Deadliest Sea

Deadliest Sea is a 2009 Canadian made-for-television film directed by T. J. Scott. It is about the crew of the Kodiak, Alaska-based scallop fishing vessel St. Christopher. It was produced by the producers of the popular Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch, and originally aired on the Discovery Channel on July 19, 2009. While the film itself is a fictionalized account, according to a title-card at the beginning it is based on a true story.

Deadliest Sea
Directed by	T. J. Scott
Written by	Kevin Lund T. J. Scott David Young
Produced by	Thom Beers Philip Segal Karen Wookey
Starring	Sebastian Pigott Peter Outerbridge Joanne Boland
Cinematography	David Herrington
Edited by	Bert Kish
Music by	Andrew Lockington
Production company	Original Productions
Distributed by	Discovery Channel
Release date	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)
Running time	2 hours (with commercials)
Country	Canada
Language	English

Discovery's description of the film called it "a thrilling tale of struggle and survival in the fierce open sea."

Plot

The movie depicts the tale of a young guy who, in search of a genuine job, joins the crew of an Alaskan King Crab trawler. The ship's captain makes an educated guess about where to plant traps in the Bering Sea, but soon the boat and its crew become victims of a strong and persistent storm that turns the icy sea into a death trap in the middle of the night. The guys struggle desperately to survive as the fatal vessel collapses in the face of the harsh weather.

Cast

• Sebastian Pigott as Tommy
• Joanne Boland as Vanessa
• Ryan Blakely as Reed
• Kristen Holden-Ried as "Bear"
• Eugene Clark as Moss
• Ron White as Burns
• Greg Bryk as Stubbs
• Peter Outerbridge as Captain Colvin
• Jonathan Walker as Denton
• Doug Lennox as The Pilot
• John Blackwood as Harry
• Daniel Kash as Marty
• Daniel DeSanto as The Greenhorn
• Danny Smith as Ensign Mac

External links

• Discovery Channel schedule
• Deadliest Sea at IMDb