Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 13, Episode 1 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript

Sig: AS A FISHERMAN,

IT'S BEEN REAL STRANGE
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

WE'VE SEEN TEMPERATURE CHANGES
THAT ARE INCREDIBLE.

SCHOOLS OF CRAB THAT WE THOUGHT
WOULD BE IN ONE PLACE

WERE IN ANOTHER.

IT'S ANYBODY'S GUESS
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS OCEAN.

-AAH!
-NOT AGAIN!

HALF THE CRAB HAVE DISAPPEARED.

OH, MY GOD.

WE'RE IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY
THIS YEAR.

WHOA, WHOA.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.



OH!

* ONE MILE TO THE WATER

[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

OH! [BLEEP]

* THE SIGNS DON'T LIE

* THERE YOU GO,
TRYING TO FIND A WAY *

Keith: IF THERE AREN'T
VERY MANY CRAB TO CATCH,

THEN THE MOST PROLIFIC
FISHING PORT IN AMERICA

JUST BECAME POVERTY ROCK.

[ BIRD CALLING ]

* BABY, OH,
ONCE YOU WADE IN THE WATER *

I WANT TO GO FARTHER.
I WANT TO GO DEEPER.

THIS IS A SCARIER BEAST
WE'RE DEALING WITH.

[ ALARM BLARING ]
OH, WHOA.



HOUSTON, WE GOT PROBLEMS.

* OH

GOD BLESS AMERICA.
IT'S TIME TO GO FISHING.

* THERE YOU GO,
POWER TAKES OVER *

OH!

Sig: NOBODY'S GONNA TAKE AWAY
OUR WAY OF LIFE.

HEY!
* POWER TAKES OVER, HEY, YO

MOVE IT!
GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE!

[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

THIS FLEET,
I WILL GUARANTEE YOU,

WILL NOT QUIT.

THEY'RE A DIFFERENT BREED.

*

OH, YEAH!

[ MUSIC ENDS ]

[ WATER RUSHING ]

WE'RE ALWAYS FEARFUL
THAT THIS IS OUR LAST YEAR.

Man: AND IT'S
A 100-FOOT FISHING VESSEL.

DO WE KNOW WHAT TYPE?

Man #2: YEAH,
I THINK IT'S A CRAB BOAT.

[ RADIO BEEPING ]

*

*

*

-WHOO! BABY!
-UNTZ! UNTZ! UNTZ!

-YEAH!
-[ LAUGHS ]

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

[ WHALES SINGING ]

*

Narrator: IN AMERICA'S
NUMBER-ONE FISHING PORT,

DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA...

-BROTHER!
-ED?

NIKOLAI. NIKOLAI,
WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?

-HEY, BUDDY.
-WE'VE BEEN AWAY.

SO LET'S
GET THIS STUFF DONE.

Bill: HEY, HURRY UP.

WORK FASTER IF YOU THINK
YOU'RE GETTING PAID AROUND HERE.

NO, DOWN!

ROGER, DID WE CHECK
EVERY SINGLE PIPE?

WERE THEY ALL INSPECTED?
WERE ALL THE HANGERS INSPECTED?

-YES.
-OKAY.

GOOD.

GO OUT THERE
AND CATCH SOME CRAB.

Narrator: JUST 48 HOURS

BEFORE THE START
OF THE FALL CRAB SEASON...

HEY, HIT
THE HYDRAULIC, MAN.

STICK IT!

...CREWS PREPARE
TO GRAB THEIR PIECE

OF WHAT SHOULD BE
A NEARLY $300 MILLION BOUNTY.

Roger: THE THING
ABOUT THE FISHING INDUSTRY

IS YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT IT'S GONNA BE LIKE.

MOTHER NATURE CONTROLS THAT.

Narrator: BUT THIS FALL...

Jake: WATER TEMPERATURES
RAISED 4 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,

AND BAIRDI STOCK'S DOWN,
OPIE STOCK'S DOWN,

KING CRAB STOCK'S DOWN.

Narrator: ...A SEISMIC SHIFT

IN THE BERING SEA'S
WATER TEMPERATURE

HAS PLAYED HAVOC
WITH THE CRAB STOCKS.

Keith: FISH AND GAME
LOOK FOR CRAB DURING THE SUMMER,

AND, BASED
ON AN INCREDIBLY WARM YEAR,

THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD,

THE CRAB JUST DIDN'T SHOW UP

IN THE PLACES
THEY NORMALLY LOOK FOR THEM.

THE REALITY OF THE NUMBERS
ARE [SCOFFS] -- IT'S DISMAL.

OUR FISHERIES ARE IN TROUBLE
RIGHT NOW.

Woman: YOU ARE LISTENING
TO KUCB, 89.7 FM, ON ALASKA.

CRAB QUOTA NUMBERS RELEASED
TODAY INDICATE

THAT THE $200 MILLION
BAIRDI FISHERY WILL BE CLOSED.

KING CRAB IS ALSO DOWN BY 15%.

Narrator: ACCORDING
TO THE FISH AND GAME SURVEY,

NEARLY 60% OF THE FISHABLE CRAB
HAVE VANISHED.

NOW QUOTAS HAVE BEEN SLASHED
ACROSS THE BOARD,

AND THE MASSIVE BAIRDI FISHERY
IS CLOSED ALTOGETHER.

*

Woman:
THEY JUST ANNOUNCED THAT

THERE IS NO BAIRDI FISHERY
THIS YEAR -- NO BAIRDI AT ALL.

CLOSED DOWN.

Sean: WOW.

WOW.

YEAH.

WE NEED TO RUN THE NUMBERS

AND FIGURE OUT A BUSINESS PLAN
FOR THIS SEASON.

I MEAN, THAT'S
THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO.

Tony:
THIS IS HOW I MAKE MY LIVING.

IT'S HOW I SUPPORT
THE PEOPLE I TAKE CARE OF.

WITHOUT THAT MONEY,
YOU KNOW, THAT'S --

IT'S A HUGE HIT --
A HUGE HIT TO THE WHOLE FLEET.

*

Keith:
YOU GUYS HEARD THE RUMORS.

YOU'VE HEARD THE RUMORS THAT THE
SEASON IS NOT WHAT WE EXPECT,

AND THAT'S TRUE.

Narrator:
ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...

THEY'VE ANNOUNCED THAT BAIRDI
IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.

Narrator:
...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN

BREAKS THE NEWS TO HIS CREW.

WE'VE GOT A KING CRAB FISHERY
THAT'S DOWN ABOUT 15%...

WOW.

...AND NO BAIRDI.

WE'VE HAD SOME BAD YEARS BEFORE,
BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS.

BRUTAL.

SO, WE JUST GOT TO
GET OUT THERE FAST

AND GET OUR CRAB CAUGHT
QUICK.

IF I HEAR
OF ANY GOOD NEWS...

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST
TO KNOW.

I'M NOT HOLDING MY BREATH.

[ BIRD CALLING ]

WOW.

I DON'T CARE HOW BAD A SEASON
THEY THROW AT ME.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GETTING THROUGH THIS SEASON.

I KNEW IT WOULD BE A TEST
WHEN I STOPPED DRINKING.

SURE WOULD BE NICE
TO HAVE A SHOT RIGHT NOW.

MY BROTHER, YOU KNOW, GOING DOWN
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PATH,

WHICH IS GOING FROM DRINKING
WAY TOO MUCH AT TIMES

TO NOT DRINKING AT ALL.

I'M GLAD HE'S NOT DRINKING

BECAUSE AS, YOU KNOW,
WE ALL SAW...

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

...LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME,
IT WAS PRETTY UGLY.

LET'S GET THIS [BLEEP]
BOAT OUT OF TOWN, MAN.

I NEED TO GO.

Narrator: THIS YEAR,

THE CAPTAIN FACES
HIS MOST CHALLENGING SEASON YET

WITH A CLEAR HEAD.

STICKING TO GOAL NUMBER ONE
FOR TODAY -- STAY SOBER.

GOAL TWO -- BE PRODUCTIVE --

BETTER, FASTER, AND BIGGER
THAN THE REST OF THE FLEET.

Narrator:
WHILE LOSING BAIRDI QUOTA

WILL TAKE A BITE OUT
OF THE WIZARD'S BOTTOM LINE...

Sean: STEVE,
IT'S SEAN DWYER WITH BRENNA A.

I'M IN A LITTLE BIT OF A PICKLE,
THOUGH, MAN.

Narrator: ...FOR THE BRENNA A,

IT COULD MEAN
THE LOSS OF AN ENTIRE SEASON.

SWING IT OUT.

I'M TRYING TO ROUND UP
SOME MORE QUOTA, SOME KING CRAB,

AND I'VE GOT A LITTLE.

I HAVE 52,000 POUNDS TO CATCH,

BUT I NEED MORE
TO MAKE THIS THING WORK.

Narrator: WITH JUST
A QUARTER OF THE KING CRAB

AS ANY OTHER BOAT
IN THE FLEET,

CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER STRUGGLES
TO ADD TO HIS QUOTA.

Sean: NO. NO, I GET IT.
I GET IT. YEAH.

I GOT TO MAKE SOME MORE CALLS,
SO I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

HEY.
SEAN DWYER, BRENNA A.

I NEED SOME KING CRAB QUOTA.
I'VE --

YES, THE REASON I AM CALLING YOU

IS BECAUSE
OF THE CRAB SITUATION.

SO, I NEED MORE.
I NEED TO FIND SOME MORE.

YEAH, NO. I HEAR YOU.
I HEAR YOU.

I KNOW HOW IT GOES.

OKAY.
NO, I APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

[ BEEPS ]
ANOTHER ONE.

SAME FRICKIN' STORY --
NO QUOTA.

WE ARE JUST PUTTING
THE FINISHING LITTLE TOUCHES

ON PUTTING THE STACK ON.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

Sean: I JUST,
JUST GOT INTO THIS FISHERY,

AND NOW THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO
DEAL WITH THE NEXT YEAR?

I MEAN, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO
PLAN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS

AROUND THIS?

IT'S OUR FAMILY BUSINESS.

MY DAD BOUGHT THE BOAT
FOR US.

HE KNEW
HE WASN'T GONNA BE HERE,

BUT HE WANTED TO HAVE THIS BOAT

AND HAVE US GO CATCH CRAB
WITH IT.

Narrator: TO KEEP
HIS FAMILY LEGACY ALIVE...

I HAVE 52,000 POUNDS TO CATCH.

I NEED
TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.

Narrator: ...THE YOUNG SKIPPER
WILL NEED A MIRACLE.

Sean: THE WAY
TO MAKE MONEY CRAB FISHING

IS TO NOT SPEND A TON OF IT.

EVERY MINUTE THIS BOAT RUNS,
IT COSTS US MONEY.

I GOT TO MAKE THIS THING HAPPEN.

*

[ WIND RUSHING ]

Narrator: ACROSS THE DOCK...

Edgar:
QUOTAS ARE DOWN QUITE A BIT.

YOU KNOW,
WITH A SMALLER QUOTA,

IT MEANS
YOU HAVE MORE PRESSURE

TO TRY TO GET IT IN
BEFORE THE GUY BEFORE YOU,

'CAUSE THAT JUST MEANS THERE'S
NOT A WHOLE LOT OUT THERE,

SO YOU GOT TO SCRATCH THEM UP,

YOU KNOW, SCOOP THEM UP
WHILE YOU CAN.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRS ]

PUT 'EM ON BOARD!

Narrator: SITTING ON 200,000
POUNDS OF KING CRAB QUOTA...

PUT THAT IN THE RACK!
CHANGE OUT THAT BRIDLE.

...THE NORTHWESTERN CREW
PUSHES AHEAD

WITH FINAL PREPARATIONS
FOR THEIR SEASON.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

FLAT. FLAT.

GET THE BOAT READY.
GET THE POTS READY.

JUST TRYING
TO GET THIS BOAT OUT.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

OHH.

Nick: AH.
WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH THESE.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE A CAPTAIN
ON BOARD.

HERE WE GO!

Narrator: THE CREW IS READY,

BUT THEY'RE MISSING
AN IMPORTANT PIECE --

THEIR LEADER, SIG HANSEN.

Edgar: SIG'S NOT HERE YET.

INTERESTING TO SEE HOW HE'S,
YOU KNOW, HOW HE'S FEELING.

OBVIOUSLY, WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM
IN FEBRUARY --

IT'S LIFE-CHANGING.

-WATCH OUT!
-OH, MAN!

[ ALARM BELL RINGING ]
WHOA.

OH, COME ON!

Narrator: AFTER ENDURING ONE
OF HIS MOST DIFFICULT SEASONS...

OH, GOD.

*

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY IT HURTS SO MUCH RIGHT HERE.

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SIG

NARROWLY SURVIVED
A MAJOR HEART ATTACK.

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]
Woman: YOU HAD THE WIDOWMAKER.

Edgar:
IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA --

BEING ON A BOAT
IN THE BERING SEA,

FISHING KING CRAB,

YOU KNOW, JUST A FEW MONTHS
AFTER A HEART ATTACK.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW -- TO BE --

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF HE IS GONNA RUN THE BOAT.

HE MAY COME UP HERE
AND TURN AROUND, GO,

AND GET ON A PLANE
FOR ALL I KNOW.

WE DON'T KNOW.
NOBODY KNOWS.

YOU KNOW, I HOPE HE'S
WELL ENOUGH TO RUN THE BOAT.

I MEAN [BLEEP] OF COURSE
WE WANT TO SEE HIM HERE.

*

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

Narrator: ACROSS THE HARBOR...

June: WAS THIS RIGHT
ABOUT OUT THERE IT HAPPENED?

Sig: YEAH,
IT WAS JUST AN HOUR OUT.

WOW.

SO, WE WERE LUCKY --
THEY GOT US IN,

AND THEN THEY HAD MEDEVAC,
SO...IT'S SCARY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

WE'RE ALL WORRIED,
YOU KNOW?

AND IT'S SO FAR AWAY,
IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN.

BUT YOU CAN'T LIVE YOUR LIFE
IN FEAR, EITHER.

I KNOW YOU FEEL THAT WAY,
BUT YOU HAVE MORE THAN THIS.

ANCHOR'S READY, YOU KNOW?

I KNOW ANCHOR'S READY.

I'M NOT READY, THOUGH.
THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

I GOT SOMETHING ELSE
FOR YOU, TOO.

MM-HMM.

YOU'RE GONNA BE
A GRANDPA.

*

THAT'S A -- THAT'S A...

THAT'S A LOT.

I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT ONE.

MNH-MNH.

WOW.

[ Chuckling ] I KNOW.

SO, DO YOU WANT TO COME HOME
WITH ME NOW?

[ Chuckling ] YEAH.

[ LAUGHS, SNIFFLES ]

SO, NOW.
OH, SO DID SHE JUST FIND OUT?

YEAH.

I THOUGHT
THERE WAS SOMETHING FUNNY,

BECAUSE WHEN WE WENT OUT
TO DINNER, SHE --

REMEMBER, WE HAD WINE?
YEAH.

AND THEN,
NINA DIDN'T HAVE ANY WINE.

NOPE.

I'M LIKE,
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?"

[ CHUCKLES, SNIFFLES ]
[ LAUGHS ]

SO, YOU'RE GONNA BE A GRANDPA.
WHOO-HOO!

I'LL BE A GOOD GRANDPA.

I KNOW.
YOU WILL BE THE BEST ONE.

YEAH.

WOW.

WOW.

I NEVER GOT TO FISH
WITH MY GRANDFATHER.

RIGHT.

UNH-UNH.

MAN, I WOULD LIKE TO BE AROUND
A WHILE, TOO.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO.

I KNOW I DON'T HAVE TO GO,

BUT, I MEAN,
LET'S BE REALISTIC HERE.

I'M A FISHERMAN --
THAT'S IT.

IT'S MY BOAT.

AND I THINK I HAVE TO
PROVE IT TO MYSELF.

*

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

[ WIND RUSHING ]

*

[ WIND RUSHING ]

Narrator: OVER 1,900 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR...

[ AIR HORN BLOWS ]

WELCOME TO OUR NIGHTMARE.

Narrator: ...ON
THE 113-FOOT TIME BANDIT...

[BLEEP] LATE!

Johnathan:
HERE'S WHERE WE'RE AT --

TIME BANDIT'S SITTING
IN SEATTLE AT THE SHIPYARD.

THE BOAT THAT WAS IN FRONT OF US
WAS 10 DAYS LATE.

NOT ONLY
DO WE GOT TO SPEND $200,000,

PROBABLY GONNA BE LATE
TO THE SEASON,

WHICH MIGHT COST US
SEVEN EXTRA FISHING DAYS,

WHICH COULD BE
ANOTHER 100 GRAND,

COULD BE 300 GRAND.

Narrator:
WITH HIS BOAT STUCK IN DRY DOCK

FOR A COMPLETE RUST REMOVAL
AND PAINT OVERHAUL,

CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND
IS FALLING BEHIND

BEFORE HIS SEASON
HAS EVEN BEGUN.

BUT I'M NOT GONNA FREAK OUT --
NOT YET.

BUT I'VE BEEN KNOWN
TO FREAK OUT!

IT IS FRICKIN' RUST ALL OVER
THE WHOLE FRICKIN' RAIL.

I DON'T LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOT GETTING RID
OF ALL THE RUST.

THAT'S CRAZY.

YEAH. SEE?
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOSING.

THAT'S THE PRICE --
YOU CAN'T GET THAT BACK.

GONE.

AND THEN, NOW, YOUR STEEL,
ALL OF A SUDDEN,

WAS THAT WIDE --
NOW IT'S THAT WIDE.

PRETTY SOON,
YOU GOT HOLES IN IT.

WE'RE [BLEEP]

*

Narrator:
THE EXTENSIVE RUST DAMAGE

WILL FURTHER DELAY
THE TIME BANDIT'S DEPARTURE

FROM SHIPYARD.

SEE HOW BAD IT IS?
GOT ALL THESE LAYERS OF RUST.

WE'RE GONNA BE
JUST LOSING BOAT EVERY DAY.

EVERY BIT OF RUST
NEEDS TO BE OFF OF THIS BOAT

AND NEEDS TO BE SEALED
WITH PRIMER,

OR WE DIDN'T DO OUR JOBS
AND WE'RE LOSERS.

GOT MY 37th SEASON
COMING UP.

THE SHIPYARD'S
A [BLEEP] MESS.

I DON'T NEED THIS [BLEEP]

I'M TIRED OF THIS [BLEEP]

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

NEVER BEEN LATE FOR A SEASON.

NEVER BEEN LATE
FOR A SEASON -- EVER!

Narrator:
RESPONSIBLE FOR HAULING

SOME OF THE WIZARD'S GEAR
TO DUTCH,

JOHNATHAN MUST BREAK THE NEWS
TO CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN.

Johnathan:
KEITH, THIS IS JOHNATHAN.

I GOT GOOD NEWS.

I GOT YOUR TABLE, YOUR HOPPERS,
AND YOUR KING COILER,

BUT THE BAD NEWS IS,

I'VE BEEN IN THE SHIPYARD
AND BEEN DELAYED SO MUCH.

I APOLOGIZE, BUT I --

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S UP TO GOD.

I KNOW. MAN, I'M --
[ Chuckling ] THAT SUCKS.

OKAY, MAN, I'LL KEEP IN TOUCH
WITH YOU, THOUGH.

I'LL KNOW MORE.

AND HOPEFULLY,
I'M NOT MORE THAN A DAY LATE.

I'LL SEE YOU.

Narrator: WITH
THE WIZARD'S TABLE AND COILER

ON BOARD THE TIME BANDIT,

JOHN'S PROBLEM
JUST BECAME KEITH'S PROBLEM.

Johnathan: I DIDN'T KNOW.

I DIDN'T THINK
I WAS GONNA BE LATE, LATE.

THE CLOCK NEVER STOPS TICKING.

*

Narrator:
BACK IN DUTCH HARBOR...

[ AIR HORN BLOWS ]

[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]

Jake: SO, THESE ARE ALL THE CRAB
BOATS RIGHT HERE.

THE MAJORITY COULD BE DOCKED,
'CAUSE OF NO BAIRDI.

THAT'S PRETTY SCARY, AND I'M
WATCHING IT UNFOLD RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: DESPITE WARMING WATERS
AND A SHUT-DOWN BAIRDI SEASON...

Man: OKAY, LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!

...CAPTAINS AND CREWS
CONTINUE THE PREP

TO HUNT FOR KING CRAB.

LET'S GET THESE PODS TIED DOWN,
CHAINED UP,

THAT BAIT ON,
AND LET'S GO, BOYS.

TIME TO GO.

[ BIRD CALLING ]

[ AIR HORN BLOWS ]

CAN I GET UP THERE
REAL QUICK?

-[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
-WE GOT THREE MORE TO GO!

Narrator:
ON THE 108-FOOT SAGA...

33 DEGREES, BABY.

-33 DEGREES.
-33.

Jake: I AM NERVOUS.
I AM REALLY EXCITED.

I'M HAVING A BLAST.

BUT IT CAN ALL END
PRETTY QUICKLY.

I DON'T KNOW -- HOW MUCH CRAB
AM I GONNA GET TO CATCH?

Narrator: WITH LAUNCH
JUST HOURS AWAY...

GOOD!

...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
HAS A BOAT,

BUT NO CRAB QUOTA.

I AM ACTUALLY REALLY NERVOUS
ABOUT GOING THIS YEAR

BECAUSE LAST SEASON
WAS REALLY TOUGH.

I COULDN'T FIND THEM
AND STAY ON TOP OF THEM.

Narrator: LAST WINTER...

OHH!

...UNABLE TO CONSISTENTLY
STAY ON THE CRAB...

OH!

...JAKE LEFT 30,000 POUNDS
OF QUOTA, WORTH $75,000,

FOR THE BERING SEA...

Jake: I AM NOW DEFINITELY
COMING IN SHORT.

Narrator: ...PUTTING HIS FUTURE
IN QUESTION.

[ JAKE SIGHS ]

LAST SEASON WAS JUST A BOMB
FOR ME -- I TOTALLY BOMBED.

PULL ON THAT.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH CRAB
THE OWNER'S GONNA GIVE ME.

[BLEEP]

[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]

HEY, LENNY.

OH, THANK GOD.

Narrator: THE SAGA'S OWNER
HAS SECURED JAKE

$2.1 MILLION WORTH OF QUOTA,

MORE THAN ANY OTHER CAPTAIN
IN THE FLEET.

YEAH, THAT'S --
THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

THAT WOULD BE
PRETTY DEVASTATING.

I'D BE...

Lenny: Yeah. So...

I'M GONNA GIVE IT
EVERYTHING I GOT, LENNY.

Okay. Thanks.

ALL RIGHT. BYE-BYE.
Thank you. Bye.

*

I GOT A LOT OF CRAB
AND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.

Narrator:
FOR ANOTHER CAPTAIN...

Bill:
WELL, WE GOT THE NEW BOAT.

[ SIGHS ] I WENT AHEAD
AND MADE THE PLUNGE.

Narrator:
...THE START OF KING SEASON

BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITY
AND EVEN GREATER RISK.

Bill: I'VE WORKED MY WHOLE LIFE
TO GET THIS BOAT.

SHE'S NOT 100%,
BUT I'D SAY SHE'S 98% FOR ME.

Narrator:
A HIRED GUN SINCE 1975,

"WILD" BILL
IS NOW A BOAT OWNER.

Bill: DAMN NEAR 40 YEARS
TO PULL THE TRIGGER

[Chuckling] TO SIGN
ON THE DOTTED LINE, YOU KNOW?

THAT WAS A LONG TIME.

AND IT WAS CALLED
"WASSILIE B."

FIRST THREE PEOPLE -- I SAID
I WAS LOOKING AT THE WASSILIE B.

ALL OF A SUDDEN,
I HEAR "SILLY BILLY."

SO THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP

[Chuckling]
NAMING THE BOAT "SUMMER BAY."

I'M ALWAYS CHASING THE --
CHASING THAT SUNSHINE,

SO I MADE A LITTLE --
LIKE A LOGO ON THE SIDE.

I HAVE A SUNSET
WITH A PALM TREE

WITH THE SLOGAN
"ATTITUDE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE,"

BECAUSE, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
GOOD OR BAD,

IF YOU KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE,
YOU'RE GONNA GET THROUGH IT.

I TOOK THIS STEP --
BOUGHT THE BOAT,

AND THE IDEA WAS
FAMILY BUSINESS.

I ONLY GOT
A COUPLE YEARS LEFT.

I WANT TO GET THIS DAMN THING,
GET IT PAID FOR, AND MOVE ON.

I HONESTLY THOUGHT
IT WAS GONNA BE THE TRIGGER TO,

YOU KNOW, GET ZACK
TO COME AROUND A LITTLE BIT,

BUT ZACK'S STILL HAVING TROUBLE
LEARNING FROM ME,

AND ZACK HAS
A LOT TO LEARN.

BECAUSE I OBVIOUSLY HAVE
PERSONAL ISSUES WITH YOU.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

Narrator: AFTER SIX YEARS
OF WORKING ALONGSIDE

HIS 32-YEAR-OLD SON,
ZACK LARSON...

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE
A ONE-WAY STREET?

-WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE --
-YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS WHEELHOUSE IS
A ONE-WAY STREET, ZACK.

...THIS SEASON,
THE OLD MAN WILL GO IT ALONE.

Bill: I'VE WORKED MY WHOLE LIFE
TO GET THIS BOAT,

ACTUALLY THREW THE MONEY DOWN
ON THIS,

AND I CAN'T HAVE SOMEBODY
THERE

THAT'S NOT 100% COMMITTED
TO ME AND THE WAY I DO THINGS

AND HOW THE WORLD'S
GONNA TURN.

Narrator: NOW, WITH OVER
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS INVESTED,

THE VETERAN CAPTAIN PREPARES
FOR HIS MAIDEN VOYAGE

ON HIS NEW BOAT.

Man: YOU GOT
A BIG PROBLEM, MAN.

Bill: WHAT NOW?
WASTE OIL.

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN "WASTE OIL"?
-EVERYWHERE.

*

OHH!

[ GRUNTS ]

[BLEEP]
FLOORS ARE BRAND [BLEEP] NEW!

Man: YES, WE DID,
AND I DRAINED IT OFF LAST NIGHT.

OKAY, BUT HOW DOES IT END UP
IN THE SEWAGE, IN THE...

UH.

Narrator: A VALVE

BETWEEN THE WASTE-OIL PIPE
AND THE WASTE-WATER PIPE

HAS FAILED...

I THINK HE JUST DROPPED
SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS

INTO UPHOLSTERY
AND CARPET, SO...

Narrator: ...LEAVING
THE NEW OWNER A SURPRISE MESS.

ONE MORE THING
WE'LL GET OVER.

WHILE BILL ATTEMPTS
TO LIVE UP TO HIS NEW MOTTO,

HIS CREW IS STUCK
WITH A...DIRTY JOB.

Bill:
ATTITUDE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.

*

Narrator: AS NIGHT FALLS...

...ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...

WE'RE GONNA GO PLAY A LITTLE GAG
ON WILD BILL,

MAKING FUN
OF HIS NEW PALM-TREE BOAT.

Narrator:
...UNDER THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS,

CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
COORDINATES A DARING MISSION...

WE'RE GONNA DO IT BY WATER --
NAVY SEAL-STYLE.

Narrator: ...TO CHRISTEN
THE FLEET'S NEWEST VESSEL.

MAKING IT EASIER TO GO
ON THE BACK OF WILD BILL'S BOAT.

HIS LITTLE SLOGAN
JUST DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT,

THAT "ATTITUDE MAKES
THE DIFFERENCE," SO...

Narrator: KEITH'S PLAN --

UPGRADE WILD BILL'S NEW MOTTO
WITH ONE OF HIS OWN.

HE'S DREAMING
ABOUT SUNNIER CLIMATES

AND ALWAYS WEARING FLIP FLOPS,

SO INSTEAD, IT'S GONNA BE BILL'S
FLIP FLOPS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.

[ ENGINES RUMBLING ]

REMEMBER, GUYS --
SAFETY FIRST, RIGHT?

SAFETY FIRST.

GO GET 'EM.

-GOOD LUCK, GRAY SQUIRREL!
-ROGER!

Narrator:
KEITH'S BROTHER MONTE

LEADS THE QUICK STRIKE TEAM
BY SEA...

Monte: Gray Squirrel.

WOODCHUCK
GETTING INTO POSITION.

...WHILE THE SKIPPER RUNS
THE OPERATION ON LAND.

THE TARGET WILL BE CALLED
"BLUE ORCA."

"BLUE ORCA" IS THE TARGET.

DO YOU COPY?
[ LAUGHS ]

Roger, Woodchuck.

[ LAUGHTER ]

*

THE BACK OF THE BOAT
ONLY SAYS "DUTCH HARBOR."

IT DOESN'T SAY,
"ATTITUDE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE."

[ WALKIE-TALKIE BEEPS ]

GRAY SQUIRREL,
WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

WE HAVE A PROBLEM,
GRAY SQUIRREL.

Monte: Woodchuck, come back.
What's the problem?

[ WALKIE-TALKIE BEEPS ]

I THOUGHT THAT
IT SAID THE SLOGAN

ON THE WHOLE STERN
OF THE BOAT --

IT DOES NOT.

Roger, Gray Squirrel.

SO, DO WE HAVE A SHARPIE
OR SOMETHING

THAT WE CAN WRITE BELOW
"FLIP FLOPS"?

ROGER. WE'RE ON IT.
WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY.

Narrator:
TO OVERCOME THE BAD INTEL...

OKAY, A NEW OBJECTIVE.

Narrator:
...THE TEAM CALLS AN AUDIBLE.

Target is clear.

Stern looks clear.

BLUE ORCA CLEAR.

Shh! Kill it!

Roger, Roger.
We're creeping in.

*

YOU JUST GOT TO KEEP
YOUR EARS AND EYES OPEN.

IF YOU SEE A TRUCK COMING,
LET ME KNOW.

[BLEEP]

[ Chuckling ] [BLEEP] SHADOW
ON THE BACK OF THE BOAT.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT
THEY'RE GONNA PUT ON THERE,

BUT IT'S GONNA SAY
"FLIP FLOP" SOMETHING.

*

IT SAID, "FLIP FLOPS SUCK"?

THAT'S ABOUT AS CREATIVE AS
"ATTITUDE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE."

*

GIVE US A...SWEEP.

WE'LL RENDEZVOUS
BACK AT THE NEST.

OKAY, GRAY SQUIRREL?

Monte: Time to get out of town
and go catch some crab.

ROGER.

I'M NOT SURE
IF WE CHANGED BILL'S ATTITUDE,

BUT WE DEFINITELY MADE
A DIFFERENCE. [ LAUGHS ]

[ LAUGHS ]
[ WALKIE-TALKIE BEEPS ]

[ WIND RUSHING ]

*

Narrator:
DUTCH HARBOR, OPENING DAY.

THE ZERO HOUR FOR THE FLEET
HAS ARRIVED.

CHALLENGES BE DAMNED.

DESTINY AWAITS.

Keith: THIS IS NOT GONNA BE
AN EASY SEASON FOR US.

THE CHIPS ARE PRETTY MUCH
STACKED AGAINST US.

WE DON'T HAVE A BAIRDI FISHERY
TO BAIL OUR ASSES OUT.

THIS TOWN WAS BUILT
ON KING CRAB.

THIS BOAT'S FIRST SEASON
WAS KING CRAB.

ALL OF YOU GUYS HAVE HAD ISSUES
OVER THE YEARS.

GOD KNOWS
I'VE HAD MY [BLEEP] ISSUES.

EVERYBODY, STAY SAFE.

EVERYBODY, KEEP AN EYE
ON THE GUY NEXT TO YOU.

AND LET'S FIND A WAY TO GET THE
BOAT HOME SAFE, FULL OF CRAB.

-LET'S GO DO THIS.
-RIGHT ON.

-OKAY.
-RIGHT ON!

*

GO ON, JJ!
LET'S GO!

KING CRAB 2016.

TIME TO GO MAKE A PAYCHECK.

HERE WE GO, BOYS!
HERE WE GO!

Sig: WE'RE LOOSE.

RIGHT THERE!

HOPEFULLY,
THINGS WILL GO OKAY.

BUT, HONESTLY,

I AM A LITTLE INTIMIDATED
BY GOING OUT THERE AGAIN.

Man: ALL CLEAR!

OKAY, LET'S GO.

LET'S GO, GO, GO!
WHO'S READY TO MAKE SOME MONEY?

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

LET'S GO CATCH SOME --
CATCH SOME RED CRAB.

Sean:
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS READY?

-WHOO!
-WHOO!

ALL RIGHT!

LET'S GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD.

[ AIR HORN HONKS ]

-YEAH!
-YEAH!

SOME KING CRAB!

Sean: THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE
IN MY SHOES

THAT DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF QUOTA TO CATCH.

YOU CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND
AND WAIT FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN.

Bill: THE NUMBER OF CRAB
ARE FEWER AND FARTHER BETWEEN,

SO I'M JUST HOPING
I CAN PAY MY BILLS.

WELL,
THERE GOES THE SUMMER BAY.

LOOKS GOOD.
HE GOT A NEW PAINT JOB.

HEY, WHAT'S -- WHAT'S
UNDERNEATH THE "DUTCH HARBOR"?

WHAT'S THAT WHITE THING?

IT SAYS, "FLIP FLOPS SUCK."

[ LAUGHS ]

*

Jake: LET'S ROLL.

YOU READY
TO GO MAKE SOME MONEY?

I WANT TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

HEY, DAVE,
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

-THE POOL?
-POOL.

YOU'RE [BLEEP] WITH ME.

Dave: NO.

OH, MY [BLEEP] GOD.

YOU GOT TO BE
[BLEEP] KIDDING ME.

NO, THEY DID NOT.

ONE GUY WANTS
TO GO SIT IN THE SAUNA,

SO HALF THE CREW
GOES AND LEAVES.

Jake: OH, MY GOD.
I'M GETTING MAD.

I'VE GOT 200,000 POUNDS
TO CATCH.

BOATS ARE [BLEEP] LEAVING
RIGHT NOW.

AND I'M [BLEEP] TIED TO THE DOCK
WITH NO [BLEEP] CREW.

[ ROPE CREAKING ]

Narrator:
READY TO THROW LINES...

CAPTAIN JAKE FINDS
HIS CREW HAS SLIPPED AWAY

FOR SOME LAST-MINUTE R&R
AT THE LOCAL SPA.

HE SAYS
THE GUYS WENT TO THE POOL.

NOBODY'S HERE.

IT'S BEYOND ME.
IT'S BEYOND ME.

[ Cellphone rings ]

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?

[BLEEP] SEAN?

SO YOU TAKE THREE OF MY GUYS?

[BLEEP] MAN.

IT'S THE DAY WE LEAVE
FOR KING CRAB, SEAN.

[ SIGHS ]

THAT JUST MAKES ME LOOK JUST
LIKE YOU STOMPED ALL OVER ME.

I'M GONNA BEAT THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF ALL OF THEM.

I'M GONNA [BLEEP] GRIND
THEIR [BLEEP] IN THE DIRT.

*

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ Chuckling ] LOOK
WHO SHOWED UP TO THE PARTY.

*

[ SIGHS ]

[ GRUNTS ]

WE STOPPED AT THE AQUATIC CENTER

AND TOOK A DIP
AND HIT THE SAUNA,

TRYING TO SWEAT THIS COLD OUT.

I GOT, LIKE,
STREP THROAT OR SOMETHING GOING.

I FEEL LIKE [BLEEP]

*

WHO GOES
TO THE AQUATIC CENTER?

I KNOW --
MY [BLEEP] POINT.

AND [BLEEP] YOU GUYS.

WHAT THE [BLEEP] YOU GUYS?

WHAT DO YOU --
WHY WOULD YOU GO TO THE SAUNA?

WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT
YOU COULD GO TO THE SAUNA

ON THE DAY YOU GO KING CRAB?

WHEN HAVE YOU EVER DID THAT
IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE?

I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]

YOU'RE NOTHING
BUT EXCUSES.

DO YOU THINK I REALLY GIVE
A [BLEEP] IF YOU HAVE A COLD?

I DON'T.

WHAT USE ARE YOU TO ME?

WHAT ARE YOU WORTH?

YOU WANT ANOTHER JOB,
GO GET ANOTHER JOB.

WHERE ARE THEY?!

YOU SHOW UP [BLEEP] LATE.

WHY DO YOU NEED THREE PEOPLE
TO GO TO THE [BLEEP] --

WHY DO YOU NEED THREE PEOPLE
TO GO TO THE DUMP?!

YOU NEED THREE PEOPLE TO GO
THROUGH [BLEEP]?!

AND THIS GUY WALKS AWAY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING, DEAN?

YOU'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF ME.

YOU'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF ME.

I'M NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF YOU.

I'M PISSED!

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND
WHY I'M SO STRESSED?!

YOU GUYS, THIS IS [BLEEP]

LET'S JUST RIG IT ON THE WAY OUT
AND [BLEEP] GO!

THROW 'EM!
[ AIR HORN BLOWS ]

[ WIND RUSHING ]

Narrator:
180 MILES NORTHEAST,

ABOARD THE NORTHWESTERN...

...ON THE WESTERN KING CRAB
GROUNDS...

Sig: I'M READY
TO START SETTING HERE.

THESE GUYS ARE GONNA JUST GET
THAT FIRST POT READY HERE.

Narrator:
...AFTER A 20-HOUR STEAM,

CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN IS POISED

TO LAUNCH
HIS FIRST POT OF THE SEASON.

Sig: YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR,

WE'RE FISHING MUCH FARTHER WEST
THAN WE NORMALLY HAVE

IN YEARS PAST.

I JUST BELIEVE
IT'S WARMER WATERS,

WE GOT TO GO A LITTLE DEEPER,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

Narrator:
SIG'S BETTING THAT

SKYROCKETING TEMPERATURES
IN THE BERING SEA

HAVE FORCED THE CRAB
INTO COLDER WATERS.

HIS PLAN
IS TO DROP HIS FIRST STRING

100 MILES FARTHER WEST
AND 20 FATHOMS DEEPER

THAN NORMAL.

Sig: WE'LL CALL THIS ONE
THE WILD WEST.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

WELL, I THINK
THE GUYS ARE ABOUT READY.

THEY'RE FORGETTING ONE THING.

-OH, YEAH!
-YEAH, I THINK SO.

Narrator: BUT BEFORE SETTING HIS
FIRST POT OF THE NEW SEASON...

WHO'S THE VICTIM?

WHY DO YOU LOOK
SO NERVOUS, CLARK?

Narrator: ...THE CREW TAPS
YOUNG GREENHORN CLARK PEDERSEN

TO APPEASE THE CRAB GODS.

Sig: WE HIRED CLARK,
WHO IS MANDY'S BOYFRIEND.

HE'S GOT THE MOTIVATION.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T BEAT IT.
THE GUYS JUST LOVE HIM TO DEATH.

BUT I THINK
HE'S GOT A LOT TO PROVE.

SO, WE GOT A COUPLE FISH HERE.

TRADITION
HERE ON THE NORTHWESTERN.

AND I'M MICROWAVING THEM...

ONLY BECAUSE...

[ CHUCKLES ]

Sig: YEAH.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE
WE'RE PICKING ON YOU?

NO.

-LET'S DO IT.
-LET'S DO IT.

-HE'S GETTING AN EXTRA PLATE.
-OH, GOD.

Sig: ONE FOR CLARK.

[ Laughing ]
"WELCOME 2 THE FAMILY."

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.

[ COUGHS ] UGH!

AND WE GOT ONE
FOR MATT BRADLEY.

[ LAUGHTER ]
HERE WE GO, BUDDY.

THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR LEAVING
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THAT'S FOR RETIRING
FROM RETIREMENT.

[ GAGS ]
[ LAUGHS ]

MAKE SURE YOU BITE
BEHIND THE HEAD...

IT'S GOT TO GO
BEHIND THE HEAD.

...AND PULL
THE GUTS OUT.

OH, BEHIND THE HEAD.
BEHIND.

HOLD IT IN.
HOLD IT IN.

-UGH!
-UGH!

OHH! OHH!

-OHH!
-NOT SO BAD.

OHH, I WANT TO THROW UP.

OHH, I WANT TO THROW UP
JUST LOOKING AT HIM.

HOW ABOUT MATT?
DID HE GO?

-HE FAKED IT OUT.
-THROW IT IN THERE.

-AAH!
-UGH!

[ LAUGHTER ]

WAS IT WARM?

[ RETCHING ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

OKAY, BUDDY.
GOOD MAN.

WELCOME ABOARD, BUDDY.
GOOD MAN.

-ALL RIGHTY.
-MATTHEW.

SIG.

OH, FUNNY!

THAT WASN'T BAD -- JUST BITING
INTO IT, NOT THINKING ABOUT IT.

UGH! RIP IT OFF.

HERRING SCALES
STUCK TO MY DENTURES.

[ LAUGHS ]

UGH!

OKAY, YOU GUYS READY?

FIRST POT, KING CRAB!

WHOO! LET IT GO!

FIRST POT -- 2016!

Man: WHOO!

HEADS UP, BOYS.

IT'S A DIFFERENT AREA ALTOGETHER
THIS TIME AROUND.

TRY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN.

HOPE IT PAYS OFF.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

WE'LL FIND OUT
WHEN WE HAUL IT.

Narrator: 20 MILES NORTHWEST...

...ON THE BRENNA A...

Sean: STARTING A NEW SEASON.

KIND OF NEED, LIKE,
A GOOD STARTING SEND-OFF THING.

Narrator: CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
BEGINS HIS CAREER

ON THE RED CRAB GROUNDS.

Sean:
SO, MY DAD FISHED KING CRAB,

AND I WANTED A LITTLE WAY
TO BRING HIM WITH ME.

Narrator:
HIS FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS --

ASK FOR A LITTLE HELP
FROM ABOVE.

AND WE'RE GONNA PUT HIM
ON OUR CORK AND TAKE HIM TO SEA.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

ALL RIGHT.
GET THIS CORK ON HERE.

WE'RE GONNA NAME
THIS STRING AFTER MY DAD.

IT'S GONNA BE
THE PAT DWYER STRING.

NICE.

MY FIRST KING CRAB SEASON,
SO, HOPEFULLY,

THIS THING BRINGS US
SOME GOOD LUCK, HUH, CRAIG?

-YEAH.
-HELL, YEAH.

-COME ON, MANLY.
-YEAH, MAN.

-LET'S GO.
-LET'S DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, BOYS.

Narrator: WITH
HIS GOOD-LUCK CHARM IN PLACE,

THE 24-YEAR-OLD CAPTAIN PREPARES
TO DROP HIS FIRST POT.

Sean: I'M WEST.
I'M PRETTY FAR WEST.

I'VE ONLY SEEN
ONE OTHER BOAT.

SO, MY THEORY HERE IS STAY WEST,
STAY IN COLD WATER,

AND FIND NICER QUALITY CRAB.

FIRST POT OF 2016 KING CRAB
GOING OVER THE SIDE RIGHT...NOW.

[ BEEPS ]

WHOO!
THERE WE GO, BOYS!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

*

Narrator:
55 MILES SOUTHEAST...

Bill: ARE WE READY TO GO?

YEAH, ROGER!

Narrator:
...ON THE SUMMER BAY...

Bill: I'M NOT GONNA FOLLOW
THESE GUYS OUT INTO THE DEEP --

THIS WHOLE IDEA
OF THE COLDER WATER.

I'M GONNA FISH
WHERE I DID LAST YEAR.

WE CAUGHT A LOT OF CRAB.
I'M GONNA SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

Narrator: WHILE SOME CAPTAINS
ARE CHANGING STRATEGIES

BY FACTORING IN
THE WARMER SEAS,

CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI
IS STAYING THE COURSE.

Bill: EVERYBODY CLAIMING

EVERYTHING WAS GONNA BE
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

I'M GOING WITH MY BEST HUNCHES,
MY BEST GUESS.

I'M THINKING THAT
THE WATER-TEMPERATURE DEAL

HASN'T MESSED WITH
THESE BIG COWBOYS THAT MUCH.

I'M HOPING
I'M DOING THE RIGHT STUFF.

TIME WILL TELL.

GOING OVER!

*

Narrator: 40 MILES WEST...

...ON THE WIZARD...

I'M STRETCHING OUT MY GEAR
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WE'RE OUT HERE A LOT DEEPER
THAN NORMAL,

BUT THE FLEET'S -- THEY'RE
NOT DUMB, EITHER, YOU KNOW?

RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE ALREADY
SETTING GEAR OUT HERE.

Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
HAS STEAMED WEST,

35 MILES
BEYOND THE NEAREST BOAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF GUYS THINKING
THE SAME WAY I AM THIS YEAR --

PROBABLY NOT QUITE AS AGGRESSIVE
OR NEARLY AS DEEP,

'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA
GO EVEN FURTHER OUT,

PAST THE 164 LINE,

TO SOME AREA
I'VE NEVER EVEN FISHED.

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

ALL RIGHT, IF YOU GUYS ARE
READY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START.

OKAY, ROGER!

GETTING RIGGED UP.
READY TO GO.

[ BEEPS ]

-OH, OH.
-OH!

WHOA!

GOING UP AND OVER,
ALL RIGHT?

[ MAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

[ ALARM BLARES ]
WE GOT [BLEEP] --

HOUSTON, WE GOT PROBLEMS.

[ WIND RUSHING ]

[ WIND RUSHING ]

*

Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...

ALL RIGHT, IF YOU GUYS ARE
READY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START.

OKAY, ROGER!

GETTING RIGGED UP.
READY TO GO.

[ BEEPS ]

-OH, OH.
-OH!

WHOA!

[ MAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

[ ALARM BLARING ]

HOUSTON, WE GOT PROBLEMS.

[ BLARING CONTINUES ]

WHERE'S -- WHERE'S MOUSE?

OKAY, WE GOT HIM.

HERE HE IS.

Narrator:
WITH THE MAIN GENERATOR DOWN...

THE SHIP WENT BLACKED OUT
RIGHT NOW.

ENGINE SHUT DOWN
FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON.

...CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN

LOOKS TO HIS CHIEF ENGINEER,
THOMAS MARCISSO, FOR A FIX.

*

[ SWITCHES CLICKING ]

*

WE DON'T KNOW.

[ ENGINES RUMBLING ]

WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED
AT THIS POINT.

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO ASSESS
THE SITUATION DOWNSTAIRS.

WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THIS --

OUR MAIN GENERATOR WENT DOWN,
WE WENT DEAD SHIP,

AND AT THIS POINT RIGHT NOW,

WE'RE JUST STARTING EVERYTHING
BACK UP.

HOPEFULLY, THE CHIEF
WILL BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

[ BEEPS ]

MNH.

YEAH, THE FIRST DAY'S NOT GOING
SO WELL FOR US RIGHT NOW.

SO, WHAT DO WE GOT DOWNSTAIRS,
CHIEF?

ANY IDEA?

THAT CHARGER WAS IN
THE "OFF" POSITION, I GUESS.

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN,
IT'S EASY TO BUMP INTO THAT --

BRUSH IT
WITH YOUR SHOULDER.

*

-OKAY.
-I JUST FLIPPED IT BACK ON,

IT FIRED RIGHT BACK UP,
AND IT'S IDLING RIGHT NOW.

I'M NOT SURE IF --
IF I BUMPED INTO THAT

OR IF IT WAS TURNED OFF
FOR SOME REASON OR NOT, BUT...

Narrator: AFTER CHECKING
EVERY POSSIBILITY,

THE ENGINEER'S CONCLUSION --
"OOPS."

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA GET BACK TO WORK.

[ ENGINES RUMBLING ]

ALL RIGHT, BOYS.
HERE WE GO.

WITH ANY LUCK, WE'VE RUN
OUR COURSE OF BAD LUCK,

AND NOW WE CAN GET BACK
TO FISHING.

OKAY,
GO AHEAD AND DUMP IT.

-OKAY.
-YEAH.

-GOING OVER.
-GOING OVER!

*

Narrator: JUST 35 MILES
EAST OF THE WIZARD...

Man: AND IT'S
A 100-FOOT FISHING VESSEL.

DO WE KNOW WHAT TYPE?

Man #2: YEAH.
I THINK IT'S A CRAB BOAT.

[ BEEPING ]

Narrator: ...THE COAST GUARD
RESPONDS TO A DISTRESS CALL

FROM THE FISHING VESSEL
SEABROOKE.

WHOA!

*

Female voice: 100 FEET.

Captain:
THEY'RE GONNA LOWER THE BASKET.

WE GOT TO GET HIM IN IT.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

THEY'RE GONNA LOWER
THE BASKET.

WE GOT TO GET HIM IN.
WE GOT TO GET HIM IN IT.

ALL RIGHT.

ROGER.

-HEY, HERE COMES THE BASKET!
-WHOA!

[ WIND RUSHING ]

Narrator: 190 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...

...A COAST GUARD
JAYHAWK HELICOPTER

IS IN THE PROCESS
OF EVACUATING A CREWMAN

OFF THE DECK
OF THE 108-FOOT SEABROOKE.

Man: ALL RIGHT.

ROGER.

WITH DETERIORATING WEATHER

AND A DECKHAND SUFFERING
SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK,

TIME IS SHORT
TO COMPLETE THE MISSION.

THEY'RE GONNA LOWER
THE BASKET.

WE GOT TO GET HIM IN.
WE GOT TO GET HIM IN IT.

LANDING A RESCUE BASKET
ONTO A CLUTTERED DECK

IN 50-KNOT WINDS

REQUIRES PINPOINT ACCURACY.

HEY, HEADS UP!
HEADS UP!

[ METAL CREAKS ]
WHOA!

ROGER.

[ METAL CREAKING,
MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

WHOA!

BACK 20. BACK 30.

ROGER.
BACK RIGHT.

BACKING RIGHT. ROGER.

BACK RIGHT 40.

Woman: YOU OKAY?

*

OKAY.

[ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

ALL RIGHT!

AND THE BASKET'S
OUT OF HERE!

THERE IT GOES!
HE'S OUT!

WHOO!

[ WIND RUSHING ]

ROGER.

[ BEEPS ]

ROGER.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO!

Captain: IMPRESSIVE FLYING.
THANK YOU FOR THE HELP.

Woman: OKAY, DEPART LIGHTS ON.
RED OUT IS FLASHING.

ROGER.

ALL RIGHT,
THERE'S THE POWER.

[ STATIC CRACKLES ]
HOW'S HE DOING, JASON?

HE'S DOING GOOD.
I GOT HIM ON O2.

NICELY DONE.

Narrator:
WITH THE PATIENT SAFELY ABOARD,

THE JAYHAWK MAKES THE 60-MILE
RETURN TRIP BACK TO COLD BAY.

JAMES, THAT WAS GOOD COMM'ing.
VERY NICE JOB.

YEAH, I GOT A LITTLE EXCITED
THERE FOR A MINUTE.

WE WERE ALMOST
OUT OF TRAIL LINE.

YEAH, NO -- NO WORRIES.
NO WORRIES.

THAT WAS 40.

YEAH, THAT WAS 40.

*

Narrator:
45 MILES NORTHWEST...

ON THE SAGA...

Jake:
ARE YOU GUYS READY?

NO I GOT TO MOVE THAT ONE
IN FRONT OF THE LAUNCHER,

AND THEN WE'LL BE READY.

WHEN YOU GUYS ARE READY TO SET,
I'M READY TO SET.

Narrator: ARRIVING LATE
TO THE FISHING GROUNDS...

GO!

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE
UP THERE.

...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
IS PUSHING HIS CREW

TO GET THE POTS
IN THE WATER.

HURRY UP!

Man: OW!

NOW, THIS IS
MY FIRST KING CRAB SEASON.

WE'RE JUST SETTING UP --

WE'RE SETTING UP
OUR FIRST FEW POTS.

THAT CRAB POT'S
GOT TO GO UP TOP.

ROGER.

CLEAR.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

Jake: I LISTEN TO ALL THE THINGS
THAT THE OLD-TIMERS ARE SAYING,

AND THEY'RE ALL SAYING
THE SAME THING --

GO WEST, GO DEEP,
AND GET INTO COLDER WATER.

[ Chuckling ] WHOA!

SO, THAT'S MY STRATEGY,
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

Narrator: JAKE'S GAMBLE IN
THE FAR WEST NEEDS TO PAY OFF

IF HE HOPES TO KEEP
HIS MASSIVE QUOTA.

OH!

Jake: I AM GETTING
A LITTLE NERVOUS.

IF I DON'T CATCH A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF CRAB EVERY DAY,

THEN THERE'S GONNA COME A POINT
WHEN LENNY, THE OWNER,

IS GONNA START REMOVING QUOTA
AWAY FROM THIS BOAT

AND PUTTING IT ONTO ANOTHER.

I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF POTS.

THAT MEANS EVERY POT, EVERY DAY,
EVERY HOUR HAS TO FISH.

SO I NEED CREW TO PERFORM
RIGHT FROM THE START.

Sean:
BETTER BE CAREFUL, DUDE.

START CHAINING THE POTS.

GETTING READY
FOR OUR FIRST SET.

GOT TO GET ORGANIZED
A LITTLE BIT -- A BIT HERE.

AAH!

YOU SON OF A BITCH!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

SOMETHING'S GONNA
[BLEEP] ME!

THE CHAIN SLIPPED
OUT OF MY HAND.

YOU JUST DON'T LET GO
OF THE [BLEEP] CHAIN

ON THE GUY DOWN!

[BLEEP]

BUSTED MY [BLEEP] HEAD
WIDE OPEN!

WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG
WITH YOU?!

[BLEEP] BLEEDING!

[BLEEP]

WHAT HAPPENED?

[BLEEP] ROOKIE
LET GO OF THE CHAIN

FROM TOP OF THE STACK
AND CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD!

IS IT OKAY?

WELL, IT'S BLEEDING.

OH, YEAH,
IT'S LEAKING.

I HAVEN'T EVEN DROPPED A POT.

I'VE ALREADY GOT
A SPLIT-OPEN HEAD.

YOU GOT TO HANG
ONTO THAT CHAIN, KID.

WHAT THE HELL YOU DOING?
DO YOU THINK THAT HURT?!

30 FEET.

IT'S NOT THE WAY
TO START THE SEASON, MAN.

YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL.

DON'T DROP ANY MORE CHAINS
ON PEOPLE.

YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY, SEAN?

YEAH, ROGER.
IT'S JUST LEAKING A LITTLE BIT.

NOTHING --
NOTHING IS GONNA STOP US.

OKAY. WELL, I'M NOT GONNA LET
YOU SLEEP FOR TWO DAYS NOW.

[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S GOOD!

AWESOME.

HELP DAVE
GET ALL THAT BAIT SQUARED AWAY.

OH, MY GOD.

I HOPE THIS ISN'T A SIGN
FOR THE SEASON.

*

I THINK THAT'S SIG OVER THERE --
THAT FAINT LIGHT OVER THERE.

Man: RIGHT HERE!

I'M GONNA SEE
IF SIG WILL HELP ME OUT.

HE MIGHT WANT TO WORK TOGETHER,
OR HE WOULD HELP ME.

THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS
I HAVE ABOUT FISHING

THAT HE CAN ANSWER EASILY
FOR ME,

AND IT COULD HELP ME SHORTEN UP
MY SEASONS, LIKE, BY WEEKS.

*

[ RADIO BEEPS ]

Jake:
HEY, YOU UP THERE?

NO, I GOT YOU, JAKE.
I PICK YOU UP.

HOW'S IT GOING?

IT'S GOING GOOD SO FAR.

I MEAN,
I GOT MY GEAR OUT WEST.

NOW I GOT THAT SECOND LOAD
OF POTS I GOT TO GO SET HERE.

YEAH, ROGER.

I GOT A LOT OF CRAB
TO CATCH, TOO,

AND JUST WONDERING --

THERE ANY CHANCE
YOU MIGHT WANT TO WORK --

WORK TOGETHER,
LIKE, COMPARE NOTES?

*

YOU KNOW WHAT?
[ SIGHS ]

I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEM
IF WE'RE GONNA COMPARE NOTES.

WE CAN SHARE
SOME INFORMATION.

THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

SO, LONG AS WE'RE HONEST
WITH EACH OTHER, IT'LL BE FINE.

YEAH, THAT'S GREAT.

I'LL DO MY BEST
NOT TO MAKE YOU MAD.

WHERE YOU AT RIGHT NOW?

I'M ON THE 164 --
56 AND 22 IS WHERE I'M AT.

56 AND 22?

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.

YEAH, SO YOU'LL BE SETTING
KIND OF THROUGH ME.

LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.

SHOULD BE FUN.

THANK YOU, SIG.

YOU BET, PAL.

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

LET'S REALLY START
SETTING.

FIRST POT OF 2016
ABOUT TO GO OVER.

-YAY!
-YES, JAKE!

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
THE FIRST POT GOING OVER.

Man: 2016.

2016!
THERE SHE GOES!

Jake: I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET
TO FISH WITH SIG THIS YEAR.

THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME
ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.

I REALLY LOOK UP TO HIM
LIKE A FATHER.

*

[ WIND RUSHING ]

*

Narrator: 160 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...

ON THE SUMMER BAY...

Bill: HERE WE GO.

LET'S SEE HOW MUCH MONEY
WE CAN MAKE

AFTER WE SPENT A FORTUNE
GETTING THIS THING OUT.

Narrator: ...AFTER BETTING
HIS RETIREMENT ON A CRAB BOAT...

Bill: NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
RIGHT AROUND HERE,

SO IT WOULD BE GREAT IF
THIS DID HAVE SOME LIFE IN IT.

Narrator:
...CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI

IS READY FOR HIS INVESTMENT
TO START PAYING OFF.

BASICALLY, WE'RE FISHING
WHERE WE DID LAST YEAR.

WE GOT
THE FIRST STRING DOWN HERE.

IT'S GOT PLENTY OF TIME ON IT.

IT'S ABOUT 10 MILES LONG.

IT'S A POT
EVERY QUARTER MILE.

SO I'M REALLY HOPING
TO SEE SOME LIFE.

Narrator:
THOUGH HIS FELLOW CAPTAINS

CHASED THE CRAB FURTHER WEST
TO NEW AND DEEPER WATERS,

WILD BILL STICKS
TO CONVENTIONAL GROUNDS,

WHERE HE'S DONE WELL BEFORE.

ATTITUDE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE,
BABY.

-LOOK OUT!
-LET'S GO! HERE WE GO!

Man: OH, YEAH!

FIRST POT
OF THE SEASON.

ALL RIGHT.
THERE WE GO.

YEAH, BABY!
LET'S DO THIS!

FIRST POT! KING CRAB!

I HOPE IT'S LOADED.

*

COME ON, CRAB!

THAT'S YOUR FIRST POT.

[ ROPE CREAKING ]

OHH!

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

BLANK-O.
NICE FIRST POT.

NICE FIRST ONE.

WE GOT 10 MILES OF --
THIS STRING'S 10 MILES.

DON'T --
DON'T LOSE THE FAITH.

EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
HOLY [BLEEP]

[ METAL CREAKING ]

FIRST POT WAS A BLANK --

EXACTLY WHAT
WE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE.

NOT WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

NOT EVEN A [BLEEP] CODFISH.

CAN ONLY GET BETTER.

ANOTHER BLANK.

I MEAN, IT'S A 10-MILE STRING.
WE'RE A MILE INTO IT.

SO I'M HOPING IT CLEANS --

YOU KNOW, WE GET A LITTLE BIT
OF LIFE AT THE END OF IT.

*

-YOU GOT ONE?
-WE GOT ONE!

Narrator: AFTER 5 1/2 HOURS
OF HAULING BLANKS,

WILD BILL'S OLD GROUND
IS LOOKING BARREN.

WE GOT OUR FIRST RED CRAB
OF THE SEASON.

40.

THE START WE'VE HAD
IN THE BACK OF THEM --

[ Chuckling ] I THOUGHT,

"THE FIRST SON OF A BITCH THAT
GETS CAUGHT UP IN THIS MESS,

I'M GONNA LET HIM GO.

GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

YOU'RE MESSING UP
THE PROGRAM."

I THOUGHT WE WOULD
AT LEAST HAVE SOMETHING

TO PICK THROUGH
AND LOOK AT.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

IT -- LIKE I SAID,
I CAN'T CHANGE WHAT'S GOING ON.

ALL I CAN DO IS...

MAKE A CHANGE FROM HERE.

THIS SUCKS.

[ RADAR PINGING ]

Narrator: 60 MILES NORTHWEST,
ON THE BRENNA A...

Sean: TIME TO HAUL
SOME KING CRAB GEAR.

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
BEGINS HIS HUNT

FOR THE ELUSIVE KING CRAB.

BEEN WAITING ON PINS AND NEEDLES
FOR THE LAST 36 HOURS.

WE'RE GONNA HAUL
THE PAT STRING FIRST.

I THINK IT'S GONNA HAVE
SOME CRAB.

WANT TO KNOW
WHAT THE PRICE PER POUND IS?

Man: HELLS, YEAH.

$9 ADVANCE.

-[BLEEP]
-OH!

-[ LAUGHS ]
-THAT'S AWESOME.

SO, EACH ONE OF THOSE CRAB --

IF YOU'RE ON A 7-POUND CRAB,
THAT'S $60.

Narrator: ONE UPSIDE
TO A FLEETWIDE DROP IN QUOTA --

LESS SUPPLY AND MORE DEMAND.

IT'S PROBABLY THE SECOND HIGHEST
IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.

THE PRICE PER POUND
IS UP 20%.

EVERYBODY READY?
LET'S DO THIS, HUH?

-HELL, YEAH! LET'S DO IT!
-KING CRAB.

YEAH, LET'S GET IT!

-GET THE KING!
-WHOO!

Narrator: BUT PRICE ONLY MATTERS
IF YOU CAN CATCH 'EM.

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
PAY ATTENTION.

JUST NEED TO MOVE FAST.

GAME ON, BROTHER.

Sean: LOOK AT THAT.

THIS IS THAT PAT DWYER STRING,
THE ONE WITH THE CORK ON IT.

ALL RIGHT.

THROW IT!

[ WHISTLES ]

IT'S THE FIRST STRING
WE SET.

IT HAS 38 HOURS ON IT.

DEFINITELY, I THINK,
ONE OF THE FURTHEST WEST.

IN A GOOD DEPTH, I THINK,
SO...

Narrator:
AFTER SOAKING IN DEEP WATERS...

BE NICE FOR THE FIRST STRING
OF MY KING CRAB CAREER

TO HAVE 2 CRAB AN HOUR.

Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SEAN BANKS
ON A FAST START TO HIS SEASON.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

*

[BLEEP]

THIS DON'T LOOK TOO GOOD.

FAR AS I CAN TELL,
THERE'S NO KEEPERS IN THERE.

NOT SO GOOD THERE.

LET'S SEE HOW POT NUMBER 2 DOES
FOR US.

POT NUMBER 1 -- NOTHING.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

*

OH, OH, OH!

POT NUMBER 2's
NOT LOOKING VERY GOOD.

[ MAN SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]

-HEY, HEY.
-YEAH.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

*

FIVE ON THAT ONE.

NOTHING EXCITING, BUT IT'S
BETTER THAN A KICK IN THE NUTS.

*

THERE'S THE POT
WITH THE CORK IN IT.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

Narrator: THE POT SEAN DEDICATED
TO HIS LATE FATHER

IS ABOUT TO COME
OVER THE RAIL.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

*

-DID WE DO IT?
-OH, THERE'S LIFE.

LET'S SEE.

I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH!

MUCH BETTER.

YEAH!

OH, LOOK AT THAT --
[BLEEP] JUMBO.

LOOK AT THAT CRAB, MAN.

YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE
ARE 8-POUNDERS, EASY.

THERE ARE SOME NICE, BIG,
CLEAN CRAB IN THERE.

REAL GOOD THERE.

1-0!

1-0!

HIGHEST POT OF THE STRING
WAS THE OLD MAN'S CORK.

Narrator: WHILE HIS FATHER'S POT
WASN'T ALL HE HAD HOPE FOR...

THIS IS UNCHARTED TERRITORY,
AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT.

Narrator: ...THE YOUNG CAPTAIN
IS NOT ABOUT TO GIVE UP.

Sean:
IT'S JUST GETTING STARTED.

*

[ WIND RUSHING ]

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

Narrator: 17 MILES SOUTH...

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

...ON THE SAGA...

I'M JUST GONNA PICK
THIS FIRST STRING.

SIG -- HE'S GOT GEAR
AROUND HERE, TOO.

WE WENT FOR COLDER WATER,

WEST OF WHERE GUYS
WERE CATCHING THEM LAST YEAR.

SO, I MEAN,
THAT WAS THE STRATEGY BEHIND IT.

WHETHER IT'S RIGHT OR NOT,
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT.

GOD, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

Narrator:
PARTNERED WITH SIG,

CAPTAIN JAKE HAS TAKEN
HIS MENTOR'S ADVICE --

THAT THE CRAB HAVE GONE WEST
TO DEEPER, COLDER WATER.

ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, YOU READY
FOR THE FIRST CRAB POT?

GOD, I'M NERVOUS.

OHH!

I JUST DON'T WANT
TO RELIVE LAST YEAR.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

*

OH!

[ BREATHES SHARPLY ]
OH, DEAR GOD.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

NOTHING PRETTY.

ALL RIGHT,
SEE IF POT NUMBER 2...

OHH [BLEEP]

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

I DON'T SEE [BLEEP]

SO, ONE CRAB -- NOT GOOD.

*

IF WE DON'T START GETTING THEM,
WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

NOT GOOD.
THERE'S NOTHING.

THERE'S NOTHING
IN THAT ONE.

Jake: I DON'T KNOW WHY
THAT LAST POT DIDN'T DO [BLEEP]

*

I GOT TO CALL SIG.

[ RADIO BEEPS ]

Jake:
HEY, YOU GOT ME HERE?

[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Sig: YEAH, ROGER.

WHAT DID YOU SEE
IN YOUR POTS?

UM. NOTHING.

[ RADIO BEEPS ]

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

[ RADIO BEEPS ]
NO.

IT IS -- OH, YOU KNOW,

IT WAS A LOT OF FEMALES
AND STUFF IN THERE.

OKAY. YUCK.

THAT REALLY CLOSED OFF
SOME GROUNDS, DUDE.

I REALLY HAD HIGH HOPES
FOR THE AREA THERE.

I REALLY DID.

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M GONNA DO NOW.

-FIVE!
-OHH.

UGH! ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I GOT TO FIGURE OUT A SPOT
TO PUT THESE THINGS, SO...

I'M JUST GONNA CHECK
THE EAST HERE.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

ROGER.

OHH! OKAY.

[ RADIO BEEPS ]

Narrator: HIS HUNT --
NOW BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

CAPTAIN SIG FIRES OFF
HIS REMAINING POTS

10 MILES EAST OF THE SAGA.

I WAS HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW,
IN THAT DEPTH UP THERE,

IT'D BE GOOD ALL THE WAY ALONG,

AND...THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING
THAT'S STRESSFUL,

BUT STRESS IS BAD.

[BLEEP]

*

[ WIND RUSHING ]

Narrator:
IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,

ON THE TIME BANDIT...

WE CAME HERE TO SANDBLAST
ALL THE RUSTING SPOTS.

YEAH. YEAH.
IT'S FRUSTRATING.

JUST, YEAH, IT IS.

THIS IS NOT
WHAT WE PAID FOR.

UNDERNEATH THAT BRACKET,
THAT'S ALL RUST.

THAT'S THE [BLEEP]
QUARTER INCH AND HALF --

THEY DIDN'T EVEN GET
THE BOTTOM OF IT.

[BLEEP] NO.
THAT'S ALL [BLEEP] RUST.

DIDN'T EVEN PAINT THE REST OF IT
THAT THEY SANDBLASTED.

NO. HELL, NO.

HAVING ALREADY MISSED
OPENING DAY,

CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND
FACES AN ISSUE

THAT COULD END
HIS KING CRAB SEASON

BEFORE IT EVEN STARTS.

Johnathan: UNDERNEATH,
THERE'S JUST SO MUCH RUST --

YOU CAN'T
JUST PAINT OVER THAT.

YOU CAN,

BUT YOU GOT TO COME RIGHT BACK
TO THE SHIPYARD QUICK.

OUR BOAT'S FALLING APART
IN FRONT OF OUR EYES.

I KNOW.

SO, NOW WE'RE STUCK
WITH THE BOAT NOT BEING DONE.

YEAH. LET'S GO TALK TO ANDY.
THIS IS DISAPPOINTING.

BEFORE MAKING A MOVE...

[ Cellphone rings ]

...THE VETERAN SKIPPER
CHECKS IN

WITH YOUNGER BROTHER
ANDY HILLSTRAND.

Johnathan:
ANDY, YOU GOT ME?

Andy: Hello?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

OH, YEAH [BLEEP]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BROTHER.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAN.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

-HERE'S YOUR BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
-[ CHUCKLES ]

THE BOAT'S NOT
GONNA BE DONE RIGHT.

Oh, you're telling me that --

IT'S PAINTED, BUT IT'S GOT
PAINTED RIGHT OVER RUST.

THEY MISSED SPOTS.

NOPE, THEY DID NOT.
THEY MISSED SPOTS.

THEY DID NOT.
What?

JUST TRUST ME, BROTHER.
IT'S SO [BLEEP] UP, DUDE.

LOOKS LIKE WE NEVER WENT
TO THE SHIPYARD.

[ Chuckles ]

RIGHT.
THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.

THAT'S WHY I'M SCARED AND I WANT
TO PUT THE BOAT BACK TOGETHER.

OKAY,
WE'LL GET IT DONE, ANDY.

THIS BOAT NEEDS
TO GET OUT OF TOWN.

WE'RE GONNA HUSTLE, AND WE'RE
GONNA GET THIS [BLEEP] DONE,

AND I'LL SEE YOU
IN DUTCH HARBOR.

OKAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY [BLEEP]
Okay.

[ CELLPHONE THUMPS LIGHTLY ]

BOTTOM LINE IS,
WE'RE GONNA BE LATE!

WE'RE JUST GONNA PUT THIS BOAT
BACK TOGETHER AS GOOD AS WE CAN

AND GO FISHING.

THE CLOCK
NEVER STOPS TICKING.

SHIPYARD -- 1.
TIME BANDIT -- 0.

[ SCOFFS ]
HERE WE COME.

HOPE THERE'S
SOME CRAB LEFT.

*

[ WIND RUSHING ]

Narrator: 1,845 MILES NORTHWEST,
ON THE NORTHWESTERN...

OKAY, FIRST POT'S HERE.

*

WE'RE GONNA START HAULING
ON THIS WILD WEST STRING I GOT.

JAKE DID CHECK THIS AREA FOR ME
AND DIDN'T LOOK GOOD,

SO I THINK
WE'RE PICKING THEM UP.

Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
PULLS THE STRING

HE'D SET PARALLEL TO ONE DROPPED
BY SAGA CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON.

Sig: THIS WHOLE DAY IS GONNA GO
SLOW -- VERY SLOW.

WE'RE OFF THE COAST
OF NEW ZEALAND,

FISHING
FOR FRICKIN' SNAILS.

WE'LL SEE
HOW THIS TURNS OUT.

NOT GONNA HOLD MY BREATH
ON IT, THOUGH.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

[ ROPE CREAKING ]

*

-[ LAUGHS ]
-WHOO!

-YEAH!
-OH, YEAH!

-YEAH!
-WHOO-HOO!

-OH, MY GOD!
-THAT'S FUNNY.

[ LAUGHS ]

OH...MY...GOD!

[ LAUGHS ]

OH, MY GOD.
WHOO!

[ Chuckling ] YEAH.

IT'S JUST STRANGE.

JAKE AND I HAD GEAR
IN SIMILAR AREAS.

HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING
TO SPEAK OF.

HE WAS NOT IMPRESSED
WITH WHAT HE WAS SEEING.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[BLEEP]

HANG ON, BUDDY.

73.

73?

YEP.

73 CLEAN CRAB
WENT IN THE TANK.

-OH, MY GOD!
-OH, WHAT?!

-YEAH!
-THAT...

WOW.

[ MAN LAUGHS ]

WOW.

-YEAH! YEAH!
-WOW!

-OH, MY GOD!
-OH, MY GOD!

WHOO!

WHEN ARE WE GONNA GET
TO THE GOOD STUFF?!

[ Laughing ] OH, MY GOD!

OH, MY GOD!

YOU MISSED THAT
BY ONE POT, JAKE.

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S GONNA KEEP
MY STRESS LEVEL WAY DOWN.

-YEAH!
-HA!

-OH, GOD!
-GO, GO, GO!

[BLEEP]

OH, YEAH.

*

-98.
-98!

THAT'S 6 GRAND.

98?

OH, YEAH.

$6,000.

I'LL TAKE 98 ALL DAY LONG.

[ Chuckling ] YEAH.

I'M FEELING
A 24-7 GIG COMING ON.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU.

Narrator:
WHERE JAKE WAS PULLING BLANKS...

-OH, YEAH!
-YEAH!

...SIG IS HAULING
WELL OVER 70 CRAB PER POT.

HAVE HAD NO POT LESS THAN 70s
IN THIS STRING.

Sig: THAT'S CRAZY.

I THOUGHT THIS STRING
WAS GONNA HURT US SO BAD.

[ MAN SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

IT'S NOT ADDING UP.

YEAH!

THIS IS NOT ADDING UP.

TABLE'S FULL OF CRAB.
[BLEEP]

JAKE CHECKED.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

I MEAN, I GOT ONE OF JAKE'S POTS
RIGHT ON MY BOW.

I'M JUST GONNA HAUL IT,

AND I'M GONNA CHECK
THAT BAIT BAG,

AND I WANT TO SEE WHAT
THE HELL'S GOING ON AROUND HERE.

I WANT TO SEE
WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.

IT'S COMING UP HERE
IN A SECOND.

*

OKAY.
GONNA TEST THE BAIT.

THAT'LL TELL YOU
RIGHT THERE.

OH. [BLEEP]

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.

I WANT TO SEE THAT BAIT BAG.
BRING IT UP HERE.

LOTS OF SQUID
AND LOT OF...

HE'S GOT
A BUNCH OF SQUID IN THERE?

YEAH, A LOT OF SQUID.

THANK YOU, CLARK.
YES, SIR.

Narrator: JAKE'S POTS
WERE BAITED WITH SQUID,

USED TO ATTRACT OPILIO
AND CODFISH,

NOT KING CRAB.

IF HE'S BAITING THEM WRONG,

OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET
ANY CRAB.

CRAB DON'T GO IN THE POTS
FOR COMFORT --

THEY GO IN THERE FOR THE BAIT.

HE DIDN'T GET
AN ACCURATE READ.

SO I DIDN'T THINK
THERE WAS GONNA BE CRAB HERE.

-[ LAUGHS ]
-YEAH!

JAKE'S GONNA GET A SPANKING.

HE'S [BLEEP] ME UP.

YOU CAN'T FISH WITH A GUY
THAT [BLEEP] YOU UP.

*

Narrator: WHILE SIG HANSEN
FOLLOWED A SCHOOL

INTO THE COLD WATERS
OF THE DEEP,

THE REST OF THE FLEET STILL
SEARCHES FOR THEIR MOTHER LODE.

[ WIND RUSHING ]

SUMMER BAY, WIZARD.
PICK ME UP.

Bill: YEAH, GO AHEAD.

YEAH, HEY. WELL...

[ BOTH LAUGHING ]

HEY, JUST 'CAUSE
I'M THE FIRST ONE TO DRIVE BY

DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN
I'M THE CULPRIT.

WELL, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE

THAT COULDN'T SPELL
"FLIP-FLOPS" RIGHT.

[ LAUGHTER ]

"FLIP-FLOPS"
IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY?

HOW DO YOU SPELL "FLOP" --

F-L-O-O-P?

F-L-O-P.

F-L-O-P.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Narrator: 175 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

...ON THE SAGA.

[ ROPE CREAKING ]

[BLEEP]

THAT'S LIKE 10 CRAB --
NOT WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.

THIS IS
NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH CRAB

TO GET US WHERE WE NEED TO BE --
NOT WANT TO BE.

OH, NO.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

Narrator:
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON

CONTINUES TO GRIND
ON LOW NUMBERS.

YEP.

THIS IS WHERE THE EXPERIENCE
OF A PROFESSIONAL FISHERMAN

COMES IN.

[ RADIO BEEPING ]

HEY, YOU ON THIS ONE?

Sig: JAKE, I PICK YOU UP.
YOU GET ME?

YEAH,
I'M ON THE 26 AND 57.

I JUST PICKED ONE.

YEAH, ROGER.

I GOT TO TELL YOU --
SOMETHING'S GOING ON.

I LOOKED AT YOUR BAIT, AND IT
WAS A BUNCH OF SQUID IN ONE.

IT DID TERRIBLE.

AND WE WENT THROUGH THERE
AND HAD 2 CRAB AN HOUR.

I THINK YOU'RE SCREWING UP.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE BAITING
THEM RIGHT OR SOMETHING,

'CAUSE IT WAS ALL SQUID,

AND THAT SQUID DOESN'T FISH
KING CRAB.

I HAVE A GREENHORN
DOING BAIT,

AND THERE'S SUPPOSED
TO BE DOWN THERE WITH HIM

EXPLAINING HOW WE BAIT UP
AND WHAT THE SQUID'S FOR,

AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM.

BUT, YEAH, I BET YOU
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

[BLEEP]

'CAUSE I'M SEEING
THE SAME [BLEEP]

DUDE, YOU GOT TO GET
THE BASICS DOWN LIKE BAIT.

I MEAN,
THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

SCREWING UP SO BAD,
AND I GOT FAULTY INFORMATION.

AND I PROMISED MYSELF
I'M NOT GONNA GET UPSET,

BUT I DON'T HAVE
THE PATIENCE.

JUST, YEAH, YOU DO YOUR THING --
I'LL DO MINE, OKAY?

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

[ RADIO BEEPS ]

I REGRET PARTNERING UP.

[ SIGHS ]

I WANT JAKE DO TO WELL,

BUT HE HAS TO DO IT
ON HIS OWN.

AND THAT'S HOW YOU LEARN.

*

[ RADAR PINGING ]

Narrator: 20 MILES SOUTH...

*

...ON THE WIZARD...

I THINK
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

TELL YOU WHAT --
IF WE FIND ANY CRAB OUT HERE,

IT'S ALL OURS, 'CAUSE
THERE'S NOBODY AROUND HERE.

Narrator:
ALSO, FAR TO THE WEST,

CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
APPROACHES

HIS FIRST STRING
OF THE SEASON.

Keith:
WE'RE DEEP TO WHERE THE CRAB
ARE LOOKING FOR COLDER WATER.

Narrator:
WITH WATER TEMPERATURES
REACHING RECORD HIGHS,

THE CAPTAIN HAS SPREAD HIS POTS
IN A 40-MILE SET

FROM SHALLOWER WATER IN THE EAST
TO DEEPER WATER IN THE WEST.

EVERY DAY
IS IMPORTANT OUT HERE.

AND THE FASTER WE GET ON CRAB,
THE FASTER WE GET THIS DONE.

[ SIGHS ] THERE IT IS.

ALL RIGHT.

I GOT AN EYEBALL
ON THE FIRST ONE.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
FIRST ONE COMING UP.

YEAH.

I SEE IT!
I SEE IT!

LET'S DO THIS!

CASH MONEY, MAN!
CASH MONEY.

FIRST KING CRAB POT
OF THE SEASON COMING UP.

HOPE IT'S LOADED.
COME ON, BABY.

WE NEED SOME GOOD LUCK,
AND WE NEED IT NOW.

[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]

COME ON, CRABBY!

COME ON!

*

OH, MAN.

SAMPLE POT.
SAMPLE POT.

*

RIGHT.

Keith: I GUESS I SHOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN SURPRISED, YOU KNOW?

EVERYBODY KNOWS
IT'S A REALLY WARM YEAR,

AND THE WATER TEMPERATURES
ARE ALL MESSED UP.

FROM HERE, IT LOOKS LIKE

SMALL CRAB, FEMALE CRAB,
SOME BAIRDI.

IT'S LIKE A POTPOURRI
OF EVERYTHING.

COME ON!

GIVE US SOMETHING
TO WORK ON!

-WELL, IT'S SOMETHING...
-NOT AGAIN!

I'M JUST
NOT ON MY GAME YET.

I'M TOO FAR SOUTH,
TOO DEEP.

Narrator: PUSHING TOWARDS
HIS WESTERNMOST STRINGS...

...THE CAPTAIN
BRINGS HIS POTS ON BOARD

IN CASE HE HAS TO RETHINK
HIS PLAN.

I NEED TO FIND SOME CRAB.

*

YOU GOT TO
BE KIDDING ME!

OH, BOY.

NOT GOOD.
NOT GOOD AT ALL.

WAH-WAAH!

*

YOU MIGHT
SEE ME CRY YET.

I GOT TO FIND SOME CRAB
FAST HERE, MAN.

[BLEEP]

WE NEED MORE THAN THIS.

THE FIRST 50 POTS ARE DUDS,
PRETTY MUCH.

THEY AIN'T CUTTING IT.

FISHING SUCKS.
I'M BEAT.

Keith: I'M LOOKING AT MY DECK
FILLING UP WITH POTS,

AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING
EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE

TO WORKING ON YET.

COMING UP.

Narrator:
DOWN TO HIS MOST WESTERN GEAR,

THE CAPTAIN'S RUNNING
OUT OF POTS IN THE WATER.

THERE BETTER BE CRAB
IN THIS NEXT STRING.

*

WE'RE NOT GIVING UP
ON THE DAY.

YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE GONNA --

LIGHTNING'S GONNA STRIKE
OUT HERE.

-YEAH, BABY!
-YEAH!

UNH! WOW.

[ CHUCKLES ] NICE!

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S GOT
QUITE A BIT MORE CRAB IN IT.

WHOA-OH-OH-OH,
HOLY [BLEEP]!

-WHOO!
-YEAH!

-YEAH, BABY!
-WHOO!

THAT'S A LOT OF CRAB.

THIS ONE'S GOT TO BE
OVER A HUNDY.

THERE ARE SOME MONSTERS
IN THIS.

BOOM!
WE HIT THE BIG TIME.

94.
94?

YEAH, BABY! WHOO!

Keith: 94? WOW.

THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO.

Narrator: KEITH'S GAMBLE
ON DEEPER AND COLDER WATER...

HERE THEY COME, BOYS.

THERE ARE SOME BIG ONES
IN THERE.

WHOA!

...PAYS OFF AT LAST.

OH, YEAH!

HERE WE GO.

COME TO PAPA, BABY!

UNTZ, UNTZ, UNTZ!

WHOA! WHOA!

THIS IS SCHOOL CRAB HERE --
I MEAN, SERIOUS SCHOOL CRAB,

AND IT'S AS FAR WEST
AS I'VE SEEN THEM BEFORE.

WITH THE WATER TEMPERATURE

GETTING WARMER
AND WARMER AND WARMER,

CRAB ARE LOOKING
FOR COLDER WATER.

THROW THE RULE BOOK AWAY
AND JUST HEAD WEST.

* IF I SAW YOU
DROPPING KNOWLEDGE *

* INSPIRED WITH THE COURAGE...

WHOO!

SWIMMING IN CRAB -- LITERALLY,
SWIMMING IN CRAB RIGHT NOW.

* WHAT CAN STOP YOU
LOOKING FORWARD *

* AND WRESTLING
WITH THE DOUBTERS? *

* TO ME

YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR,
WE COME OUT HERE AND GAMBLE

THAT WE'RE GONNA EITHER STRIKE
IT RICH OR FALL ON OUR FACES.

WHOO-HOO!

* IT'S SO WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL *

YEAH!
THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID!

[ MACHINERY WHIRRS ]

* HEY
YEAH, BABY!

* IT'S THE LINE WHERE...

[ Chuckling ]
WHOA-OH-OH-OH!

YEAH!

[ THUMPING ECHOES ]

AMAZING.

* DON'T LET GO

* ACROSS THE UNKNOWN

OH, MY GOD.

Sean: WE DON'T HAVE ANY OPTIONS
TO BE MAKING MISTAKES THIS YEAR.

THIS IS NOT GONNA BE
AN EASY SEASON.

IT'S ALL OR NOTHING.

[BLEEP]

DIDN'T I PICK A FRICKIN' YEAR
TO BUY A BOAT?

* ACROSS THE UNKNOWN

Johnathan:
WE'RE READY, GUYS.

GONNA BE LATE
FOR THE FIRST TIME -- 37 YEARS.

EVERY DAY I'M LATE,

A MILLION POUNDS OF CRAB
GETS TAKEN OFF THE GROUNDS.

GONNA BE
NO CRAB LEFT FOR ME.

WHOA!

Keith:
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGHT

FOR EVERY CRAB
WE PUT IN THAT TANK.

* ACROSS THE UNKNOWN

WE'RE NOT GONNA GIVE UP.

*

Reporter: WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE FISHING VESSEL

REMAINS A MYSTERY TONIGHT.

Man: HANG ON, GUYS. HANG ON.
HEADS UP. HEADS UP.

Man #2: WATCH OUT, GUYS.

WATCH, WATCH, WATCH,
WATCH, WATCH, WATCH!

-OH, WHOA!
-OH [BLEEP]

[ ALARM BLARING ]
LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT!

Man #2: FIRE
IN THE ENGINE ROOM!

TELL ME WHAT THE [BLEEP]
IS GOING ON.

Keith: WE'RE TAKING WATER
IN THE STARBOARD FUEL TANK.

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

[ ALARM BLARING ]
Man #3: GET OFF! GET OFF!

I'VE JUST BEEN DOING THIS
FOR TOO LONG, I THINK.

[ MEN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

I'M NOT GONNA SIGN UP
FOR THIS ONE AGAIN.