VIDEO: Watch THE FINEST HOURS Coast Guard 360 Video Experience

Experience the open water with the U.S. Coast Guard in this 360 video inspired by The Finest Hours, in theaters Friday.

Posted by The Finest Hours on Sunday, January 24, 2016

In honor of The Finest Hours, Disney went behind-the-scenes with the brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard and released a video in Facebook's 360-degree format that showcases real training drills on the open water. The video was shot at Station Los Angeles with a state-of-the-art 360 Abyss camera, provided by 360Heros. The video depicts the launch and return of a CGC Narwhal small boat, as well as hoist training with an HH-65 helicopter.

The heroic action-thriller is in theaters this Friday, January 29, 2016!

A heroic action-thriller, "The Finest Hours" is the remarkable true story of the most daring rescue mission in the history of the Coast Guard. Presented in Digital 3D™, Real D 3D and IMAX® 3D, the film will transport audiences to the heart of the action, creating a fully-immersive cinematic experience on an epic scale. On February 18, 1952, a massive nor'easter struck New England, pummeling towns along the Eastern seaboard and wreaking havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path, including the SS Pendleton, a T-2 oil tanker bound for Boston, which was literally ripped in half, trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly-sinking stern.

As the senior officer on board, first assistant engineer Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck) soon realizes it is up to him to take charge of the frightened crew and inspire the men to set aside their differences and work together to ride out one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast. Meanwhile, as word of the disaster reaches the U.S. Coast Guard station in Chatham, Massachusetts, Warrant Officer Daniel Cluff (Eric Bana) orders a daring operation to rescue the stranded men. Despite overwhelming odds, four men, led by Coast Guard Captain Bernie Webber (Chris Pine), set out in a wooden lifeboat with an ill-equipped engine and little, if any, means of navigation, facing frigid temperatures, 60-foot high waves and hurricane-force winds.

Video courtesy of Walt Disney Studios

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