Coast Guard: Mission Critical
Coast Guard: Mission Critical takes you on board with the United States Coast Guard as they patrol and protect against drug runners, smugglers and human traffickers, as well as rescuing people, wildlife and property from loss at sea.
Needle in a Haystack
When a fisherman goes missing, USCG Air Station Miami is tasked with the impossible; finding a 14-foot boat in a vast Atlantic Ocean. In the Pacific, the USCG Cutter Munro and Tactical Law Enforcement team members track down suspected drug smugglers.
Night Shift
Smugglers try to evade US counter narcotics intelligence, but darkness doesn't stop the USCG Cutter Munro and TACLET team members. In Oregon, high tides trap two hikers, and in the Florida Keys, rescuers search for a man reported struggling in the water.
In a Marathon Minute
In Florida, USCG Sector Key West receives a report of plane debris in the water and follows clues in search of survivors. In the Pacific Ocean, the USCGC Munro and Tactical Law Enforcement Team members engage drug runners in a dangerous high-speed chase.
Storm Front
Multiple US Coast Guard crews search for vessels overtaken by powerful storms. In the Florida Keys, the only way to save a captain and his boat is by taking a leap of faith. In the Pacific Northwest, rookie rescue swimmer Jesse Cheely gets his first case.
Cliff Hanger
In Oregon, the USCG navigate challenging elements and extreme shoreline terrain to extract a stranded hiker. In the Florida Keys, Station Marathon personnel rescue a man and his dog. In a bizarre twist, the man's wife becomes a person of interest.
Semper Paratus
Air Station Miami is launched to rescue a six-year-old boy with a possible burst appendix, and in the midst of the Covid Pandemic, far from shore in the open ocean, a passenger must be evacuated from a cruise ship.
Swept Away
Off the Florida coast, a man has a heart attack, and the Coast Guard helicopter medical evacuation becomes a race against time. In Marathon, FL, an accident with a crab pot disables a sailboat, and in the Pacific Northwest, a family is swept out to sea.
Southern Waters
When Air Station Clearwater responds to a distress signal in the Gulf of Mexico, they find themselves in a standoff with the vessel in distress.
Service Above Self
Air Station Miami performs their annual wet drills, an intense training exercise that prepares flight crews to survive if their aircraft has an accident at sea. Then a look back at some of the season's cases, and the loss of one of their own.
