Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 11, Episode 12 - 5-Year Storm: Part 1 - full transcript

[ Sighing ] OH, MAN.

Bill:
HUGE STORM COMING.

WE ALL GOT TO BE 100%.

FOLLOW THOSE THAT ARE IN CHARGE,
AND DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD.

DON'T MAKE ANY STUPID MISTAKES,

AND WE'LL ALL GET OUT OF HERE
ALIVE.

IT'S GONNA HIT THE FAN.

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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

THERE'S A STORM COMING.

WE GOT A SERIOUS TIDE CHANGE.

STORM-FORCE WINDS --
NOTHING GOOD ABOUT THAT.



Narrator: ON THE NOTORIOUS
OPILIO CRAB GROUNDS...

THE WEATHER'S
STARTING TO PICK UP HERE.

RATS.

Narrator: ...THE FLEET STARES
DOWN THE BARREL

OF AN 800-MILE-WIDE
ARCTIC STORM.

Bill: THE HEART OF THIS THING'S
PROJECTED TO COME THROUGH HERE.

WHEN IT'S SOMETHING
OF THIS MAGNITUDE,

YOU GOT TO BE A FOOL
NOT TO PAY ATTENTION.

WATCH OUT!

AWAY WE GO.

STORM, STORM, STORM

AND WE HAVE TO GRIND,
GRIND, GRIND RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: WITH POTS IN THE WATER
AND TANKS TO FILL...

NO REST FOR THE WICKED.



Narrator:
...CAPTAINS DIG IN

AND PREPARE TO BATTLE IT OUT
WITH THE MOUNTING HURRICANE.

Bill:
I MEAN, I'VE SEEN SOME STUFF

I NEVER WANT TO SEE AGAIN
UP HERE,

AND IF IT'S WORSE THAN THAT,

HOLY SMOKES.

Narrator: 335 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR

IS THE 107-FOOT SAGA.

THIS IS JAKE, YOUR CAPTAIN,
SPEAKING.

WE'RE GONNA SET,
AND IT'S ROUGH WEATHER.

SO, IT'S ABOUT 1/4 MILE, GUYS.

I'M SITTING HERE AS THE CAPTAIN
SETTING MY FIRST STRING.

ONE HELL OF A STORM.

IT'S LIKE A FIVE-YEAR STORM,
I'VE HEARD.

Narrator: IN 56-KNOT WINDS
AND RAGING SEAS,

JAKE ANDERSON PREPARES TO LAUNCH
HIS FIRST SET

AS CAPTAIN OF THE SAGA.

Jake:
LOOK OUT FOR THE WAVE.

WEATHER BLOWS TONIGHT.

IT'S LITERALLY BLOWING A LOT.

A LITTLE ICY ON DECK.

ROLLING TODAY, SO IT MAKES
THINGS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT.

OH, YEAH,
IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] OUT.

DEFINITELY NOT OUR NICEST
WORKING CONDITIONS.

Jake: WE DECIDED TO
SET RIGHT UP HERE --

THE FAMOUS MAGOO.

LOOKS LIKE
A GOOD COURSE.

YOU LIKE IT?

YEAH.
OKAY.

Narrator: RELIEVED SKIPPER
RAY FLERCHINGER LOOKS ON

AS JAKE GETS A FEEL
FOR THE BOAT.

WE ALL READY TO GO?

ALLS I CAN HOPE
IS THAT THEY FISH WELL.

GET READY, MIKE.

WELL, HERE WE GO.

I'M KNOCKING ON WOOD.

CUT IT LOOSE.

[ BEEP ]

YEAH, BABY.

YEAH.

I JUST -- I FEEL LIKE
I'M IN A DREAM WORLD.

I MEAN, IT'S A BIG DEAL.

Narrator:
EVEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS
CAN'T SHAKE JAKE'S EXCITEMENT

IN FULFILLING
A LIFELONG DREAM.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DOWN THERE,
AND I'M JUST IN HEAVEN.

JUST FROM A BOY,
EVERYTHING I DID,

ALL THE SACRIFICES I MADE
TO GET HERE,

TIME AWAY FROM MY FAMILY --

THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

[ BEEP ]

WATCH OUT.

Ray: ONCE YOU GET
SOME HORSEPOWER TO IT,

IT WON'T BE DIVING IN
AND DIVING IN, YOU KNOW?

YEAH.

IT'LL KIND OF BUST THROUGH
A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S REALLY HARD ON THE GUYS.

WHEN IT'S FLAT CALM IS ONE
THING, BUT THEN YOU ADD WEATHER.

IT BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS.

IT'S BLOWING PRETTY HARD
RIGHT NOW,

AND THERE'S ICE STARTING TO COME
ON THE BOAT.

Jake: MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE

IS NOT LETTING A HUGE WAVE
COME OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.

WATCH THE RAIL.
WATCH THE RAIL.

IS IT DANGEROUS? YES.

IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND SOMEONE
GETS HURT, AM I RESPONSIBLE?

YES. DOUBLE YES.

THERE'S SOME BIG BOYS
OUT HERE.

[ BEEP ]

WELL, I HOPE THERE'S
GOOD NUMBERS OUT OF IT.

I MEAN,
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.

Jake: IN 24 HOURS,
I'M GONNA FIND OUT

IF I'M WRONG, RIGHT,
AWESOME, AMAZING,

OR JUST A SKUNK.

I LOVE FISHING.

Narrator:
40 MILES NORTHWEST,

ABOARD THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...

Keith: THE WEATHER'S
ONLY GETTING WORSE.

IT'S ONLY GONNA GET [BLEEP]
OUT THERE ON THIS STRING.

JUST MISERABLE, MAN.

AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
OF THE STORM RIGHT HERE.

WE'RE GONNA BE SEEING NORTHERLY

ANYWHERE FROM 35 TO PROBABLY,
AT TIMES, 50 MILES AN HOUR.

SO IT'S JUST GONNA SUCK.

Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
FIGHTS THE BUILDING STORM

AS HE PLOWS TOWARD THE FIRST
POTS OF HIS OPILIO SEASON.

IT'S TIME TO GET
MY RAIN GEAR ON.

THIS IS NOT THE BEST NIGHT
TO BE BREAKING IN A GREENHORN,

ESPECIALLY IN THIS WEATHER.

Narrator:
IT'S ALSO A FIRST

FOR 27-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN
AMY MAJORS,

WHO FACES HER INAUGURAL HAUL
ON A CRAB BOAT.

SHE'S GOT A PRETTY GOOD RéSUMé.

THE ONE THING SHE HASN'T DONE
IS FISH CRAB,

BUT IT'S A BRUTE-FORCE FISHERY.

Amy: I HAVEN'T EVEN
STARTED FISHING YET,

AND I CAN TELL THAT IT'S GONNA
BE REALLY FRICKIN' HARD WORK.

BUT I THINK I HAVE
JUST AS GOOD OF A CHANCE

AS ANYBODY ELSE DOES.

Keith: I DON'T THINK
SHE'S GONNA BUCKLE,

BUT WE'LL FIND OUT HERE
SHORTLY.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

ALL RIGHTY.

OH, YEAH.

IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS
SINCE WE FISHED HERE.

THERE'S A LITTLE SPOT HERE
CALLED THE PINNACLE.

WHOO!

THE WEATHER'S BRUTAL.

IF THIS WEATHER STAYS LIKE THIS,

WE'RE GONNA BE HARD-PRESSED
TO GO ANYWHERE,

SO WE SURE AS [BLEEP]
BETTER BE ON SOMETHING.

WHOO-HOO!

COME ON, BABY.

COME ON.

WE NEED SOME CRAB.

YEAH, BABY!

YEE-HAW!

WHOO-HOO!

OH, YEAH.

OH [BLEEP] YEAH.

OH, THAT'S LOOKING GOOD
FROM HERE.

WHAT'D YOU GET, MOUSE?

UNTZ, UNTZ, UNTZ!

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FISHING.

WE WILL TAKE THAT.

IF I CAN KEEP THIS GEAR
ON THIS KIND OF FISHING,

WE WILL FILL THE BOAT
IN ABOUT 5 1/2 DAYS.

NOT BAD, RIGHT?

Narrator: AFTER HANGING
HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF BAIT

IN 25-FOOT SEAS...

HEY,
YOU'RE GETTING IN THESE POTS.

PUT THAT DOWN AND GET READY
TO GET IN THIS POT.

...UP NEXT FOR THE GREENHORN,
HER FIRST GRIND.

Robby:
WE'LL SEE HOW SHE LASTS,

'CAUSE THIS IS HER ONLY FIRST
ACTUAL 18-HOUR SHIFT, YOU KNOW?

SHE'S GONNA BE REALLY TIRED
AFTER THIS ONE.

NO TIME FOR TALK, BOYS.
JUST TRY TO DO SOME WORK.

WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.
COMING DOWN THE RAIL.

DAMN IT.

HOLY COW.

I'M DOING FINE,

IT'S JUST THERE'S
A COUPLE OF THOSE WAVES

THAT SCARED THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF ME.

I WAS IN THE POT.

I'M HAVING A LOT OF FUN
STILL.

SO FAR, I'M IMPRESSED
BECAUSE SHE'S NOT COMPLAINING.

I MEAN, LOOK AT HER.
SHE'S SOAKING WET.

SHE'S WORKING HER ASS OFF.

AMY!

ALL RIGHT!

AND, LOOK, SHE'S NOT WALKING.

I MEAN, HOW MANY
[BLEEP] GREENHORNS

HAVE I HAD TO STARE AT

WALK UP AND DOWN
THAT [BLEEP] DECK ON THIS BOAT

IN THE LAST 20 YEARS?

AND SHE'S CERTAINLY
A LOT TOUGHER

THAN A HELL OF A LOT OF GUYS
I'VE HIRED IN THE PAST.

Amy: IT'S A GOOD WORKOUT.

I'M GONNA BE FIT AS HELL
AFTER THIS, THAT'S FOR SURE.

THEY'VE GOT HER CLIMBING
IN EVERY SINGLE POT,

WHICH IS
AN ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE JOB.

SHE'S CHOPPING THE BAIT,
SHE'S STUFFING THE JUGS,

SHE'S SLICING
THAT STINKY CODFISH,

AND I DON'T THINK
SHE'S COMPLAINED ONCE.

SHE'S SHOWING NO SIGNS
OF CRACKING.

WHOA!

WHEW.

WHOA, WATCH OUT.
HOLY [BLEEP]

[ ALARM WAILING ]

BOW, BOW, BOW!

Narrator:
ON THE WIZARD...

WHEW.

WHOA, WATCH OUT.
HOLY [BLEEP]

[ ALARM WAILING ]

BOW, BOW, BOW!

Narrator: ...A WATER SENSOR
HAS BEEN TRIPPED

AT THE BOW OF THE BOAT.

THAT MEANS
WE GOT A MAJOR PROBLEM.

HEY,
WE GOT A PROBLEM DOWN HERE.

I NEED A HAND.

WHERE'D THAT COME FROM?

RIGHT HERE --
WE GOT A CRACKED PIPE.

WHOA, WHOA.

BE CAREFUL WITH THAT.
IT'S THE SEA CHEST.

THAT'S A HOLE
IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT.

ROGER.

OKAY, SO THIS IS PROBABLY

ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUES
WE COULD HAVE.

WE GOT A CRACK
FROM HERE TO HERE.

A 25-FOOT WAVE DAMAGED
A 10-YEAR-OLD PIPE,

FLOODING THE BOW.

HEY, ROGER, TELL ME
WHAT'S GOING ON UP FORWARD.

IN BETWEEN THE SEA CHEST
AND THE PUMP...

IT JUST GUSHES OUT.

[BLEEP]

Narrator: THE SEA CHEST
IS AN INTAKE VALVE IN THE HULL

THAT RECYCLES WATER FOR
THE 30,000-GALLON CRAB TANKS.

THE BURST PIPE
IS FLOODING THE BOW

AND COULD SINK THE BOAT.

Keith: HOW MUCH PRESSURE'S
COMING THROUGH THERE?

I MEAN, LIKE, GUSHING?
YEAH.

CAN WE REPLACE THOSE PIECES?

WELL, YEAH,
BUT NOT OUT HERE.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO REPLACE THEM WITH?

WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE
A DECENT PIPE.

RUBBER WRAPPING
AIN'T GONNA HOLD IT.

DO IT RIGHT, MAN.

WRAP IT TIGHTER THAN PISS,

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, TAKE
STAINLESS-STEEL BALING WIRE

AND WIRE THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF IT.

MAKE SURE
WE DON'T HAVE A LEAK.

[ SIGHS ]

ALL RIGHT,
I'M HEADING BACK OUT.

[ SIGHS ]

...PRETTY SOON,

YOU GOT A FULL-BLOWN
MAJOR EMERGENCY ON YOUR HANDS.

Narrator:
WITHOUT A SPARE PIPE,

MONTE'S ONLY HOPE IS TO PATCH
THE LEAK WITH RUBBER AND CLAMPS

BEFORE THE FLOODING
OVERWHELMS THE VESSEL.

THIS THING GONNA FAIL
AND FILL UP THE SPACE?

I MEAN, WE DON'T KNOW.

OKAY, LET'S JUST START
WITH THIS, RIGHT?

WE'LL GET IT WRAPPED UP, AND
THEN WE'LL GET THE CLAMP ON IT.

Keith:
YOU GOT WATER COMING IN

AND YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT,
YEAH, THAT'S SINKING THE BOAT.

YOU CERTAINLY DON'T WANT
A HOLE THAT BIG

IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT...

...WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW.

CAN YOU REACH OVER THIS WAY?

YEAH,
I CAN GET BEHIND HERE.

JUST WORK IT AROUND.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE.

I GOT THE RUBBER

IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO GET THAT
AROUND THE BACK AGAIN.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YEP.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA NEED
LIKE EVERY HOSE CLAMP WE GOT.

I'M GONNA GO UP THERE AND TAKE
A LOOK AT IT REAL FAST.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD.

OKAY.
HOW IS IT?

GOOD JOB, GUYS.

YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

TAKE A PISS,
PUT ON SOME DRY [BLEEP]

RIGHT BACK OUT.

BACK TO WORK.

AND OUR GREENHORN STAYED
IN THE GAME

AND SHE'S KEPT HER HEAD
IN THE GAME.

HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING'S
RUNNING SMOOTH NOW.

HERE WE GO.

Narrator: ACROSS
THE 135,000-SQUARE-MILE

CRAB GROUNDS...

Sig: STARTING TO GET NAUTICAL
OUT HERE.

Narrator:
...THE MONSTROUS ARCTIC STORM

CONTINUES TO GAIN MOMENTUM.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST
DIFFERENT LAYERS OF MISERY.

I CAN'T CRY ABOUT IT.

WHOA, WATCH OUT!

WATCH OUT!

YOU JUST HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION.

HEADS UP!

Johnathan: FREEZING SPRAY,
MISERABLE, COLD,

AND ROLLING AROUND,
GETTING OUR ASS KICKED.

[BLEEP] GOING ON HERE.

WE'LL SEE HOW BIG IT GETS.

[ LAUGHS ]

WATCH OUT!

Bill: IT'S PRETTY WILD.

AND IT IS DEFINITELY PICKING UP
NOW.

STRONGER AT THE RAIL!

CRAZY [BLEEP] GOING ON HERE.

HEADS UP. HEADS UP.

IF IT GETS UGLY,

I'M NOT GONNA PUT THE BOAT
AT RISK OR THE --

DEFINITELY NOT THE CREW.

BUT UNTIL THEN,
WE'RE GONNA HAUL GEAR.

Narrator: 335 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR

IS THE SAGA.

Jake:
I GOT MY FIRST STRING.

TODAY, THE WEATHER'S WORSE.

IT'S BLOWING ABOUT 30 NORTHEAST,

10- AND 12-FOOTERS

WITH AN OCCASIONAL 20-FOOTER
IN BETWEEN.

I AM JUST NERVOUS AS HELL.

Narrator:
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON

APPROACHES THE FIRST POTS
OF HIS CAREER

IN ROLLING SEAS.

Nick: OH, IT IS NICE OUT TODAY.

BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE BERING SEA
ONCE AGAIN.

SEAS ARE AT LEAST 15 FEET.

ROLLING TO PROBABLY 30, 35.

Jake: IT'S BLOWING MORE THAN
I'D LIKE IT TO.

REAL NERVOUS
BECAUSE THIS IS

THE FIRST STRING I'VE EVER SET
ON MY OWN IN MY LIFE,

AND THE WEATHER'S
NOT DOING ME ANY FAVORS.

AND I CAN'T SEE THE BAG YET.

THIS WEATHER ISN'T HELPING
ANYBODY TODAY.

[ GROANS ]

THERE IT IS,
RIGHT THERE.

OH, THERE THEY ARE.

YOU GOT HER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF
MR. MAGOO HAS LOVE FOR YOU GUYS.

FIRST POT.

WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT

IF I'M A ZERO OR A HERO
PRETTY QUICKLY.

JAKE'S FIRST POT COMING UP.

YEAH!

OH...MY...GOD.

IT'S GOOD.

[ Laughing ]
OH, MY GOD.

OH, LOOK AT THAT CRAB.

THAT'S GARBAGE.

THIS IS EVERYTHING
I DREAMED FOR.

NONE OF THESE CRAB ARE GOOD.

THERE'S ABOUT 800 HERE.

SO MUCH TRASH HERE I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

I'VE WAITED SO LONG
FOR THIS MOMENT,

I JUST -- I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TO FEEL OR WHAT TO THINK.

10.

1-0. 10.

PRETTY [BLEEP] TERRIBLE.

[ GROANS ]

Ray:
JUNK CRAB IN THERE.

DAMN IT.

THAT IS NOT GOOD.

THAT IS NOT GOOD.

Narrator: THE POT NETS
790 ILLEGAL JUVENILE CRAB

THAT MUST BE RETURNED
TO THE SEA.

RIGHT NOW,
IT'S NOT LOOKING THAT FANTASTIC.

Jake:
WHAT DID I DO TO US?

PROBABLY ABOUT 600 CRAB
IN THAT POT.

THERE WAS ONLY ONE KEEPER.

TEARS YOUR HEART OUT.

ALL THE CRAB THAT WE'RE CATCHING
RIGHT NOW,

JAKE'S STRINGS ARE SO HORRIBLE

WE JUST BRING THEM UP
AND PUT THEM BACK IN THE WATER.

THESE CRAB ARE GARBAGE.

WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY HEADWAY
ON OUR QUOTA HERE.

WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.

IN THIS WEATHER,

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT WAVES COMING
IN AND POTS BANGING AROUND.

IT'S SKETCHY.

THE WEATHER'S JUST HORRIBLE.

ICE, BIG WAVES. HOORAY.

THE WEATHER JUST MAKES
EVERYTHING HARDER.

LOOK OUT.

VISIBILITY IS POOR.

THIS SUCKS.

THIS IS [BLEEP]

IT'S ALL [BLEEP]

HOW MANY WERE IN
THAT LAST POT?

I DON'T KNOW.
[BLEEP] FIVE?

IT'S TERRIBLE,
TERRIBLE FISHING.

Sig:
YOU JUST GOT TO KNOW WHEN.

THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT TAKES TIME.

YOU DON'T JUST JUMP UP HERE
AND START RUNNING A BOAT.

IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.
I'M SORRY.

HOW FAST DID IT HAPPEN
FOR YOU?

YOU'RE NOT ME.

BAD CRAB, NO NUMBERS.

I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING,
THIS [BLEEP] GETTING OLD.

HEY, GUYS.

LOOK, I KNOW THE WEATHER
IS AWFUL.

I JUST CAN'T STAND
TO WATCH YOU GUYS

SORT THROUGH ALL MY CRAP THERE.

WE'RE JUST GONNA TRY TO
RAIL DUMP FROM HERE.

SO BE SAFE AND...

DON'T GET HURT.

OKAY, UNDO THE DOORS.

Narrator: RATHER THAN
BEAT UP HIS CREW,

JAKE THROWS IN THE TOWEL
ON HIS FIRST STRING.

Jake: POTS HAD NO LEGAL-SIZED
CRAB IN THEM AT ALL.

NONE.

AND SO IT'S BETTER THAT THEY GO
RIGHT BACK IN THE WATER

THAN TO SIT ON THE TABLE

AND POSSIBLY DIE
'CAUSE IT'S FREEZING

AND THEN BURN OUT THE CREW.

RAIL DUMPING IS A MUCH MORE
EFFICIENT WAY TO GET RID OF CRAB

THAN TOTING IT AROUND.

LOOKS LIKE THE FUTURE
IS PRETTY GRIM RIGHT NOW.

IT HURTS TOO BAD.

...FOR THE GUYS.

THEY WERE ALREADY PROBABLY
HAVING TROUBLE ADJUSTING

TO A YOUNG, NEW SKIPPER.

IT CAN'T GET WORSE.

VERY LOW. FEELS VERY LOW.

THIS IS NOT GOING WELL.

[ ALARM WAILING ]

YOU GUYS SMELL THAT?

IT'S ALL GOOD.

THAT IS NOT GOOD.

WHAT THE [BLEEP]

OH, THIS ISN'T GOOD.

HEY, YOU GUYS.

DAMN. DAMN IT.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

THAT'S THE CLUTCH,
AND THAT'S WHAT'S BURNING.

SO IF THIS GOES OUT,
WE'RE IN SERIOUS [BLEEP] CITY.

Narrator: THE CLUTCH

ON THE AUXILIARY ENGINE
THAT RUNS THE HYDRAULICS

IS BURNT OUT,

BRINGING WORK ON DECK
TO A HALT.

THE NEW SKIPPER HAS
TWO CHOICES --

HEAD TO PORT
AND FIX IT RIGHT...

I JUST REALLY WANTED TO RUN
THESE TWO NEXT STRINGS.

Narrator: ...OR TAKE HIS CHANCES
ON A PATCH JOB AT SEA.

I KNOW, WHICH PUTS ME IN
A KIND OF PECULIAR SITUATION,

BECAUSE I WANT TO GO IN.

BUT THE THINGS
THAT ARE GOING ON

AREN'T THINGS
THAT CAN'T BE FIXED

BEFORE YOU GO RUNNING OFF
INTO TOWN.

I JUST --
I'M WORRIED ABOUT THEM.

YOU GOT TO QUIT WORRYING
ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT,

BUT DO WORRY ABOUT
WHAT THEY NEED.

YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY.

Narrator:
CAPTAIN JAKE MAKES THE CALL

TO REPAIR THE CLUTCH AT SEA.

IT'S GONNA TAKE FOUR GUYS,

SO WE'LL GO DOWN THERE AND WE'LL
HANDLE IT AS BEST WE CAN.

WE HAVE TO TAKE IT ALL APART.

IT'S NOT A ONE-MAN OPERATION.

IT'S PROBABLY THE WHOLE CREW.

NO [BLEEP]

Narrator:
HEY, LOOK AT THAT.

WILD BILL IS BEATING KEITH
BY A LOT.

ENJOY IT, BILL.

Narrator: 265 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,

ON THE 108-FOOT CAPE CAUTION...

THIS WEATHER JUST SUCKS.

FIRST POT COMING UP.

BE CAREFUL.

THERE'S SOME
BIG [BLEEP] WAVES HERE.

WHOO!

SOME SOAK TIME ON IT,

SO HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME CRAB
IN THAT GEAR.

Narrator:
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI

APPROACHES A SOUTHERN STRING

IN 25-FOOT SEAS
AND GALE-FORCE WINDS.

Bill:
YOU CAN SEE US RIGHT HERE.

WE'RE ESSENTIALLY
IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS THING.

HERE'S THE WAY
THE WAVES ARE TODAY.

THIS IS THE WAY OUR STRING IS.

SO AT SOME POINT, IN EVERY POT,

I HAVE TO PUT THE STARBOARD SIDE
OF THE BOAT, WHERE THE CREW IS,

OPEN TO THE SEAS.

AND THEY'LL JUST CLIMB RIGHT UP
OVER THE RAIL.

NORMALLY,
I WOULD NEVER DO THIS.

BUT IN A TIME-CRUNCH SITUATION,

IT'S A DECISION THAT --
I DON'T KNOW -- I HAD TO MAKE.

Narrator: WITH THE DELIVERY DATE
FAST APPROACHING

AND 50,000 POUNDS LEFT
TO CATCH...

HOPEFULLY
THE GUYS CAN HANDLE IT.

Narrator: ...THE SKIPPER PUSHES
THROUGH THE WEATHER.

YEAH!

THE BERING SEA'S
KIND OF A BITCH RIGHT NOW.

IT'S A LITTLE WET TODAY.

OVER HERE?

NICK IS EATING SOME CRAP
AT THE RAIL, THOUGH.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP THEM OUT.

I DON'T USUALLY LIKE TO GET
THE BOYS WET LIKE THIS,

BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

DO WE HAVE COLOR?

WHOO-HOO!

YEAH, BABY.

LOTS IN THAT BAG THERE.

OH, YEAH, JOHN.

WHOO-HOO!

314.
3-1-4 THAT POT.

TRIPLE!

300 CRAB IN THAT POT.

WHOO!

300. BROKE 300.

THERE'S STILL A GOOD POCKET
OF CRAB HERE.

WHOO!

WOW, MAN!

LOTS OF THEM.

WHOO!

[BLEEP]

YEAH.
HOLD ON TIGHT.

HEADS UP. HEADS UP.

HOLY [BLEEP]

WEATHER'S A LITTLE BIT BAD,
BUT WE'RE HAULING HERE.

GOT SOME GOOD CRAB IN THE POT
THAT'S GOOD SIZE.

WE GOT TO KEEP TURNING OVER ALL
OF OUR GEAR AS FAST AS POSSIBLE

IN TIME FOR OUR OFFLOAD
IN ST. PAUL.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!

WHOO! YEAH!

EVERYBODY OKAY.

OH, MAN!

IF IT GETS ANY WORSE
THAN THIS,

THAT'S WHEN SOMEBODY
GETS BEAT UP ON DECK.

SAVAGE OUT.

Bill: HEADS UP. HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.

I MEAN, YOU CANNOT
NOT PAY ATTENTION HERE

WITH THESE DIFFERENT SWELLS

COMING FROM
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON.

IT'S LIKE A WASHING MACHINE.

WE'RE RIGHT ON THE EDGE.

I MEAN, IT'S -- ANYTHING
COULD HAPPEN, BUT, YOU KNOW...

OH [BLEEP]

HEADS UP. HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.

MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!
GET DOWN!

OH [BLEEP]

CAPTAIN.

YEAH, BABY!

LOOK AT THIS.

Keith:
DON'T THROW HIM OVER.

IT'S GOOD LUCK.

THERE MIGHT BE
A PURPLE OPIE

FOR EVERY MILLION OPIES
OUT THERE.

IT'S CONSIDERED BAD LUCK
TO KEEP ONE ON THE BOAT,

BUT IT'S ALSO CONSIDERED
REALLY GOOD LUCK TO SET IT FREE.

FOUND THE GOLDEN TICKET.

OH, MAN!

ONE MORE PICTURE
AND HE'S GOING HOME.

WANT TO GET RID OF THAT GUY?
GOODBYE.

OH, MAN.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD.

Narrator:
ON THE CAPE CAUTION...

[BLEEP]

HEADS UP. HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.

MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!
GET DOWN!

OH [BLEEP]

Narrator: ...A THREE-STORY ROGUE
WAVE BREAKS OVER THE BOW...

HEY, IS EVERYBODY OKAY?

...PUMMELING THE DECK.

ANYBODY DOWN?

GOT TO FIND
THAT WHEEL LEVER.

[BLEEP]
[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]

[BLEEP] GOT REALLY [BLEEP] UP.

RIPPED OFF THE EYE
RIGHT HERE

OFF OUR RAM.

RIPPED HYDRAULIC HOSES.

WE MIGHT HAVE LOST A WHEEL
TO THE TABLE.

I DON'T KNOW.

Narrator: THE POWERFUL WAVE
SPARED THE CREW...

HEY, KILL THE HYDROS!

KILL THE HYDROS!

...BUT CRIPPLED THEIR GEAR.

[BLEEP]

BROKE THE RAM?

YEAH, THE EYE.
THE EYE.

BROKE THE RAM.

[BLEEP]

THERE'S A BROKEN LEG
ON THE TABLE.

DROVE THE TABLE
THROUGH THE DECK.

SLAPPED US.

TOOK ME TOTALLY BY SURPRISE.

IT WAS AS HIGH
AS THE FORWARD MAST.

I'VE NEVER HAD THAT MUCH WATER
ON THE DECK OF THIS BOAT

WITH CREW ON BOARD
OUT ON THE DECK.

COULD'VE DROVE SOMEBODY'S FACE
INTO THE TABLE OR --

YEAH, IT'S...

WE LUCKED OUT ON THAT ONE.

OH, THAT WAS A BIG ONE.

THAT [BLEEP] US UP.

ABSOLUTELY INSANE.

NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT
IN MY LIFE.

IT CAME STRAIGHT OVER THE BOW,
KNOCKED ALL OF US OVER.

KNOCKED ME FLAT ON MY ASS.

THAT WAS A NICE WELCOME
TO THE BERING SEA.

SO WE GOT TO MAKE A NEW WHEEL,
WE GOT TO FIX THE EYE,

AND FIX THE FITTING.

YEAH. ROGER.

[BLEEP]

[ SIGHS ] [BLEEP]

WE'RE UNDER THE GUN.

EMERGENCY REPAIRS IN A GALE
WITH 20-PLUS-FOOT SEAS.

THE GUYS GOT TO FIX IT NOW
AND FIX IT RIGHT.

THIS DAY JUST BECAME VERY HARD.

Narrator: SHUT DOWN IN THE HEART
OF A MONSTER STORM,

THE CREW RACES TO PUT THE BOAT
BACK TOGETHER.

WE NEED TO CHAIN THIS
TO THE TABLE

AND GO TO THE RAIL
AND SECURE IT.

Bill: NICK'S GONNA BEAT
THE BRACKET BACK TOGETHER

FOR THE WHEEL.

"DIRTY'S" PUTTING THE LUMBER
BACK ON THE DECK.

AND NICK WILL HAVE TO WELD
ANOTHER PAD EYE ON THE RAM.

I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S
A LOT OF WIND AND BIG SEAS.

YOU CAN SEE IT.

THERE'S ONE RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER
HERE.

YOU GO FROM THE TOP OF ONE,
YOU DIP DOWN,

AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER ONE
RIGHT THERE.

SCARE THE TEETH
RIGHT OUT OF YOU.

RIPPED STEEL APART,

TORE UP DECK BOARDS
LIKE TOOTHPICKS.

WE GOT TO FIX EVERYTHING
BEFORE WE START FISHING AGAIN.

KABLAMMO!

OKAY. LET'S DO IT.

YOU SEE HOW POWERFUL
THAT WATER IS.

IT JUST TOOK THAT HEAVY TABLE
AND ANNIHILATED IT.

HAPPENED REALLY QUICK.

TOOK THE BERING SEA ALL OF HALF
A SECOND TO DESTROY OUR DECK.

FEEL IT. AND UP.

OKAY, YOU GUYS ARE GOOD.

COME BACK.

HOLD IT.

GOT THE DECK BOARDS FIXED.

WE GOT THE RAM FITTINGS FIXED.

WE GOT THE TABLE WHEEL WELDED.

WE ARE 100%! YES!

HOLY [BLEEP]

THAT'S REALLY TOUGH
TO FIX AT SEA.

THESE GUYS GOT IT BACK ROLLING.

NICE JOB, BOYS.

EVERYBODY TOOK ON A PROJECT,

AND I'VE BEEN TELLING THESE GUYS
JUST FOR TWO YEARS NOW

THAT'S THE WAY
YOU GET THINGS DONE.

THE GUYS DID GOOD
ON THAT ONE.

GOOD JOB, GUYS. WHOO!

THEY WORKED LIKE A TEAM.
IT WAS AWESOME.

OHH!

WE'RE GONNA ROCK THROUGH THIS.

THERE AIN'T NO BRAKEMAN
ON THIS TRAIN.

Narrator: 75 MILES NORTHWEST,
ON THE SAGA...

JEFF'S INSTALLING THE NEW CLUTCH
RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
JAKE ANDERSON AND CREW

FINISH REPAIRS
ON A BURNED-OUT CLUTCH.

THIS IS WHY
WE DON'T HAVE HYDRAULICS.

BURNT-UP PIECE OF [BLEEP]

[ MACHINERY WHIRRS ]

OH, THANK GOD.

IN RECORD TIMING, THEY PUT
THE CLUTCH BACK IN THERE.

Narrator: AFTER WRENCHING
FOR FOUR HOURS,

THE CLUTCH
IS BACK IN BUSINESS...

Ray: ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS WE NEED TO FIND 400s,

AND THEN EVERYBODY AND
EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.

YOU KNOW THAT ISN'T TRUE.

[ LAUGHS ]

...AND THE CREW
IS BACK FISHING.

LIKE I SAID,
I'M GETTING EXPERIENCE,

SO I'M HAPPY AS A CLAM.

Nick:
THIS IS PRETTY DANGEROUS.

MOVING ALL OVER THE PLACE
ON DECK.

IT'S ALREADY BLOWING
45 RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE JOB
DONE SAFELY.

THIS IS WHY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO
GO OPIE FISHING, RIGHT HERE.

DAMN IT.
IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE.

[ BEEPING ]

OH, MY GOD.

[BLEEP]

WHOA!

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?