First appearance of Vicki Stubing (the captain's daughter) played by Jill Whelan. Her next appearance happens in Trial Romance/Never Say Goodbye/A New Woman (1979), after which she becomes a series cast member.
90 minute show, this is skipped in syndication most times.
This episode first aired November 4, 1978, the day that Iranians stormed the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, starting a 444-day hostage ordeal and international stand-off between the two countries. The person who posted this trivia is a year early. The hostage crisis started November 4, 1979.