Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 12, Episode 4 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript
Josh Harris is forced to take over the Cornelia Marie. Sean Dwyer gets his first taste of the angry sea. Greenhorns on the Cape Caution are slapped to attention. Weather, mechanical ...
Bill: THINGS HAVE CHANGED
OVER THE YEARS.
THIS GENERATION, THEY DON'T --
THEY DON'T DEAL WITH PIT BULL
THAT WELL ANYMORE.
IT'S MORE LIKE SOMETHIN' FLUFFY
AND NICE, YOU KNOW.
[ COUGHING ]
Man: WATCH YOURSELF!
[ VOMITING ]
Bill: WE'VE HAD A LOT
OF PEOPLE COME AND GO.
RE ASON IS EVERYBODY PAINTS
THIS BEAUTIFUL PICTURE,
AND IT'S ALL BULL [BLEEP].
OH!
Willie: TWO POTS, ZERO CRAB.
THAT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE IT'S A HOT SPOT.
Bill: YOU DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD.
THERE'S A SET OF RULES.
YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS WEIRD BUT
WHAT A GIFTED BUNCH, YOU KNOW.
IT'S LIKE, "MAKE ME A CRABBER."
Sean: WHAT THE...
¶ I'M WANTED ¶
¶ WANTED ¶
¶ DEAD OR ALIVE ¶
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: 195 MILES
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...
SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 14 FEET.
WHOO!
UH, IT DEFINITELY
JUST PICKED UP.
Narrator:
...ABOARD THE BRENNA A...
YEAH, THIS IS OUR FIRST
GO AROUND WITH BIG WEATHER.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER FISHES
THROUGH 14-FOOT SEAS
AND GALE FORCE WINDS.
THREE A!
THREE A!
YEAH, THIS STRING
IS NOT SO GOOD.
IT'S LOOKIN' PRETTY [BLEEP].
Sean: HAULING GEAR WITH BAD
NUMBERS, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE WEATHER
THE WAY IT IS SUCKS.
THAT'S DISAPPOINTING.
Narrator: AFTER HITTING IT
BIG HIS FIRST SET
AS A CRAB CAPTAIN,
THE YOUNG SKIPPER'S NUMBERS
HAVE TURNED ALMOST AS BAD
AS THE WEATHER.
Sean: I NEED GOOD FISHING.
YOU KNOW,
I GOT TO PROVE MYSELF CAPABLE
OF CATCHING THESE CRABS
BY THE END OF THE YEAR FOR SIG.
SIG TOOK A BIG RISK
TRUSTING ME TO CATCH IT,
YOU KNOW?
AND IF WE CAN GET THIS STUFF
KNOCKED OUT, DO A GOOD JOB,
HOPEFULLY THAT'LL LEAD
TO MORE CRAB.
OF COURSE, NOW WE'RE HAVIN'
SLOW FISHING AND [BLEEP]
WEATHER.
IT IS EXTRA [BLEEP]
BERING SEA TODAY.
THERE'S SOME BIG
FRICKIN' WAVES HERE.
THIS'LL BE A LITTLE HAIRY.
ACTUALLY, I'M FRANKLY PRETTY
IMPRESSED
WITH HOW THESE GUYS
ARE DOIN' IN THIS WEATHER.
COME ON, BRITT!
COME ON!
WATCH YOURSELF!
[ BLEEP ]
[BLEEP] RIDE THE PIN, DUDE.
Per: YEAH, MY BAD.
Sean: PER MISSED THE POCKET
WITH THE PIN
ON THE SORTING TABLE.
AND THE TABLE CAUGHT THE ROLL
AND SWUNG BACK TOWARDS EVERYBODY
AT THE LAUNCHER.
WATCH YOURSELF!
AS SOON AS I NOTICED HE COULDN'T
GET IT LOCKED IN PLACE,
I TRIED TO SHOVE 'EM OUT OF
THERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
YOU DON'T WANT THAT SWINGIN'
BACK AT ANYBODY AND GETTIN'
ANYBODY PINCHED BETWEEN
THE LAUNCHER AND THE TABLE.
THAT WOULD PROBABLY
BREAK SOMEONE'S LEG.
BRITT'S QUICK THINKING
SAVED HIS LITTLE LIFE.
IT WOULD'VE [BLEEP]
GUILLOTINED HIS ASS FOR SURE.
Sean: MIGHT BE TOO MUCH
FOR US TO HAUL IN.
IT'S COMING
FROM ALL [BLEEP] DIRECTIONS.
THE CRAB AREN'T WORTH SOMEBODY
GETTING HURT OVER, YOU KNOW?
[BLEEP] WHISTLIN' NOW.
HEY!
FOUR! SIX!
FOUR! SIX!
JUST GETTING [BLEEP] TOSSED.
THIS IS TOO MUCH.
I CAN'T SEE WHAT'S
IN FRONT OF ME.
SO...
THIS IS NOT CONDUCIVE
TO SAFE FISHING.
I CAN'T SEE.
WHOO!
THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO.
I'M DONE.
IT'S GETTING TOO HARD
FOR ME TO TELL WHICH WAY
IT'S COMING FROM HERE.
YOU GUYSRE A DOING A GOOD JOB,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT
HOW GOOD YOU REALLY ARE.
WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE SIG
OFFER ME THIS OPPORTUNITY,
IT KIND OF ESTABLISHES
WHO I AM IN THE INDUSTRY.
SO I REALLY ONLY HAVE
THIS SHOT TO MAKE IT.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
SAFETY COMES FIRST.
THE WEATHER IS WHAT MAKES
THIS JOB DEADLY.
IT'S THE 30-FOOT SEAS,
THE 50-KNOT WINDS,
THE FREEZING SPRAY, THE ICE.
ME COMING UP SHORT
IS NOT AS IMPORTANT
AS MY CREW'S SAFETY.
IT JUST MEANS I'M GONNA HAVE
TO WORK THAT MUCH HARDER.
WE'LL HIT IT AGAIN TOMORROW
UNTIL WE FILL THE BOAT.
Narrator: 145 MILES SOUTHEAST...
ON THE CAPE CAUTION.
Bill: OH, IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT
OF CRAB IN THAT ONE.
JUST THE WRONG KIND
FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
IS ON BIG NUMBERS.
I CAN TELL YOU FROM HERE
THAT IT'S OPILIO.
Narrator:
TOO BAD IT'S THE WRONG CRAB.
Nick: NOT THE SPECIES
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
Bill: YOU CAN TELL BY THE COLOR.
IT'S KIND OF A SANDY TAN
INSTEAD OF A REDDISH HUE.
UH, 14, 1-4!
RIGHT NOW, THIS SUCKS.
NOTHING BUT OPIES.
AFTER SEEING KING CRAB POTS
WITH 120 IN 'EM,
SEEING A FEW BAIRDI IN A POT,
A LITTLE LESTHS AN EXCITING.
OPIES!
OPIES!
THERE'S A LOT OF POTS
TO BE PULLED.
I'VE GOT TO CATCH
160,000 POUNDS OF BAIRDI.
Narrator: WITH HIS BIGGEST
BAIRDI QUOTA IN YEARS...
Bill: FOR US TO GET 160,000
IN 183 POTS,
EVERY POT
HAS TO HARVEST 446 CRAB.
11, 1-1, 11!
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN AND CREW
WILL HAVE TO GRIND IT OUT
TO CATCH THEIR WEIGHT.
Bill: THINGS ARE DRAGGIN'
ON FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
HURRY !UP
COME ON!
Narrator: THE STRENUOUS WORK
IS TAKING A TOLL
ON GREENHORNS HUNTER COOPER...
UM, I GUESS THERE'S
A LOT OF OPIES.
I'M NOT SURE.
I HAVEN'T DONE ANY SORTING.
...AND RONNIE JAMES...
NICKNAMED FOR NO REASON
IN PARTICULAR,
"THE SWEDISH TWINS."
Bill: IT'LL BE INTERESTING
TO SEE HOW
"THE SWEDISH TWINS" HANDLE THIS.
BY THE END OF THE DAY
TODAY, IT'LL --
IT'LL BE A PRETTY LONG STRETCH.
Hunter: COME ON, RONNIE!
THAT'S HER!
HOPEFULLY
THE YOUNGER GUYS,
"THE SWEDISH TWINS"
WILL STEP UP.
Bill: I THINK
"THE SWEDISH TWINS"
ARE GONNA GET A LITTLE TASTE
OF THE BERING SEA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
I THINK IT'S GONNA SURPRISE
'EM HOW BRUTAL SHE CAN BE.
Hunter: HURRY UP!
COME ON!
KIND OF REAL TIRED.
EVERYTHING
SEEMS SUBSTANTIALLY HARDER.
YOU ARE NOT MOVING
FAST ENOUGH!
I'M CATCHING SOME
[BLEEP] FOR IT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I CAN DO OTHER
THAN JUST KEEP TRYING.
UH, 14, 1-4!
YEAH. THIS STRING AIN'T --
THE STRING ISN'T REAL GOOD.
Narrator: WITH FEW BAIRDI
LANDING IN THE POTS...
WE GOT SOME BETTER SIGNS.
SOME BETTER ACTIVITY GOING UP
IN THE NORTH HERE,
SO WE'RE GONNA JUMP
UP A LITTLE SHALLOWER.
SET THESE OUT.
WE NEED TO GET THIS STUFF
PICKED UP AND FIND A HOME.
Narrator: ...BILL MAKES THE CALL
TO MOVE TO NEW GROUNDS.
FACING AN ALL NIGHT STEAM,
IT'S ON THE GREENHORNS
TO TAKE THE FIRST WHEEL WATCH.
HEY, RONNIE!
HUNTER!
COME OVER HERE.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING?
REALLY IMPORTANT JOB,
WE'RE PUTTING THE BOAT
IN YOUR HANDS UP THERE.
MEANS WE'RE TRUSTING YOU
WITH OUR LIFE.
CONTINUE ON!
HYDRATE, DRINK SOME WATER.
Narrator: THE DUTIES OF
THE WHEEL WATCH ARE CRITICAL,
LIKE SCANNING THE OPEN SEA
FOR DRIFTING BOATS
AND ERRANT SHIPPING CONTAINERS
THAT COULD SINK THE VESSEL.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
¶¶
Narrator: ON THE CAPE CAUTION,
GREENHORN HUNTER COOPER
IS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL.
Bill: HEY, SOMEBODY
GO GET RONNIE.
HE'S GONNA TAKE OVER
FOR HUNTER ON WHEEL WATCH.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
ROUSTS HIS OTHER GREENHORN,
RONNIE JAMES,
TO TAKE OVER THE WHEEL WATCH.
Bill: HERE WE ARE.
WE'RE RUNNING FULL SPEED,
DEAD AT NIGHT,
OTHER BOATS OUT HERE.
EVERYBODY'S IN BED.
COME UP IN THE WHEEL HOUSE,
I FIND HUNTER PASSED OUT ASLEEP.
I OVSHED HIM.
I LIFTED HIS HOOD.
I LOOKED AT HIM.
I WAKE UP HIM.
OH, "I'M NOT SLEEPING.
I'M NOT SLEEPING!"
YOU KNOW, IT'S...
IT'S OUR LIVES ON THE LINE.
IT'S CRA--
IT'S OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES
IN THE OTHER BOAT.
IT'S REALLY DISHEARTENING.
IT'S...
YEAH, YOU GOT THE WATCH.
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
DON'T [BLEEP] UP.
Bill: AND DO NOT FALL ASLEEP.
[ YAWNS ]
¶¶
[ DOOR HANDLE JIGGLING ]
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU DON'T KNOW?
HOW MUCH TIME'S ON THE WA--
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN', MAN?
-GET OUT OF HERE.
-ALL RIGHT.
THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON?
WHO'S ON WATCH?
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON?
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOIN?
I DON'T KNOW.
ARE YOU SLEEPWALKING?
WELL, IF YOU'RE SLEEPWALKING,
THAT TELLS ME YOU WERE SLEEPING.
THAT'S THE FIRST STEP
TO SLEEPWALKING, RIGHT?
SO WERE YOU
UP HERE SLEEPING?
YEAH.
YOU WERE SLEEPING?
AND YOUR BUDDY, HUNTER,
WAS [BLEEP] SLEEPIN'
IN THE CHAIR, TOO.
GO GET THAT SON OF A BITCH.
[ BLEEP ]
I DON'T KNOW, THESE GUYS
WERE PERFECT DURING KING CRAB.
WE COME OUT, THEY HAD ALL THE
SLEEP IN THE WORLD HERE AND...
THE [BLEEP]
ARE THESE GUYS DOING?
WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED TO YOU TWO?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU FALL ASLEEP
AND YOU'RE GOING FULL SPEED
AND YOU RUN INTO ANOTHER BOAT
GOING FULL SPEED?
PEOPLE FRICKIN' DIE.
I BEEN DOING THIS
FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.
I'M NOT ABOUT TO DIE 'CAUSE
SOME NEW KID [BLEEP]
DECIDES TO SLEEP ON WATCH.
YOU GUYS NEED
TO KEEP IT TOGETHER.
IF YOU GET SLEEPY,
STAND UP.
YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M TELLING YOU?
¿COMPRENDE?
ALL RIGHT.
SORRY, CAPTAIN.
I HATE THAT WORD,
"SORRY."
THAT'S A [BLEEP]
GAME FOR LITTLE KIDS.
THAT'S NOT A GAME
FOR A WHEELHOUSE.
Narrator: 22 MILES EAST
AND 10 HOURS LATER
IS THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE.
Man: LET'SUL PL UP BAIRDI!
HERE WE COME!
-AW, YEAH!
-WHOO!
JUST STARTED PULLIN'
OUR FIRST OF THE BAIRDI HERE.
[ COUGHING ]
HOW YOU DOING THER BE,IG DOG?
Narrator: A VERY SICK
CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
AND SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING
JOSH HARRIS
CLOSE IN ON THEIR RSFIT
EVER BAIRDI POT.
FOR KING CRAB WE WENT OUT
AND SET OUT,
LANDED ON THE MOTHER LODE.
WOULDN'T THAT BE BADASS?
TO HAVE TWO [BLEEP]
KICKASS SEASONS BA TCKO BACK?
Narrator: AFTER A BIG KING
SEASON, JOSH AND CASEY
PUSH TO KEEP
THEIR WINNING STREAK ALIVE.
Casey: I'VE BITTEN OFF
A LOT OF QUOTA.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER
IS THAT IF I DON'T PERFORM,
I COULD LOSE THIS BOAT.
Josh: COME ON, BABY.
LET'S SEE SOMETHING,
ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator: AFTER SELLING THE
MAJORITY SHARE OF THE CM
TO NEW OWNERS, CASEY AND JOSH
HAVE TO PRODUCE TO SURVIVE.
OH!
Casey: FIRST POT OF BAIRDI'S
IS JUST WEAK.
BAIRDI IS A HARD FISHERY.
I HOPE THIS IS NOT A TREND.
SO IF IT KEEPS UP
LIKE THIS,
IT'S GOING
TO BE A LONG DAY.
CO[ UGHING ]
OH, [BLEEP]!
Willie: TWO POTS, ZERO CRAB.
IT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE IT'S THE HOT SPOT AT ALL.
THERE AIN'T NO [BLEEP]
CRAB ITHN E POTS.
[ COUGHING ]
LOCK IN, CREW.
NOT ONE CRAB HAS GONE
ON THAT TABLE YET.
THIS IS MISERABLE.
[ CASECOY UGHING ]
Narrator: THE ONLY THING WORSE
THAN THE FISHING...
IS CASEY'S HEALTH.
I FEEL LIKE PULLING UP
EMPTY POTS SUCKS.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL
LIKE RIGHT NOW, JUST NAUSEATED?
NO.
NO NAUSEA.
HAVE YOU DRANK ANY WATER
OR ANYTHG INLATELY?
OH, YEAH.
Josh: CASEY'S FEELIN' SICK.
IF HIS HEALTH BECOMES AN ISSUE,
THEN WE'LL TURN
THIS BOAT AROUND,
AND WE'LL GO TO TOWN.
SO, NOW I AM LEFT HERE
TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THIS.
I GOT TO FIGURE
OUT HOW I'M GONNA SKIPPER
AND GET ALL THESE POTS HAULED.
THIS IS WHERE YOU START TO PRAY.
Narrator: 195 MILES
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...
...ON THE 110-FOOT BRENNA A...
CHECK THE PROGRESS
OF OUR STORM HERE, SO...
Narrator:
AFTER 35-KNOT WINDS SHUT DOWN
FISHING FOR THE NIGHT...
GALE WARNING [BLEEP]
50 AND, UH, 55,
31-FOOT SEAS.
YEAH, SO IT SOUNDS TERRIBLE.
Narrator: 23-YEAR-OLD CAPTAIN
SEAN DWYER
WAKES TO FIND
STILL ANGRY BERING SEA.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW,
25,000, 30,000 POUNDS.
UH, YEAH.
THAT SUCKS BIG TIME.
Narrator: THQUE OTA SEAN HAS
LEFT TO CATCH FOR SIG
WILL HAVE TO SPEND
ANOTHER DAY IN THE BERING SEA.
Sean: GONNA GO DOWN
TO TELL THE BOYS
AND LET 'EM KNOW,
GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THIS IS PRETTY SERIOUS.
UH, SO LAST NIGHT
WE HAD A 35-KNOT WIND
ON THE FORECAST
WITH 30-FOOT SEAS.
IN 12 HOURS, THAT 35 WENT
TO A 50 WITH 31-FOOT SEAS.
THAT'S JUST NOT WORTH IT.
WE'RE GONNA BE SHUT DOWN.
HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER
WILL BE ABLE TO WORK THE...
I HOPE THE WEATHER STABILIZES.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE
TO PUT THE HURT ON THE CRAB
BUT, UH, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
CRAPPY WEATHER
IS CRAPPY WEATHER.
YOU CAN'T FISH,
SO, UH, YEAH.
WE JUST GOT TO SIT HERE
AND WAIT IT OUT.
THAT'S A BIG WIND.
THE BIG "EL NIÑO."
THAT'S THE PLAN.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW
HOW FAR IT IS TO
WHEREVER WE'RE GONNA START.
Man: OH, MAN.
YEAH, DUDE.
[BLEEP] WEATHER, MAN.
THAT WAS A REALLY TOUGH
CONVERSATION TO HAVE.
UM, THEY GET IT OBVIOUSLY.
I MEAN, THEY'RE THE ONES
WHO HAVE TO BE OUT ON DECK.
IF IT'S CRAPPY WEATHER,
THEY DON'T WANT TO BE
OUTSIDE GETTING WASHED AROUND.
SO THEY GET IT,
BUT NO ONE'S REALLY HAPPY
ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW?
THAT ONE'S LOGGED.
WHAT THE...
[BLEEP] SUCKER.
THAT WAS A BIG ONE.
Man: WELL, GET
YOUR RAIN GEAR ON.
Man #2: GNARLY, DUDE.
[BLEEP]
ATTH WAS A GOOD ONE.
[BLEEP]
COME ON.
THAT WAS A [BLEEP]
WAVE OUT OF NOWHERE.
SECURE THE DECK.
I MEAN, THAT WAS
A PRETTY BIG HIT.
IT MADE A BIT OF A MESS.
rrNaator: A 30-FOOT ROGUE WAVE
BROKE OVER THE PORTSIDE WALL...
RIPPING THE SORTING TABLE
OUT OF STORAGE.
NOW E THGUYS HAVE TO GO
SECURE EVERYTHING, SO,
UH, PICKIN' UP ALL THE PIECES.
IT'S FUNNY, WE'RE TRYIN' TO RUN
FROM THE WEATHER
AND WE'RE -- WE'RE GETTIN' HIT
FROM ALL ANGLES.
IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER
WHICH DIRECTION WE GO,
WE'RE GETTIN' HIT.
Sean: IT'S COSTING US FUEL,
FISHING TIME, YOU KNOW?
IT'S JUST -- IT'S NEVER GOOD
TO STOP FISHING
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW,
WE CAN'T CONTROL
MOTHER NATURE, SO...
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE
NICE WEATHER
FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP.
Narrator: 135 MILES SOUTHEAST
ON THE 113-FOOT TIME BANDIT...
[ JOHNATHAN VOMITING ]
7-0.
[ BLEEP ]
70 [BLEEP] CRAB.
WE'RE CATCHING CRAB, MAN.
WE'RE UP MORNING DEW...
THERE'S A GNARLY [BLEEP]
FLU GOIN' AROUND.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE WATCHING EVERYONE
SLOWLY GET SICK.
Narrator: DESPITE BIG NUMBERS...
Johnathan: WE GOT 6 MORE DAYS
TO LOAD THE BOAT.
I'M REALLY UNDER A LOT
OF PRESSURE.
Narrator: ...A BOAT-WIDE FLU
IS PUTTING A HURT ON
CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND'S
KING CRAB SEASON.
MY VOICE KIND OF, LIKE, HURTS.
MY THROAT, RIGHT HERE.
THERE'S PROBABLY
TWO DIFFERENT FLUS.
THEY HAV'TEN GOTTEN MY FLU,
BUT NOW I GOT THEIR FLU.
NOW THEY'RE GONNA GET MY FLU
AND WE'RE ALL GONNA BE [BLEEP]
[ VOMITING ]
OH [BLEEP] ME.
OH!
[ CHEERING ]
CHEDDAR, BABY, CHEDDAR.
Johnathan: THIS IS A SHORT
LITTLE STRING HERE.
THERE'S 35 POTS LEFT.
9-4!
OH, MY GOD!
HO HO HO HO HO!
Eddie: WITH THE AMOUNT OF
NUMBERS THAT WE'RE GETTING,
IT'S REALLY KEEPIN' EVERYBODY,
YOU KNOW, IN GOOD SPIRIT.
[ SHOUTING ] YEAH!
Johnathan: SEE,
YOU GOT TO FIGHT THE FLU.
CAN'T LET THAT FLU GET TO YOU.
YOU GOT TO FIGHT.
IT'S MIND OVER MATTER.
YEAH?
WE HAVE NO HYDRO FLUID
IN OUR FRONT HYDRO TANK.
HO W DID WE LOSE IT?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT IT'S EMPTY.
OKAY, WE HAVE TO FIND
THAT LEAK, DUDE.
WE'RE SCREWED WITHOUT IT.
IF WE DON'T FIND
THAT LEAK, WE'RE, UH,
TITS UP, TANGO UNIFORM.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL GET EDDIE UP.
YEAH, GET EDDIE UP.
THANKS FOR TELLIN' ME.
WELL, HEAVEN AND HELL
IS LIKE THIS OUT HERE.
WE NEED SOME HYDRAULIC
FLUID BAD -- DAMN.
Narrator:
IF OVERCOMING THE BERING SEA
PLAGUE WASN'T ENOUGH...
Johnathan: WE DEFINITELY GOT
TO FIND THAT LEAK, GUYS.
Narrator: ...NOW THE BOAT
IS BREAKING DOWN.
Johnathan: WE GOT TO FIND OUT
WHERE WE'RE LOSIN' THAT OIL.
WE'RE IN A WHOLE HEAP LOAD
OF TROUBLE.
Narrator: 170 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Johnathan:
EVERYONE'S GOT THE [BLEEP]
FLU OR ARE WEAK OR [BLEEP]
Narrator:
...ON THE TIME BANDIT.
I STARTED THE DAY WITH LEAKING
OUT EVERY ORIFICE IN MY BODY
AND THEN THE BOAT ENDED UP
HAVING AN ORIFICE LEAKAGE.
THAT W IAY GOT A HYDRAULIC LEAK,
WE -- THAT HAPPENED
ABOUT THE SAME TIME
I WAS PUKING OUT BOTH WINDOWS.
Narrator: FOR THE PAST 10 HOURS,
A FLU AND A HYDRAULIC LEAK
HAVE BROUGHT CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN
HILLSTRAND'S KING SEASON
TO A HALT.
I'M NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT!
SHUTTIN' THE [BLEEP]
THE MOTORS OFF.
I AIN'T RUNNING THIS BOAT
TILL WE [BLEEP] FIND THAT LEAK.
Narrator: ESSENTIAL CRAB FISHING
EQUIPMENT IS CONTROLLED
BY A COMPLEX SYSTEM
OF HYDRAULIC LINES.
ON THE TIME BANDIT,
THE CRANE, THE BLOCK,
THE BOOM, AND THE LAUNCHER
ARE ALL TIED TOGETHER.
IF THE HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKS
OUT, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM LOCKS UP.
PULL THESE BOARDS OFF.
I WANT TO GET DOWN THERE
AND LOOK.
SERIOUS [BLEEP]
GOING ON HERE.
WE, UH -- WE'RE LOSIN'
OUR FLUID SOMEWHERE.
NEED TO FIND OUT RIGHT NOW.
LOOKING AT EVERY FITTING,
EVERY PIPE.
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT
LEAKING UNDERNEATH HERE.
WE'RE GONNA FIND
THIS LEAK OR ELSE
I'M IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING CRAB.
I DON'T WANT THAO VE
ANY DEAD LOSS.
Narrator: EACH PASSING HOUR
THE BOAT SITS IDLE INCREASES
THE POSSIBILITY OF CRAB
DYING BEFORE OFF-LOAD.
Johnathan: JUST KEEP LOOKING.
EVERYONE JUST KEEP LOOKING.
[BLEEP] SHOULD BE ABLE
TO FIND THIS LEAK.
IT'S GOT TO BE THE REMOTES.
IT'S GOT TO BE
THESE REMOTES
'CAUSE IT FEEDS OFF
THAT SAME TANK.
Johnathan: COME OVER HERE
BY THE CRANE PEDESTAL, GUYS!
PULL THESE FIRST.
SEE IF WE CAN SEE
ANY OIL ANYWHERE.
I'M ALMOST SURE
IT'S RIGHT HERE.
HERE, WE GOT LINES
RIGHT HERE
THAT DON'T HAVE TAPE
AND YOU'RE ON 'EM.
THAT'S PROBABLY
WHERE IT'S BUSTED.
FIND OUT REAL SHORTLY.
PULL THIS ONE UP.
THERE IT IS.
FOUND IT!
THERE IT IS.
THERE'S THE OIL.
IT SPILLED RIGHT OUT OF HERE.
THIS IS THE LINE.
NOW WE'LL REPLACE THIS LINE.
THAT'S OIL ALL OVER MY HANDS.
I'M GONNA GO WITH IT.
OKAY, WE FOUND IT!
I'LL TELL EDDIE SR.
I'LL GO WITH IT.
WE'RE GONNA FIX IT UP
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THAT'S IT,
AND WE CAN GET BACK TO CRABBING.
Johnathan: NOW AT LEAST
WE FOUND THE LEAK.
WE'RE FIXIN' IT.
IT'S GONNA COST US 3 OR 4 HOURS.
BUT THAT'S CRAB FISHING.
IT'S ALL PART OF THE GAME.
AS SOON AS THEY TELL ME
THAT'S FIXED, WHOO-HOO!
I'M GONNA TURN THIS THING
AND PEW!
I'M GUNNING HER!
HOLY MOLY!
Narrator: 36 MILES SOUTH...
Josh: CASEY'S DOWN.
...ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh:
YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
SO WHILE HE'S DOWN,
I'LL BE THE MAN
IN CONTROL AND IN CHARGE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALREADY
AT 70 POTS SITTING ON DECK.
NEED TO FIND A HOME FOR 'EM.
Narrator:
WITH CASEY OUT OF COMMISSION,
CAPTAIN-IN-TRAINING JOSH HARRIS
IS FORCED TO SET
THE NEXT BAIRDI STRING
ON HIS OWN.
Man: NOW EVERYTHING'S BEEN
PILIN' UP RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A PRETTY UN-FUN
SI TUATION TO BE IN
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING'S
JUST GONE TO [BLEEP]
FIRST TWO STRINGS
WE HAULED THIS MORNING,
PULLED UP MAYBE 70 CRAB.
IT'S A HARD FISHERY THIS ONE
.
PULLED UP MAYBE 70 CRAB.
I'VE NEVER DONE THIS FISHERY
BEFORE, SO FIRST TWO STRINGS,
NOT VERY GOOD.
AND IF I DON'T DO THAT,
I'M A FAILURE, SO...
I'VE NEVER FAILED BEFORE.
WE'RE GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT.
AND EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED
FROM CRAB FISHING
BASICALLY ENTAILS
TE STING YOUR DEPTHS.
AND THAT IS WHAT I'M
DOING RIGHT NOW.
I'M STICKING BACK
TO THE OLD-SCHOOL ROOTS
OF CRAB FISHING.
IN THE SHALLOWS,
LANDED IN A DESERT.
WE'RE STARTING TO GET OUT
A LITTLE BIT DEEPER NOW.
SO WE'RE KIND OF TESTING DEPTHS
AND SEE WHAT WE COMEP U
WITH HERE.
Narrator: AFTER STRIKING OUT
IN THE SHALLOWS, JOSH
VENTURES INTO DEEPER WATER.
I HAVE SPOTTED MY NEW TERRITORY
WHERE I'M GONNA
GO PUT THESE POTS.
YEAH,
THIS IS MY LIGHTNING STRIKE.
WITH ANY LUCK, WE'LL LAND
ON THE MOTHER LODE OF BAIRDI.
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN.
READY?
Man: READY!
GO FOR IT.
THERE WE GO!
WE'RE IN.
CASEY'S GONNA LOOK
AT ME AND BE LIKE,
[BLEEP] UP,
OR HE'S GONNA BE LIKE,
"NICE JOB."
HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME BAIRDI
IN THE POTS.
Narrator: FROM BIG WEATHER
TO INFLUENZA,
MOST OF THE FLEET IS DOWN FOR
THE COUNT WITH SLIM NUMBERS
TO SHOW FOR IT.
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
¶¶
[ Laughing ] WHAT --
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHING ]
IT'S HALLOWEEN
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE.
THAT'S A HIGH-FIVE.
AND, UH, IT'S GETTIN' KIND
OF WEIRD AROUND HERE.
OH, MY GOD.
THIS BT'OAS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
BERING SEA DEMENTIA
JUST KICKED IN TENFOLD.
Narrator: 195 MILES
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR.
ON THE BRENNA A.
SO WE'RE JUST PULLIN' UP ON
THE FIRST STRING OF THE DAY.
IS GOING TO BE
AN 18-POT STRING.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA
BE GOOD OR NOT
BUT CRAB ARE OFF BITE.
Narrator: AFTER SHUTTING DOWN
DURING A 36-HOUR GALE,
CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
IS BACK IN THE GAME.
Sean: AND WE'LL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
PEHOFULLY, WE GRAB ENOUGH POTS.
I'M LOOKING FOR MORE CRAB.
Narrator: WITH ANY LUCK,
THE BAIRDI ARE ON THE BITE.
Sean: SOMETIMES THE CRAB DIG
DOWN IN THE WEATHER,
SO WE'LL SEE.
I GOT A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME
I CAN BE OUT HERE.
I'VE GOT CRAB I GOT TO GET
CAUGHT BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
SIGNED A PIECE OF PAPER THAT
SAID I WOULD HARVEST SIG'S CRAB.
THAT'S MY REPUTATION.
Narrator:
TO REMAIN A MAN OF HIS WORD
AND CATCH 200,000 POUNDS
OF SIG'S QUOTA,
THE FRESHMAN SKIPPER BANKS
ON A MAJOR HAUL.
YOU KNOW, THE GOAL
OF CATCHING SIG'S CRAB
BEFORE THE FIRST
OF THE YEAR IS REALLY CLOSE.
BUT WE NEED TO GET BACK
ON THAT GOOD FISHING,
AND WE'LL SEAL THE DEAL,
SO TIME TO FISH.
POTS COMING UP, BOYS.
Man: WE GOT TO GET THIS CRAB
ON THE BOAT
SO WE'RE KIND OF
IN A LITTLE TIME CRUNCH HERE.
WE GOT A DELIVERY DATE
IN A COUPLE DAYS
BUT WE'LL GET IT.
SeanSI: G TOOK A BIG RISK ON ME.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S A SERIOUS DEAL.
Man: BIG NUMBERS!
COMIN' UP!
[ CHEERING ]
DA!MN
GOT IT!
HA HA!
Man: IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
LOT OF CLEAN,
BIG BAIRDI IN HERE.
GET THIS SORTED OUT
AND GET SOME BAIT MADE.
POWER THROUGH IT
AND GET THIS HAUL DONE.
9.1-..
195?
WHOO!
[ BLEEP ]
195 ELUSIVE [BLEEP]
SUCKIN' BAIRDI IN THAT POT.
[BLEEP] YEAH,
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
BOBBIN',
THROWIN' 'EM!
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU CAN RUN [BLEEP]
BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!
1-7-5!
175?
175?
SO, YEAH, GO AHEAD
AND STACK IT.
HAH, JUST KIDDING!
WE'RE DEFINITELY SETTING
THESE POTS BACK.
THERE'S CRAB UNDERNEATH US,
AND WE'RE GONNA GET 'EM.
HERE, CRABBY,
CRABBY, CRABBY!
IT IS TOUGH.
BUT FOR ME, AT LEAST,
I KNOW THAT THERE'S MONEY
TO BE MADE CATCHING BAIRDI.
I WOULDN'T RISK THIS MUCH
IF I WASN'T CONFIDENT
IN MY ABILITIES.
I'M NOT GONNA LET SIG DOWN.
I'M NOT AFRAID THAT I WILL.
-YES!
-YEAH.
WHOO!
I'VE GOT THE MENTALITY.
I THINK I LEARNED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE CRAB.
WHEN YOU'RE STARTING OUT,
YOU'RE HUNGRY AND YOU WORK HARD,
AND I AM, CERTAINLY.
I THINK THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
I'M IN THE BAIRDI MODE.
Narrator: 165 MILES SOUTHEAST...
WE NEED TO PULL A RABBIT
OUT OF THE OLD HAT.
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
MY PARTNER IN CRIME
IS OUT OF ACTION,
SO I AM THE LONE RANGER
AS WE SPEAK.
Narrator:
SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING JOSH HARRIS
HAS FULL COMMAND OF THE BOAT...
AND PREPARES TO HAUL
THE FIRST BAIRDI POTS
OF HIS CAREER.
Josh: FIRST POT, READY TO ROCK
AND ROLL THERE, BOYS?
LET'S GO, BABY.
BIG NUMBERS, BIG NUMBERS!
BIG NUMBERS.
WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR THE CRAB
SUPERHIGHWAY.
I HAVE NOT FOUND IT.
SO, HOPEFULLY, WITH ANY LU,CK
WE'RE GONNA STRIKE.
COME ON.
PLEASE BE IT.
YEAH!
[BLEEP] YEAH.
[ Chuckling ] YEAH.
YEAH, BABY.
THAT'S A LOT OF CRAB, MAN.
THEY'RE GOOD SIZE, TOO.
LOOK AT THIS.
THEY'RE HUGE.
THAT'S GOOD SIZE THERE.
90!
[BLEEP] RIGHT ON.
BEEN A LOT BETTER
THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
CAN DEFINITELY MAKE DO
WITH THAT.
BECAUSE IF IT KEEPS UP,
WE 'RE GONNA BE DOING OKAY.
I WANT TO GO HOME!
ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S A [BLEEP] GREAT POT.
CATCH ME SOME!
I LOVE CRAB.
TABLE FULL OF CRAB,
PRETTY GOOD FEELING
AFTER HAULIN' ALL THOSE BLANKS.
I WISH I COULD E IATT RIGHT NOW.
1-8-7!
Josh: OH, BITCH!
PRAISE JESUS!
CAN I GET AN AMEN?
-AMEN!
-AMEN!
OH, I SET THIS GEAR,
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY I DID.
LOOK AT ALL THOSE
[BLEEP] BAIRDI.
WE HAVE STRUCK GOLD!
OH, YEAH!
HERE THEY COME!
YEAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH, MAN!
THIS IS A BIG DEAL!
IT'S A BIG DEAL
IN MY FISHING CAREER
RIGHT NOW, MAN.
Narrator: AFTER SEASONS PLAYING
SECOND FIDDLE,
JOSH IS NOW CAPTAINING
THE CORNELIA MARIE ON HIS OWN.
HOLY [BLEEP]
1-1-8!
118!
OH, FO' SHO' [BLEEP].
CAN I GET A [BLEEP] AMEN?
HALLMARK MOMENT
ON THE OLD CM.
YEAH!
YEAH!
CRAB!
GOT A TABLE FULL OF CRAB AGAIN.
HOLY [BLEEP] YO.
WELL, I GOT SOMETHING
TO TELL YOU.
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA
BE A LITTLE SHOCKING,
BUT THE TOP POT
FOR TODAY WAS 187.
-YEAH!
-YOU'RE [BLEEP]
NO!
FOR YOU, MAN.
AND WE HAVE 175, 167...
[ BLEEP ]
THIS WAS [BLEEP]
OUR GOLDEN GOOSE, DUDE.
OH, MY GOD.
[BLEEP]
I MEAN, JUST...
IF I WASN'T SICK,
I'D KISS YOU RIGHT NOW.
BIG POT!
WHOO!
-IS ISTH OUT OF OUR
LIGHTNING BOLT?
-YEAH.
NICE.
I GOT TO [BLEEP] MAKE SURE
WH YENOU GET BACK UP HERE,
EVERYTHING'S [BLEEP]
SEMI IN ORDER.
WOW!
I MEAN...
[LAUGHS] I DID IT!
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?
OVER THE YEARS.
THIS GENERATION, THEY DON'T --
THEY DON'T DEAL WITH PIT BULL
THAT WELL ANYMORE.
IT'S MORE LIKE SOMETHIN' FLUFFY
AND NICE, YOU KNOW.
[ COUGHING ]
Man: WATCH YOURSELF!
[ VOMITING ]
Bill: WE'VE HAD A LOT
OF PEOPLE COME AND GO.
RE ASON IS EVERYBODY PAINTS
THIS BEAUTIFUL PICTURE,
AND IT'S ALL BULL [BLEEP].
OH!
Willie: TWO POTS, ZERO CRAB.
THAT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE IT'S A HOT SPOT.
Bill: YOU DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD.
THERE'S A SET OF RULES.
YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDS WEIRD BUT
WHAT A GIFTED BUNCH, YOU KNOW.
IT'S LIKE, "MAKE ME A CRABBER."
Sean: WHAT THE...
¶ I'M WANTED ¶
¶ WANTED ¶
¶ DEAD OR ALIVE ¶
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: 195 MILES
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...
SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 14 FEET.
WHOO!
UH, IT DEFINITELY
JUST PICKED UP.
Narrator:
...ABOARD THE BRENNA A...
YEAH, THIS IS OUR FIRST
GO AROUND WITH BIG WEATHER.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER FISHES
THROUGH 14-FOOT SEAS
AND GALE FORCE WINDS.
THREE A!
THREE A!
YEAH, THIS STRING
IS NOT SO GOOD.
IT'S LOOKIN' PRETTY [BLEEP].
Sean: HAULING GEAR WITH BAD
NUMBERS, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE WEATHER
THE WAY IT IS SUCKS.
THAT'S DISAPPOINTING.
Narrator: AFTER HITTING IT
BIG HIS FIRST SET
AS A CRAB CAPTAIN,
THE YOUNG SKIPPER'S NUMBERS
HAVE TURNED ALMOST AS BAD
AS THE WEATHER.
Sean: I NEED GOOD FISHING.
YOU KNOW,
I GOT TO PROVE MYSELF CAPABLE
OF CATCHING THESE CRABS
BY THE END OF THE YEAR FOR SIG.
SIG TOOK A BIG RISK
TRUSTING ME TO CATCH IT,
YOU KNOW?
AND IF WE CAN GET THIS STUFF
KNOCKED OUT, DO A GOOD JOB,
HOPEFULLY THAT'LL LEAD
TO MORE CRAB.
OF COURSE, NOW WE'RE HAVIN'
SLOW FISHING AND [BLEEP]
WEATHER.
IT IS EXTRA [BLEEP]
BERING SEA TODAY.
THERE'S SOME BIG
FRICKIN' WAVES HERE.
THIS'LL BE A LITTLE HAIRY.
ACTUALLY, I'M FRANKLY PRETTY
IMPRESSED
WITH HOW THESE GUYS
ARE DOIN' IN THIS WEATHER.
COME ON, BRITT!
COME ON!
WATCH YOURSELF!
[ BLEEP ]
[BLEEP] RIDE THE PIN, DUDE.
Per: YEAH, MY BAD.
Sean: PER MISSED THE POCKET
WITH THE PIN
ON THE SORTING TABLE.
AND THE TABLE CAUGHT THE ROLL
AND SWUNG BACK TOWARDS EVERYBODY
AT THE LAUNCHER.
WATCH YOURSELF!
AS SOON AS I NOTICED HE COULDN'T
GET IT LOCKED IN PLACE,
I TRIED TO SHOVE 'EM OUT OF
THERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
YOU DON'T WANT THAT SWINGIN'
BACK AT ANYBODY AND GETTIN'
ANYBODY PINCHED BETWEEN
THE LAUNCHER AND THE TABLE.
THAT WOULD PROBABLY
BREAK SOMEONE'S LEG.
BRITT'S QUICK THINKING
SAVED HIS LITTLE LIFE.
IT WOULD'VE [BLEEP]
GUILLOTINED HIS ASS FOR SURE.
Sean: MIGHT BE TOO MUCH
FOR US TO HAUL IN.
IT'S COMING
FROM ALL [BLEEP] DIRECTIONS.
THE CRAB AREN'T WORTH SOMEBODY
GETTING HURT OVER, YOU KNOW?
[BLEEP] WHISTLIN' NOW.
HEY!
FOUR! SIX!
FOUR! SIX!
JUST GETTING [BLEEP] TOSSED.
THIS IS TOO MUCH.
I CAN'T SEE WHAT'S
IN FRONT OF ME.
SO...
THIS IS NOT CONDUCIVE
TO SAFE FISHING.
I CAN'T SEE.
WHOO!
THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO.
I'M DONE.
IT'S GETTING TOO HARD
FOR ME TO TELL WHICH WAY
IT'S COMING FROM HERE.
YOU GUYSRE A DOING A GOOD JOB,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT
HOW GOOD YOU REALLY ARE.
WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE SIG
OFFER ME THIS OPPORTUNITY,
IT KIND OF ESTABLISHES
WHO I AM IN THE INDUSTRY.
SO I REALLY ONLY HAVE
THIS SHOT TO MAKE IT.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
SAFETY COMES FIRST.
THE WEATHER IS WHAT MAKES
THIS JOB DEADLY.
IT'S THE 30-FOOT SEAS,
THE 50-KNOT WINDS,
THE FREEZING SPRAY, THE ICE.
ME COMING UP SHORT
IS NOT AS IMPORTANT
AS MY CREW'S SAFETY.
IT JUST MEANS I'M GONNA HAVE
TO WORK THAT MUCH HARDER.
WE'LL HIT IT AGAIN TOMORROW
UNTIL WE FILL THE BOAT.
Narrator: 145 MILES SOUTHEAST...
ON THE CAPE CAUTION.
Bill: OH, IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT
OF CRAB IN THAT ONE.
JUST THE WRONG KIND
FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
IS ON BIG NUMBERS.
I CAN TELL YOU FROM HERE
THAT IT'S OPILIO.
Narrator:
TOO BAD IT'S THE WRONG CRAB.
Nick: NOT THE SPECIES
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
Bill: YOU CAN TELL BY THE COLOR.
IT'S KIND OF A SANDY TAN
INSTEAD OF A REDDISH HUE.
UH, 14, 1-4!
RIGHT NOW, THIS SUCKS.
NOTHING BUT OPIES.
AFTER SEEING KING CRAB POTS
WITH 120 IN 'EM,
SEEING A FEW BAIRDI IN A POT,
A LITTLE LESTHS AN EXCITING.
OPIES!
OPIES!
THERE'S A LOT OF POTS
TO BE PULLED.
I'VE GOT TO CATCH
160,000 POUNDS OF BAIRDI.
Narrator: WITH HIS BIGGEST
BAIRDI QUOTA IN YEARS...
Bill: FOR US TO GET 160,000
IN 183 POTS,
EVERY POT
HAS TO HARVEST 446 CRAB.
11, 1-1, 11!
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN AND CREW
WILL HAVE TO GRIND IT OUT
TO CATCH THEIR WEIGHT.
Bill: THINGS ARE DRAGGIN'
ON FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
HURRY !UP
COME ON!
Narrator: THE STRENUOUS WORK
IS TAKING A TOLL
ON GREENHORNS HUNTER COOPER...
UM, I GUESS THERE'S
A LOT OF OPIES.
I'M NOT SURE.
I HAVEN'T DONE ANY SORTING.
...AND RONNIE JAMES...
NICKNAMED FOR NO REASON
IN PARTICULAR,
"THE SWEDISH TWINS."
Bill: IT'LL BE INTERESTING
TO SEE HOW
"THE SWEDISH TWINS" HANDLE THIS.
BY THE END OF THE DAY
TODAY, IT'LL --
IT'LL BE A PRETTY LONG STRETCH.
Hunter: COME ON, RONNIE!
THAT'S HER!
HOPEFULLY
THE YOUNGER GUYS,
"THE SWEDISH TWINS"
WILL STEP UP.
Bill: I THINK
"THE SWEDISH TWINS"
ARE GONNA GET A LITTLE TASTE
OF THE BERING SEA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
I THINK IT'S GONNA SURPRISE
'EM HOW BRUTAL SHE CAN BE.
Hunter: HURRY UP!
COME ON!
KIND OF REAL TIRED.
EVERYTHING
SEEMS SUBSTANTIALLY HARDER.
YOU ARE NOT MOVING
FAST ENOUGH!
I'M CATCHING SOME
[BLEEP] FOR IT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I CAN DO OTHER
THAN JUST KEEP TRYING.
UH, 14, 1-4!
YEAH. THIS STRING AIN'T --
THE STRING ISN'T REAL GOOD.
Narrator: WITH FEW BAIRDI
LANDING IN THE POTS...
WE GOT SOME BETTER SIGNS.
SOME BETTER ACTIVITY GOING UP
IN THE NORTH HERE,
SO WE'RE GONNA JUMP
UP A LITTLE SHALLOWER.
SET THESE OUT.
WE NEED TO GET THIS STUFF
PICKED UP AND FIND A HOME.
Narrator: ...BILL MAKES THE CALL
TO MOVE TO NEW GROUNDS.
FACING AN ALL NIGHT STEAM,
IT'S ON THE GREENHORNS
TO TAKE THE FIRST WHEEL WATCH.
HEY, RONNIE!
HUNTER!
COME OVER HERE.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING?
REALLY IMPORTANT JOB,
WE'RE PUTTING THE BOAT
IN YOUR HANDS UP THERE.
MEANS WE'RE TRUSTING YOU
WITH OUR LIFE.
CONTINUE ON!
HYDRATE, DRINK SOME WATER.
Narrator: THE DUTIES OF
THE WHEEL WATCH ARE CRITICAL,
LIKE SCANNING THE OPEN SEA
FOR DRIFTING BOATS
AND ERRANT SHIPPING CONTAINERS
THAT COULD SINK THE VESSEL.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
¶¶
Narrator: ON THE CAPE CAUTION,
GREENHORN HUNTER COOPER
IS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL.
Bill: HEY, SOMEBODY
GO GET RONNIE.
HE'S GONNA TAKE OVER
FOR HUNTER ON WHEEL WATCH.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
ROUSTS HIS OTHER GREENHORN,
RONNIE JAMES,
TO TAKE OVER THE WHEEL WATCH.
Bill: HERE WE ARE.
WE'RE RUNNING FULL SPEED,
DEAD AT NIGHT,
OTHER BOATS OUT HERE.
EVERYBODY'S IN BED.
COME UP IN THE WHEEL HOUSE,
I FIND HUNTER PASSED OUT ASLEEP.
I OVSHED HIM.
I LIFTED HIS HOOD.
I LOOKED AT HIM.
I WAKE UP HIM.
OH, "I'M NOT SLEEPING.
I'M NOT SLEEPING!"
YOU KNOW, IT'S...
IT'S OUR LIVES ON THE LINE.
IT'S CRA--
IT'S OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES
IN THE OTHER BOAT.
IT'S REALLY DISHEARTENING.
IT'S...
YEAH, YOU GOT THE WATCH.
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
DON'T [BLEEP] UP.
Bill: AND DO NOT FALL ASLEEP.
[ YAWNS ]
¶¶
[ DOOR HANDLE JIGGLING ]
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU DON'T KNOW?
HOW MUCH TIME'S ON THE WA--
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN', MAN?
-GET OUT OF HERE.
-ALL RIGHT.
THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON?
WHO'S ON WATCH?
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON?
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOIN?
I DON'T KNOW.
ARE YOU SLEEPWALKING?
WELL, IF YOU'RE SLEEPWALKING,
THAT TELLS ME YOU WERE SLEEPING.
THAT'S THE FIRST STEP
TO SLEEPWALKING, RIGHT?
SO WERE YOU
UP HERE SLEEPING?
YEAH.
YOU WERE SLEEPING?
AND YOUR BUDDY, HUNTER,
WAS [BLEEP] SLEEPIN'
IN THE CHAIR, TOO.
GO GET THAT SON OF A BITCH.
[ BLEEP ]
I DON'T KNOW, THESE GUYS
WERE PERFECT DURING KING CRAB.
WE COME OUT, THEY HAD ALL THE
SLEEP IN THE WORLD HERE AND...
THE [BLEEP]
ARE THESE GUYS DOING?
WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED TO YOU TWO?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU FALL ASLEEP
AND YOU'RE GOING FULL SPEED
AND YOU RUN INTO ANOTHER BOAT
GOING FULL SPEED?
PEOPLE FRICKIN' DIE.
I BEEN DOING THIS
FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.
I'M NOT ABOUT TO DIE 'CAUSE
SOME NEW KID [BLEEP]
DECIDES TO SLEEP ON WATCH.
YOU GUYS NEED
TO KEEP IT TOGETHER.
IF YOU GET SLEEPY,
STAND UP.
YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M TELLING YOU?
¿COMPRENDE?
ALL RIGHT.
SORRY, CAPTAIN.
I HATE THAT WORD,
"SORRY."
THAT'S A [BLEEP]
GAME FOR LITTLE KIDS.
THAT'S NOT A GAME
FOR A WHEELHOUSE.
Narrator: 22 MILES EAST
AND 10 HOURS LATER
IS THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE.
Man: LET'SUL PL UP BAIRDI!
HERE WE COME!
-AW, YEAH!
-WHOO!
JUST STARTED PULLIN'
OUR FIRST OF THE BAIRDI HERE.
[ COUGHING ]
HOW YOU DOING THER BE,IG DOG?
Narrator: A VERY SICK
CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS
AND SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING
JOSH HARRIS
CLOSE IN ON THEIR RSFIT
EVER BAIRDI POT.
FOR KING CRAB WE WENT OUT
AND SET OUT,
LANDED ON THE MOTHER LODE.
WOULDN'T THAT BE BADASS?
TO HAVE TWO [BLEEP]
KICKASS SEASONS BA TCKO BACK?
Narrator: AFTER A BIG KING
SEASON, JOSH AND CASEY
PUSH TO KEEP
THEIR WINNING STREAK ALIVE.
Casey: I'VE BITTEN OFF
A LOT OF QUOTA.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER
IS THAT IF I DON'T PERFORM,
I COULD LOSE THIS BOAT.
Josh: COME ON, BABY.
LET'S SEE SOMETHING,
ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator: AFTER SELLING THE
MAJORITY SHARE OF THE CM
TO NEW OWNERS, CASEY AND JOSH
HAVE TO PRODUCE TO SURVIVE.
OH!
Casey: FIRST POT OF BAIRDI'S
IS JUST WEAK.
BAIRDI IS A HARD FISHERY.
I HOPE THIS IS NOT A TREND.
SO IF IT KEEPS UP
LIKE THIS,
IT'S GOING
TO BE A LONG DAY.
CO[ UGHING ]
OH, [BLEEP]!
Willie: TWO POTS, ZERO CRAB.
IT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE IT'S THE HOT SPOT AT ALL.
THERE AIN'T NO [BLEEP]
CRAB ITHN E POTS.
[ COUGHING ]
LOCK IN, CREW.
NOT ONE CRAB HAS GONE
ON THAT TABLE YET.
THIS IS MISERABLE.
[ CASECOY UGHING ]
Narrator: THE ONLY THING WORSE
THAN THE FISHING...
IS CASEY'S HEALTH.
I FEEL LIKE PULLING UP
EMPTY POTS SUCKS.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL
LIKE RIGHT NOW, JUST NAUSEATED?
NO.
NO NAUSEA.
HAVE YOU DRANK ANY WATER
OR ANYTHG INLATELY?
OH, YEAH.
Josh: CASEY'S FEELIN' SICK.
IF HIS HEALTH BECOMES AN ISSUE,
THEN WE'LL TURN
THIS BOAT AROUND,
AND WE'LL GO TO TOWN.
SO, NOW I AM LEFT HERE
TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THIS.
I GOT TO FIGURE
OUT HOW I'M GONNA SKIPPER
AND GET ALL THESE POTS HAULED.
THIS IS WHERE YOU START TO PRAY.
Narrator: 195 MILES
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...
...ON THE 110-FOOT BRENNA A...
CHECK THE PROGRESS
OF OUR STORM HERE, SO...
Narrator:
AFTER 35-KNOT WINDS SHUT DOWN
FISHING FOR THE NIGHT...
GALE WARNING [BLEEP]
50 AND, UH, 55,
31-FOOT SEAS.
YEAH, SO IT SOUNDS TERRIBLE.
Narrator: 23-YEAR-OLD CAPTAIN
SEAN DWYER
WAKES TO FIND
STILL ANGRY BERING SEA.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW,
25,000, 30,000 POUNDS.
UH, YEAH.
THAT SUCKS BIG TIME.
Narrator: THQUE OTA SEAN HAS
LEFT TO CATCH FOR SIG
WILL HAVE TO SPEND
ANOTHER DAY IN THE BERING SEA.
Sean: GONNA GO DOWN
TO TELL THE BOYS
AND LET 'EM KNOW,
GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THIS IS PRETTY SERIOUS.
UH, SO LAST NIGHT
WE HAD A 35-KNOT WIND
ON THE FORECAST
WITH 30-FOOT SEAS.
IN 12 HOURS, THAT 35 WENT
TO A 50 WITH 31-FOOT SEAS.
THAT'S JUST NOT WORTH IT.
WE'RE GONNA BE SHUT DOWN.
HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER
WILL BE ABLE TO WORK THE...
I HOPE THE WEATHER STABILIZES.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE
TO PUT THE HURT ON THE CRAB
BUT, UH, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
CRAPPY WEATHER
IS CRAPPY WEATHER.
YOU CAN'T FISH,
SO, UH, YEAH.
WE JUST GOT TO SIT HERE
AND WAIT IT OUT.
THAT'S A BIG WIND.
THE BIG "EL NIÑO."
THAT'S THE PLAN.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW
HOW FAR IT IS TO
WHEREVER WE'RE GONNA START.
Man: OH, MAN.
YEAH, DUDE.
[BLEEP] WEATHER, MAN.
THAT WAS A REALLY TOUGH
CONVERSATION TO HAVE.
UM, THEY GET IT OBVIOUSLY.
I MEAN, THEY'RE THE ONES
WHO HAVE TO BE OUT ON DECK.
IF IT'S CRAPPY WEATHER,
THEY DON'T WANT TO BE
OUTSIDE GETTING WASHED AROUND.
SO THEY GET IT,
BUT NO ONE'S REALLY HAPPY
ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW?
THAT ONE'S LOGGED.
WHAT THE...
[BLEEP] SUCKER.
THAT WAS A BIG ONE.
Man: WELL, GET
YOUR RAIN GEAR ON.
Man #2: GNARLY, DUDE.
[BLEEP]
ATTH WAS A GOOD ONE.
[BLEEP]
COME ON.
THAT WAS A [BLEEP]
WAVE OUT OF NOWHERE.
SECURE THE DECK.
I MEAN, THAT WAS
A PRETTY BIG HIT.
IT MADE A BIT OF A MESS.
rrNaator: A 30-FOOT ROGUE WAVE
BROKE OVER THE PORTSIDE WALL...
RIPPING THE SORTING TABLE
OUT OF STORAGE.
NOW E THGUYS HAVE TO GO
SECURE EVERYTHING, SO,
UH, PICKIN' UP ALL THE PIECES.
IT'S FUNNY, WE'RE TRYIN' TO RUN
FROM THE WEATHER
AND WE'RE -- WE'RE GETTIN' HIT
FROM ALL ANGLES.
IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER
WHICH DIRECTION WE GO,
WE'RE GETTIN' HIT.
Sean: IT'S COSTING US FUEL,
FISHING TIME, YOU KNOW?
IT'S JUST -- IT'S NEVER GOOD
TO STOP FISHING
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW,
WE CAN'T CONTROL
MOTHER NATURE, SO...
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE
NICE WEATHER
FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP.
Narrator: 135 MILES SOUTHEAST
ON THE 113-FOOT TIME BANDIT...
[ JOHNATHAN VOMITING ]
7-0.
[ BLEEP ]
70 [BLEEP] CRAB.
WE'RE CATCHING CRAB, MAN.
WE'RE UP MORNING DEW...
THERE'S A GNARLY [BLEEP]
FLU GOIN' AROUND.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE WATCHING EVERYONE
SLOWLY GET SICK.
Narrator: DESPITE BIG NUMBERS...
Johnathan: WE GOT 6 MORE DAYS
TO LOAD THE BOAT.
I'M REALLY UNDER A LOT
OF PRESSURE.
Narrator: ...A BOAT-WIDE FLU
IS PUTTING A HURT ON
CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND'S
KING CRAB SEASON.
MY VOICE KIND OF, LIKE, HURTS.
MY THROAT, RIGHT HERE.
THERE'S PROBABLY
TWO DIFFERENT FLUS.
THEY HAV'TEN GOTTEN MY FLU,
BUT NOW I GOT THEIR FLU.
NOW THEY'RE GONNA GET MY FLU
AND WE'RE ALL GONNA BE [BLEEP]
[ VOMITING ]
OH [BLEEP] ME.
OH!
[ CHEERING ]
CHEDDAR, BABY, CHEDDAR.
Johnathan: THIS IS A SHORT
LITTLE STRING HERE.
THERE'S 35 POTS LEFT.
9-4!
OH, MY GOD!
HO HO HO HO HO!
Eddie: WITH THE AMOUNT OF
NUMBERS THAT WE'RE GETTING,
IT'S REALLY KEEPIN' EVERYBODY,
YOU KNOW, IN GOOD SPIRIT.
[ SHOUTING ] YEAH!
Johnathan: SEE,
YOU GOT TO FIGHT THE FLU.
CAN'T LET THAT FLU GET TO YOU.
YOU GOT TO FIGHT.
IT'S MIND OVER MATTER.
YEAH?
WE HAVE NO HYDRO FLUID
IN OUR FRONT HYDRO TANK.
HO W DID WE LOSE IT?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT IT'S EMPTY.
OKAY, WE HAVE TO FIND
THAT LEAK, DUDE.
WE'RE SCREWED WITHOUT IT.
IF WE DON'T FIND
THAT LEAK, WE'RE, UH,
TITS UP, TANGO UNIFORM.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL GET EDDIE UP.
YEAH, GET EDDIE UP.
THANKS FOR TELLIN' ME.
WELL, HEAVEN AND HELL
IS LIKE THIS OUT HERE.
WE NEED SOME HYDRAULIC
FLUID BAD -- DAMN.
Narrator:
IF OVERCOMING THE BERING SEA
PLAGUE WASN'T ENOUGH...
Johnathan: WE DEFINITELY GOT
TO FIND THAT LEAK, GUYS.
Narrator: ...NOW THE BOAT
IS BREAKING DOWN.
Johnathan: WE GOT TO FIND OUT
WHERE WE'RE LOSIN' THAT OIL.
WE'RE IN A WHOLE HEAP LOAD
OF TROUBLE.
Narrator: 170 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Johnathan:
EVERYONE'S GOT THE [BLEEP]
FLU OR ARE WEAK OR [BLEEP]
Narrator:
...ON THE TIME BANDIT.
I STARTED THE DAY WITH LEAKING
OUT EVERY ORIFICE IN MY BODY
AND THEN THE BOAT ENDED UP
HAVING AN ORIFICE LEAKAGE.
THAT W IAY GOT A HYDRAULIC LEAK,
WE -- THAT HAPPENED
ABOUT THE SAME TIME
I WAS PUKING OUT BOTH WINDOWS.
Narrator: FOR THE PAST 10 HOURS,
A FLU AND A HYDRAULIC LEAK
HAVE BROUGHT CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN
HILLSTRAND'S KING SEASON
TO A HALT.
I'M NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT!
SHUTTIN' THE [BLEEP]
THE MOTORS OFF.
I AIN'T RUNNING THIS BOAT
TILL WE [BLEEP] FIND THAT LEAK.
Narrator: ESSENTIAL CRAB FISHING
EQUIPMENT IS CONTROLLED
BY A COMPLEX SYSTEM
OF HYDRAULIC LINES.
ON THE TIME BANDIT,
THE CRANE, THE BLOCK,
THE BOOM, AND THE LAUNCHER
ARE ALL TIED TOGETHER.
IF THE HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKS
OUT, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM LOCKS UP.
PULL THESE BOARDS OFF.
I WANT TO GET DOWN THERE
AND LOOK.
SERIOUS [BLEEP]
GOING ON HERE.
WE, UH -- WE'RE LOSIN'
OUR FLUID SOMEWHERE.
NEED TO FIND OUT RIGHT NOW.
LOOKING AT EVERY FITTING,
EVERY PIPE.
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT
LEAKING UNDERNEATH HERE.
WE'RE GONNA FIND
THIS LEAK OR ELSE
I'M IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING CRAB.
I DON'T WANT THAO VE
ANY DEAD LOSS.
Narrator: EACH PASSING HOUR
THE BOAT SITS IDLE INCREASES
THE POSSIBILITY OF CRAB
DYING BEFORE OFF-LOAD.
Johnathan: JUST KEEP LOOKING.
EVERYONE JUST KEEP LOOKING.
[BLEEP] SHOULD BE ABLE
TO FIND THIS LEAK.
IT'S GOT TO BE THE REMOTES.
IT'S GOT TO BE
THESE REMOTES
'CAUSE IT FEEDS OFF
THAT SAME TANK.
Johnathan: COME OVER HERE
BY THE CRANE PEDESTAL, GUYS!
PULL THESE FIRST.
SEE IF WE CAN SEE
ANY OIL ANYWHERE.
I'M ALMOST SURE
IT'S RIGHT HERE.
HERE, WE GOT LINES
RIGHT HERE
THAT DON'T HAVE TAPE
AND YOU'RE ON 'EM.
THAT'S PROBABLY
WHERE IT'S BUSTED.
FIND OUT REAL SHORTLY.
PULL THIS ONE UP.
THERE IT IS.
FOUND IT!
THERE IT IS.
THERE'S THE OIL.
IT SPILLED RIGHT OUT OF HERE.
THIS IS THE LINE.
NOW WE'LL REPLACE THIS LINE.
THAT'S OIL ALL OVER MY HANDS.
I'M GONNA GO WITH IT.
OKAY, WE FOUND IT!
I'LL TELL EDDIE SR.
I'LL GO WITH IT.
WE'RE GONNA FIX IT UP
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THAT'S IT,
AND WE CAN GET BACK TO CRABBING.
Johnathan: NOW AT LEAST
WE FOUND THE LEAK.
WE'RE FIXIN' IT.
IT'S GONNA COST US 3 OR 4 HOURS.
BUT THAT'S CRAB FISHING.
IT'S ALL PART OF THE GAME.
AS SOON AS THEY TELL ME
THAT'S FIXED, WHOO-HOO!
I'M GONNA TURN THIS THING
AND PEW!
I'M GUNNING HER!
HOLY MOLY!
Narrator: 36 MILES SOUTH...
Josh: CASEY'S DOWN.
...ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh:
YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
SO WHILE HE'S DOWN,
I'LL BE THE MAN
IN CONTROL AND IN CHARGE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALREADY
AT 70 POTS SITTING ON DECK.
NEED TO FIND A HOME FOR 'EM.
Narrator:
WITH CASEY OUT OF COMMISSION,
CAPTAIN-IN-TRAINING JOSH HARRIS
IS FORCED TO SET
THE NEXT BAIRDI STRING
ON HIS OWN.
Man: NOW EVERYTHING'S BEEN
PILIN' UP RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A PRETTY UN-FUN
SI TUATION TO BE IN
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING'S
JUST GONE TO [BLEEP]
FIRST TWO STRINGS
WE HAULED THIS MORNING,
PULLED UP MAYBE 70 CRAB.
IT'S A HARD FISHERY THIS ONE
.
PULLED UP MAYBE 70 CRAB.
I'VE NEVER DONE THIS FISHERY
BEFORE, SO FIRST TWO STRINGS,
NOT VERY GOOD.
AND IF I DON'T DO THAT,
I'M A FAILURE, SO...
I'VE NEVER FAILED BEFORE.
WE'RE GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT.
AND EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED
FROM CRAB FISHING
BASICALLY ENTAILS
TE STING YOUR DEPTHS.
AND THAT IS WHAT I'M
DOING RIGHT NOW.
I'M STICKING BACK
TO THE OLD-SCHOOL ROOTS
OF CRAB FISHING.
IN THE SHALLOWS,
LANDED IN A DESERT.
WE'RE STARTING TO GET OUT
A LITTLE BIT DEEPER NOW.
SO WE'RE KIND OF TESTING DEPTHS
AND SEE WHAT WE COMEP U
WITH HERE.
Narrator: AFTER STRIKING OUT
IN THE SHALLOWS, JOSH
VENTURES INTO DEEPER WATER.
I HAVE SPOTTED MY NEW TERRITORY
WHERE I'M GONNA
GO PUT THESE POTS.
YEAH,
THIS IS MY LIGHTNING STRIKE.
WITH ANY LUCK, WE'LL LAND
ON THE MOTHER LODE OF BAIRDI.
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN.
READY?
Man: READY!
GO FOR IT.
THERE WE GO!
WE'RE IN.
CASEY'S GONNA LOOK
AT ME AND BE LIKE,
[BLEEP] UP,
OR HE'S GONNA BE LIKE,
"NICE JOB."
HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME BAIRDI
IN THE POTS.
Narrator: FROM BIG WEATHER
TO INFLUENZA,
MOST OF THE FLEET IS DOWN FOR
THE COUNT WITH SLIM NUMBERS
TO SHOW FOR IT.
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
¶¶
[ Laughing ] WHAT --
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHING ]
IT'S HALLOWEEN
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE.
THAT'S A HIGH-FIVE.
AND, UH, IT'S GETTIN' KIND
OF WEIRD AROUND HERE.
OH, MY GOD.
THIS BT'OAS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
BERING SEA DEMENTIA
JUST KICKED IN TENFOLD.
Narrator: 195 MILES
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR.
ON THE BRENNA A.
SO WE'RE JUST PULLIN' UP ON
THE FIRST STRING OF THE DAY.
IS GOING TO BE
AN 18-POT STRING.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA
BE GOOD OR NOT
BUT CRAB ARE OFF BITE.
Narrator: AFTER SHUTTING DOWN
DURING A 36-HOUR GALE,
CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
IS BACK IN THE GAME.
Sean: AND WE'LL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
PEHOFULLY, WE GRAB ENOUGH POTS.
I'M LOOKING FOR MORE CRAB.
Narrator: WITH ANY LUCK,
THE BAIRDI ARE ON THE BITE.
Sean: SOMETIMES THE CRAB DIG
DOWN IN THE WEATHER,
SO WE'LL SEE.
I GOT A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME
I CAN BE OUT HERE.
I'VE GOT CRAB I GOT TO GET
CAUGHT BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
SIGNED A PIECE OF PAPER THAT
SAID I WOULD HARVEST SIG'S CRAB.
THAT'S MY REPUTATION.
Narrator:
TO REMAIN A MAN OF HIS WORD
AND CATCH 200,000 POUNDS
OF SIG'S QUOTA,
THE FRESHMAN SKIPPER BANKS
ON A MAJOR HAUL.
YOU KNOW, THE GOAL
OF CATCHING SIG'S CRAB
BEFORE THE FIRST
OF THE YEAR IS REALLY CLOSE.
BUT WE NEED TO GET BACK
ON THAT GOOD FISHING,
AND WE'LL SEAL THE DEAL,
SO TIME TO FISH.
POTS COMING UP, BOYS.
Man: WE GOT TO GET THIS CRAB
ON THE BOAT
SO WE'RE KIND OF
IN A LITTLE TIME CRUNCH HERE.
WE GOT A DELIVERY DATE
IN A COUPLE DAYS
BUT WE'LL GET IT.
SeanSI: G TOOK A BIG RISK ON ME.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S A SERIOUS DEAL.
Man: BIG NUMBERS!
COMIN' UP!
[ CHEERING ]
DA!MN
GOT IT!
HA HA!
Man: IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
LOT OF CLEAN,
BIG BAIRDI IN HERE.
GET THIS SORTED OUT
AND GET SOME BAIT MADE.
POWER THROUGH IT
AND GET THIS HAUL DONE.
9.1-..
195?
WHOO!
[ BLEEP ]
195 ELUSIVE [BLEEP]
SUCKIN' BAIRDI IN THAT POT.
[BLEEP] YEAH,
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
BOBBIN',
THROWIN' 'EM!
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU CAN RUN [BLEEP]
BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!
1-7-5!
175?
175?
SO, YEAH, GO AHEAD
AND STACK IT.
HAH, JUST KIDDING!
WE'RE DEFINITELY SETTING
THESE POTS BACK.
THERE'S CRAB UNDERNEATH US,
AND WE'RE GONNA GET 'EM.
HERE, CRABBY,
CRABBY, CRABBY!
IT IS TOUGH.
BUT FOR ME, AT LEAST,
I KNOW THAT THERE'S MONEY
TO BE MADE CATCHING BAIRDI.
I WOULDN'T RISK THIS MUCH
IF I WASN'T CONFIDENT
IN MY ABILITIES.
I'M NOT GONNA LET SIG DOWN.
I'M NOT AFRAID THAT I WILL.
-YES!
-YEAH.
WHOO!
I'VE GOT THE MENTALITY.
I THINK I LEARNED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE CRAB.
WHEN YOU'RE STARTING OUT,
YOU'RE HUNGRY AND YOU WORK HARD,
AND I AM, CERTAINLY.
I THINK THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
I'M IN THE BAIRDI MODE.
Narrator: 165 MILES SOUTHEAST...
WE NEED TO PULL A RABBIT
OUT OF THE OLD HAT.
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
MY PARTNER IN CRIME
IS OUT OF ACTION,
SO I AM THE LONE RANGER
AS WE SPEAK.
Narrator:
SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING JOSH HARRIS
HAS FULL COMMAND OF THE BOAT...
AND PREPARES TO HAUL
THE FIRST BAIRDI POTS
OF HIS CAREER.
Josh: FIRST POT, READY TO ROCK
AND ROLL THERE, BOYS?
LET'S GO, BABY.
BIG NUMBERS, BIG NUMBERS!
BIG NUMBERS.
WE'RE LOOKIN' FOR THE CRAB
SUPERHIGHWAY.
I HAVE NOT FOUND IT.
SO, HOPEFULLY, WITH ANY LU,CK
WE'RE GONNA STRIKE.
COME ON.
PLEASE BE IT.
YEAH!
[BLEEP] YEAH.
[ Chuckling ] YEAH.
YEAH, BABY.
THAT'S A LOT OF CRAB, MAN.
THEY'RE GOOD SIZE, TOO.
LOOK AT THIS.
THEY'RE HUGE.
THAT'S GOOD SIZE THERE.
90!
[BLEEP] RIGHT ON.
BEEN A LOT BETTER
THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
CAN DEFINITELY MAKE DO
WITH THAT.
BECAUSE IF IT KEEPS UP,
WE 'RE GONNA BE DOING OKAY.
I WANT TO GO HOME!
ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S A [BLEEP] GREAT POT.
CATCH ME SOME!
I LOVE CRAB.
TABLE FULL OF CRAB,
PRETTY GOOD FEELING
AFTER HAULIN' ALL THOSE BLANKS.
I WISH I COULD E IATT RIGHT NOW.
1-8-7!
Josh: OH, BITCH!
PRAISE JESUS!
CAN I GET AN AMEN?
-AMEN!
-AMEN!
OH, I SET THIS GEAR,
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY I DID.
LOOK AT ALL THOSE
[BLEEP] BAIRDI.
WE HAVE STRUCK GOLD!
OH, YEAH!
HERE THEY COME!
YEAH!
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH, MAN!
THIS IS A BIG DEAL!
IT'S A BIG DEAL
IN MY FISHING CAREER
RIGHT NOW, MAN.
Narrator: AFTER SEASONS PLAYING
SECOND FIDDLE,
JOSH IS NOW CAPTAINING
THE CORNELIA MARIE ON HIS OWN.
HOLY [BLEEP]
1-1-8!
118!
OH, FO' SHO' [BLEEP].
CAN I GET A [BLEEP] AMEN?
HALLMARK MOMENT
ON THE OLD CM.
YEAH!
YEAH!
CRAB!
GOT A TABLE FULL OF CRAB AGAIN.
HOLY [BLEEP] YO.
WELL, I GOT SOMETHING
TO TELL YOU.
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA
BE A LITTLE SHOCKING,
BUT THE TOP POT
FOR TODAY WAS 187.
-YEAH!
-YOU'RE [BLEEP]
NO!
FOR YOU, MAN.
AND WE HAVE 175, 167...
[ BLEEP ]
THIS WAS [BLEEP]
OUR GOLDEN GOOSE, DUDE.
OH, MY GOD.
[BLEEP]
I MEAN, JUST...
IF I WASN'T SICK,
I'D KISS YOU RIGHT NOW.
BIG POT!
WHOO!
-IS ISTH OUT OF OUR
LIGHTNING BOLT?
-YEAH.
NICE.
I GOT TO [BLEEP] MAKE SURE
WH YENOU GET BACK UP HERE,
EVERYTHING'S [BLEEP]
SEMI IN ORDER.
WOW!
I MEAN...
[LAUGHS] I DID IT!
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?