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The Bering

By: Sean Flynn
Narrated by: Sean Flynn
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  • Summary

  • A crew of 47 aboard an Alaskan fishing boat ominously nicknamed “The Danger Ranger” had been counting on a final run deep into the Bering Sea as a last-ditch effort to save a mediocre fishing season. Before ever arriving, they had to abandon ship in 32-degreewater amidst 20-foot swells and driving snow. Their last hope? A cook making the key calls, a helicopter running out of fuel, and a rookie rescue swimmer who had never saved anyone in open water. On one level, this is the true-life story of the Alaska Ranger sinking and of the rescue that followed - the most daring in the history of the Bering. Below the surface, however, lies a story that is about guilt and bravery, pain and pride, and both the worst but most importantly the best of who we are.
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  • Trailer
    Oct 28 2021
    Forty seven people plunge into the deadly, black waters of the Bering Sea, and there’s only a handful of coast guard crew - and even fewer hours - to get them out alive.
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  • Episode 1: The Danger Ranger
    Oct 28 2021
    The Alaska Ranger fishing trawler, jokingly referred to by the crew as the “Danger Ranger,” steams off toward a school of mackerel in the Bering Sea. Kenny Smith and 46 others are onboard the beat up, rusty boat, hoping to make up for a disappointing winter fishing season. But the trawler lives up to its nickname when an engineer discovers out-of-control flooding below deck.
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    46 mins
  • Episode 2: Mayday!
    Oct 28 2021
    As the Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew prepares for some downtime for the Easter holiday, Alaska Ranger crew members are ripped from their bunks and abandoning ship into 32-degree seas. The Munro is much too far away from the47-person search and rescue case to respond. But they’ll have to anyway.
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    45 mins

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A masterpiece of story telling

Simply one of the best podcasts I've heard. Beautifully produced and presented. A truly absorbing account of real life heroism and bravery. I hope the team take more slices of the real world and present them in this way.

Its part documentary on Alaskan fishing and coastguard service, part social commentary, part emotional tale of professionalism band survival and part telling the personal stories of those involved.

Can't believe I'm only the 3rd to review this. It feels like I've just seen the Beatles in Hamburg befire they got famous and will be claiming bragging rights on being one of the first to hear this masterpiece.

Please can we have more like this.

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Brilliant.

Absolutely enthralling. The storytelling, production and narration are all first class. I cried a number of times, but it was also strangely warmly told - I don't know a better way to describe it. Truly excellent.

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POSSIBLY THE BEST AUDIO BOOK

This was absolutely riveting, I think this story had it all. it is so well put together, completely scary and shockingly real. Totally recommended. Simply brilliant.

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Great Podcast

A really well-told podcast about a terrifying and heart-moving event. I really liked how the podcast discussed the emotional toll experienced by the survivors and rescuers in the years after. As the podcast mentions, these amazing stories of heroism, bravery, tragedy and endurance can end when the rescue operation ends but there is more to be told. So while the bulk of this well-produced podcast is about the rescue, I very much appreciated this extra dimension to the story. More of this please Audible!

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Highly recommend

Very well put together, dramatic story, highly recommend it. I'd like to find more podcasts like this.

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Gripping podcast

Excellent podcast, really gripping and well presented. As others have said, this is a harrowing story but is told well and without sensationalism.

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great true story

A very poignant story about some very brave men and some of the poor conditions in which they have to work.

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Wonderful

A wonderful story of tragedy, heroism and of a human grace we rarely see, told with non judgemental kindness

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Interesting story...

Interesting storing that I never heard until now... Makes you wonder what you would do if you were there...

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gripping and saddening and frightening

extraordinary story about extraordinarily brave people. The profits made by fishing companies are vast yet the boats are not maintained properly. Obviously the crews are expendable.

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