Preparation and safety are key in any boat outing - it's made evident by the Coast Guard's rescue of a Washington man who was rescued three miles north of Neah Bay after jumping off his burning boat and being found in a sever hypothermic state. The man radioed in a call to Coast Guard aircrew, ...

After discovering four orcas are trapped in ice in the Sea of Okhotsk, this group sent by the Ministry of Emergency Situations responded to the dire situation and saved the lives of the stranded whales. After an extensive eight hour rescue mission, the whales were finally set free - the smaller ...

Humpback whales are friendly, maybe the friendliest animal in the world. When Michael Feshbach discovered a young humpback whale tangled up in fishing nets, he thought it was already dead. After a quick investigation he discovered this wan't the case and the helpless creature needed an assist. ...

Next time you're swimming with sharks it may be a good idea to bring a few buddies along just in case. Dolphins prove they're mans best friend in the ocean as a pod of four thwart an Atlantic hammerhead shark from attacking a diver as he films underwater in the Bahamas. Having personal experience ...

After discovering a friendly humpback whale, trapped in a one-mile long net, James Moskito and his team of volunteers knew they had to do everything they could to free the gentle giant. Over the course of five hours, the team braved shark infested water and freezing temperatures all with the goal ...

The River Monsters crew got quite the surprise while filming an episode that recently aired when they spotted a castaway on an island they believed to be uninhabited. This discovery was shocking -  that's saying something, considering this Animal Planet show hunts for fish that'd give your ...

Saving a life is typically one of the last things on someone's mind when the load up their kayak and head to the ocean - but the world's a funny place and full of surprises. This good samaritan was recently kayaking off the coast of Spain when he spotted something in the water. Upon getting ...

Over the weekend, U.S. Coast Guard Southeast crews worked together to rescue a missing 17-year-old girl after a four-hour search in the Gulf of Mexico. Halfway through a 2-mile day trip from Fred Howard Park to the Anclote Keyes, Karlin O'Neill's arms got tired and she decided to turn around while ...

Apparently Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell had never heard of Michael Banks before singing There Ain't No Mountain High Enough. Banks climbed to the top of Morro Rock, a 576-foot -tall landmark, to propose to his girlfriend via FaceTime. After popping the big question - she said yes, according to ...

Meet Zolushka the luckiest tiger in the world. This orphaned Siberian tigress was left to fend for herself when she was only a few months old -- her mother likely killed by poachers. Less than 400 of these rare creatures exist in the wild - the survival of the species literally hangs in the balance ...

Thanks to quick thinking and a skilled excavator operator, this fawn that was found stuck in the mud's day completely turned around. After being discovered by employees after showing up to work, it was clear something needed to be done quick. Several things could have gone wrong in this daring ...

It looks like this ram wanted to play on a maypole but forgot to invite anyone. Fortunately for the ram- and the giant rut he was digging up - a passerby noticed the situation and immediately stepped in to help. After a bit of a rough back and forth, the ram was set free and put back on his way.

Seeing a trapped animal caught in a trap that could murder me in under three seconds flat doesn't exactly get me itching to release it. The desire to free it is even smaller when that animal is a massive cougar that's hissing and growling every time I get near it. Even with all that, two Division ...

Coast Guard crews stepped up after a yellow lab fell into icy waters in Lake Michigan. Nearly 200 feet from shore, a swimmer was quickly dispatched and brought the stranded dog in safely. Video description from the U.S. Coast Guard YouTube page: Ice rescue crews from Coast Guard Station ...