Two mariners must abandon ship; a vessel threatens to capsize; Astoria operates a dangerous hoist for an injured logger; a vessel with 120 crewmen battles a fire.
There are reports of illegal activity on a fishing vessel; aircrews search for hikers lost in the snowy mountains; crews race to rescue an injured surfer.
A cutter attempts to cross the bar in rough water; a gravely injured ice climber is rescued in the mountains; a young man is teetering on the edge of a cliff.
The Coast Guard launches by land, air and sea as individuals are precariously caught on the rocks; a fishing vessel slams into a jetty; a surfer wiped out on jagged rocks.
Air Station Astoria faces steep terrain as they rescue two injured teens from the mountains, and battle high seas to rescue a boat crewman who has fallen. Station Cape Disappointment employs a new method to rescue men stranded on an island.
Station Cape Disappointment steps into action when a sailor is left high and dry; Air Station Astoria takes to the coast when the tides close in on a surfer, trapped in a cove.