''Deadliest Sea'' is a 2009 Canadian

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directed by

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. It is about the crew of the

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-based

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vessel ''St. Christopher''. It was produced by the producers of the popular

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series ''

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'', 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. 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 *

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as Burns *

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as Stubbs *

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as Captain Colvin * Jonathan Walker as Denton *

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as The Pilot * John Blackwood as Harry *

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as Marty *

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as The Greenhorn * Danny Smith as Ensign Mac

References

External links

Discovery Channel schedule
* 2009 television films 2009 films Discovery Channel (Canada) original programming English-language Canadian films Canadian adventure television films Films directed by T. J. Scott Films scored by Andrew Lockington Films set on ships Seafaring films based on actual events 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub