Menu
Sign In Search Podcasts Libraries Charts People & Topics Add Podcast API Blog Pricing

Mike Corey (Host)

πŸ‘€ Speaker
576 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

Kalt lets himself crack a smile.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

That's one down, three to go.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

The basket is now dangling just outside the open side door, with its single occupant inside, on his hands and knees.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

Kalp grabs the edge of the basket's cage to swing it inside, so the survivor can climb out, but the basket doesn't move.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

Kalp yanks on the basket again, still nothing.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

It's like it's caught on something.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

He calls out, Kaylee, give me a hand with this!

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

Honnold joins Colt, and together the two men pull on the basket with all of their might.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

But it still won't budge.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

Colt can't understand it.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

In all his years in the Coast Guard, he's never seen a basket get stuck like this.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

The man in the basket is still crouched on his hands and knees, and appears to be gripping the cage like his life depends on it.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

He's probably in shock, or afraid of heights, Kalt thinks.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

He's yelling something, but Kalt can't hear him over the roar of the helicopter's engine and rotors.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

Then he hears someone else yelling on his headset.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

It's the rescue swimmer, Mike Fish.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

Stop, stop, Fred!

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

Bob Doyle looks down into the terrified eyes of Mark Morley.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

The whole way up, his grip on Mark's survival suit kept slipping and slipping.

Against The Odds
Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

By the time they reached the helicopter, Mark had slid all the way out of the basket and was left clinging to its underside.