Unalaska, AK – On Sunday afternoon, drivers along Airport Beach Road were able to catch something of an air show. The U.S. Coast Guard was conducting a search and rescue drill just off of Hog Island, and it involved a 65-C Dolphin helicopter coming down near a raft, hovering, and sending a rescue swimmer out to bring back survivor dummy up to the helicopter.

Tim Beers was on board the survival raft, and he's part of the Deadliest Catch production crew. Even though it was just a simulation, he says that even spending a short amount of time out in the water like that was a distressing experience.

"After like the first half an hour, it starts to get really real," says Beer. "My feet started to get really cold, we started talking about things that I think we'd actually be talking about if it was real, and then it kind of dawns on you that it's the last place you'd really want to be."

The Deadliest Catch production crew was filming the whole simulation, and some of that video will be distributed to fishermen as instructional tape for what to do an emergency.

Brian Goodbody is a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. He was tasked with jumping 15 feet from the helicopter into the water, swimming to the raft to brief the survivors, and helping hoist the dummy - who some call Rescue Randy and others call Oscar - back up to the helicopter. He says he's pleased that the Coast Guard is getting attention for its rescue efforts.

"I think it's a great opportunity for the public to see what we do," says Goodbody. "We're a small branch, and we're a close-knit community. We love our jobs, and it's cool to get to share what we're doing."