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Against The Odds

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History, Society & Culture, Atmos, Mike Corey, Cassie De Pecol, Dolby, Dolby Atmos

4.7 • 7.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On January 30, 1998, five fishermen finally hit the jackpot in a fishing bank known as Fairweather Ground off the southeastern coast of Alaska. They were aboard a wooden ship called the La Conte, which had seen better days. Despite a brewing storm approaching and the ship taking on water, the men decided to throw out one more fishing line. They’d soon learn they’d made a grave mistake.

For more on this story, we recommend:

The Last Run: A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Alaska Seas by Todd Lewan

Coming Back Alive: The True Story of the Most Harrowing Search and Rescue Mission Ever Attempted on Alaska’s High Seas by Spike Walker (also available as an audiobook on Audible)

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0:00.0	Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Against the Odds ad-free right now.
0:05.3	Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.
0:08.7	A listener note, Against the Odes uses dramatizations that are based on true events.
0:13.2	Some elements, including dialogue, may be invented, but everything is based on research.
0:23.5	Chief Warrant Office. on research. Chief warrant officer Bob Doyle trudges down a long hallway at the Coast Guard air
0:29.2	station in Sitka, Alaska. He could really use a drink right now, but he needs to be
0:35.3	sober for the meeting he's about to have. It's June, 1996,
0:40.1	and Doyle has been summoned to the office of the base's new commanding officer, Ted Lefevre.
0:45.9	Captain Lefevre didn't give a reason for the meeting, but he didn't really have to. Doyle knows
0:52.1	it's because he hasn't been showing up for work, or showing up
0:56.7	drunk. Doyle has served in the Coast Guard for nearly 20 years, ever since he enlisted at 18. It's
1:04.4	everything to him. But his personal life is in shambles, and it's been affecting his work as a supply officer.
1:12.6	He just hopes Lefevre will give him a chance to explain himself.
1:17.2	Lefevre's door is ajar. Doyle pauses just outside and takes a moment to smooth the wrinkles on his
1:23.3	uniform. Then, softly, he knocks. Captain Lefevre, you wanted to see me?
1:30.7	Lefevre looks up from his desk. He's got gray hair, bushy eyebrows, and an air of quiet authority.
1:37.6	Stacks of paperwork cover his desk. Ah, yes, it's Doyle, right? Come in and close the door behind you.
1:45.9	He gestures to a chair in front of his desk, and Doyle sits. There's an awkward silence as LaFever fishes a folder out of his stacks.
1:55.6	He opens it, scans the report inside, then looks at Doyle through wire-rimmed glasses.
2:01.6	So, Mr. Doyle, I understand that you've been missing a lot of work lately.
2:07.6	I guess that is true, sir.
2:10.6	Care to tell me why?
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