Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 11, Episode 18 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript
Polar ice descends and each Skipper must choose flight or fight. The Saga is in danger of sinking & Jake must act fast to save his crew. Josh takes a huge gamble against Casey's wishes and heads towards the ice. Sig & Johnathan race to rescue gear.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
NO. STOP.
Sig:
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE INDUSTRIES
THAT CAN CHEW A GUY UP
AND SPIT HIM OUT.
♪
NOW, THIS SEASON
WE WENT THROUGH HELL.
Phillip:
NO. NO, WHAT DID YOU SAY BEFORE?
PUTTING ME ON THE DECK?
I'LL PUT YOU
ON THE [BLEEP] DECK [BLEEP]
DO IT.
♪ I WONDER WHERE WE WENT WRONG
[BLEEP] YOU, DUDE!
I ALMOST WENT OVER!
♪ WE ALREADY GOT THIS FAR
Josh: FINISH THIS [BLEEP] OFF
AND FINISH IT STRONG
'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ANY MORE BITCHING.
[ GROANS ]
Sig: YOU'RE DEAD.
I'M GONNA [BLEEP]
STOMP ON YOU.
♪ WE ARE LIVING
IN THE DANGER ZONE ♪
GUYS, WATCH THE RAIL!
HOLD ON!
AAH!
Sig: JUST ANOTHER WINTER
IN THE BERING SEA.
IT'S THAT FINAL MOVE YOU MAKE
THAT COUNTS.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
♪ WHEN YOU'RE LIVING
IN THE DANGER ZONE ♪
OW!
Josh:
THEY'RE GONNA BE THERE.
THERE'S MUCH A BIGGER
PICTURE HERE,
AND WE DO NOT
WANT TO RUIN THAT.
HE COULD BE A HERO...
YEE-HAW!
-LET ME AT IT.
-WHOO!
Sig: ...OR YOU'RE JUST GONNA
GO DOWN IN A BALL FLAME.
FORGET YOU EVER MET ME.
I WANT YOU OFF
MY MOTHER[BLEEP] BOAT.
♪
NO, WE'VE NOT YET
BEGUN TO FIGHT.
PBBT!
FAMOUS QUOTE.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: FEBRUARY...
ON THE BRUTALLY COLD
OPILIO CRAB GROUNDS.
Johnathan:
WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE A WHILE.
WE'VE BATTLED, FOUGHT,
BIT, SCRATCHED, CLAWED.
SEAGULL-EAT-SEAGULL,
DOG-EAT-DOG.
Narrator:
THE 730-MILE-WIDE POLAR ICE PACK
THREATENS TO GET BETWEEN
THE FLEET AND THE FINISH LINE.
THE ICE IS COMING THIS WAY.
THIS LATE IN THE GAME,
WE'RE ON THE FINAL LAP.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE FUN.
Bill: THESE GUYS ARE --
THEY'RE DONE. THEY'RE SPENT.
I JUST NEED
THE EXTRA SET OF HANDS.
HURRY THE [BLEEP] UP!
THROW THEM BUOYS AT ME
LIKE THAT AGAIN
AND I'M GONNA
[BLEEP] DECK YOU.
WE NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS
[BLEEP] AND GET OUT HERE.
Casey: JOSH,
WE ARE OUT OF TIME, BUDDY.
NOTHING --
WE GOT NOTHING.
Narrator:
THOSE NEW TO THE WHEELHOUSE
FACE PRESSURE BEYOND THE ICE.
Man: GOT TO GET US ON CRAB.
OUR FUTURE
IS IN THAT YOUNG MAN'S HANDS.
Josh: MY DAD'S NOT HERE ANYMORE.
I GOT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Narrator:
BOAT OWNER JOSH HARRIS STRUGGLES
TO SAVE HIS FATHER'S LEGACY...
Josh:
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MISTAKE
'CAUSE I'LL LOSE THIS OPERATION.
Narrator: ...WHILE ROOKIE
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON FIGHTS
TO PROVE HE BELONGS.
ONE CRAB.
WE NEED TO PUT SOME CRAB
ON THIS BOAT.
Jake: MY JOB
IS TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE MONEY
AND TO MAKE SURE WE GO HOME.
Narrator:
AND FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.
Jake:
I NEED TO KNOW FOR MYSELF
THAT I'VE EARNED
SITTING IN THIS CHAIR.
THIS IS MY DEBUT SEASON,
AND I'LL BE DAMNED
IF I COME IN SHORT ON QUOTA.
Narrator: 67 MILES EAST...
[ CHEERING ]
LOOK AT THAT POT.
WHOO-HOO!
Narrator: ...AND 15 MILES
BELOW THE POLAR ICE PACK...
PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT THIS
RIGHT NOW.
WE JUST GOT A LITTLE SPOT HERE.
WE'RE JUST PICKING ALONG,
HAVING FUN.
I'M NOT GONNA RUN VERY FAR
FROM THIS.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND
CASHES IN ON NORTHERN HOTSPOT.
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE.
DRUM ROLL.
[ IMITATES DRUM ROLL ]
[ CHEERING ]
THIS IS OUR TICKET HOME
RIGHT HERE.
AND LOOK AT IT.
WE'RE ON A ROLL.
WHOO-HOO!
TOOT, TOOT!
WHAT A HELL OF A YEAR.
EVERY HOUR I PULL POTS,
THE TANK'S FULLER.
PRETTY SOON,
IT'S GONNA BE CHUCKERED.
Narrator:
WITH AN AVERAGE OF 500 CRAB
PER POT COMING OVER THE RAIL...
...THE SKIPPER
IS JUST ONE SET AWAY
FROM PUTTING HIS SEASON
IN THE BOOKS.
SEE LIGHT
AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
KNOCK ON WOOD
SO I DON'T JINX US.
ON THIS BOAT, WE'RE TOO STUPID
TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS.
WE KNOCK ON WOOD.
I GOT TO DOUBLE KNOCK
FOR THAT ONE.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
RIGHT HERE, BABY.
JUST GONNA ENJOY THIS RIDE
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT ON.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Johnathan: TIME BANDIT.
YEAH, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Narrator:
JOHNATHAN TAKES A CALL
FROM CO-CAPTAIN AND BROTHER
ANDY HILLSTRAND.
YES, I DO, PLEASE, SIR.
YEAH.
AND THAT'S ONLY, UH --
THAT'S ONLY 13 MILES FROM
WHERE I'M SETTING RIGHT NOW.
BUT IF IT KEEPS COMING,
I'M GONNA BE IN TROUBLE.
ANDY: Oh, it's coming, dude.
It's definitely coming.
I GOT 100 POTS OUT HERE,
YOU KNOW?
SO CLOSE TO BEING DONE.
I know.
IF I SET THIS GEAR OFF,
I WON'T LOSE ALL THE GEAR.
KEEPING A CLOSE EYE
ON THE ICE REPORT FROM HOME,
ANDY ADVISES HIS BROTHER
TO MOVE ALL HIS POTS SOUTH.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
I WANT TO FINISH.
I DON'T HAVE ANY TIME
FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
Seriously, you're gonna be
able to run faster than that.
NO, I'LL JUST
TAKE CARE OF IT, ANDY.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
I GOT TO MAKE A DECISION.
Okay.
I'M JUST TIRED OF TALKING
ABOUT HOW [BLEEP] I AM.
BYE.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Johnathan:
IT'S EASY TO [BLEEP] RUN A BOAT
WHEN YOU'RE SITTING
IN THE LIVING ROOM.
OH, YEAH!
[ SIGHS ]
WHAT DO WE DO?
MONEY, BABY!
ONCE IT HITS YOU, IT'S TOO LATE.
Narrator:
JOHNATHAN HAS A TOUGH CALL --
BET $140,000 OF GEAR
UNTIL THE ICE HOLDS OFF
OR FOLLOW HIS BROTHER'S ADVICE
AND PULL THE PLUG
ON HIS HONEY HOLE.
Johnathan: WE'RE RISKING THIS
EVEN BEING UP HERE.
I DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT
IN THE ICE.
[ CHEERING ]
THAT'S A LOT OF CRAB.
AY-YI-YI-YI-YI.
[ CHEERING ]
YOU GET A LITTLE BIT GREEDY LIKE
I'M GETTING GREEDY RIGHT NOW...
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO
PULL THIS OFF.
GO AHEAD AND DUMP THEM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator:
THE SKIPPER MAKES HIS CHOICE
AND CONTINUES TO SET.
GOING OVER!
IT'S THE WILL OF GOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M GONNA GO OUT WITH GLORY.
NO GUTS, NO GLORY.
Narrator: 87 MILES SOUTHWEST
AND 75 MILES
BELOW THE POLAR ICE PACK
IS THE SAGA.
OOH.
CAN'T FEEL
THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS.
IT SUCKS.
Jake: FELLAS,
SORRY YOU GOT TO BREAK THE ICE,
BUT WE GOT TO DO
WHAT WE GOT TO DO.
WATCH YOURSELF.
WHOA.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE HEADED SOUTH.
THE ICE CAME, TOOK THIS OUT.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
HEADS SOUTH
TO SET ALL HIS 75 POTS
ON SAFER GROUNDS.
THIS IS LOOKING QUITE SUSPECT.
I NEED 110,000 POUNDS.
DELIVERY DATE'S MY CONCERN
RIGHT NOW.
IF WE DON'T SEE
SOMETHING BETTER BELOW,
THAT CHANCE OF ME
GETTING RESPECT
WILL DISSIPATE INTO NOTHING.
Narrator: JAKE'S FUTURE DEPENDS
ON PICKING THE RIGHT SPOT.
[ CELL PHONE RINGING ]
THE SAGA. JAKE SPEAKING.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HAS HE PEED ON YOU?
THAT WAS A WILD RIDE
BEFORE I LEFT.
HOW DID I BECOME A DAD?
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S DADDY.
YOU KNOW ME.
IT WAS LIKE BOOM, BOOM, BOOM,
AND THEN I WAS IN ALASKA.
AND I WAS CONFUSED.
NEXT THING I KNOW,
I WAS RUNNING A BOAT.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
AIDEN,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
AIDEN,
STOP POOPING YOUR PANTS.
[ Laughs ]
[BLEEP]
HOLD ON, I GOT TO TALK
TO THE GUYS OUTSIDE.
YOU GUYS FEEL THAT, RIGHT?
YEAH.
OKAY, WELL, I LOVE YOU.
I GOT TO GO.
[ CELL PHONE BEEPS ]
[ SIGHS ]
CAN YOU FEEL THAT?
[ THUD ]
BOOM.
[ THUD ]
BOOM.
THAT AIN'T RIGHT, DUDE.
IT FEELS LIKE A SLACK TANK,
BUT OUR TANKS ARE PRESSED.
[ THUD ]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
I DON'T WHERE IT BEGINS.
[ THUD ]
NO, NO.
WHAT IS THAT SOUND?
THAT DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT.
Narrator:
WITH A FULL STACK ON DECK
AND 20 MORE MILE
TO HIS CHOSEN GROUNDS...
Jake: FEELS LIKE SOMETHING
ROLLING AROUND IN THE TANK.
[ THUD ]
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG SKIPPER
HAS TO MAKE A MOVE
BEFORE THINGS GET WORSE.
BOATS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO SOUND
OR FEEL THAT WAY.
BOATS THAT GO DOWN
FEEL THAT WAY.
[ THUD ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE CAN'T CHECK THE TANKS
WITH ALL THIS GEAR ON DECK.
WE NEED TO GET
THESE POTS OFF ASAP.
Man:
HANLON, HURRY UP WITH THAT BAIT.
HURRY UP!
Narrator: TO ACCESS HIS TANKS
AND LOCATE THE SOUND...
DO IT FAST AND DO IT SAFE.
...THE CAPTAIN DUMPS HIS POTS
20 MILES SHORT
OF WHERE HE WANTS TO FISH.
Jake:
I MEAN, THIS IS ALL I CAN DO.
I'M GONNA LAY THEM OUT.
THAT'S WHERE I'M SETTING.
MY ONE AND ONLY CONCERN
RIGHT NOW
IS THE SAFETY OF THE CREW
AND THE SAFETY OF THE VESSEL.
[ THUD ]
OH! [BLEEP]
COME ON.
JUST TRYING TO GO
AS FAST AS WE CAN.
[ BEEP ]
COME ON!
IF THAT TANK FILLS UP
WITH WATER,
WE'RE ALL GETTING IN A RAFT.
[ THUD ]
Narrator: 355 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
ROLLING AROUND LIKE A MOTHER.
[ THUD ]
Narrator: ...ON THE SAGA.
I DON'T LIKE THAT.
I DON'T LIKE THAT AT ALL.
[ THUD ]
DOES NOT SOUND GOOD.
Narrator: TO CHECK OUT
A STRANGE SOUND BELOWDECK...
THERE'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING WRONG.
[ BEEP ]
Jake:
DAMN IT, LET'S HURRY UP.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON HAS
BEEN FORCED TO UNLOAD HIS POTS
BEFORE ARRIVING
AT HIS DESIRED GROUNDS.
[ BEEP ]
[ THUD ]
MIKE, YOU GO AHEAD AND DUMP
THAT MIDDLE TANK.
Man: HURRY UP!
Man: YEAH, ROGER.
Michael: COME ON.
SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
HOPEFULLY,
WE CAN FIND SOMETHING.
THAT'S WHAT KEEPS THE TANK
INSULATED.
SOMETHING DOWN HERE BROKE LOOSE,
AND IT BROKE THAT CHUNK OFF.
NOT A GOOD SIGN SO FAR.
[BLEEP]
WHAT IS THAT SOUND, DUDE?
PLEASE.
Michael:
CHRIS, I CAN SEE IT.
HERE'S YOUR PROBLEM.
IT'S THE DECK BOARD.
THOSE ARE IN THERE
TO PREVENT THE WATER
FROM SLOSHING
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
IT SLOWS IT DOWN.
JUST BEATING
ON THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.
BEATING LIKE ON THE FRONT DOOR
OF A CASTLE DOOR,
JUST TRYING TO BEAT
THAT DOOR DOWN.
IT'S DOING IT
ON THE SIDE OF OUR TANK.
THOSE ARE VERY LARGE BEAMS.
Narrator: THREE 18-FOOT,
100-POUND BIN BOARDS
MEANT TO REINFORCE THE BOTTOM
OF THE TANK BROKE AWAY.
ONCE LOOSE,
THEY ACT AS BLUDGEONS,
POUNDING THE TANK WALL.
Michael: YO, JAKEY.
YEAH, NO, WE FOUND IT.
BIN BOARDS GOT LOOSE
OVER IN THE MIDDLE TANK.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M COMING DOWN TO HELP.
I GOT TO LOOK AT IT.
WITH THE TANK
COMPLETELY DRAINED,
JAKE HEADS DOWN
TO INVESTIGATE DAMAGE.
WIRE UP A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY, B.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
I THINK WE'LL BE FINE
WITHOUT THAT THING IN THERE.
COME ON UP. EASY.
Jake: BY THE GRACE OF GOD,
THEY DIDN'T DO THE DAMAGE
THAT IT COULD HAVE.
LARGE BEAMS
BOUNCING AROUND DOWN THERE --
THEY COULD HAVE RAMMED RIGHT
THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.
Narrator:
THE TANKS ARE SECURE.
BUT NOW JAKE'S FUTURE
RIDES ON A STRING OF 75 POTS
SOAKING ON UNTESTED GROUNDS.
THE SAGA CONTINUES.
JUST MILES SOUTH
OF THE APPROACHING ICE PACK...
IS THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN.
Sig: [ SIGHS ] GOD.
WE'VE BEEN HEADING OUT
TO THE GEAR,
AND WE'VE GOT 75 POTS UP HERE.
THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
THE GOOD ONES
THAT WE LEFT FROM AND AREA.
Narrator: AFTER DROPPING OFF
HALF HIS GEAR IN TOWN,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN RACES NORTH
TO RESCUE HIS REMAINING POTS
BEFORE THE ICE PACK
SWALLOWS THEM UP.
Sig:
THE ICE IS PICKING UP SPEED.
IT JUST KEEPS EATING UP
THE FISHING GROUNDS.
SO WE NEED TO HURRY IT UP.
THE SOONER WE PULL THEM,
THE SOONER WE CAN GO IN.
Narrator: TO SAVE A QUARTER
MILLION DOLLARS OF GEAR...
OKAY, REAL CLOSE.
Narrator:
...THE CREW MUST MOVE FAST.
BOOGIE, GOT TO GO.
BUT FIRST, A LITTLE DEICING.
Man: YEAH!
AH!
WHOA.
[ GROANS ] [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
Narrator: 372 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
ON THE NORTHWESTERN.
WHOA.
[ GROANS ] [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
A HYDRAULIC HOSE HAS RUPTURED
ON THE CRANE...
[ GROANS ]
Sig: ALL THAT ICE,
IT JUST WREAKS HAVOC.
Narrator: ...SHUTTING DOWN
FISHING BEFORE IT CAN START.
Edgar: ALL WE KNOW
IS OIL'S SPRAYING OUT.
GOT TO DIG OUT THE ICE FIRST
TO FIND THE LEAK.
THE FITTING
THAT'S WELDED TO THE CYLINDER
BROKE OFF THE CYLINDER.
BIG, BIG, BIG TROUBLE.
THAT COULD PUT YOU DOWN.
WE'VE GOT ICE COMING DOWN
ONE NAUTICAL MILE AN HOUR.
IT'S COVERING
20 NAUTICAL MILES A DAY.
IF WE DON'T GET THIS FIXED,
WE CAN'T STACK GEAR.
THE POTS ARE GONE.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
Narrator: TO LOCATE THE LEAK,
DECK BOSS EDGAR HANSEN
CLIMBS THE CRANE'S
OIL-SLICK ICE.
ONE MISSTEP AWAY FROM PLUNGING
INTO THE 28-DEGREE WATER.
IT'S MORE DANGEROUS FOR SURE.
IT'S SLIPPERY.
AND THE WEATHER
IS JUST POUNDING ON IT.
CAN YOU POINT IT OUT MORE?
-OUT MORE NORTH?
-A LITTLE BIT.
[ GROANS ] DAMN IT.
THAT'S [BLEEP] UP.
Edgar: WATER'S BEEN POURING IN
FROM THE STARBOARD SIDE.
WITH EVERY SPRAY, IT FREEZES,
FILLS THE INSIDE OF CRANE UP.
HERE'S THE ICE,
PACKED WITH ICE.
WHEN I LIFT THE BOOM UP,
IT HIT THE ICE
AND BROKE THE FITTING.
SNAPPED IT OFF.
[ GROANS ]
JUST AMAZING --
ONE LITTLE, TINY, LITTLE PART,
YOU KNOW, STOPS EVERYTHING.
HOPEFULLY, WE GOT SOME SPARE.
EITHER THAT OR WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO GO TO DUTCH AND GET FIXED UP
AND RISK THESE POTS
WITH THE ICE COMING DOWN ON US.
YOU PUT THAT IN,
PUT THE HOSE BACK ON,
WE SHOULD BE IN BUSINESS.
OKAY, GIVE IT A TRY!
IT'S ON THERE PRETTY GOOD.
I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
ALL RIGHT,
FIRST POT COMING OUT.
THAT ICE BITES YOU
RIGHT IN THE BUTT EVERY TIME.
NOW WE'RE GONNA LIVE IN MISERY
FOR A WHILE.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
MIGHT AS WELL JUST SUCK IT UP
BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE
THE FUN STARTS.
Narrator: HAVING LOST
PRECIOUS TIME FIXING THE CRANE,
CAPTAIN AND CREW
ARE NOW UNDER THE GUN
TO SAVE THEIR POTS...
WE GOT TO GET AS MUCH CRAB
AS WE CAN WHILE WE CAN.
Narrator:
...AND BANK THEIR CRAB.
Sig: OH, YEAH!
WHOO-HOO!
OH, YEAH!
THAT'S MONEY.
PUT A LOT OF CRAB ON THE BOAT
IN A SHORT TIME.
GRIND TO THE END.
Narrator: 35 MILES SOUTH...
ON THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE.
[BLEEP]
WE'RE PRETTY [BLEEP]
Josh: YEAH.
SOUTHERN STUFF
ISN'T PRODUCING.
BOAT OWNER JOSH HARRIS
AND CO-CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR CRAB
45 MILES SOUTH OF THE ICE PACK.
THE NUMBERS WE'RE GETTING
RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT VERY GOOD.
DID OKAY.
THE TOP END WAS GOOD.
THEN IT KIND OF PETERED OFF
TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.
I AM GONNA CONSIDER THIS AREA
FISHED OUT.
Man:
BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT?
IT'S JUST HORRIBLE CRAB.
DOING A LOT OF WORK FOR NOTHING.
WE DO NOT HAVE NO BUSINESS HERE.
THIS AIN'T GONNA CUT IT.
WE'RE GONNA GO BROKE.
IF WE'RE NOT ALREADY.
Josh: ALL RIGHT, COME IN
AND TAKE YOUR [BLEEP] OFF.
WE KNOW THE ICE
IS GONNA BE DOWN HERE,
BUT WE NEED
ABOUT 64,000 POUNDS.
WE ARE ON A TIMEFRAME.
SO, HERE'S WHAT
WE GOT TO DO.
WE ARE FISHING
RIGHT HERE.
IN 48 HOURS,
THIS WHOLE EDGE --
THE ICE
WILL BE RIGHT ALONG HERE.
SO I'M THINKING ABOUT PUTTING
OUR GEAR DOWN HERE SOMEWHERE.
GET IT DOWN THE HILL.
THAT'LL BUY US
AN EXTRA 48 HOURS
TO FIND SOME CRAB
AND START FISHING AGAIN.
FORGET ABOUT THE ICE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
Narrator: CASEY'S PLAN --
SCOUT FURTHER SOUTH
TO STAY AWAY FROM THE ICE.
BUT WHAT IF THERE ISN'T
ANYTHING DOWN THERE?
BUT WOULDN'T IT MAKE
MORE SENSE
TO GO UP AND CHASE
THE SCHOOL OF CRAB
AND SEE
IF WE CAN FIND IT AGAIN?
BUT JOSH WANTS TO DO
THE OPPOSITE
AND FOLLOW THE CRAB NORTH
TOWARD THE ICE PACK.
HERE'S THE THING --
I DON'T THINK
WE WANT TO BE CAUGHT
WITH OUR PANTS DOWN UP HERE
BY ANY MEANS.
WE ARE NOT GONNA LOSE THIS GEAR
TO THE ICE, DUDE.
'CAUSE IF WE SPENT
A DAY UP HERE, JUST ONE DAY,
IF THAT'S
WHERE THE FISHING'S AT,
IT'S GONNA BE MORE EFFICIENT
THAN IT'S GONNA BE
TO [BLEEP] TAKE THESE
ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE,
WHERE WE'RE GONNA SPEND
10 DAYS
RIDING ON [BLEEP]
WHATEVER WE CAN FIND.
MIGHT AS WELL [BLEEP]
GET SOME CRAB IN IT
THAT WE KNOW IS THERE.
THAT'S FINE,
BUT YOU NEED TO REALIZE
YOU'RE NOT JUST GAMBLING
WITH POTS.
YOU'RE GAMBLING WITH PUNCHING
THE [BLEEP] BOW OF THE BOAT IN
BUSTING THROUGH THE ICE,
TRYING TO SAVE YOUR POTS.
THERE'S A MUCH BIGGER
PICTURE HERE,
AND WE HAVE SOMETHING
COMING TOGETHER RIGHT NOW.
AND WE DO NOT
WANT TO RUIN THAT.
NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT 100%.
BUT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND --
WE HAVE 48 HOURS.
I THINK WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THAT.
YEAH, I MEAN,
I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
[ BLOWS ]
I'M [BLEEP] GRABBING
THE CASH OFF THE TABLE
AND WALKING THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF THE CASINO, MAN.
IN ALL REALITY THAT'S WHAT
THIS JOB IS, IS TAKING RISKS.
ALL RIGHT.
IF THOSE ARE LOADED,
THAT WOULD SAVE US MAYBE
20,000 POUNDS OF STRING.
[ SIGHS ]
OH.
THIS IS A BIG DECISION.
Narrator: THE YOUNG BOAT OWNER
IS AT A CROSSROADS.
HE CAN PLAY IT SAFE
AND FOLLOW CASEY'S LEAD,
OR HE CAN RISK LOSING HIS GEAR
TO THE ICE.
Josh: YOU KNOW,
HERE IN ABOUT 22 MINUTES,
AT MIDNIGHT,
IT'LL BE THE OFFICIAL
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
OF MY DAD'S PASSING.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU GOT TO TAKE RISKS SOMETIMES.
[BLEEP] IT.
WE'RE DOING IT.
I'M GONNA DO
WHAT MY DAD WOULD HAVE DONE.
AND IT MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST
MISTAKE OF MY LIFE,
BUT WE HAVE DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE MONEY OUT HERE,
OR ELSE WE'RE GONNA LOSE OUT
ON SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT,
CAN YOU HEAR ME UP THERE?
I'M GONNA RUN UP TO THE NORTH.
Jason: WE REALLY GOT TO GET ON
SOME GOOD NUMBERS, MAN.
IF WE GOT TO STACK SOME STRING
AND MOVE IT,
THAT'S WHAT WE GOT TO DO.
ALL WE CAN HOPE FOR
IS YOU DROP SOME ON THE BIOMASS
AND WE'RE PULLING UP
GREAT NUMBERS, 'CAUSE...
HERE GOES NOTHING.
NARRATOR: 266 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
AND 120 MILES
BELOW THE ASCENDING ICE PACK.
WHOO-HOO.
Bill: THE ICE PACK'S
WAY UP THERE RIGHT NOW.
WE ACTUALLY SET OUR GEAR
30 MILES SOUTH OF WHERE
I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SET IT
BECAUSE OF THE REPORTS.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
SETTLES ON GROUNDS
SAFELY AWAY FROM THE ICE.
Bill: BUT I JUST COULDN'T TAKE
THAT RISK.
LET'S LOOK AT THIS
AS A SILVER LINING.
PROBABLY THE BEST POTS WE'VE HAD
IN THREE DAYS.
2-6-5.
ONE THING CHANGED --
WE DON'T HAVE
AS MUCH OPIES TO CATCH.
I HAVE TO CATCH BAIRDI NOW.
I MEAN, YEAH,
WE HAVE TO FINISH THESE OPIES,
BUT I GOT TO FIND BAIRDI.
Narrator: AFTER LOSING
200,000 POUNDS OF OPILIO QUOTA,
BILL SCRAMBLED
FOR AN EXTRA BAIRDI TRIP
TO BOOST HIS BOTTOM LINE.
Bill: IT SUCKS,
BUT I CAN OFFSET THE PAIN,
I THINK,
BY PUTTING SOME BAIRDI
ON THE BOAT.
SO I NEED TO GET THIS LOAD IN,
GET SWITCHED OVER,
SET IT ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HELP OUT.
WE NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS
[BLEEP] AND GET OUT OF HERE.
IT'S TIME TO GRAB
SOMETHING TO EAT.
WE GOT 5 1/2 MILES.
IT'S TIME FOR JOHN
TO DO JOHN'S JOB.
Man: OH, JOHNNY BOY!
Narrator: TO SPEED UP FISHING,
THE SKIPPER IS SENDING
19-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN
JOHN WALCZYK BACK OUT ON DECK.
HELP THE TEAM OUT A LITTLE BIT.
Narrator: JUST WEEKS AGO...
AH.
Narrator:
...THE YOUNG HORN WAS SIDELINED
BY A SEVERE HAND INFECTION.
HE'S NOT USING THE INFECTION
TO GET OUT.
HE'S IN THE BIG LEAGUES
RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: NOW AFTER A FEW DAYS
IN THE RACK,
IT'S TIME FOR JOHN
TO EARN HIS SHARE.
WALCZYK, WHAT'S UP?
WHOA, YOU GOT THE HAND
OUT OF THE BANDAGE?
YEAH.
LOOK AT THAT THING.
HOLY SMOKES.
YEAH, MAN, WENT DOWN A LOT.
THAT FINGER LOOKS LIKE
IT'S READY TO GO TO WORK.
YOU GOT A LOT TO PROVE
WHEN YOU COME BACK, THOUGH.
ARE YOU READY FOR IT?
I THINK SO.
YOU GOT TO PROVE TO THESE GUYS
THAT YOU WANT IT.
'CAUSE DEEP DOWN,
THEY'RE QUESTIONING
WHETHER YOU EVEN DESERVE
TO BE HERE.
SO YOU GOT TO COME OUT
GUNS OUT, DUDE.
NO HOLDS BARRED.
LET'S NOT SEE THE OLD JOHN.
LET'S SEE A BRAND-NEW JOHN.
I THINK WE'VE REALLY
HANDLED THIS WITH KID GLOVES
AND GONE THE EXTRA YARD.
SO TODAY'S THE DAY THAT JOHN
IS GONNA TURN THE CORNER
AND MAYBE ONE STEP CLOSER
TO MANHOOD.
AND I'M THE GUY
THAT'S GONNA DO IT FOR HIM.
LET ME AT HIM.
LET ME AT HIM.
WHOO!
WE GOT JOHN BACK!
ALL RIGHT, JOHN.
REMEMBER HOW TO USE
THIS THING, RIGHT?
YES.
THAT SWEET SMELL
OF CHOPPED SQUID, HERRING,
AND CONCH BLOOD, MAN, I LOVE IT.
...GET READY, JOHN.
Nick:
SETTING THESE POTS BACK
ON SOME GOOD FISHING
THAT WE'VE SEEN.
THEY'RE BAITED UP
EXTRA HEAVY RIGHT NOW.
PRETTY SIMPLE FORMULA --
MORE BAIT, MORE CRAB.
OKAY, GO AHEAD.
Jerry: YEAH, JOHN'S GOT
FOUR FISH ON EACH SETUP.
ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW,
60, 80 POUNDS OF FISH.
SO, PRETTY TOUGH DEAL FOR HIM,
BUT HE'S DOING IT.
Bill: YEAH, LET IT GO.
OOH-RAH!
WANT TO FINISH STRONG HERE,
FILL THIS BOAT UP,
COME BACK AND DO OUR BAIRDI.
AS DIRTY SAYS,
IT'S TIME TO CRAB HER UP.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S COOL.
I'VE SEEN JOHN OUT THERE
WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE.
I THINK HE'S FEELING
A LITTLE BIT
OF A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
HERE FOR STICKING IT OUT.
GO AHEAD.
STRANGE AS IT SOUNDS, I THINK
WE'RE CHANGING THIS KID'S LIFE.
HE'S CAUGHT THE BUG.
MIGHT HAVE A GOOD ENDING TO IT
AFTER ALL, YOU KNOW?
HE'LL BE FINE.
I GUESS I'M FEELING A LOT BETTER
AND HAPPY TO BE OUT HERE
WITH THE GUYS,
SO FEELS GOOD.
YEAH, GO AHEAD.
CUT THE BAIL.
AND THAT'S NOT GONNA CUT IT.
IT LOOKS GOOD.
GO AHEAD.
OKAY, YOU GUYS HEARD
THE BOSS MAN -- SPEED IT UP.
GO, GO, GO, GO.
JOHNNY BOY IS SLOWING DOWN.
COME ON, GUYS.
GO, GO, GO.
ARE YOU TIRED?
'CAUSE YOU GOT PLENTY OF REST.
I HOPE HE CAN PICK IT UP.
WE'LL SEE.
HE ALMOST LOOKS LIKE
HE WANTS TO TAG OUT, MAN.
HOPE TO GOD IT ENDS SOON.
Narrator: 110 MILES NORTHWEST
AND 15 MILES
SOUTH OF THE ICE PACK...
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE.
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN,
WE HAVE ARRIVED.
WE HAVE ARRIVED.
HERE WE GO.
FIRST POT'S GONNA GET SPLASHED
HERE IN A SECOND.
Narrator: BOAT OWNER JOSH HARRIS
ARRIVES NORTH
FOR HIS ALL-OR-NOTHING GAMBLE.
Josh: THIS MOVE,
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING
THE BIG SPLASH.
WE DECIDED WE'RE GONNA RUN
TO THE ICE SHOW.
I THINK THERE'S CRAB THERE,
AND WE'RE GONNA GO WAYLAY
THE AREA.
AND WE'RE GONNA [BLEEP]
PUT EVERY CRAB THAT WE CAN
ON THIS BOAT 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO.
WE HAVE TO BE DARN CAREFUL
WE DON'T GET OURSELVES IN A BIND
AND NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE
THOSE POTS.
WHOO-HOO!
Narrator:
AFTER ARGUING TO STAY SOUTH,
CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
GETS BEHIND JOSH'S DECISION.
LET'S JUST HOPE WE GET FULL
BEFORE WE CAN'T FISH ANY LONGER.
Jason:
IT WILL BE VERY PAINFUL...
IT'S A LOT OF POTS.
Josh: I'M SO NERVOUS.
SO THERE WILL BE A LOT OF THESE
BEING SMOKED.
BUT I THINK
THAT THIS WILL PAY OFF.
I REALLY FEEL IT WILL.
ONE OVER.
IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE INTENSE.
WITH ANY LUCK,
WE'LL PULL THIS OFF.
OH, YEAH!
I WANT 2,000, EVERY POT.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
[ BEEPS ]
CORNELIA MARIE.
THIS IS CASEY.
YEAH.
TENNESSEE.
YOU GOT A PHONE CALL.
Jason: WHO IS IT?
Narrator:
DECKHAND JASON "TENNESSEE" KING
GETS A CALL FROM LONG-TIME
GIRLFRIEND TANA POTS.
HE'S ON DECK RIGHT NOW.
HANG ON JUST A SECOND.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW.
I THINK THAT'S ABOUT A RECORD
FOR ME.
TELL HER
I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A STRING.
ALL RIGHT.
TELL HER I LOVE HER
VERY, VERY MUCH.
Casey:
[ CHUCKLES ] DID YOU SAY
THAT YOU'RE GONNA FLY HER
TO DUTCH AND GET MARRIED?
TELL HER I WANT TO KNOW --
WILL SHE MARRY ME?
Man:
YOU'RE SUCH A CASANOVA.
HE SAYS, "DO YOU HAVE THE BALLS
TO FLY TO DUTCH
AND GET MARRIED
AT THE END OF OPIES?"
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YEAH.
TELL HER I WANT TO MARRY HER.
HE SAID HE'S SERIOUS.
-DON'T DO IT!
-I GOT TO!
SHE SAYS GET YOUR ASS
ON ONE KNEE AND SAY IT AGAIN.
TELL HER I'M ON ONE KNEE.
TANA, WILL YOU MARRY ME, BABY?
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH,
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
HE ACTUALLY DID IT,
AND HE SAID
HE LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SHE SAID YOU AIN'T WORTH IT.
NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.
SHE SAID YES.
YEAH!
OH, BOY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[BLEEP]
I'M GONNA MARRY YOU GUYS
ON THE BOAT, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS, TENNESSEE.
THANKS, LITTLE BUDDY.
[ LAUGHS ]
AWW.
MAN, I'M PROUD OF YOU.
YEAH, THANKS.
IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
[ LAUGHS ]
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
ON THE OLD CORNELIA MARIE.
OFF THE RECORD,
PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE FIRST TIME
SOMEBODY GETS PREGNANT
ON THE BOAT.
YEAH, SHE'S GOOD.
SHE'S GOOD FOR ME
AND GOOD TO ME.
I'D BE DUMB NOT TO.
PRAYING TO CHRIST
WE GOT SOME CRAB.
AND WE GOT A WEDDING TO PLAN,
HUH, THERE, CASEY?
OH...
I HOPE HE JUST UNDERSTANDS
THE TROUBLE HE GOT HIMSELF INTO.
Narrator: 355 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
...ON THE SAGA.
I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE
THIS IS GONNA BE A GOOD SET.
THE TRUTH IS, I'VE GOT NOTHING
BUT ANXIETY OVER IT.
Narrator: ROOKIE CAPTAIN
JAKE ANDERSON HAS BET HIS CAREER
ON THE 75 POTS HE SET BLINDLY
JUST 15 HOURS AGO.
HOPEFULLY,
THEY GOT CRAB IN THEM.
I NEED 60,000 POUNDS.
AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
I HAVE LESS THAN 40 HOURS.
I HONESTLY HOPE JAKE
CAN FIND THE CRAB.
Jake:
THE TRUTH IS, I'M REALLY SCARED.
I'M JUST FREAKED OUT.
YOU KNOW, HAVING A BABY,
AND THEN THESE GUYS HAVE
CAR PAYMENTS AND HOUSE PAYMENTS,
AND MIKE HAS A CHILD ON THE WAY.
AND THOSE ARE THE BURDENS
THAT I CARRY.
WELL, HERE WE ARE.
GET READY.
♪
HAULED THE FIRST POT
OF OUR FIRST STRING
SINCE WE'VE BEEN DOWN
FROM UP NORTH.
REALLY WANT TO SEE SOME CRAB.
Jake: OH [BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
OH, THIS IS NOT A GOOD WAY
TO START.
NOT EVEN CRABS
ON THE TABLE.
NOT A SINGLE OPIE.
[BLEEP] ZERO.
NOT A ONE.
NOT ONE [BLEEP] CRAB.
THAT PROBABLY MEANS
THAT THE REST OF THE STRING
IS NOT GONNA HAVE
A HECK OF A LOT A CRAB.
WE'RE JUST KIND OF WASTING
OUR TIME RIGHT NOW.
IF I WANT ANOTHER JOB,
MY REPUTATION'S
GONNA BE REAL IMPORTANT.
I HIGHLY DOUBT THESE GUYS
ARE GONNA WALK AWAY AND SAY
"THAT GUY CAUGHT CRAB."
AND THE OWNERS HEAR THAT AROUND.
THE CREWS HEAR THAT AROUND.
Narrator:
EMPTY POT BY EMPTY POT,
JAKE WATCHES HIS CHANCE AT
RUNNING ANOTHER BOAT SLIP AWAY.
Jake:
I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
[ GROANS ]
OH, MY GOD. NOTHING.
ONE SNAIL.
WE NEED TO CATCH CRAB,
AND WE NEED TO CATCH THEM NOW.
YOU GO BLANK, BLANK, BLANK,
AND YOU CAN RUN INTO 600s,
BUT...I HIGHLY DOUBT
IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
PRETTY MUCH
KIND OF WASTED OUR TIME.
HEY!
OHH!
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE.
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE.
YEAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ ALL CHEERING ]
CRAB IN THAT POT.
[ LAUGHS ]
CROSSBARS.
YEAH! YEAH!
YEAH.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
OH-HO!
OH, MY GOD.
SUPER-CLEAN CRAB.
[ Laughing ] YEAH.
320.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST POT
THIS SEASON.
320. THAT'S WHAT'S UP.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED.
♪
TIME'S TICKING AWAY.
MAKE IT RAIN. COME ON.
Man: YEAH!
CROSSBARS AGAIN.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHOO-HOO!
LET'S LOAD IT, TOO.
AND I LANDED ON CRAB.
LET IT RAIN.
ALL I SEE
IS DOLLAR BILLS OUT HERE.
FOUR-FIVE-ZERO.
THAT IS...
PHENOMENAL.
WHOO! YES!
OH, YES. TURN AND SET.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SAY THAT.
♪
EXACTLY WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR.
A RIDER.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
WE'RE GETTING NUMBERS.
WE'RE GETTING LOTS OF NUMBERS.
LET IT RAIN.
LET IT RAIN.
WHOO-HOO!
FISHING IS GETTING GOOD.
WHOO-HOO.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED
TO GET OUT OF HERE,
YOU KNOW, BY OUR DEADLINE.
Jake:
THERE'S A NEW CAPTAIN IN TOWN.
SO, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN HERE --
WE'RE GONNA GO INTO THE DARK,
THEN WE'RE GONNA GO
INTO THE LIGHT,
THEN WE'RE GONNA GO
RIGHT BACK INTO THE DARK AGAIN.
YEAH!
AND THEN WE COULD BE DONE.
Narrator:
87 MILES NORTHEAST
AND 20 MILES BELOW THE ICE PACK
IS THE TIME BANDIT.
Johnathan: I DON'T WANT TO HAVE
NO SURPRISES.
THEY'RE ALL IN THE WATER,
BAITED UP.
HOPEFULLY DON'T GET CAUGHT
WITH OUR PANTS DOWN.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND
HAS SET ALL HIS GEAR
BACK ON HIS NORTHERN HOTSPOT
AGAINST HIS BROTHER'S WISHES.
Johnathan:
YOU CAN TRUST THE ICE REPORT,
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE
UNTIL YOU JUST GO UP AND SEE IT.
♪
INSTEAD OF THE ICE CHASING US,
WE'RE [BLEEP] GONNA CHASE IT.
BETTER [BLEEP] GO
RIGHT WHERE IT LIVES.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
SO COME ON UP.
WE GOT ABOUT
20 MORE DEGREES TO GO.
I THINK IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
I THINK
WE'RE GONNA GET AWAY WITH IT.
THERE IT IS.
Narrator: THE SKIPPER ARRIVES
AT THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE ICE PACK.
[BLEEP]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Johnathan: HEY, AND THAT'S SOLID
ALL THE WAY UP.
THERE AIN'T NO BREAKS.
OH, WOW.
Narrator: THE 730-MILE WIDE,
2-FOOT THICK FIELD
OF DESTRUCTION
IS JUST YARDS AWAY.
YEAH, THIS AIN'T PRETTY.
GOING 1½ KNOTS AT 214 DEGREES
RIGHT TOWARDS OUR GEAR.
QUICKER THAN THEY SAY.
I WAS HOPING
IT WAS FURTHER AWAY, BUT...
IT'S KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
IT AIN'T THAT FAR AWAY.
WE JUST NEED TO HAUL ASS, GUYS.
[BLEEP]
GO DO WHAT WE GOT TO DO.
Narrator: WITH $140,000 WORTH
OF GEAR IN HARM'S WAY...
IT'S GONNA BE CUTTING IT CLOSE.
AIN'T GONNA BE EASY.
♪
Narrator: ...THE TIME BANDIT'S
FISHING TRIP
TURNS INTO A RESCUE MISSION.
Johnathan:
TRYING TO BEAT THE ICE.
[BLEEP] YOU, BITCH.
I'M GETTING
THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
♪
Narrator: 266 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE CAPE CAUTION...
♪
WHOO-HOO!
A FEW CRAB AROUND.
I JUST GOT TO GET ON THEM,
STAY WITH THEM.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
"WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI'S HOTSPOT
CONTINUES TO PAY OFF.
I CAN TIGHTEN UP ON THIS
AND JUST TAKE WHAT I CAN FIND.
I JUST HAVE TO FILL IT.
THERE SEEMS TO BE
A GOOD POCKET OF CRAB HERE.
EVERYBODY'S GOT TO HUSTLE,
GET EVERYTHING DONE
SO WE GET THESE POTS OFF
IN A TIMELY FASHION.
GO.
♪
Bill: WE'RE ROLLING HERE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY TODAY,
I WANT TO BE AT A POINT
WHERE IT'S A MATTER OF CLEANING
OUT THE GEAR AND STACKING IT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO,
AND WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP.
SPEED IT UP, GUYS.
Narrator:
TO STAY ON TOP OF THE BIOMASS,
BILL AND HIS CREW
HAVE TO MOVE FAST.
OH, COME ON.
[BLEEP]
Nick: SOMEBODY HELP HIM.
LET GO, LET GO,
LET GO.
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
AND GREENHORN JOHN WALCZYK
IS FEELING THE BURN.
[BLEEP]
WEAK, JOHN. WEAK.
GO.
[BLEEP]
Bill: JOHN'S OBVIOUSLY
DYING ON THE VINE, HERE.
IS HE THAT WEAK?
HAVING A WEEK TO RECUPERATE
WITH REST
AND, YOU KNOW,
THERE WAS PLENTY OF RACK TIME.
YOU WOULD THINK THAT
THAT MUSCLE GROUP
WOULD BE READY TO WORK
THIS TIME, BUT...
I DON'T KNOW.
CLIP HERE.
-[BLEEP] GO.
-LET'S GO!
TRYING TO SET SOME GEAR,
AND OUR GREENHORN...
TAKING ITS TOLL.
HARD FOR ME
TO KEEP UP WITH OTHERS.
GO!
YOU SHOULD BE GRABBING THEM
RIGHT NOW!
RUNNING!
♪
JOHN'S HAND -- IT SEEMS LIKE
IT'S IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY.
I THINK A BIG PORTION
OF HIS PROBLEM IS MENTAL.
Nick:
HEY, JOHN, GET OVER HERE.
IF A GUY DOESN'T CUT IT
AND HE'S NOT GIVING IT HIS ALL,
ALL IT DOES IS AFFECT MORALE.
LIKE SINGLE-PLY TOILET PAPER --
JUST FALLING APART.
AS SOON AS THE GUYS
GAVE HIM A HARD TIME
THAT HE WASN'T DOING HIS JOB,
JOHN SLIPS INTO
THIS PSEUDO-DEPRESSION,
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY'S EVER TOLD JOHN
HE DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB.
I TOLD HIM
HOW BAD THIS WAS GONNA BE.
HE SAID HE COULD DO IT.
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO STEP UP
AND DO IT.
WHY ARE YOU SHAKING?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
♪
JOHN IS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY.
HE SAYS HE'S COLD.
I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S WHAT IT IS OR WHAT,
BUT IT'S NOT GOOD.
Nick: HEY, BOSS.
BILL: What's up?
HEY, JOHN'S HAVING
A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM.
HE'S SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY,
AND HE'S ALL WET.
He's probably got
mild hypothermia.
Give him a bowl of those noodles
to warm him up.
I don't know.
We should get a body temperature
on him, I guess.
STICK THAT ON YOUR --
IT'S THE RED ONE.
IF HE'S SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY,
THAT'S THE FIRST SIGN
OF MILD HYPOTHERMIA.
97.5. YOU'RE FINE.
JOHN, YOU NEED TO EAT
A BOWL OF NOODLES.
PUT SOME DRY,
WARM CLOTHES ON.
WE GOT A 20-POT STRING.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
LET'S GET THEM.
GET THEM.
♪
Bill: I DON'T WHAT'S SHAKING
WITH JOHN, THERE,
BUT I THINK HE READ
ABOUT HYPOTHERMIA
AND HE WAS TRYING TO PLAY
THAT ONE UP WITH THE SHAKING.
BODY TEMPERATURE'S 97.8.
I GOT A BEANIE FOR HIM.
HEY, BUDDY.
Man: SEE IF CAPTAIN WILD BILL
GIVES YOU A CAP.
WEAR THAT ON YOUR HEAD.
YOU LOSE ALL YOUR BODY HEAT
THROUGH YOUR HEAD.
YOU NEVER HAVE YOUR HOOD UP.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WET.
OKAY. ROGER.
DON'T CALL ME ROGER.
SORRY. WILL DO.
PUT THAT ON
YOUR [BLEEP] HEAD.
Zack:
JOHN, JUST HANG IN THERE.
I KNOW IT'S HARD.
WE WANT YOU HERE.
WE WANT YOU TO FINISH.
AND I KNOW
IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT.
I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW,
I WAS THE EXACT SAME WAY.
I FELT LOST.
EVERYTHING I DID
SEEMED WRONG.
THE GUYS ARE BEHIND YOU, DUDE.
THEY WANT YOU TO DO WELL.
BUT THEY ALSO WANT YOU
TO MEET THEM HALFWAY, YOU KNOW?
SO YOU CAN DO IT, MAN.
I KNOW YOU HAVE IT IN YOU.
♪
Narrator: 345 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
AND 15 MILES BELOW THE POLAR
ICE PACK ON THE TIME BANDIT...
♪ DUN-DUN,
DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN DUN-DUN ♪
ICE IS LIKE A GREAT WHITE SHARK
JUST SWIMMING OUT IN THE DARK
JUST OFF YOUR LIGHTS.
YOU CAN'T SEE IT. IT'S SCARY.
Narrator:
...WITH POTS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE
TO THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE ICE PACK,
CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND'S
WINDOW TO RESCUE HIS GEAR
IS CLOSING FAST.
Johnathan: I HAVE TO COME DOWN
AND HAUL GEAR AS FAST AS I CAN,
THEN GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY POTS
AND BE SEARCHING FOR THEM
FOR TWO WEEKS.
Narrator:
THE SKIPPER ONLY HAS A FEW HOURS
TO HAUL AND STACK ALL 100 POTS
BEFORE THE ICE CLAIMS THEM.
OKAY, LET'S DO THIS THING.
♪
WE MIGHT JUST HAVE
JUST ENOUGH TIME TO COME OUT
AND SAVE OUR GEAR
AND LOAD THE BOAT AGAIN.
Narrator: THESE POTS
CAN END JOHNATHAN'S SEASON.
ALL HE HAS TO DO IS GET TO THEM.
Jonathan: WE'RE GETTING CLOSE
TO 90,000 POUNDS.
WE TRY TO GO IN
WITH OVER 100,000.
Man: WHOO-HOO!
WE'LL TAKE
WHATEVER WE CAN GET RIGHT NOW.
THIS AIN'T THE PLACE TO BE.
♪
STACK THEM.
♪
AY-YI-YI-YI.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
Narrator: WITH 85 POTS
STILL IN THE WATER...
Jonathan:
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
Narrator: ...THE ICE PACK'S
FRONT LINE MOVES IN.
Jonathan:
BEFORE THE ICE PACK HITS YOU,
THE ICE FLOE WILL START HITTING.
THE ICE IS COMING.
♪
Narrator: FOR 15 HOURS,
CAPTAIN AND CREW SCRAMBLE
TO SLAM ON 60 MORE POTS.
IT'S JUST LIKE NASCAR, MAN.
THE SECONDS MATTER.
A MINUTE MATTERS.
OW.
HEADS UP.
Narrator: 75 POTS ARE ON BOARD.
25 MORE TO GO.
UH-OH.
THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE BIG UGLY.
I'M DOWN TO THE WIRE.
♪
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.
KEEP THEM CRAB A-MOVING.
KEEP THE CRAB A-MOVING LIKE THIS
INTO THE TANK.
YEAH, THIS IS THE LAST POT,
GUYS.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
♪
YEE-HAW!
GOOD JOB. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
AWESOME, AWESOME.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
NEVER GAVE UP,
LIKE JOHN PAUL JONES.
"DO YOU SURRENDER?"
AND HE SAID, "NO,
WE'VE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT,"
AND THEY SWUNG OVER
AND KICKED THE BRITISH'S ASS.
Man: YEAH! WHOO!
SO, WE JUST WON THIS RACE.
Narrator: THE LAST POTS
COME SAFELY ON BOARD.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WANT TO SEE WHEN THEY STICK
THIS TANK HOW CLOSE WE ARE.
IT'S REDEMPTION TIME.
STICK IT. STICK IT.
Narrator: "STICKING,"
OR MEASURING THE TANK,
DETERMINES
WHETHER THE CAPTAIN AND CREW
CAN GO HOME
OR FACE ANOTHER TRIP.
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE.
OH, IS IT TOUCHING?
OHH.
OH, MY GOD.
OH!
Johnathan: OH, YEAH.
THERE'S PROBABLY 80,000 POUNDS
IN THERE.
THAT WOULD BE
A BUCK-30 ON BOARD.
BUCK-30-SOMETHING.
[ ALL CHEER ]
LET'S STACK THIS [BLEEP] UP
AND [BLEEP] GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
WHOA!
WHOO! LOOK AT THEM.
THEY'RE LOVING IT.
THEY'RE ALL HUGGING.
PRETTY GOOD FEELING.
SORRY, ANDY.
Narrator: JOHNATHAN SURVIVES
THE ICE AND TOPS OFF A SEASON
THAT BROUGHT IN
920,000 POUNDS OF OPILIO...
GONNA DO A LITTLE JIG --
CRAB JIG.
WHOO!
Narrator: ...LEAVING
EACH DECKHAND WITH $52,000.
YEAH, BABY! OH, YEAH, BABY!
GOING HOME!
WE GOT 'ER DONE.
WHAT A HELL OF A YEAR.
Narrator: 42 MILES WEST
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh: TODAY IS OUR DAY.
IF THERE'S CRAB HERE.
TOOK THE FULL [BLEEP] SHOT.
THE WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE.
HOPEFULLY,
THIS WILL SEND US HOME.
JOSH MANAGED TO DODGE THE ICE.
NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE
IF THE NORTHERN GAMBLE PAYS OFF.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S START
THIS MOTHER[BLEEP] UP.
WINK AND A PRAYER.
♪
LITTLE NERVOUS.
THERE'S A LOT OF GEAR
HERE.
♪
Travis: YEAH, HOPEFULLY JOSH
DIDN'T DO TOO BIG OF A GAMBLE.
IT'LL EITHER MAKE US,
OR IT'S GONNA BREAK US.
MOMENT OF TRUTH.
♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
[ ALL CHEERING ]
STUFFED.
[ LAUGHS ]
LOOK AT THAT. HELL YEAH.
WHOO!
HELL YEAH!
Josh: THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT WE NEEDED, CASE.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT LOOKS NICE.
I GUESS
SOME OF YOU GUYS CAN STAY.
OH, THAT'S A PILE
OF NICE, BIG CRAB.
Casey: YEAH.
HOW MUCH?
[ Laughing ] YEAH!
THAT NUMBER'S GOOD, MAN.
IT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR
FOR ABOUT --
OH, I DON'T KNOW, TWO WEEKS.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
WE'RE ON POT NUMBER TWO.
MAKE SURE THIS THING
AIN'T A LIAR.
♪
-OH, HEY!
-WOW!
-FLY ME TO THE MOON!
-FLY ME TO THE MOON. WOW.
THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL POT.
CHECK OUT THAT POT.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'RE FISHING.
Tennessee: THESE ARE
THE BEST NUMBERS THAT WE'VE SEEN
SINCE WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE.
IF WE STAY
ON THESE NUMBERS RIGHT HERE,
WE CAN WRAP THIS UP AND BE DONE.
-FIVE-FIVE-FIVE.
-FIVE-FIVE-FIVE?
THAT'S [BLEEP]
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THERE.
OH, MOTHER [BLEEP]
-YEAH! WE'RE IN THE MONEY NOW!
-WE'RE GOING HOME THIS YEAR!
THAT'S THE TICKET HOME,
BOYS.
DRAW THAT [BLEEP]
♪ ROLL 'EM,
ROLL 'EM, ROLL 'EM ♪
Narrator: JOSH HAULS THE BIGGEST
NUMBERS OF THE SEASON...
Man: HELL YEAH!
...AND GETS SOME HARD-EARNED
RESPECT FROM HIS CO-CAPTAIN.
HEY,
WE [BLEEP] FOUND SOME!
♪
[BLEEP] "A"!
WE'RE CATCHING EVERYTHING.
MAN, THERE WE GO --
SOME EXCITEMENT.
♪
[ ALL CHEERING ]
[BLEEP]
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.
I WISH MY DAD
COULD BE HERE TO SEE THIS.
STARTING TO ACT LIKE
A REAL CRAB CAPTAIN OVER HERE.
WONDER IF HE'D BE PROUD
RIGHT NOW,
JUST WATCHING THIS WHOLE
OPERATION GOING TO TOWN.
THAT'S MY BIGGEST QUESTION.
I ALWAYS WONDER
IF HE'D BE PROUD.
♪
Narrator: 372 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
OH, MY GOD!
THAT'S A GOOD 500, 600, BABY!
Sig:
WE'VE DONE VERY WELL.
WE GOT LUCKY ON THIS ONE,
I TELL YOU.
IT'S RIGHT THERE.
POTS ARE COMING UP BANGERS.
♪
Narrator:
...WITH 70 POTS SAFELY ABOARD,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN HAS
JUST FIVE MORE TO HAUL
BEFORE FINISHING OFF
HIS OPILIO SEASON.
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
OH, YEAH!
-OHH!
-WHOO-HOO!
THIS IS GREAT.
THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING.
I'M VERY HAPPY
WITH WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED.
I REALLY AM.
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
-WHOO!
-[ LAUGHS ]
Sig: GUYS ARE LOOKING
PRETTY HAPPY DOWN THERE.
YEAH, I KNOW IT'S NICE
TO END THE SEASON
ON A HIGH NOTE LIKE THIS.
THE GUYS'LL FORGET ALL THE
SUFFERING THEY HAD TO DO HERE.
COME ON, THERE, TOUGH GUY.
GO.
♪
WE'RE GOING HOME.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
Sig: WE'RE RIGHT THERE.
WE GET THESE POTS ON BOARD,
WE'RE GONE.
OH, BOY.
SHE IS TOTALLY STUFFED
IN THE BACK RIGHT NOW.
[BLEEP]
THERE'S A LOT OF CRAB THERE.
Narrator: THE BIG NUMBERS
CREATED A CRAB JAM BELOW DECK.
Sig: EDGAR, TAKE THE LID
OFF THE BACK TANK
AND PUMP IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING.
THAT TANK HASN'T HAD TIME
TO SETTLE, AND I WANT IT FULL.
Narrator: THE SKIPPER NEEDS
A LITTLE MORE WIGGLE ROOM
TO EMPTY HIS LAST FEW POTS.
WE'RE REAL CLOSE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
I HIT MY MARK.
TO GET MORE ROOM, WE NEED
TO GET IN THERE AND FILL IT.
Narrator: 50-YEAR-OLD NICK MAVAR
IS TAPPED TO SPREAD THE CRAB.
IS THERE A HOLE?
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET THIS
ON TOP OF HIM.
HOW YOU GONNA GET OUT?
I HOPE YOU BROUGHT
A BREATHING APPARATUS WITH YOU.
Nick: NOW, THAT AIN'T NICE.
DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE.
NOW I AM PAINTED
IN A CORNER.
NICK IS ALL THE WAY IN THE STERN
IN THAT LITTLE VOID BACK THERE.
HE DUG HIMSELF IN.
HE'S JUST GETTING ALL THE CRAB
HE CAN IN THERE.
OW! OW!
HE'S PINCHING MY [BLEEP]
HEY, YOU'RE OVER 50.
IS THAT THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING
TOUCHED YOUR PEE PEE IN A WHILE?
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE NOT FUNNY.
♪
I'M TRYING TO GET OUT.
YOU GUYS DUMPED TOO MANY.
I'M TRYING, EDGAR.
OW!
GET ME
THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
THERE YOU GO.
OH [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ]
HERE.
Sig:
IT'S GONNA BE FULL NOW, NICKY.
Nick: OH, YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO WE LET HIM OUT.
YOU ARE OUT, RIGHT?
NICK?
Narrator: WITH ROOM TO SPARE...
OH, THERE'S JUST
A COUPLE LEFT HERE.
Narrator:
...THE NORTHWESTERN MAKES
ONE FINAL PUSH
BEFORE HEADING HOME.
♪
ALL RIGHT, LAST POT.
Narrator: AND TO CLOSE OUT
THE SEASON IN STYLE...
OH, WE GOT NOT QUITE
A FLAMING HOOK.
MORE OF A SMOKING HOOK.
IT'S A SMOKING GUN.
COME ON, BABY.
Narrator:
...EDGAR ADDS A NEW TWIST
TO AN OLD NORTHWESTERN
TRADITION.
LOOKS LIKE THEY PUT A SMOKE BOMB
ON THE HOOK THIS TIME.
BACK IT UP.
YEAH, BUDDY!
JUST DON'T MISS, 'CAUSE
I WANT A GOOD SEASON NEXT YEAR.
OPIES 2015, IT'S OVER.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
Narrator: TALLIED UP,
CAPTAIN SIG BROUGHT HOME
A 1.1-MILLION POUND
OPILIO FORTUNE...
FEELS PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: ...LINING EACH HAND'S
POCKET WITH $112,000.
YEAH! WHOO!
WHOO!
[BLEEP]
THAT'S IT, MAN.
I'M GONNA SAY IT --
I HATE TO LEAVE.
NAH, I TAKE IT BACK.
IT'S TIME TO GO.
♪
Narrator: 115 MILES SOUTHEAST...
...ON THE CAPE CAUTION...
[ ALL CHEERING ]
THAT'S IT! WHOO!
WHOO-HOO!
Bill: CHAIN IT UP AND GO.
Man: OH, YEAH!
I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE
LITTLE PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
Man: YEAH!
Narrator: ...AFTER A LONG GRIND,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI
PACKS ON
THE LAST OF HIS OPILIO QUOTA.
-I LIKE IT.
-HELL OF A SEASON, BOYS.
HELL OF A SEASON.
Bill: THERE'S NOTHING BETTER
THAN FULL.
IT'S TIME TO GO.
BUT I NEED TO GET SWITCHED OVER
TO BAIRDI.
Narrator: WHILE MOST BOATS
ARE CALLING IT A SEASON...
UNDERWAY
TO GO FISH SOME BAIRDI.
...BILL AND HIS CREW
ARE HEADING RIGHT BACK OUT
TO CATCH 150,000 POUNDS
OF BAIRDI.
Bill: ONCE AGAIN,
IT'S MY GOAL TO GET IT DONE
AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
HAUL THEM A LITTLE FASTER
IF I CAN.
HOPEFULLY,
THE GUYS CAN HANDLE IT.
HOPEFULLY,
JOHN DOESN'T MELT DOWN.
[ CLOCK TICKING ]
[ Voice breaking ] JUST FEELS
LIKE I CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: IN THE GALLEY,
THE GREENHORN
IS HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS.
OH, STOP RIGHT THERE.
STOP RIGHT THERE.
YOU HAVE BEEN TREATED
WITH KID GLOVES
MORE THAN ANYBODY IN THE HISTORY
OF THE BERING SEA.
YOU HAD A COMMITMENT.
YOU TOLD ME 50 TIMES THIS SEASON
YOU WEREN'T GONNA QUIT.
YOU NEED TO GROW UP.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION.
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION
TO FINISH THE COMMITMENT WE MADE
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.
IT WEARS ON ALL OF US.
IF IT WASN'T FOR MY LEAD,
THESE GUYS WOULD HAVE
CHEWED YOU UP, SHRIMP ONE.
THEY WOULD HAVE CHEWED YOU UP
AND SPIT YOU OUT.
I JUST --
I CANNOT DO THIS ANYMORE.
I GAVE IT MY BEST SHOT.
♪
IT'S A DISGRACE, MAN.
SO...GO.
GOD, YOU PUT YOUR [BLEEP] HEART
AND YOUR SOUL INTO THESE GUYS,
AND THEY JUST TURN AROUND
AND SPIT ON YOU
AND WALK OUT THE DOOR.
I'M JUST LOSING FAITH
FOR THESE KIDS
MORE AND MORE
EVERY [BLEEP] SEASON, YOU KNOW?
Nick: YEAH, HE DID.
NO, HE DIDN'T.
HE DID.
NO, HE DIDN'T.
YEAH, HE DID.
[BLEEP]
HE DID.
REALLY?
YEAH.
[BLEEP] TALK TO HIM.
[BLEEP] THIS.
THAT'S ALL I KNOW.
YOU LET ME DOWN.
I WAS THERE FOR YOU,
AND YOU [BLEEP] LET ME DOWN.
♪
AFTER YOU'RE DONE WITH THE
WALLS, YOU CAN CLEAN THE HEAD.
OKAY.
AND AFTER THAT, YOU CAN COME
ASK ME WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO.
I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.
HE THOUGHT
IT WAS A HARSH ENVIRONMENT
WHEN HE STILL WORKED HERE.
♪
IT'S LIKE RUNNING A MARATHON
AND DROPPING OUT AT MILE 25,
SAYING YOU CAN'T DO IT.
YOU'RE THAT CLOSE.
♪
Narrator: 110 MILES NORTHWEST...
[ ALL CHEERING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
...THE CORNELIA MARIE
CROSSES THE FINISH LINE.
YEAH!
CASHING IN ON JOSH'S GAMBLE,
THE BOAT BRINGS
A 402,000-POUND HAUL.
EACH CREWMAN POCKETS 43 GRAND.
HEY, GUYS,
I'M GETTING MARRIED.
AND TENNESSEE HAULS IN
A FIANCéE.
Josh: CRAB ON BOARD.
ALL THE POTS IN THE BOAT.
OUR LUCK HAS TURNED AROUND
JUST IN TIME.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE
A FAIRY TALE.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
♪
65 MILES SOUTHWEST
ON THE SAGA...
[ ALL CHEERING ]
IT'S BEEN
A LONG FREAKING COUPLE MONTHS.
I KEPT THESE GUYS GOING
FOR 43 HOURS,
AND I JUST COULDN'T ASK
FOR A BETTER REWARD.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING HOME,
BOYS.
BOTH TANKS ARE STUFFED.
I MEAN LITERALLY STUFFED.
I COULD FREAKING WALK ON THAT
RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
WRAPS UP HIS ROOKIE SEASON.
IT'S A PRETTY STRESSFUL DAY,
BUT I ALWAYS GOT TO REMEMBER
THAT I USED TO WAKE UP
ON MORNINGS LIKE THIS
ON THE STRAIT.
I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO GET HERE.
I JUST NEVER IMAGINED
IT WOULD HAPPEN.
WHOO! WE'RE DONE!
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: IN TOTAL,
THE FIRST-TIME SKIPPER BANKED
550,000 POUNDS OF OPILIO GOLD.
GOOD JOB THIS SEASON, MAN.
Narrator: AND FOR HIS DECK,
A $35,000 PAYDAY.
YEAH!
GOD, THAT'S AWESOME.
WE'RE GOING HOME.
I'M GOING TO SEE MY KID.
♪
THIS WAS A DREAM SEASON
AND A NIGHTMARE,
ALL ROLLED UP INTO ONE.
YEAH!
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT MY FUTURE HOLDS,
BUT I JUST HOPE
IT DOESN'T END HERE.
I WANT TO CONTINUE TO RUN BOATS.
♪
Narrator: WITH NEARLY 4½ MILLION
POUNDS OF OPILIO CRAB CAUGHT,
IT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING
FOR THE FLEET
WITH THE NORTHWESTERN,
TIME BANDIT,
AND WIZARD TAKING THE PODIUM.
John: I'VE BEEN WATCHING
THIS SHOW FOR A FULL 11 YEARS,
BUT IF THERE'S ONE THING
I CAN TELL YOU,
IT'S THAT HOWEVER DIFFICULT
YOU THINK THIS JOB IS
BASED ON THE SHOW,
MULTIPLY IT BY 500,000.
Man:
YOU STILL WANT TO BE A CRABBER?
OHH.
-OH [BLEEP]
-HOLD ON!
EVEN THEN,
YOU WON'T HAVE A GOOD IDEA
OF REALLY
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GO THROUGH.
THE ONLY THING I WANT TO DO
IS GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
MOM AND DAD, I WOULD GET
STRAIGHT "A's," I PROMISE YOU.
STAY IN SCHOOL, KIDS.
Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE CAPE CAUTION...
♪
Bill:
WE DID IT. WE GOT OUR CRAB.
THE SOONER WE GET OUT OF HERE,
THE BETTER.
Man: YEAH!
Narrator: ...WITH THEIR FINAL
OPILIO OFFLOAD,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI
BRINGS HOME
A TOTAL 500,000-POUND HARVEST.
EACH DECKHAND
WILL WALK WITH 41 GRAND.
WE ARE DONE WITH OPIES,
AND SOME OF US ARE ON TO BAIRDI.
OTHER OF US ARE GOING HOME.
Narrator: INSTEAD OF GOING HOME,
CAPTAIN AND CREW
WILL HEAD BACK OUT
TO THE BAIRDI GROUNDS...
WITH ONE EXCEPTION.
THEY JUST PULLED OUT
THE LAST BRAILER OF OPIES 2015.
MY TIME HERE IS COMPLETE.
SO...MARKS THE END OF A LITTLE
BIT OF A JOURNEY, I GUESS.
YOU KNOW, TOOK A SET OF GUTS
TO COME OUT TO ALASKA
AND TRY ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS JOBS ON EARTH,
YOU KNOW, WITH NO EXPERIENCE
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
TO JUST COME OUT HERE ON A WHIM
AND TRY IT,
SO THEY SAID
THEY WERE PROUD OF ME,
WHICH FEELS GOOD, YOU KNOW?
Bill: BOY, HE REALLY CRASHED
AT THE END.
IT WAS -- I THINK HE GOT
SOME CONFIRMATION AT HOME
THAT WHATEVER HE DID
WAS SUFFICIENT,
AND THAT'S ALL HE CARED ABOUT.
PRETTY SELF-CENTERED WAY TO GO.
I MEAN, I'M REALLY AMAZED.
WHEN I FIRST MET HIM,
I THOUGHT HE WAS A
PRETTY SQUARED-AWAY CAT,
BUT IN ACTUALITY,
HE'S ALL ABOUT JOHN.
I DON'T KNOW.
PROBABLY GO CLEAN UP
AND TALK TO BILL OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NOT REALLY
IN CHARGE OF YOUR DEPARTURE.
John: OKAY.
Zack: I'M SURE HIS PARENTS
ARE PROUD OF HIM.
HIM JUST WAKING UP
IN THE MORNING
IS PROBABLY A PROUD MOMENT
FOR HIM.
♪
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW,
BY YOU NOT SPENDING THIS MONTH,
YOU'RE GIVING UP ALMOST $8,400
TO GO HOME ONE MONTH EARLY.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
IN THIS COUNTRY
WOULD GIVE THEIR EYETEETH
FOR A JOB
THAT PAID $8,500
IN ONE MONTH?
PROBABLY ABOUT
HALF THE PUBLIC.
NOW IT'S NOT A MATTER
OF YOU WANTING TO RUN AWAY.
GET OFF THE [BLEEP] BOAT.
Nick: YOU HEARD HIM.
GET YOUR [BLEEP]
GET OFF THE BOAT.
FIGURE IT OUT.
♪
I DON'T FEEL
ONE BIT SORRY FOR JOHN.
JOHN DESERVED EVERYTHING
THAT BILL SAID.
♪
John: THIS PLACE IS DEFINITELY
A LITTLE INSANE, FOR SURE.
AND MAYBE
I WAS OUT OF MY ELEMENT,
BUT EVEN SO,
I GAVE IT MY BEST SHOT.
Narrator: DOWN THE DOCK...
DJ:
OKAY, NOW OVER TO YOUR LEFT.
...THE CORNELIA MARIE
HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER.
SETTING UP THE TRELLIS
FOR TENNESSEE'S WEDDING.
THE WHOLE TOWN'S IN UPROAR
RIGHT NOW IN A GREAT WAY.
IT'S GONNA BE
THE COOLEST WEDDING
I THINK
I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
IF YOU HOLD THE OUTSIDE,
THE BOX WILL FOLD.
Narrator: JOSH AND CREW
HAVE READIED THE BOAT
FOR THE SOCIAL EVENT
OF THE SEASON.
THIS IS THE COOLEST.
THIS IS A PRODUCT
OF THE BERING SEA,
AND IT'S SOMETHING
YOU WILL HAVE, MY FRIEND.
I'M SURE.
Tennessee: IT'S A SMALL
INDUSTRY.
THERE'S ONLY 400 PEOPLE IN
THE ENTIRE WORLD THAT DO THIS.
IT'S A FAMILY,
IT'S A COMMUNITY --
THE CREW MEMBERS,
CASEY AND JOSH, YOU KNOW.
HAVING THIS DONE FOR ME AND HER
IS HUMBLING.
THIS IS AWESOME --
A LOT OF WORK FROM EVERYBODY.
IT'S LIKE A SUIT VEST
OR A TUXEDO VEST
IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO PULL HERE.
A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES.
Casey: [ Muffled ] OKAY,
WE CAN PUT THAT UP THERE.
Josh: THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES
TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THE WHOLE FAMILY'S
COMING TOGETHER HERE.
AM I PRETTY?
THAT IS AWESOME.
HOLD STILL.
THIS TURNED OUT PRETTY NEAT,
DIDN'T IT?
BY FAR
THE BIGGEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
GOOD LUCK, BUDDY.
GOOD LUCK.
LET'S GET MARRIED.
LET'S GET MARRIED.
-HOW ABOUT WE SINK IT?
-AMEN!
-WHOO!
-ALL RIGHT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪
SOMEBODY PLAY THE MUSIC
TO MAKE THE BRIDE COME OUT.
♪
WHERE'S MY JUNIOR AT?
-RIGHT HERE.
-YOU ARE RIGHT THERE.
Officiant: ALL RIGHT,
EVERYBODY GO AHEAD AND
HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE.
TANA, BEFORE I MET YOU,
MY LIFE WAS LIKE
A STORM-TOSSED SHIP AT SEA.
BUT THEN YOU APPEARED
IN MY LIFE --
MY BEACON, HOPE,
AND SECURITY.
MY LOVE FOR YOU
IS STRONGER THAN A KING,
FIERCER THAN A BAIRDI,
AND MORE FILLING THAN AN OPIE.
I WILL PROUDLY STATE
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD
THAT YOU ARE MY WIFE.
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU
HILLBILLY AND WIFE.
YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ I STAKE MY FLAG RIGHT HERE
♪ THIS IS THE LAST FRONTIER
♪ THIS AIN'T NO PLACE FOR FEAR
Sig: THAT'S IT -- SEASON OVER.
LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS THIS YEAR.
IT WAS A TOUGH ONE, YOU KNOW?
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
♪ FIGHTING THE BEAST
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
♪ REBELS LIKE ME
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
♪ WILD ONES
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
♪ WILD ONES
♪ I LOOKED AT THEN HIS EYES
NICE JOB, MAN.
THANKS FOR STANDING BY ME.
Sig: SOME OF THE YOUNGER GUYS
IN THE FLEET,
THEY ARE A PART
OF A BROTHERHOOD,
WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.
COME HERE, LITTLE BUDDY.
MWAH! OH, YEAH.
Sig:
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
♪ THIS IS WHERE I BELONG
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
-YEAH, LET 'EM GO.
-LET'S GO!
Sig:
IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOREVER.
TIME TO GO FISHING.
Bill: WE'RE GONNA GO TO
THE BAIRDI GROUNDS,
GET THE JOB DONE,
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
♪ WILD ONES
♪ WILD ONES
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
♪ WILD ONES
♪ RUNNING WITH THE...
♪ OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH
Jake: THIS WOULD BE THE MOMENT
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR --
THE TWO BEST THINGS
THAT I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.
♪ OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH
HI, BABE.
OH, MY GOSH.
ARE YOU CRYING?
MMM.
OH, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
I'M SO HAPPY
YOU'RE HOME.
♪ OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
WHOO!
♪ FIGHTING THE BEAST
GUYS, HANG ON.
HANG ON, THERE.
♪ WILD ONES,
REBELS LIKE ME ♪
Man: OH, GOD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪ WILD ONES
YEAH!
♪ WILD ONES
Sig: WE GOT THEM.
THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
AND WE GOT OUT OF THERE.
TIME TO PUT THIS ONE BEHIND US,
LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.
[ AIDEN FUSSES ]
♪ RUNNING WITH THE...
AW.
♪ OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH
♪ OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH
NO. STOP.
Sig:
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE INDUSTRIES
THAT CAN CHEW A GUY UP
AND SPIT HIM OUT.
♪
NOW, THIS SEASON
WE WENT THROUGH HELL.
Phillip:
NO. NO, WHAT DID YOU SAY BEFORE?
PUTTING ME ON THE DECK?
I'LL PUT YOU
ON THE [BLEEP] DECK [BLEEP]
DO IT.
♪ I WONDER WHERE WE WENT WRONG
[BLEEP] YOU, DUDE!
I ALMOST WENT OVER!
♪ WE ALREADY GOT THIS FAR
Josh: FINISH THIS [BLEEP] OFF
AND FINISH IT STRONG
'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ANY MORE BITCHING.
[ GROANS ]
Sig: YOU'RE DEAD.
I'M GONNA [BLEEP]
STOMP ON YOU.
♪ WE ARE LIVING
IN THE DANGER ZONE ♪
GUYS, WATCH THE RAIL!
HOLD ON!
AAH!
Sig: JUST ANOTHER WINTER
IN THE BERING SEA.
IT'S THAT FINAL MOVE YOU MAKE
THAT COUNTS.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
♪ WHEN YOU'RE LIVING
IN THE DANGER ZONE ♪
OW!
Josh:
THEY'RE GONNA BE THERE.
THERE'S MUCH A BIGGER
PICTURE HERE,
AND WE DO NOT
WANT TO RUIN THAT.
HE COULD BE A HERO...
YEE-HAW!
-LET ME AT IT.
-WHOO!
Sig: ...OR YOU'RE JUST GONNA
GO DOWN IN A BALL FLAME.
FORGET YOU EVER MET ME.
I WANT YOU OFF
MY MOTHER[BLEEP] BOAT.
♪
NO, WE'VE NOT YET
BEGUN TO FIGHT.
PBBT!
FAMOUS QUOTE.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: FEBRUARY...
ON THE BRUTALLY COLD
OPILIO CRAB GROUNDS.
Johnathan:
WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE A WHILE.
WE'VE BATTLED, FOUGHT,
BIT, SCRATCHED, CLAWED.
SEAGULL-EAT-SEAGULL,
DOG-EAT-DOG.
Narrator:
THE 730-MILE-WIDE POLAR ICE PACK
THREATENS TO GET BETWEEN
THE FLEET AND THE FINISH LINE.
THE ICE IS COMING THIS WAY.
THIS LATE IN THE GAME,
WE'RE ON THE FINAL LAP.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE FUN.
Bill: THESE GUYS ARE --
THEY'RE DONE. THEY'RE SPENT.
I JUST NEED
THE EXTRA SET OF HANDS.
HURRY THE [BLEEP] UP!
THROW THEM BUOYS AT ME
LIKE THAT AGAIN
AND I'M GONNA
[BLEEP] DECK YOU.
WE NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS
[BLEEP] AND GET OUT HERE.
Casey: JOSH,
WE ARE OUT OF TIME, BUDDY.
NOTHING --
WE GOT NOTHING.
Narrator:
THOSE NEW TO THE WHEELHOUSE
FACE PRESSURE BEYOND THE ICE.
Man: GOT TO GET US ON CRAB.
OUR FUTURE
IS IN THAT YOUNG MAN'S HANDS.
Josh: MY DAD'S NOT HERE ANYMORE.
I GOT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Narrator:
BOAT OWNER JOSH HARRIS STRUGGLES
TO SAVE HIS FATHER'S LEGACY...
Josh:
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MISTAKE
'CAUSE I'LL LOSE THIS OPERATION.
Narrator: ...WHILE ROOKIE
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON FIGHTS
TO PROVE HE BELONGS.
ONE CRAB.
WE NEED TO PUT SOME CRAB
ON THIS BOAT.
Jake: MY JOB
IS TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE MONEY
AND TO MAKE SURE WE GO HOME.
Narrator:
AND FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.
Jake:
I NEED TO KNOW FOR MYSELF
THAT I'VE EARNED
SITTING IN THIS CHAIR.
THIS IS MY DEBUT SEASON,
AND I'LL BE DAMNED
IF I COME IN SHORT ON QUOTA.
Narrator: 67 MILES EAST...
[ CHEERING ]
LOOK AT THAT POT.
WHOO-HOO!
Narrator: ...AND 15 MILES
BELOW THE POLAR ICE PACK...
PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT THIS
RIGHT NOW.
WE JUST GOT A LITTLE SPOT HERE.
WE'RE JUST PICKING ALONG,
HAVING FUN.
I'M NOT GONNA RUN VERY FAR
FROM THIS.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND
CASHES IN ON NORTHERN HOTSPOT.
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE.
DRUM ROLL.
[ IMITATES DRUM ROLL ]
[ CHEERING ]
THIS IS OUR TICKET HOME
RIGHT HERE.
AND LOOK AT IT.
WE'RE ON A ROLL.
WHOO-HOO!
TOOT, TOOT!
WHAT A HELL OF A YEAR.
EVERY HOUR I PULL POTS,
THE TANK'S FULLER.
PRETTY SOON,
IT'S GONNA BE CHUCKERED.
Narrator:
WITH AN AVERAGE OF 500 CRAB
PER POT COMING OVER THE RAIL...
...THE SKIPPER
IS JUST ONE SET AWAY
FROM PUTTING HIS SEASON
IN THE BOOKS.
SEE LIGHT
AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
KNOCK ON WOOD
SO I DON'T JINX US.
ON THIS BOAT, WE'RE TOO STUPID
TO BE SUPERSTITIOUS.
WE KNOCK ON WOOD.
I GOT TO DOUBLE KNOCK
FOR THAT ONE.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
RIGHT HERE, BABY.
JUST GONNA ENJOY THIS RIDE
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT ON.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Johnathan: TIME BANDIT.
YEAH, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Narrator:
JOHNATHAN TAKES A CALL
FROM CO-CAPTAIN AND BROTHER
ANDY HILLSTRAND.
YES, I DO, PLEASE, SIR.
YEAH.
AND THAT'S ONLY, UH --
THAT'S ONLY 13 MILES FROM
WHERE I'M SETTING RIGHT NOW.
BUT IF IT KEEPS COMING,
I'M GONNA BE IN TROUBLE.
ANDY: Oh, it's coming, dude.
It's definitely coming.
I GOT 100 POTS OUT HERE,
YOU KNOW?
SO CLOSE TO BEING DONE.
I know.
IF I SET THIS GEAR OFF,
I WON'T LOSE ALL THE GEAR.
KEEPING A CLOSE EYE
ON THE ICE REPORT FROM HOME,
ANDY ADVISES HIS BROTHER
TO MOVE ALL HIS POTS SOUTH.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
I WANT TO FINISH.
I DON'T HAVE ANY TIME
FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
Seriously, you're gonna be
able to run faster than that.
NO, I'LL JUST
TAKE CARE OF IT, ANDY.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
I GOT TO MAKE A DECISION.
Okay.
I'M JUST TIRED OF TALKING
ABOUT HOW [BLEEP] I AM.
BYE.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Johnathan:
IT'S EASY TO [BLEEP] RUN A BOAT
WHEN YOU'RE SITTING
IN THE LIVING ROOM.
OH, YEAH!
[ SIGHS ]
WHAT DO WE DO?
MONEY, BABY!
ONCE IT HITS YOU, IT'S TOO LATE.
Narrator:
JOHNATHAN HAS A TOUGH CALL --
BET $140,000 OF GEAR
UNTIL THE ICE HOLDS OFF
OR FOLLOW HIS BROTHER'S ADVICE
AND PULL THE PLUG
ON HIS HONEY HOLE.
Johnathan: WE'RE RISKING THIS
EVEN BEING UP HERE.
I DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT
IN THE ICE.
[ CHEERING ]
THAT'S A LOT OF CRAB.
AY-YI-YI-YI-YI.
[ CHEERING ]
YOU GET A LITTLE BIT GREEDY LIKE
I'M GETTING GREEDY RIGHT NOW...
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO
PULL THIS OFF.
GO AHEAD AND DUMP THEM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator:
THE SKIPPER MAKES HIS CHOICE
AND CONTINUES TO SET.
GOING OVER!
IT'S THE WILL OF GOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M GONNA GO OUT WITH GLORY.
NO GUTS, NO GLORY.
Narrator: 87 MILES SOUTHWEST
AND 75 MILES
BELOW THE POLAR ICE PACK
IS THE SAGA.
OOH.
CAN'T FEEL
THE TIPS OF MY FINGERS.
IT SUCKS.
Jake: FELLAS,
SORRY YOU GOT TO BREAK THE ICE,
BUT WE GOT TO DO
WHAT WE GOT TO DO.
WATCH YOURSELF.
WHOA.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE HEADED SOUTH.
THE ICE CAME, TOOK THIS OUT.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
HEADS SOUTH
TO SET ALL HIS 75 POTS
ON SAFER GROUNDS.
THIS IS LOOKING QUITE SUSPECT.
I NEED 110,000 POUNDS.
DELIVERY DATE'S MY CONCERN
RIGHT NOW.
IF WE DON'T SEE
SOMETHING BETTER BELOW,
THAT CHANCE OF ME
GETTING RESPECT
WILL DISSIPATE INTO NOTHING.
Narrator: JAKE'S FUTURE DEPENDS
ON PICKING THE RIGHT SPOT.
[ CELL PHONE RINGING ]
THE SAGA. JAKE SPEAKING.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HAS HE PEED ON YOU?
THAT WAS A WILD RIDE
BEFORE I LEFT.
HOW DID I BECOME A DAD?
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S DADDY.
YOU KNOW ME.
IT WAS LIKE BOOM, BOOM, BOOM,
AND THEN I WAS IN ALASKA.
AND I WAS CONFUSED.
NEXT THING I KNOW,
I WAS RUNNING A BOAT.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
AIDEN,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
AIDEN,
STOP POOPING YOUR PANTS.
[ Laughs ]
[BLEEP]
HOLD ON, I GOT TO TALK
TO THE GUYS OUTSIDE.
YOU GUYS FEEL THAT, RIGHT?
YEAH.
OKAY, WELL, I LOVE YOU.
I GOT TO GO.
[ CELL PHONE BEEPS ]
[ SIGHS ]
CAN YOU FEEL THAT?
[ THUD ]
BOOM.
[ THUD ]
BOOM.
THAT AIN'T RIGHT, DUDE.
IT FEELS LIKE A SLACK TANK,
BUT OUR TANKS ARE PRESSED.
[ THUD ]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
I DON'T WHERE IT BEGINS.
[ THUD ]
NO, NO.
WHAT IS THAT SOUND?
THAT DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT.
Narrator:
WITH A FULL STACK ON DECK
AND 20 MORE MILE
TO HIS CHOSEN GROUNDS...
Jake: FEELS LIKE SOMETHING
ROLLING AROUND IN THE TANK.
[ THUD ]
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG SKIPPER
HAS TO MAKE A MOVE
BEFORE THINGS GET WORSE.
BOATS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO SOUND
OR FEEL THAT WAY.
BOATS THAT GO DOWN
FEEL THAT WAY.
[ THUD ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE CAN'T CHECK THE TANKS
WITH ALL THIS GEAR ON DECK.
WE NEED TO GET
THESE POTS OFF ASAP.
Man:
HANLON, HURRY UP WITH THAT BAIT.
HURRY UP!
Narrator: TO ACCESS HIS TANKS
AND LOCATE THE SOUND...
DO IT FAST AND DO IT SAFE.
...THE CAPTAIN DUMPS HIS POTS
20 MILES SHORT
OF WHERE HE WANTS TO FISH.
Jake:
I MEAN, THIS IS ALL I CAN DO.
I'M GONNA LAY THEM OUT.
THAT'S WHERE I'M SETTING.
MY ONE AND ONLY CONCERN
RIGHT NOW
IS THE SAFETY OF THE CREW
AND THE SAFETY OF THE VESSEL.
[ THUD ]
OH! [BLEEP]
COME ON.
JUST TRYING TO GO
AS FAST AS WE CAN.
[ BEEP ]
COME ON!
IF THAT TANK FILLS UP
WITH WATER,
WE'RE ALL GETTING IN A RAFT.
[ THUD ]
Narrator: 355 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
ROLLING AROUND LIKE A MOTHER.
[ THUD ]
Narrator: ...ON THE SAGA.
I DON'T LIKE THAT.
I DON'T LIKE THAT AT ALL.
[ THUD ]
DOES NOT SOUND GOOD.
Narrator: TO CHECK OUT
A STRANGE SOUND BELOWDECK...
THERE'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING WRONG.
[ BEEP ]
Jake:
DAMN IT, LET'S HURRY UP.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON HAS
BEEN FORCED TO UNLOAD HIS POTS
BEFORE ARRIVING
AT HIS DESIRED GROUNDS.
[ BEEP ]
[ THUD ]
MIKE, YOU GO AHEAD AND DUMP
THAT MIDDLE TANK.
Man: HURRY UP!
Man: YEAH, ROGER.
Michael: COME ON.
SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
HOPEFULLY,
WE CAN FIND SOMETHING.
THAT'S WHAT KEEPS THE TANK
INSULATED.
SOMETHING DOWN HERE BROKE LOOSE,
AND IT BROKE THAT CHUNK OFF.
NOT A GOOD SIGN SO FAR.
[BLEEP]
WHAT IS THAT SOUND, DUDE?
PLEASE.
Michael:
CHRIS, I CAN SEE IT.
HERE'S YOUR PROBLEM.
IT'S THE DECK BOARD.
THOSE ARE IN THERE
TO PREVENT THE WATER
FROM SLOSHING
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
IT SLOWS IT DOWN.
JUST BEATING
ON THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.
BEATING LIKE ON THE FRONT DOOR
OF A CASTLE DOOR,
JUST TRYING TO BEAT
THAT DOOR DOWN.
IT'S DOING IT
ON THE SIDE OF OUR TANK.
THOSE ARE VERY LARGE BEAMS.
Narrator: THREE 18-FOOT,
100-POUND BIN BOARDS
MEANT TO REINFORCE THE BOTTOM
OF THE TANK BROKE AWAY.
ONCE LOOSE,
THEY ACT AS BLUDGEONS,
POUNDING THE TANK WALL.
Michael: YO, JAKEY.
YEAH, NO, WE FOUND IT.
BIN BOARDS GOT LOOSE
OVER IN THE MIDDLE TANK.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M COMING DOWN TO HELP.
I GOT TO LOOK AT IT.
WITH THE TANK
COMPLETELY DRAINED,
JAKE HEADS DOWN
TO INVESTIGATE DAMAGE.
WIRE UP A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY, B.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
I THINK WE'LL BE FINE
WITHOUT THAT THING IN THERE.
COME ON UP. EASY.
Jake: BY THE GRACE OF GOD,
THEY DIDN'T DO THE DAMAGE
THAT IT COULD HAVE.
LARGE BEAMS
BOUNCING AROUND DOWN THERE --
THEY COULD HAVE RAMMED RIGHT
THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.
Narrator:
THE TANKS ARE SECURE.
BUT NOW JAKE'S FUTURE
RIDES ON A STRING OF 75 POTS
SOAKING ON UNTESTED GROUNDS.
THE SAGA CONTINUES.
JUST MILES SOUTH
OF THE APPROACHING ICE PACK...
IS THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN.
Sig: [ SIGHS ] GOD.
WE'VE BEEN HEADING OUT
TO THE GEAR,
AND WE'VE GOT 75 POTS UP HERE.
THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
THE GOOD ONES
THAT WE LEFT FROM AND AREA.
Narrator: AFTER DROPPING OFF
HALF HIS GEAR IN TOWN,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN RACES NORTH
TO RESCUE HIS REMAINING POTS
BEFORE THE ICE PACK
SWALLOWS THEM UP.
Sig:
THE ICE IS PICKING UP SPEED.
IT JUST KEEPS EATING UP
THE FISHING GROUNDS.
SO WE NEED TO HURRY IT UP.
THE SOONER WE PULL THEM,
THE SOONER WE CAN GO IN.
Narrator: TO SAVE A QUARTER
MILLION DOLLARS OF GEAR...
OKAY, REAL CLOSE.
Narrator:
...THE CREW MUST MOVE FAST.
BOOGIE, GOT TO GO.
BUT FIRST, A LITTLE DEICING.
Man: YEAH!
AH!
WHOA.
[ GROANS ] [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
Narrator: 372 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
ON THE NORTHWESTERN.
WHOA.
[ GROANS ] [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
A HYDRAULIC HOSE HAS RUPTURED
ON THE CRANE...
[ GROANS ]
Sig: ALL THAT ICE,
IT JUST WREAKS HAVOC.
Narrator: ...SHUTTING DOWN
FISHING BEFORE IT CAN START.
Edgar: ALL WE KNOW
IS OIL'S SPRAYING OUT.
GOT TO DIG OUT THE ICE FIRST
TO FIND THE LEAK.
THE FITTING
THAT'S WELDED TO THE CYLINDER
BROKE OFF THE CYLINDER.
BIG, BIG, BIG TROUBLE.
THAT COULD PUT YOU DOWN.
WE'VE GOT ICE COMING DOWN
ONE NAUTICAL MILE AN HOUR.
IT'S COVERING
20 NAUTICAL MILES A DAY.
IF WE DON'T GET THIS FIXED,
WE CAN'T STACK GEAR.
THE POTS ARE GONE.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
Narrator: TO LOCATE THE LEAK,
DECK BOSS EDGAR HANSEN
CLIMBS THE CRANE'S
OIL-SLICK ICE.
ONE MISSTEP AWAY FROM PLUNGING
INTO THE 28-DEGREE WATER.
IT'S MORE DANGEROUS FOR SURE.
IT'S SLIPPERY.
AND THE WEATHER
IS JUST POUNDING ON IT.
CAN YOU POINT IT OUT MORE?
-OUT MORE NORTH?
-A LITTLE BIT.
[ GROANS ] DAMN IT.
THAT'S [BLEEP] UP.
Edgar: WATER'S BEEN POURING IN
FROM THE STARBOARD SIDE.
WITH EVERY SPRAY, IT FREEZES,
FILLS THE INSIDE OF CRANE UP.
HERE'S THE ICE,
PACKED WITH ICE.
WHEN I LIFT THE BOOM UP,
IT HIT THE ICE
AND BROKE THE FITTING.
SNAPPED IT OFF.
[ GROANS ]
JUST AMAZING --
ONE LITTLE, TINY, LITTLE PART,
YOU KNOW, STOPS EVERYTHING.
HOPEFULLY, WE GOT SOME SPARE.
EITHER THAT OR WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO GO TO DUTCH AND GET FIXED UP
AND RISK THESE POTS
WITH THE ICE COMING DOWN ON US.
YOU PUT THAT IN,
PUT THE HOSE BACK ON,
WE SHOULD BE IN BUSINESS.
OKAY, GIVE IT A TRY!
IT'S ON THERE PRETTY GOOD.
I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
ALL RIGHT,
FIRST POT COMING OUT.
THAT ICE BITES YOU
RIGHT IN THE BUTT EVERY TIME.
NOW WE'RE GONNA LIVE IN MISERY
FOR A WHILE.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
MIGHT AS WELL JUST SUCK IT UP
BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE
THE FUN STARTS.
Narrator: HAVING LOST
PRECIOUS TIME FIXING THE CRANE,
CAPTAIN AND CREW
ARE NOW UNDER THE GUN
TO SAVE THEIR POTS...
WE GOT TO GET AS MUCH CRAB
AS WE CAN WHILE WE CAN.
Narrator:
...AND BANK THEIR CRAB.
Sig: OH, YEAH!
WHOO-HOO!
OH, YEAH!
THAT'S MONEY.
PUT A LOT OF CRAB ON THE BOAT
IN A SHORT TIME.
GRIND TO THE END.
Narrator: 35 MILES SOUTH...
ON THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE.
[BLEEP]
WE'RE PRETTY [BLEEP]
Josh: YEAH.
SOUTHERN STUFF
ISN'T PRODUCING.
BOAT OWNER JOSH HARRIS
AND CO-CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR CRAB
45 MILES SOUTH OF THE ICE PACK.
THE NUMBERS WE'RE GETTING
RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT VERY GOOD.
DID OKAY.
THE TOP END WAS GOOD.
THEN IT KIND OF PETERED OFF
TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.
I AM GONNA CONSIDER THIS AREA
FISHED OUT.
Man:
BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT?
IT'S JUST HORRIBLE CRAB.
DOING A LOT OF WORK FOR NOTHING.
WE DO NOT HAVE NO BUSINESS HERE.
THIS AIN'T GONNA CUT IT.
WE'RE GONNA GO BROKE.
IF WE'RE NOT ALREADY.
Josh: ALL RIGHT, COME IN
AND TAKE YOUR [BLEEP] OFF.
WE KNOW THE ICE
IS GONNA BE DOWN HERE,
BUT WE NEED
ABOUT 64,000 POUNDS.
WE ARE ON A TIMEFRAME.
SO, HERE'S WHAT
WE GOT TO DO.
WE ARE FISHING
RIGHT HERE.
IN 48 HOURS,
THIS WHOLE EDGE --
THE ICE
WILL BE RIGHT ALONG HERE.
SO I'M THINKING ABOUT PUTTING
OUR GEAR DOWN HERE SOMEWHERE.
GET IT DOWN THE HILL.
THAT'LL BUY US
AN EXTRA 48 HOURS
TO FIND SOME CRAB
AND START FISHING AGAIN.
FORGET ABOUT THE ICE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
Narrator: CASEY'S PLAN --
SCOUT FURTHER SOUTH
TO STAY AWAY FROM THE ICE.
BUT WHAT IF THERE ISN'T
ANYTHING DOWN THERE?
BUT WOULDN'T IT MAKE
MORE SENSE
TO GO UP AND CHASE
THE SCHOOL OF CRAB
AND SEE
IF WE CAN FIND IT AGAIN?
BUT JOSH WANTS TO DO
THE OPPOSITE
AND FOLLOW THE CRAB NORTH
TOWARD THE ICE PACK.
HERE'S THE THING --
I DON'T THINK
WE WANT TO BE CAUGHT
WITH OUR PANTS DOWN UP HERE
BY ANY MEANS.
WE ARE NOT GONNA LOSE THIS GEAR
TO THE ICE, DUDE.
'CAUSE IF WE SPENT
A DAY UP HERE, JUST ONE DAY,
IF THAT'S
WHERE THE FISHING'S AT,
IT'S GONNA BE MORE EFFICIENT
THAN IT'S GONNA BE
TO [BLEEP] TAKE THESE
ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE,
WHERE WE'RE GONNA SPEND
10 DAYS
RIDING ON [BLEEP]
WHATEVER WE CAN FIND.
MIGHT AS WELL [BLEEP]
GET SOME CRAB IN IT
THAT WE KNOW IS THERE.
THAT'S FINE,
BUT YOU NEED TO REALIZE
YOU'RE NOT JUST GAMBLING
WITH POTS.
YOU'RE GAMBLING WITH PUNCHING
THE [BLEEP] BOW OF THE BOAT IN
BUSTING THROUGH THE ICE,
TRYING TO SAVE YOUR POTS.
THERE'S A MUCH BIGGER
PICTURE HERE,
AND WE HAVE SOMETHING
COMING TOGETHER RIGHT NOW.
AND WE DO NOT
WANT TO RUIN THAT.
NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT 100%.
BUT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND --
WE HAVE 48 HOURS.
I THINK WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THAT.
YEAH, I MEAN,
I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
[ BLOWS ]
I'M [BLEEP] GRABBING
THE CASH OFF THE TABLE
AND WALKING THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF THE CASINO, MAN.
IN ALL REALITY THAT'S WHAT
THIS JOB IS, IS TAKING RISKS.
ALL RIGHT.
IF THOSE ARE LOADED,
THAT WOULD SAVE US MAYBE
20,000 POUNDS OF STRING.
[ SIGHS ]
OH.
THIS IS A BIG DECISION.
Narrator: THE YOUNG BOAT OWNER
IS AT A CROSSROADS.
HE CAN PLAY IT SAFE
AND FOLLOW CASEY'S LEAD,
OR HE CAN RISK LOSING HIS GEAR
TO THE ICE.
Josh: YOU KNOW,
HERE IN ABOUT 22 MINUTES,
AT MIDNIGHT,
IT'LL BE THE OFFICIAL
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
OF MY DAD'S PASSING.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU GOT TO TAKE RISKS SOMETIMES.
[BLEEP] IT.
WE'RE DOING IT.
I'M GONNA DO
WHAT MY DAD WOULD HAVE DONE.
AND IT MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST
MISTAKE OF MY LIFE,
BUT WE HAVE DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE MONEY OUT HERE,
OR ELSE WE'RE GONNA LOSE OUT
ON SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT,
CAN YOU HEAR ME UP THERE?
I'M GONNA RUN UP TO THE NORTH.
Jason: WE REALLY GOT TO GET ON
SOME GOOD NUMBERS, MAN.
IF WE GOT TO STACK SOME STRING
AND MOVE IT,
THAT'S WHAT WE GOT TO DO.
ALL WE CAN HOPE FOR
IS YOU DROP SOME ON THE BIOMASS
AND WE'RE PULLING UP
GREAT NUMBERS, 'CAUSE...
HERE GOES NOTHING.
NARRATOR: 266 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
AND 120 MILES
BELOW THE ASCENDING ICE PACK.
WHOO-HOO.
Bill: THE ICE PACK'S
WAY UP THERE RIGHT NOW.
WE ACTUALLY SET OUR GEAR
30 MILES SOUTH OF WHERE
I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SET IT
BECAUSE OF THE REPORTS.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
SETTLES ON GROUNDS
SAFELY AWAY FROM THE ICE.
Bill: BUT I JUST COULDN'T TAKE
THAT RISK.
LET'S LOOK AT THIS
AS A SILVER LINING.
PROBABLY THE BEST POTS WE'VE HAD
IN THREE DAYS.
2-6-5.
ONE THING CHANGED --
WE DON'T HAVE
AS MUCH OPIES TO CATCH.
I HAVE TO CATCH BAIRDI NOW.
I MEAN, YEAH,
WE HAVE TO FINISH THESE OPIES,
BUT I GOT TO FIND BAIRDI.
Narrator: AFTER LOSING
200,000 POUNDS OF OPILIO QUOTA,
BILL SCRAMBLED
FOR AN EXTRA BAIRDI TRIP
TO BOOST HIS BOTTOM LINE.
Bill: IT SUCKS,
BUT I CAN OFFSET THE PAIN,
I THINK,
BY PUTTING SOME BAIRDI
ON THE BOAT.
SO I NEED TO GET THIS LOAD IN,
GET SWITCHED OVER,
SET IT ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HELP OUT.
WE NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS
[BLEEP] AND GET OUT OF HERE.
IT'S TIME TO GRAB
SOMETHING TO EAT.
WE GOT 5 1/2 MILES.
IT'S TIME FOR JOHN
TO DO JOHN'S JOB.
Man: OH, JOHNNY BOY!
Narrator: TO SPEED UP FISHING,
THE SKIPPER IS SENDING
19-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN
JOHN WALCZYK BACK OUT ON DECK.
HELP THE TEAM OUT A LITTLE BIT.
Narrator: JUST WEEKS AGO...
AH.
Narrator:
...THE YOUNG HORN WAS SIDELINED
BY A SEVERE HAND INFECTION.
HE'S NOT USING THE INFECTION
TO GET OUT.
HE'S IN THE BIG LEAGUES
RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: NOW AFTER A FEW DAYS
IN THE RACK,
IT'S TIME FOR JOHN
TO EARN HIS SHARE.
WALCZYK, WHAT'S UP?
WHOA, YOU GOT THE HAND
OUT OF THE BANDAGE?
YEAH.
LOOK AT THAT THING.
HOLY SMOKES.
YEAH, MAN, WENT DOWN A LOT.
THAT FINGER LOOKS LIKE
IT'S READY TO GO TO WORK.
YOU GOT A LOT TO PROVE
WHEN YOU COME BACK, THOUGH.
ARE YOU READY FOR IT?
I THINK SO.
YOU GOT TO PROVE TO THESE GUYS
THAT YOU WANT IT.
'CAUSE DEEP DOWN,
THEY'RE QUESTIONING
WHETHER YOU EVEN DESERVE
TO BE HERE.
SO YOU GOT TO COME OUT
GUNS OUT, DUDE.
NO HOLDS BARRED.
LET'S NOT SEE THE OLD JOHN.
LET'S SEE A BRAND-NEW JOHN.
I THINK WE'VE REALLY
HANDLED THIS WITH KID GLOVES
AND GONE THE EXTRA YARD.
SO TODAY'S THE DAY THAT JOHN
IS GONNA TURN THE CORNER
AND MAYBE ONE STEP CLOSER
TO MANHOOD.
AND I'M THE GUY
THAT'S GONNA DO IT FOR HIM.
LET ME AT HIM.
LET ME AT HIM.
WHOO!
WE GOT JOHN BACK!
ALL RIGHT, JOHN.
REMEMBER HOW TO USE
THIS THING, RIGHT?
YES.
THAT SWEET SMELL
OF CHOPPED SQUID, HERRING,
AND CONCH BLOOD, MAN, I LOVE IT.
...GET READY, JOHN.
Nick:
SETTING THESE POTS BACK
ON SOME GOOD FISHING
THAT WE'VE SEEN.
THEY'RE BAITED UP
EXTRA HEAVY RIGHT NOW.
PRETTY SIMPLE FORMULA --
MORE BAIT, MORE CRAB.
OKAY, GO AHEAD.
Jerry: YEAH, JOHN'S GOT
FOUR FISH ON EACH SETUP.
ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW,
60, 80 POUNDS OF FISH.
SO, PRETTY TOUGH DEAL FOR HIM,
BUT HE'S DOING IT.
Bill: YEAH, LET IT GO.
OOH-RAH!
WANT TO FINISH STRONG HERE,
FILL THIS BOAT UP,
COME BACK AND DO OUR BAIRDI.
AS DIRTY SAYS,
IT'S TIME TO CRAB HER UP.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S COOL.
I'VE SEEN JOHN OUT THERE
WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE.
I THINK HE'S FEELING
A LITTLE BIT
OF A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
HERE FOR STICKING IT OUT.
GO AHEAD.
STRANGE AS IT SOUNDS, I THINK
WE'RE CHANGING THIS KID'S LIFE.
HE'S CAUGHT THE BUG.
MIGHT HAVE A GOOD ENDING TO IT
AFTER ALL, YOU KNOW?
HE'LL BE FINE.
I GUESS I'M FEELING A LOT BETTER
AND HAPPY TO BE OUT HERE
WITH THE GUYS,
SO FEELS GOOD.
YEAH, GO AHEAD.
CUT THE BAIL.
AND THAT'S NOT GONNA CUT IT.
IT LOOKS GOOD.
GO AHEAD.
OKAY, YOU GUYS HEARD
THE BOSS MAN -- SPEED IT UP.
GO, GO, GO, GO.
JOHNNY BOY IS SLOWING DOWN.
COME ON, GUYS.
GO, GO, GO.
ARE YOU TIRED?
'CAUSE YOU GOT PLENTY OF REST.
I HOPE HE CAN PICK IT UP.
WE'LL SEE.
HE ALMOST LOOKS LIKE
HE WANTS TO TAG OUT, MAN.
HOPE TO GOD IT ENDS SOON.
Narrator: 110 MILES NORTHWEST
AND 15 MILES
SOUTH OF THE ICE PACK...
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE.
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN,
WE HAVE ARRIVED.
WE HAVE ARRIVED.
HERE WE GO.
FIRST POT'S GONNA GET SPLASHED
HERE IN A SECOND.
Narrator: BOAT OWNER JOSH HARRIS
ARRIVES NORTH
FOR HIS ALL-OR-NOTHING GAMBLE.
Josh: THIS MOVE,
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING
THE BIG SPLASH.
WE DECIDED WE'RE GONNA RUN
TO THE ICE SHOW.
I THINK THERE'S CRAB THERE,
AND WE'RE GONNA GO WAYLAY
THE AREA.
AND WE'RE GONNA [BLEEP]
PUT EVERY CRAB THAT WE CAN
ON THIS BOAT 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO.
WE HAVE TO BE DARN CAREFUL
WE DON'T GET OURSELVES IN A BIND
AND NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE
THOSE POTS.
WHOO-HOO!
Narrator:
AFTER ARGUING TO STAY SOUTH,
CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
GETS BEHIND JOSH'S DECISION.
LET'S JUST HOPE WE GET FULL
BEFORE WE CAN'T FISH ANY LONGER.
Jason:
IT WILL BE VERY PAINFUL...
IT'S A LOT OF POTS.
Josh: I'M SO NERVOUS.
SO THERE WILL BE A LOT OF THESE
BEING SMOKED.
BUT I THINK
THAT THIS WILL PAY OFF.
I REALLY FEEL IT WILL.
ONE OVER.
IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE INTENSE.
WITH ANY LUCK,
WE'LL PULL THIS OFF.
OH, YEAH!
I WANT 2,000, EVERY POT.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
[ BEEPS ]
CORNELIA MARIE.
THIS IS CASEY.
YEAH.
TENNESSEE.
YOU GOT A PHONE CALL.
Jason: WHO IS IT?
Narrator:
DECKHAND JASON "TENNESSEE" KING
GETS A CALL FROM LONG-TIME
GIRLFRIEND TANA POTS.
HE'S ON DECK RIGHT NOW.
HANG ON JUST A SECOND.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW.
I THINK THAT'S ABOUT A RECORD
FOR ME.
TELL HER
I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A STRING.
ALL RIGHT.
TELL HER I LOVE HER
VERY, VERY MUCH.
Casey:
[ CHUCKLES ] DID YOU SAY
THAT YOU'RE GONNA FLY HER
TO DUTCH AND GET MARRIED?
TELL HER I WANT TO KNOW --
WILL SHE MARRY ME?
Man:
YOU'RE SUCH A CASANOVA.
HE SAYS, "DO YOU HAVE THE BALLS
TO FLY TO DUTCH
AND GET MARRIED
AT THE END OF OPIES?"
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YEAH.
TELL HER I WANT TO MARRY HER.
HE SAID HE'S SERIOUS.
-DON'T DO IT!
-I GOT TO!
SHE SAYS GET YOUR ASS
ON ONE KNEE AND SAY IT AGAIN.
TELL HER I'M ON ONE KNEE.
TANA, WILL YOU MARRY ME, BABY?
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH,
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
HE ACTUALLY DID IT,
AND HE SAID
HE LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SHE SAID YOU AIN'T WORTH IT.
NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.
SHE SAID YES.
YEAH!
OH, BOY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[BLEEP]
I'M GONNA MARRY YOU GUYS
ON THE BOAT, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS, TENNESSEE.
THANKS, LITTLE BUDDY.
[ LAUGHS ]
AWW.
MAN, I'M PROUD OF YOU.
YEAH, THANKS.
IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
[ LAUGHS ]
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
ON THE OLD CORNELIA MARIE.
OFF THE RECORD,
PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE FIRST TIME
SOMEBODY GETS PREGNANT
ON THE BOAT.
YEAH, SHE'S GOOD.
SHE'S GOOD FOR ME
AND GOOD TO ME.
I'D BE DUMB NOT TO.
PRAYING TO CHRIST
WE GOT SOME CRAB.
AND WE GOT A WEDDING TO PLAN,
HUH, THERE, CASEY?
OH...
I HOPE HE JUST UNDERSTANDS
THE TROUBLE HE GOT HIMSELF INTO.
Narrator: 355 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
...ON THE SAGA.
I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE
THIS IS GONNA BE A GOOD SET.
THE TRUTH IS, I'VE GOT NOTHING
BUT ANXIETY OVER IT.
Narrator: ROOKIE CAPTAIN
JAKE ANDERSON HAS BET HIS CAREER
ON THE 75 POTS HE SET BLINDLY
JUST 15 HOURS AGO.
HOPEFULLY,
THEY GOT CRAB IN THEM.
I NEED 60,000 POUNDS.
AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
I HAVE LESS THAN 40 HOURS.
I HONESTLY HOPE JAKE
CAN FIND THE CRAB.
Jake:
THE TRUTH IS, I'M REALLY SCARED.
I'M JUST FREAKED OUT.
YOU KNOW, HAVING A BABY,
AND THEN THESE GUYS HAVE
CAR PAYMENTS AND HOUSE PAYMENTS,
AND MIKE HAS A CHILD ON THE WAY.
AND THOSE ARE THE BURDENS
THAT I CARRY.
WELL, HERE WE ARE.
GET READY.
♪
HAULED THE FIRST POT
OF OUR FIRST STRING
SINCE WE'VE BEEN DOWN
FROM UP NORTH.
REALLY WANT TO SEE SOME CRAB.
Jake: OH [BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
OH, THIS IS NOT A GOOD WAY
TO START.
NOT EVEN CRABS
ON THE TABLE.
NOT A SINGLE OPIE.
[BLEEP] ZERO.
NOT A ONE.
NOT ONE [BLEEP] CRAB.
THAT PROBABLY MEANS
THAT THE REST OF THE STRING
IS NOT GONNA HAVE
A HECK OF A LOT A CRAB.
WE'RE JUST KIND OF WASTING
OUR TIME RIGHT NOW.
IF I WANT ANOTHER JOB,
MY REPUTATION'S
GONNA BE REAL IMPORTANT.
I HIGHLY DOUBT THESE GUYS
ARE GONNA WALK AWAY AND SAY
"THAT GUY CAUGHT CRAB."
AND THE OWNERS HEAR THAT AROUND.
THE CREWS HEAR THAT AROUND.
Narrator:
EMPTY POT BY EMPTY POT,
JAKE WATCHES HIS CHANCE AT
RUNNING ANOTHER BOAT SLIP AWAY.
Jake:
I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
[ GROANS ]
OH, MY GOD. NOTHING.
ONE SNAIL.
WE NEED TO CATCH CRAB,
AND WE NEED TO CATCH THEM NOW.
YOU GO BLANK, BLANK, BLANK,
AND YOU CAN RUN INTO 600s,
BUT...I HIGHLY DOUBT
IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
PRETTY MUCH
KIND OF WASTED OUR TIME.
HEY!
OHH!
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE.
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE.
YEAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ ALL CHEERING ]
CRAB IN THAT POT.
[ LAUGHS ]
CROSSBARS.
YEAH! YEAH!
YEAH.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
OH-HO!
OH, MY GOD.
SUPER-CLEAN CRAB.
[ Laughing ] YEAH.
320.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST POT
THIS SEASON.
320. THAT'S WHAT'S UP.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED.
♪
TIME'S TICKING AWAY.
MAKE IT RAIN. COME ON.
Man: YEAH!
CROSSBARS AGAIN.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHOO-HOO!
LET'S LOAD IT, TOO.
AND I LANDED ON CRAB.
LET IT RAIN.
ALL I SEE
IS DOLLAR BILLS OUT HERE.
FOUR-FIVE-ZERO.
THAT IS...
PHENOMENAL.
WHOO! YES!
OH, YES. TURN AND SET.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SAY THAT.
♪
EXACTLY WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR.
A RIDER.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
WE'RE GETTING NUMBERS.
WE'RE GETTING LOTS OF NUMBERS.
LET IT RAIN.
LET IT RAIN.
WHOO-HOO!
FISHING IS GETTING GOOD.
WHOO-HOO.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED
TO GET OUT OF HERE,
YOU KNOW, BY OUR DEADLINE.
Jake:
THERE'S A NEW CAPTAIN IN TOWN.
SO, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN HERE --
WE'RE GONNA GO INTO THE DARK,
THEN WE'RE GONNA GO
INTO THE LIGHT,
THEN WE'RE GONNA GO
RIGHT BACK INTO THE DARK AGAIN.
YEAH!
AND THEN WE COULD BE DONE.
Narrator:
87 MILES NORTHEAST
AND 20 MILES BELOW THE ICE PACK
IS THE TIME BANDIT.
Johnathan: I DON'T WANT TO HAVE
NO SURPRISES.
THEY'RE ALL IN THE WATER,
BAITED UP.
HOPEFULLY DON'T GET CAUGHT
WITH OUR PANTS DOWN.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND
HAS SET ALL HIS GEAR
BACK ON HIS NORTHERN HOTSPOT
AGAINST HIS BROTHER'S WISHES.
Johnathan:
YOU CAN TRUST THE ICE REPORT,
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE
UNTIL YOU JUST GO UP AND SEE IT.
♪
INSTEAD OF THE ICE CHASING US,
WE'RE [BLEEP] GONNA CHASE IT.
BETTER [BLEEP] GO
RIGHT WHERE IT LIVES.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
SO COME ON UP.
WE GOT ABOUT
20 MORE DEGREES TO GO.
I THINK IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
I THINK
WE'RE GONNA GET AWAY WITH IT.
THERE IT IS.
Narrator: THE SKIPPER ARRIVES
AT THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE ICE PACK.
[BLEEP]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Johnathan: HEY, AND THAT'S SOLID
ALL THE WAY UP.
THERE AIN'T NO BREAKS.
OH, WOW.
Narrator: THE 730-MILE WIDE,
2-FOOT THICK FIELD
OF DESTRUCTION
IS JUST YARDS AWAY.
YEAH, THIS AIN'T PRETTY.
GOING 1½ KNOTS AT 214 DEGREES
RIGHT TOWARDS OUR GEAR.
QUICKER THAN THEY SAY.
I WAS HOPING
IT WAS FURTHER AWAY, BUT...
IT'S KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
IT AIN'T THAT FAR AWAY.
WE JUST NEED TO HAUL ASS, GUYS.
[BLEEP]
GO DO WHAT WE GOT TO DO.
Narrator: WITH $140,000 WORTH
OF GEAR IN HARM'S WAY...
IT'S GONNA BE CUTTING IT CLOSE.
AIN'T GONNA BE EASY.
♪
Narrator: ...THE TIME BANDIT'S
FISHING TRIP
TURNS INTO A RESCUE MISSION.
Johnathan:
TRYING TO BEAT THE ICE.
[BLEEP] YOU, BITCH.
I'M GETTING
THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
♪
Narrator: 266 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE CAPE CAUTION...
♪
WHOO-HOO!
A FEW CRAB AROUND.
I JUST GOT TO GET ON THEM,
STAY WITH THEM.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
"WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI'S HOTSPOT
CONTINUES TO PAY OFF.
I CAN TIGHTEN UP ON THIS
AND JUST TAKE WHAT I CAN FIND.
I JUST HAVE TO FILL IT.
THERE SEEMS TO BE
A GOOD POCKET OF CRAB HERE.
EVERYBODY'S GOT TO HUSTLE,
GET EVERYTHING DONE
SO WE GET THESE POTS OFF
IN A TIMELY FASHION.
GO.
♪
Bill: WE'RE ROLLING HERE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY TODAY,
I WANT TO BE AT A POINT
WHERE IT'S A MATTER OF CLEANING
OUT THE GEAR AND STACKING IT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO,
AND WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP.
SPEED IT UP, GUYS.
Narrator:
TO STAY ON TOP OF THE BIOMASS,
BILL AND HIS CREW
HAVE TO MOVE FAST.
OH, COME ON.
[BLEEP]
Nick: SOMEBODY HELP HIM.
LET GO, LET GO,
LET GO.
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
AND GREENHORN JOHN WALCZYK
IS FEELING THE BURN.
[BLEEP]
WEAK, JOHN. WEAK.
GO.
[BLEEP]
Bill: JOHN'S OBVIOUSLY
DYING ON THE VINE, HERE.
IS HE THAT WEAK?
HAVING A WEEK TO RECUPERATE
WITH REST
AND, YOU KNOW,
THERE WAS PLENTY OF RACK TIME.
YOU WOULD THINK THAT
THAT MUSCLE GROUP
WOULD BE READY TO WORK
THIS TIME, BUT...
I DON'T KNOW.
CLIP HERE.
-[BLEEP] GO.
-LET'S GO!
TRYING TO SET SOME GEAR,
AND OUR GREENHORN...
TAKING ITS TOLL.
HARD FOR ME
TO KEEP UP WITH OTHERS.
GO!
YOU SHOULD BE GRABBING THEM
RIGHT NOW!
RUNNING!
♪
JOHN'S HAND -- IT SEEMS LIKE
IT'S IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY.
I THINK A BIG PORTION
OF HIS PROBLEM IS MENTAL.
Nick:
HEY, JOHN, GET OVER HERE.
IF A GUY DOESN'T CUT IT
AND HE'S NOT GIVING IT HIS ALL,
ALL IT DOES IS AFFECT MORALE.
LIKE SINGLE-PLY TOILET PAPER --
JUST FALLING APART.
AS SOON AS THE GUYS
GAVE HIM A HARD TIME
THAT HE WASN'T DOING HIS JOB,
JOHN SLIPS INTO
THIS PSEUDO-DEPRESSION,
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY'S EVER TOLD JOHN
HE DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB.
I TOLD HIM
HOW BAD THIS WAS GONNA BE.
HE SAID HE COULD DO IT.
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO STEP UP
AND DO IT.
WHY ARE YOU SHAKING?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
♪
JOHN IS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY.
HE SAYS HE'S COLD.
I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S WHAT IT IS OR WHAT,
BUT IT'S NOT GOOD.
Nick: HEY, BOSS.
BILL: What's up?
HEY, JOHN'S HAVING
A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM.
HE'S SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY,
AND HE'S ALL WET.
He's probably got
mild hypothermia.
Give him a bowl of those noodles
to warm him up.
I don't know.
We should get a body temperature
on him, I guess.
STICK THAT ON YOUR --
IT'S THE RED ONE.
IF HE'S SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY,
THAT'S THE FIRST SIGN
OF MILD HYPOTHERMIA.
97.5. YOU'RE FINE.
JOHN, YOU NEED TO EAT
A BOWL OF NOODLES.
PUT SOME DRY,
WARM CLOTHES ON.
WE GOT A 20-POT STRING.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
LET'S GET THEM.
GET THEM.
♪
Bill: I DON'T WHAT'S SHAKING
WITH JOHN, THERE,
BUT I THINK HE READ
ABOUT HYPOTHERMIA
AND HE WAS TRYING TO PLAY
THAT ONE UP WITH THE SHAKING.
BODY TEMPERATURE'S 97.8.
I GOT A BEANIE FOR HIM.
HEY, BUDDY.
Man: SEE IF CAPTAIN WILD BILL
GIVES YOU A CAP.
WEAR THAT ON YOUR HEAD.
YOU LOSE ALL YOUR BODY HEAT
THROUGH YOUR HEAD.
YOU NEVER HAVE YOUR HOOD UP.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WET.
OKAY. ROGER.
DON'T CALL ME ROGER.
SORRY. WILL DO.
PUT THAT ON
YOUR [BLEEP] HEAD.
Zack:
JOHN, JUST HANG IN THERE.
I KNOW IT'S HARD.
WE WANT YOU HERE.
WE WANT YOU TO FINISH.
AND I KNOW
IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT.
I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW,
I WAS THE EXACT SAME WAY.
I FELT LOST.
EVERYTHING I DID
SEEMED WRONG.
THE GUYS ARE BEHIND YOU, DUDE.
THEY WANT YOU TO DO WELL.
BUT THEY ALSO WANT YOU
TO MEET THEM HALFWAY, YOU KNOW?
SO YOU CAN DO IT, MAN.
I KNOW YOU HAVE IT IN YOU.
♪
Narrator: 345 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
AND 15 MILES BELOW THE POLAR
ICE PACK ON THE TIME BANDIT...
♪ DUN-DUN,
DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN DUN-DUN ♪
ICE IS LIKE A GREAT WHITE SHARK
JUST SWIMMING OUT IN THE DARK
JUST OFF YOUR LIGHTS.
YOU CAN'T SEE IT. IT'S SCARY.
Narrator:
...WITH POTS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE
TO THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE ICE PACK,
CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND'S
WINDOW TO RESCUE HIS GEAR
IS CLOSING FAST.
Johnathan: I HAVE TO COME DOWN
AND HAUL GEAR AS FAST AS I CAN,
THEN GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY POTS
AND BE SEARCHING FOR THEM
FOR TWO WEEKS.
Narrator:
THE SKIPPER ONLY HAS A FEW HOURS
TO HAUL AND STACK ALL 100 POTS
BEFORE THE ICE CLAIMS THEM.
OKAY, LET'S DO THIS THING.
♪
WE MIGHT JUST HAVE
JUST ENOUGH TIME TO COME OUT
AND SAVE OUR GEAR
AND LOAD THE BOAT AGAIN.
Narrator: THESE POTS
CAN END JOHNATHAN'S SEASON.
ALL HE HAS TO DO IS GET TO THEM.
Jonathan: WE'RE GETTING CLOSE
TO 90,000 POUNDS.
WE TRY TO GO IN
WITH OVER 100,000.
Man: WHOO-HOO!
WE'LL TAKE
WHATEVER WE CAN GET RIGHT NOW.
THIS AIN'T THE PLACE TO BE.
♪
STACK THEM.
♪
AY-YI-YI-YI.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
Narrator: WITH 85 POTS
STILL IN THE WATER...
Jonathan:
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
Narrator: ...THE ICE PACK'S
FRONT LINE MOVES IN.
Jonathan:
BEFORE THE ICE PACK HITS YOU,
THE ICE FLOE WILL START HITTING.
THE ICE IS COMING.
♪
Narrator: FOR 15 HOURS,
CAPTAIN AND CREW SCRAMBLE
TO SLAM ON 60 MORE POTS.
IT'S JUST LIKE NASCAR, MAN.
THE SECONDS MATTER.
A MINUTE MATTERS.
OW.
HEADS UP.
Narrator: 75 POTS ARE ON BOARD.
25 MORE TO GO.
UH-OH.
THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE BIG UGLY.
I'M DOWN TO THE WIRE.
♪
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.
KEEP THEM CRAB A-MOVING.
KEEP THE CRAB A-MOVING LIKE THIS
INTO THE TANK.
YEAH, THIS IS THE LAST POT,
GUYS.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
♪
YEE-HAW!
GOOD JOB. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
AWESOME, AWESOME.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
NEVER GAVE UP,
LIKE JOHN PAUL JONES.
"DO YOU SURRENDER?"
AND HE SAID, "NO,
WE'VE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT,"
AND THEY SWUNG OVER
AND KICKED THE BRITISH'S ASS.
Man: YEAH! WHOO!
SO, WE JUST WON THIS RACE.
Narrator: THE LAST POTS
COME SAFELY ON BOARD.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WANT TO SEE WHEN THEY STICK
THIS TANK HOW CLOSE WE ARE.
IT'S REDEMPTION TIME.
STICK IT. STICK IT.
Narrator: "STICKING,"
OR MEASURING THE TANK,
DETERMINES
WHETHER THE CAPTAIN AND CREW
CAN GO HOME
OR FACE ANOTHER TRIP.
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE.
OH, IS IT TOUCHING?
OHH.
OH, MY GOD.
OH!
Johnathan: OH, YEAH.
THERE'S PROBABLY 80,000 POUNDS
IN THERE.
THAT WOULD BE
A BUCK-30 ON BOARD.
BUCK-30-SOMETHING.
[ ALL CHEER ]
LET'S STACK THIS [BLEEP] UP
AND [BLEEP] GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
WHOA!
WHOO! LOOK AT THEM.
THEY'RE LOVING IT.
THEY'RE ALL HUGGING.
PRETTY GOOD FEELING.
SORRY, ANDY.
Narrator: JOHNATHAN SURVIVES
THE ICE AND TOPS OFF A SEASON
THAT BROUGHT IN
920,000 POUNDS OF OPILIO...
GONNA DO A LITTLE JIG --
CRAB JIG.
WHOO!
Narrator: ...LEAVING
EACH DECKHAND WITH $52,000.
YEAH, BABY! OH, YEAH, BABY!
GOING HOME!
WE GOT 'ER DONE.
WHAT A HELL OF A YEAR.
Narrator: 42 MILES WEST
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh: TODAY IS OUR DAY.
IF THERE'S CRAB HERE.
TOOK THE FULL [BLEEP] SHOT.
THE WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE.
HOPEFULLY,
THIS WILL SEND US HOME.
JOSH MANAGED TO DODGE THE ICE.
NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE
IF THE NORTHERN GAMBLE PAYS OFF.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S START
THIS MOTHER[BLEEP] UP.
WINK AND A PRAYER.
♪
LITTLE NERVOUS.
THERE'S A LOT OF GEAR
HERE.
♪
Travis: YEAH, HOPEFULLY JOSH
DIDN'T DO TOO BIG OF A GAMBLE.
IT'LL EITHER MAKE US,
OR IT'S GONNA BREAK US.
MOMENT OF TRUTH.
♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
[ ALL CHEERING ]
STUFFED.
[ LAUGHS ]
LOOK AT THAT. HELL YEAH.
WHOO!
HELL YEAH!
Josh: THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT WE NEEDED, CASE.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT LOOKS NICE.
I GUESS
SOME OF YOU GUYS CAN STAY.
OH, THAT'S A PILE
OF NICE, BIG CRAB.
Casey: YEAH.
HOW MUCH?
[ Laughing ] YEAH!
THAT NUMBER'S GOOD, MAN.
IT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR
FOR ABOUT --
OH, I DON'T KNOW, TWO WEEKS.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
WE'RE ON POT NUMBER TWO.
MAKE SURE THIS THING
AIN'T A LIAR.
♪
-OH, HEY!
-WOW!
-FLY ME TO THE MOON!
-FLY ME TO THE MOON. WOW.
THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL POT.
CHECK OUT THAT POT.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'RE FISHING.
Tennessee: THESE ARE
THE BEST NUMBERS THAT WE'VE SEEN
SINCE WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE.
IF WE STAY
ON THESE NUMBERS RIGHT HERE,
WE CAN WRAP THIS UP AND BE DONE.
-FIVE-FIVE-FIVE.
-FIVE-FIVE-FIVE?
THAT'S [BLEEP]
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THERE.
OH, MOTHER [BLEEP]
-YEAH! WE'RE IN THE MONEY NOW!
-WE'RE GOING HOME THIS YEAR!
THAT'S THE TICKET HOME,
BOYS.
DRAW THAT [BLEEP]
♪ ROLL 'EM,
ROLL 'EM, ROLL 'EM ♪
Narrator: JOSH HAULS THE BIGGEST
NUMBERS OF THE SEASON...
Man: HELL YEAH!
...AND GETS SOME HARD-EARNED
RESPECT FROM HIS CO-CAPTAIN.
HEY,
WE [BLEEP] FOUND SOME!
♪
[BLEEP] "A"!
WE'RE CATCHING EVERYTHING.
MAN, THERE WE GO --
SOME EXCITEMENT.
♪
[ ALL CHEERING ]
[BLEEP]
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.
I WISH MY DAD
COULD BE HERE TO SEE THIS.
STARTING TO ACT LIKE
A REAL CRAB CAPTAIN OVER HERE.
WONDER IF HE'D BE PROUD
RIGHT NOW,
JUST WATCHING THIS WHOLE
OPERATION GOING TO TOWN.
THAT'S MY BIGGEST QUESTION.
I ALWAYS WONDER
IF HE'D BE PROUD.
♪
Narrator: 372 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
OH, MY GOD!
THAT'S A GOOD 500, 600, BABY!
Sig:
WE'VE DONE VERY WELL.
WE GOT LUCKY ON THIS ONE,
I TELL YOU.
IT'S RIGHT THERE.
POTS ARE COMING UP BANGERS.
♪
Narrator:
...WITH 70 POTS SAFELY ABOARD,
CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN HAS
JUST FIVE MORE TO HAUL
BEFORE FINISHING OFF
HIS OPILIO SEASON.
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
OH, YEAH!
-OHH!
-WHOO-HOO!
THIS IS GREAT.
THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING.
I'M VERY HAPPY
WITH WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED.
I REALLY AM.
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
-WHOO!
-[ LAUGHS ]
Sig: GUYS ARE LOOKING
PRETTY HAPPY DOWN THERE.
YEAH, I KNOW IT'S NICE
TO END THE SEASON
ON A HIGH NOTE LIKE THIS.
THE GUYS'LL FORGET ALL THE
SUFFERING THEY HAD TO DO HERE.
COME ON, THERE, TOUGH GUY.
GO.
♪
WE'RE GOING HOME.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
Sig: WE'RE RIGHT THERE.
WE GET THESE POTS ON BOARD,
WE'RE GONE.
OH, BOY.
SHE IS TOTALLY STUFFED
IN THE BACK RIGHT NOW.
[BLEEP]
THERE'S A LOT OF CRAB THERE.
Narrator: THE BIG NUMBERS
CREATED A CRAB JAM BELOW DECK.
Sig: EDGAR, TAKE THE LID
OFF THE BACK TANK
AND PUMP IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING.
THAT TANK HASN'T HAD TIME
TO SETTLE, AND I WANT IT FULL.
Narrator: THE SKIPPER NEEDS
A LITTLE MORE WIGGLE ROOM
TO EMPTY HIS LAST FEW POTS.
WE'RE REAL CLOSE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
I HIT MY MARK.
TO GET MORE ROOM, WE NEED
TO GET IN THERE AND FILL IT.
Narrator: 50-YEAR-OLD NICK MAVAR
IS TAPPED TO SPREAD THE CRAB.
IS THERE A HOLE?
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET THIS
ON TOP OF HIM.
HOW YOU GONNA GET OUT?
I HOPE YOU BROUGHT
A BREATHING APPARATUS WITH YOU.
Nick: NOW, THAT AIN'T NICE.
DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE.
NOW I AM PAINTED
IN A CORNER.
NICK IS ALL THE WAY IN THE STERN
IN THAT LITTLE VOID BACK THERE.
HE DUG HIMSELF IN.
HE'S JUST GETTING ALL THE CRAB
HE CAN IN THERE.
OW! OW!
HE'S PINCHING MY [BLEEP]
HEY, YOU'RE OVER 50.
IS THAT THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING
TOUCHED YOUR PEE PEE IN A WHILE?
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE NOT FUNNY.
♪
I'M TRYING TO GET OUT.
YOU GUYS DUMPED TOO MANY.
I'M TRYING, EDGAR.
OW!
GET ME
THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.
THERE YOU GO.
OH [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ]
HERE.
Sig:
IT'S GONNA BE FULL NOW, NICKY.
Nick: OH, YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO WE LET HIM OUT.
YOU ARE OUT, RIGHT?
NICK?
Narrator: WITH ROOM TO SPARE...
OH, THERE'S JUST
A COUPLE LEFT HERE.
Narrator:
...THE NORTHWESTERN MAKES
ONE FINAL PUSH
BEFORE HEADING HOME.
♪
ALL RIGHT, LAST POT.
Narrator: AND TO CLOSE OUT
THE SEASON IN STYLE...
OH, WE GOT NOT QUITE
A FLAMING HOOK.
MORE OF A SMOKING HOOK.
IT'S A SMOKING GUN.
COME ON, BABY.
Narrator:
...EDGAR ADDS A NEW TWIST
TO AN OLD NORTHWESTERN
TRADITION.
LOOKS LIKE THEY PUT A SMOKE BOMB
ON THE HOOK THIS TIME.
BACK IT UP.
YEAH, BUDDY!
JUST DON'T MISS, 'CAUSE
I WANT A GOOD SEASON NEXT YEAR.
OPIES 2015, IT'S OVER.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
Narrator: TALLIED UP,
CAPTAIN SIG BROUGHT HOME
A 1.1-MILLION POUND
OPILIO FORTUNE...
FEELS PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: ...LINING EACH HAND'S
POCKET WITH $112,000.
YEAH! WHOO!
WHOO!
[BLEEP]
THAT'S IT, MAN.
I'M GONNA SAY IT --
I HATE TO LEAVE.
NAH, I TAKE IT BACK.
IT'S TIME TO GO.
♪
Narrator: 115 MILES SOUTHEAST...
...ON THE CAPE CAUTION...
[ ALL CHEERING ]
THAT'S IT! WHOO!
WHOO-HOO!
Bill: CHAIN IT UP AND GO.
Man: OH, YEAH!
I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE
LITTLE PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
Man: YEAH!
Narrator: ...AFTER A LONG GRIND,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI
PACKS ON
THE LAST OF HIS OPILIO QUOTA.
-I LIKE IT.
-HELL OF A SEASON, BOYS.
HELL OF A SEASON.
Bill: THERE'S NOTHING BETTER
THAN FULL.
IT'S TIME TO GO.
BUT I NEED TO GET SWITCHED OVER
TO BAIRDI.
Narrator: WHILE MOST BOATS
ARE CALLING IT A SEASON...
UNDERWAY
TO GO FISH SOME BAIRDI.
...BILL AND HIS CREW
ARE HEADING RIGHT BACK OUT
TO CATCH 150,000 POUNDS
OF BAIRDI.
Bill: ONCE AGAIN,
IT'S MY GOAL TO GET IT DONE
AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
HAUL THEM A LITTLE FASTER
IF I CAN.
HOPEFULLY,
THE GUYS CAN HANDLE IT.
HOPEFULLY,
JOHN DOESN'T MELT DOWN.
[ CLOCK TICKING ]
[ Voice breaking ] JUST FEELS
LIKE I CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: IN THE GALLEY,
THE GREENHORN
IS HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS.
OH, STOP RIGHT THERE.
STOP RIGHT THERE.
YOU HAVE BEEN TREATED
WITH KID GLOVES
MORE THAN ANYBODY IN THE HISTORY
OF THE BERING SEA.
YOU HAD A COMMITMENT.
YOU TOLD ME 50 TIMES THIS SEASON
YOU WEREN'T GONNA QUIT.
YOU NEED TO GROW UP.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION.
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION
TO FINISH THE COMMITMENT WE MADE
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.
IT WEARS ON ALL OF US.
IF IT WASN'T FOR MY LEAD,
THESE GUYS WOULD HAVE
CHEWED YOU UP, SHRIMP ONE.
THEY WOULD HAVE CHEWED YOU UP
AND SPIT YOU OUT.
I JUST --
I CANNOT DO THIS ANYMORE.
I GAVE IT MY BEST SHOT.
♪
IT'S A DISGRACE, MAN.
SO...GO.
GOD, YOU PUT YOUR [BLEEP] HEART
AND YOUR SOUL INTO THESE GUYS,
AND THEY JUST TURN AROUND
AND SPIT ON YOU
AND WALK OUT THE DOOR.
I'M JUST LOSING FAITH
FOR THESE KIDS
MORE AND MORE
EVERY [BLEEP] SEASON, YOU KNOW?
Nick: YEAH, HE DID.
NO, HE DIDN'T.
HE DID.
NO, HE DIDN'T.
YEAH, HE DID.
[BLEEP]
HE DID.
REALLY?
YEAH.
[BLEEP] TALK TO HIM.
[BLEEP] THIS.
THAT'S ALL I KNOW.
YOU LET ME DOWN.
I WAS THERE FOR YOU,
AND YOU [BLEEP] LET ME DOWN.
♪
AFTER YOU'RE DONE WITH THE
WALLS, YOU CAN CLEAN THE HEAD.
OKAY.
AND AFTER THAT, YOU CAN COME
ASK ME WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO.
I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.
HE THOUGHT
IT WAS A HARSH ENVIRONMENT
WHEN HE STILL WORKED HERE.
♪
IT'S LIKE RUNNING A MARATHON
AND DROPPING OUT AT MILE 25,
SAYING YOU CAN'T DO IT.
YOU'RE THAT CLOSE.
♪
Narrator: 110 MILES NORTHWEST...
[ ALL CHEERING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
...THE CORNELIA MARIE
CROSSES THE FINISH LINE.
YEAH!
CASHING IN ON JOSH'S GAMBLE,
THE BOAT BRINGS
A 402,000-POUND HAUL.
EACH CREWMAN POCKETS 43 GRAND.
HEY, GUYS,
I'M GETTING MARRIED.
AND TENNESSEE HAULS IN
A FIANCéE.
Josh: CRAB ON BOARD.
ALL THE POTS IN THE BOAT.
OUR LUCK HAS TURNED AROUND
JUST IN TIME.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE
A FAIRY TALE.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
♪
65 MILES SOUTHWEST
ON THE SAGA...
[ ALL CHEERING ]
IT'S BEEN
A LONG FREAKING COUPLE MONTHS.
I KEPT THESE GUYS GOING
FOR 43 HOURS,
AND I JUST COULDN'T ASK
FOR A BETTER REWARD.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING HOME,
BOYS.
BOTH TANKS ARE STUFFED.
I MEAN LITERALLY STUFFED.
I COULD FREAKING WALK ON THAT
RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
WRAPS UP HIS ROOKIE SEASON.
IT'S A PRETTY STRESSFUL DAY,
BUT I ALWAYS GOT TO REMEMBER
THAT I USED TO WAKE UP
ON MORNINGS LIKE THIS
ON THE STRAIT.
I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO GET HERE.
I JUST NEVER IMAGINED
IT WOULD HAPPEN.
WHOO! WE'RE DONE!
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: IN TOTAL,
THE FIRST-TIME SKIPPER BANKED
550,000 POUNDS OF OPILIO GOLD.
GOOD JOB THIS SEASON, MAN.
Narrator: AND FOR HIS DECK,
A $35,000 PAYDAY.
YEAH!
GOD, THAT'S AWESOME.
WE'RE GOING HOME.
I'M GOING TO SEE MY KID.
♪
THIS WAS A DREAM SEASON
AND A NIGHTMARE,
ALL ROLLED UP INTO ONE.
YEAH!
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT MY FUTURE HOLDS,
BUT I JUST HOPE
IT DOESN'T END HERE.
I WANT TO CONTINUE TO RUN BOATS.
♪
Narrator: WITH NEARLY 4½ MILLION
POUNDS OF OPILIO CRAB CAUGHT,
IT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING
FOR THE FLEET
WITH THE NORTHWESTERN,
TIME BANDIT,
AND WIZARD TAKING THE PODIUM.
John: I'VE BEEN WATCHING
THIS SHOW FOR A FULL 11 YEARS,
BUT IF THERE'S ONE THING
I CAN TELL YOU,
IT'S THAT HOWEVER DIFFICULT
YOU THINK THIS JOB IS
BASED ON THE SHOW,
MULTIPLY IT BY 500,000.
Man:
YOU STILL WANT TO BE A CRABBER?
OHH.
-OH [BLEEP]
-HOLD ON!
EVEN THEN,
YOU WON'T HAVE A GOOD IDEA
OF REALLY
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GO THROUGH.
THE ONLY THING I WANT TO DO
IS GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
MOM AND DAD, I WOULD GET
STRAIGHT "A's," I PROMISE YOU.
STAY IN SCHOOL, KIDS.
Narrator: IN DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE CAPE CAUTION...
♪
Bill:
WE DID IT. WE GOT OUR CRAB.
THE SOONER WE GET OUT OF HERE,
THE BETTER.
Man: YEAH!
Narrator: ...WITH THEIR FINAL
OPILIO OFFLOAD,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI
BRINGS HOME
A TOTAL 500,000-POUND HARVEST.
EACH DECKHAND
WILL WALK WITH 41 GRAND.
WE ARE DONE WITH OPIES,
AND SOME OF US ARE ON TO BAIRDI.
OTHER OF US ARE GOING HOME.
Narrator: INSTEAD OF GOING HOME,
CAPTAIN AND CREW
WILL HEAD BACK OUT
TO THE BAIRDI GROUNDS...
WITH ONE EXCEPTION.
THEY JUST PULLED OUT
THE LAST BRAILER OF OPIES 2015.
MY TIME HERE IS COMPLETE.
SO...MARKS THE END OF A LITTLE
BIT OF A JOURNEY, I GUESS.
YOU KNOW, TOOK A SET OF GUTS
TO COME OUT TO ALASKA
AND TRY ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS JOBS ON EARTH,
YOU KNOW, WITH NO EXPERIENCE
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
TO JUST COME OUT HERE ON A WHIM
AND TRY IT,
SO THEY SAID
THEY WERE PROUD OF ME,
WHICH FEELS GOOD, YOU KNOW?
Bill: BOY, HE REALLY CRASHED
AT THE END.
IT WAS -- I THINK HE GOT
SOME CONFIRMATION AT HOME
THAT WHATEVER HE DID
WAS SUFFICIENT,
AND THAT'S ALL HE CARED ABOUT.
PRETTY SELF-CENTERED WAY TO GO.
I MEAN, I'M REALLY AMAZED.
WHEN I FIRST MET HIM,
I THOUGHT HE WAS A
PRETTY SQUARED-AWAY CAT,
BUT IN ACTUALITY,
HE'S ALL ABOUT JOHN.
I DON'T KNOW.
PROBABLY GO CLEAN UP
AND TALK TO BILL OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NOT REALLY
IN CHARGE OF YOUR DEPARTURE.
John: OKAY.
Zack: I'M SURE HIS PARENTS
ARE PROUD OF HIM.
HIM JUST WAKING UP
IN THE MORNING
IS PROBABLY A PROUD MOMENT
FOR HIM.
♪
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW,
BY YOU NOT SPENDING THIS MONTH,
YOU'RE GIVING UP ALMOST $8,400
TO GO HOME ONE MONTH EARLY.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
IN THIS COUNTRY
WOULD GIVE THEIR EYETEETH
FOR A JOB
THAT PAID $8,500
IN ONE MONTH?
PROBABLY ABOUT
HALF THE PUBLIC.
NOW IT'S NOT A MATTER
OF YOU WANTING TO RUN AWAY.
GET OFF THE [BLEEP] BOAT.
Nick: YOU HEARD HIM.
GET YOUR [BLEEP]
GET OFF THE BOAT.
FIGURE IT OUT.
♪
I DON'T FEEL
ONE BIT SORRY FOR JOHN.
JOHN DESERVED EVERYTHING
THAT BILL SAID.
♪
John: THIS PLACE IS DEFINITELY
A LITTLE INSANE, FOR SURE.
AND MAYBE
I WAS OUT OF MY ELEMENT,
BUT EVEN SO,
I GAVE IT MY BEST SHOT.
Narrator: DOWN THE DOCK...
DJ:
OKAY, NOW OVER TO YOUR LEFT.
...THE CORNELIA MARIE
HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER.
SETTING UP THE TRELLIS
FOR TENNESSEE'S WEDDING.
THE WHOLE TOWN'S IN UPROAR
RIGHT NOW IN A GREAT WAY.
IT'S GONNA BE
THE COOLEST WEDDING
I THINK
I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
IF YOU HOLD THE OUTSIDE,
THE BOX WILL FOLD.
Narrator: JOSH AND CREW
HAVE READIED THE BOAT
FOR THE SOCIAL EVENT
OF THE SEASON.
THIS IS THE COOLEST.
THIS IS A PRODUCT
OF THE BERING SEA,
AND IT'S SOMETHING
YOU WILL HAVE, MY FRIEND.
I'M SURE.
Tennessee: IT'S A SMALL
INDUSTRY.
THERE'S ONLY 400 PEOPLE IN
THE ENTIRE WORLD THAT DO THIS.
IT'S A FAMILY,
IT'S A COMMUNITY --
THE CREW MEMBERS,
CASEY AND JOSH, YOU KNOW.
HAVING THIS DONE FOR ME AND HER
IS HUMBLING.
THIS IS AWESOME --
A LOT OF WORK FROM EVERYBODY.
IT'S LIKE A SUIT VEST
OR A TUXEDO VEST
IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO PULL HERE.
A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES.
Casey: [ Muffled ] OKAY,
WE CAN PUT THAT UP THERE.
Josh: THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES
TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THE WHOLE FAMILY'S
COMING TOGETHER HERE.
AM I PRETTY?
THAT IS AWESOME.
HOLD STILL.
THIS TURNED OUT PRETTY NEAT,
DIDN'T IT?
BY FAR
THE BIGGEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
GOOD LUCK, BUDDY.
GOOD LUCK.
LET'S GET MARRIED.
LET'S GET MARRIED.
-HOW ABOUT WE SINK IT?
-AMEN!
-WHOO!
-ALL RIGHT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪
SOMEBODY PLAY THE MUSIC
TO MAKE THE BRIDE COME OUT.
♪
WHERE'S MY JUNIOR AT?
-RIGHT HERE.
-YOU ARE RIGHT THERE.
Officiant: ALL RIGHT,
EVERYBODY GO AHEAD AND
HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE.
TANA, BEFORE I MET YOU,
MY LIFE WAS LIKE
A STORM-TOSSED SHIP AT SEA.
BUT THEN YOU APPEARED
IN MY LIFE --
MY BEACON, HOPE,
AND SECURITY.
MY LOVE FOR YOU
IS STRONGER THAN A KING,
FIERCER THAN A BAIRDI,
AND MORE FILLING THAN AN OPIE.
I WILL PROUDLY STATE
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD
THAT YOU ARE MY WIFE.
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU
HILLBILLY AND WIFE.
YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ I STAKE MY FLAG RIGHT HERE
♪ THIS IS THE LAST FRONTIER
♪ THIS AIN'T NO PLACE FOR FEAR
Sig: THAT'S IT -- SEASON OVER.
LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS THIS YEAR.
IT WAS A TOUGH ONE, YOU KNOW?
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
♪ FIGHTING THE BEAST
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
♪ REBELS LIKE ME
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
♪ WILD ONES
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
♪ WILD ONES
♪ I LOOKED AT THEN HIS EYES
NICE JOB, MAN.
THANKS FOR STANDING BY ME.
Sig: SOME OF THE YOUNGER GUYS
IN THE FLEET,
THEY ARE A PART
OF A BROTHERHOOD,
WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.
COME HERE, LITTLE BUDDY.
MWAH! OH, YEAH.
Sig:
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
♪ THIS IS WHERE I BELONG
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
-YEAH, LET 'EM GO.
-LET'S GO!
Sig:
IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOREVER.
TIME TO GO FISHING.
Bill: WE'RE GONNA GO TO
THE BAIRDI GROUNDS,
GET THE JOB DONE,
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
♪ WILD ONES
♪ WILD ONES
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
♪ WILD ONES
♪ RUNNING WITH THE...
♪ OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH
Jake: THIS WOULD BE THE MOMENT
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR --
THE TWO BEST THINGS
THAT I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.
♪ OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH
HI, BABE.
OH, MY GOSH.
ARE YOU CRYING?
MMM.
OH, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
I'M SO HAPPY
YOU'RE HOME.
♪ OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH
♪ RUNNING WITH THE WILD ONES
WHOO!
♪ FIGHTING THE BEAST
GUYS, HANG ON.
HANG ON, THERE.
♪ WILD ONES,
REBELS LIKE ME ♪
Man: OH, GOD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪ WILD ONES
YEAH!
♪ WILD ONES
Sig: WE GOT THEM.
THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
AND WE GOT OUT OF THERE.
TIME TO PUT THIS ONE BEHIND US,
LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.
[ AIDEN FUSSES ]
♪ RUNNING WITH THE...
AW.
♪ OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH
♪ OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH, OH-OH