It can be one of the most dangerous situations they'll experience--putting out a ship-board fire. And since the Coast Guard may be the only agency capable of reaching the burning structure, they have to be good at what they do. ; U.S. Coast Guard; firefighting; training; In this webisode, things get even more intense as the Coasties must now fight fires in an enclosed area.; U.S. Coast Guard; firefighting; training; This short tribute is to Douglas Munro, the only recipient of a Congressional Medal of Honor. ; Military; World War II; coast guard; history; A father, son, and son-in-law on a fishing/diving trip they'll not soon forget. On the last dive of the day, one of the men comes face-to-face with a shark. The shark attacks, tearing through the man's wet suit.; U.S. Coast Guard; rescue; shark; Without this early treatment, many of these victims wouldn't survive.; coast guard; medical; sea; You're on-scene as the Cutter Forward comes across a go-fast, dead in the water. The people on board claim they're just fishing. but they have very little fishing gear. With known drug runners in the area, the Coast Guard sends a boarding team.; U.S. Coast Guard; drug runners; law enforcement; smuggling; It¿s a dirty job but somebody has to do it. Crews on the Construction Tender Pamlico work long hours often in intense heat and humidity. It¿s hard work but, at the end of the day, there¿s a sense of accomplishment. ; Pamlico; U.S. Coast Guard; aids to navigation; buoy; cutter; In this1991 case, the Coast Guard is called in by Customs to bring down an international drug ring. The crew of the Acushnet tracks and intercepts a sailboat suspected of smuggling a multi-million dollar load of hashish.; U.S. Coast Guard; drug runners; law enforcement; smuggling; This is a preview of the webisode series "Cutters on Patrol".; coast guard; drug runners; illegal immigration; law enforcement; rescue; search; The master of the fishing vessel Gambler places an urgent call for help when his boat starts taking on water. Not knowing where the damage is, unable to plug the leak, the fishermen struggle against the rising water.; coast guard; rescue; search; A Falcon crew, out on routine patrol, spots a semi-conscious man on the deck of a drifting sailboat 150 miles east of Boston.; coast guard; rescue; search; Station Miami Beach works to keep everyone safe as a high-speed race takes place just off-shore, close to pleasure boats and jet skiers.; boating; coast guard; law enforcement; safety; In this webisode, we follow Station Miami Beach as they respond to a strange case of a person in the water.; coast guard; rescue; search; Holiday weekends typically mean more partying, which equals more drinking. And on lakes, rivers and off our coasts, that adds up to more boaters who are boating while intoxicated or BWI. The end result: things get busy for the Coast Guard.; coast guard; drunk boaters; law enforcement; Witness law enforcement efforts by Station Miami Beach including a dramatic case when Miami Coasties team up with a Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment Team, the equivalent of a SWAT Team. The case: migrants have taken over a merchant vessel.; U.S. Coast Guard; illegal immigration; law enforcement; swat; This video previews the webisode series "A School" Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmers.; U.S. Coast Guard; coast guard; rescue swimmer; training; The first phase in the Coast Guard rescue swimmer training program.; U.S. Coast Guard; coast guard; rescue swimmer; training; The second phase in the Coast Guard's rescue swimmer where Coasties learn that their job involves much more than just saving lives.; U.S. Coast Guard; coast guard; rescue swimmer; training; This is the final phase of the Coast Guard's rescue swimmer training--the students dread these tests and it can all come down to this day whether they make it or not. ; U.S. Coast Guard; coast guard; rescue swimmer; training; Auxiliarist Frank Mauro, recipient of the Gold Lifesaving Award, single-handedly saves four people during a tragic boating accident in Fort Lauderdale.; auxiliary; coast guard; rescue; search. hero; A special look at Coast Guard pilot, Alda Siebrands, winner of a Coast Guard Medal for her exceptional action in a rescue case.; coast guard; rescue; search; A compilation of the original series seen only on the Coast Guard Channel http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid980097483http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=987380827