Mike Corey (Host)

The comms officer must see the alarm on Lefevre's face.

He tries to sound reassuring.

Of course, you'll be mission commander and navigator, sir.

Lieutenant Torpy will be the pilot.

That is, unless... No, that sounds fine.

Torpy's a damn good pilot.

With that, Lefevre heads up to his office to change into his flight suit.

His mind is racing.

When was the last time he flew on a rescue crew?

He can't remember exactly, but he does recall his most challenging mission, piloting a Jayhawk in a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico.

He's proud of that accomplishment, but that was over a decade ago.

He's 46 years old now.

Can he still handle himself in conditions that extreme?

Then again, this storm can't possibly be worse than a hurricane.

Kennen?

From Audible Originals, I'm Mike Corey, and this is Against the Odds.

Three and a half hours after their fishing vessel sank off the coast of Alaska, the crew of the Lakonti still had not been rescued.

One fisherman, Dave Hanlon, had already been swept away by the mountainous waves.

Four others remained, tied together by a nylon rope and protected by neoprene survival suits.

But Captain Mark Morley's suit was leaking, and he was becoming hypothermic in the near-freezing water.