The lines between life and death are drawn only by the limits of the ferrets’ courage.įrom ceaseless boat drill practice to instant decisions on the broken deck of the Deepsea Explorer, Rescue Ferrets at Sea is a tale of the pursuit of ideals, of the value of teamwork, an action portrait of those who believe that the rescue of life is the highest calling.

We have a vessel in distress, this is not a drill.’Įngines bursting awake, searchlights blazing, crew and boat battle swells and screaming wind to reach desperate creatures in black water. She switches to the ship’s loudspeaker: ‘Topside crew, paws on deck. She does not inquire whether the Chief Engine ferret is ready for action on a quarter minute warning. When the alert siren shrieks during a midnight storm, Bethany shakes away sleep and races to the bridge. Bethany and her crew measure the days by storms at sea, by ships in distress and by lives saved from tempest. A kit from humble beginnings, she rises quickly to command the swift J boat Resolute a once derelict craft, which she rescued from the rocks. In this world of committed, courageous ferrets, Captain Bethany Ferret stands apart.

Just as it is the job of humans to rescue human lives at risk in storm and shipboard disaster, so it is the job of ferrets to rescue seagoing animals. On the edges of every sea, the Ferret Rescue Service stands alongside the Coast Guard and Coastal Patrol of any country that claims an ocean shore.

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