Sam Champion
Sea Rescue (2012)
Season 5
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!
Released April 7, 2012
Episode 30 min
8+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Documentary
Keywords: imdb.arizona-desert, imdb.arizona-territory, tmdb.nature, tmdb.animals, imdb.arizona, imdb.desert, imdb.veterinarian + 2 more, imdb.sea-creature, imdb.two-word-title
Watch Providers: Philo
Production Companies: Litton Entertainment
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - A Gigantic Challenge
Marine biologists spend years trying to perfect a technique to help rescue one of the biggest creatures on the planet: the right whale. Then, oil washes ashore during a Gulf spill, and rescuers spring into action to save hundreds of sea turtles in danger.
Oct. 3, 2015, midnight
S5E2 - Lucky Streak
An exhausted pelican lands on a busy highway in Florida and Sea Rescue host Matt Gutman is there to assist with the rescue. Then, a manatee becomes ill after spending too long in frigid water, so the SeaWorld team launches a rescue mission to help him.
Oct. 10, 2015, midnight
S5E3 - Race Against Time
A sea lion is slowly being strangled by a loop of line around his neck, so rescuers race to save him. Then, rescue teams work around the clock to prevent an ecological disaster after an oil spill in Galveston, Texas.
Oct. 17, 2015, midnight
S5E4 - Gift of Sight
Four sea animals with one thing in common: they have a problem with their eyesight. In this Sea Rescue special, can the teams use cutting edge technology and a lot of TLC to give these animals the gift of sight?
Oct. 24, 2015, midnight
S5E5 - Pipeline to Disaster
A pipeline bursts near Santa Barbara, California, spilling thousands of gallons of oil into a precious ecosystem. One of the biggest rescue efforts in state history begins to save seabirds and marine mammals caught in the oil’s deadly path.
Oct. 31, 2015, midnight
S5E6 - Family Ties
A rescue team tries to save a young whale tangled up in fishing line off the coast of Maui as its mother swims nearby. Then, a baby manatee is discovered without her mom, so rescuers step in to take care of this precious little girl.
Nov. 7, 2015, midnight
S5E7 - Sea Cow in Texas
A manatee turns up in Trinity Bay near Galveston, Texas, and when the water temperature drops, a multitude of rescue groups work together to save the manatee. Then, two sea lions in San Diego have life threatening entanglements around their necks.
Nov. 14, 2015, midnight
S5E8 - Here, There and Everywhere
Sea lion pups start washing ashore, ill and emaciated, up and down the California coast. Soon the numbers shatter all previous records and rescue teams work around the clock to keep up with a deluge of sick patients.
Nov. 21, 2015, midnight
S5E9 - Shell Shocked
Hundreds of endangered sea turtles strand on the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, after spending too long in water that’s too cold for them. A rescue effort is launched to save them by flying these turtles all over the country to rehabilitation centers.
Jan. 16, 2016, midnight
S5E10 - Situation Contained
A sea lion is brought to SeaWorld San Diego in the back of a police car. Then, two albatross turn up in the unlikeliest of places: a desert community and a container ship. Fortunately for these wayward long-distance fliers, help is on hand.
Jan. 23, 2016, midnight
S5E11 - Best of: Hooked
Four animals, one problem: they’ve all been hooked with a sharp object. In this special episode of Sea Rescue, it’s up to rescue teams across the country to get two dolphins, a sea lion and a small shark safely back to their ocean homes.
Jan. 30, 2016, midnight
S5E12 - Heron Today, Gone Tomorrow
It’s a fight for survival in Hawaii as rescuers work tirelessly to help the endangered monk seal population recover. Then, a great blue heron is in grave danger after a soda can becomes stuck around its beak, so rescuers must step in to help.
Feb. 6, 2016, midnight
S5E13 - Never Give up Hope
A manatee becomes stranded in frigid waters near Savannah, Georgia, as rescuers race to reach him in time. Then, two young harbor seals with serious injuries arrive at SeaWorld San Diego and the team works to save them.
Feb. 13, 2016, midnight
S5E14 - In Trouble in the Gulf
When a sick dolphin washes ashore in Louisiana, a dedicated rescue team helps it, inspiring a group of school children along the way. Then, hundreds of turtles strand along the Gulf shore of Texas in critical condition.
Feb. 20, 2016, midnight
S5E15 - Wading in to Help
A young harbor seal is brought into SeaWorld San Diego with a broken back and a mysterious illness. Then, rescuers wade in to help a badly sunburned dolphin stranded on a sandbar.
Feb. 27, 2016, midnight
S5E16 - Day and Night
A young harbor seal is brought into SeaWorld San Diego with a broken back and a mysterious illness. Then, rescuers wade in to help a badly sunburned dolphin stranded on a sandbar.
March 5, 2016, midnight
S5E17 - Stuck in the Drain
Rescuers discover 20 manatees trapped in a narrow drainpipe and begin an overnight rescue to save them all. Then, two loggerhead sea turtles are brought to the South Carolina Aquarium with life-threatening shell injuries.
March 12, 2016, midnight
S5E18 - Small But Nighty
When a newborn orphaned sea otter pup washes ashore, rescuers act quickly to give this infant a second chance. Then, a newborn harbor seal strands with a swollen neck and rescuers have to get her well again.
April 2, 2016, midnight
S5E19 - Dangerous Entanglements
Two dolphins, a whale and a sea lion are all fighting for their lives while tangled up in fishing gear. In this special edition of Sea Rescue, teams work quickly to save these unfortunate animals from their deadly entanglements.
April 9, 2016, midnight
S5E20 - A Profound Legacy
Meet the pioneers who spent decades perfecting techniques to safely and successfully sedate and return entangled sea lions in the wild. Then, a female loggerhead sea turtle is taken to SeaWorld Orlando for care.
April 16, 2016, midnight
S5E21 - Trouble on the Sand
A sea lion is spotted with a deadly tangle of line and a fishing lure caught in his mouth, and rescuers need to find him before it’s too late. Then, a dolphin strands near the U.S border with Mexico and is in critical condition.
April 23, 2016, midnight
S5E22 - Something in the Water
A leatherback sea turtle strands in South Carolina and rescuers come to the rescue. Then, a mysterious substance appears in the San Francisco Bay and threatens the lives of hundreds of sea birds.
April 30, 2016, midnight
S5E23 - Rapid Response
A manatee has been struck by a boat and needs to be rescued or he could drown. Then, a young dolphin is spotted in a freshwater bayou in Texas and rescuers have to move quickly to save this saltwater animal.
May 7, 2016, midnight
S5E24 - Big or Small, Help Them All
Rescue teams in Maui respond to a young, emaciated humpback whale severely entangled in heavy gauge line. Then, a harbor seal that can’t swallow fish is taken to SeaWorld San Deigo where the team must discover how to help her if she's going to survive.
May 14, 2016, midnight
S5E25 - Feathered Friends in Need
Flamingos in Mexico, penguins in South Africa, sea birds in California and sandhill cranes in Florida all need help. In this special edition of Sea Rescue, four inspiring stories of feathered friends and the people who help them.
May 21, 2016, midnight
S5E26 - Fight or Flight
A juvenile great white shark becomes stranded off Cape Cod. Then, after a harbor seal survives a shark attack he’s left with a life-threatening wound and rescuers use an ancient cure to help.
May 28, 2016, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 5070 min.
Released: April 7, 2012
Last Air Date: June 2, 2018, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 8+
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