Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 12, Episode 14 - Fire at Sea: Part 2 - full transcript
Captain Sig and crew fight for their lives against an engine room fire 250 miles from land. Faulty hydraulics and a flying 800-pound pot make for a deadly situation on the deck of the Saga.
OTHER GENERATOR GOING.
GET OFF THE POT.
HELP EDGAR IN THE ENGINE ROOM.
WE GOT A FIRE!
STAY CALM.
[ ALARM BLARING ]
STAY CALM.
¶ I'M WANTED ¶
¶ WANTED ¶
¶ DEAD OR ALI-I-I-I-I-I-VE ¶
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ ALARM BLARING ]
VESSEL TWO OR THREE MILES
TO THE NORTHWEST, DO YOU READ?
[BLEEP]
IS THERE A FIRE?
-PUT IT OUT!
DO YOU GOT IT OUT?
GET OUT OF THERE!
-GIVE ME THE CO2.
-IT'S A BIG ONE.
I THINK IT'S AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE STAIRS.
-WE DON'T HAVE ANY --
-IT'S STILL ON FIRE.
-OKAY. OKAY, OKAY.
-RICK, TALK TO ME.
DON'T GO DOWN THERE.
HEY!
GET OUT OF THERE.
YOU GET OUT OF THERE.
[BLEEP]
STAY CALM. STAY CALM.
THE VESSEL SETTING GEAR,
I THINK YOU'RE ABOUT
FOUR MILES OFF NORTHWESTERN,
DO YOU READ ME?
-THE WHOLE PANEL WAS INVOLVED.
-DOWNSTAIRS IN THE ENGINE ROOM?
-YEP.
-OKAY, EVERYBODY.
-YOU GOING DOWN?
-CALM DOWN.
[BLEEP]
-GOT IT OUT!
-OPEN THE BIG DOOR.
[ SIG SIGHS ]
THAT GUY DIDN'T ANSWER ME
ON THE RADIO.
[BLEEP]
YOU'RE OKAY?
-MM-HMM.
YOU'RE OKAY.
OH [BLEEP]
DO YOU WANT TO -- YOU WANT TO
SHUT THAT MAIN DOWN?
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE --
-[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
THERE'S TANK ONE.
THERE'S TANK TWO.
YEAH, BUT THIS GUY'S MELTED.
THIS GUY MELTED.
OOH, THAT LOOKS BAD.
THAT'S A PUMP. THAT'S A PUMP.
AND THEY'RE BOTH FRIED.
OKAY, LET'S GET SOME AIR.
-OKAY. WAIT A MINUTE.
-LET'S GO GET SOME AIR.
EDGAR.
CLOSE THAT DOOR.
PROBABLY OPEN
THE WHEELHOUSE DOOR, TOO.
WELL, I'LL SHUT THIS ONE.
THERE WE GO.
[ COUGHING ]
-MANDY!
-YEAH?
JUST OPEN
THAT WHEELHOUSE DOOR.
Mandy: DO YOU WANT THIS?
YEAH, OPEN THE WHEELHOUSE DOOR,
PLEASE.
[ MEN COUGHING, RETCHING ]
[BLEEP]
IT LOOKS LIKE THE --
[ COUGHS ]
IT LOOKS LIKE IT
WAS THE CRAB PUMPS.
THAT TRIPLE BREAKER
ON NUMBER ONE
AND NUMBER TWO,
THEY'RE JUST MELTED.
AND THEN EVERYTHING
WAS MELTED ON TOP
BECAUSE THE FLAMES
WERE GOING UP.
BUT THAT'S WHERE IT LOOKS
LIKE IT STARTED, TO ME.
BECAUSE YOU CAN
SEE IT TRIED TO TRIP
AND WAS STUCK DEAD CENTER.
AND IT JUST MELTED.
AND THEN THE OTHER BREAKERS
WERE STILL ON.
Narrator: 340 MILES FROM LAND,
AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAS LEFT
THE NORTHWESTERN DARK SHIP
AND DEAD IN THE WATER.
THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO
HAVE A WATCH, YOU KNOW?
HAD YOU GUYS
NOT BEEN ON DECK,
IF WE'D JUST BEEN
RUNNING AROUND,
THE GUY IN THE WHEELHOUSE
WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED THAT
UNTIL IT WAS PROBABLY
WAY TOO LATE.
WOW.
THAT'S SCARY [BLEEP]
WE'LL LET IT CLEAR OUT
COMPLETELY
AND THEN
SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
WE'LL PROBABLY
FIRE UP AGAIN
AND SEE IF WE CAN
GET IN MANUALLY.
THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK OF.
Narrator:
WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED,
CAPTAIN AND CREW MUST
ASSESS THE DAMAGE
THEN HATCH A PLAN TO GET HOME.
Sig:
OKAY, THIS RADAR IS STILL...
I DON'T HAVE A SCREEN.
BUT THE RADAR IS ON.
WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING HERE.
AND I'VE GOT A GPS.
THIS ONE'S ON 12,
IT LOOKS LIKE.
HOW ABOUT THIS GUY?
Narrator:
DOWN TO EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER,
CAPTAIN SIG HAS LIMITED TIME
TO GET THE BOAT'S SYSTEMS
BACK UP AND RUNNING.
Sig:
WELL, I MEAN, IN THE MEANTIME,
I'VE GOT MANUAL STEERING.
-I'VE GOT MAIN ENGINE.
-YEAH.
I'VE GOT DIRECTION.
I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW LONG THESE 12 VOLTS
ARE GONNA LAST ON THAT STUFF.
I MEAN,
I COULD TURN OFF --
I COULD PROBABLY TURN OFF
A COUPLE OF THESE RADIOS.
Man: YEAH.
BUT, YEAH, THIS COMPUTER'S 110,
RIGHT?
OH, LORD, LET ME THINK HERE.
I GOT TO THINK HERE.
LET ME THINK WITHOUT
THAT [BLEEP] THING
IN MY FACE, PLEASE.
Edgar: LOOKS LIKE IT STARTED
WITH THIS ONE OR SOMETHING.
Narrator: BELOW DECK,
RELIEF SKIPPER EDGAR HANSEN
ASSESSES THE TANGLED MAZE
OF MELTED WIRES.
WELL, THE MAJORITY OF THE HEAT'S
RIGHT HERE, SO...
OW! [BLEEP]
LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED.
SEE ALL THESE STRIPS IN HERE,
ALL THE METAL STRIPS?
THAT'S POWER
FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.
I MEAN, WE COULD ISOLATE
THE FOUR CYLINDER ALL BY ITSELF,
TAKE WIRES OUT
AND CONNECT ONTO THIS SIDE.
BUT WHAT HAVE
WE GOT FOR PUMPS?
YOU'VE GOT ONE PUMP HERE.
WELL,
WE CAN RUN ON ONE PUMP.
YOU CAN MOVE ONE TO THIS SIDE.
YOU CAN MOVE ANYTHING ANYWHERE.
IT'S GONNA BE DAYLIGHT
IN A COUPLE HOURS.
SO FOR ME, I CAN MAKE HEADWAY.
SO LET'S DO THAT.
SO JUST MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING'S BATTENED DOWN,
DOESN'T GET ALL OVER HERE.
OKAY?
-ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA WAIT TILL YOU
GET UP HERE, AND WE'LL FIRE UP.
WHEN I HEAR IT START UP,
I'M GONNA PUT IT IN GEAR.
OKAY?
-YEP.
Narrator: WHILE EDGAR WORKS
TO BRING THE CRAB PUMPS ONLINE,
SIG WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THE DAMAGED VESSEL
BACK TO DUTCH.
Edgar: YEAH, WE PROBABLY
GOT ENOUGH JUICE
TO START THIS THING,
WHAT, TWICE?
Narrator: IF THE 12-VOLT BATTERY
CAN'T START
THE 1,300-HORSEPOWER ENGINE,
THE NORTHWESTERN WILL BE
AT THE MERCY OF THE BERING SEA.
Edgar:
OKAY, HERE GOES NOTHING.
[ PUMP RUMBLES ]
OH.
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY, TRY THIS AGAIN.
[ PUMP STARTS ]
¶¶
[ SIGHS ]
OH. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
WORKING ON IT?
YEAH.
WE STILL HAVE THE MAIN ENGINE.
THAT'S ALL ON ITS OWN.
HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN GEAR.
NOW THEY GOT TO STEER BY HAND.
TRYING TO MAKE HEADWAY
TO DUTCH FOR NOW.
THAT'S OUR FIRST PLACE
WE CAN GO OR SHOULD GO,
CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN US
AND CIVILIZATION.
Sig:
RIGHT NOW, I HAVE THE WAY POINT
AND I HAVE MY POSITION.
YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S
GOT TO HOLD UP FOR US HERE.
WHO KNOWS?
TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE.
THAT'S ALL A GUY CAN DO.
Narrator: 185 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE 108-FOOT CAPE CAUTION...
Bill: LIVING ON THE EDGE.
IT'S A GULLY THAT
GOES INTO THE DEEP.
WE CALL IT THE EDGE.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
TRACKS DOWN HIS FIRST
STRING OF THE DAY.
Bill: WE'VE GOT GOOD WEATHER.
AND UNLESS THEY ALL
WALKED OFF THE EDGE,
I THINK WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD
PICK COMING UP
WITH ABOUT 90 POTS.
BOTTOM LINE TODAY,
WE'RE HAULING A LOT OF GEAR.
-IN THE GALLEY...
-Nick: IF YOU WONDER
WHAT KEEPS THE BAIT BOY
ON THE CAPE CAUTION GOING,
A BIG BOWL OF CEREAL
WITH MARSHMALLOWS.
Narrator: ...THE CREW
FUELS UP FOR THE GRIND.
Bill: THE PLAN IS TO LET
NICK AND ZACK HAUL SOME GEAR.
AND ZACK HAS FINALLY MADE A MOVE
TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE
HE WANTS TO DO THIS.
DRIVING THE BOAT,
GETTING THE BUOYS CLOSE.
I'M TRYING TO, LIKE,
ADJUST SPEED.
THERE'S NO REAL COURSE TO THIS.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO BOOK.
YOU JUST GO.
Bill: I'LL SAY IT AGAIN,
I HOPE THAT ZACK STEPS UP
AND BECOMES MORE AGGRESSIVE
ON THE CONCEPT.
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
THAT I'M GONNA INVEST IN A BOAT
THAT I'LL RUN FOR A WHILE
AND THEN, EVENTUALLY,
HE CAN POSSIBLY
BUY IT BACK FROM ME.
IF ZACK DOESN'T PURSUE
MORE KNOWLEDGE,
I WILL NOT BUY A BOAT.
IT'S PRETTY PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
AND MY STORY HAS NOT
CHANGED FROM DAY ONE.
¶¶
IF WE SEE GOOD, CLEAN CRAB
IN MODERATE NUMBERS,
I'LL REARRANGE.
AND THEN, WE'LL BE ABLE
TO GO FROM THERE.
WE NEED TO SEE
SOME NUMBERS TODAY.
C'MON, CRAB!
-YEAH! YEAH!
-WHOO!
-WHOO-HOO!
-WE GOT SOME CRABBIES.
-OH, YEAH!
-CHA-CHING.
OH, YEAH! LOOKS GOOD.
WE'VE GOT SOME BIG,
CLEAN OPIES.
GOOD NUMBERS.
LET'S GO THROUGH
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
PUT A DENT IN THE TANK
THIS WAY.
300. 3-0-0.
YEAH. THERE WE GO.
WE GOT A LOT
OF CRAB DOWN THERE.
HOLY SMOKES,
AMAZING REFLEXES.
THE KID'S QUICK.
YEAH!
340. 3-4-0.
340.
340, WHAT THE HELL
WOULD THAT BE?
THAT'S 500 POUNDS IN ONE POT.
AHH, THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN
I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE HERE.
AND I GOT TWO STRINGS
RIGHT NEXT TO HERE.
OH, YEAH! YEAH.
I'D LIKE TO SEE EACH ONE
OF THOSE GUYS HAUL A STRING.
AND I GUESS I'LL PROBABLY
HAVE TO GO DOWN,
WHICH IS NOT
THE END OF THE WORLD.
I WANT THESE GUYS TO LEARN.
BUT I DON'T WANT IT
TO BE AT THE EXPENSE
OF THE REST OF THE CREW.
ALL RIGHT.
HEY, WE GOT TWO STRINGS HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD
BE FIRST TO DO IT
OR WHAT YOU GUYS
WANT TO FIGURE OUT,
BUT EXPLAIN IT TO ME.
I'LL DO IT.
I'LL DO THE FIRST ONE.
OH, LOOK AT ALL
THAT EXCITEMENT.
LOOKS LIKE ZACK GAVE UP
THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY,
WHICH I'M DISAPPOINTED.
I THINK THAT YOU'RE
GETTING A SHOT
AT MAYBE BEING THE CAPTAIN
OF ONE OF THESE BOATS,
AND THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC THING
HE CAN SAY OR DO IS GO...
I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS SURE CUT
FROM A DIFFERENT MOLD.
THIS ISN'T A RACE TO ME AT ALL.
NO COMPETITION HERE IN MY MIND.
WELL, IF IT IS,
I'M ALREADY AHEAD.
I ALREADY RAN
A BOAT THIS SUMMER.
SO 30 POTS REALLY ISN'T
THAT BIG OF A DEAL.
Bill: WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
HELLO.
HOW DID THE CONVERSATION GO ON
WHO WAS GONNA RUN GEAR FIRST?
IT WASN'T MUCH
OF A CONVERSATION.
I WAS JUST LIKE,
"I'M DOING IT FIRST."
GUESS WE COULD'VE FLIPPED
A COIN OR SOMETHING,
BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUMPING TO RUN THE BOAT,
SO...
WELL, ANYWAY,
SO WHAT WE GOT HERE IS,
THERE ARE 16 POTS.
WE'RE GONNA START AT THE WEST.
THEY'RE THE RED MARKS.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
DON'T RUN THEM OVER, NICK.
BREAK A LEG, BUDDY.
YOU GOT IT, BOSS.
MY DREAM AS A LITTLE KID
WERE TO BE A CAPTAIN
OF A CRAB BOAT.
IF BILL IS GOING TO OPEN UP
A DOOR LIKE THAT,
I'M GONNA JUMP THROUGH IT.
EVERYTHING'S
A COMPETITION OUT HERE.
ZACK AND I DRIVING A BOAT,
THAT'S A COMPETITION.
YOU KNOW, IF I WAS
IN ZACK'S SHOES,
I WOULD BE UPPING MY GAME
SUBSTANTIALLY.
I WOULD FEEL THREATENED
IF I WAS ZACK.
Narrator: 75 MILES EAST...
Man: WE'RE GONNA DROP RIGHT
IN THE HONEY HOLE, BABY.
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
Narrator:
...ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith:
WE'VE GOT 84 POTS ON BOARD,
AND WE'RE SETTING THESE OFF
DOWN TOWARDS THE EDGE.
Narrator:
AFTER STACKING AND MOVING
100 MILES SOUTHEAST...
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
FRESH GROUNDS, FRESH BOTTOM.
AND WE'RE LOOKING
FOR A FRESH START.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN KEITH
HAS A DAY AND A HALF
BEFORE HE HAS TO HEAD TO PORT...
Keith: LET'S GO AHEAD AND START
SETTING OFF THE STERN.
WE'VE GOTTA REALLY CHEW
THROUGH THEM FAST.
Narrator: ...AND HAND OVER THE
HELM TO YOUNGER BROTHER MONTE.
-GOING OVER!
-GOING OVER EMPTY!
COMING BACK FULL, BABY!
Roger: WE WERE HAULING,
YOU KNOW, FIVES AND SIXES,
HOPING WE'LL GET 30s AND 40s,
AT LEAST. WE CAN WORK WITH THAT.
WE HAVEN'T REALLY
HIT THE JACKPOT YET.
WE NEED TO SEE SOMETHING, MAN.
NEED TO SEE SOMETHING.
GO AHEAD.
GO FOR IT.
Keith: HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET
THE GEAR SET ON ENOUGH
TO WHERE WE'LL PUT SOMETHING
IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANKS
SO MONTE CAN START
WITH A DECENT TRIP NEXT TRIP.
Narrator: WITH THE SEASON
OFF TO A SLOW START,
KEITH'S PLAN IS TO SET UP
HIS BROTHER
ON MORE FERTILE GROUNDS.
20, 22, 24 THERE.
Keith:
THERE'S NO WAY I CAN LEAVE
AND LEAVE THE BOAT SCRATCHING.
YOU LEAVE THE BOAT IN BETTER
SHAPE THAN YOU FOUND IT.
KIND OF HOPING TO SEE SOMETHING
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SEE MUCH
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
HOPEFULLY, THIS POT WILL
BLOW UP ON US HERE.
AND WE CAN JUST
GET TO GRINDING AWAY.
GOD KNOWS WE NEED
TO SEE SOMETHING.
AS FOR THE TEAM, WELL,
WHEN MONTE GOES OFF DECK,
THAT'S A BIG HIT.
THAT'S A HUGE HIT, YOU KNOW?
NEXT TRIP, WE'RE GONNA BE
GOING WITH A FOUR-MAN SHIFT.
AND THAT MEANS THE GUY
IS GONNA BE REALLY UNDER
A LOT OF PRESSURE
UP THERE IN THE BAIT STATION.
I DON'T THINK JJ OR MIKE
CAN HANDLE IT BY THEMSELVES.
Narrator: SO FAR THIS SEASON...
WHERE'S THE BAIT?
TWO BAIT GUYS CAN'T PUT BAIT
SETUPS IN TWO POTS IN A ROW.
UN-[BLEEP]-BELIEVABLE.
...THE BAIT STATION HAS BEEN
THE WEAK LINK ON DECK...
I THINK NEITHER OF YOU GUYS
REALLY HAVE ANY IDEA
WHO'S IN CHARGE.
HERE'S THE DEAL,
YOU'RE IN CHARGE.
YOU'RE IN CHARGE
OF THE [BLEEP] STATION, OKAY?
THAT MEANS,
HE'S [BLEEP] YOUR BOSS.
Narrator:
...FORCING KEITH TO PUT SOME
ADDED PRESSURE
ON GREENHORN "JJ" JAMES.
WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH
THE BERING SEA BAIT BOSS BADGE.
YOU BETTER WEAR IT PROUD.
-YEAH.
-LOUD AND PROUD, BUDDY.
Keith:
MY GUESS IS, AT THIS POINT,
JJ'S LIFE IS GONNA
BECOME A LIVING HELL
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK MY CREW
IS GONNA LET HIM SLACK
IN THE BAIT STATION ANY LONGER.
AND THAT GOES
FOR "PAINT CHIPS" TOO.
SO I WOULD THINK RIGHT NOW,
AT THIS POINT,
THOSE GUYS ARE GONNA KEEP AN EYE
ON THAT BAIT STATION
TO MAKE SURE THOSE GUYS
ARE DOING THEIR JOB PROPERLY.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE BAD
STREAK'S GONNA END,
BUT I'VE GOT TO
TURN IT AROUND HERE.
I'M NOT GONNA LEAVE
MY BROTHER HIGH AND DRY.
Narrator: STILL 170 MILES FROM
LAND, ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
RIGHT NOW, EDGAR IS TRYING
TO GET THAT PANEL CLEANED UP
SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE
OUR FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE
AND ISOLATE A COUPLE
OF THOSE BREAKERS
SO THAT WE CAN AT LEAST
GET POWER TO OUR CRAB PUMPS.
THAT'S OUR PRIORITY RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
AFTER A FIRE IN THE ENGINE ROOM
TOOK OUT THE BOAT'S
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...
...ENGINEER EDGAR HANSEN
HAS BEEN WORKING 24/7
TO RESTORE POWER.
Sig:
I'M NOT TOUCHING NONE OF THIS
UNTIL HE GIVES ME THE GO-AHEAD.
WE'RE HAND STEERING.
OH, THAT'S A BIG-ASS TURN.
SOMETHING'S WRONG.
I'M GONNA RUN DOWN REAL QUICK,
AND I'LL BE BACK, OKAY?
-YEAH.
-YOU GOT TO TAKE THE HATCH OFF.
OPEN THAT HATCH.
FRONT TANK IS FULL.
WHILE WE WERE DRIFTING, IT WAS
ALREADY DOWN A FOOT OR TWO.
THAT'S COME UP.
THAT TANK IS HALF FULL.
THE WATER IS COMING
IN FROM HERE.
THERE'S AN OPENING HERE.
AND IT'S COMING IN.
AND IT'S FILLING.
WE PUT A PLATE HERE.
IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
IT'S HAPPENING.
SO IT'S SLOWLY FILLING UP.
IT'S ABOUT
TWO TO THREE FEET DOWN.
THIS IS WHERE IT'S COMING IN
AND GOING OUT, RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS THE BAD ONE. AFT.
Narrator:
WITHOUT POWER TO RUN THE PUMPS,
THE WATER LEVEL IN THE CRAB
TANKS CAN'T BE REGULATED.
SHIFTING WATER CAUSES
WHAT'S KNOWN AS A SLACK TANK.
THIS IMBALANCE CAN TIP
THE VESSEL TOO FAR
TO ONE SIDE, CAPSIZING IT.
Edgar: THIS BAD SITUATION
WENT TO WORSE.
WE HAVE TWO SLACK TANKS.
SLACK TANKS IS ONE OF YOUR
WORST THINGS TO HAVE,
SLACK TANKS AND FIRES.
AND RIGHT NOW,
WE'VE GOT BOTH OF THEM.
Narrator: WITH THE BOAT
BECOMING LESS STABLE,
EDGAR IS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME.
TO BRING THE PUMPS BACK ONLINE,
EDGAR MUST NEGOTIATE
A RAT'S NEST OF BURNT WIRES
AND BAD CONNECTIONS.
¶¶
TWO OF THOSE COMPRESS-- UH-OH.
[BLEEP]
Sig: 107, 105.
C'MON, BABY.
[ BEEPING ]
-YEAH!
AND THERE WAS LIGHT!
AND IT WAS GOOD!
-WHOO!
-AND WE HAVE A PUMP.
IF WE CAN JUST GET THE --
-TRY TURNING ON THE STEERING.
OKAY, REALLY?
OKAY, DON'T TOUCH, MANDY.
GET HER --
GET HER --
GET HER STRAIGHTENED OUT.
NORM,
CAN YOU TURN ON THAT GPS
THAT RUNS THIS
AUTOPILOT, PLEASE?
GET HER GOING,
AND KEEP HER ON 105.
YEAH, THIS ONE.
WHOO!
SO, I NOW HAVE --
OKAY, HERE WE GO!
OKAY.
MANDY, DON'T TOUCH.
OH, YEAH!
YEAH! I GOT IT.
I GOT STEERING.
I GOT MANUAL.
OKAY, MANDY,
YOU'RE ON WATCH.
GET IN HERE! HEY!
HERE, A LITTLE EASIER.
KEEP THIS AT 104.
SIT RIGHT THERE. STEER.
RIGHT THERE.
RUDDER, THIS.
AWESOME!
EDGAR SURPRISES ME EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, HE NEVER WENT
TO SCHOOL, NO NOTHING.
BUT MOST OF THE FISHERMAN
THAT I KNOW,
THEY NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL.
THEY'VE LEARNED
EVERYTHING THEY DO KNOW
FROM EXPERIENCE,
FROM FAILURE ALONE.
YOU KNOW, IT TAKES TIME
TO WORK THINGS BACK UP.
AND THAT'S HOW THEY LEARN,
BY PULLING THINGS APART
AND PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER AND
COMING INTO THESE SITUATIONS.
AND THAT PUMP, YOU'RE JUST
ON THAT AFT PUMP?
I'VE GOT
ALL THREE PUMPS GOING.
OH, NO [BLEEP]
WE'RE OUT OF HERE.
I'M GOING TO DUTCH.
OKAY, GOOD JOB.
-THANKS.
¶¶
Narrator: 280 MILES NORTHWEST...
AW, COME ON.
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
A BUNCH OF [BLEEP] GARBAGE.
WE'RE ALREADY [BLEEP]
ALL OUT.
JUNK.
NOT THE CRAB I'M LOOKING FOR.
Narrator:
FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
HAS HAD A TOUGH GO OF IT.
Jake: THE SHALLOWER I GO, I'M
JUST SEEING A LOT OF SMALL CRAB.
THEY'RE REALLY DIRTY.
AND THE PLANT'S
NOT GONNA LIKE THAT.
THE BUYERS AREN'T
GONNA LIKE THAT.
Narrator:
AND THIS STRING IS NO DIFFERENT.
Jake: WE'LL GRIND ON THIS
UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF CRAB.
THAT'S MY STRATEGY.
Narrator: WITH AN OFF-LOAD
QUICKLY APPROACHING,
THE SKIPPER HAS NO CHOICE
BUT TO STAY PUT.
THIS IS GARBAGE,
GARBAGE, GARBAGE.
WE'RE IN THE WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE WORK
AHEAD OF US, SO...
CAN'T HELP BUT TO FEEL
A LITTLE BIT DEFEATED.
BUT IT'S ONLY ONE STRING.
I'M GONNA FEEL
A LOT BETTER, THOUGH,
WHEN I DO FIND GOOD CRAB.
I WILL. IT'S JUST
A MATTER OF WHEN.
Man: I GOT --
OH, [BLEEP]
OH, [BLEEP] OH, [BLEEP]
Jake: ARE YOU [BLEEP]
KIDDING ME, DUDE?
DON'T TELL ME
THE HYDRAULICS STOPPED.
YEAH.
THE PICKING WINCH
JUST STOPPED WORKING.
Narrator: THE HYDRO SHUT DOWN,
LEAVING THE 800-POUND POT
SWINGING DANGEROUSLY.
Jake: HOLD ON TO IT.
HOLD ON TO IT. HOLD ON.
I'M TRYING.
HEY, GUYS, WATCH OUT.
GOSH DAMN IT.
HOLD ON IF YOU CAN.
KEEP HOLDING ON TO IT, FELLAS.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
I CAN'T [BLEEP] BELIEVE IT.
Ole:
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF PRESSURE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE ONE
OF THE VALVES IS OPEN,
AND IT'S BYPASSING
OR SOME DAMN THING.
HERE IT COMES.
SON OF A BITCH.
-NICE JOB, FELLAS.
GOSH DAMN IT.
Jake: THE PROCESSING PLANT IN
ST. PAUL CLOSES IN 11 DAYS.
I STILL HAVE CRAB
THAT HAS TO GO THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO
IF I DON'T HAVE MY CRAB
IN THE PLANT.
I CAN'T STOP HAULING.
Narrator:
UNDER PRESSURE TO PRODUCE,
JAKE CONTINUES TO FISH
WITH UNRELIABLE HYDRAULICS.
MUST DIG THROUGH THE [BLEEP]
TO GET TO THE GOLD.
[BLEEP] THIS
[BLEEP] BOAT, MAN.
THIS IS WHEN I GET MAD
AT THE PEOPLE
THAT HAD IT BEFORE ME.
[BLEEP]
WATCH OUT!
AUSTIN, GET THE [BLEEP]
AWAY FROM THERE.
GET AWAY FROM THERE NOW.
-RUN! RUN!
-WATCH OUT!
-[BLEEP]
-WATCH OUT!
Narrator: ON THE SAGA...
Jake: GET AWAY FROM THERE NOW.
RUN! RUN!
-WATCH OUT!
-[BLEEP]
-LOST HYDRO!
[ BLEEPS, INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
OH, MY GOD.
I CAN'T WORK WITH THAT.
I CAN'T [BLEEP]
DO THAT [BLEEP]
JAKE, WHAT THE [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
WHAT ARE WE GONNA
DO ABOUT THAT?
WE'RE GONNA KILL SOMEBODY!
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
THE PICK'S STUCK.
IT STOPPED WORKING.
MY HEART
IS [BLEEP] POUNDING.
HYDRAULICS
WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE.
THE POT IS [BLEEP] UP
IN THE AIR
[BLEEP] SWINGING WILDLY
ALL OVER THE [BLEEP] PLACE,
READY TO TAKE OUT EVERYTHING.
OH, MY [BLEEP]
GET THE [ BLEEP ]
AWAY FROM THERE NOW.
THE PICK STOPPED IN THE AIR.
THEY WERE TRYING
TO HOLD ONTO IT
AND THE [BLEEP] THING
SWUNG WAY OUT.
EVERYBODY RAN.
AND THEN I DROPPED THE BOOM.
[BLEEP] HYDRAULICS
ARE AN ISSUE.
THEY'RE [BLEEP] PISSED.
IT'S THAT KIND OF [BLEEP]
THAT MAKES ME JUST WANT
TO GO [BLEEP] HOME.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT
ANYBODY IN DANGER.
I DON'T WANT TO BE IN DANGER.
Narrator: UNWILLING TO RISK
A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT,
JAKE LEAVES HIS GEAR
IN THE WATER
AND HEADS FOR PORT.
I CAME OUT HERE TO MAKE MONEY,
NOT TO [BLEEP] GET HURT.
WHAT A GOOD MORNING.
275 MILES SOUTHEAST...
...ON THE CAPE CAUTION...
WE ARE ON THE EDGE.
THESE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL CRAB.
I'M GETTING GREAT NUMBERS.
SO, WHAT ARE MY PLANS FOR ZACK?
Narrator:
...DIALED IN ON THE CRAB,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
HAS BEEN
GIVING HAULING LESSONS.
SO FAR,
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
IN ZACK'S MOTIVATION
TO LEARN HOW TO FISH.
PART OF ME WONDERS
IF HE EVEN WANTS THE JOB.
THERE'S SO MUCH
THAT IS RIGHT HERE
FOR THE ASKING FOR ZACK.
AND THERE'S SO MUCH THAT HE,
FOR WHATEVER REASON,
DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO
STEP UP AND ASK, YOU KNOW,
AND GRASP OR GRAB OR GO AFTER.
I'M REALLY PERPLEXED
ABOUT THE WHOLE DEAL.
BUT, YEAH, I WANT
TO GET HIM UP HERE.
AGAIN, WE'RE NOW SIXTH-TENTHS
OF A MILE FROM THE FIRST POT.
Narrator: AFTER GIVING DECK BOSS
NICK McGLASHAN HIS SHOT,
IT'S TIME FOR THE CAPTAIN'S SON,
ZACK, TO TAKE THE WHEEL.
Bill:
WHAT I'M THINKING IS WE'VE GOT,
LIKE, THREE STRINGS
LEFT OVER HERE.
WE'LL RUN THOSE. EVERYTHING
SHOULD HAVE SOAK ON IT.
I THINK, ZACK,
YOU CAN RUN THIS NEXT STRING.
OKAY.
SO YOU MIGHT HEAD UP THERE
AND SEE WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
GET IT FIGURED OUT.
LET THE GUYS KNOW
WHEN THEY GOT TO
BE OUT THERE AND...
OKAY.
Bill: IN THE BEGINNING,
YOU SHOULD GO FOR PERFECTION.
GO FOR, LIKE, THE SMOOTHEST,
MOST EXACT MOTION YOU CAN.
YOU KNOW?
LOOK AT IT AS, LIKE,
YOUR OWN COMPETITION,
EVERY STRING.
OKAY.
SO YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH
GONNA BE RUNNING WEST.
THIS SHOULD BE
A PRETTY EASY STRING TO RUN
OTHER THAN IT'S IN THE DARK.
SO HAVE SOME FUN.
BUT THINK ABOUT IT. YOU WANT
TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE, SO.
OKAY.
COMING UP.
GIVE THEM HELL.
THANKS, DAD.
DON'T MAKE MY SHOTS TOO TOUGH.
I DON'T WANT TO LOOK BAD.
OH, CAPTAIN'S
ON DECK AGAIN.
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOR ME
IS TRYING TO FIND
THESE BAGS AT NIGHT.
THE FEW TIMES
THAT I HAVE RUN GEAR,
IT'S BEEN DURING THE DAYTIME.
SO NIGHTTIME IS
THE WHOLE NOTHER GAME.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT
MAKING MY DAD PROUD.
I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT
DOING A GOOD JOB,
KEEPING THE GUYS SAFE.
YOU KNOW, I RAN
A BOAT THIS SUMMER.
AND EVEN IF HE DOESN'T
EVER PAT ME ON THE BACK FOR IT,
HE'LL PROBABLY SAY
THAT I DID A GOOD JOB.
I KNOW I DID A GOOD JOB.
THE NEXT STEP FOR ME IS JUST,
YOU KNOW, RUNNING CRAB BOATS.
¶¶
MY DAD DECIDES TO BUY A NEW BOAT
AND SOMETHING,
I HOPE THAT I'M THAT
OPTION TO GO WITH.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME
BEING AGGRESSIVE ABOUT IT.
I STILL -- I WANT IT.
I JUST...
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ALWAYS BE
THE FIRST GUY THROUGH THE DOOR.
TWO MORE
IN THE WATER HERE.
NOW I GOT TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.
LAST ONE COMING UP, GUYS.
GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.
HEY, YOU DID
A FANTASTIC JOB, ZACK.
AND THE MOMENT OF TRUTH --
GET THE REPORT FROM THE BOSS.
HOW'D YOU DO?
I WAS GONNA ASK YOU
THAT QUESTION.
SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS
POTS THERE ALL THE TIME.
SO THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES.
Zack: WHAT DO YOU THINK
I HAVE TO DO MORE OF
TO BE UP HERE MORE?
OBVIOUSLY,
YOUR STAMP OF APPROVAL...
I'LL TELL YOU THIS
SHORT AND SWEET.
I REALLY WOULD
LIKE YOU TO COME UP
AND TALK ABOUT HOW
AND WHY MORE.
FOR ME
TO BE INVOLVED IN A BOAT,
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
A LOT MORE EFFORT ON THIS.
YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR
WITH THE 10 RIG.
I JUST DON'T
WANT YOU TO THINK
THAT ANYBODY'S
EVER JUST GONNA SAY,
"HERE, ZACK.
GO CRABBING."
I'M JUST TELLING YOU,
ZACK,
IF YOU WANT
THE SEAL OF APPROVAL,
IF YOU WANT TO DO IT, YOU GOT TO
PUT MORE EFFORT INTO IT.
COME TALK TO ME.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO EXPLAIN
SOME OF THIS TO YOU.
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON
I'M STILL DOING THIS
IS SO
YOU CAN MAKE THE STEP.
AND I KNOW
I'M [BLEEP] SOMETIMES
AT SAYING THANKS AND
"YOU DID A GOOD JOB."
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT'S MY GOAL TO DO
THE BEST JOB I CAN.
AND I'D LOVE TO TEACH YOU
MORE ABOUT WHAT I DO.
I'M TRYING TO PUSH YOU
UP THE STAIRS, MAN.
JUST -- YEAH.
ALRIGHTY.
Narrator:
WITH THE SAGA AND NORTHWESTERN
BOTH LIMPING TO PORT,
THE WIZARD IS WITHIN STRIKING
DISTANCE OF THE TOP SPOT.
I AM FREAKING OUT FOR COFFEE.
LIKE, YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
SIG WANTS COFFEE.
WE GOT ANOTHER FIRE!
[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S FUNNY.
MAKING COFFEE.
COME ON. KEEP IT BOILING.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
NOW STIR IT. WITCH'S BREW.
STIR IT. STIR IT.
Edgar: I SEE YOU GUYS ARE USING
YOUR TIME PRODUCTIVELY.
THEY'RE HAVING A [BLEEP]
TEA PARTY UP HERE
WHILE I'M WORKING.
AHHH.
COULD'VE BEEN A LITTLE STRONGER.
I GOT MY FIX.
NOW I'M GONNA GO GET MY SMOKE,
HAVE MY COFFEE,
AND PRETEND LIKE
THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN.
COFFEE! [ LAUGHS ]
Narrator:
165 MILES NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
ABOARD THE WIZARD...
COMING UP.
WE'D HAVE TO SEE SOME SERIOUS,
MAJOR, BIG-TIME FISHING
DOWN HERE ON THE EDGE.
WE'VE GOT TO CATCH
SOME CRAB RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
HAULS HIS LAST STRING...
Keith: I TOLD MONTE
BEFORE THE SEASON
THAT I'D LEAVE AFTER
I PUT IN TWO GOOD TRIPS.
IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T
TRUST MONTE TO CATCH CRAB,
IT'S JUST I DON'T WANT
TO LEAVE HIM HIGH AND DRY.
Narrator:
...BEFORE GIVING UP THE HELM
TO YOUNGER BROTHER MONTE.
HOPEFULLY THE FINAL PUSH HERE
WILL PUT SOME CRAB ON THE BOAT.
I REALLY WANT TO SEE SOME CRAB
IN THIS POT.
BIG-TIME MONEY!
LET'S GET FIRED UP.
LET'S GET FIRED UP!
WHOO!
OH, MAN, DON'T LOOK GOOD.
THE DOOR'S NOT COVERED.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE AFTER.
14.
NEED A LITTLE MORE
THAN THAT, GUYS.
NEED A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT.
WE GOT 18.
[BLEEP]
COME ON, GUYS,
WE NEED SOME CRAB HERE.
[BLEEP] BUMMER.
24. 2-4.
YOU KNOW IT'S BAD
WHEN A 24 COUNT SHOWS UP
AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY
NOT TOO BUMMED OUT
BECAUSE THE TWO PREVIOUS COUNTS
WERE SINGLE DIGITS OR TEENS.
WHERE DID HE JUST GO
WITH THOSE TWO BAIT JUGS?
WHY DID YOU
TAKE THOSE UP THERE?
JUST FROM HERE,
I CAN LOOK UP THERE AND SEE
THAT THERE'S NO
BAIT JUGS HANGING.
SO THERE'S NO BAIT
HANGING UP THERE.
Narrator: ADDING TO
THE SKIPPER'S FRUSTRATION...
THAT DON'T [BLEEP] FLY,
ALL RIGHT?
Narrator:
...THE BAIT STATION CAN'T SEEM
TO GET OUT OF ITS OWN WAY.
CAPTAIN'S GOING OFF RIGHT NOW.
I THINK IT'S 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT
CATCHING A LOT OF CRAB.
[BLEEP]
Mike: RIGHT NOW
CAPTAIN'S GETTING MAD
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT
OF [BLEEP] BAGS OUT THERE.
WE'RE NOT DOING IT
HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
Keith:
LITTLE THINGS, LITTLE THINGS
THAT ADD UP TO BIG THINGS.
I CAN'T BE SPENDING
ENERGY AND TIME
AND THOUGHT ON HOW THESE GUYS
ARE BAITING THESE POTS
OR WHETHER THEY'RE
DOING THEIR JOB.
THEY'VE GOT TO GET IT DONE.
OH, KEITH IS TAKING IT JUST
LIKE YOU'D EXPECT HIM TO,
NOT HAPPY ONE BIT.
AND I DON'T BLAME HIM.
TRIP FROM HELL IS ALMOST OVER.
WE'RE JUST ABOUT THERE.
I'VE GOT TWO MORE POTS TO HAUL.
RIGHT THERE.
ONE MORE AFTER THAT ONE.
-52.
-52.
EVERYTHING HAS GONE
TO HELL ON US HERE.
YOU KNOW, I TOLD MONTE
BEFORE THE SEASON
I'D LEAVE AFTER I PUT IN
TWO GOOD TRIPS.
WELL, I HAVEN'T PUT IN
TWO GOOD TRIPS.
IT'S ALL ON MY BROTHER'S
SHOULDERS RIGHT NOW.
HEADING BACK TO TOWN
WITH MY TAIL BETWEEN MY LEGS.
Narrator: 165 MILES SOUTH...
WELL, WE'RE IN DUTCH HARBOR.
WE'RE JUST TYING UP.
Narrator: ...THE NORTHWESTERN
LIMPS INTO TOWN.
Sig: BOAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE
SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY.
THERE WAS A FIRE.
AND I DON'T KNOW
THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.
Narrator: AFTER BEING FORCED OFF
THE FISHING GROUNDS,
THE FATE OF CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN'S
SEASON IS UNCERTAIN.
WE MAY HAVE TO FLY PARTS IN.
AND UNTIL THEY
ASSESS THE SITUATION,
WE'RE NOT GONNA KNOW.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS,
HOW LONG IS THIS GONNA TAKE?
CLOCK'S TICKING FOR US.
Edgar: OVER 30 HOURS IN,
JUST LOST OVER A DAY AND A HALF.
WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS
IS GONNA TAKE TO FIX?
DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THIS PLACE
UNTIL WE WERE FULL.
NOW WE'RE EMPTY AND BROKEN.
AS FAR AS A BAD SITUATION, WE'RE
IN THE BEST SPOT WE CAN BE.
MAIN THING IS EVERYBODY'S OKAY.
I JUST REALLY AM BUMMED OUT
ABOUT THE FISHING.
JUST MOVED THE GEAR --
JUST --
JUST --
I JUST CAN'T SWALLOW IT.
IT'S TOUGH.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE IN
THE THRILL OF THE HUNT.
AND THEN IT'S OVER
BEFORE IT STARTED.
AND THERE WAS NO LIGHT.
GET OFF THE POT.
HELP EDGAR IN THE ENGINE ROOM.
WE GOT A FIRE!
STAY CALM.
[ ALARM BLARING ]
STAY CALM.
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ ALARM BLARING ]
VESSEL TWO OR THREE MILES
TO THE NORTHWEST, DO YOU READ?
[BLEEP]
IS THERE A FIRE?
-PUT IT OUT!
DO YOU GOT IT OUT?
GET OUT OF THERE!
-GIVE ME THE CO2.
-IT'S A BIG ONE.
I THINK IT'S AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE STAIRS.
-WE DON'T HAVE ANY --
-IT'S STILL ON FIRE.
-OKAY. OKAY, OKAY.
-RICK, TALK TO ME.
DON'T GO DOWN THERE.
HEY!
GET OUT OF THERE.
YOU GET OUT OF THERE.
[BLEEP]
STAY CALM. STAY CALM.
THE VESSEL SETTING GEAR,
I THINK YOU'RE ABOUT
FOUR MILES OFF NORTHWESTERN,
DO YOU READ ME?
-THE WHOLE PANEL WAS INVOLVED.
-DOWNSTAIRS IN THE ENGINE ROOM?
-YEP.
-OKAY, EVERYBODY.
-YOU GOING DOWN?
-CALM DOWN.
[BLEEP]
-GOT IT OUT!
-OPEN THE BIG DOOR.
[ SIG SIGHS ]
THAT GUY DIDN'T ANSWER ME
ON THE RADIO.
[BLEEP]
YOU'RE OKAY?
-MM-HMM.
YOU'RE OKAY.
OH [BLEEP]
DO YOU WANT TO -- YOU WANT TO
SHUT THAT MAIN DOWN?
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE --
-[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
THERE'S TANK ONE.
THERE'S TANK TWO.
YEAH, BUT THIS GUY'S MELTED.
THIS GUY MELTED.
OOH, THAT LOOKS BAD.
THAT'S A PUMP. THAT'S A PUMP.
AND THEY'RE BOTH FRIED.
OKAY, LET'S GET SOME AIR.
-OKAY. WAIT A MINUTE.
-LET'S GO GET SOME AIR.
EDGAR.
CLOSE THAT DOOR.
PROBABLY OPEN
THE WHEELHOUSE DOOR, TOO.
WELL, I'LL SHUT THIS ONE.
THERE WE GO.
[ COUGHING ]
-MANDY!
-YEAH?
JUST OPEN
THAT WHEELHOUSE DOOR.
Mandy: DO YOU WANT THIS?
YEAH, OPEN THE WHEELHOUSE DOOR,
PLEASE.
[ MEN COUGHING, RETCHING ]
[BLEEP]
IT LOOKS LIKE THE --
[ COUGHS ]
IT LOOKS LIKE IT
WAS THE CRAB PUMPS.
THAT TRIPLE BREAKER
ON NUMBER ONE
AND NUMBER TWO,
THEY'RE JUST MELTED.
AND THEN EVERYTHING
WAS MELTED ON TOP
BECAUSE THE FLAMES
WERE GOING UP.
BUT THAT'S WHERE IT LOOKS
LIKE IT STARTED, TO ME.
BECAUSE YOU CAN
SEE IT TRIED TO TRIP
AND WAS STUCK DEAD CENTER.
AND IT JUST MELTED.
AND THEN THE OTHER BREAKERS
WERE STILL ON.
Narrator: 340 MILES FROM LAND,
AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAS LEFT
THE NORTHWESTERN DARK SHIP
AND DEAD IN THE WATER.
THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO
HAVE A WATCH, YOU KNOW?
HAD YOU GUYS
NOT BEEN ON DECK,
IF WE'D JUST BEEN
RUNNING AROUND,
THE GUY IN THE WHEELHOUSE
WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED THAT
UNTIL IT WAS PROBABLY
WAY TOO LATE.
WOW.
THAT'S SCARY [BLEEP]
WE'LL LET IT CLEAR OUT
COMPLETELY
AND THEN
SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
WE'LL PROBABLY
FIRE UP AGAIN
AND SEE IF WE CAN
GET IN MANUALLY.
THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK OF.
Narrator:
WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED,
CAPTAIN AND CREW MUST
ASSESS THE DAMAGE
THEN HATCH A PLAN TO GET HOME.
Sig:
OKAY, THIS RADAR IS STILL...
I DON'T HAVE A SCREEN.
BUT THE RADAR IS ON.
WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING HERE.
AND I'VE GOT A GPS.
THIS ONE'S ON 12,
IT LOOKS LIKE.
HOW ABOUT THIS GUY?
Narrator:
DOWN TO EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER,
CAPTAIN SIG HAS LIMITED TIME
TO GET THE BOAT'S SYSTEMS
BACK UP AND RUNNING.
Sig:
WELL, I MEAN, IN THE MEANTIME,
I'VE GOT MANUAL STEERING.
-I'VE GOT MAIN ENGINE.
-YEAH.
I'VE GOT DIRECTION.
I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW LONG THESE 12 VOLTS
ARE GONNA LAST ON THAT STUFF.
I MEAN,
I COULD TURN OFF --
I COULD PROBABLY TURN OFF
A COUPLE OF THESE RADIOS.
Man: YEAH.
BUT, YEAH, THIS COMPUTER'S 110,
RIGHT?
OH, LORD, LET ME THINK HERE.
I GOT TO THINK HERE.
LET ME THINK WITHOUT
THAT [BLEEP] THING
IN MY FACE, PLEASE.
Edgar: LOOKS LIKE IT STARTED
WITH THIS ONE OR SOMETHING.
Narrator: BELOW DECK,
RELIEF SKIPPER EDGAR HANSEN
ASSESSES THE TANGLED MAZE
OF MELTED WIRES.
WELL, THE MAJORITY OF THE HEAT'S
RIGHT HERE, SO...
OW! [BLEEP]
LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED.
SEE ALL THESE STRIPS IN HERE,
ALL THE METAL STRIPS?
THAT'S POWER
FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.
I MEAN, WE COULD ISOLATE
THE FOUR CYLINDER ALL BY ITSELF,
TAKE WIRES OUT
AND CONNECT ONTO THIS SIDE.
BUT WHAT HAVE
WE GOT FOR PUMPS?
YOU'VE GOT ONE PUMP HERE.
WELL,
WE CAN RUN ON ONE PUMP.
YOU CAN MOVE ONE TO THIS SIDE.
YOU CAN MOVE ANYTHING ANYWHERE.
IT'S GONNA BE DAYLIGHT
IN A COUPLE HOURS.
SO FOR ME, I CAN MAKE HEADWAY.
SO LET'S DO THAT.
SO JUST MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING'S BATTENED DOWN,
DOESN'T GET ALL OVER HERE.
OKAY?
-ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA WAIT TILL YOU
GET UP HERE, AND WE'LL FIRE UP.
WHEN I HEAR IT START UP,
I'M GONNA PUT IT IN GEAR.
OKAY?
-YEP.
Narrator: WHILE EDGAR WORKS
TO BRING THE CRAB PUMPS ONLINE,
SIG WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THE DAMAGED VESSEL
BACK TO DUTCH.
Edgar: YEAH, WE PROBABLY
GOT ENOUGH JUICE
TO START THIS THING,
WHAT, TWICE?
Narrator: IF THE 12-VOLT BATTERY
CAN'T START
THE 1,300-HORSEPOWER ENGINE,
THE NORTHWESTERN WILL BE
AT THE MERCY OF THE BERING SEA.
Edgar:
OKAY, HERE GOES NOTHING.
[ PUMP RUMBLES ]
OH.
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY, TRY THIS AGAIN.
[ PUMP STARTS ]
¶¶
[ SIGHS ]
OH. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
WORKING ON IT?
YEAH.
WE STILL HAVE THE MAIN ENGINE.
THAT'S ALL ON ITS OWN.
HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN GEAR.
NOW THEY GOT TO STEER BY HAND.
TRYING TO MAKE HEADWAY
TO DUTCH FOR NOW.
THAT'S OUR FIRST PLACE
WE CAN GO OR SHOULD GO,
CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN US
AND CIVILIZATION.
Sig:
RIGHT NOW, I HAVE THE WAY POINT
AND I HAVE MY POSITION.
YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S
GOT TO HOLD UP FOR US HERE.
WHO KNOWS?
TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE.
THAT'S ALL A GUY CAN DO.
Narrator: 185 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE 108-FOOT CAPE CAUTION...
Bill: LIVING ON THE EDGE.
IT'S A GULLY THAT
GOES INTO THE DEEP.
WE CALL IT THE EDGE.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
TRACKS DOWN HIS FIRST
STRING OF THE DAY.
Bill: WE'VE GOT GOOD WEATHER.
AND UNLESS THEY ALL
WALKED OFF THE EDGE,
I THINK WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD
PICK COMING UP
WITH ABOUT 90 POTS.
BOTTOM LINE TODAY,
WE'RE HAULING A LOT OF GEAR.
-IN THE GALLEY...
-Nick: IF YOU WONDER
WHAT KEEPS THE BAIT BOY
ON THE CAPE CAUTION GOING,
A BIG BOWL OF CEREAL
WITH MARSHMALLOWS.
Narrator: ...THE CREW
FUELS UP FOR THE GRIND.
Bill: THE PLAN IS TO LET
NICK AND ZACK HAUL SOME GEAR.
AND ZACK HAS FINALLY MADE A MOVE
TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE
HE WANTS TO DO THIS.
DRIVING THE BOAT,
GETTING THE BUOYS CLOSE.
I'M TRYING TO, LIKE,
ADJUST SPEED.
THERE'S NO REAL COURSE TO THIS.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO BOOK.
YOU JUST GO.
Bill: I'LL SAY IT AGAIN,
I HOPE THAT ZACK STEPS UP
AND BECOMES MORE AGGRESSIVE
ON THE CONCEPT.
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
THAT I'M GONNA INVEST IN A BOAT
THAT I'LL RUN FOR A WHILE
AND THEN, EVENTUALLY,
HE CAN POSSIBLY
BUY IT BACK FROM ME.
IF ZACK DOESN'T PURSUE
MORE KNOWLEDGE,
I WILL NOT BUY A BOAT.
IT'S PRETTY PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
AND MY STORY HAS NOT
CHANGED FROM DAY ONE.
¶¶
IF WE SEE GOOD, CLEAN CRAB
IN MODERATE NUMBERS,
I'LL REARRANGE.
AND THEN, WE'LL BE ABLE
TO GO FROM THERE.
WE NEED TO SEE
SOME NUMBERS TODAY.
C'MON, CRAB!
-YEAH! YEAH!
-WHOO!
-WHOO-HOO!
-WE GOT SOME CRABBIES.
-OH, YEAH!
-CHA-CHING.
OH, YEAH! LOOKS GOOD.
WE'VE GOT SOME BIG,
CLEAN OPIES.
GOOD NUMBERS.
LET'S GO THROUGH
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
PUT A DENT IN THE TANK
THIS WAY.
300. 3-0-0.
YEAH. THERE WE GO.
WE GOT A LOT
OF CRAB DOWN THERE.
HOLY SMOKES,
AMAZING REFLEXES.
THE KID'S QUICK.
YEAH!
340. 3-4-0.
340.
340, WHAT THE HELL
WOULD THAT BE?
THAT'S 500 POUNDS IN ONE POT.
AHH, THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN
I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE HERE.
AND I GOT TWO STRINGS
RIGHT NEXT TO HERE.
OH, YEAH! YEAH.
I'D LIKE TO SEE EACH ONE
OF THOSE GUYS HAUL A STRING.
AND I GUESS I'LL PROBABLY
HAVE TO GO DOWN,
WHICH IS NOT
THE END OF THE WORLD.
I WANT THESE GUYS TO LEARN.
BUT I DON'T WANT IT
TO BE AT THE EXPENSE
OF THE REST OF THE CREW.
ALL RIGHT.
HEY, WE GOT TWO STRINGS HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD
BE FIRST TO DO IT
OR WHAT YOU GUYS
WANT TO FIGURE OUT,
BUT EXPLAIN IT TO ME.
I'LL DO IT.
I'LL DO THE FIRST ONE.
OH, LOOK AT ALL
THAT EXCITEMENT.
LOOKS LIKE ZACK GAVE UP
THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY,
WHICH I'M DISAPPOINTED.
I THINK THAT YOU'RE
GETTING A SHOT
AT MAYBE BEING THE CAPTAIN
OF ONE OF THESE BOATS,
AND THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC THING
HE CAN SAY OR DO IS GO...
I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS SURE CUT
FROM A DIFFERENT MOLD.
THIS ISN'T A RACE TO ME AT ALL.
NO COMPETITION HERE IN MY MIND.
WELL, IF IT IS,
I'M ALREADY AHEAD.
I ALREADY RAN
A BOAT THIS SUMMER.
SO 30 POTS REALLY ISN'T
THAT BIG OF A DEAL.
Bill: WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
HELLO.
HOW DID THE CONVERSATION GO ON
WHO WAS GONNA RUN GEAR FIRST?
IT WASN'T MUCH
OF A CONVERSATION.
I WAS JUST LIKE,
"I'M DOING IT FIRST."
GUESS WE COULD'VE FLIPPED
A COIN OR SOMETHING,
BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUMPING TO RUN THE BOAT,
SO...
WELL, ANYWAY,
SO WHAT WE GOT HERE IS,
THERE ARE 16 POTS.
WE'RE GONNA START AT THE WEST.
THEY'RE THE RED MARKS.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
DON'T RUN THEM OVER, NICK.
BREAK A LEG, BUDDY.
YOU GOT IT, BOSS.
MY DREAM AS A LITTLE KID
WERE TO BE A CAPTAIN
OF A CRAB BOAT.
IF BILL IS GOING TO OPEN UP
A DOOR LIKE THAT,
I'M GONNA JUMP THROUGH IT.
EVERYTHING'S
A COMPETITION OUT HERE.
ZACK AND I DRIVING A BOAT,
THAT'S A COMPETITION.
YOU KNOW, IF I WAS
IN ZACK'S SHOES,
I WOULD BE UPPING MY GAME
SUBSTANTIALLY.
I WOULD FEEL THREATENED
IF I WAS ZACK.
Narrator: 75 MILES EAST...
Man: WE'RE GONNA DROP RIGHT
IN THE HONEY HOLE, BABY.
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
Narrator:
...ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith:
WE'VE GOT 84 POTS ON BOARD,
AND WE'RE SETTING THESE OFF
DOWN TOWARDS THE EDGE.
Narrator:
AFTER STACKING AND MOVING
100 MILES SOUTHEAST...
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
FRESH GROUNDS, FRESH BOTTOM.
AND WE'RE LOOKING
FOR A FRESH START.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN KEITH
HAS A DAY AND A HALF
BEFORE HE HAS TO HEAD TO PORT...
Keith: LET'S GO AHEAD AND START
SETTING OFF THE STERN.
WE'VE GOTTA REALLY CHEW
THROUGH THEM FAST.
Narrator: ...AND HAND OVER THE
HELM TO YOUNGER BROTHER MONTE.
-GOING OVER!
-GOING OVER EMPTY!
COMING BACK FULL, BABY!
Roger: WE WERE HAULING,
YOU KNOW, FIVES AND SIXES,
HOPING WE'LL GET 30s AND 40s,
AT LEAST. WE CAN WORK WITH THAT.
WE HAVEN'T REALLY
HIT THE JACKPOT YET.
WE NEED TO SEE SOMETHING, MAN.
NEED TO SEE SOMETHING.
GO AHEAD.
GO FOR IT.
Keith: HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET
THE GEAR SET ON ENOUGH
TO WHERE WE'LL PUT SOMETHING
IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANKS
SO MONTE CAN START
WITH A DECENT TRIP NEXT TRIP.
Narrator: WITH THE SEASON
OFF TO A SLOW START,
KEITH'S PLAN IS TO SET UP
HIS BROTHER
ON MORE FERTILE GROUNDS.
20, 22, 24 THERE.
Keith:
THERE'S NO WAY I CAN LEAVE
AND LEAVE THE BOAT SCRATCHING.
YOU LEAVE THE BOAT IN BETTER
SHAPE THAN YOU FOUND IT.
KIND OF HOPING TO SEE SOMETHING
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T SEE MUCH
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.
HOPEFULLY, THIS POT WILL
BLOW UP ON US HERE.
AND WE CAN JUST
GET TO GRINDING AWAY.
GOD KNOWS WE NEED
TO SEE SOMETHING.
AS FOR THE TEAM, WELL,
WHEN MONTE GOES OFF DECK,
THAT'S A BIG HIT.
THAT'S A HUGE HIT, YOU KNOW?
NEXT TRIP, WE'RE GONNA BE
GOING WITH A FOUR-MAN SHIFT.
AND THAT MEANS THE GUY
IS GONNA BE REALLY UNDER
A LOT OF PRESSURE
UP THERE IN THE BAIT STATION.
I DON'T THINK JJ OR MIKE
CAN HANDLE IT BY THEMSELVES.
Narrator: SO FAR THIS SEASON...
WHERE'S THE BAIT?
TWO BAIT GUYS CAN'T PUT BAIT
SETUPS IN TWO POTS IN A ROW.
UN-[BLEEP]-BELIEVABLE.
...THE BAIT STATION HAS BEEN
THE WEAK LINK ON DECK...
I THINK NEITHER OF YOU GUYS
REALLY HAVE ANY IDEA
WHO'S IN CHARGE.
HERE'S THE DEAL,
YOU'RE IN CHARGE.
YOU'RE IN CHARGE
OF THE [BLEEP] STATION, OKAY?
THAT MEANS,
HE'S [BLEEP] YOUR BOSS.
Narrator:
...FORCING KEITH TO PUT SOME
ADDED PRESSURE
ON GREENHORN "JJ" JAMES.
WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH
THE BERING SEA BAIT BOSS BADGE.
YOU BETTER WEAR IT PROUD.
-YEAH.
-LOUD AND PROUD, BUDDY.
Keith:
MY GUESS IS, AT THIS POINT,
JJ'S LIFE IS GONNA
BECOME A LIVING HELL
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK MY CREW
IS GONNA LET HIM SLACK
IN THE BAIT STATION ANY LONGER.
AND THAT GOES
FOR "PAINT CHIPS" TOO.
SO I WOULD THINK RIGHT NOW,
AT THIS POINT,
THOSE GUYS ARE GONNA KEEP AN EYE
ON THAT BAIT STATION
TO MAKE SURE THOSE GUYS
ARE DOING THEIR JOB PROPERLY.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE BAD
STREAK'S GONNA END,
BUT I'VE GOT TO
TURN IT AROUND HERE.
I'M NOT GONNA LEAVE
MY BROTHER HIGH AND DRY.
Narrator: STILL 170 MILES FROM
LAND, ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
RIGHT NOW, EDGAR IS TRYING
TO GET THAT PANEL CLEANED UP
SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE
OUR FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE
AND ISOLATE A COUPLE
OF THOSE BREAKERS
SO THAT WE CAN AT LEAST
GET POWER TO OUR CRAB PUMPS.
THAT'S OUR PRIORITY RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
AFTER A FIRE IN THE ENGINE ROOM
TOOK OUT THE BOAT'S
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...
...ENGINEER EDGAR HANSEN
HAS BEEN WORKING 24/7
TO RESTORE POWER.
Sig:
I'M NOT TOUCHING NONE OF THIS
UNTIL HE GIVES ME THE GO-AHEAD.
WE'RE HAND STEERING.
OH, THAT'S A BIG-ASS TURN.
SOMETHING'S WRONG.
I'M GONNA RUN DOWN REAL QUICK,
AND I'LL BE BACK, OKAY?
-YEAH.
-YOU GOT TO TAKE THE HATCH OFF.
OPEN THAT HATCH.
FRONT TANK IS FULL.
WHILE WE WERE DRIFTING, IT WAS
ALREADY DOWN A FOOT OR TWO.
THAT'S COME UP.
THAT TANK IS HALF FULL.
THE WATER IS COMING
IN FROM HERE.
THERE'S AN OPENING HERE.
AND IT'S COMING IN.
AND IT'S FILLING.
WE PUT A PLATE HERE.
IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
IT'S HAPPENING.
SO IT'S SLOWLY FILLING UP.
IT'S ABOUT
TWO TO THREE FEET DOWN.
THIS IS WHERE IT'S COMING IN
AND GOING OUT, RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS THE BAD ONE. AFT.
Narrator:
WITHOUT POWER TO RUN THE PUMPS,
THE WATER LEVEL IN THE CRAB
TANKS CAN'T BE REGULATED.
SHIFTING WATER CAUSES
WHAT'S KNOWN AS A SLACK TANK.
THIS IMBALANCE CAN TIP
THE VESSEL TOO FAR
TO ONE SIDE, CAPSIZING IT.
Edgar: THIS BAD SITUATION
WENT TO WORSE.
WE HAVE TWO SLACK TANKS.
SLACK TANKS IS ONE OF YOUR
WORST THINGS TO HAVE,
SLACK TANKS AND FIRES.
AND RIGHT NOW,
WE'VE GOT BOTH OF THEM.
Narrator: WITH THE BOAT
BECOMING LESS STABLE,
EDGAR IS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME.
TO BRING THE PUMPS BACK ONLINE,
EDGAR MUST NEGOTIATE
A RAT'S NEST OF BURNT WIRES
AND BAD CONNECTIONS.
¶¶
TWO OF THOSE COMPRESS-- UH-OH.
[BLEEP]
Sig: 107, 105.
C'MON, BABY.
[ BEEPING ]
-YEAH!
AND THERE WAS LIGHT!
AND IT WAS GOOD!
-WHOO!
-AND WE HAVE A PUMP.
IF WE CAN JUST GET THE --
-TRY TURNING ON THE STEERING.
OKAY, REALLY?
OKAY, DON'T TOUCH, MANDY.
GET HER --
GET HER --
GET HER STRAIGHTENED OUT.
NORM,
CAN YOU TURN ON THAT GPS
THAT RUNS THIS
AUTOPILOT, PLEASE?
GET HER GOING,
AND KEEP HER ON 105.
YEAH, THIS ONE.
WHOO!
SO, I NOW HAVE --
OKAY, HERE WE GO!
OKAY.
MANDY, DON'T TOUCH.
OH, YEAH!
YEAH! I GOT IT.
I GOT STEERING.
I GOT MANUAL.
OKAY, MANDY,
YOU'RE ON WATCH.
GET IN HERE! HEY!
HERE, A LITTLE EASIER.
KEEP THIS AT 104.
SIT RIGHT THERE. STEER.
RIGHT THERE.
RUDDER, THIS.
AWESOME!
EDGAR SURPRISES ME EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, HE NEVER WENT
TO SCHOOL, NO NOTHING.
BUT MOST OF THE FISHERMAN
THAT I KNOW,
THEY NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL.
THEY'VE LEARNED
EVERYTHING THEY DO KNOW
FROM EXPERIENCE,
FROM FAILURE ALONE.
YOU KNOW, IT TAKES TIME
TO WORK THINGS BACK UP.
AND THAT'S HOW THEY LEARN,
BY PULLING THINGS APART
AND PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER AND
COMING INTO THESE SITUATIONS.
AND THAT PUMP, YOU'RE JUST
ON THAT AFT PUMP?
I'VE GOT
ALL THREE PUMPS GOING.
OH, NO [BLEEP]
WE'RE OUT OF HERE.
I'M GOING TO DUTCH.
OKAY, GOOD JOB.
-THANKS.
¶¶
Narrator: 280 MILES NORTHWEST...
AW, COME ON.
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
A BUNCH OF [BLEEP] GARBAGE.
WE'RE ALREADY [BLEEP]
ALL OUT.
JUNK.
NOT THE CRAB I'M LOOKING FOR.
Narrator:
FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
HAS HAD A TOUGH GO OF IT.
Jake: THE SHALLOWER I GO, I'M
JUST SEEING A LOT OF SMALL CRAB.
THEY'RE REALLY DIRTY.
AND THE PLANT'S
NOT GONNA LIKE THAT.
THE BUYERS AREN'T
GONNA LIKE THAT.
Narrator:
AND THIS STRING IS NO DIFFERENT.
Jake: WE'LL GRIND ON THIS
UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF CRAB.
THAT'S MY STRATEGY.
Narrator: WITH AN OFF-LOAD
QUICKLY APPROACHING,
THE SKIPPER HAS NO CHOICE
BUT TO STAY PUT.
THIS IS GARBAGE,
GARBAGE, GARBAGE.
WE'RE IN THE WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE WORK
AHEAD OF US, SO...
CAN'T HELP BUT TO FEEL
A LITTLE BIT DEFEATED.
BUT IT'S ONLY ONE STRING.
I'M GONNA FEEL
A LOT BETTER, THOUGH,
WHEN I DO FIND GOOD CRAB.
I WILL. IT'S JUST
A MATTER OF WHEN.
Man: I GOT --
OH, [BLEEP]
OH, [BLEEP] OH, [BLEEP]
Jake: ARE YOU [BLEEP]
KIDDING ME, DUDE?
DON'T TELL ME
THE HYDRAULICS STOPPED.
YEAH.
THE PICKING WINCH
JUST STOPPED WORKING.
Narrator: THE HYDRO SHUT DOWN,
LEAVING THE 800-POUND POT
SWINGING DANGEROUSLY.
Jake: HOLD ON TO IT.
HOLD ON TO IT. HOLD ON.
I'M TRYING.
HEY, GUYS, WATCH OUT.
GOSH DAMN IT.
HOLD ON IF YOU CAN.
KEEP HOLDING ON TO IT, FELLAS.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
I CAN'T [BLEEP] BELIEVE IT.
Ole:
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF PRESSURE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE ONE
OF THE VALVES IS OPEN,
AND IT'S BYPASSING
OR SOME DAMN THING.
HERE IT COMES.
SON OF A BITCH.
-NICE JOB, FELLAS.
GOSH DAMN IT.
Jake: THE PROCESSING PLANT IN
ST. PAUL CLOSES IN 11 DAYS.
I STILL HAVE CRAB
THAT HAS TO GO THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO
IF I DON'T HAVE MY CRAB
IN THE PLANT.
I CAN'T STOP HAULING.
Narrator:
UNDER PRESSURE TO PRODUCE,
JAKE CONTINUES TO FISH
WITH UNRELIABLE HYDRAULICS.
MUST DIG THROUGH THE [BLEEP]
TO GET TO THE GOLD.
[BLEEP] THIS
[BLEEP] BOAT, MAN.
THIS IS WHEN I GET MAD
AT THE PEOPLE
THAT HAD IT BEFORE ME.
[BLEEP]
WATCH OUT!
AUSTIN, GET THE [BLEEP]
AWAY FROM THERE.
GET AWAY FROM THERE NOW.
-RUN! RUN!
-WATCH OUT!
-[BLEEP]
-WATCH OUT!
Narrator: ON THE SAGA...
Jake: GET AWAY FROM THERE NOW.
RUN! RUN!
-WATCH OUT!
-[BLEEP]
-LOST HYDRO!
[ BLEEPS, INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
OH, MY GOD.
I CAN'T WORK WITH THAT.
I CAN'T [BLEEP]
DO THAT [BLEEP]
JAKE, WHAT THE [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
WHAT ARE WE GONNA
DO ABOUT THAT?
WE'RE GONNA KILL SOMEBODY!
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
THE PICK'S STUCK.
IT STOPPED WORKING.
MY HEART
IS [BLEEP] POUNDING.
HYDRAULICS
WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE.
THE POT IS [BLEEP] UP
IN THE AIR
[BLEEP] SWINGING WILDLY
ALL OVER THE [BLEEP] PLACE,
READY TO TAKE OUT EVERYTHING.
OH, MY [BLEEP]
GET THE [ BLEEP ]
AWAY FROM THERE NOW.
THE PICK STOPPED IN THE AIR.
THEY WERE TRYING
TO HOLD ONTO IT
AND THE [BLEEP] THING
SWUNG WAY OUT.
EVERYBODY RAN.
AND THEN I DROPPED THE BOOM.
[BLEEP] HYDRAULICS
ARE AN ISSUE.
THEY'RE [BLEEP] PISSED.
IT'S THAT KIND OF [BLEEP]
THAT MAKES ME JUST WANT
TO GO [BLEEP] HOME.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT
ANYBODY IN DANGER.
I DON'T WANT TO BE IN DANGER.
Narrator: UNWILLING TO RISK
A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT,
JAKE LEAVES HIS GEAR
IN THE WATER
AND HEADS FOR PORT.
I CAME OUT HERE TO MAKE MONEY,
NOT TO [BLEEP] GET HURT.
WHAT A GOOD MORNING.
275 MILES SOUTHEAST...
...ON THE CAPE CAUTION...
WE ARE ON THE EDGE.
THESE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL CRAB.
I'M GETTING GREAT NUMBERS.
SO, WHAT ARE MY PLANS FOR ZACK?
Narrator:
...DIALED IN ON THE CRAB,
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
HAS BEEN
GIVING HAULING LESSONS.
SO FAR,
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
IN ZACK'S MOTIVATION
TO LEARN HOW TO FISH.
PART OF ME WONDERS
IF HE EVEN WANTS THE JOB.
THERE'S SO MUCH
THAT IS RIGHT HERE
FOR THE ASKING FOR ZACK.
AND THERE'S SO MUCH THAT HE,
FOR WHATEVER REASON,
DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO
STEP UP AND ASK, YOU KNOW,
AND GRASP OR GRAB OR GO AFTER.
I'M REALLY PERPLEXED
ABOUT THE WHOLE DEAL.
BUT, YEAH, I WANT
TO GET HIM UP HERE.
AGAIN, WE'RE NOW SIXTH-TENTHS
OF A MILE FROM THE FIRST POT.
Narrator: AFTER GIVING DECK BOSS
NICK McGLASHAN HIS SHOT,
IT'S TIME FOR THE CAPTAIN'S SON,
ZACK, TO TAKE THE WHEEL.
Bill:
WHAT I'M THINKING IS WE'VE GOT,
LIKE, THREE STRINGS
LEFT OVER HERE.
WE'LL RUN THOSE. EVERYTHING
SHOULD HAVE SOAK ON IT.
I THINK, ZACK,
YOU CAN RUN THIS NEXT STRING.
OKAY.
SO YOU MIGHT HEAD UP THERE
AND SEE WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
GET IT FIGURED OUT.
LET THE GUYS KNOW
WHEN THEY GOT TO
BE OUT THERE AND...
OKAY.
Bill: IN THE BEGINNING,
YOU SHOULD GO FOR PERFECTION.
GO FOR, LIKE, THE SMOOTHEST,
MOST EXACT MOTION YOU CAN.
YOU KNOW?
LOOK AT IT AS, LIKE,
YOUR OWN COMPETITION,
EVERY STRING.
OKAY.
SO YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH
GONNA BE RUNNING WEST.
THIS SHOULD BE
A PRETTY EASY STRING TO RUN
OTHER THAN IT'S IN THE DARK.
SO HAVE SOME FUN.
BUT THINK ABOUT IT. YOU WANT
TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE, SO.
OKAY.
COMING UP.
GIVE THEM HELL.
THANKS, DAD.
DON'T MAKE MY SHOTS TOO TOUGH.
I DON'T WANT TO LOOK BAD.
OH, CAPTAIN'S
ON DECK AGAIN.
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOR ME
IS TRYING TO FIND
THESE BAGS AT NIGHT.
THE FEW TIMES
THAT I HAVE RUN GEAR,
IT'S BEEN DURING THE DAYTIME.
SO NIGHTTIME IS
THE WHOLE NOTHER GAME.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT
MAKING MY DAD PROUD.
I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT
DOING A GOOD JOB,
KEEPING THE GUYS SAFE.
YOU KNOW, I RAN
A BOAT THIS SUMMER.
AND EVEN IF HE DOESN'T
EVER PAT ME ON THE BACK FOR IT,
HE'LL PROBABLY SAY
THAT I DID A GOOD JOB.
I KNOW I DID A GOOD JOB.
THE NEXT STEP FOR ME IS JUST,
YOU KNOW, RUNNING CRAB BOATS.
¶¶
MY DAD DECIDES TO BUY A NEW BOAT
AND SOMETHING,
I HOPE THAT I'M THAT
OPTION TO GO WITH.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME
BEING AGGRESSIVE ABOUT IT.
I STILL -- I WANT IT.
I JUST...
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ALWAYS BE
THE FIRST GUY THROUGH THE DOOR.
TWO MORE
IN THE WATER HERE.
NOW I GOT TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.
LAST ONE COMING UP, GUYS.
GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.
HEY, YOU DID
A FANTASTIC JOB, ZACK.
AND THE MOMENT OF TRUTH --
GET THE REPORT FROM THE BOSS.
HOW'D YOU DO?
I WAS GONNA ASK YOU
THAT QUESTION.
SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS
POTS THERE ALL THE TIME.
SO THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES.
Zack: WHAT DO YOU THINK
I HAVE TO DO MORE OF
TO BE UP HERE MORE?
OBVIOUSLY,
YOUR STAMP OF APPROVAL...
I'LL TELL YOU THIS
SHORT AND SWEET.
I REALLY WOULD
LIKE YOU TO COME UP
AND TALK ABOUT HOW
AND WHY MORE.
FOR ME
TO BE INVOLVED IN A BOAT,
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
A LOT MORE EFFORT ON THIS.
YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR
WITH THE 10 RIG.
I JUST DON'T
WANT YOU TO THINK
THAT ANYBODY'S
EVER JUST GONNA SAY,
"HERE, ZACK.
GO CRABBING."
I'M JUST TELLING YOU,
ZACK,
IF YOU WANT
THE SEAL OF APPROVAL,
IF YOU WANT TO DO IT, YOU GOT TO
PUT MORE EFFORT INTO IT.
COME TALK TO ME.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO EXPLAIN
SOME OF THIS TO YOU.
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON
I'M STILL DOING THIS
IS SO
YOU CAN MAKE THE STEP.
AND I KNOW
I'M [BLEEP] SOMETIMES
AT SAYING THANKS AND
"YOU DID A GOOD JOB."
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT'S MY GOAL TO DO
THE BEST JOB I CAN.
AND I'D LOVE TO TEACH YOU
MORE ABOUT WHAT I DO.
I'M TRYING TO PUSH YOU
UP THE STAIRS, MAN.
JUST -- YEAH.
ALRIGHTY.
Narrator:
WITH THE SAGA AND NORTHWESTERN
BOTH LIMPING TO PORT,
THE WIZARD IS WITHIN STRIKING
DISTANCE OF THE TOP SPOT.
I AM FREAKING OUT FOR COFFEE.
LIKE, YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
SIG WANTS COFFEE.
WE GOT ANOTHER FIRE!
[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S FUNNY.
MAKING COFFEE.
COME ON. KEEP IT BOILING.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
NOW STIR IT. WITCH'S BREW.
STIR IT. STIR IT.
Edgar: I SEE YOU GUYS ARE USING
YOUR TIME PRODUCTIVELY.
THEY'RE HAVING A [BLEEP]
TEA PARTY UP HERE
WHILE I'M WORKING.
AHHH.
COULD'VE BEEN A LITTLE STRONGER.
I GOT MY FIX.
NOW I'M GONNA GO GET MY SMOKE,
HAVE MY COFFEE,
AND PRETEND LIKE
THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN.
COFFEE! [ LAUGHS ]
Narrator:
165 MILES NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
ABOARD THE WIZARD...
COMING UP.
WE'D HAVE TO SEE SOME SERIOUS,
MAJOR, BIG-TIME FISHING
DOWN HERE ON THE EDGE.
WE'VE GOT TO CATCH
SOME CRAB RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
HAULS HIS LAST STRING...
Keith: I TOLD MONTE
BEFORE THE SEASON
THAT I'D LEAVE AFTER
I PUT IN TWO GOOD TRIPS.
IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T
TRUST MONTE TO CATCH CRAB,
IT'S JUST I DON'T WANT
TO LEAVE HIM HIGH AND DRY.
Narrator:
...BEFORE GIVING UP THE HELM
TO YOUNGER BROTHER MONTE.
HOPEFULLY THE FINAL PUSH HERE
WILL PUT SOME CRAB ON THE BOAT.
I REALLY WANT TO SEE SOME CRAB
IN THIS POT.
BIG-TIME MONEY!
LET'S GET FIRED UP.
LET'S GET FIRED UP!
WHOO!
OH, MAN, DON'T LOOK GOOD.
THE DOOR'S NOT COVERED.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE AFTER.
14.
NEED A LITTLE MORE
THAN THAT, GUYS.
NEED A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT.
WE GOT 18.
[BLEEP]
COME ON, GUYS,
WE NEED SOME CRAB HERE.
[BLEEP] BUMMER.
24. 2-4.
YOU KNOW IT'S BAD
WHEN A 24 COUNT SHOWS UP
AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY
NOT TOO BUMMED OUT
BECAUSE THE TWO PREVIOUS COUNTS
WERE SINGLE DIGITS OR TEENS.
WHERE DID HE JUST GO
WITH THOSE TWO BAIT JUGS?
WHY DID YOU
TAKE THOSE UP THERE?
JUST FROM HERE,
I CAN LOOK UP THERE AND SEE
THAT THERE'S NO
BAIT JUGS HANGING.
SO THERE'S NO BAIT
HANGING UP THERE.
Narrator: ADDING TO
THE SKIPPER'S FRUSTRATION...
THAT DON'T [BLEEP] FLY,
ALL RIGHT?
Narrator:
...THE BAIT STATION CAN'T SEEM
TO GET OUT OF ITS OWN WAY.
CAPTAIN'S GOING OFF RIGHT NOW.
I THINK IT'S 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT
CATCHING A LOT OF CRAB.
[BLEEP]
Mike: RIGHT NOW
CAPTAIN'S GETTING MAD
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT
OF [BLEEP] BAGS OUT THERE.
WE'RE NOT DOING IT
HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
Keith:
LITTLE THINGS, LITTLE THINGS
THAT ADD UP TO BIG THINGS.
I CAN'T BE SPENDING
ENERGY AND TIME
AND THOUGHT ON HOW THESE GUYS
ARE BAITING THESE POTS
OR WHETHER THEY'RE
DOING THEIR JOB.
THEY'VE GOT TO GET IT DONE.
OH, KEITH IS TAKING IT JUST
LIKE YOU'D EXPECT HIM TO,
NOT HAPPY ONE BIT.
AND I DON'T BLAME HIM.
TRIP FROM HELL IS ALMOST OVER.
WE'RE JUST ABOUT THERE.
I'VE GOT TWO MORE POTS TO HAUL.
RIGHT THERE.
ONE MORE AFTER THAT ONE.
-52.
-52.
EVERYTHING HAS GONE
TO HELL ON US HERE.
YOU KNOW, I TOLD MONTE
BEFORE THE SEASON
I'D LEAVE AFTER I PUT IN
TWO GOOD TRIPS.
WELL, I HAVEN'T PUT IN
TWO GOOD TRIPS.
IT'S ALL ON MY BROTHER'S
SHOULDERS RIGHT NOW.
HEADING BACK TO TOWN
WITH MY TAIL BETWEEN MY LEGS.
Narrator: 165 MILES SOUTH...
WELL, WE'RE IN DUTCH HARBOR.
WE'RE JUST TYING UP.
Narrator: ...THE NORTHWESTERN
LIMPS INTO TOWN.
Sig: BOAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE
SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY.
THERE WAS A FIRE.
AND I DON'T KNOW
THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.
Narrator: AFTER BEING FORCED OFF
THE FISHING GROUNDS,
THE FATE OF CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN'S
SEASON IS UNCERTAIN.
WE MAY HAVE TO FLY PARTS IN.
AND UNTIL THEY
ASSESS THE SITUATION,
WE'RE NOT GONNA KNOW.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS,
HOW LONG IS THIS GONNA TAKE?
CLOCK'S TICKING FOR US.
Edgar: OVER 30 HOURS IN,
JUST LOST OVER A DAY AND A HALF.
WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS
IS GONNA TAKE TO FIX?
DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THIS PLACE
UNTIL WE WERE FULL.
NOW WE'RE EMPTY AND BROKEN.
AS FAR AS A BAD SITUATION, WE'RE
IN THE BEST SPOT WE CAN BE.
MAIN THING IS EVERYBODY'S OKAY.
I JUST REALLY AM BUMMED OUT
ABOUT THE FISHING.
JUST MOVED THE GEAR --
JUST --
JUST --
I JUST CAN'T SWALLOW IT.
IT'S TOUGH.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE IN
THE THRILL OF THE HUNT.
AND THEN IT'S OVER
BEFORE IT STARTED.
AND THERE WAS NO LIGHT.