Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 12, Episode 9 - Into the Gale - full transcript
Winter crab season is here and with it this year's biggest storm. Every captain must choose; risk it all and head out into the storm or stay back, tied to dock losing money. However carefully they choose the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
Sig: IT'S EASY TO FORGET
HOW REMOTE THIS PLACE IS...
...FAR NORTH...
WAY OUT ON THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
YOU'RE A LONG WAY FROM HOME
IF THERE'S A PROBLEM.
THE OLDER I GET,
THE MORE AFRAID I AM
OF BEING OUT
IN THE BERING SEA
IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.
THIS IS THE WORST TIME OF YEAR
TO FISH ANY CRAB.
IT'S THE WINTER SEASON.
WHOA, COME ON, BABY.
WATCH OUT!
OH, MAN.
HEADS UP!
GET AWAY FROM THE RAIL.
HEADS UP, GUYS!
HANG ON, HANG ON!
Sig: IF YOU GET INTO TROUBLE,
AND YOU'RE THAT FAR OUT,
THERE'S NOBODY THERE
TO HELP YOU.
[ ALARMS BEEPING ]
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
HEY, WE'RE LOSING POWER.
IS THERE A FIRE?
STAY CALM!
STAY CALM!
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Narrator: NEW YEAR'S EVE,
DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA...
-IT'S COMING UP.
-Johnathan: OH, IT'S ON. OH!
I SAW THE WEATHER REPORT.
RIGHT OFF THE GET-GO,
WE'RE GOING TO GET THE [BLEEP]
BEAT OUT OF US.
I JUST HOPE THAT I DON'T
GET NOBODY HURT.
Narrator:
...THE CRAB FLEET GEARS UP
FOR THE BRUTAL
WINTER SEASON AHEAD.
-COME ON!
-OKAY, I GOT IT.
-OKAY?
-OPIES GOT SMASHED.
YOU KNOW, WE WENT DOWN 40%
OVERALL FOR THE FLEET.
GET SOME CRAB, BABY!
Narrator: A CUT QUOTA
WILL MAKE COMPETITION
FOR OPILIO CRAB
TOUGHER THAN EVER.
LET'S GO CRABBING!
Sig: THE QUOTAS ARE DOWN BY --
IT'S ALMOST HALF.
AND WHEN THEY'RE DOWN
LIKE THAT, IT JUST --
IT'S GONNA BE HARDER
TO FIND THE CRAB.
THAT'S JUST ALL THERE IS TO IT.
Man: YOU'RE GOOD.
Narrator:
WITH LESS OPILIO TO CATCH...
YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING
OPIE FISHING TO START.
WE'RE GOING BAIRDI FISHING,
WHICH IS NOT
WHAT WE NORMALLY DO.
Narrator: ...A HANDFUL OF BOATS
WILL MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS
ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS.
Keith:
WE ALSO HAVE A CHANCE
TO PUT IN CLOSE
TO A MILLION POUNDS OF BAIRDI.
THAT'S OVER $2 MILLION WORTH
OF [BLEEP] CASH.
GET THE GEAR ON.
LET'S GO FISH.
LET'S GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF HERE.
Corey:
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT, BOY!
GIVE ME SOME STRAIGHT
[BLEEP] NUMBERS.
LET'S GO!
Narrator:
ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
-I WANT TO SEE 50.
-WANT THESE?
Corey: DON'T GET FANCY.
COME ON!
Jake: COREY'S GETTING
MY CREW IN SHAPE.
Sean: YEP.
THAT'S COREY.
IT'S A NEW DAY.
IT'S A NEW SEASON,
AND THIS SEASON, UH,
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON,
JUST LIKE FOR KING CRAB.
TIM LEFT.
THERE'S NO MORE JAMIE.
SO WE HAVE NEW CREW MEMBERS.
Narrator: DURING HIS FIRST KING
SEASON AS CAPTAIN...
AH [BLEEP] THIS.
YOU EITHER GET RID OF HIM
OR GET RID OF ME.
Narrator: ...THE STRUGGLE
TO MANAGE HIS CREW
TOOK A TOLL ON JAKE ANDERSON.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE [BLEEP] DRINKING!
NOT ON THE [BLEEP] JOB!
Jake: I WAS REALLY STRESSED
FOR KING CRAB.
NOW I REALLY [BLEEP]
LIKE THE GUYS I HAVE.
Sean:
THERE'S MR. CLEAN.
THAT IS MR. CLEAN.
SO THAT'S COREY EISENBARTH,
THE FAMOUS COREY EISENBARTH.
HE WAS HIRED FIVE DAYS AGO.
HE'S AN OLD-TIMER.
Narrator:
A LEGEND IN THE FLEET,
JAKE LOOKS TO COREY
TO STABILIZE HIS DECK.
Jake:
HE'S GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE,
AND THAT'S WHAT I NEED.
I TELL YA, IT'S A STORM
A-BREWING OUT THERE.
I'M JUST CURIOUS
ABOUT THE WEATHER REPORT,
IF YOU GOT IT OR NOT.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?
EL NIÑO?
-EL NIÑO.
BETTER GET A LITTLE
SOMETHING DONE
BEFORE THE [BLEEP]
STORM HITS.
WE GOT TO GET
OUT OF HERE!
TIME IS MONEY.
THEY'RE GETTING AWAY OUT THERE!
I KNOW.
THEY'RE GETTING AWAY!
SCHOOL THE CAPTAIN
UP A LITTLE BIT
ON THE CRAB TACTICS.
YEAH.
GET OUT THERE.
SET 'EM
AND START HAULING 'EM.
TO SUM UP COREY IN AS FEW WORDS
AS I CAN, IS HE'S --
HE'S ROUGH AND TOUGH.
HE CAN PICK UP 800-POUND POTS
AND THROW 'EM.
Corey:
JUST DOING A LITTLE GEAR WORK.
Jake: NOT SOMEONE
YOU WANT TO MESS WITH.
REALLY GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES,
AND I LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW?
AND HE'S HERE --
HE'S HERE TO HELP ME.
WE GOT TO GO FISHING ALREADY.
Narrator: ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh: AND IT STARTS.
KING CRABBING,
WE WENT OUT
AND [BLEEP] KNOCKED
THE PIE OUT OF THIS.
NOW I HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE
IN MYSELF
AND WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING,
THE TEACHING I'VE HAD.
NOW IT'S JUST TIME TO --
TO PUT TOGETHER EVERYTHING
THAT I'VE LEARNED
AND TO TAKE OVER THIS OPERATION.
Narrator:
...AFTER A STRONG KING SEASON,
SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING'S
JOSH HARRIS' CONFIDENCE
IS RUNNING HIGH.
Josh: IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME COMING,
BUT I THINK I CAN HANDLE THIS
WITH FLYING COLORS.
I'VE GOT A WONDERFUL
DAUGHTER NOW.
SHE'S GONNA BE 3.
AND I'VE GOT THESE GUYS.
THEY'RE LIKE MY KIDS, TOO,
IN A LOT OF ASPECTS.
WE'RE BEST FRIENDS.
WE'RE BROTHERS.
IT'S A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.
I HAVE GROWN A LOT.
I'VE COME TO FIND OUT
IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
Narrator: SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP
OF THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Casey: I'M TEACHING JOSH,
AND, YOU KNOW,
HE'S A SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING.
BUT HE'S ALSO THE OWNER
OF THE BOAT.
Narrator:
...JOSH HAS BEEN AN APPRENTICE
TO CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS.
THE GOAL IS TO GET THE POTS
OFF THE BOAT AND ON THE BOAT.
CRAB ON THE BOAT,
DELIVERED.
POTS BACK TO TOWN
WITHOUT ANYBODY GETTING HURT.
BUT AFTER TWO YEARS
OF PLAYING SECOND FIDDLE...
Josh:
IT'S JUST MY TURN NOW.
Narrator:
...THE YOUNG CAPTAIN-IN-TRAINING
IS READY TO BECOME
A CAPTAIN IN REALITY.
Casey: NOW WE GOT TO FINISH
GOING OVER ALL THIS GEAR.
AND THEN WE'LL DAMN
NEAR BE READY.
WE GOT A HOLE
RIGHT THERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS DURING, UH,
KING CRAB, YOU KNOW, I SAID
IF I DID A GOOD ENOUGH JOB
DURING KING CRAB
AND BAIRDI,
I'M GONNA TAKE THE BOAT
FOR OPIES.
I'VE BEEN LIVING
IN MY DAD'S SHADOW
AND YOUR SHADOW
NOW LONG ENOUGH.
YOU KNOW, I THINK
I'VE PROVED MYSELF.
-UM...
-I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT.
I NEED TO
KIND OF BREAK AWAY
AND KIND OF DO MY THING,
YOU KNOW?
THIS ENCOMPASSES
EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE DEALING
WITH THE CREW.
YOU'RE DEALING
WITH THE SCHEDULING.
YOU'RE DOING
POT PLACEMENT.
YOU'RE FISHING.
THERE'S NONE OF THIS,
"OH, I FORGOT THE BAIT."
OR, "OH, CASEY
CAN DEAL WITH IT."
YOU GOT TO --
IF YOU'RE GONNA DO IT,
YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR EVERYTHING.
YOU START SCREWING UP...
I'LL GET INVOLVED.
JUST REMEMBER
RULE NUMBER ONE.
DON'T [BLEEP] UP.
YOU GOT IT.
Narrator:
ACROSS THE ISLAND...
Dwyer: IT'S ANOTHER HOLIDAY
IN DUTCH HARBOR.
SO WE SPENT HALLOWEEN,
THANKSGIVING
AND NEW YEAR'S NOW IN DUTCH.
Narrator: ...23-YEAR OLD
ROOKIE CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
TAKES CARE
OF SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Dwyer: I'M GONNA GO OVER
AND SAY HI TO SIG,
CHECK IN WITH HIM,
TALK ABOUT THE LITTLE BIT
OF HIS CRAB I HAVE LEFT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE HIM GIVING
ME SOME CRAB TO CATCH.
Narrator:
THREE WEEKS AGO...
YEAH, HEY, SIG.
THIS IS SEAN ON THE BRENNA A.
I'M HAVING TO, UH,
I'M HAVING TO STACK IT OUT HERE.
Narrator:
...SEAN DELIVERED SOME BAD NEWS
TO THE NORTHWESTERN CAPTAIN.
Dwyer:
I CAN CUT YOU A CHECK
FOR THE FULL AMOUNT
OF EVERYTHING.
Sig: NUMBER ONE,
I DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY.
I WANT THE CRAB.
I'M GONNA COUNT ON YOU
TO CATCH THE REST.
THAT'LL BE TOP PRIORITY.
I MEAN, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
Narrator:
NOW HE'S PAYING A VISIT
TO THE MAN
WHO JUMP-STARTED HIS CAREER.
-HEY, SIG.
-THERE HE IS.
HOW ARE YA?
WELL, FOR A NEW YEAR'S,
I --
I COULD BE AT HOME,
BUT...
YEAH.
GOOD TO SEE YA.
-I DON'T MIND BEING UP HERE.
-I AGREE.
DID YOU, UH, END UP
WITH A LOT LEFT?
WELL,
WE GOT REALLY CLOSE.
WE GOT 170
OUT OF YOUR 190.
-OKAY.
-WE, UH,
I THINK I TOLD YOU
WE HAD REALLY BAD WEATHER...
-YEAH, YEAH.
-...BUT, YOU KNOW, IT HAPPENS.
NO EXCUSE.
-YOU KNOW,
THE WEATHER'S THE WEATHER.
YOU CAN'T BEAT THE WEATHER.
THE FIRST, UH, 20,000 POUNDS
WE HAVE LEFT TO GO HERE
WE'LL GET KNOCKED OUT
RIGHT AWAY
AS SOON AS WE CAN
LEAVE TOWN HERE.
AND DID YOU GET MORE
AFTER THAT?
I DID.
I'VE GOT, UH...
I KNEW IT!
200,000 FROM KEITH,
AND THEN, UH,
I'VE HAD ABOUT THREE
OR FOUR OTHER GUYS
OFFER MORE.
WELL, BE CAREFUL.
IF YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THAT QUOTA...
-YEAH.
...AND YOU DON'T FULFILL
THAT AGREEMENT,
I'M TELLING YOU, MAN,
YOU KNOW, THAT'S IT.
YOU JUST SLIT YOUR NECK.
AND YOU'RE DONE.
THE PRESSURE'S ON,
YOU KNOW.
DON'T BITE OFF MORE
THAN YOU CAN CHEW.
-YEAH, FOR SURE.
-YOU GOT TO GO
GET THE REST OF MY CRAB.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
YEAH,
RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
FOR THE NEW YEAR?
YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT
THE FIREWORKS IN TOWN THERE.
AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TAKING
THE BOAT OUT THERE, YOU KNOW.
GOING -- GOING --
GOING AND SEEING 'EM.
OH, YEAH?
I'M IN.
COOL.
Narrator: BEFORE HEADING OUT,
THE FLEET WILL BLOW OFF
A LITTLE STEAM
TO START OFF THE SEASON.
WHAT CAN YOU DO
WITH THIS?
TIE THAT THING ON THERE.
HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH THIS.
PEOPLE ARE STARTING
TO SHOW UP, YOU KNOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, I'M
THE DESIGNATED DRIVER TONIGHT.
Narrator: AND IN DUTCH,
INVITE ONE CAPTAIN,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
INVITE 'EM ALL.
APPARENTLY, ALL THE CAPTAINS
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
HEY.
HOW'S IT GOING?
GOOD.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Johnathan:
SO WHAT'S GOING DOWN HERE.
GUESS IT'S GONNA BE
ONLY ONE CAPTAIN'S GONNA
LEAVE THIS BOAT STANDING.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
-WHOO!
-I'M NOT KISSING YOU.
-AT MIDNIGHT?
THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
WE'VE GOT 30 SECONDS
TO MIDNIGHT.
Narrator:
THE SKIPPERS COUNT DOWN
TO A NEW YEAR
AND A NEW SEASON.
THERE WE GO.
IT'S LIGHTING UP.
HEY, BROTHER.
-OH. HAPPY NEW YEAR, JOSH.
-TO ANOTHER YEAR.
-TO ANOTHER YEAR, JOHNNY.
-YEP, YEP. BAM.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
YOU KNOW WHAT MY
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION IS
THIS YEAR, JOSH?
TO QUIT POINTING OUT
THAT YOU'RE STUPID
AND JUST LET
YOU DO IT ON YOUR OWN.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT,
NOW AREN'T WE, BUDDY?
-HAPPY NEW YEAR.
-YEAH, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Man: YEAH!
Man on radio: ISLAND BERING SITE
STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WIND 50 KNOTS.
SEAS 37 FEET.
COASTAL FORECAST FOR ZONE 173.
Dwyer: I DON'T SEE THE POINT
IN BEATING THE CREW
AND THE BOAT UP RIGHT
OUT OF THE GATE.
WHEN THEY SAY HURRICANE-FORCE
STORM, I'M LISTENING.
Sig: WATCH OUT!
OH, MAN.
Bill: STARTING OUT WITH A --
WITH A 50 KNOT, 26-FOOTERS.
IT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE THE SMARTEST IDEA
RIGHT NOW.
Man: WHOA! WATCH OUT.
WATCH OUT.
Man #2: HOLY [BLEEP]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOLD ON HERE.
Narrator: JANUARY 1st,
DUTCH HARBOR -- DEPARTURE DAY.
Johnathan: EVERYTHING SEEMS
TO BE GOING ON SCHEDULE.
I WANT TO GO GET IT DONE.
Narrator: CAPTAINS AND CREWS
MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS
BEFORE HEADING OUT TO SEA.
Man: THIS THING WAS PRETTY
EXPENSIVE, LIKE 20 GRAND.
BILL JUST BOUGHT THIS NEW BLOCK.
JUST INSTALLED IT THIS MORNING.
GOT TO TELL YA,
IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE
HOW THIS THING'S GONNA WORK.
Jake:
YOU GUYS READY TO GO?
Narrator:
ON THE SAGA...
SO WE GOT HOW MANY
MORE POTS OF OURS,
AND THEN
WE'VE GOT COD POTS?
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
TIES UP LOOSE ENDS
BEFORE THROWING LINES.
LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING'S
GETTING TOGETHER ON THE BOAT.
YEAH.
WHERE'S COREY?
Man: I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM,
HONESTLY.
Narrator: BUT NEWEST CREW MEMBER
COREY EISENBARTH
HAS YET TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT WAS NEW YEAR'S EVE
LAST NIGHT.
I LET EVERYBODY
GO OUT ALL NIGHT.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE COREY IS.
JUST BECAUSE I'VE HAD PROBLEMS
WITH PARTYING IN THE PAST,
I JUST GET WORRIED.
WHERE'S THE CAPTAIN?
Man: THERE HE IS!
WE STILL HAVE 300,000 POUNDS
TO CATCH.
MY KIDS, YOU KNOW,
NEED [BLEEP] CLOTHES.
I GOT TO PACK...
WE GOT TO CATCH
SOMETHING.
WE GOT TO [BLEEP]
CATCH SOMETHING.
-WE ARE.
-OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA.
I GOT UP AT 4:30 THIS MORNING.
I PULLED UP A BUNCH
OF SHOTS OF LINE.
I WORKED ON THE GEAR.
I GOT THE WEATHER REPORT.
AND THEN I STARTED
GETTING DRUNK.
AND NOW I'M READY TO GO
ON A [BLEEP] BENDER.
SO I GOT CAPTAIN.
I GOT MY CAPTAIN RIGHT HERE.
OKAY. I'M GOING TO GO WORK
ON THE GEAR THEN.
THAT WAS BAD.
THAT WAS REALLY BAD.
YOU CAN'T TALK TO ALCOHOL,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S IN CHARGE
OF A MACHINE LIKE THAT.
I'M ABOUT READY TO GO DRINKING.
IT'S STRAIGHT-UP BOOZE, MAN.
SO I CAN'T TRUST IT.
BUT IT'S GONNA
POSE A PROBLEM FOR ME
BECAUSE THEN I LOSE
CONTROL OF MY BOAT.
AND I CAN'T LOSE
CONTROL OF MY BOAT.
[ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
ON RADIO ]
ISLAND BERING SITE STORM
WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WIND 50 KNOTS.
SEAS 37 FEET.
COASTAL FORECAST FOR ZONE...
Dwyer:
WEDNESDAY IS AN EAST 40.
AND THEN THURSDAY
IS A SOUTHEAST 50.
OH, GOD.
WE'D HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH
THAT AND 30-FOOT SEAS.
WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO START OUT THE SEASON
WITH BLUE SKIES,
70 DEGREES.
YOU GUYS HAD
ALL YOUR BAD WEATHER.
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
SOME MORE.
Narrator: ACROSS THE HARBOR,
NEWS SPREADS
OF A MASSIVE EL NIÑO STORM
ON ITS WAY
TO THE FISHING GROUNDS.
GENTLEMEN, WE ARE ABOUT
TO EMBARK ON AN ADVENTURE.
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, IT'S GONNA
BLOW LIKE A SON OF A BITCH.
THERE'S GONNA BE A HUGE STORM.
38-FOOT SEAS.
TIME TO GET THE HELL
OUT OF TOWN.
Narrator:
FOR THE VETERAN CAPTAINS...
Sig: I JUST REALLY WANT TO GET
UP TO THE CRABS
BEFORE THIS WEATHER COMES IN.
TRYING TO GET THESE POTS
OFF IN A NICE, SAFE FASHION.
Narrator: ...THE STORM WILL TEST
THEIR ABILITIES...
THE OLDER I GET,
THE MORE FEARFUL I GET.
AND I'LL ADMIT THAT ANY DAY.
Narrator:
...AND THEIR NERVE.
ALL RIGHT, MY BROTHERS.
OPIES '16.
LET'S THROW THESE LINES.
LET'S GO.
FORECAST CALLS FOR PAIN.
BUT I THINK IN LIFE
THE PEOPLE THAT TAKE CHANCES
ARE THE ONES
THAT MAKE IT BIG.
IF THIS PAYS OFF,
IT'S GONNA BE --
IT'S GONNA BE ROCK STAR.
Keith: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
LET'S GO FISH.
-LET'S DO IT.
-YEAH. WOO!
WE'VE GOT OUR FIRST
MAJOR STORM SYSTEM
IS COMING IN RIGHT ON OUR HEELS.
-YOU READY FOR THIS [BLEEP]
-YEAH.
Josh: WE'VE GOT ABOUT 140,000
OF BAIRDI TO GO CATCH.
SO IF I CAN'T CATCH
THIS STUFF FAST ENOUGH,
THEN MY FAT LITTLE ASS IS GOING
TO BE THROWN OUT OF THE SEAT.
Casey:
DON'T SCREW IT UP.
Narrator: AS THE REST
OF THE FLEET HEADS OUT...
OH, LOOKS LIKE
THE TIME BANDIT'S LEAVING.
I DON'T SEE THE POINT
IN BEATING THE CREW
AND THE BOAT UP
RIGHT OUT THE GATE.
I'M HERE FOR THE LONG RUN.
WHEN THEY SAY HURRICANE-FORCE
STORM, I'M LISTENING.
Narrator:
...ROOKIE CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
HOPES TO PLAY IT SMART
BY STAYING BEHIND.
Dwyer: I'M READY TO GO.
STACKED UP.
GOT POTS ON BOARD,
BUT JUST WAITING
FOR A WEATHER WINDOW.
YEAH, BABY.
GOOD LUCK.
HAVE FUN.
HAVE FUN IN THE WEATHER.
I'M GONNA
HAVE SOME FUN, MAN.
I'M READY.
-YEAH.
THERE GOES JOHN AND BOYS.
THEY'RE -- YEAH,
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME FUN.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME
[BLEEP] WEATHER.
HOPEFULLY, WE MADE
THE RIGHT DECISION.
Narrator: ONE BY ONE,
CAPTAINS POINT THEIR BOATS
TOWARDS OPEN WATER
AND THE UNKNOWN.
ON THE SAGA...
WHAT'S GOING ON, CAPTAIN?
LIKE RIGHT NOW?
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
IS READY TO STAKE HIS CLAIM.
WE GOT TO GO.
IS EVERYBODY IN BOARD, SEAN?
NO.
THERE'S NO COREY.
WE DON'T GOT --
WE DON'T GOT COREY.
Narrator: BUT NEWEST CREW MEMBER
COREY EISENBARTH HAS GONE AWOL.
Jake:
THAT GUY'S [BLEEP] GONE.
JUST THROW HIS [BLEEP]
AND LET'S THROW 'EM.
AS SOON AS HIS CRAP'S
OFF THE BOAT,
JUST START THROWING THE LINES.
-GOT IT.
Man: ALL RIGHT. DONE.
LET'S GO.
Jake: ALL RIGHT.
THROW THE LINES, FELLAS.
LET IT GO, NICK.
WE'RE OUT OF HERE.
NOBODY CAN CONTROL COREY,
NOT EVEN HIMSELF.
AND I HAVE TO DO
WHAT I THINK'S BEST
FOR THE CREW AND THE BOAT,
AND WHAT'S BEST
FOR ME PERSONALLY.
THAT'S -- THAT WAS A GOOD LESSON
THAT I LEARNED LAST YEAR,
THAT I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN.
IT'S MY BOAT.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S GONNA
GO ON HERE WITHOUT MY SAY-SO.
Narrator: 215 MILES NORTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
LET HER GO.
-WHOO!
-THERE WE GO, BABY.
FIRST POT GOING OVER.
SOMETHING'S COMING,
AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE PRETTY.
Narrator: THE RACE FOR A PIECE
OF THE $95 MILLION OPILIO BOUNTY
IS ON.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
HERE WE GO.
LET'S BE CAREFUL.
Narrator:
A MASSIVE ARCTIC STORM
WELCOMES THE FLEET BACK
TO THE GROUNDS.
FIRST POT OF 2016 OPILIO
GOING OVER.
I'M USUALLY NOT SKETCHY.
BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS
STARTING OUT WITH THE 50 --
50-KNOT, 26-FOOTERS,
IT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE THE SMARTEST IDEA
RIGHT NOW.
FIRST POT OF THE SEASON!
YOU KNOW, THERE'S
SOME 50-FOOTERS RUNNING AROUND.
AND THOSE -- THOSE ARE THE ONES
THAT RUIN YOUR DAY.
LET'S HOPE TO GOD WE LAND
ON SOMETHING OVER HERE.
Narrator: 230 MILES NORTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
[BLEEP] WEATHER OF THE YEAR.
Narrator:
...ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh: WAVES ARE STARTING
TO GET AS TALL
AS THE BOAT NOW.
INITIAL SET HERE
IS REALLY GONNA MATTER.
THE WEATHER'S GONNA
KICK UP SO HARD SO FAST,
WE'RE NOT GONNA
HAVE A CHANCE
TO PULL THESE
AND LOOK AT 'EM.
YOU BETTER HOPE
THEY'RE ON SOMETHING.
I DO HAVE A PLAN.
DON'T SCREW IT UP.
Narrator: AT THE HELM,
CAPTAIN-IN-TRAINING JOSH HARRIS
TAKES FULL COMMAND OF THE BOAT.
HOPEFULLY, I PUT THESE
IN THE RIGHT AREA.
MAKE MY LIFE
SO MUCH EASIER.
Man: 160!
1-6-0!
BEEN WAITING YEARS
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
[BLEEP]
WATCH OUT!
Narrator:
A LINE FROM THEIR VERY FIRST POT
IS SNAGGED ON THE SIDE
OF THE BOAT.
YEAH, JOSH, WE GOT A LINE
CAUGHT IN THE SCUPPER.
I GUESS I'M GOING TO TRY
AND THROW THE HOOK AT IT
AND HAUL IT OUT.
I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY THING
WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW.
Josh: STAND BY.
THE WIND'S BLOWING SO HARD,
THEY'RE THROWING SHOTS
OFF THE SIDE OF THE BOAT,
IT'S BLOWING IT BACK
INTO THE BOAT.
WE HAPPENED TO GET ONE OF
OUR POTS STUCK IN THE SCUPPER.
Man: WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
DO IS WE'RE GOING TO
GRAB THE CHAIN LINE
AROUND IT WITH THE GAFF,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
Narrator:
TO SAVE THE POT,
THE PLAN IS TO MANUALLY
PULL THE LINE
OUT OF THE WATER
AND THEN GRAB IT WITH THE CRANE.
Josh: THIS IS HOW NERVOUS
THIS MAKES ME RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS A LOT OF PRESSURE.
Narrator:
A FALL INTO THESE FRIGID WATERS
WILL KILL A CREWMAN
IN JUST MINUTES.
Man: HEY, I NEED THAT TIED
TO SOMETHING.
YEAH, GIVE ME THAT POLE.
I'LL PUT IT ON THAT --
-OH, ONTO THE POLE?
-ALL RIGHT.
TAKE IT SLOW AND STEADY.
YEAH.
Casey: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA.
GET AWAY FROM THE RAIL.
HIDE.
BOTH OF THEM?
YOU SEE TWO OR MORE?
I CAN SEE ONE.
[BLEEP]
THAT'S BAD.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING
OUT THERE?
IS EVERYBODY ALL RIGHT?
GOD, THEY'RE FREAKING ME OUT.
WHEW.
-THERE IT IS!
-COMING UP TO THE BLOCK!
YEAH!
OH, YEAH.
YOU GUYS LOOK LIKE ROCK STARS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE GOT IT IN THE CRANE,
TOOK THE TENSION OFF OF IT.
KEPT IT IN THE BLOCK
AND PULLED IT UP.
Narrator: WITH THE POT AND
DECKHAND SAFELY BACK ON BOARD,
THE CREW GETS BACK TO BUSINESS.
Jason:
IT'S THE STUPID THINGS
THAT ARE COSTING US TIME
AND MONEY RIGHT NOW.
AS YOU OBSERVED,
I'M RISKING MY LIFE FOR.
Man: RIGHT THERE!
HOLD THAT!
Josh: ALL THE [BLEEP] UPS
WE'VE HAD IN THIS WEATHER.
WE GOT 193 MORE TO GO.
THESE THINGS BETTER
CATCH SOME CRAB.
Narrator: 230 MILES WEST...
Sig: [BLEEP]
Narrator:
...ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
NERVOUS?
Man: NO.
YOU SHOULD BE NERVOUS.
IT'S NOT THE MOST TENDER START
WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
BUT WE'VE BEEN
IN A HURRY ALL NIGHT LONG
TO GET THESE POTS OFF
TO BEAT THIS WEATHER.
WELL, WE'RE UNDER THE GUN
BECAUSE IT JUST
KEEPS GETTING WORSE.
Narrator: HAVING SET HIS GEAR
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...
Sig: HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET
THIS STRING OFF
WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS.
AND, UH, THEN IT'S TIME TO WAIT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
HAS ONE STRING LEFT
TO CLEAR HIS DECK.
Sig: BE CAREFUL!
MOVE.
HANG ON.
IT'S STARTING TO JUST...
IT'S NOT GUSTING.
IT'S REALLY STARTING TO COME.
I THINK I'M GONNA CALL
THIS STRING IN NICK OF TIME
BECAUSE IT'S STARTING
TO HOWL, MAN.
[ WIND HOWLING ]
YOU HEAR THAT
IN THE RAFTERS HOWLING?
THAT'S WHEN IT'S BLOWING OVER 50
AND JUST STARTING.
THE WAVES HAVEN'T REALLY
CAUGHT UP WITH THE WIND YET.
BUT GUSTS UP TO 70, THOUGH.
I'D LIKE TO BE INSIDE
WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
Nick:
HELL OF A START TO 2016.
I DON'T REMEMBER ONE
IN A WHILE LIKE THIS.
OH [BLEEP]
KEEP IT TOGETHER.
THREE LEFT.
I'M STARTING TO STRESS OUT
A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW.
CLOCK'S TICKING.
OH, GOD.
MY GUTS JUST...UHH!
LAST POT.
Nick: YES, WE HAVE.
HANG ON.
GET OUT OF THE WAY.
GET THIS LAST ONE OFF,
AND THEN, UH...
...AND THEN WE CAN JUST
TAKE A BREAK HERE.
OH!
WHOA, LOOK AT THAT WAVE.
OH, COME ON, BABY.
DON'T HIT MY...
WATCH OUT!
OH, MAN!
Narrator:
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: OH!
WHOA, LOOK AT THAT WAVE.
OH, COME ON, BABY.
DON'T HIT MY...
WATCH OUT!
OH, MAN.
OH!
Man: OH.
OH, IT'S GONNA BE
A TOUGH NIGHT.
GOT TO PAY ATTENTION.
GOT TO PAY ATTENTION.
THAT'S WHAT SUCKS,
WHEN THEY BREAK
RIGHT OVER THE BOW LIKE THAT.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
Narrator:
AT THE END OF THEIR FIRST SET,
A 35-FOOT ROGUE WAVE
RAVAGED THE NORTHWESTERN'S BOW.
THAT'S THE FINEST RIGHT THERE.
GET A LITTLE WET,
CATCH SOME CRAB.
Sig:
YOU GOT TO PAY ATTENTION.
Nick:
LAST POT COMING UP!
BE CAREFUL!
Man: OPILIO!
NICE WORK, GUYS.
THAT WAS WELL DONE.
AT LEAST THE GEAR IS SOAKING,
AND IF WE HIT SOMETHING,
MAYBE IT'LL PAY OFF.
Narrator:
WITH AN EMPTY DECK...
Sig: WELL, THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO.
YOU JUST GOT TO IDLE
INTO IT AND, UH,
WAIT FOR THIS TO SUBSIDE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
JOGS DOWNWIND
TO RIDE OUT THE STORM.
BEING OUT HERE,
RISKING LIFE AND LIMB.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE HAD BETTER IDEAS.
THE WEATHER'S TOTALLY SCREWED UP
FOR EVERYTHING WE WANT TO DO.
WHAT HAPPENED THERE?
-HUH?
Sig: LOOK AT THE BOW.
-WHAT?
-LOOK AT THE WHOLE BOW.
-[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
-HUH?
THERE'S A [BLEEP] CRACK.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
YEAH, WE TOOK A HIT.
OUCH.
LOOK AT THAT BUCKLE.
BUCKLE THERE, BUCKLE THERE.
I KNOW, THE WHOLE BOW
IS BUCKLED.
Narrator: THE WAVE'S POWER
CRUMPLED THE THICK STEEL
LIKE AN EMPTY TIN CAN.
I HOPE WE GOT SOMETHING
IN THE GEAR, MAN.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
Narrator:
220 MILES SOUTHEAST...
...ON THE WIZARD...
-WE GOT EVERYBODY?
-WE DO.
LET ME SEE YOUR --
LET ME SEE YOUR FACES.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THIS IS AS BAD AS WEATHER
AS WE HAUL IN.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
KEITH COLBURN PREPS HIS CREW
TO PULL BAIRDI POTS
IN HEAVY SEAS.
WE'LL DO THIS AS LONG
AS WE CAN GET AWAY WITH IT
RELATIVELY SAFELY.
ALL RIGHT?
SO WE'RE GONNA GRAB THE N.A.,
STACK IT AFT, GET THE CRAB
OFF THE BOAT, DUMP, HIDE.
Narrator:
TO KEEP THEM SAFE,
THE CREW WILL HEAD
TO SHELTER BETWEEN POTS.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
STAY SAFE.
ROGER.
HAUL AND HIDE, BOYS.
HAUL AND HIDE.
THE OLD HAUL AND HIDE.
Keith: WELL, WE'RE TRYING
TO HAUL SOME CRAB POTS.
THE WEATHER'S HORRIBLE.
WE DON'T TRY TO DO
CRAZY THINGS OUT HERE.
AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW,
WE'VE GOT DEADLINES.
WE'VE GOT DELIVERIES.
WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER --
ANOTHER HALF A MILLION POUNDS
OF BAIRDI TO CATCH,
AND HAULING THE GEAR
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS BLOW.
YOU COULD SAY IT WAS 12, 18,
24 HOURS DOWN THE ROAD.
Narrator: WITH HALF A MILLION
POUNDS OF QUOTA TO CATCH,
WIZARD CREW
WILL FACE THE STORM HEAD ON.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
ROGER.
-WE GOOD?
-HEAD ON OUT.
WATCH THE RAIL.
WATCH YOUR ASS.
WATCH EACH OTHER.
Keith:
SOON AS THAT HATCH OPENS
AND THE GUYS GO OUT ON DECK,
IT'S JUST LIKE THE GATE
AT THE RODEO.
HANG ON.
-HEADS UP.
-OH, NELLY.
SOLID 45-FOOTERS TODAY.
[BLEEP]
THE WEATHER'S GNARLY RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, CRAB FISHING
IS DANGEROUS EVEN
ON A FLAT-CALM DAY.
YOU START STACKING UP
30-FOOT SEAS,
AND IT GETS
INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS,
MORE DANGEROUS
THAN I'M COMFORTABLE WITH.
I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY.
Man: YEAH,
YOU'RE SET OUT THERE.
ROGER.
[ KEITH SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
COME ON.
LET'S GET SOME CRAB IN THIS POT.
A LITTLE BONUS CRAB
WOULD BE NICE RIGHT NOW.
COME ON, BAIRDI.
CRAB DANCE.
NOT ENOUGH,
EVEN IF THEY'RE ALL BAIRDI.
WELL, 21 HOURS.
CRAB'S LOOKING
PRETTY OPIE-LIKE RIGHT NOW.
NOT A LOT OF NUMBERS.
OKAY, SOON AS YOU GOT
THE CRAB CLEARED,
GET YOUR ASS OFF DECK.
WE'RE CLEAR.
I'M OUT OF HERE.
WEATHER'S [BLEEP]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YEAH.
OUCH.
WELL, THAT [BLEEP] SUCKS, HUH?
-YEAH.
-ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
UM, IT'LL BE A MINUTE.
I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS A SHOUT.
ROGER.
YEAH, I THINK NOW THAT WE'RE IN
TO THE MEAT OF THIS STORM HERE,
WHAT WE'RE SEEING
IS A LOT BIGGER WAVES.
BUT NOW PRETTY MUCH
EVERY WAVE IS A 30-FOOTER.
AND I'M NOT LIKING IT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
GREEN LIGHT.
HEADS UP.
THERE THEY ARE.
COME ON, BE BAIRDI.
AND THEY DON'T LOOK THAT BIG.
NOT WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO START
OUT THE SEASON WITH --
A BIG STORM AND NO CRAB.
[BLEEP] OVER THE SIDE, DAMN IT.
IT'S GONNA BE A REAL LONG DAY,
I'LL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
WAVES ARE DEFINITELY
INCREASING IN SIZE OUT HERE.
OUR SOUTHWEST GEAR'S ALL BEEN
JUST ABSOLUTELY BLANK.
NOTHING WHATSOEVER.
NOT GIVING UP.
WE GOT A LOT OF GROUND
TO COVER.
-WHOA! WATCH OUT.
-WATCH OUT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
Keith: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOLD ON HERE.
Narrator: IT'S A SLOW START
AS THE FLEET
SPENDS MORE TIME SURVIVING
THAN FISHING.
BUT IN ALL FAIRNESS, KEITH
AND THE BOYS ON THE WIZARD
HAVE HAULED ABOUT 1,000 POUNDS.
AND THIS IS MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT
FROM MY WIFE.
I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT IS.
OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS AN AWESOME
PICTURE TO HAVE.
MY FAMILY NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE
A HOUSE, LET ALONE A --
A CHILD,
AND THEN ACCOMPLISH A GOAL LIKE,
YOU KNOW, RUNNING
MY OWN MILLION-DOLLAR OPERATION.
IT'S REALLY HARD BEING OUT HERE.
BUT IT'S --
IT'S WHY I'M HERE.
SUCH A BLESSING.
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
-WHOA! WATCH OUT.
-WATCH OUT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
Keith: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOLD ON HERE.
-YOU OKAY?
-ARE YOU SURE?
Narrator: ...A 15-FOOT WAVE
BROKE OVER THE LAUNCHER,
DRIVING CREWMAN TYLER GATEMAN
STRAIGHT TO THE DECK.
Keith:
YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE JUST
GOING TO HAUL THIS ONE POT.
WE'RE NOT DOING ANY MORE
GEAR RIGHT NOW.
DAMN.
Narrator: SHORT A MAN AND WITH
AN INTENSIFYING STORM...
GET OFF DECK.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN KEITH HAS
NO CHOICE BUT TO SHUT DOWN.
100% INJURY RATES.
IT'S LIKE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.
YOU COME OUT HERE,
YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING
TO GET INJURED AT SOME POINT.
THE QUESTION IS JUST HOW BAD.
WHERE'S THE --
WHERE'S THE KID?
JUST CURIOUS HOW YOUR --
HOW YOUR [BLEEP] KNEES FEEL?
BIT SORE.
REAL [BLEEP] SORE.
-WHICH IS IT?
JUST BOTH OF 'EM
RIGHT ON YOUR KNEECAPS...
WELL, YEAH.
STRAIGHT KNEECAP.
MISSED THE KNEEPADS,
BOTH KNEES.
AND I JACKED MY NECK
A LITTLE BIT.
SO COME IN, ICE THOSE KNEES
UP REAL GOOD, OKAY?
ICE YOUR NECK.
WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO.
-RIGHT.
-THE WEATHER'S GONNA COME DOWN.
AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND
SOME [BLEEP] CRAB.
HOW BANGED UP IS HE?
HE'S HURTING.
I MEAN, IF HE SAYS
HE'S HURTING, HE'S HURTING.
I KNOW.
Tyler: REAL TIGHT.
I CAN'T REALLY
MOVE MY NECK MUCH.
MY KNEES ARE JUST [BLEEP]
I'LL MAKE IT OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS NEED ME.
AND I WOULD NEVER
LEAVE MY BROTHERS BEHIND.
SO I'LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
AND HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING
WILL FIX ITSELF.
Keith:
THE WEATHER'S NOT COOPERATING.
WE'VE GOT A MAN DOWN NOW
WITH TYLER'S KNEES
BEING BANGED UP.
CHANCES OF US PUTTING
A 200-POT STACK ON THIS BOAT...
[ SIGHS ]
...IS JUST TOO RISKY RIGHT NOW.
MAN, WHAT A [BLEEP]
HORRIBLE START.
Narrator: WHILE THE WIZARD
WAITS OUT THE STORM,
THE REST OF THE FLEET HAULS
THEIR FIRST POTS OF THE SEASON.
Jake: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
HERE WE GO.
24 HOURS ON THIS ONE.
Man: DAMN IT.
OH, DEAR GOD.
BLANK, BLANK, BLANK,
BLANK, BLANK.
NOT A SINGLE CRAB.
Narrator: AND SO FAR, THE GAMBLE
TO FIGHT THROUGH THE WEATHER...
Sig: THAT'S NOT
GONNA MAKE US MONEY.
Narrator:
...HAS COME UP EMPTY.
Sig:
WE NEED MORE THAN THAT.
WE'LL JUST KEEP PICKING 'EM UP
AND SEARCHING.
THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.
Narrator: EMPTY POTS
AND BEAT-UP CREWS.
THAT'S ALL THE CAPTAINS
HAVE TO SHOW FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
Johnathan: RIGHT NOW, I'M
PULLING A BIG 40-POT STRING.
AND IT AIN'T COMING UP
VERY PRETTY.
THERE'S JUST NOT
THAT MANY CRAB HERE.
WE'LL JUST KEEP HAULING GEAR
TILL WE SEE WHAT WE NEED TO SEE.
COME ON, CRABBIES.
COME ON, CRABBIES.
-OH [BLEEP]
-WHAT?
NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED.
COULD BE HAULING BLANKS
FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS.
MOTHER NATURE CAN BE
A CRUEL BITCH.
COME ON!
OH.
Bill: THAT SUCKS.
OH [BLEEP]
NOTHING HAPPENING HERE.
WRONG SPOT, WRONG TIME.
WE ENDED UP BEAT TO [BLEEP]
FROM WHAT I HEAR, I GUESS SEAN
STAYED IN FOR THE BLOW.
I WOULD'VE RATHER BEEN IN DUTCH.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A LONG-ASS MORNING,
I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
Narrator: WHILE THE REST
OF THE FLEET REGROUPS...
...BACK AT PORT...
Dwyer: I MADE THE DECISION
TO STAY IN TO AVOID THE STORM.
A LOT OF THE GUYS LEFT.
Narrator: ...THE YOUNGEST
CAPTAIN IN THE BERING SEA
IS NOW LOOKING
LIKE THE SMARTEST.
YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT HAVE LOST
12 HOURS OF FISHING TIME,
BUT, UM, THE GUYS
DIDN'T GET BEAT UP.
WE DIDN'T GET THE BOAT BEAT UP.
AND IF I CAN NOT
WEAR MY CREW OUT,
THEN FOR ME, IT'S WORTH IT.
BUT I'M READY TO GO.
HOW REMOTE THIS PLACE IS...
...FAR NORTH...
WAY OUT ON THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
YOU'RE A LONG WAY FROM HOME
IF THERE'S A PROBLEM.
THE OLDER I GET,
THE MORE AFRAID I AM
OF BEING OUT
IN THE BERING SEA
IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.
THIS IS THE WORST TIME OF YEAR
TO FISH ANY CRAB.
IT'S THE WINTER SEASON.
WHOA, COME ON, BABY.
WATCH OUT!
OH, MAN.
HEADS UP!
GET AWAY FROM THE RAIL.
HEADS UP, GUYS!
HANG ON, HANG ON!
Sig: IF YOU GET INTO TROUBLE,
AND YOU'RE THAT FAR OUT,
THERE'S NOBODY THERE
TO HELP YOU.
[ ALARMS BEEPING ]
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
HEY, WE'RE LOSING POWER.
IS THERE A FIRE?
STAY CALM!
STAY CALM!
¶ I'M WANTED, WANTED ¶
¶ DEAD OR ALIVE ¶
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Narrator: NEW YEAR'S EVE,
DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA...
-IT'S COMING UP.
-Johnathan: OH, IT'S ON. OH!
I SAW THE WEATHER REPORT.
RIGHT OFF THE GET-GO,
WE'RE GOING TO GET THE [BLEEP]
BEAT OUT OF US.
I JUST HOPE THAT I DON'T
GET NOBODY HURT.
Narrator:
...THE CRAB FLEET GEARS UP
FOR THE BRUTAL
WINTER SEASON AHEAD.
-COME ON!
-OKAY, I GOT IT.
-OKAY?
-OPIES GOT SMASHED.
YOU KNOW, WE WENT DOWN 40%
OVERALL FOR THE FLEET.
GET SOME CRAB, BABY!
Narrator: A CUT QUOTA
WILL MAKE COMPETITION
FOR OPILIO CRAB
TOUGHER THAN EVER.
LET'S GO CRABBING!
Sig: THE QUOTAS ARE DOWN BY --
IT'S ALMOST HALF.
AND WHEN THEY'RE DOWN
LIKE THAT, IT JUST --
IT'S GONNA BE HARDER
TO FIND THE CRAB.
THAT'S JUST ALL THERE IS TO IT.
Man: YOU'RE GOOD.
Narrator:
WITH LESS OPILIO TO CATCH...
YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING
OPIE FISHING TO START.
WE'RE GOING BAIRDI FISHING,
WHICH IS NOT
WHAT WE NORMALLY DO.
Narrator: ...A HANDFUL OF BOATS
WILL MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS
ON THE BAIRDI GROUNDS.
Keith:
WE ALSO HAVE A CHANCE
TO PUT IN CLOSE
TO A MILLION POUNDS OF BAIRDI.
THAT'S OVER $2 MILLION WORTH
OF [BLEEP] CASH.
GET THE GEAR ON.
LET'S GO FISH.
LET'S GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF HERE.
Corey:
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT, BOY!
GIVE ME SOME STRAIGHT
[BLEEP] NUMBERS.
LET'S GO!
Narrator:
ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
-I WANT TO SEE 50.
-WANT THESE?
Corey: DON'T GET FANCY.
COME ON!
Jake: COREY'S GETTING
MY CREW IN SHAPE.
Sean: YEP.
THAT'S COREY.
IT'S A NEW DAY.
IT'S A NEW SEASON,
AND THIS SEASON, UH,
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON,
JUST LIKE FOR KING CRAB.
TIM LEFT.
THERE'S NO MORE JAMIE.
SO WE HAVE NEW CREW MEMBERS.
Narrator: DURING HIS FIRST KING
SEASON AS CAPTAIN...
AH [BLEEP] THIS.
YOU EITHER GET RID OF HIM
OR GET RID OF ME.
Narrator: ...THE STRUGGLE
TO MANAGE HIS CREW
TOOK A TOLL ON JAKE ANDERSON.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE [BLEEP] DRINKING!
NOT ON THE [BLEEP] JOB!
Jake: I WAS REALLY STRESSED
FOR KING CRAB.
NOW I REALLY [BLEEP]
LIKE THE GUYS I HAVE.
Sean:
THERE'S MR. CLEAN.
THAT IS MR. CLEAN.
SO THAT'S COREY EISENBARTH,
THE FAMOUS COREY EISENBARTH.
HE WAS HIRED FIVE DAYS AGO.
HE'S AN OLD-TIMER.
Narrator:
A LEGEND IN THE FLEET,
JAKE LOOKS TO COREY
TO STABILIZE HIS DECK.
Jake:
HE'S GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE,
AND THAT'S WHAT I NEED.
I TELL YA, IT'S A STORM
A-BREWING OUT THERE.
I'M JUST CURIOUS
ABOUT THE WEATHER REPORT,
IF YOU GOT IT OR NOT.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?
EL NIÑO?
-EL NIÑO.
BETTER GET A LITTLE
SOMETHING DONE
BEFORE THE [BLEEP]
STORM HITS.
WE GOT TO GET
OUT OF HERE!
TIME IS MONEY.
THEY'RE GETTING AWAY OUT THERE!
I KNOW.
THEY'RE GETTING AWAY!
SCHOOL THE CAPTAIN
UP A LITTLE BIT
ON THE CRAB TACTICS.
YEAH.
GET OUT THERE.
SET 'EM
AND START HAULING 'EM.
TO SUM UP COREY IN AS FEW WORDS
AS I CAN, IS HE'S --
HE'S ROUGH AND TOUGH.
HE CAN PICK UP 800-POUND POTS
AND THROW 'EM.
Corey:
JUST DOING A LITTLE GEAR WORK.
Jake: NOT SOMEONE
YOU WANT TO MESS WITH.
REALLY GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES,
AND I LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW?
AND HE'S HERE --
HE'S HERE TO HELP ME.
WE GOT TO GO FISHING ALREADY.
Narrator: ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh: AND IT STARTS.
KING CRABBING,
WE WENT OUT
AND [BLEEP] KNOCKED
THE PIE OUT OF THIS.
NOW I HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE
IN MYSELF
AND WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING,
THE TEACHING I'VE HAD.
NOW IT'S JUST TIME TO --
TO PUT TOGETHER EVERYTHING
THAT I'VE LEARNED
AND TO TAKE OVER THIS OPERATION.
Narrator:
...AFTER A STRONG KING SEASON,
SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING'S
JOSH HARRIS' CONFIDENCE
IS RUNNING HIGH.
Josh: IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME COMING,
BUT I THINK I CAN HANDLE THIS
WITH FLYING COLORS.
I'VE GOT A WONDERFUL
DAUGHTER NOW.
SHE'S GONNA BE 3.
AND I'VE GOT THESE GUYS.
THEY'RE LIKE MY KIDS, TOO,
IN A LOT OF ASPECTS.
WE'RE BEST FRIENDS.
WE'RE BROTHERS.
IT'S A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.
I HAVE GROWN A LOT.
I'VE COME TO FIND OUT
IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
Narrator: SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP
OF THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Casey: I'M TEACHING JOSH,
AND, YOU KNOW,
HE'S A SKIPPER-IN-TRAINING.
BUT HE'S ALSO THE OWNER
OF THE BOAT.
Narrator:
...JOSH HAS BEEN AN APPRENTICE
TO CAPTAIN CASEY McMANUS.
THE GOAL IS TO GET THE POTS
OFF THE BOAT AND ON THE BOAT.
CRAB ON THE BOAT,
DELIVERED.
POTS BACK TO TOWN
WITHOUT ANYBODY GETTING HURT.
BUT AFTER TWO YEARS
OF PLAYING SECOND FIDDLE...
Josh:
IT'S JUST MY TURN NOW.
Narrator:
...THE YOUNG CAPTAIN-IN-TRAINING
IS READY TO BECOME
A CAPTAIN IN REALITY.
Casey: NOW WE GOT TO FINISH
GOING OVER ALL THIS GEAR.
AND THEN WE'LL DAMN
NEAR BE READY.
WE GOT A HOLE
RIGHT THERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS DURING, UH,
KING CRAB, YOU KNOW, I SAID
IF I DID A GOOD ENOUGH JOB
DURING KING CRAB
AND BAIRDI,
I'M GONNA TAKE THE BOAT
FOR OPIES.
I'VE BEEN LIVING
IN MY DAD'S SHADOW
AND YOUR SHADOW
NOW LONG ENOUGH.
YOU KNOW, I THINK
I'VE PROVED MYSELF.
-UM...
-I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT.
I NEED TO
KIND OF BREAK AWAY
AND KIND OF DO MY THING,
YOU KNOW?
THIS ENCOMPASSES
EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE DEALING
WITH THE CREW.
YOU'RE DEALING
WITH THE SCHEDULING.
YOU'RE DOING
POT PLACEMENT.
YOU'RE FISHING.
THERE'S NONE OF THIS,
"OH, I FORGOT THE BAIT."
OR, "OH, CASEY
CAN DEAL WITH IT."
YOU GOT TO --
IF YOU'RE GONNA DO IT,
YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR EVERYTHING.
YOU START SCREWING UP...
I'LL GET INVOLVED.
JUST REMEMBER
RULE NUMBER ONE.
DON'T [BLEEP] UP.
YOU GOT IT.
Narrator:
ACROSS THE ISLAND...
Dwyer: IT'S ANOTHER HOLIDAY
IN DUTCH HARBOR.
SO WE SPENT HALLOWEEN,
THANKSGIVING
AND NEW YEAR'S NOW IN DUTCH.
Narrator: ...23-YEAR OLD
ROOKIE CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
TAKES CARE
OF SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Dwyer: I'M GONNA GO OVER
AND SAY HI TO SIG,
CHECK IN WITH HIM,
TALK ABOUT THE LITTLE BIT
OF HIS CRAB I HAVE LEFT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE HIM GIVING
ME SOME CRAB TO CATCH.
Narrator:
THREE WEEKS AGO...
YEAH, HEY, SIG.
THIS IS SEAN ON THE BRENNA A.
I'M HAVING TO, UH,
I'M HAVING TO STACK IT OUT HERE.
Narrator:
...SEAN DELIVERED SOME BAD NEWS
TO THE NORTHWESTERN CAPTAIN.
Dwyer:
I CAN CUT YOU A CHECK
FOR THE FULL AMOUNT
OF EVERYTHING.
Sig: NUMBER ONE,
I DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY.
I WANT THE CRAB.
I'M GONNA COUNT ON YOU
TO CATCH THE REST.
THAT'LL BE TOP PRIORITY.
I MEAN, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
Narrator:
NOW HE'S PAYING A VISIT
TO THE MAN
WHO JUMP-STARTED HIS CAREER.
-HEY, SIG.
-THERE HE IS.
HOW ARE YA?
WELL, FOR A NEW YEAR'S,
I --
I COULD BE AT HOME,
BUT...
YEAH.
GOOD TO SEE YA.
-I DON'T MIND BEING UP HERE.
-I AGREE.
DID YOU, UH, END UP
WITH A LOT LEFT?
WELL,
WE GOT REALLY CLOSE.
WE GOT 170
OUT OF YOUR 190.
-OKAY.
-WE, UH,
I THINK I TOLD YOU
WE HAD REALLY BAD WEATHER...
-YEAH, YEAH.
-...BUT, YOU KNOW, IT HAPPENS.
NO EXCUSE.
-YOU KNOW,
THE WEATHER'S THE WEATHER.
YOU CAN'T BEAT THE WEATHER.
THE FIRST, UH, 20,000 POUNDS
WE HAVE LEFT TO GO HERE
WE'LL GET KNOCKED OUT
RIGHT AWAY
AS SOON AS WE CAN
LEAVE TOWN HERE.
AND DID YOU GET MORE
AFTER THAT?
I DID.
I'VE GOT, UH...
I KNEW IT!
200,000 FROM KEITH,
AND THEN, UH,
I'VE HAD ABOUT THREE
OR FOUR OTHER GUYS
OFFER MORE.
WELL, BE CAREFUL.
IF YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THAT QUOTA...
-YEAH.
...AND YOU DON'T FULFILL
THAT AGREEMENT,
I'M TELLING YOU, MAN,
YOU KNOW, THAT'S IT.
YOU JUST SLIT YOUR NECK.
AND YOU'RE DONE.
THE PRESSURE'S ON,
YOU KNOW.
DON'T BITE OFF MORE
THAN YOU CAN CHEW.
-YEAH, FOR SURE.
-YOU GOT TO GO
GET THE REST OF MY CRAB.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
YEAH,
RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
FOR THE NEW YEAR?
YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT
THE FIREWORKS IN TOWN THERE.
AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TAKING
THE BOAT OUT THERE, YOU KNOW.
GOING -- GOING --
GOING AND SEEING 'EM.
OH, YEAH?
I'M IN.
COOL.
Narrator: BEFORE HEADING OUT,
THE FLEET WILL BLOW OFF
A LITTLE STEAM
TO START OFF THE SEASON.
WHAT CAN YOU DO
WITH THIS?
TIE THAT THING ON THERE.
HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH THIS.
PEOPLE ARE STARTING
TO SHOW UP, YOU KNOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, I'M
THE DESIGNATED DRIVER TONIGHT.
Narrator: AND IN DUTCH,
INVITE ONE CAPTAIN,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
INVITE 'EM ALL.
APPARENTLY, ALL THE CAPTAINS
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
HEY.
HOW'S IT GOING?
GOOD.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Johnathan:
SO WHAT'S GOING DOWN HERE.
GUESS IT'S GONNA BE
ONLY ONE CAPTAIN'S GONNA
LEAVE THIS BOAT STANDING.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
-WHOO!
-I'M NOT KISSING YOU.
-AT MIDNIGHT?
THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
WE'VE GOT 30 SECONDS
TO MIDNIGHT.
Narrator:
THE SKIPPERS COUNT DOWN
TO A NEW YEAR
AND A NEW SEASON.
THERE WE GO.
IT'S LIGHTING UP.
HEY, BROTHER.
-OH. HAPPY NEW YEAR, JOSH.
-TO ANOTHER YEAR.
-TO ANOTHER YEAR, JOHNNY.
-YEP, YEP. BAM.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
YOU KNOW WHAT MY
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION IS
THIS YEAR, JOSH?
TO QUIT POINTING OUT
THAT YOU'RE STUPID
AND JUST LET
YOU DO IT ON YOUR OWN.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT,
NOW AREN'T WE, BUDDY?
-HAPPY NEW YEAR.
-YEAH, HAPPY NEW YEAR.
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
-HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Man: YEAH!
Man on radio: ISLAND BERING SITE
STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WIND 50 KNOTS.
SEAS 37 FEET.
COASTAL FORECAST FOR ZONE 173.
Dwyer: I DON'T SEE THE POINT
IN BEATING THE CREW
AND THE BOAT UP RIGHT
OUT OF THE GATE.
WHEN THEY SAY HURRICANE-FORCE
STORM, I'M LISTENING.
Sig: WATCH OUT!
OH, MAN.
Bill: STARTING OUT WITH A --
WITH A 50 KNOT, 26-FOOTERS.
IT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE THE SMARTEST IDEA
RIGHT NOW.
Man: WHOA! WATCH OUT.
WATCH OUT.
Man #2: HOLY [BLEEP]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOLD ON HERE.
Narrator: JANUARY 1st,
DUTCH HARBOR -- DEPARTURE DAY.
Johnathan: EVERYTHING SEEMS
TO BE GOING ON SCHEDULE.
I WANT TO GO GET IT DONE.
Narrator: CAPTAINS AND CREWS
MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS
BEFORE HEADING OUT TO SEA.
Man: THIS THING WAS PRETTY
EXPENSIVE, LIKE 20 GRAND.
BILL JUST BOUGHT THIS NEW BLOCK.
JUST INSTALLED IT THIS MORNING.
GOT TO TELL YA,
IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE
HOW THIS THING'S GONNA WORK.
Jake:
YOU GUYS READY TO GO?
Narrator:
ON THE SAGA...
SO WE GOT HOW MANY
MORE POTS OF OURS,
AND THEN
WE'VE GOT COD POTS?
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
TIES UP LOOSE ENDS
BEFORE THROWING LINES.
LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING'S
GETTING TOGETHER ON THE BOAT.
YEAH.
WHERE'S COREY?
Man: I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM,
HONESTLY.
Narrator: BUT NEWEST CREW MEMBER
COREY EISENBARTH
HAS YET TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT WAS NEW YEAR'S EVE
LAST NIGHT.
I LET EVERYBODY
GO OUT ALL NIGHT.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE COREY IS.
JUST BECAUSE I'VE HAD PROBLEMS
WITH PARTYING IN THE PAST,
I JUST GET WORRIED.
WHERE'S THE CAPTAIN?
Man: THERE HE IS!
WE STILL HAVE 300,000 POUNDS
TO CATCH.
MY KIDS, YOU KNOW,
NEED [BLEEP] CLOTHES.
I GOT TO PACK...
WE GOT TO CATCH
SOMETHING.
WE GOT TO [BLEEP]
CATCH SOMETHING.
-WE ARE.
-OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA.
I GOT UP AT 4:30 THIS MORNING.
I PULLED UP A BUNCH
OF SHOTS OF LINE.
I WORKED ON THE GEAR.
I GOT THE WEATHER REPORT.
AND THEN I STARTED
GETTING DRUNK.
AND NOW I'M READY TO GO
ON A [BLEEP] BENDER.
SO I GOT CAPTAIN.
I GOT MY CAPTAIN RIGHT HERE.
OKAY. I'M GOING TO GO WORK
ON THE GEAR THEN.
THAT WAS BAD.
THAT WAS REALLY BAD.
YOU CAN'T TALK TO ALCOHOL,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S IN CHARGE
OF A MACHINE LIKE THAT.
I'M ABOUT READY TO GO DRINKING.
IT'S STRAIGHT-UP BOOZE, MAN.
SO I CAN'T TRUST IT.
BUT IT'S GONNA
POSE A PROBLEM FOR ME
BECAUSE THEN I LOSE
CONTROL OF MY BOAT.
AND I CAN'T LOSE
CONTROL OF MY BOAT.
[ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
ON RADIO ]
ISLAND BERING SITE STORM
WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WIND 50 KNOTS.
SEAS 37 FEET.
COASTAL FORECAST FOR ZONE...
Dwyer:
WEDNESDAY IS AN EAST 40.
AND THEN THURSDAY
IS A SOUTHEAST 50.
OH, GOD.
WE'D HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH
THAT AND 30-FOOT SEAS.
WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO START OUT THE SEASON
WITH BLUE SKIES,
70 DEGREES.
YOU GUYS HAD
ALL YOUR BAD WEATHER.
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
SOME MORE.
Narrator: ACROSS THE HARBOR,
NEWS SPREADS
OF A MASSIVE EL NIÑO STORM
ON ITS WAY
TO THE FISHING GROUNDS.
GENTLEMEN, WE ARE ABOUT
TO EMBARK ON AN ADVENTURE.
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, IT'S GONNA
BLOW LIKE A SON OF A BITCH.
THERE'S GONNA BE A HUGE STORM.
38-FOOT SEAS.
TIME TO GET THE HELL
OUT OF TOWN.
Narrator:
FOR THE VETERAN CAPTAINS...
Sig: I JUST REALLY WANT TO GET
UP TO THE CRABS
BEFORE THIS WEATHER COMES IN.
TRYING TO GET THESE POTS
OFF IN A NICE, SAFE FASHION.
Narrator: ...THE STORM WILL TEST
THEIR ABILITIES...
THE OLDER I GET,
THE MORE FEARFUL I GET.
AND I'LL ADMIT THAT ANY DAY.
Narrator:
...AND THEIR NERVE.
ALL RIGHT, MY BROTHERS.
OPIES '16.
LET'S THROW THESE LINES.
LET'S GO.
FORECAST CALLS FOR PAIN.
BUT I THINK IN LIFE
THE PEOPLE THAT TAKE CHANCES
ARE THE ONES
THAT MAKE IT BIG.
IF THIS PAYS OFF,
IT'S GONNA BE --
IT'S GONNA BE ROCK STAR.
Keith: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
LET'S GO FISH.
-LET'S DO IT.
-YEAH. WOO!
WE'VE GOT OUR FIRST
MAJOR STORM SYSTEM
IS COMING IN RIGHT ON OUR HEELS.
-YOU READY FOR THIS [BLEEP]
-YEAH.
Josh: WE'VE GOT ABOUT 140,000
OF BAIRDI TO GO CATCH.
SO IF I CAN'T CATCH
THIS STUFF FAST ENOUGH,
THEN MY FAT LITTLE ASS IS GOING
TO BE THROWN OUT OF THE SEAT.
Casey:
DON'T SCREW IT UP.
Narrator: AS THE REST
OF THE FLEET HEADS OUT...
OH, LOOKS LIKE
THE TIME BANDIT'S LEAVING.
I DON'T SEE THE POINT
IN BEATING THE CREW
AND THE BOAT UP
RIGHT OUT THE GATE.
I'M HERE FOR THE LONG RUN.
WHEN THEY SAY HURRICANE-FORCE
STORM, I'M LISTENING.
Narrator:
...ROOKIE CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
HOPES TO PLAY IT SMART
BY STAYING BEHIND.
Dwyer: I'M READY TO GO.
STACKED UP.
GOT POTS ON BOARD,
BUT JUST WAITING
FOR A WEATHER WINDOW.
YEAH, BABY.
GOOD LUCK.
HAVE FUN.
HAVE FUN IN THE WEATHER.
I'M GONNA
HAVE SOME FUN, MAN.
I'M READY.
-YEAH.
THERE GOES JOHN AND BOYS.
THEY'RE -- YEAH,
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME FUN.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME
[BLEEP] WEATHER.
HOPEFULLY, WE MADE
THE RIGHT DECISION.
Narrator: ONE BY ONE,
CAPTAINS POINT THEIR BOATS
TOWARDS OPEN WATER
AND THE UNKNOWN.
ON THE SAGA...
WHAT'S GOING ON, CAPTAIN?
LIKE RIGHT NOW?
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
IS READY TO STAKE HIS CLAIM.
WE GOT TO GO.
IS EVERYBODY IN BOARD, SEAN?
NO.
THERE'S NO COREY.
WE DON'T GOT --
WE DON'T GOT COREY.
Narrator: BUT NEWEST CREW MEMBER
COREY EISENBARTH HAS GONE AWOL.
Jake:
THAT GUY'S [BLEEP] GONE.
JUST THROW HIS [BLEEP]
AND LET'S THROW 'EM.
AS SOON AS HIS CRAP'S
OFF THE BOAT,
JUST START THROWING THE LINES.
-GOT IT.
Man: ALL RIGHT. DONE.
LET'S GO.
Jake: ALL RIGHT.
THROW THE LINES, FELLAS.
LET IT GO, NICK.
WE'RE OUT OF HERE.
NOBODY CAN CONTROL COREY,
NOT EVEN HIMSELF.
AND I HAVE TO DO
WHAT I THINK'S BEST
FOR THE CREW AND THE BOAT,
AND WHAT'S BEST
FOR ME PERSONALLY.
THAT'S -- THAT WAS A GOOD LESSON
THAT I LEARNED LAST YEAR,
THAT I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN.
IT'S MY BOAT.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S GONNA
GO ON HERE WITHOUT MY SAY-SO.
Narrator: 215 MILES NORTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
LET HER GO.
-WHOO!
-THERE WE GO, BABY.
FIRST POT GOING OVER.
SOMETHING'S COMING,
AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE PRETTY.
Narrator: THE RACE FOR A PIECE
OF THE $95 MILLION OPILIO BOUNTY
IS ON.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
HERE WE GO.
LET'S BE CAREFUL.
Narrator:
A MASSIVE ARCTIC STORM
WELCOMES THE FLEET BACK
TO THE GROUNDS.
FIRST POT OF 2016 OPILIO
GOING OVER.
I'M USUALLY NOT SKETCHY.
BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS
STARTING OUT WITH THE 50 --
50-KNOT, 26-FOOTERS,
IT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE THE SMARTEST IDEA
RIGHT NOW.
FIRST POT OF THE SEASON!
YOU KNOW, THERE'S
SOME 50-FOOTERS RUNNING AROUND.
AND THOSE -- THOSE ARE THE ONES
THAT RUIN YOUR DAY.
LET'S HOPE TO GOD WE LAND
ON SOMETHING OVER HERE.
Narrator: 230 MILES NORTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
[BLEEP] WEATHER OF THE YEAR.
Narrator:
...ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Josh: WAVES ARE STARTING
TO GET AS TALL
AS THE BOAT NOW.
INITIAL SET HERE
IS REALLY GONNA MATTER.
THE WEATHER'S GONNA
KICK UP SO HARD SO FAST,
WE'RE NOT GONNA
HAVE A CHANCE
TO PULL THESE
AND LOOK AT 'EM.
YOU BETTER HOPE
THEY'RE ON SOMETHING.
I DO HAVE A PLAN.
DON'T SCREW IT UP.
Narrator: AT THE HELM,
CAPTAIN-IN-TRAINING JOSH HARRIS
TAKES FULL COMMAND OF THE BOAT.
HOPEFULLY, I PUT THESE
IN THE RIGHT AREA.
MAKE MY LIFE
SO MUCH EASIER.
Man: 160!
1-6-0!
BEEN WAITING YEARS
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
[BLEEP]
WATCH OUT!
Narrator:
A LINE FROM THEIR VERY FIRST POT
IS SNAGGED ON THE SIDE
OF THE BOAT.
YEAH, JOSH, WE GOT A LINE
CAUGHT IN THE SCUPPER.
I GUESS I'M GOING TO TRY
AND THROW THE HOOK AT IT
AND HAUL IT OUT.
I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY THING
WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW.
Josh: STAND BY.
THE WIND'S BLOWING SO HARD,
THEY'RE THROWING SHOTS
OFF THE SIDE OF THE BOAT,
IT'S BLOWING IT BACK
INTO THE BOAT.
WE HAPPENED TO GET ONE OF
OUR POTS STUCK IN THE SCUPPER.
Man: WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
DO IS WE'RE GOING TO
GRAB THE CHAIN LINE
AROUND IT WITH THE GAFF,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
Narrator:
TO SAVE THE POT,
THE PLAN IS TO MANUALLY
PULL THE LINE
OUT OF THE WATER
AND THEN GRAB IT WITH THE CRANE.
Josh: THIS IS HOW NERVOUS
THIS MAKES ME RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS A LOT OF PRESSURE.
Narrator:
A FALL INTO THESE FRIGID WATERS
WILL KILL A CREWMAN
IN JUST MINUTES.
Man: HEY, I NEED THAT TIED
TO SOMETHING.
YEAH, GIVE ME THAT POLE.
I'LL PUT IT ON THAT --
-OH, ONTO THE POLE?
-ALL RIGHT.
TAKE IT SLOW AND STEADY.
YEAH.
Casey: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA.
GET AWAY FROM THE RAIL.
HIDE.
BOTH OF THEM?
YOU SEE TWO OR MORE?
I CAN SEE ONE.
[BLEEP]
THAT'S BAD.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING
OUT THERE?
IS EVERYBODY ALL RIGHT?
GOD, THEY'RE FREAKING ME OUT.
WHEW.
-THERE IT IS!
-COMING UP TO THE BLOCK!
YEAH!
OH, YEAH.
YOU GUYS LOOK LIKE ROCK STARS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE GOT IT IN THE CRANE,
TOOK THE TENSION OFF OF IT.
KEPT IT IN THE BLOCK
AND PULLED IT UP.
Narrator: WITH THE POT AND
DECKHAND SAFELY BACK ON BOARD,
THE CREW GETS BACK TO BUSINESS.
Jason:
IT'S THE STUPID THINGS
THAT ARE COSTING US TIME
AND MONEY RIGHT NOW.
AS YOU OBSERVED,
I'M RISKING MY LIFE FOR.
Man: RIGHT THERE!
HOLD THAT!
Josh: ALL THE [BLEEP] UPS
WE'VE HAD IN THIS WEATHER.
WE GOT 193 MORE TO GO.
THESE THINGS BETTER
CATCH SOME CRAB.
Narrator: 230 MILES WEST...
Sig: [BLEEP]
Narrator:
...ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
NERVOUS?
Man: NO.
YOU SHOULD BE NERVOUS.
IT'S NOT THE MOST TENDER START
WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
BUT WE'VE BEEN
IN A HURRY ALL NIGHT LONG
TO GET THESE POTS OFF
TO BEAT THIS WEATHER.
WELL, WE'RE UNDER THE GUN
BECAUSE IT JUST
KEEPS GETTING WORSE.
Narrator: HAVING SET HIS GEAR
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...
Sig: HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET
THIS STRING OFF
WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS.
AND, UH, THEN IT'S TIME TO WAIT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
HAS ONE STRING LEFT
TO CLEAR HIS DECK.
Sig: BE CAREFUL!
MOVE.
HANG ON.
IT'S STARTING TO JUST...
IT'S NOT GUSTING.
IT'S REALLY STARTING TO COME.
I THINK I'M GONNA CALL
THIS STRING IN NICK OF TIME
BECAUSE IT'S STARTING
TO HOWL, MAN.
[ WIND HOWLING ]
YOU HEAR THAT
IN THE RAFTERS HOWLING?
THAT'S WHEN IT'S BLOWING OVER 50
AND JUST STARTING.
THE WAVES HAVEN'T REALLY
CAUGHT UP WITH THE WIND YET.
BUT GUSTS UP TO 70, THOUGH.
I'D LIKE TO BE INSIDE
WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
Nick:
HELL OF A START TO 2016.
I DON'T REMEMBER ONE
IN A WHILE LIKE THIS.
OH [BLEEP]
KEEP IT TOGETHER.
THREE LEFT.
I'M STARTING TO STRESS OUT
A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW.
CLOCK'S TICKING.
OH, GOD.
MY GUTS JUST...UHH!
LAST POT.
Nick: YES, WE HAVE.
HANG ON.
GET OUT OF THE WAY.
GET THIS LAST ONE OFF,
AND THEN, UH...
...AND THEN WE CAN JUST
TAKE A BREAK HERE.
OH!
WHOA, LOOK AT THAT WAVE.
OH, COME ON, BABY.
DON'T HIT MY...
WATCH OUT!
OH, MAN!
Narrator:
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
Sig: OH!
WHOA, LOOK AT THAT WAVE.
OH, COME ON, BABY.
DON'T HIT MY...
WATCH OUT!
OH, MAN.
OH!
Man: OH.
OH, IT'S GONNA BE
A TOUGH NIGHT.
GOT TO PAY ATTENTION.
GOT TO PAY ATTENTION.
THAT'S WHAT SUCKS,
WHEN THEY BREAK
RIGHT OVER THE BOW LIKE THAT.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
Narrator:
AT THE END OF THEIR FIRST SET,
A 35-FOOT ROGUE WAVE
RAVAGED THE NORTHWESTERN'S BOW.
THAT'S THE FINEST RIGHT THERE.
GET A LITTLE WET,
CATCH SOME CRAB.
Sig:
YOU GOT TO PAY ATTENTION.
Nick:
LAST POT COMING UP!
BE CAREFUL!
Man: OPILIO!
NICE WORK, GUYS.
THAT WAS WELL DONE.
AT LEAST THE GEAR IS SOAKING,
AND IF WE HIT SOMETHING,
MAYBE IT'LL PAY OFF.
Narrator:
WITH AN EMPTY DECK...
Sig: WELL, THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO.
YOU JUST GOT TO IDLE
INTO IT AND, UH,
WAIT FOR THIS TO SUBSIDE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
JOGS DOWNWIND
TO RIDE OUT THE STORM.
BEING OUT HERE,
RISKING LIFE AND LIMB.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE HAD BETTER IDEAS.
THE WEATHER'S TOTALLY SCREWED UP
FOR EVERYTHING WE WANT TO DO.
WHAT HAPPENED THERE?
-HUH?
Sig: LOOK AT THE BOW.
-WHAT?
-LOOK AT THE WHOLE BOW.
-[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
-HUH?
THERE'S A [BLEEP] CRACK.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
YEAH, WE TOOK A HIT.
OUCH.
LOOK AT THAT BUCKLE.
BUCKLE THERE, BUCKLE THERE.
I KNOW, THE WHOLE BOW
IS BUCKLED.
Narrator: THE WAVE'S POWER
CRUMPLED THE THICK STEEL
LIKE AN EMPTY TIN CAN.
I HOPE WE GOT SOMETHING
IN THE GEAR, MAN.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
Narrator:
220 MILES SOUTHEAST...
...ON THE WIZARD...
-WE GOT EVERYBODY?
-WE DO.
LET ME SEE YOUR --
LET ME SEE YOUR FACES.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THIS IS AS BAD AS WEATHER
AS WE HAUL IN.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
KEITH COLBURN PREPS HIS CREW
TO PULL BAIRDI POTS
IN HEAVY SEAS.
WE'LL DO THIS AS LONG
AS WE CAN GET AWAY WITH IT
RELATIVELY SAFELY.
ALL RIGHT?
SO WE'RE GONNA GRAB THE N.A.,
STACK IT AFT, GET THE CRAB
OFF THE BOAT, DUMP, HIDE.
Narrator:
TO KEEP THEM SAFE,
THE CREW WILL HEAD
TO SHELTER BETWEEN POTS.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
STAY SAFE.
ROGER.
HAUL AND HIDE, BOYS.
HAUL AND HIDE.
THE OLD HAUL AND HIDE.
Keith: WELL, WE'RE TRYING
TO HAUL SOME CRAB POTS.
THE WEATHER'S HORRIBLE.
WE DON'T TRY TO DO
CRAZY THINGS OUT HERE.
AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW,
WE'VE GOT DEADLINES.
WE'VE GOT DELIVERIES.
WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER --
ANOTHER HALF A MILLION POUNDS
OF BAIRDI TO CATCH,
AND HAULING THE GEAR
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS BLOW.
YOU COULD SAY IT WAS 12, 18,
24 HOURS DOWN THE ROAD.
Narrator: WITH HALF A MILLION
POUNDS OF QUOTA TO CATCH,
WIZARD CREW
WILL FACE THE STORM HEAD ON.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
ROGER.
-WE GOOD?
-HEAD ON OUT.
WATCH THE RAIL.
WATCH YOUR ASS.
WATCH EACH OTHER.
Keith:
SOON AS THAT HATCH OPENS
AND THE GUYS GO OUT ON DECK,
IT'S JUST LIKE THE GATE
AT THE RODEO.
HANG ON.
-HEADS UP.
-OH, NELLY.
SOLID 45-FOOTERS TODAY.
[BLEEP]
THE WEATHER'S GNARLY RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, CRAB FISHING
IS DANGEROUS EVEN
ON A FLAT-CALM DAY.
YOU START STACKING UP
30-FOOT SEAS,
AND IT GETS
INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS,
MORE DANGEROUS
THAN I'M COMFORTABLE WITH.
I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY.
Man: YEAH,
YOU'RE SET OUT THERE.
ROGER.
[ KEITH SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
COME ON.
LET'S GET SOME CRAB IN THIS POT.
A LITTLE BONUS CRAB
WOULD BE NICE RIGHT NOW.
COME ON, BAIRDI.
CRAB DANCE.
NOT ENOUGH,
EVEN IF THEY'RE ALL BAIRDI.
WELL, 21 HOURS.
CRAB'S LOOKING
PRETTY OPIE-LIKE RIGHT NOW.
NOT A LOT OF NUMBERS.
OKAY, SOON AS YOU GOT
THE CRAB CLEARED,
GET YOUR ASS OFF DECK.
WE'RE CLEAR.
I'M OUT OF HERE.
WEATHER'S [BLEEP]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
YEAH.
OUCH.
WELL, THAT [BLEEP] SUCKS, HUH?
-YEAH.
-ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
UM, IT'LL BE A MINUTE.
I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS A SHOUT.
ROGER.
YEAH, I THINK NOW THAT WE'RE IN
TO THE MEAT OF THIS STORM HERE,
WHAT WE'RE SEEING
IS A LOT BIGGER WAVES.
BUT NOW PRETTY MUCH
EVERY WAVE IS A 30-FOOTER.
AND I'M NOT LIKING IT.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
GREEN LIGHT.
HEADS UP.
THERE THEY ARE.
COME ON, BE BAIRDI.
AND THEY DON'T LOOK THAT BIG.
NOT WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO START
OUT THE SEASON WITH --
A BIG STORM AND NO CRAB.
[BLEEP] OVER THE SIDE, DAMN IT.
IT'S GONNA BE A REAL LONG DAY,
I'LL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
WAVES ARE DEFINITELY
INCREASING IN SIZE OUT HERE.
OUR SOUTHWEST GEAR'S ALL BEEN
JUST ABSOLUTELY BLANK.
NOTHING WHATSOEVER.
NOT GIVING UP.
WE GOT A LOT OF GROUND
TO COVER.
-WHOA! WATCH OUT.
-WATCH OUT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
Keith: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOLD ON HERE.
Narrator: IT'S A SLOW START
AS THE FLEET
SPENDS MORE TIME SURVIVING
THAN FISHING.
BUT IN ALL FAIRNESS, KEITH
AND THE BOYS ON THE WIZARD
HAVE HAULED ABOUT 1,000 POUNDS.
AND THIS IS MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT
FROM MY WIFE.
I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT IS.
OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS AN AWESOME
PICTURE TO HAVE.
MY FAMILY NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE
A HOUSE, LET ALONE A --
A CHILD,
AND THEN ACCOMPLISH A GOAL LIKE,
YOU KNOW, RUNNING
MY OWN MILLION-DOLLAR OPERATION.
IT'S REALLY HARD BEING OUT HERE.
BUT IT'S --
IT'S WHY I'M HERE.
SUCH A BLESSING.
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
-WHOA! WATCH OUT.
-WATCH OUT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
Keith: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOLD ON HERE.
-YOU OKAY?
-ARE YOU SURE?
Narrator: ...A 15-FOOT WAVE
BROKE OVER THE LAUNCHER,
DRIVING CREWMAN TYLER GATEMAN
STRAIGHT TO THE DECK.
Keith:
YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE JUST
GOING TO HAUL THIS ONE POT.
WE'RE NOT DOING ANY MORE
GEAR RIGHT NOW.
DAMN.
Narrator: SHORT A MAN AND WITH
AN INTENSIFYING STORM...
GET OFF DECK.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN KEITH HAS
NO CHOICE BUT TO SHUT DOWN.
100% INJURY RATES.
IT'S LIKE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.
YOU COME OUT HERE,
YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING
TO GET INJURED AT SOME POINT.
THE QUESTION IS JUST HOW BAD.
WHERE'S THE --
WHERE'S THE KID?
JUST CURIOUS HOW YOUR --
HOW YOUR [BLEEP] KNEES FEEL?
BIT SORE.
REAL [BLEEP] SORE.
-WHICH IS IT?
JUST BOTH OF 'EM
RIGHT ON YOUR KNEECAPS...
WELL, YEAH.
STRAIGHT KNEECAP.
MISSED THE KNEEPADS,
BOTH KNEES.
AND I JACKED MY NECK
A LITTLE BIT.
SO COME IN, ICE THOSE KNEES
UP REAL GOOD, OKAY?
ICE YOUR NECK.
WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO.
-RIGHT.
-THE WEATHER'S GONNA COME DOWN.
AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND
SOME [BLEEP] CRAB.
HOW BANGED UP IS HE?
HE'S HURTING.
I MEAN, IF HE SAYS
HE'S HURTING, HE'S HURTING.
I KNOW.
Tyler: REAL TIGHT.
I CAN'T REALLY
MOVE MY NECK MUCH.
MY KNEES ARE JUST [BLEEP]
I'LL MAKE IT OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS NEED ME.
AND I WOULD NEVER
LEAVE MY BROTHERS BEHIND.
SO I'LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
AND HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING
WILL FIX ITSELF.
Keith:
THE WEATHER'S NOT COOPERATING.
WE'VE GOT A MAN DOWN NOW
WITH TYLER'S KNEES
BEING BANGED UP.
CHANCES OF US PUTTING
A 200-POT STACK ON THIS BOAT...
[ SIGHS ]
...IS JUST TOO RISKY RIGHT NOW.
MAN, WHAT A [BLEEP]
HORRIBLE START.
Narrator: WHILE THE WIZARD
WAITS OUT THE STORM,
THE REST OF THE FLEET HAULS
THEIR FIRST POTS OF THE SEASON.
Jake: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
HERE WE GO.
24 HOURS ON THIS ONE.
Man: DAMN IT.
OH, DEAR GOD.
BLANK, BLANK, BLANK,
BLANK, BLANK.
NOT A SINGLE CRAB.
Narrator: AND SO FAR, THE GAMBLE
TO FIGHT THROUGH THE WEATHER...
Sig: THAT'S NOT
GONNA MAKE US MONEY.
Narrator:
...HAS COME UP EMPTY.
Sig:
WE NEED MORE THAN THAT.
WE'LL JUST KEEP PICKING 'EM UP
AND SEARCHING.
THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.
Narrator: EMPTY POTS
AND BEAT-UP CREWS.
THAT'S ALL THE CAPTAINS
HAVE TO SHOW FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
Johnathan: RIGHT NOW, I'M
PULLING A BIG 40-POT STRING.
AND IT AIN'T COMING UP
VERY PRETTY.
THERE'S JUST NOT
THAT MANY CRAB HERE.
WE'LL JUST KEEP HAULING GEAR
TILL WE SEE WHAT WE NEED TO SEE.
COME ON, CRABBIES.
COME ON, CRABBIES.
-OH [BLEEP]
-WHAT?
NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED.
COULD BE HAULING BLANKS
FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS.
MOTHER NATURE CAN BE
A CRUEL BITCH.
COME ON!
OH.
Bill: THAT SUCKS.
OH [BLEEP]
NOTHING HAPPENING HERE.
WRONG SPOT, WRONG TIME.
WE ENDED UP BEAT TO [BLEEP]
FROM WHAT I HEAR, I GUESS SEAN
STAYED IN FOR THE BLOW.
I WOULD'VE RATHER BEEN IN DUTCH.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A LONG-ASS MORNING,
I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
Narrator: WHILE THE REST
OF THE FLEET REGROUPS...
...BACK AT PORT...
Dwyer: I MADE THE DECISION
TO STAY IN TO AVOID THE STORM.
A LOT OF THE GUYS LEFT.
Narrator: ...THE YOUNGEST
CAPTAIN IN THE BERING SEA
IS NOW LOOKING
LIKE THE SMARTEST.
YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT HAVE LOST
12 HOURS OF FISHING TIME,
BUT, UM, THE GUYS
DIDN'T GET BEAT UP.
WE DIDN'T GET THE BOAT BEAT UP.
AND IF I CAN NOT
WEAR MY CREW OUT,
THEN FOR ME, IT'S WORTH IT.
BUT I'M READY TO GO.