Air Station Sitka crews must find the quickest route to rescue a logger with severe head trauma and bleeding, and a man whose health is quickly deteriorating. In Kodiak, a motor vessel is hit by a rogue wave that causes multiple injuries.

Air Station Kodiak opens their arms to a young man battling a life-threatening illness. Meanwhile, the crews launch to medevac three boat crewmen affected by a deadly chemical leak and a male crushed by a tractor. A Sitka aircrew is diverted to medevac a male suffering a heart attack.

The Coast Guard faces off against gale force winds, relentless waves and dizzying heights to rescue the crew of a battered fishing vessel, an injured hiker, and a pair of ailing patients in Kodiak.

Rescue missions in Cordova, Sitka and Kodiak tell the compelling stories of a fisherman whose life hangs in the balance, four hunters whose skiff goes lost at sea, and a crucial medevac for a woman facing agonizing pain.

A helicopter rescue onboard a tanker in rough Alaskan seas; a race to reach a victim who fell off a 200-foot cliff; a rescue endeavor after a bush-plane crash a few miles from base.

Aircrews launch into unforgiving conditions to rescue a young woman gone missing, an elderly woman with heart pain and two severely injured males. When no one else will fly, the Coast Guard will launch to the rescue. Thank you, Coast Guard Alaska.

Air Station Kodiak launches on varied rescue missions including medevacs for a heart attack victim and a violently injured fisherman.

In Alaska, while the seasons change, the dangers remain the same. The Coast Guard launches to a remote Alaskan village when an infant's life hangs in the balance. An injured woman aboard a fishing vessel must be airlifted to safety. And when a Coast Guard crewman is hurt in the line of duty, Air Station Kodiak takes the call to save one of their own.

Coast Guard Alaska takes to the skies and the seas on dramatic missions where not everything goes according to plan--and where the rescuers become the rescued. The helicopter crew is faced with a tough decision when one of their own calls for help, and on the Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley, a small boat team faces a serious situation when they attempt to board a fishing vessel in the turbulent waters of the Bering Sea.

Time is critical for an overturned skiff with two people in the water, a man experiencing kidney failure and two stranded individuals. The Coast Guard must respond amidst rapidly deteriorating conditions.

Coast Guard crews brave hazardous weather and low visibility to effect multiple rescues - a fisherman with a fishhook lodged in his eye, a woman experiencing a heart attack and a boat in distress following a heated dispute.

There's a heightened sense of urgency as the Coast Guard launches for a fisherman at risk of losing his arm, a young man that suffered a dangerous fall and a man that experienced a life-threatening heart attack.

The second season of Coast Guard Alaska kicks off with an epic story. On the night of January 24, 2012, Air Station Kodiak is hit by a pair of daunting rescue missions. When two distressed fishing vessels call for help, the Guardsmen muster all of their resources on the ground and in the air as they battle hurricane-force winds and bitter, subzero temperatures to rescue 11 passengers whose lives are on the line.

At Station Ketchikan, a local man requires help from the boat crew; at Sitka, a helicopter-rescue team battles powerful winds to get to a vessel in trouble; back in Kodiak, there's an unknown distress call in the middle of the night. Meanwhile, a young AST struggles to make the grade.

The team races to Sitka, where a hunter's been shot in the back; two men in Kodiak abandon a sinking boat; guardsmen load a sleigh with holiday cheer and visit remote Alaskan villages.

Rough seas are battled to reach a small boat; a surfer who sought shelter from the waves must be hoisted off a 200-foot cliff.

Helicopter rescue crews encounter rough weather that threatens operations.

Coast Guard rescuers at Air Station Sitka race to save a fisherman struggling with deadly seizures, and to the scene of an accident when a man is pinned under a truck. And when a teenager goes missing in the woods, it's up to the Coast Guard to bring her home before time runs out.

Wild turbulence, freezing temperatures and extreme heights are some of the obstacles facing the Coast Guard in Kodiak as they come to the rescue of a patient in a remote town, a boater stranded on a freezing beach and a hunter trapped in the mountains.

A sailboat loses its engines in rough seas;a sick child in a remote Alaskan village; a man in grave condition aboard a charter vessel.

Amidst low visibility, the guardsmen in Sitka rush to medevac an elderly male in critical condition. Air Station Kodiak battles challenging weather and rough terrain to rescue a missing hiker stranded on a dangerous cliff, a crew from a tugboat that's aground and an elderly male injured in the mountains.

Air Station Sitka launches to save a man who suffers a bad spill while riding an ATV. The team takes on back-to-back cases for a man who falls on a charter vessel and a woman with a serious back injury. The Coast Guard diverts to the scene of a sightseeing vessel taking on water with 84 people on board.

Air Station Kodiak launches on varied rescue missions including medevacs for a heart attack victim and a violently injured fisherman. And when a damaged ship begins taking on water in the Bering Sea, the Coast Guard comes to their aid.

The series opener examines life for Coast Guard men and women at Air Station Kodiak, where they police the area, perform rescues, protect the environment and oversee safety of marine transportation.