Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 11, Episode 3 - The Ultimatum - full transcript
25ft waves test the mettle of rookie skipper Josh Harris, but it's fire not water that threatens to sink his 128ft Cornelia Marie. On the Wizard, a mutinous crew faces off with Captain Keith. Sig Hansen gets an unwelcome surprise.
Keith:
I'M DOING MY BEST.
NOW GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF MY WHEELHOUSE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
I'M SHOCKED.
THAT IS SO [BLEEP] STUPID
OF HIM.
THE OWNER OF THIS BOAT,
WHEN HE SENT ME OFF FOR
MY FIRST TRIP AS A CAPTAIN,
HE SAID ONE THING.
"DON'T LET THE CREW
RUN THE BOAT."
IF YOU GUYS DON'T THINK
THAT I UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW,
YOU'RE [BLEEP] GROSSLY UNAWARE.
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Elliott: THERE WE GO.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
YEAH, DADDY!
Narrator: TWO WEEKS
INTO THE KING-CRAB SEASON.
Elliott:
WE GOT A LOT OF CRAB TO CATCH.
SETTING AND HAULING,
SETTING AND HAULING.
DO THAT UNTIL YOU LEAVE
THE BOAT.
Man: THAT'S WHAT'S UP.
Narrator:
WHILE SOME CAPTAINS CONTINUE TO
GRIND ON THE RED-CRAB GROUNDS...
GAME TIME, BABY.
Narrator: ...OTHERS HAVE ALREADY
CAUGHT THEIR REDS.
MY WHOLE STRATEGY
WAS CATCH THE KING CRAB,
GET THE HELL OUT FAST,
BE THE FIRST ONE
TO THE BAIRDI GROUNDS.
Narrator: NOW THE RACE IS ON
TO SWITCH OVER
AND TAKE THEIR SHOT
AT THE ELUSIVE BAIRDI CRAB.
BY 9:00 P.M. TOMORROW NIGHT,
WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
IN DUTCH HARBOR...
I'M READY TO GO.
Narrator: ...WITH
THEIR KING SEASON COMPLETE,
THE CREW OF THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN
ARE RIGGED AND READY FOR BAIRDI.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator:
BUT CRAB CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
HAD NO PLANS
OF CATCHING, HIMSELF.
Sig: WHEN YOU'RE CRAB FISHING,
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.
I GOT TO WORRY ABOUT EDGAR.
OH, MY GOD.
Narrator: DESPITE HIS COMMITMENT
TO RUN THE BOAT FOR BAIRDI...
Edgar: I'M NOT HAPPY
ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.
I'VE HAD LOTS OF BACK PAIN IN
THE PAST, BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT.
Narrator: ...SIG'S BROTHER EDGAR
IS NOW BACKING OUT.
Edgar: I KNOW HE'S NOT REAL
HAPPY. THAT'S FOR SURE.
HOW YOU FEELING?
SORE?
THIS IS ONE THAT WE GOT TO,
LIKE, FIGURE OUT.
IF I WANT TO DO
THIS BAIRDI THING,
I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE IT UP OR NOT.
WE'RE GONNA SHIP YOU
TO ANCHORAGE.
I GOT A DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENT.
SO IF YOU AGREE WITH THAT,
I MEAN, IT'S A WAY TO GO.
I WANT TO GET YOU
OUT OF HERE.
IT'S FOR THE BEST.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
Sig:
YOU KNOW, IT'S A BUSINESS.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME
TO MAKE MISTAKES.
THERE'S TOO MUCH MONEY AT STAKE.
Edgar: THIS IS NEW.
YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER HAD CRAP
START GOING NUMB ON ME,
SHOOTING PAINS FEELING LIKE
YOU'RE HAVING A HEART ATTACK.
MAIN ENGINE'S DONE.
CHECK THE OIL IN THE GEAR BOX.
THAT'S GOOD.
EVERYTHING ELSE -- YOU KNOW
EVERYTHING ELSE, RIGHT?
Jake: YEAH.
[ HORN BLOWS ]
SO, SOUNDS LIKE HE'S FIRED UP
AND READY TO GO.
YEAH, OFF TO ANCHORAGE.
Sig: YOU GUYS READY?
Man:
YEAH, WE'RE READY, BRO.
I KNOW, IN MATTER OF TIME,
EDGAR WILL BE BETTER,
BUT THEN, THE PROBLEM IS,
DO WE WANT TO TAKE THAT RISK?
Edgar:
SIG GAVE ME THE OPTION.
"IF YOU WANT TO RUN THE BOAT
FOR BAIRDI, IT'S ALL YOURS,"
AND THAT'S WHAT
I'M STRIVING FOR.
YOU KNOW, I'M STRIVING TO GET
IN THE WHEELHOUSE.
SO NOT BEING THERE FOR BAIRDI,
I THINK, IS REALLY
HURTING ME MORE,
'CAUSE MY BACK IS HURTING ME
RIGHT NOW.
Sig: IN THE MEANTIME,
WE JUST GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE TODAY.
I THINK THE LAST TIME
WE FISHED OUT THERE
WAS PROBABLY AROUND '92.
IT'S A LONG SHOT.
ALL I CAN DO RIGHT NOW IS TRY TO
KEEP THE FAMILY BUSINESS GOING,
GO FIND SOME BAIRDI,
AND THEN WAIT FOR EDGAR'S CALL.
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.
LITTLE PRAYING
WOULDN'T HURT, EITHER.
Narrator:
240 MILES NORTHEAST,
ABOARD THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
OOH!
THERE'S A BIG MOTHER [BLEEP]
OOH! [BLEEP]
Josh:
WAVES ARE PRETTY INTIMIDATING.
Narrator: ...BOAT OWNER
JOSH HARRIS MANS THE WHEEL...
LOOK AT THE SIZE
OF THAT MOTHER [BLEEP]
Narrator: ...IN THE FACE OF
25-FOOT SEAS AND 30-KNOT WINDS.
Man: WE USED UP ALL OF OUR
WEATHER DAYS SITTING IN TOWN,
WORKING ON A MAIN ENGINE.
Narrator:
FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS,
THE CORNELIA MARIE HAS DEALT
WITH MECHANICAL FAILURE...
[ SIREN WAILS ]
Man: [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] BARNIES.
Narrator: ...AND LOW NUMBERS
ON THEIR FIRST HAUL.
A LOT OF SMALLS AND THERE'S
A LOT OF BARNACLE CRAB.
Narrator:
NOW, TO CHANGE THEIR LUCK...
Josh:
YOU SEE MY POT DEAD AHEAD?
Narrator: ...JOSH
AND CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
HAVE MOVED ALL THEIR POTS
30 MILES WEST TO NEW GROUNDS.
I'M PRAYING TO CHRIST THAT
THERE'S SOME CRAB IN IT.
I'M [BLEEP] NERVOUS.
WE GOT TO [BLEEP] START NAILING
SOME SERIOUS HIGH AVERAGES
HERE COMING UP.
IF WE DON'T, THEN THIS SEASON
IS A COMPLETE FAILURE.
IT'S [BLEEP] A LITTLE STRESSFUL.
JOSH IS OFFICIALLY FISHING NOW.
HE'S GOT HIS FIRST STRING.
YOU KNOW, JOSH HAS SO MANY
PEOPLE LOOKING FOR HIM.
IF HE WAS TO LOSE EVERYTHING
THAT HIS DAD'S WORKED FOR
RIGHT NOW,
HE'D HAVE THAT IN HIS BRAIN
FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
I HOPE HE DOES GOOD.
SOMETHING GOOD COME OUT OF THIS.
COME ON.
BIG NUMBERS. COME ON.
BIG NUMBERS!
BIG NUMBERS!
BIG NUMBER!
YES.
EVERYONE'S WATCHING.
Man: COMING UP.
YEAH!
A LOT OF CRAB.
A LOT OF CRAB.
[ CHEERING ]
CRABALANCHE!
THIS IS AN AWESOME POT.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE POTS
THAT GETS YOU CLOSER TO HOME.
34.
Narrator:
JOSH IS ON THE CRAB...
GOT TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SWELLS
AND HOW YOU'RE
HAULING THE GEAR.
...BUT HIS ATTENTION
IS ON THE SWELL.
AT ANY MOMENT IN TIME,
IF I DON'T SEE ONE WAVE
THAT'S COMING,
I DON'T WANT TAKE
MY WHOLE CREW OUT.
Man:
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE!
HEADS UP!
OOH!
AS LONG AS WE LOAD THIS BOAT
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE,
I DON'T CARE.
THIS IS NOT EASY.
THIS IS NOT AS EASY
AS IT LOOKS AT ALL.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK WAY OUT,
REALLY.
YOU'RE DRIVING A HALF MILE
AHEAD YOURSELF
WATCHING
WHAT'S COMING AT YOU.
WHOA!
WATCH THIS SET.
TURN HARD STARBOARD.
WATCH THE GULLY HERE.
YOU GOT TWO LITTLE, CLOSE SETS
COMING IN HERE.
WHOO!
PORT RUNNER.
PORT RUNNER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
YEAH.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU ALL RIGHT, MAN?
YEP.
YOU OKAY, BUDDY?
HOLY [BLEEP]
WOW.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
IT'S A GOOD START.
KEEP ON GRINDING AWAY.
PUT THE GOOD ONES IN THE TANK,
AND FILL IT UP.
Narrator: JUST 10 POTS
INTO THEIR STRING...
...THE WORDS A CAPTAIN
NEVER WANTS TO HEAR.
SMELLS LIKE [BLEEP] FIRE!
YEP.
[ ALARM BLARING ]
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
[ DIALING ]
YEAH?
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
WE GOT OIL [BLEEP] EVERYWHERE
DOWNSTAIRS.
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh:
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
WE GOT OIL [BLEEP] EVERYWHERE
DOWNSTAIRS.
HOLY [BLEEP]
[ ALARM BLARING ]
SOMETHING EXPLODED DOWNSTAIRS.
Narrator: ...A SMALL
HIGH-PRESSURE LINE HAS BURST,
SPRAYING THE ENGINE ROOM
AND THE 700-DEGREE EXHAUST PIPE
WITH A THIN COAT OF OIL.
GOT TO TAKE IT OFF,
BECAUSE IT'S ON FIRE.
WHOO!
SMELLS LIKE IT'S ON FIRE.
EXHAUST WRAP.
IT'S [BLEEP] UP.
OH, MY GOD.
IF WE CAN'T FIX THIS,
WE'RE [BLEEP]
Josh: IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING
PLASTIC UP HERE...
...RIGHT WHEN WE GET DIALED IN.
THIS SUCKS.
Narrator:
WITH THE FLAMES AVERTED,
CASEY REPAIRS
THE RUPTURED OIL LINE.
THIS IS THE OIL LINE THAT
WE BLEW ON THE PORT MAIN.
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO STICK IT BACK TOGETHER
SO WE CAN FINISH THIS TRIP
WITHOUT GOING TO TOWN.
Josh:
WE HAVE ONE MAIN AT SEA.
[BLEEP] BIG-ASS STORM COMING IN,
AND IT'S ONLY GONNA GET STRONGER
AND STRONGER, TOO.
THIS IS WHY I'M NOT A FULL
FLEDGED [BLEEP] CAPTAIN YET.
BECAUSE IN A SITUATION
LIKE THIS,
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
I AM LOOKING FOR ANY TYPE
OF FITTING THAT WE CAN USE
TO TRY TO CONVERT THAT
TO HYDRAULIC HOSE.
JUST CUT IT.
MAYBE I COULD CUT IT
AND SLEEVE IT.
YEAH, WITH SOMETHING --
ANOTHER PIECE OF PIPE, OR...
OR SLEEVE IT WITH A PIECE
OF AIR HOSE.
Narrator: WITHOUT
A REPLACEMENT HOSE ON BOARD,
CASEY IMPROVISES
WITH AN AIR HOSE
AND A COUPLE OF 85-CENT CLAMPS.
Casey: THAT SHOULD HOLD
PRETTY GOOD THERE.
WE'LL WIND IT UP,
SEE IF IT WORKS OUT.
WELL...SEE IF THEY HOLD.
[ WHIRRING ]
90 POUNDS OF OIL PRESSURE,
AND IT'S HOLDING.
DONE AND DONE.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S READY TO GO.
Josh: OH, MY GOD.
[BLEEP] SCARY.
THERE'S JUST NO SERENITY
THIS SEASON.
THIS IS THE SEASON
FROM [BLEEP] HELL.
NICE WORK, CASEY.
IT'S ALL PART OF
MY MASTER PLAN, JOSH.
TOUCHé.
Narrator: 60 MILES WEST,
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: I DON'T WANT TO START
ON THE LEFT FOOT THIS SEASON.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
IS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE FLEET
TO MAKE THE BAIRDI GROUNDS.
LET'S CALL IT "BACK IN THE DAY."
YOU WOULD FISH BAIRDI
FARTHER WEST,
AND THEY'D BE IN SOME OF
THE OLD, TYPICAL SPOTS.
RIGHT NOW, BAIRDI QUOTA
HAS GONE UP BY 300%.
"WHERE?" IS THE QUESTION.
Narrator: SIG HASN'T FISHED
BAIRDI IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
WE'RE DEFINITELY REAL CLOSE.
Narrator: SO HE DUSTS
OF HIS OLD LOG BOOKS
TO LOCATE A HOT SPOT
FROM OVER TWO DECADES AGO.
Sig: I WANT TO FIND THIS
SPECIFIC HOLE THAT'S OUT THERE.
IF I CAN FIND THE BOOK,
I CAN FIND THE BEARING.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN
FIND ON THE CHART.
THIS MIGHT BE IT.
AY AY AY.
61, 73, TANNER 95.
BOAT!
160.
OH, THAT'S WHERE IT WAS.
IT'S A DITCH.
THAT'S OUR HOME.
THAT'S OUR NEW HOME.
Narrator: WITH SIG ZEROED IN
ON HIS OLD FISHING HOLE...
...THE CREW GEARS UP
FOR THE HUNT.
Sig: YOU GUYS READY?
Man:
YEAH, WE'RE READY, BRO.
SET THEM WHEN YOU'RE READY.
Narrator: FOR 15 HOURS,
THE CREW FIRES OFF
THEIR ENTIRE LOAD.
BUT STARTING ON BAIRDI,
THIS IS A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME.
IT'S LIKE STARTING OVER.
SO, THE LAST TIME SIG FISHED
BAIRDI'S ABOUT 22 YEARS AGO.
MATT, IN '92,
WHAT WERE YOU DOING?
THESE SPOTS,
THEY NEVER PAY OFF,
BUT IT SURE IS FUN
TO GO CHECK THEM OUT.
HOPEFULLY, THIS BAIRDI SEASON,
WE CAN GET A LITTLE LUCK
ON OUR SIDE.
AND IT'S LIKE A BLAST
FROM THE PAST, YOU KNOW?
AND I'M GONNA ROLL THE DICE
AND TRY.
Narrator:
JUST 40 MILES SOUTHEAST,
ALSO ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS,
IS THE 155-FOOT WIZARD.
WE'VE GOT A FEW DAYS
ON THE FLEET.
WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
Narrator: AFTER HAVING
HIS KING-CRAB QUOTA SLASHED,
CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN IS BANKING
ON BAIRDI TO SAVE HIS SEASON.
Keith: THIS AREA UP HERE WHERE
MONTE HAD REALLY GOOD FISHING,
SOLID FISHING LAST YEAR,
LEADING ME TO BELIEVE
THAT JUST RIGHT UP ABOVE
WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW THERE'S
PRETTY HOT BAIRDI FISHING.
Narrator: ON DECK, THE CREW
READIES FOR THE FIRST SET.
THE ELUSIVE BAIRDI
WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.
THERE'S A LOT OF SORTING,
A LOT OF PUNTING,
YOU GOT TO WORK TWICE AS HARD.
IF WE'VE BEEN RUNNING
ON THE BAIRDI RIGHT AWAY
AND HIT THEM HARD,
WE'LL MAKE GOOD MONEY.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND START SETTING.
IT'S TIME TO WORK, YEAH.
Keith: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND DUMP THE FIRST ONE.
OKAY.
IT'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE WORK,
AND THE GUYS ARE GONNA BE
BUSTING THEIR BUTTS
FOR, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY
10, 12 DAYS STRAIGHT.
THE MEAT AND POTATOES
FOR US THIS YEAR
ARE GONNA BE OUR BAIRDI FISHERY.
YOU KNOW, I GOT TO GET OUT HERE
AND GET ON SOME
BIG NUMBERS FAST,
GET THE CRAB CAUGHT FAST,
YOU KNOW,
AND SO THIS IS A BIG GAMBLE.
IT'S ALL OR NOTHING.
Narrator: 240 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Man: WHOO-WHOO!
Man #2: YEAH, BABY!
[ Chuckling ] YEAH!
THAT'S HOW YOU FILL TANKS,
RIGHT HERE.
...IS THE 107-FOOT SAGA.
Man: THAT'S WHAT'S UP!
LOOKS LIKE MONEY IN THE BANK,
BABY.
Elliott:
57 THE FIRST ONE.
[BLEEP] YEAH, BOYS.
WE'LL CALL IT STEADY CRABBING.
WHOO-HOO!
YEAH, WE'RE STARTING STRONG.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN KEEP IT UP.
Narrator: CAPTAIN ELLIOTT NEESE
IS ON BANNER FISHING.
Man:
LOOK AT THIS POT, DUDE.
Elliott: I HAVE MORE QUOTA
THAN ANYBODY IN THE FLEET.
Narrator: BUT EVEN WITH 60,000
POUNDS IN HIS TANKS,
THE SKIPPER'S A LONG WAY
FROM CALLING IT A SEASON.
Elliott: THEY WAY I LOOK
AT CRAB FISHING IS,
THE CAPTAIN CAN FIND THE CRAB,
BUT A GREAT CAPTAIN,
HE CAN STAY WITH THE CRAB.
OH!
YEAH!
BOO-YAH. I'M GONNA CALL THAT
A CRABALANCHE.
SUCK IT.
Narrator:
TO STAY ON THE CRAB...
...THE SKIPPER STACKS
AND MOVES HIS GEAR
TO KEEP ONE STEP IN FRONT
OF THE SCHOOL.
Elliott: FEELS GOOD, MAN.
COME OUT HERE WITH A CLEAR HEAD,
THINGS GOOD AT HOME.
HE'S PRETTY FOCUSED THIS YEAR.
HE'S KIND OF ON THE RIGHT TRACK,
BUT SOMETIMES HE KIND OF WAVERED
FROM THAT.
I GOT TO REMIND HIM OF THAT.
NOBODY ELSE WILL.
SO FAR, HE'S DOING
A PRETTY GOOD JOB.
Man: THIS IS HOW YOU FILL TANKS
RIGHT THERE.
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
THIS THING WILL BE FULL.
Elliott: 72?
THE HIGH POT OF THE YEAR
RIGHT THERE, BOYS -- 72.
BOO-YAH!
[BLEEP] YEAH, CAPTAIN!
THERE'S DAYS THAT YOU LOVE
CRAB FISHING.
TODAY'S ONE OF THOSE DAYS.
WHOO-WHOO!
YEAH!
THERE'S NOT A BETTER JOB
IN THE WORLD.
POTS ARE LOOKING GOOD.
EVERYBODY'S BUSY.
WATCH OUT!
WATCH OUT! WATCH OUT!
WATCH OUT, GUYS.
WATCH OUT. WATCH OUT.
Man:
WINCH JUST FELL OFF!
Narrator: WHILE STACKING POTS,
THE CRANE WINCH TORE LOOSE,
SENDING AN 800-POUND POT
CRASHING TO THE DECK
AND DISABLING THE CRANE.
THAT'S A HEAVY SON OF A BITCH.
WATCH OUT.
OOH.
WATCH IT.
LET GO OF IT.
GET THE CRANE SECURE.
SQUIRT OUT
AND PUT THE CRANE DOWN.
DAMN IT. RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE JUST
FREAKING MOVING ALONG,
SOMETHING'S GOT TO BREAK.
I'M COMING DOWN RIGHT NOW.
SEND WADE UP HERE TO DRIVE.
PUT THAT [BLEEP] DOWN, WADE.
GET UP HERE NOW.
[BLEEP] WINCH JUST RIPPED OFF
THE CRANE [BLEEP] DAMN IT.
Narrator:
THE WINCH CONTROLS THE LINE
THAT LIFTS AND LOWERS THE POTS.
I GOT TO GET DOWN THERE.
I GOT TO GET MY STUFF ON.
Narrator: WITHOUT IT,
FISHING IS AT A STANDSTILL.
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
ON THE F.B. CRABBER.
Man: IN CASE OF
EQUIPMENT BREAKS LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW, IT'LL LAND ON YOUR
HEAD OR SOMETHING, TAKE YOU OUT.
YOU NEVER SEE IT COMING.
Elliott: START TAKING THE DENSYL
TAPE OFF THOSE FITTINGS.
PULL THAT WINCH ALL THE WAY OFF.
Narrator: THERE'S NO WAY TO
REATTACH THE WINCH AT SEA.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO
GET A CHAIN FALL FROM INSIDE,
HOOK IT AROUND THERE, AND
CHAIN-FALL IT DOWN TO HERE.
Narrator: THE SKIPPER
NEEDS TO GET CREATIVE.
Elliott:
I GOT TO CLIMB UP THE BOOM.
HE'S PUTTING A STRAP ON IT
SO WE CAN PUT THIS CHAIN FALL,
TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF OF IT,
UNHOOK THE HOSE
SO WE CAN LOWER THIS DOWN.
Narrator: FIRST, HE MUST SECURE
THE BROKEN WINCH...
DOWN ON THE DECK,
IT'S SUPER-ROLLY,
BUT YOU GET UP EVEN HIGHER,
AND IT'S MAGNIFIED EVEN MORE.
Narrator:
...IN 10-FOOT SEAS.
Man:
YEAH, IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS.
YOU NEVER SEE THE SKIPPER
UP THERE.
THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
GIVE HIM PROPS FOR THAT.
USUALLY SEND ONE OF
THE DECKHANDS UP THERE.
DUDE, YOU NEED TO COME BACK
THIS WAY.
ROGER.
Elliott: OKAY, GOOD.
IF IT WEREN'T
FOR THE HYDRO LINES,
THE WINCH WOULD'VE FELL
ALL THE WAY ON DECK
AND QUITE POSSIBLY COULD'VE
KILLED SOMEBODY.
Narrator: WITH THE WINCH
SAFELY REMOVED...
UP, UP, AND KNUCKLE IN
SOME MORE!
...ELLIOTT HAS A PLAN
FOR A TEMPORARY FIX.
ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE GONNA USE
LIKE A STRAIGHT-BOOM CRANE.
A LITTLE THROWBACK TO THE OLD
SCHOOL BACK IN THE '70s.
Narrator: THE CAPTAIN RUNS
A LINE THROUGH THE EYEHOLES
OF THE BOOM
AND DOWN THROUGH THE BUCKET,
ALLOWING THE CRANE TO LIFT
AND MOVE POTS
WITHOUT THE WINCH
AND KEEPING THE SAGA FISHING.
Elliott: ME AND MY DAD,
THE TWO OF US TOGETHER,
REALLY AIN'T NOTHING
WE CAN'T FIX.
OR BREAK.
YEAH, OR BREAK.
[ LAUGHS ]
Man: IT'S GOING.
IT'S GOING.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ CHEERING ]
KIND OF LIMITED
ONTO WHAT WE CAN DO,
BUT WE CAN STILL MAKE IT,
YOU KNOW?
Elliott:
WELL, WE'VE GOT THAT FIXED.
THAT COULD'VE BEEN A MAJOR
DISASTER RIGHT THERE.
WE'RE JUST REALLY LUCKY
THOSE HYDRO LINES CAUGHT IT.
Man: HERE WE GO!
I'M NOT EVEN MAD THAT IT BROKE.
I'M JUST REALLY -- I'M SO HAPPY
THAT NOBODY GOT HURT.
Man: YEAH, BABY.
MY STRATEGY RIGHT NOW
IS HAUL SOME POTS.
FILLING TANKS!
IT'S ALL GOING IN!
THE ONLY QUESTION IS,
CAN I STAY ON THEM?
Narrator: 210 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Man:
GOOD MORNING, FREDDIE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
FIRST ONE'S COMING UP.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
KEITH COLBURN NUDGES THE WIZARD
UP TO ITS FIRST BAIRDI POTS
OF THE SEASON.
Keith: THIS YEAR, THE BAIRDI'S
WHERE WE'RE MAKING OUR MONEY.
LOSING THE EXTRA KING CRAB
JUST MAKES IT
THAT MUCH MORE IMPORTANT
THAT WE CATCH THIS TANNER CRAB
IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Man:
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN --
WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES
THROUGH THE NIGHT HERE,
AND WE SHOULD FIND SOMETHING.
Narrator: WITH THEIR KING-CRAB
PAYCHECKS CUT IN HALF,
A FAST-AND-FURIOUS BAIRDI SEASON
IS THEIR ONLY HOPE.
BAIRDI!
[ YELLING ]
[ CLANGING MUSICALLY ]
WAH-WAH-WAHHH.
[ AIR HISSES ]
Keith: AW, LOOKS LIKE
A BUNCH OF STARFISH.
Narrator: STARFISH GATHER
ON A HARD BOTTOM,
UNLIKE BAIRDI THAT TEND TO FEED
IN MUDDY TERRAIN.
IF YOU SEE A STARFISH,
YOU PROBABLY WON'T SEE CRAB.
GETTING BETTER.
GETTING BETTER.
Man: ANOTHER ONE.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
CRYING SHAME STARFISH
ARE OUT OF SEASON RIGHT NOW.
Man: WE'VE BEEN CATCHING
ENOUGH STARFISH
TO MAKE A WHOLE NEW
SOLAR SYSTEM.
COMING UP!
HEADS UP!
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP] IS RIGHT.
I THINK I JUST SCOOPED UP A BAG.
YEP, IT'S UP ON THE ANCHOR.
Narrator: THE FOURTH POT
IN THEIR STRING
GETS SNAGGED ON THE BOW
OF THE BOAT.
Keith: CAN YOU SEE IT
ON THE ANCHOR?
ROGER!
DAMN IT. SHOOT.
NO, THAT'S FINE.
HERE YOU GO. LET'S SEE.
I CAN EXTEND
IF IT'S NOT LONG ENOUGH.
Narrator:
THE CREW MOVES SWIFTLY
TO FREE THE LINE
AND SAVE THE POT.
Man:
WE GOT TO CUT IT OFF.
IT'S OFF?
ROGER.
WE LOST A TRAILER BAG,
BUT THE POT IS STILL THERE.
IT'S JUST A ONE-BAGGER NOW.
OKAY, OFF THE BOW!
YES.
[ THUD ]
OH!
WAS THAT YOUR ASS
HITTING THE GROUND?
THAT WAS MY [BLEEP] BACK.
I HIT INTO SOMETHING.
THAT HURTS.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: AS THE CREW
CLIMBED OFF THE BOW...
[ THUD ]
Kevin: OW!
Narrator: ...DECKHAND
KEVIN STAFFORD LOST HIS FOOTING
AND SLAMMED HIS BACK
INTO THE STEEL ANCHOR WINCH.
KEVIN FELL OVER
ON THE WAY BACK OFF THE BOW
AND MADE A HELL OF A NOISE,
HIT THE DECK,
BUT THE LAST THING WE NEED
IS INJURIES.
JUST THE TRAILER.
HOW'S YOUR BACK?
HEY, LENNY,
COME HERE, WILL YA?
I'M GONNA HELP YOU UP, OKAY?
Man: COME ON, BAIRDI.
NO, NO, NO. LET'S -- LET'S SHUT
YOU DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT.
GO AHEAD AND GEAR DOWN,
'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE MORE
THAN JUST A MUSCLE STRAIN.
Narrator: JUST HOURS
INTO THEIR FIRST HAUL...
HEY, WE'RE GONNA -- ROBBIE,
SO YOU KNOW,
WE'RE JUST GONNA BE
GOING FOUR GUYS HERE
FOR A LITTLE BIT, OKAY?
...BAIRDI SEASON HAS CLAIMED
ITS FIRST VICTIM.
Keith:
WE'RE DOWN A MAN RIGHT NOW
[CLEARS THROAT] WITH KEVIN
IN THE INFIRMARY.
HE'S JUST GONNA HAVE TO SUCK IT
UP AND TRY TO GO THE BEST HE CAN
TO JUST HELP OUT
IN WHATEVER WAY HE CAN.
STACK THAT FORWARD STACK.
I GUESS WE'RE STACKING THEM.
I GUESS SO.
Narrator: NOW SHORTHANDED,
THE WIZARD WILL HAUL
AND STICK ALL 250 POTS.
ALWAYS SUCKS KNOCKING DOWN
A BIG STACK OF CRAB POTS,
SETTING THEM,
AND THEN COMING BACK
AND PUTTING A BIG STACK BACK ON.
Man: HE SHOULD AT LEAST BE BACK
HERE DOING THE BAIT.
BUT...
Keith: I'VE SEEN IT
1,000 TIMES, MAN.
SOMETIMES THESE GUYS TURN PRETTY
QUICK ON THEIR FELLOW CREWMEN
WHEN THEY GOT TO START
PICKING UP THEIR SLACK.
Man: HEADS UP!
OKAY.
[ WHIRRING ]
Man #2: OH, NO.
MY BIG SPLASH -- COMING OUT OF
RETIREMENT TO FISH BAIRDI --
IS MORE OF A...BLOOP.
Narrator:
JUST 45 MILES WEST...
...ABOARD THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
YOU GUYS READY?
THIS IS THE ONE
WE'RE WAITING FOR.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
APPROACHES HIS FIRST
BAIRDI PODS,
SET ON 20-YEAR-OLD INTEL.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BLAST
FROM THE PAST,
BUT WE NEED TO PUT SOME CRAB
ON THE BOAT.
Narrator:
AND THE CREW HAVE THEIR DOUBTS.
SEASONS LIKE THIS,
WE GOT TO EARN OUR JOBS.
OKAY, LET'S SEE
WHAT WE GET HERE, SIG.
ANCIENT NORWEGIAN SECRET.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
WE'RE OFF TO A BAD [BLEEP] JINX
START, I'M TELLING YOU.
ALL RIGHT, HERE SHE COMES.
I SEE SOME CRAB.
SEE SOME GOOD CRAB.
BIGGIE?
NICE!
Man: IT'S AWESOME.
BIG, CLEAN CRAB.
WE'LL SEE IF IT CONTINUES
TO KEEP UP.
THE FIRST POD HAD CRAB IN IT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS THING GOES
DOWN INTO A TRENCH.
AND SO THEY LIKE TO KIND OF
HANG OUT ON THE SIDES.
I THINK THE NUMBERS ARE GONNA
GET A LOT BETTER.
[ CHEERING ]
[BLEEP] YEAH!
WHOA-HO.
OH, GOOD ONES.
OH, YEAH.
YAY.
SO, HOW WE LOOKING?
OKAY, SHOOT.
WE HAD 82, 92, 93.
GOOD. 90s.
EVERYBODY'S SMILING RIGHT NOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WONDER WHAT HE'S DOING
UP THERE.
I KNOW HE'S SAYING SOMETHING.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I DIDN'T SAY THAT THIS SPOT
WASN'T GONNA BE GOOD.
OKAY, MAYBE I SAID THE SPOT
WASN'T GONNA BE GOOD.
Man:
HOLY [BLEEP] [ GRUNTS ]
IT'S TOO HEAVY!
WHOA! WHOO!
GETTING BETTER!
DID I TELL YOU,
OR DID I TELL YOU?
OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHY SIG
IS THE CAPTAIN AND I AM NOT.
138.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT MY SPOT NOW?
I'M SORRY!
I SAID I WAS SORRY!
I'M NOT WORTHY!
I'M NOT WORTHY!
"NOT WORTHY."
IF THERE'S GUYS DOING BETTER,
MORE POWER TO THEM.
Narrator: THE NORTHWESTERN
DOMINATES THE BAIRDI GROUNDS,
WHILE THE WIZARD GETS OFF
TO A SHAKY START.
Man; LET HER GO!
Narrator: JUST A WEEK AGO...
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT,
WATCH OUT!
[ SCREAMING INDISTINCTLY ]
...DECKHAND MATT BRADLEY
LOST A DEAR FRIEND.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT
TO SOMEBODY?
Sig: THIS IS THE ONE
WE'RE WAITING FOR.
YOU END UP BLINKING
FOR, LIKE, 10 YEARS.
WORST TIME IT'S EVER BEEN,
OFF THE BOATS,
SINCE I CAME ON HERE.
Narrator:
NOW THEY'RE BEING REUNITED.
OH, MY GOD.
I GOT NOTHING ON THIS, KARL.
AND IT FEELS SO GOOD.
THERE'S YOUR BLANKET.
WE WASHED IT FOR YOU.
PUT IT IN THE ENGINE ROOM
TO DRY.
[ Laughing ]
THEY DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
COME ON, BLANKIE.
Narrator:
210 MILES FROM DUTCH HARBOR...
WE'RE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL
RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, OUR LITTLE RUN OF LUCK
OF BEING OUT HERE FIRST
IS GONNA END SHORTLY.
Man: AW.
Narrator: ...AFTER STRIKING OUT
ON HIS FIRST BAIRDI SET...
THE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW,
THEY'RE NOT GOOD.
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
SEARCHES ON
FOR THE ELUSIVE CRAB.
Keith:
THIS IS A HIT-OR-MISS AREA,
AND WE'VE MISSED BIG TIME.
EVEN WORSE, I'VE GOT ONE MORE
HEADACHE TO DEAL WITH.
IT SUCKS.
Man:
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?
Keith:
I DEFINITELY HAVE AN OPINION.
BUT I'M NOT A DOCTOR, YOU KNOW.
I CAN'T -- I CAN'T JUMP DOWN
KEVIN'S THROAT RIGHT NOW.
I FEEL LIKE KEVIN COULD AT LEAST
BE [BLEEP] WITH SOME BAIT
OR COOKING LUNCH OR SOMETHING.
Keith: THERE'S ONE THING WORSE
THAN BAD FISHING --
BAD FISHING AND GOING
SHORT-HANDED.
[BLEEP]
PIECE OF [BLEEP]
IF THE CAPTAIN WOULD RATHER HAVE
A FAKER ON BOARD THAN ME,
I DEFINITELY
DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.
Keith: DAMN POT.
THIS STRING WAS STINKING IT UP.
3.4 MILES. 3.4.
HEY, IF YOU NEED A BREAK,
TAKE IT NOW,
'CAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE
ABOUT 35 POTS IN A ROW.
[ GULLS CRYING ]
TOTAL BULL.
I JUST CAME IN OFF THE DECK TO
COOK THE GUYS SOME BREAKFAST.
AND, LO AND BEHOLD,
THE GALLEY'S JUST A DISASTER.
PRETTY SURE YOU'RE NOT GONNA
STRAIN YOUR BACK
WIPING DOWN A COUNTER.
I GUESS HE DOESN'T CARE.
HEY, KEVIN.
NOW WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GEAR TO HAUL.
I THINK WE PROBABLY
CAN USE YOU OUT THERE.
AND, UH...WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT
A SHOT, ALL RIGHT?
SOUNDS GOOD.
OKAY.
IF YOU WANT, WHY DON'T YOU --
YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS WATCH
REAL QUICK?
YEAH.
IF WE CAN FIND A WAY
TO PUT 90 ON HERE,
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD TRIP.
THE TRICK IS, WE'VE GOT TO HAUL
A [BLEEP] GEAR
IN ORDER TO GET 90,000 POUNDS
ON HERE.
SO, WE'RE GONNA BE PUSHING
AS HARD AS WE CAN.
CAN YOU HIT THE DISHES, AND THEN
WE'LL TAKE YOU OUT ON DECK?
GREAT.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
AND JUST SORT CRAB,
ALL RIGHT?
ROGER.
I'VE BEEN THE SILENT GUY
THAT JUST WORKS HARDER
AND HARDER.
JUST GETTING STEPPED ON.
NOT ANYMORE.
YOU GOT A SECOND, KEITH?
I DO. HANG ON.
YEAH, WHAT'S UP?
UM...I DON'T KNOW
WHAT OUR PLANS ARE
WITH KEVIN
WHEN WE HIT THE BEACH.
YEAH.
AS YOU'VE SEEN,
WE'RE BUSTING OUR ASSES
PICKING UP SLACK.
MM-HMM.
AND I'VE NEVER GIVEN
AN ULTIMATUM IN MY LIFE.
RIGHT.
UM...WELL, THEN,
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU AND ROBBY MIGHT AS WELL
JUST PACK YOUR BAGS NOW.
DON'T EVER GIVE ME
AN ULTIMATUM, EVER.
ALL RIGHT?
YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME
ABOUT A [BLEEP] INJURED CREWMAN,
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S FINE.
BUT DON'T EVER WALK
INTO THIS WHEELHOUSE
AND EVER GIVE ME
AN ULTIMATUM.
I'M WATCHING
WHAT'S GOING ON.
I SEE YOU GUYS RUNNING TWICE
AS FAST AS YOU HAVE TO, OKAY.
I KNOW FOR A FACT
THAT KEVIN IS DRAGGING
THE WHOLE [BLEEP] DAMN CREW DOWN
RIGHT NOW, ALL RIGHT?
BUT DON'T EVER [BLEEP] GIVE ME
AN ULTIMATUM.
I'M DOING MY BEST!
NOW GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF MY WHEELHOUSE!
YOU AND [BLEEP] ROBBY
WANT TO QUIT?
[BLEEP] QUIT.
SWEET.
ROGER, YOU WENT ABOUT THAT
THE WRONG WAY, DUDE.
YEP.
HEY, I NEED EVERYBODY IN THE
[BLEEP] RAIN GEAR ROOM NOW!
ANYBODY IN THE GALLEY?
Man:
NO, I THINK EVERYBODY'S...
COME ON. LET'S GO.
OUTSIDE. OUTSIDE.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T THINK --
WHERE THE [BLEEP] IS ROGER?!
RIGHT HERE, CAP.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T THINK
THAT I UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW,
YOU'RE [BLEEP] GROSSLY UNAWARE
OF WHAT I'M WATCHING
AND WHAT I'M SEEING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE ALL
BUSTING YOUR ASS
TWICE AS HARD AS YOU NORMALLY DO
BECAUSE WE'RE SHORT-HANDED,
ALL RIGHT?
KEVIN'S NOT AT FULL SPEED.
BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF SOMEBODY'S
GONNA WALK INTO MY WHEELHOUSE
AND GIVE ME AN ULTIMATUM SAYING
EITHER HE GOES OR WE GO.
EVEN IF HE DOES GO, YOU GUYS
WANT TO QUIT [BLEEP] QUIT.
I DRAW THE LINE ON ULTIMATUMS.
I'M [BLEEP] SHOCKED THAT ROGER
WOULD DO THAT.
IT'S SO [BLEEP] STUPID OF HIM.
THE OWNER OF THIS BOAT,
WHEN HE SENT ME OFF FOR
MY FIRST TRIP AS A CAPTAIN,
AS I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM
THE DOCK, HE SAID ONE THING.
DON'T LET THE CREW RUN THE BOAT.
[ SIGHS ]
I NEVER HAVE, AND I NEVER WILL.
♪ COLD, TIRED
♪ FEEL MY HEART, IT'S RACING
♪ THIS TIME
♪ HOW WE READY, WAITING
BOO-YAH!
THAT'S SICK. THAT'S SOME SICK
FISHING, RIGHT THERE.
I KNOW I MAKE IT LOOK EASY.
BUT IT REALLY AIN'T.
♪ YOU CAN RUN, YOU CAN HIDE
YOU'RE IN THE BIG
KID PANTIES NOW.
HE WENT FROM PAMPERS
TO PULL-UPS.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪ YOU DON'T GET OUT OF LINE
♪ YOU GOT NOWHERE TO GO
[ VOCALIZING ]
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Sig: HELLO, HELLO.
EDGAR:
Hey, you got me?
I GOT YOU.
WELL, SO, BASICALLY, THERE'S NO
WAY YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT UP HERE
FOR...BAIRDI,
I WOULDN'T THINK.
No, that's -- that's out.
[ GROANS ]
[BLEEP]
I'M DOING MY BEST.
NOW GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF MY WHEELHOUSE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
I'M SHOCKED.
THAT IS SO [BLEEP] STUPID
OF HIM.
THE OWNER OF THIS BOAT,
WHEN HE SENT ME OFF FOR
MY FIRST TRIP AS A CAPTAIN,
HE SAID ONE THING.
"DON'T LET THE CREW
RUN THE BOAT."
IF YOU GUYS DON'T THINK
THAT I UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW,
YOU'RE [BLEEP] GROSSLY UNAWARE.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Elliott: THERE WE GO.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
YEAH, DADDY!
Narrator: TWO WEEKS
INTO THE KING-CRAB SEASON.
Elliott:
WE GOT A LOT OF CRAB TO CATCH.
SETTING AND HAULING,
SETTING AND HAULING.
DO THAT UNTIL YOU LEAVE
THE BOAT.
Man: THAT'S WHAT'S UP.
Narrator:
WHILE SOME CAPTAINS CONTINUE TO
GRIND ON THE RED-CRAB GROUNDS...
GAME TIME, BABY.
Narrator: ...OTHERS HAVE ALREADY
CAUGHT THEIR REDS.
MY WHOLE STRATEGY
WAS CATCH THE KING CRAB,
GET THE HELL OUT FAST,
BE THE FIRST ONE
TO THE BAIRDI GROUNDS.
Narrator: NOW THE RACE IS ON
TO SWITCH OVER
AND TAKE THEIR SHOT
AT THE ELUSIVE BAIRDI CRAB.
BY 9:00 P.M. TOMORROW NIGHT,
WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
IN DUTCH HARBOR...
I'M READY TO GO.
Narrator: ...WITH
THEIR KING SEASON COMPLETE,
THE CREW OF THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN
ARE RIGGED AND READY FOR BAIRDI.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator:
BUT CRAB CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
HAD NO PLANS
OF CATCHING, HIMSELF.
Sig: WHEN YOU'RE CRAB FISHING,
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.
I GOT TO WORRY ABOUT EDGAR.
OH, MY GOD.
Narrator: DESPITE HIS COMMITMENT
TO RUN THE BOAT FOR BAIRDI...
Edgar: I'M NOT HAPPY
ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.
I'VE HAD LOTS OF BACK PAIN IN
THE PAST, BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT.
Narrator: ...SIG'S BROTHER EDGAR
IS NOW BACKING OUT.
Edgar: I KNOW HE'S NOT REAL
HAPPY. THAT'S FOR SURE.
HOW YOU FEELING?
SORE?
THIS IS ONE THAT WE GOT TO,
LIKE, FIGURE OUT.
IF I WANT TO DO
THIS BAIRDI THING,
I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE IT UP OR NOT.
WE'RE GONNA SHIP YOU
TO ANCHORAGE.
I GOT A DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENT.
SO IF YOU AGREE WITH THAT,
I MEAN, IT'S A WAY TO GO.
I WANT TO GET YOU
OUT OF HERE.
IT'S FOR THE BEST.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
Sig:
YOU KNOW, IT'S A BUSINESS.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME
TO MAKE MISTAKES.
THERE'S TOO MUCH MONEY AT STAKE.
Edgar: THIS IS NEW.
YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER HAD CRAP
START GOING NUMB ON ME,
SHOOTING PAINS FEELING LIKE
YOU'RE HAVING A HEART ATTACK.
MAIN ENGINE'S DONE.
CHECK THE OIL IN THE GEAR BOX.
THAT'S GOOD.
EVERYTHING ELSE -- YOU KNOW
EVERYTHING ELSE, RIGHT?
Jake: YEAH.
[ HORN BLOWS ]
SO, SOUNDS LIKE HE'S FIRED UP
AND READY TO GO.
YEAH, OFF TO ANCHORAGE.
Sig: YOU GUYS READY?
Man:
YEAH, WE'RE READY, BRO.
I KNOW, IN MATTER OF TIME,
EDGAR WILL BE BETTER,
BUT THEN, THE PROBLEM IS,
DO WE WANT TO TAKE THAT RISK?
Edgar:
SIG GAVE ME THE OPTION.
"IF YOU WANT TO RUN THE BOAT
FOR BAIRDI, IT'S ALL YOURS,"
AND THAT'S WHAT
I'M STRIVING FOR.
YOU KNOW, I'M STRIVING TO GET
IN THE WHEELHOUSE.
SO NOT BEING THERE FOR BAIRDI,
I THINK, IS REALLY
HURTING ME MORE,
'CAUSE MY BACK IS HURTING ME
RIGHT NOW.
Sig: IN THE MEANTIME,
WE JUST GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE TODAY.
I THINK THE LAST TIME
WE FISHED OUT THERE
WAS PROBABLY AROUND '92.
IT'S A LONG SHOT.
ALL I CAN DO RIGHT NOW IS TRY TO
KEEP THE FAMILY BUSINESS GOING,
GO FIND SOME BAIRDI,
AND THEN WAIT FOR EDGAR'S CALL.
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.
LITTLE PRAYING
WOULDN'T HURT, EITHER.
Narrator:
240 MILES NORTHEAST,
ABOARD THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
OOH!
THERE'S A BIG MOTHER [BLEEP]
OOH! [BLEEP]
Josh:
WAVES ARE PRETTY INTIMIDATING.
Narrator: ...BOAT OWNER
JOSH HARRIS MANS THE WHEEL...
LOOK AT THE SIZE
OF THAT MOTHER [BLEEP]
Narrator: ...IN THE FACE OF
25-FOOT SEAS AND 30-KNOT WINDS.
Man: WE USED UP ALL OF OUR
WEATHER DAYS SITTING IN TOWN,
WORKING ON A MAIN ENGINE.
Narrator:
FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS,
THE CORNELIA MARIE HAS DEALT
WITH MECHANICAL FAILURE...
[ SIREN WAILS ]
Man: [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] BARNIES.
Narrator: ...AND LOW NUMBERS
ON THEIR FIRST HAUL.
A LOT OF SMALLS AND THERE'S
A LOT OF BARNACLE CRAB.
Narrator:
NOW, TO CHANGE THEIR LUCK...
Josh:
YOU SEE MY POT DEAD AHEAD?
Narrator: ...JOSH
AND CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
HAVE MOVED ALL THEIR POTS
30 MILES WEST TO NEW GROUNDS.
I'M PRAYING TO CHRIST THAT
THERE'S SOME CRAB IN IT.
I'M [BLEEP] NERVOUS.
WE GOT TO [BLEEP] START NAILING
SOME SERIOUS HIGH AVERAGES
HERE COMING UP.
IF WE DON'T, THEN THIS SEASON
IS A COMPLETE FAILURE.
IT'S [BLEEP] A LITTLE STRESSFUL.
JOSH IS OFFICIALLY FISHING NOW.
HE'S GOT HIS FIRST STRING.
YOU KNOW, JOSH HAS SO MANY
PEOPLE LOOKING FOR HIM.
IF HE WAS TO LOSE EVERYTHING
THAT HIS DAD'S WORKED FOR
RIGHT NOW,
HE'D HAVE THAT IN HIS BRAIN
FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
I HOPE HE DOES GOOD.
SOMETHING GOOD COME OUT OF THIS.
COME ON.
BIG NUMBERS. COME ON.
BIG NUMBERS!
BIG NUMBERS!
BIG NUMBER!
YES.
EVERYONE'S WATCHING.
Man: COMING UP.
YEAH!
A LOT OF CRAB.
A LOT OF CRAB.
[ CHEERING ]
CRABALANCHE!
THIS IS AN AWESOME POT.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE POTS
THAT GETS YOU CLOSER TO HOME.
34.
Narrator:
JOSH IS ON THE CRAB...
GOT TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SWELLS
AND HOW YOU'RE
HAULING THE GEAR.
...BUT HIS ATTENTION
IS ON THE SWELL.
AT ANY MOMENT IN TIME,
IF I DON'T SEE ONE WAVE
THAT'S COMING,
I DON'T WANT TAKE
MY WHOLE CREW OUT.
Man:
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE!
HEADS UP!
OOH!
AS LONG AS WE LOAD THIS BOAT
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE,
I DON'T CARE.
THIS IS NOT EASY.
THIS IS NOT AS EASY
AS IT LOOKS AT ALL.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK WAY OUT,
REALLY.
YOU'RE DRIVING A HALF MILE
AHEAD YOURSELF
WATCHING
WHAT'S COMING AT YOU.
WHOA!
WATCH THIS SET.
TURN HARD STARBOARD.
WATCH THE GULLY HERE.
YOU GOT TWO LITTLE, CLOSE SETS
COMING IN HERE.
WHOO!
PORT RUNNER.
PORT RUNNER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
YEAH.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU ALL RIGHT, MAN?
YEP.
YOU OKAY, BUDDY?
HOLY [BLEEP]
WOW.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
IT'S A GOOD START.
KEEP ON GRINDING AWAY.
PUT THE GOOD ONES IN THE TANK,
AND FILL IT UP.
Narrator: JUST 10 POTS
INTO THEIR STRING...
...THE WORDS A CAPTAIN
NEVER WANTS TO HEAR.
SMELLS LIKE [BLEEP] FIRE!
YEP.
[ ALARM BLARING ]
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
[ DIALING ]
YEAH?
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
WE GOT OIL [BLEEP] EVERYWHERE
DOWNSTAIRS.
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh:
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
WE GOT OIL [BLEEP] EVERYWHERE
DOWNSTAIRS.
HOLY [BLEEP]
[ ALARM BLARING ]
SOMETHING EXPLODED DOWNSTAIRS.
Narrator: ...A SMALL
HIGH-PRESSURE LINE HAS BURST,
SPRAYING THE ENGINE ROOM
AND THE 700-DEGREE EXHAUST PIPE
WITH A THIN COAT OF OIL.
GOT TO TAKE IT OFF,
BECAUSE IT'S ON FIRE.
WHOO!
SMELLS LIKE IT'S ON FIRE.
EXHAUST WRAP.
IT'S [BLEEP] UP.
OH, MY GOD.
IF WE CAN'T FIX THIS,
WE'RE [BLEEP]
Josh: IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING
PLASTIC UP HERE...
...RIGHT WHEN WE GET DIALED IN.
THIS SUCKS.
Narrator:
WITH THE FLAMES AVERTED,
CASEY REPAIRS
THE RUPTURED OIL LINE.
THIS IS THE OIL LINE THAT
WE BLEW ON THE PORT MAIN.
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO STICK IT BACK TOGETHER
SO WE CAN FINISH THIS TRIP
WITHOUT GOING TO TOWN.
Josh:
WE HAVE ONE MAIN AT SEA.
[BLEEP] BIG-ASS STORM COMING IN,
AND IT'S ONLY GONNA GET STRONGER
AND STRONGER, TOO.
THIS IS WHY I'M NOT A FULL
FLEDGED [BLEEP] CAPTAIN YET.
BECAUSE IN A SITUATION
LIKE THIS,
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
I AM LOOKING FOR ANY TYPE
OF FITTING THAT WE CAN USE
TO TRY TO CONVERT THAT
TO HYDRAULIC HOSE.
JUST CUT IT.
MAYBE I COULD CUT IT
AND SLEEVE IT.
YEAH, WITH SOMETHING --
ANOTHER PIECE OF PIPE, OR...
OR SLEEVE IT WITH A PIECE
OF AIR HOSE.
Narrator: WITHOUT
A REPLACEMENT HOSE ON BOARD,
CASEY IMPROVISES
WITH AN AIR HOSE
AND A COUPLE OF 85-CENT CLAMPS.
Casey: THAT SHOULD HOLD
PRETTY GOOD THERE.
WE'LL WIND IT UP,
SEE IF IT WORKS OUT.
WELL...SEE IF THEY HOLD.
[ WHIRRING ]
90 POUNDS OF OIL PRESSURE,
AND IT'S HOLDING.
DONE AND DONE.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S READY TO GO.
Josh: OH, MY GOD.
[BLEEP] SCARY.
THERE'S JUST NO SERENITY
THIS SEASON.
THIS IS THE SEASON
FROM [BLEEP] HELL.
NICE WORK, CASEY.
IT'S ALL PART OF
MY MASTER PLAN, JOSH.
TOUCHé.
Narrator: 60 MILES WEST,
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: I DON'T WANT TO START
ON THE LEFT FOOT THIS SEASON.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
IS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE FLEET
TO MAKE THE BAIRDI GROUNDS.
LET'S CALL IT "BACK IN THE DAY."
YOU WOULD FISH BAIRDI
FARTHER WEST,
AND THEY'D BE IN SOME OF
THE OLD, TYPICAL SPOTS.
RIGHT NOW, BAIRDI QUOTA
HAS GONE UP BY 300%.
"WHERE?" IS THE QUESTION.
Narrator: SIG HASN'T FISHED
BAIRDI IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
WE'RE DEFINITELY REAL CLOSE.
Narrator: SO HE DUSTS
OF HIS OLD LOG BOOKS
TO LOCATE A HOT SPOT
FROM OVER TWO DECADES AGO.
Sig: I WANT TO FIND THIS
SPECIFIC HOLE THAT'S OUT THERE.
IF I CAN FIND THE BOOK,
I CAN FIND THE BEARING.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN
FIND ON THE CHART.
THIS MIGHT BE IT.
AY AY AY.
61, 73, TANNER 95.
BOAT!
160.
OH, THAT'S WHERE IT WAS.
IT'S A DITCH.
THAT'S OUR HOME.
THAT'S OUR NEW HOME.
Narrator: WITH SIG ZEROED IN
ON HIS OLD FISHING HOLE...
...THE CREW GEARS UP
FOR THE HUNT.
Sig: YOU GUYS READY?
Man:
YEAH, WE'RE READY, BRO.
SET THEM WHEN YOU'RE READY.
Narrator: FOR 15 HOURS,
THE CREW FIRES OFF
THEIR ENTIRE LOAD.
BUT STARTING ON BAIRDI,
THIS IS A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME.
IT'S LIKE STARTING OVER.
SO, THE LAST TIME SIG FISHED
BAIRDI'S ABOUT 22 YEARS AGO.
MATT, IN '92,
WHAT WERE YOU DOING?
THESE SPOTS,
THEY NEVER PAY OFF,
BUT IT SURE IS FUN
TO GO CHECK THEM OUT.
HOPEFULLY, THIS BAIRDI SEASON,
WE CAN GET A LITTLE LUCK
ON OUR SIDE.
AND IT'S LIKE A BLAST
FROM THE PAST, YOU KNOW?
AND I'M GONNA ROLL THE DICE
AND TRY.
Narrator:
JUST 40 MILES SOUTHEAST,
ALSO ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS,
IS THE 155-FOOT WIZARD.
WE'VE GOT A FEW DAYS
ON THE FLEET.
WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
Narrator: AFTER HAVING
HIS KING-CRAB QUOTA SLASHED,
CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN IS BANKING
ON BAIRDI TO SAVE HIS SEASON.
Keith: THIS AREA UP HERE WHERE
MONTE HAD REALLY GOOD FISHING,
SOLID FISHING LAST YEAR,
LEADING ME TO BELIEVE
THAT JUST RIGHT UP ABOVE
WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW THERE'S
PRETTY HOT BAIRDI FISHING.
Narrator: ON DECK, THE CREW
READIES FOR THE FIRST SET.
THE ELUSIVE BAIRDI
WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.
THERE'S A LOT OF SORTING,
A LOT OF PUNTING,
YOU GOT TO WORK TWICE AS HARD.
IF WE'VE BEEN RUNNING
ON THE BAIRDI RIGHT AWAY
AND HIT THEM HARD,
WE'LL MAKE GOOD MONEY.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND START SETTING.
IT'S TIME TO WORK, YEAH.
Keith: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND DUMP THE FIRST ONE.
OKAY.
IT'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE WORK,
AND THE GUYS ARE GONNA BE
BUSTING THEIR BUTTS
FOR, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY
10, 12 DAYS STRAIGHT.
THE MEAT AND POTATOES
FOR US THIS YEAR
ARE GONNA BE OUR BAIRDI FISHERY.
YOU KNOW, I GOT TO GET OUT HERE
AND GET ON SOME
BIG NUMBERS FAST,
GET THE CRAB CAUGHT FAST,
YOU KNOW,
AND SO THIS IS A BIG GAMBLE.
IT'S ALL OR NOTHING.
Narrator: 240 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Man: WHOO-WHOO!
Man #2: YEAH, BABY!
[ Chuckling ] YEAH!
THAT'S HOW YOU FILL TANKS,
RIGHT HERE.
...IS THE 107-FOOT SAGA.
Man: THAT'S WHAT'S UP!
LOOKS LIKE MONEY IN THE BANK,
BABY.
Elliott:
57 THE FIRST ONE.
[BLEEP] YEAH, BOYS.
WE'LL CALL IT STEADY CRABBING.
WHOO-HOO!
YEAH, WE'RE STARTING STRONG.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN KEEP IT UP.
Narrator: CAPTAIN ELLIOTT NEESE
IS ON BANNER FISHING.
Man:
LOOK AT THIS POT, DUDE.
Elliott: I HAVE MORE QUOTA
THAN ANYBODY IN THE FLEET.
Narrator: BUT EVEN WITH 60,000
POUNDS IN HIS TANKS,
THE SKIPPER'S A LONG WAY
FROM CALLING IT A SEASON.
Elliott: THEY WAY I LOOK
AT CRAB FISHING IS,
THE CAPTAIN CAN FIND THE CRAB,
BUT A GREAT CAPTAIN,
HE CAN STAY WITH THE CRAB.
OH!
YEAH!
BOO-YAH. I'M GONNA CALL THAT
A CRABALANCHE.
SUCK IT.
Narrator:
TO STAY ON THE CRAB...
...THE SKIPPER STACKS
AND MOVES HIS GEAR
TO KEEP ONE STEP IN FRONT
OF THE SCHOOL.
Elliott: FEELS GOOD, MAN.
COME OUT HERE WITH A CLEAR HEAD,
THINGS GOOD AT HOME.
HE'S PRETTY FOCUSED THIS YEAR.
HE'S KIND OF ON THE RIGHT TRACK,
BUT SOMETIMES HE KIND OF WAVERED
FROM THAT.
I GOT TO REMIND HIM OF THAT.
NOBODY ELSE WILL.
SO FAR, HE'S DOING
A PRETTY GOOD JOB.
Man: THIS IS HOW YOU FILL TANKS
RIGHT THERE.
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
THIS THING WILL BE FULL.
Elliott: 72?
THE HIGH POT OF THE YEAR
RIGHT THERE, BOYS -- 72.
BOO-YAH!
[BLEEP] YEAH, CAPTAIN!
THERE'S DAYS THAT YOU LOVE
CRAB FISHING.
TODAY'S ONE OF THOSE DAYS.
WHOO-WHOO!
YEAH!
THERE'S NOT A BETTER JOB
IN THE WORLD.
POTS ARE LOOKING GOOD.
EVERYBODY'S BUSY.
WATCH OUT!
WATCH OUT! WATCH OUT!
WATCH OUT, GUYS.
WATCH OUT. WATCH OUT.
Man:
WINCH JUST FELL OFF!
Narrator: WHILE STACKING POTS,
THE CRANE WINCH TORE LOOSE,
SENDING AN 800-POUND POT
CRASHING TO THE DECK
AND DISABLING THE CRANE.
THAT'S A HEAVY SON OF A BITCH.
WATCH OUT.
OOH.
WATCH IT.
LET GO OF IT.
GET THE CRANE SECURE.
SQUIRT OUT
AND PUT THE CRANE DOWN.
DAMN IT. RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE JUST
FREAKING MOVING ALONG,
SOMETHING'S GOT TO BREAK.
I'M COMING DOWN RIGHT NOW.
SEND WADE UP HERE TO DRIVE.
PUT THAT [BLEEP] DOWN, WADE.
GET UP HERE NOW.
[BLEEP] WINCH JUST RIPPED OFF
THE CRANE [BLEEP] DAMN IT.
Narrator:
THE WINCH CONTROLS THE LINE
THAT LIFTS AND LOWERS THE POTS.
I GOT TO GET DOWN THERE.
I GOT TO GET MY STUFF ON.
Narrator: WITHOUT IT,
FISHING IS AT A STANDSTILL.
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
ON THE F.B. CRABBER.
Man: IN CASE OF
EQUIPMENT BREAKS LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW, IT'LL LAND ON YOUR
HEAD OR SOMETHING, TAKE YOU OUT.
YOU NEVER SEE IT COMING.
Elliott: START TAKING THE DENSYL
TAPE OFF THOSE FITTINGS.
PULL THAT WINCH ALL THE WAY OFF.
Narrator: THERE'S NO WAY TO
REATTACH THE WINCH AT SEA.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO
GET A CHAIN FALL FROM INSIDE,
HOOK IT AROUND THERE, AND
CHAIN-FALL IT DOWN TO HERE.
Narrator: THE SKIPPER
NEEDS TO GET CREATIVE.
Elliott:
I GOT TO CLIMB UP THE BOOM.
HE'S PUTTING A STRAP ON IT
SO WE CAN PUT THIS CHAIN FALL,
TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF OF IT,
UNHOOK THE HOSE
SO WE CAN LOWER THIS DOWN.
Narrator: FIRST, HE MUST SECURE
THE BROKEN WINCH...
DOWN ON THE DECK,
IT'S SUPER-ROLLY,
BUT YOU GET UP EVEN HIGHER,
AND IT'S MAGNIFIED EVEN MORE.
Narrator:
...IN 10-FOOT SEAS.
Man:
YEAH, IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS.
YOU NEVER SEE THE SKIPPER
UP THERE.
THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
GIVE HIM PROPS FOR THAT.
USUALLY SEND ONE OF
THE DECKHANDS UP THERE.
DUDE, YOU NEED TO COME BACK
THIS WAY.
ROGER.
Elliott: OKAY, GOOD.
IF IT WEREN'T
FOR THE HYDRO LINES,
THE WINCH WOULD'VE FELL
ALL THE WAY ON DECK
AND QUITE POSSIBLY COULD'VE
KILLED SOMEBODY.
Narrator: WITH THE WINCH
SAFELY REMOVED...
UP, UP, AND KNUCKLE IN
SOME MORE!
...ELLIOTT HAS A PLAN
FOR A TEMPORARY FIX.
ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE GONNA USE
LIKE A STRAIGHT-BOOM CRANE.
A LITTLE THROWBACK TO THE OLD
SCHOOL BACK IN THE '70s.
Narrator: THE CAPTAIN RUNS
A LINE THROUGH THE EYEHOLES
OF THE BOOM
AND DOWN THROUGH THE BUCKET,
ALLOWING THE CRANE TO LIFT
AND MOVE POTS
WITHOUT THE WINCH
AND KEEPING THE SAGA FISHING.
Elliott: ME AND MY DAD,
THE TWO OF US TOGETHER,
REALLY AIN'T NOTHING
WE CAN'T FIX.
OR BREAK.
YEAH, OR BREAK.
[ LAUGHS ]
Man: IT'S GOING.
IT'S GOING.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ CHEERING ]
KIND OF LIMITED
ONTO WHAT WE CAN DO,
BUT WE CAN STILL MAKE IT,
YOU KNOW?
Elliott:
WELL, WE'VE GOT THAT FIXED.
THAT COULD'VE BEEN A MAJOR
DISASTER RIGHT THERE.
WE'RE JUST REALLY LUCKY
THOSE HYDRO LINES CAUGHT IT.
Man: HERE WE GO!
I'M NOT EVEN MAD THAT IT BROKE.
I'M JUST REALLY -- I'M SO HAPPY
THAT NOBODY GOT HURT.
Man: YEAH, BABY.
MY STRATEGY RIGHT NOW
IS HAUL SOME POTS.
FILLING TANKS!
IT'S ALL GOING IN!
THE ONLY QUESTION IS,
CAN I STAY ON THEM?
Narrator: 210 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Man:
GOOD MORNING, FREDDIE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
FIRST ONE'S COMING UP.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
KEITH COLBURN NUDGES THE WIZARD
UP TO ITS FIRST BAIRDI POTS
OF THE SEASON.
Keith: THIS YEAR, THE BAIRDI'S
WHERE WE'RE MAKING OUR MONEY.
LOSING THE EXTRA KING CRAB
JUST MAKES IT
THAT MUCH MORE IMPORTANT
THAT WE CATCH THIS TANNER CRAB
IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Man:
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN --
WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES
THROUGH THE NIGHT HERE,
AND WE SHOULD FIND SOMETHING.
Narrator: WITH THEIR KING-CRAB
PAYCHECKS CUT IN HALF,
A FAST-AND-FURIOUS BAIRDI SEASON
IS THEIR ONLY HOPE.
BAIRDI!
[ YELLING ]
[ CLANGING MUSICALLY ]
WAH-WAH-WAHHH.
[ AIR HISSES ]
Keith: AW, LOOKS LIKE
A BUNCH OF STARFISH.
Narrator: STARFISH GATHER
ON A HARD BOTTOM,
UNLIKE BAIRDI THAT TEND TO FEED
IN MUDDY TERRAIN.
IF YOU SEE A STARFISH,
YOU PROBABLY WON'T SEE CRAB.
GETTING BETTER.
GETTING BETTER.
Man: ANOTHER ONE.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
CRYING SHAME STARFISH
ARE OUT OF SEASON RIGHT NOW.
Man: WE'VE BEEN CATCHING
ENOUGH STARFISH
TO MAKE A WHOLE NEW
SOLAR SYSTEM.
COMING UP!
HEADS UP!
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP] IS RIGHT.
I THINK I JUST SCOOPED UP A BAG.
YEP, IT'S UP ON THE ANCHOR.
Narrator: THE FOURTH POT
IN THEIR STRING
GETS SNAGGED ON THE BOW
OF THE BOAT.
Keith: CAN YOU SEE IT
ON THE ANCHOR?
ROGER!
DAMN IT. SHOOT.
NO, THAT'S FINE.
HERE YOU GO. LET'S SEE.
I CAN EXTEND
IF IT'S NOT LONG ENOUGH.
Narrator:
THE CREW MOVES SWIFTLY
TO FREE THE LINE
AND SAVE THE POT.
Man:
WE GOT TO CUT IT OFF.
IT'S OFF?
ROGER.
WE LOST A TRAILER BAG,
BUT THE POT IS STILL THERE.
IT'S JUST A ONE-BAGGER NOW.
OKAY, OFF THE BOW!
YES.
[ THUD ]
OH!
WAS THAT YOUR ASS
HITTING THE GROUND?
THAT WAS MY [BLEEP] BACK.
I HIT INTO SOMETHING.
THAT HURTS.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: AS THE CREW
CLIMBED OFF THE BOW...
[ THUD ]
Kevin: OW!
Narrator: ...DECKHAND
KEVIN STAFFORD LOST HIS FOOTING
AND SLAMMED HIS BACK
INTO THE STEEL ANCHOR WINCH.
KEVIN FELL OVER
ON THE WAY BACK OFF THE BOW
AND MADE A HELL OF A NOISE,
HIT THE DECK,
BUT THE LAST THING WE NEED
IS INJURIES.
JUST THE TRAILER.
HOW'S YOUR BACK?
HEY, LENNY,
COME HERE, WILL YA?
I'M GONNA HELP YOU UP, OKAY?
Man: COME ON, BAIRDI.
NO, NO, NO. LET'S -- LET'S SHUT
YOU DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT.
GO AHEAD AND GEAR DOWN,
'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE MORE
THAN JUST A MUSCLE STRAIN.
Narrator: JUST HOURS
INTO THEIR FIRST HAUL...
HEY, WE'RE GONNA -- ROBBIE,
SO YOU KNOW,
WE'RE JUST GONNA BE
GOING FOUR GUYS HERE
FOR A LITTLE BIT, OKAY?
...BAIRDI SEASON HAS CLAIMED
ITS FIRST VICTIM.
Keith:
WE'RE DOWN A MAN RIGHT NOW
[CLEARS THROAT] WITH KEVIN
IN THE INFIRMARY.
HE'S JUST GONNA HAVE TO SUCK IT
UP AND TRY TO GO THE BEST HE CAN
TO JUST HELP OUT
IN WHATEVER WAY HE CAN.
STACK THAT FORWARD STACK.
I GUESS WE'RE STACKING THEM.
I GUESS SO.
Narrator: NOW SHORTHANDED,
THE WIZARD WILL HAUL
AND STICK ALL 250 POTS.
ALWAYS SUCKS KNOCKING DOWN
A BIG STACK OF CRAB POTS,
SETTING THEM,
AND THEN COMING BACK
AND PUTTING A BIG STACK BACK ON.
Man: HE SHOULD AT LEAST BE BACK
HERE DOING THE BAIT.
BUT...
Keith: I'VE SEEN IT
1,000 TIMES, MAN.
SOMETIMES THESE GUYS TURN PRETTY
QUICK ON THEIR FELLOW CREWMEN
WHEN THEY GOT TO START
PICKING UP THEIR SLACK.
Man: HEADS UP!
OKAY.
[ WHIRRING ]
Man #2: OH, NO.
MY BIG SPLASH -- COMING OUT OF
RETIREMENT TO FISH BAIRDI --
IS MORE OF A...BLOOP.
Narrator:
JUST 45 MILES WEST...
...ABOARD THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
YOU GUYS READY?
THIS IS THE ONE
WE'RE WAITING FOR.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
APPROACHES HIS FIRST
BAIRDI PODS,
SET ON 20-YEAR-OLD INTEL.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BLAST
FROM THE PAST,
BUT WE NEED TO PUT SOME CRAB
ON THE BOAT.
Narrator:
AND THE CREW HAVE THEIR DOUBTS.
SEASONS LIKE THIS,
WE GOT TO EARN OUR JOBS.
OKAY, LET'S SEE
WHAT WE GET HERE, SIG.
ANCIENT NORWEGIAN SECRET.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
WE'RE OFF TO A BAD [BLEEP] JINX
START, I'M TELLING YOU.
ALL RIGHT, HERE SHE COMES.
I SEE SOME CRAB.
SEE SOME GOOD CRAB.
BIGGIE?
NICE!
Man: IT'S AWESOME.
BIG, CLEAN CRAB.
WE'LL SEE IF IT CONTINUES
TO KEEP UP.
THE FIRST POD HAD CRAB IN IT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS THING GOES
DOWN INTO A TRENCH.
AND SO THEY LIKE TO KIND OF
HANG OUT ON THE SIDES.
I THINK THE NUMBERS ARE GONNA
GET A LOT BETTER.
[ CHEERING ]
[BLEEP] YEAH!
WHOA-HO.
OH, GOOD ONES.
OH, YEAH.
YAY.
SO, HOW WE LOOKING?
OKAY, SHOOT.
WE HAD 82, 92, 93.
GOOD. 90s.
EVERYBODY'S SMILING RIGHT NOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WONDER WHAT HE'S DOING
UP THERE.
I KNOW HE'S SAYING SOMETHING.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I DIDN'T SAY THAT THIS SPOT
WASN'T GONNA BE GOOD.
OKAY, MAYBE I SAID THE SPOT
WASN'T GONNA BE GOOD.
Man:
HOLY [BLEEP] [ GRUNTS ]
IT'S TOO HEAVY!
WHOA! WHOO!
GETTING BETTER!
DID I TELL YOU,
OR DID I TELL YOU?
OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHY SIG
IS THE CAPTAIN AND I AM NOT.
138.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT MY SPOT NOW?
I'M SORRY!
I SAID I WAS SORRY!
I'M NOT WORTHY!
I'M NOT WORTHY!
"NOT WORTHY."
IF THERE'S GUYS DOING BETTER,
MORE POWER TO THEM.
Narrator: THE NORTHWESTERN
DOMINATES THE BAIRDI GROUNDS,
WHILE THE WIZARD GETS OFF
TO A SHAKY START.
Man; LET HER GO!
Narrator: JUST A WEEK AGO...
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT,
WATCH OUT!
[ SCREAMING INDISTINCTLY ]
...DECKHAND MATT BRADLEY
LOST A DEAR FRIEND.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT
TO SOMEBODY?
Sig: THIS IS THE ONE
WE'RE WAITING FOR.
YOU END UP BLINKING
FOR, LIKE, 10 YEARS.
WORST TIME IT'S EVER BEEN,
OFF THE BOATS,
SINCE I CAME ON HERE.
Narrator:
NOW THEY'RE BEING REUNITED.
OH, MY GOD.
I GOT NOTHING ON THIS, KARL.
AND IT FEELS SO GOOD.
THERE'S YOUR BLANKET.
WE WASHED IT FOR YOU.
PUT IT IN THE ENGINE ROOM
TO DRY.
[ Laughing ]
THEY DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
COME ON, BLANKIE.
Narrator:
210 MILES FROM DUTCH HARBOR...
WE'RE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL
RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, OUR LITTLE RUN OF LUCK
OF BEING OUT HERE FIRST
IS GONNA END SHORTLY.
Man: AW.
Narrator: ...AFTER STRIKING OUT
ON HIS FIRST BAIRDI SET...
THE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW,
THEY'RE NOT GOOD.
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
SEARCHES ON
FOR THE ELUSIVE CRAB.
Keith:
THIS IS A HIT-OR-MISS AREA,
AND WE'VE MISSED BIG TIME.
EVEN WORSE, I'VE GOT ONE MORE
HEADACHE TO DEAL WITH.
IT SUCKS.
Man:
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?
Keith:
I DEFINITELY HAVE AN OPINION.
BUT I'M NOT A DOCTOR, YOU KNOW.
I CAN'T -- I CAN'T JUMP DOWN
KEVIN'S THROAT RIGHT NOW.
I FEEL LIKE KEVIN COULD AT LEAST
BE [BLEEP] WITH SOME BAIT
OR COOKING LUNCH OR SOMETHING.
Keith: THERE'S ONE THING WORSE
THAN BAD FISHING --
BAD FISHING AND GOING
SHORT-HANDED.
[BLEEP]
PIECE OF [BLEEP]
IF THE CAPTAIN WOULD RATHER HAVE
A FAKER ON BOARD THAN ME,
I DEFINITELY
DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.
Keith: DAMN POT.
THIS STRING WAS STINKING IT UP.
3.4 MILES. 3.4.
HEY, IF YOU NEED A BREAK,
TAKE IT NOW,
'CAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE
ABOUT 35 POTS IN A ROW.
[ GULLS CRYING ]
TOTAL BULL.
I JUST CAME IN OFF THE DECK TO
COOK THE GUYS SOME BREAKFAST.
AND, LO AND BEHOLD,
THE GALLEY'S JUST A DISASTER.
PRETTY SURE YOU'RE NOT GONNA
STRAIN YOUR BACK
WIPING DOWN A COUNTER.
I GUESS HE DOESN'T CARE.
HEY, KEVIN.
NOW WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GEAR TO HAUL.
I THINK WE PROBABLY
CAN USE YOU OUT THERE.
AND, UH...WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT
A SHOT, ALL RIGHT?
SOUNDS GOOD.
OKAY.
IF YOU WANT, WHY DON'T YOU --
YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS WATCH
REAL QUICK?
YEAH.
IF WE CAN FIND A WAY
TO PUT 90 ON HERE,
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD TRIP.
THE TRICK IS, WE'VE GOT TO HAUL
A [BLEEP] GEAR
IN ORDER TO GET 90,000 POUNDS
ON HERE.
SO, WE'RE GONNA BE PUSHING
AS HARD AS WE CAN.
CAN YOU HIT THE DISHES, AND THEN
WE'LL TAKE YOU OUT ON DECK?
GREAT.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
AND JUST SORT CRAB,
ALL RIGHT?
ROGER.
I'VE BEEN THE SILENT GUY
THAT JUST WORKS HARDER
AND HARDER.
JUST GETTING STEPPED ON.
NOT ANYMORE.
YOU GOT A SECOND, KEITH?
I DO. HANG ON.
YEAH, WHAT'S UP?
UM...I DON'T KNOW
WHAT OUR PLANS ARE
WITH KEVIN
WHEN WE HIT THE BEACH.
YEAH.
AS YOU'VE SEEN,
WE'RE BUSTING OUR ASSES
PICKING UP SLACK.
MM-HMM.
AND I'VE NEVER GIVEN
AN ULTIMATUM IN MY LIFE.
RIGHT.
UM...WELL, THEN,
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU AND ROBBY MIGHT AS WELL
JUST PACK YOUR BAGS NOW.
DON'T EVER GIVE ME
AN ULTIMATUM, EVER.
ALL RIGHT?
YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME
ABOUT A [BLEEP] INJURED CREWMAN,
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S FINE.
BUT DON'T EVER WALK
INTO THIS WHEELHOUSE
AND EVER GIVE ME
AN ULTIMATUM.
I'M WATCHING
WHAT'S GOING ON.
I SEE YOU GUYS RUNNING TWICE
AS FAST AS YOU HAVE TO, OKAY.
I KNOW FOR A FACT
THAT KEVIN IS DRAGGING
THE WHOLE [BLEEP] DAMN CREW DOWN
RIGHT NOW, ALL RIGHT?
BUT DON'T EVER [BLEEP] GIVE ME
AN ULTIMATUM.
I'M DOING MY BEST!
NOW GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF MY WHEELHOUSE!
YOU AND [BLEEP] ROBBY
WANT TO QUIT?
[BLEEP] QUIT.
SWEET.
ROGER, YOU WENT ABOUT THAT
THE WRONG WAY, DUDE.
YEP.
HEY, I NEED EVERYBODY IN THE
[BLEEP] RAIN GEAR ROOM NOW!
ANYBODY IN THE GALLEY?
Man:
NO, I THINK EVERYBODY'S...
COME ON. LET'S GO.
OUTSIDE. OUTSIDE.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T THINK --
WHERE THE [BLEEP] IS ROGER?!
RIGHT HERE, CAP.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T THINK
THAT I UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW,
YOU'RE [BLEEP] GROSSLY UNAWARE
OF WHAT I'M WATCHING
AND WHAT I'M SEEING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE ALL
BUSTING YOUR ASS
TWICE AS HARD AS YOU NORMALLY DO
BECAUSE WE'RE SHORT-HANDED,
ALL RIGHT?
KEVIN'S NOT AT FULL SPEED.
BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF SOMEBODY'S
GONNA WALK INTO MY WHEELHOUSE
AND GIVE ME AN ULTIMATUM SAYING
EITHER HE GOES OR WE GO.
EVEN IF HE DOES GO, YOU GUYS
WANT TO QUIT [BLEEP] QUIT.
I DRAW THE LINE ON ULTIMATUMS.
I'M [BLEEP] SHOCKED THAT ROGER
WOULD DO THAT.
IT'S SO [BLEEP] STUPID OF HIM.
THE OWNER OF THIS BOAT,
WHEN HE SENT ME OFF FOR
MY FIRST TRIP AS A CAPTAIN,
AS I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM
THE DOCK, HE SAID ONE THING.
DON'T LET THE CREW RUN THE BOAT.
[ SIGHS ]
I NEVER HAVE, AND I NEVER WILL.
♪ COLD, TIRED
♪ FEEL MY HEART, IT'S RACING
♪ THIS TIME
♪ HOW WE READY, WAITING
BOO-YAH!
THAT'S SICK. THAT'S SOME SICK
FISHING, RIGHT THERE.
I KNOW I MAKE IT LOOK EASY.
BUT IT REALLY AIN'T.
♪ YOU CAN RUN, YOU CAN HIDE
YOU'RE IN THE BIG
KID PANTIES NOW.
HE WENT FROM PAMPERS
TO PULL-UPS.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪ YOU DON'T GET OUT OF LINE
♪ YOU GOT NOWHERE TO GO
[ VOCALIZING ]
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Sig: HELLO, HELLO.
EDGAR:
Hey, you got me?
I GOT YOU.
WELL, SO, BASICALLY, THERE'S NO
WAY YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT UP HERE
FOR...BAIRDI,
I WOULDN'T THINK.
No, that's -- that's out.
[ GROANS ]
[BLEEP]