

The 6-minute horror film that will make you NEVER boat without a life jacket. Coast Guard trauma cinema.
Coast Guard film about the importance of life jackets. Stresses safety in boating and shows how boating accidents can happen.
Direction
Relentless accident recreations with1970s practical effects.
Editing
Sudden smash cuts that weaponize surprise for safety.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a golden age of government scare films that treated citizens like easily-distracted children who needed trauma to learn.
Frequently screened in driver's ed and boating courses for decades; Gen Xers still flinch at water.