Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 12, Episode 8 - Winter Is Coming - full transcript
A new generation of captains steps up to harness the Bering Sea. But with injuries & breakdowns plaguing the fleet, do they have the drive that it takes to become a legend?
>>> LATE TUESDAY NIGHT,
SOUTHWEST WINDS.
>> SOMETIMES YOU GET THAT TRIP
FROM HELL THAT JUST BEATS YOU
UP, BEATS THE CREW UP.
NOT FOR EVERYBODY, THAT'S FOR
SURE.
THERE'S A YOUNG GROUP OF GUYS
OUT THERE THAT ARE THE NEXT
GENERATION.
THEY CAN BE THE FUTURE.
BUT WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THAT
STEP TO BE THAT GUY?
PRETTY BIG STEP.
WHEN YOU TAKE THE CAPTAIN CHAIR
IN THE WHEEL HOUSE OF THE CRAB
BOAT, YOU TAKE ON A BIG
RESPONSIBILITY.
>> SERIOUS STORM COME BLOWING
THROUGH HERE.
>> WATCH OUT.
¶
¶ I AM WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE ¶
>> Narrator: FOR TWO MONTHS THE
BERING SEA HAS PUMMELED THE
FLEET.
>> [BLEEP].
>> I'M SURE YOU KNOW THE SCOOP,
THE WEATHER OUT HERE IS GOING TO
BE REALLY BAD THE NEXT FIVE
DAYS.
>> Narrator: NOW WITH THE FINAL
DAYS OF FALL SEASON UPON THEM,
IT IS A BATTLE TO THE FINISH.
>> I CAN'T MOVE THE DELIVERY
DATE.
THE PROCESSER IS GOING TO CLOSE.
THERE'S NO TIME NOW.
>> Narrator: AS TIME WINDS DOWN.
>> THAT'S A BIG WAVE.
>> Narrator: THE WEATHER WINDS
UP FOR THE STRONGEST PUNCH YET.
>> MOTHER NATURE IS GOING TO
SHOW US ALL OF HER FURY COMING
UP HERE IN THE NEXT DAY.
SOME OF THE BIGGEST STUFF I'VE
EVER BEEN IN.
>> Narrator: A 200 MILE WIDE
ARCTIC HURRICANE BARRELS
DIRECTLY OVER THE FISHING
GROUNDS.
>> GOT INTO A HELL OF A SQUALL
HERE.
>> I DON'T HAVE THE WORK POWER,
THE RAIL HEIGHT.
THIS IS NOT A HURRICANE FISHING
BOAT.
>> Narrator: 180 MILES NORTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR.
ON THE 110 FOOT BRENNA A.
>> WATCH THE RAIL, I WILL TRY TO
KEEP YOU OUT OF IT AS MUCH AS I
CAN.
>> Narrator: ROOKIE SKIPPER
SHAWN DWYER, THE FIRST TO SQUARE
OFF WITH THE 200 MILE WIDE
STORM.
>> LITTLE BIT OF A ROGUE WAVE
CAME OVER THE STARBOARD SIDE.
ON THE STORAGE TABLE WHICH IS
POORLY SECURED.
SUPPOSED TO TAKE OUT SOUTHWEST
50, 32 FOOT SEAS, BUT WE ARE
GOING TO TRY TO FISH UNTIL WE
CAN'T.
I'VE GOT A TIGHT TIME FRAME TO
GET IT DONE.
BASICALLY ALL OF THE PROCESSORS
ARE GOING TO SHOT DOWN, SOME ON
THE 14th, AND THEY CLOSE ON THE
18th.
>> Narrator: IF SHAWN CAN'T SUCK
UP QUOTA THIS TRIP, HE WILL BE
FORCED FOR THE CANNERIES TO
REOPEN AFTER THE FIRST OF THE
YEAR.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL OF
THE CRAB CAUGHT FOR SIG.
I TOOK A BIG RISK TAKING HIS
CRAB, HE TOOK A RISK TRUSTING ME
TO CATCH IT.
>> I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
AND CLOSE TO A COUPLE HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS.
>> I'LL GET IT.
>> CALLING SIG TO SAY I DIDN'T
GET THE CRAB IN TIME IS NOT AN
OPTION IN MY BOOK.
>> YEAH!
>> GOING TO GET WORSE.
GET THIS ON BOARD WHILE WE CAN.
>> [BLEEP].
>> I THINK WE ARE THERE.
GETTING THIS POT IN THE BLOCK,
LET GO.
[BLEEP].
I AM TRYING MY BEST HERE.
>> Narrator: LATE FALL WEATHER
PICKS UP, EACH 800 POUND POT
MUST BE WRESTLED ABOARD.
>> THE WEATHER BLOWS LIKE A
BITCH IN NOVEMBER.
>> IT IS BLOWING UP QUICK.
GETTING WICKED HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH DIRECTION.
LOOK AT THIS.
TAKE ONE RIGHT ON THE BOW.
WE ARE GETTING HIT FROM ALL
ANGLES.
DOESN'T MATTER WHICH DIRECTION
WE GO, WE ARE GETTING HIT.
>> COMING DOWN.
I AM OVER IT.
BAD, DUDE.
I DON'T WANT TO GET ANYBODY
HURT.
WE ARE DONE.
>> DON'T SEE THE CASE I CAN JOG
THROUGH THE STORM.
THIS PRETTY MUCH ENDS OUR
SEASON.
>> Narrator: WITH TIME RUNNING
DOWN AND WEATHER BUILDING, THE
YOUNG SKIPPER IS FORCED TO HEAD
TO PORT.
>> I REALLY DON'T WANT TO MAKE
THE PHONE CALL TO SIG WHERE I'M
COMING UP SHORT.
>> Narrator: 180 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR.
>> YEAH.
WOO.
>> Narrator: ON THE 128 FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE.
>> SEE THE BACKS OF THE WINGS
WHERE THEY COME INTO HIS BODY,
WHEN IT IS FLUTTERING LIKE THAT,
IT IS BLOWING FORCE.
>> Narrator: CASEY McMANUS IS
HAULING IN THE HEART OF THE
STORM.
>> MAKES IT HARDER.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE
IT.
>> GOING TO GET THE [BLEEP]
KICKED OUT OF US.
BLOWING REALLY HARD.
HE IS DOWN THERE WITH A FACE
SHIELD ON.
GOT A VIEW.
97 WAS THE BEST, 0 WAS THE
WORST.
THERE'S CRAB HERE.
I KNOW THERE'S CRAB HERE.
JUST NOT HUNGRY, KNOW WHAT I
MEAN?
>> [BLEEP].
>> BE CAREFUL.
>> THAT WAS A SQUALL IF I'VE
EVER SEEN ONE.
>> I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
FEELS LIKE NEEDLES ON MY FACE
RIGHT NOW.
>> Narrator: TO GIVE CASEY A
MUCH NEEDED BREAK FROM THE
WEATHER, SKIPPER IN TRAINING
JOSH HARRIS TAKES THE WHEEL.
>> THAT ONE WAS --
>> BIG WAVE, BIG WAVE.
[BLEEP].
THIS WEATHER.
WHAT IS THAT?
>> HEY.
>> NOT REALLY SURE IF IT IS A
BIG PROBLEM OR LITTLE PROBLEM.
HOPEFULLY A LITTLE PROBLEM.
>> Narrator: ON THE CORNELIA
MARIE.
>> YEAH.
[BLEEP].
>> Narrator: A POWER FAILURE
SHUT DOWN THE BLOCK.
>> STOPPED PRODUCING POWER FOR
US.
NEEDS TO BE UP HERE, IT IS NOT.
>> Narrator: THE CORNELIA MARIE
HAS TWO MAIN GENERATORS, PORT
AND STARBOARD.
THE STARBOARD WHICH CONTROLS
FISHING EQUIPMENT HAS GONE DOWN.
>> LAST SOURCE OF POWER, ALL WE
HAVE TO KEEP WATER OFF THE
CRAFT.
>> Narrator: WITH ONE GENERATOR,
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH POWER TO RUN
BOAT SYSTEMS.
>> GET OUT THERE, TAKE THAT
STACK DOWN.
>> OKAY.
[BLEEP].
>> THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.
>> NO, IT'S NOT GOOD.
>> OUR VOLTAGE WILL NOT
MAINTAIN.
I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IS
CAUSING IT.
WE CAN'T HAUL GEAR UNLESS WE DO
ONE THING AT A TIME, RUN THE
BLOCK, STOP IT, STOP THE DECK,
HAUL IT, START THAT --
>> WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CRAB FISHING IN THE BERING SEA
DOESN'T ALWAYS GO YOUR WAY.
>> Narrator: 15 HOUR DETOUR WILL
TAKE A BIG BITE OUT OF
CORNELIA'S PROFIT.
>> DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY
YOU SPEND ON NEW STUFF, IT IS A
CRAB BOAT, THINGS HAPPEN.
I GET THAT.
IT IS JUST DEPRESSING TO SIT
HERE AND PUT YOUR ALL INTO
SOMETHING AND TURN AROUND, BEND
OVER, GRAB YOUR ANKLE, GET YOUR
ASS KICKED BY MOTHER NATURE,
MECHANICAL MOTHER NATURE,
WHATEVER HER NAME IS.
>> Narrator: 45 MILES WEST.
ON THE 155 FOOT WIZARD.
>> SPEED UP, KID, GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD.
WE HAVE BASICALLY 24 HOURS TO
GET 130 POTS OFF.
GET UP THE HILL.
COME DOWN, GET THEM, AND HEAD TO
TOWN.
>> BATTLING THE LEADING EDGE OF
THE STORM, CAPTAIN KEITH IS
FINISHING THE SEASON.
>> KEPT KICKING AWAY.
CAN'T BE LATE TO OUR
APPOINTMENT.
START SHOWING UP LATE, NEXT
THING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A HARD
TIME GETTING A DELIVERY DAY.
WE DON'T NEED THAT.
PROBLEM IS WITH THE WIND AND
CURRENT, SET SO HARD TO THE
EAST, I HAVE TO PUT THIS RIGHT
AT THE EDGE TO TRY TO GET THAT
NORTHWEST SET ON.
>> Narrator: THAT MEANS TAKING
WAVES BROADSIDE EXPOSING THE
CREW TO THE BRUNT OF THE OCEAN
POWER.
>> PUT MY STACK MAN AT SUPER
HIGH RISK FISHING NOW.
>> VERY DANGEROUS UP THERE RIGHT
NOW.
>> GOT POTS SWINGING, WAVES.
HE COULD GET BLASTED.
THESE WAVES ARE NOT FRIENDLY
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NOT FRIENDLY
AT ALL.
HANG ON, ROGER.
HANG ON, HANG ON.
>> THAT'S A NASTY WAY OF COMING
OVER THERE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, I HAVE A WAVE
WITH A LITTLE CHEEK.
HANG ON, GRAB ON, HANG ON.
WATCH OUT, J.J.
TELL YOU WHAT, MAN, IF THIS IS
WHAT THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE
LIKE, MY BALLS ARE GOING TO BE
SHOVED UP THERE.
>> PRETTY BRUTAL.
>> NEED A FEW THOUSAND MORE
CRAB.
ANY TIME YOU TAKE A BIG WAVE,
YOU HAVE TO START THINKING OKAY,
IS IT TIME, WHEN IS IT TIME TO
PULL THE PLUG.
[BLEEP] WATCH THAT RAIL.
WATCH THE LINE, MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS CLEAR, GUYS.
>> EVERYTHING IS CLEAR.
>> EVERYBODY CLEAR.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, MAN.
>> YOU GUYS, I AM TELLING YOU,
WE ARE DOWN.
YOU GOT A REAL SMASH COMING.
THE WEATHER IS SLOWING US DOWN,
LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T SHUT US
DOWN.
>> Narrator: 165 MILES SOUTHWEST
IN DUTCH HARBOR.
THE 107 FOOT SAGA.
>> I JUST WANT TO GO HOME.
MY GUYS WANT TO GO HOME.
IT IS FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU CAN'T
MOVE FORWARD AND YOU'RE NOT
MAKING MONEY.
>> Narrator: STUCK AT DOCK WITH
ENGINE REPAIRS FOR THE PAST TEN
DAYS, CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON'S
KING SEASON IS STILL ON HOLD.
>> I GOT ANOTHER 30, 40,000,
HARD ON EVERYBODY.
>> EVERYBODY IS FED UP, TIME TO
GO FISHING.
>> THAT'S MY FAVORITE ONE.
I WAS ON THE PHONE, CRAWLS UP TO
GET MY ATTENTION.
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YOU HAVE A
FAMILY WHEN YOU'RE GONE SO LONG.
>> Narrator: THE DELAY IN PORT
NOT ONLY COSTS THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS A DAY BUT TAKES A TOLL
ON THE BOAT'S MORALE.
>> PEOPLE ARE LIKE WE LIKE BEING
COLD AND LIKE BEING TIRED AND
LIKE BEING HUNGRY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BE HOME WITH
OUR FAMILIES AND WE CAN'T.
THE HARDEST THING ABOUT THIS JOB
TO BE AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY.
>> FUEL PRESSURE.
>> Narrator: THE ENGINE ROOM.
>> CAN'T GET IT TO WORK RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
>> Narrator: NOTHING BUT BAD
NEWS.
>> I JUST GOT THAT BACK
TOGETHER.
WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME
AND LOOK AT IT OR WE ARE GOING
TO REPLACE IT.
>> THAT'S NOT SEPARATING WATER
FROM THE FUEL.
>> AIN'T DOING THE JOB.
EVEN WHEN WE POURED WATER
[BLEEP] IT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY
SEPARATE THAT FROM THE FUEL.
AND ALL I GET IS DRIP, DRIP,
DRIP.
>> OH [BLEEP] ME!
WE DON'T HAVE A WORKING
CENTRIFUGE.
>> Narrator: THE CENTRIFUGE IS A
CRUCIAL PIECE TO KEEP THE WATER
FROM CONTAMINATING THE FUEL.
>> THE ENGINES WILL DIE AND WE
WILL -- [BLEEP].
>> JAKE IS FREAKING OUT.
I DON'T BLAME HIM.
I WOULD BE FREAKING OUT.
>> DAMN IT!
>> I'M NOT GOING OFF THE BOAT.
>>> NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
THE FUEL GETS CLOGGED UP, BEFORE
YOU KNOW IT, GENERATORS AND MAIN
THINGS SHUT DOWN.
>> Narrator: A CRITICAL PART
THAT KEEPS WATER FROM
CONTAMINATING FUEL HAS FAILED.
>> MIGHT AS WELL GET A JOB
WORKING AT THE DOCK.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING.
>> Narrator: WITH THE REMAINING
KING CRAB SEASON ON THE LINE,
JAKE MUST FIND A SOLUTION.
OR RISK LOSING EVERYTHING HE
WORKED FOR.
>> I GOT A PLAN FOR THE FUEL.
WE ARE GOING TO BUY EVERY DAMN
FILTER IN DUTCH HARBOR AND WE
ARE GOING TO CHANGE THEM OUT ALL
THE TIME.
>> WE NEED TO GET A CASE OF
FILTERS.
CHANGE THEM EVERY THREE HOURS.
>> DROPS AT ALL, CHANGE IT.
>> YEAH.
THE FUEL SEPARATOR IS BEING
CASES AND CASES OF FILTERS,
GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY,
BUT GOT TO STAY ALIVE.
>> GOT EXTRA FUEL FILTERS HERE.
>> RIP THEM OFF.
>> WE ARE ON THE WAY AGAIN,
THANK THE GOOD LORD.
>> Narrator: 135 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR.
THE 108 FOOT CAPE CAUTION.
>> WE HAD THE WORST WEATHER I
HAVE SEEN THIS SEASON.
SOUTHWEST WIND AT 40 KNOTS.
ALWAYS TRYING TO THINK AHEAD.
>> GET THEM SO WHEN WE PICK THEM
LATER, WE ARE NOT IN THE
WEATHER.
>> Narrator: FIGHTING THROUGH
THE RELENTLESS STORM, CAPTAIN
WILD BILL LINES UP THE LATEST
STRING.
>> THROW WITH A SET OF BALLS.
>> THIS ROUGH WEATHER EXPOSES
OUR WEAKNESSES OUT HERE.
>> JUST DRIZZLE HE DID DOWN THE
RAIL.
>> JUST GOT TO LOBB IT OVER THE
SIDE INSTEAD OF THROWING AWAY
FROM THE BOAT.
>> Narrator: THE POWERFUL
CURRENTS PUSH THE BUOY SET UP
UNDER THE HULL.
NOW THE CAPTAIN'S PROBLEM IS
WHETHER OR NOT HIS LINES MADE IT
PAST THE STERN.
>> THROW OUT, PUSHED IT BACK ON
THE BOAT.
YOU RUN IT OVER, WORST CASE
SCENARIO, RIP THE SHAFT AND
PROPS.
>> WE COULD LOSE THE BOAT.
>> YOU'RE CLEAR.
WE'RE GOOD.
>> WE'RE LUCKY.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ANYTHING.
IT WOULD BE TOTALLY DISASTROUS.
>> I THINK I AM TIED UP WITH THE
RUDDER.
>> WRAP IT UP.
>> HOW MANY ARE BACK THERE?
>> TWO.
>> GET THIS WRAPPED UP TO WHERE
IT CHECKS OUT ONE OF THE
ENGINES, WE ARE SCREWED.
>> Narrator: ON THE CAPE
CAUTION.
>> TALKING 50 KNOT WINDS, I
CAN'T MAINTAIN STEERING ON ONE
EDGE OF THE BOAT.
>> IT IS DOWN THERE.
>> THEY'RE BOTH GOING DOWN?
>> YEAH.
>> WHEN WE SAID IT WAS CLEAR, WE
WEREN'T CLEAR.
>> PRETTY SURE IT WAS CLEAR.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> GOT THE RUDDER, SAID WE
WEREN'T CLEAR, SET A SECOND ONE,
EXPECTING THAT TO WRAP ON THE
FIRST ONE.
>> Narrator: LAUNCHING A STRING
IN A STORM, RAN OVER AND THE
PROPELLER SNAGGED IT.
THEN IT CAUGHT HOLD OF THE FIRST
ONE, NOW DRAGGING 2000 POUND
ANCHORS AND LINE, THE CAPTAIN
AND CREW ARE IN A BIND.
>> IF THIS STUFF COMES LOOSE AND
THERE'S A COUPLE BIG LOOPS, GETS
WRAPPED IN THE WHEEL.
COULD BE IN A 40, 50 MILE BLOW,
AND PUTTING THE BOAT ADRIFT WITH
THE CREW TO STAY ON IT.
>> THAT'S STUCK IN THE WHEELS.
>> Narrator: HE IS NOT TAKING A
CHANCE OF MORE SNAGS.
>> IF I PUT IT FORWARD AND GO,
THAT WILL HANG.
IF I HAVE TO MANEUVER AND PUT IT
IN REVERSE AND IT WRAPS AROUND
THE SHAFT, IT CAN BIND US UP,
SHUT US DOWN.
>> THIS IS SECURE BACK HERE.
>> THE FORECAST IS NOTHING BUT
40s AND 50s THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
I CAN'T RISK THIS.
>> YEAH.
>> WE'RE GOING IN.
CLEAR THE DECK.
>> WE ARE FORTUNATE WE HAVE
POWER FOR THE ENGINE.
>> TEN YEARS AGO I WOULDN'T HAVE
BATTED AN EYE, I WOULD HAVE DONE
THAT AND PUT UP WITH IT.
TIMES CHANGED.
THIS ISN'T THE WAY I WANT TO GO.
>> Narrator: 45 MILES WEST.
ON THE SAGA.
ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE
STORM, CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
ARRIVES TO GET GEAR HE DROPPED
18 DAYS AGO.
>> WE HAVE 175 POTS OUT HERE,
HOPEFULLY THEY ALL HAVE CRAB.
IT HAS BEEN 18 DAYS SINCE I
STRATEGICALLY PLACED POTS.
SO IF THESE HAVE ANYTHING IN
THEM, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO WITH THEM.
>> Narrator: IN 18 DAYS, A
SCHOOL OF KING CRAB CAN MOVE UP
TO 45 MILES.
>> IN ORDER FOR ME TO STACK THEM
ON AND GO, CAN'T TAKE 49
AVERAGE.
FOR SOME REASON, I GET 49
AVERAGE OF THE GEAR, IT WILL BE
SHEER LUCK.
>> Narrator: JAKE WOULD HAVE TO
START FROM SCRATCH.
>> I DON'T HAVE TIME TO FISH AND
HAUL.
SUCKS TO SET UP STRATEGY WHEN
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT, CROSS YOUR FINGERS.
CROSS YOUR FINGERS.
FIRST POT.
SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
>> OH GOD.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT.
DO I HAVE TO LOOK?
OH NO, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
NO TABLE.
>> HARD TO GET EXCITED OVER
THESE NUMBERS.
>> 18 DAYS AND COULD END UP
BEING A BUNCH OF BLANKS.
>> THERE'S RIDERS.
THAT'S GOT TO BE MORE THAN 30.
>> 16.
>> Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN 30 YEARS, VETERAN ENGINEER
HEADS ON DECK.
>> HE HAS TO BE ABOUT 64.
>> HOLY [BLEEP].
>> 66!
>> ALL THE CRAB WE NEEDED ARE
HERE.
OH YEAH!
>> COULD BE A SHORT TRIP, COULD
BE A DAY.
>> OH, WELL HEY!
>> I'M ON MY GAME, READY TO GET
THIS CRAB ON AND GET THE [BLEEP]
HOME.
I MISS MY WIFE.
I MISS MY SON ADEN.
MISS HIS FIRST STEPS.
THAT'S THE LIFE OF A FISHERMAN.
MAKE ALL OF THE MONEY YOU WANT
IN THE WORLD.
NEVER REPLACE THAT TIME WITH MY
SON.
NEVER GET IT BACK.
>> Narrator: THE WIZARD AND THE
NORTHWESTERN CLOSE BEHIND, YOUNG
GUNS ON THE CORNELIA MARIE
JOINING THEM AT
>>> LAST POT COMING UP!
>> YO NICK.
>> THAT WAS A DANDY EXPLOSION.
>> THAT WAS A PERFECT ENDING.
>> 230,000 POUNDS.
>> Narrator: 180 MILES NORTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR.
ON THE BRENNA A.
FINALLY CLEARED THE STORM.
CAPTAIN SHAWN DWYER STACKS ON
THE LAST OF HIS GEAR.
>> I HATE TO HAVE TO LEAVE, BUT
THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYONE
BUYING CRAB UNTIL THE FIRST OF
THE YEAR.
>> Narrator: WITH HOURS UNTIL
THE FINAL OFF LOAD OF THE
SEASON, SHAWN HAS NO CHOICE BUT
TO HEAD IN TO SHORE.
>> I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
CATCH CRAB.
>> WE CAN'T CONTROL MOTHER
NATURE.
THE ONLY TIME I WANT TO CALL SIG
IS WHEN I HAVE A BIG CHECK FOR
HIM.
HE HAS THE RIGHT TO LET ME TRY
AGAIN IN JANUARY OR NO.
>> HEY.
>> HEY, SIG, IT IS SHAWN ON THE
BRENNA A.
>> OH, I GOT YOU.
>> WE ARE CHEWING AWAY AT YOUR
CRAB BUT THERE'S NOT ANY MORE
DELIVERY DATES AVAILABLE,
PROCESSORS ARE SHUTTING DOWN, SO
I'M HAVING TO STACK IT OUT HERE.
GOING TO BE ABOUT 20,000 POUNDS
SHY OF YOUR 191 THERE.
I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF
TIME ON THE WATER TO FISH.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE SHY, SO WHAT'S
YOUR PLAN?
>> WELL, I CAN CUT YOU A CHECK
FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF
EVERYTHING I AGREED TO HARVEST.
>> WELL, I DON'T WANT YOUR
MONEY, I WANT THE CRAB.
I WANT TO COUNT ON YOU TO CATCH
THE REST.
>> YOU WANT ME TO FINISH IT OFF,
THAT WILL BE TOP PRIORITY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> OKAY.
TUESDAY, STAY SAFE, GET THEM ON
THE NEXT BOAT OUT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THAT WENT ABOUT AS WELL AS
IT COULD.
SIG COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDS THE
SITUATION.
I AM GOING TO BE THIS CLOSE.
THREE DAYS, TWO DAYS OF FISHING.
AND I COULD HAVE IT.
>> Narrator: IN HIS FIRST SEASON
ON THE BERING SEA, SHAWN AND
CREW LOADED 170,000 POUNDS OF
BAIRDI CRAB.
>> GO DUTCH.
GET THIS TOP BOAT.
>> Narrator: EACH DECKHAND TAKES
HOME $15,000.
HE FELL SHORT OF HIS GOAL, BUT
SHAWN LIVES TO FISH ANOTHER DAY.
110 MILES SOUTHEAST.
ON THE WIZARD.
>> GOOD JOB, GUYS.
>> LAST POT.
>> SOME TRIP.
THEY'RE LIKE MAN, YOU GET TO THE
LAST DAY, GET THE HECK OUT OF
HERE.
>> Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH
COLBURN HALLS THE FINAL POTS OF
THE SEASON.
>> LAST COUPLE YEARS HAVEN'T
BEEN THAT EASY FOR THE CAPTAIN.
KIND OF EMOTIONAL ISSUES, FAMILY
ISSUES, SOME POINT YOU HAVE TO
STOP AND REMEMBER WHAT YOU GOT
TO DO.
TRYING TO GET BACK TO BEING A
HEALTHIER PERSON.
NOT ONLY IN HERE, NOT ONLY IN
HERE, BUT ALSO IN HERE.
>> Narrator: DESPITE THE
CAPTAIN'S STRUGGLES, THE WIZARD
SPOOKED UP 375,000 POUNDS OF
BAIRDI.
EACH CREW MAN TAKES HOME 60,000
BUCKS.
>> YEAH!
>> Narrator: ON THE
NORTHWESTERN.
>> LAST POT COMING UP HERE.
>> WE'RE GOING IN, WE'RE DONE.
>> THANK GOD.
>> Narrator: CAPTAIN EDGAR HAS
BEEN SON PULLS HIS LAST BAIRDI
POT OVER THE RAIL.
>> AGAINST A LOT OF PEOPLE'S
ORDERS AND DISCUSSION I CHOSE TO
FISH.
WHAT DEFINES THIS BAIRDI SEASON
IS CATCHING QUOTA.
>> Narrator: AFTER THREE WEEKS,
THE NORTHWESTERN WRAPS THE
SEASON WITH 175,000 POUNDS.
WORTH $385,000.
>> FOR THE CREW.
>> Narrator: 140 MILES
SOUTHWEST.
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE.
>> THIS IS A BIG SEASON FOR ME.
BEST LEARNING SEASON I EVER HAD.
>> I HAVE SEEN YOU GROW
IMMENSELY IN THE LAST YEAR.
>> Narrator: FORCED TO COME IN
EARLY FOR REPAIRS.
JOSH AND CASEY HAVE TO HEAD OUT
TO GET THEIR GEAR.
>> YOU CAN GET THAT SELF
MOTIVATION, YOU DON'T NEED ME
AROUND HERE ANY MORE.
>> ROGER.
>> Narrator: WHEN THEY RETURN,
EACH DECKHAND WILL POCKET
$41,000.
>> START PLANNING FOR OPILIO.
>> CHANGINGS THE IMAGE, CHANGING
THE BOAT.
>> Narrator: DESPITE TWO WEEKS
STUCK IN PORT, A MASSIVE FINAL
HAUL HELPED JAKE MEET HIS QUOTA.
>> LET'S GO!
YEAH!
>> Narrator: THE CREW WILL
POCKET $36,000.
>> I NEVER HAD THAT LINE IN THE
WHEEL.
>> Narrator: AFTER DRAGGING 900
FEET OF LINE BACK TO TOWN,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL PREPARES TO
HEAD OUT AND WRAP THINGS UP.
>> DIVERS ARE DONE, LINE IS OUT.
YOU'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL.
>> READY TO GET OUT OF HERE.
VERY MUCH TO CATCH.
¶
¶ I CAN BE SURE OF THIS
¶
>> I MIGHT HAVE CAME UP 20,000
SHORT FOR SIG, BUT WE REALLY
KICKED ASS TO GET THERE.
DID ALL WE COULD.
BOTTOM LINE IS WE'RE COMING
BACK.
WE ARE HERE TO PLAY.
¶ ¶
¶ I KNOW I CAN'T GIVE UP.
WE MADE THE CHOICE TO WALK OUT.
>> I THINK THEY'RE HERE.
I AM NOT SURE, BUT I THINK SO.
>> CAN WE LOOK AT US LIKE
EVERYTHING IS --
>> HI, IT IS DAD!
HE IS STANDING!
LOOK AT HIM!
YOU'RE STANDING!
OH MY GOD!
OH!
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!
OH, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
SOUTHWEST WINDS.
>> SOMETIMES YOU GET THAT TRIP
FROM HELL THAT JUST BEATS YOU
UP, BEATS THE CREW UP.
NOT FOR EVERYBODY, THAT'S FOR
SURE.
THERE'S A YOUNG GROUP OF GUYS
OUT THERE THAT ARE THE NEXT
GENERATION.
THEY CAN BE THE FUTURE.
BUT WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THAT
STEP TO BE THAT GUY?
PRETTY BIG STEP.
WHEN YOU TAKE THE CAPTAIN CHAIR
IN THE WHEEL HOUSE OF THE CRAB
BOAT, YOU TAKE ON A BIG
RESPONSIBILITY.
>> SERIOUS STORM COME BLOWING
THROUGH HERE.
>> WATCH OUT.
¶
¶ I AM WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE ¶
>> Narrator: FOR TWO MONTHS THE
BERING SEA HAS PUMMELED THE
FLEET.
>> [BLEEP].
>> I'M SURE YOU KNOW THE SCOOP,
THE WEATHER OUT HERE IS GOING TO
BE REALLY BAD THE NEXT FIVE
DAYS.
>> Narrator: NOW WITH THE FINAL
DAYS OF FALL SEASON UPON THEM,
IT IS A BATTLE TO THE FINISH.
>> I CAN'T MOVE THE DELIVERY
DATE.
THE PROCESSER IS GOING TO CLOSE.
THERE'S NO TIME NOW.
>> Narrator: AS TIME WINDS DOWN.
>> THAT'S A BIG WAVE.
>> Narrator: THE WEATHER WINDS
UP FOR THE STRONGEST PUNCH YET.
>> MOTHER NATURE IS GOING TO
SHOW US ALL OF HER FURY COMING
UP HERE IN THE NEXT DAY.
SOME OF THE BIGGEST STUFF I'VE
EVER BEEN IN.
>> Narrator: A 200 MILE WIDE
ARCTIC HURRICANE BARRELS
DIRECTLY OVER THE FISHING
GROUNDS.
>> GOT INTO A HELL OF A SQUALL
HERE.
>> I DON'T HAVE THE WORK POWER,
THE RAIL HEIGHT.
THIS IS NOT A HURRICANE FISHING
BOAT.
>> Narrator: 180 MILES NORTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR.
ON THE 110 FOOT BRENNA A.
>> WATCH THE RAIL, I WILL TRY TO
KEEP YOU OUT OF IT AS MUCH AS I
CAN.
>> Narrator: ROOKIE SKIPPER
SHAWN DWYER, THE FIRST TO SQUARE
OFF WITH THE 200 MILE WIDE
STORM.
>> LITTLE BIT OF A ROGUE WAVE
CAME OVER THE STARBOARD SIDE.
ON THE STORAGE TABLE WHICH IS
POORLY SECURED.
SUPPOSED TO TAKE OUT SOUTHWEST
50, 32 FOOT SEAS, BUT WE ARE
GOING TO TRY TO FISH UNTIL WE
CAN'T.
I'VE GOT A TIGHT TIME FRAME TO
GET IT DONE.
BASICALLY ALL OF THE PROCESSORS
ARE GOING TO SHOT DOWN, SOME ON
THE 14th, AND THEY CLOSE ON THE
18th.
>> Narrator: IF SHAWN CAN'T SUCK
UP QUOTA THIS TRIP, HE WILL BE
FORCED FOR THE CANNERIES TO
REOPEN AFTER THE FIRST OF THE
YEAR.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL OF
THE CRAB CAUGHT FOR SIG.
I TOOK A BIG RISK TAKING HIS
CRAB, HE TOOK A RISK TRUSTING ME
TO CATCH IT.
>> I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
AND CLOSE TO A COUPLE HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS.
>> I'LL GET IT.
>> CALLING SIG TO SAY I DIDN'T
GET THE CRAB IN TIME IS NOT AN
OPTION IN MY BOOK.
>> YEAH!
>> GOING TO GET WORSE.
GET THIS ON BOARD WHILE WE CAN.
>> [BLEEP].
>> I THINK WE ARE THERE.
GETTING THIS POT IN THE BLOCK,
LET GO.
[BLEEP].
I AM TRYING MY BEST HERE.
>> Narrator: LATE FALL WEATHER
PICKS UP, EACH 800 POUND POT
MUST BE WRESTLED ABOARD.
>> THE WEATHER BLOWS LIKE A
BITCH IN NOVEMBER.
>> IT IS BLOWING UP QUICK.
GETTING WICKED HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH DIRECTION.
LOOK AT THIS.
TAKE ONE RIGHT ON THE BOW.
WE ARE GETTING HIT FROM ALL
ANGLES.
DOESN'T MATTER WHICH DIRECTION
WE GO, WE ARE GETTING HIT.
>> COMING DOWN.
I AM OVER IT.
BAD, DUDE.
I DON'T WANT TO GET ANYBODY
HURT.
WE ARE DONE.
>> DON'T SEE THE CASE I CAN JOG
THROUGH THE STORM.
THIS PRETTY MUCH ENDS OUR
SEASON.
>> Narrator: WITH TIME RUNNING
DOWN AND WEATHER BUILDING, THE
YOUNG SKIPPER IS FORCED TO HEAD
TO PORT.
>> I REALLY DON'T WANT TO MAKE
THE PHONE CALL TO SIG WHERE I'M
COMING UP SHORT.
>> Narrator: 180 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR.
>> YEAH.
WOO.
>> Narrator: ON THE 128 FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE.
>> SEE THE BACKS OF THE WINGS
WHERE THEY COME INTO HIS BODY,
WHEN IT IS FLUTTERING LIKE THAT,
IT IS BLOWING FORCE.
>> Narrator: CASEY McMANUS IS
HAULING IN THE HEART OF THE
STORM.
>> MAKES IT HARDER.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE
IT.
>> GOING TO GET THE [BLEEP]
KICKED OUT OF US.
BLOWING REALLY HARD.
HE IS DOWN THERE WITH A FACE
SHIELD ON.
GOT A VIEW.
97 WAS THE BEST, 0 WAS THE
WORST.
THERE'S CRAB HERE.
I KNOW THERE'S CRAB HERE.
JUST NOT HUNGRY, KNOW WHAT I
MEAN?
>> [BLEEP].
>> BE CAREFUL.
>> THAT WAS A SQUALL IF I'VE
EVER SEEN ONE.
>> I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
FEELS LIKE NEEDLES ON MY FACE
RIGHT NOW.
>> Narrator: TO GIVE CASEY A
MUCH NEEDED BREAK FROM THE
WEATHER, SKIPPER IN TRAINING
JOSH HARRIS TAKES THE WHEEL.
>> THAT ONE WAS --
>> BIG WAVE, BIG WAVE.
[BLEEP].
THIS WEATHER.
WHAT IS THAT?
>> HEY.
>> NOT REALLY SURE IF IT IS A
BIG PROBLEM OR LITTLE PROBLEM.
HOPEFULLY A LITTLE PROBLEM.
>> Narrator: ON THE CORNELIA
MARIE.
>> YEAH.
[BLEEP].
>> Narrator: A POWER FAILURE
SHUT DOWN THE BLOCK.
>> STOPPED PRODUCING POWER FOR
US.
NEEDS TO BE UP HERE, IT IS NOT.
>> Narrator: THE CORNELIA MARIE
HAS TWO MAIN GENERATORS, PORT
AND STARBOARD.
THE STARBOARD WHICH CONTROLS
FISHING EQUIPMENT HAS GONE DOWN.
>> LAST SOURCE OF POWER, ALL WE
HAVE TO KEEP WATER OFF THE
CRAFT.
>> Narrator: WITH ONE GENERATOR,
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH POWER TO RUN
BOAT SYSTEMS.
>> GET OUT THERE, TAKE THAT
STACK DOWN.
>> OKAY.
[BLEEP].
>> THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.
>> NO, IT'S NOT GOOD.
>> OUR VOLTAGE WILL NOT
MAINTAIN.
I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IS
CAUSING IT.
WE CAN'T HAUL GEAR UNLESS WE DO
ONE THING AT A TIME, RUN THE
BLOCK, STOP IT, STOP THE DECK,
HAUL IT, START THAT --
>> WHAT CAN YOU DO?
CRAB FISHING IN THE BERING SEA
DOESN'T ALWAYS GO YOUR WAY.
>> Narrator: 15 HOUR DETOUR WILL
TAKE A BIG BITE OUT OF
CORNELIA'S PROFIT.
>> DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY
YOU SPEND ON NEW STUFF, IT IS A
CRAB BOAT, THINGS HAPPEN.
I GET THAT.
IT IS JUST DEPRESSING TO SIT
HERE AND PUT YOUR ALL INTO
SOMETHING AND TURN AROUND, BEND
OVER, GRAB YOUR ANKLE, GET YOUR
ASS KICKED BY MOTHER NATURE,
MECHANICAL MOTHER NATURE,
WHATEVER HER NAME IS.
>> Narrator: 45 MILES WEST.
ON THE 155 FOOT WIZARD.
>> SPEED UP, KID, GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD.
WE HAVE BASICALLY 24 HOURS TO
GET 130 POTS OFF.
GET UP THE HILL.
COME DOWN, GET THEM, AND HEAD TO
TOWN.
>> BATTLING THE LEADING EDGE OF
THE STORM, CAPTAIN KEITH IS
FINISHING THE SEASON.
>> KEPT KICKING AWAY.
CAN'T BE LATE TO OUR
APPOINTMENT.
START SHOWING UP LATE, NEXT
THING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A HARD
TIME GETTING A DELIVERY DAY.
WE DON'T NEED THAT.
PROBLEM IS WITH THE WIND AND
CURRENT, SET SO HARD TO THE
EAST, I HAVE TO PUT THIS RIGHT
AT THE EDGE TO TRY TO GET THAT
NORTHWEST SET ON.
>> Narrator: THAT MEANS TAKING
WAVES BROADSIDE EXPOSING THE
CREW TO THE BRUNT OF THE OCEAN
POWER.
>> PUT MY STACK MAN AT SUPER
HIGH RISK FISHING NOW.
>> VERY DANGEROUS UP THERE RIGHT
NOW.
>> GOT POTS SWINGING, WAVES.
HE COULD GET BLASTED.
THESE WAVES ARE NOT FRIENDLY
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NOT FRIENDLY
AT ALL.
HANG ON, ROGER.
HANG ON, HANG ON.
>> THAT'S A NASTY WAY OF COMING
OVER THERE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, I HAVE A WAVE
WITH A LITTLE CHEEK.
HANG ON, GRAB ON, HANG ON.
WATCH OUT, J.J.
TELL YOU WHAT, MAN, IF THIS IS
WHAT THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE
LIKE, MY BALLS ARE GOING TO BE
SHOVED UP THERE.
>> PRETTY BRUTAL.
>> NEED A FEW THOUSAND MORE
CRAB.
ANY TIME YOU TAKE A BIG WAVE,
YOU HAVE TO START THINKING OKAY,
IS IT TIME, WHEN IS IT TIME TO
PULL THE PLUG.
[BLEEP] WATCH THAT RAIL.
WATCH THE LINE, MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS CLEAR, GUYS.
>> EVERYTHING IS CLEAR.
>> EVERYBODY CLEAR.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, MAN.
>> YOU GUYS, I AM TELLING YOU,
WE ARE DOWN.
YOU GOT A REAL SMASH COMING.
THE WEATHER IS SLOWING US DOWN,
LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T SHUT US
DOWN.
>> Narrator: 165 MILES SOUTHWEST
IN DUTCH HARBOR.
THE 107 FOOT SAGA.
>> I JUST WANT TO GO HOME.
MY GUYS WANT TO GO HOME.
IT IS FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU CAN'T
MOVE FORWARD AND YOU'RE NOT
MAKING MONEY.
>> Narrator: STUCK AT DOCK WITH
ENGINE REPAIRS FOR THE PAST TEN
DAYS, CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON'S
KING SEASON IS STILL ON HOLD.
>> I GOT ANOTHER 30, 40,000,
HARD ON EVERYBODY.
>> EVERYBODY IS FED UP, TIME TO
GO FISHING.
>> THAT'S MY FAVORITE ONE.
I WAS ON THE PHONE, CRAWLS UP TO
GET MY ATTENTION.
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YOU HAVE A
FAMILY WHEN YOU'RE GONE SO LONG.
>> Narrator: THE DELAY IN PORT
NOT ONLY COSTS THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS A DAY BUT TAKES A TOLL
ON THE BOAT'S MORALE.
>> PEOPLE ARE LIKE WE LIKE BEING
COLD AND LIKE BEING TIRED AND
LIKE BEING HUNGRY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BE HOME WITH
OUR FAMILIES AND WE CAN'T.
THE HARDEST THING ABOUT THIS JOB
TO BE AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY.
>> FUEL PRESSURE.
>> Narrator: THE ENGINE ROOM.
>> CAN'T GET IT TO WORK RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
>> Narrator: NOTHING BUT BAD
NEWS.
>> I JUST GOT THAT BACK
TOGETHER.
WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME
AND LOOK AT IT OR WE ARE GOING
TO REPLACE IT.
>> THAT'S NOT SEPARATING WATER
FROM THE FUEL.
>> AIN'T DOING THE JOB.
EVEN WHEN WE POURED WATER
[BLEEP] IT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY
SEPARATE THAT FROM THE FUEL.
AND ALL I GET IS DRIP, DRIP,
DRIP.
>> OH [BLEEP] ME!
WE DON'T HAVE A WORKING
CENTRIFUGE.
>> Narrator: THE CENTRIFUGE IS A
CRUCIAL PIECE TO KEEP THE WATER
FROM CONTAMINATING THE FUEL.
>> THE ENGINES WILL DIE AND WE
WILL -- [BLEEP].
>> JAKE IS FREAKING OUT.
I DON'T BLAME HIM.
I WOULD BE FREAKING OUT.
>> DAMN IT!
>> I'M NOT GOING OFF THE BOAT.
>>> NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
THE FUEL GETS CLOGGED UP, BEFORE
YOU KNOW IT, GENERATORS AND MAIN
THINGS SHUT DOWN.
>> Narrator: A CRITICAL PART
THAT KEEPS WATER FROM
CONTAMINATING FUEL HAS FAILED.
>> MIGHT AS WELL GET A JOB
WORKING AT THE DOCK.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING.
>> Narrator: WITH THE REMAINING
KING CRAB SEASON ON THE LINE,
JAKE MUST FIND A SOLUTION.
OR RISK LOSING EVERYTHING HE
WORKED FOR.
>> I GOT A PLAN FOR THE FUEL.
WE ARE GOING TO BUY EVERY DAMN
FILTER IN DUTCH HARBOR AND WE
ARE GOING TO CHANGE THEM OUT ALL
THE TIME.
>> WE NEED TO GET A CASE OF
FILTERS.
CHANGE THEM EVERY THREE HOURS.
>> DROPS AT ALL, CHANGE IT.
>> YEAH.
THE FUEL SEPARATOR IS BEING
CASES AND CASES OF FILTERS,
GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY,
BUT GOT TO STAY ALIVE.
>> GOT EXTRA FUEL FILTERS HERE.
>> RIP THEM OFF.
>> WE ARE ON THE WAY AGAIN,
THANK THE GOOD LORD.
>> Narrator: 135 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR.
THE 108 FOOT CAPE CAUTION.
>> WE HAD THE WORST WEATHER I
HAVE SEEN THIS SEASON.
SOUTHWEST WIND AT 40 KNOTS.
ALWAYS TRYING TO THINK AHEAD.
>> GET THEM SO WHEN WE PICK THEM
LATER, WE ARE NOT IN THE
WEATHER.
>> Narrator: FIGHTING THROUGH
THE RELENTLESS STORM, CAPTAIN
WILD BILL LINES UP THE LATEST
STRING.
>> THROW WITH A SET OF BALLS.
>> THIS ROUGH WEATHER EXPOSES
OUR WEAKNESSES OUT HERE.
>> JUST DRIZZLE HE DID DOWN THE
RAIL.
>> JUST GOT TO LOBB IT OVER THE
SIDE INSTEAD OF THROWING AWAY
FROM THE BOAT.
>> Narrator: THE POWERFUL
CURRENTS PUSH THE BUOY SET UP
UNDER THE HULL.
NOW THE CAPTAIN'S PROBLEM IS
WHETHER OR NOT HIS LINES MADE IT
PAST THE STERN.
>> THROW OUT, PUSHED IT BACK ON
THE BOAT.
YOU RUN IT OVER, WORST CASE
SCENARIO, RIP THE SHAFT AND
PROPS.
>> WE COULD LOSE THE BOAT.
>> YOU'RE CLEAR.
WE'RE GOOD.
>> WE'RE LUCKY.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ANYTHING.
IT WOULD BE TOTALLY DISASTROUS.
>> I THINK I AM TIED UP WITH THE
RUDDER.
>> WRAP IT UP.
>> HOW MANY ARE BACK THERE?
>> TWO.
>> GET THIS WRAPPED UP TO WHERE
IT CHECKS OUT ONE OF THE
ENGINES, WE ARE SCREWED.
>> Narrator: ON THE CAPE
CAUTION.
>> TALKING 50 KNOT WINDS, I
CAN'T MAINTAIN STEERING ON ONE
EDGE OF THE BOAT.
>> IT IS DOWN THERE.
>> THEY'RE BOTH GOING DOWN?
>> YEAH.
>> WHEN WE SAID IT WAS CLEAR, WE
WEREN'T CLEAR.
>> PRETTY SURE IT WAS CLEAR.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> GOT THE RUDDER, SAID WE
WEREN'T CLEAR, SET A SECOND ONE,
EXPECTING THAT TO WRAP ON THE
FIRST ONE.
>> Narrator: LAUNCHING A STRING
IN A STORM, RAN OVER AND THE
PROPELLER SNAGGED IT.
THEN IT CAUGHT HOLD OF THE FIRST
ONE, NOW DRAGGING 2000 POUND
ANCHORS AND LINE, THE CAPTAIN
AND CREW ARE IN A BIND.
>> IF THIS STUFF COMES LOOSE AND
THERE'S A COUPLE BIG LOOPS, GETS
WRAPPED IN THE WHEEL.
COULD BE IN A 40, 50 MILE BLOW,
AND PUTTING THE BOAT ADRIFT WITH
THE CREW TO STAY ON IT.
>> THAT'S STUCK IN THE WHEELS.
>> Narrator: HE IS NOT TAKING A
CHANCE OF MORE SNAGS.
>> IF I PUT IT FORWARD AND GO,
THAT WILL HANG.
IF I HAVE TO MANEUVER AND PUT IT
IN REVERSE AND IT WRAPS AROUND
THE SHAFT, IT CAN BIND US UP,
SHUT US DOWN.
>> THIS IS SECURE BACK HERE.
>> THE FORECAST IS NOTHING BUT
40s AND 50s THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
I CAN'T RISK THIS.
>> YEAH.
>> WE'RE GOING IN.
CLEAR THE DECK.
>> WE ARE FORTUNATE WE HAVE
POWER FOR THE ENGINE.
>> TEN YEARS AGO I WOULDN'T HAVE
BATTED AN EYE, I WOULD HAVE DONE
THAT AND PUT UP WITH IT.
TIMES CHANGED.
THIS ISN'T THE WAY I WANT TO GO.
>> Narrator: 45 MILES WEST.
ON THE SAGA.
ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE
STORM, CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
ARRIVES TO GET GEAR HE DROPPED
18 DAYS AGO.
>> WE HAVE 175 POTS OUT HERE,
HOPEFULLY THEY ALL HAVE CRAB.
IT HAS BEEN 18 DAYS SINCE I
STRATEGICALLY PLACED POTS.
SO IF THESE HAVE ANYTHING IN
THEM, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO WITH THEM.
>> Narrator: IN 18 DAYS, A
SCHOOL OF KING CRAB CAN MOVE UP
TO 45 MILES.
>> IN ORDER FOR ME TO STACK THEM
ON AND GO, CAN'T TAKE 49
AVERAGE.
FOR SOME REASON, I GET 49
AVERAGE OF THE GEAR, IT WILL BE
SHEER LUCK.
>> Narrator: JAKE WOULD HAVE TO
START FROM SCRATCH.
>> I DON'T HAVE TIME TO FISH AND
HAUL.
SUCKS TO SET UP STRATEGY WHEN
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT, CROSS YOUR FINGERS.
CROSS YOUR FINGERS.
FIRST POT.
SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
>> OH GOD.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT.
DO I HAVE TO LOOK?
OH NO, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
NO TABLE.
>> HARD TO GET EXCITED OVER
THESE NUMBERS.
>> 18 DAYS AND COULD END UP
BEING A BUNCH OF BLANKS.
>> THERE'S RIDERS.
THAT'S GOT TO BE MORE THAN 30.
>> 16.
>> Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN 30 YEARS, VETERAN ENGINEER
HEADS ON DECK.
>> HE HAS TO BE ABOUT 64.
>> HOLY [BLEEP].
>> 66!
>> ALL THE CRAB WE NEEDED ARE
HERE.
OH YEAH!
>> COULD BE A SHORT TRIP, COULD
BE A DAY.
>> OH, WELL HEY!
>> I'M ON MY GAME, READY TO GET
THIS CRAB ON AND GET THE [BLEEP]
HOME.
I MISS MY WIFE.
I MISS MY SON ADEN.
MISS HIS FIRST STEPS.
THAT'S THE LIFE OF A FISHERMAN.
MAKE ALL OF THE MONEY YOU WANT
IN THE WORLD.
NEVER REPLACE THAT TIME WITH MY
SON.
NEVER GET IT BACK.
>> Narrator: THE WIZARD AND THE
NORTHWESTERN CLOSE BEHIND, YOUNG
GUNS ON THE CORNELIA MARIE
JOINING THEM AT
>>> LAST POT COMING UP!
>> YO NICK.
>> THAT WAS A DANDY EXPLOSION.
>> THAT WAS A PERFECT ENDING.
>> 230,000 POUNDS.
>> Narrator: 180 MILES NORTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR.
ON THE BRENNA A.
FINALLY CLEARED THE STORM.
CAPTAIN SHAWN DWYER STACKS ON
THE LAST OF HIS GEAR.
>> I HATE TO HAVE TO LEAVE, BUT
THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYONE
BUYING CRAB UNTIL THE FIRST OF
THE YEAR.
>> Narrator: WITH HOURS UNTIL
THE FINAL OFF LOAD OF THE
SEASON, SHAWN HAS NO CHOICE BUT
TO HEAD IN TO SHORE.
>> I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
CATCH CRAB.
>> WE CAN'T CONTROL MOTHER
NATURE.
THE ONLY TIME I WANT TO CALL SIG
IS WHEN I HAVE A BIG CHECK FOR
HIM.
HE HAS THE RIGHT TO LET ME TRY
AGAIN IN JANUARY OR NO.
>> HEY.
>> HEY, SIG, IT IS SHAWN ON THE
BRENNA A.
>> OH, I GOT YOU.
>> WE ARE CHEWING AWAY AT YOUR
CRAB BUT THERE'S NOT ANY MORE
DELIVERY DATES AVAILABLE,
PROCESSORS ARE SHUTTING DOWN, SO
I'M HAVING TO STACK IT OUT HERE.
GOING TO BE ABOUT 20,000 POUNDS
SHY OF YOUR 191 THERE.
I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF
TIME ON THE WATER TO FISH.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE SHY, SO WHAT'S
YOUR PLAN?
>> WELL, I CAN CUT YOU A CHECK
FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF
EVERYTHING I AGREED TO HARVEST.
>> WELL, I DON'T WANT YOUR
MONEY, I WANT THE CRAB.
I WANT TO COUNT ON YOU TO CATCH
THE REST.
>> YOU WANT ME TO FINISH IT OFF,
THAT WILL BE TOP PRIORITY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> OKAY.
TUESDAY, STAY SAFE, GET THEM ON
THE NEXT BOAT OUT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THAT WENT ABOUT AS WELL AS
IT COULD.
SIG COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDS THE
SITUATION.
I AM GOING TO BE THIS CLOSE.
THREE DAYS, TWO DAYS OF FISHING.
AND I COULD HAVE IT.
>> Narrator: IN HIS FIRST SEASON
ON THE BERING SEA, SHAWN AND
CREW LOADED 170,000 POUNDS OF
BAIRDI CRAB.
>> GO DUTCH.
GET THIS TOP BOAT.
>> Narrator: EACH DECKHAND TAKES
HOME $15,000.
HE FELL SHORT OF HIS GOAL, BUT
SHAWN LIVES TO FISH ANOTHER DAY.
110 MILES SOUTHEAST.
ON THE WIZARD.
>> GOOD JOB, GUYS.
>> LAST POT.
>> SOME TRIP.
THEY'RE LIKE MAN, YOU GET TO THE
LAST DAY, GET THE HECK OUT OF
HERE.
>> Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH
COLBURN HALLS THE FINAL POTS OF
THE SEASON.
>> LAST COUPLE YEARS HAVEN'T
BEEN THAT EASY FOR THE CAPTAIN.
KIND OF EMOTIONAL ISSUES, FAMILY
ISSUES, SOME POINT YOU HAVE TO
STOP AND REMEMBER WHAT YOU GOT
TO DO.
TRYING TO GET BACK TO BEING A
HEALTHIER PERSON.
NOT ONLY IN HERE, NOT ONLY IN
HERE, BUT ALSO IN HERE.
>> Narrator: DESPITE THE
CAPTAIN'S STRUGGLES, THE WIZARD
SPOOKED UP 375,000 POUNDS OF
BAIRDI.
EACH CREW MAN TAKES HOME 60,000
BUCKS.
>> YEAH!
>> Narrator: ON THE
NORTHWESTERN.
>> LAST POT COMING UP HERE.
>> WE'RE GOING IN, WE'RE DONE.
>> THANK GOD.
>> Narrator: CAPTAIN EDGAR HAS
BEEN SON PULLS HIS LAST BAIRDI
POT OVER THE RAIL.
>> AGAINST A LOT OF PEOPLE'S
ORDERS AND DISCUSSION I CHOSE TO
FISH.
WHAT DEFINES THIS BAIRDI SEASON
IS CATCHING QUOTA.
>> Narrator: AFTER THREE WEEKS,
THE NORTHWESTERN WRAPS THE
SEASON WITH 175,000 POUNDS.
WORTH $385,000.
>> FOR THE CREW.
>> Narrator: 140 MILES
SOUTHWEST.
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE.
>> THIS IS A BIG SEASON FOR ME.
BEST LEARNING SEASON I EVER HAD.
>> I HAVE SEEN YOU GROW
IMMENSELY IN THE LAST YEAR.
>> Narrator: FORCED TO COME IN
EARLY FOR REPAIRS.
JOSH AND CASEY HAVE TO HEAD OUT
TO GET THEIR GEAR.
>> YOU CAN GET THAT SELF
MOTIVATION, YOU DON'T NEED ME
AROUND HERE ANY MORE.
>> ROGER.
>> Narrator: WHEN THEY RETURN,
EACH DECKHAND WILL POCKET
$41,000.
>> START PLANNING FOR OPILIO.
>> CHANGINGS THE IMAGE, CHANGING
THE BOAT.
>> Narrator: DESPITE TWO WEEKS
STUCK IN PORT, A MASSIVE FINAL
HAUL HELPED JAKE MEET HIS QUOTA.
>> LET'S GO!
YEAH!
>> Narrator: THE CREW WILL
POCKET $36,000.
>> I NEVER HAD THAT LINE IN THE
WHEEL.
>> Narrator: AFTER DRAGGING 900
FEET OF LINE BACK TO TOWN,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL PREPARES TO
HEAD OUT AND WRAP THINGS UP.
>> DIVERS ARE DONE, LINE IS OUT.
YOU'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL.
>> READY TO GET OUT OF HERE.
VERY MUCH TO CATCH.
¶
¶ I CAN BE SURE OF THIS
¶
>> I MIGHT HAVE CAME UP 20,000
SHORT FOR SIG, BUT WE REALLY
KICKED ASS TO GET THERE.
DID ALL WE COULD.
BOTTOM LINE IS WE'RE COMING
BACK.
WE ARE HERE TO PLAY.
¶ ¶
¶ I KNOW I CAN'T GIVE UP.
WE MADE THE CHOICE TO WALK OUT.
>> I THINK THEY'RE HERE.
I AM NOT SURE, BUT I THINK SO.
>> CAN WE LOOK AT US LIKE
EVERYTHING IS --
>> HI, IT IS DAD!
HE IS STANDING!
LOOK AT HIM!
YOU'RE STANDING!
OH MY GOD!
OH!
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!
OH, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.