A research team studying narwhals became stranded on an ice floe when a storm caused the ice to break apart, separating them from land. Faced with the possibility of death by hypothermia or drowning, they constructed a makeshift boat out of a whale holder to try to survive. After praying to God for the first time, one of the researchers found peace during the dangerous night as they waited for rescue. The next morning, the storm broke and they were spotted by a Coast Guard helicopter.