy (Ret.) talks a rescue and medevac in breaking seas off Fire Island, NY and how leaders are forged through experience.
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Episode 13: Sean McCarthy
Episode 12: Tom Ellis
Episode 12: Former Radarman Tom Ellis talks the response to a tanker fire in Seattle and icebreaking operations at both ends of the Earth.
Episode 11: Charles ‘Tex’ McDonald Holt
Charles ‘Tex’ McDonald Holt talks a Texas flood that left him in a fight for survival after his boat capsized, and the friend who defied orders to save him.
Find out more about Charles on his website at https://charlesmcdonaldholt.com
Episode 10: Matt Crow
AST1 (Ret.) Matt Crow talks a boat that broke up in the surf off Puerto Rico and the Herculean effort to get all nine survivors out of the water and to safety.
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Episode 9: Cody Wright
Episode 9: Aviation Survival Technician Cody Wright talks a deadly boat collision on the Great Lakes and how seemingly minor lessons from the service’s most difficult school prepared him to adapt, overcome, & persevere when lives, including his own, were on the line.
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Episode 8: Todd Fletcher
Episode 8: Chief Boatswains Mate (Ret.) Todd Fletcher talks a man overboard during a security boarding off the South Carolina coast, the MEDEVAC that followed, and how a small Alaskan island nearly became a graveyard for his boat and crew.
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Episode 7: Carlos Perez
Episode 7: Chief Maritime Enforcement Specialist (Ret.) Carlos Perez talks how the 9/11 attacks played out in view of his boat crew, the maritime evacuation of Manhattan, and dealing with the realization that we as responders can do everything possible, but won’t always be able to make a difference to prevent tragedy.
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Episode 6: Mark Engle
Episode 6: Senior Chief (Ret.) Mark Engle talks the tragic loss of a tanker off the Maryland coast, the final words of her captain, and the lessons on duty and attention to detail he’s carried ever since.
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Episode 5: Bob Downs
