
Sea Rescue
Hosted by ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman, the award-winning Sea Rescue™ tells the stories of marine animal rescue, rehabilitation, and return to the wild by the dedicated men and women of the SeaWorld® Rescue Team and partner organizations. With rescue teams on call 24/7 and a legacy spanning more than five decades, SeaWorld has rescued over 26,000 whales, dolphins, sea lions, penguins, manatees, sea turtles and birds, with the ultimate goal of successfully rehabilitating and returning each one to the wild. Sea Rescue shares the teams’ incredible and heartwarming adventures through a combination of first-hand accounts, expert insights, and remarkable footage that will inspire, educate, and enthrall viewers!
13 episodes
- 1. StrandedIn the series premiere, rehabilitated and returned to the wild, a pod of stranded whales get assistance and rescuers help a baby dolphin who's caught in a fishing line.CC30minApr 7, 2012
- 2. Dangerous EntanglementsRescuers must wade through alligator infested waters to save a stranded manatee, and a mother manatee suffers an extraordinary injury from an ordinary fishing line.CC30minApr 14, 2012
- 3. Whale of a TaleJoin Sam and the Sea Rescue team in this episode as one of the most epic sea mammal rescue efforts in history is prompted by the stranding of a newborn gray whale.CC30minApr 21, 2012
- 4. Up a Drain Without a PaddleA complicated rescue attempt is made when two manatees get stuck in a storm drain. Also, a sea lion is on the run as it tries to evade the police.CC30minApr 28, 2012
- 5. The Ones That (Almost) Got AwayA badly wounded sea lion resists a rescue attempt, and doctors discover several surprises in a stranded sea turtle’s x-ray.CC30minMay 5, 2012
- 6. Foster FamiliesAn orphaned baby manatee finds a strange surrogate mother, and two other baby manatees become unlikeliest of friends.CC30minMay 12, 2012
- 7. Special DeliveryAn orphaned pilot whale finds a new home a great distance from where he was first stranded.CC30minMay 19, 2012
- 8. Cold CasesRescuers risk their lives in raging waters to assist three manatees, and a severe cold front threatens another endangered species.CC30minJun 30, 2012
- 9. Penguins in PerilWhen an oil spill off the coast of South Africa threatens half the world’s African Penguins, rescuers and volunteers come from all over in an extraordinary effort to save the species, making history as the largest animal rescue operation ever completed!CC30minJul 7, 2012
- 10. Strayed from the SeaA gray whale is found off the coast of California long after their migration is supposed to be over. After several attempts to lead the whale back out to sea, the team realizes something may be very wrong and has to work fast to figure out the problem.CC30minJul 14, 2012
- 11. Turtle TravelsA rare and endangered sea turtle winds up 5,000 miles from home after being swept up by an ocean current, and two other Sea Turtles survive their own wild ride to the Pacific Northwest, landing a lucky ticket back from the U.S. Coast Guard!CC30minJul 21, 2012
- 12. Dolphins in DangerRescuers attempt to save three dolphins on the brink of disaster: A fragile calf being strangled by razor-sharp fishing line; a displaced dolphin trapped in a freshwater lake 100 miles from the ocean; and a critically ill dolphin whose only chance of survival is a radical medical treatment used on humans!CC30minJul 28, 2012
- 13. Tight SqueezeWhen a manatee becomes trapped deep in a storm sewer, rescuers brave the spiders and sludge to save it in one of their most complex operations to date! Then, another animal winds up in a tight spot when a freezing manatee camps out in the precarious outflow of a coastal power plant!CC30minAug 4, 2012
Sea Rescue
Hosted by ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman, the award-winning Sea Rescue™ tells the stories of marine animal rescue, rehabilitation, and return to the wild by the dedicated men and women of the SeaWorld® Rescue Team and partner organizations. With rescue teams on call 24/7 and a legacy spanning more than five decades, SeaWorld has rescued over 26,000 whales, dolphins, sea lions, penguins, manatees, sea turtles and birds, with the ultimate goal of successfully rehabilitating and returning each one to the wild. Sea Rescue shares the teams’ incredible and heartwarming adventures through a combination of first-hand accounts, expert insights, and remarkable footage that will inspire, educate, and enthrall viewers!
Creators and cast
- Studio
- Litton Entertainment
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