Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 13, Episode 14 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript
Man: HOLY [BLEEP].
Narrator: PREVIOUSLY,
ON "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
Keith: THE BERING SEA
HAS BECOME STORM ALLEY --
ONE STORM AFTER ANOTHER
AFTER ANOTHER.
-WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
-THERE IT GOES!
Jake: GET OFF MY DECK, DEAN.
YOU'RE FIRED!
WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT HURTS
SO MUCH RIGHT HERE.
UH, GOING INTO OPILIOS NOW,
I WOULD FEEL PRETTY FOOLISH
TO GO UP THERE, PUSH MY LUCK.
I JUST TOOK A NITRO PILL
WHILE I WAS TALKING TO MY WIFE.
SHE'S LIKE, "TAKE ONE,"
BECAUSE I WAS FEELING PAIN
UNDER HERE, HERE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
THIS STORM IS ALREADY
WORSE THAN THE LAST ONE,
AND WE'RE JUST
AT THE BEGINNING OF IT.
Narrator: A MASSIVE ARCTIC
HURRICANE ENGULFS THE GROUNDS.
Keith:
YEAH, IT'S JUST GOING TO GET
REALLY, REALLY NASTY OUT HERE.
Narrator: ONE CAPTAIN PREPARES
TO FIGHT AND FISH.
Keith: IF YOU GET ANYTHING DONE
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING IN A STORM,
YOU'RE AHEAD OF THE FLEET
BECAUSE MOST GUYS
EITHER JOG OR ANCHOR OUT.
Bill: THE ARCTIC STORM --
NOTHING GOOD ABOUT IT.
Narrator: ANOTHER JUST HOPES
TO RIDE IT OUT.
I'D NEVER SEEN 30-FOOTERS
STACKED UP
WITH A 6-SECOND INTERVAL.
Johnathan: DANGEROUS OUT HERE.
Narrator:
BUT MOST ARE RUNNING FOR COVER.
THIS STORM IS GOING TO COST ME
A COUPLE DAYS,
JUST GOT SHUT DOWN.
**
Jake:
HUGE STORM GOING TO BLOW 40.
IT'S GOING TO BLOW 55.
**
I'M THREE MILES FROM ST. PAUL.
I'M GETTING THE [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
KICKED OUT OF ME.
ALL RIGHT, MAN, BE SAFE.
WE'LL TALK TO YOU.
JUST CHECK TOMORROW, SO I'M OUT.
Narrator: JUST OFF THE COAST
OF ST. PAUL ISLAND...
**
Nick: LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT
JUST IN TIME.
IT IS BLOWING GOOD ALREADY.
I THINK IT WAS A GOOD
MOVE WE CAME IN.
Narrator: ...ON THE
125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN...
YEAH, THERE'S ALREADY ONE,
TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
THERE'S ALREADY 10.
I BET YOU'LL SEE
20, 30 BOATS HERE.
Sig:
WELL, WE'RE HERE IN ST. PAUL.
WE'RE RIGHT IN FRONT
OF THE HARBOR RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO ANCHOR UP.
IT'S STARTING TO BLOW
PRETTY GOOD,
AND IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BLOW 60 TONIGHT.
Narrator: WITH A MONSTER,
450-MILE-WIDE STORM
LETTING LOOSE ON
THE FISHING GROUNDS...
Sig: HERE'S THE ISLAND.
THE WIND IS COMING
FROM THE EAST.
SO, WE'RE IN THE LEE.
SO, YOU WANT TO ANCHOR UP
ANYWHERE IN HERE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN HAS
TAKEN REFUGE BEHIND THE ISLAND.
AND THEN, TONIGHT, OUT ON THE
FISHING GROUNDS WHERE WE LEFT,
19 TO 33-FOOT SEAS.
YOU CAN FISH IN THAT
IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO,
BUT IT WOULD BE CRAZY.
SO, I'M GOING TO ANCHOR UP
RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BREAK WATER.
I DON'T WANT TO GO INSIDE THERE.
NO, THAT'S NOT WORTH IT.
Narrator: LAST SEASON...
Sig: THERE'S THE ENTRANCE.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator: ...SIG MADE A RUN
INTO THE HARBOR
IN SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS...
OH [BLEEP]
WOW!
UGH, COME ON, HEART.
Narrator:
...NARROWLY AVOIDING DISASTER.
ASK ME WOULD I DO THAT AGAIN,
THE ANSWER WOULD BE NO.
WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
AT LEAST I KNOW THE GUYS
ARE SAFE AND THE BOAT IS SAFE.
AND FOR ME, ESPECIALLY THIS
SEASON, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
NOW ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS JUST DROP THIS ANCHOR
ALONG THE SHORELINE HERE.
Narrator: THE CAPTAIN WILL WAIT
FOR THE WEATHER TO DIE DOWN
BEFORE OFF-LOADING HIS CRAB
AND HEADING BACK OUT.
Sig: AND NO STRESS -- THAT'S
THE MOTTO FOR ME THIS YEAR.
SO...PRIORITIES DIFFERENT.
**
WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO GET THE ANCHOR OUT.
ARE THEY READY?
...WAS DO YOU JUST WANT
TO TRY TO DUMP IT,
OR DO YOU WANT TO TRY
TO SLOWLY EASE IT OUT?
WE'RE GOING TO -- WELL, HE SAID
HE WAS GOING TO GET IT OFF,
SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S THINKING.
HE THINKS HE CAN --
WHERE'S EDGAR?
I WANT EDGAR UP THERE.
GET EDGAR.
WHERE IS HE?
Narrator:
THE ANCHOR CHAIN IS FROZEN,
BUT SIG'S MIDDLE BROTHER, NORM,
HAS A PLAN --
RELEASE THE BRAKE
AND LET THE WEIGHT OF THE ANCHOR
FREE IT FROM THE ICE.
YOU DON'T SET THE ANCHOR
WHEN IT'S BLOWING, RIGHT?
LISTEN TO ME!
YOU PUT THE DOG ON!
YOU ROLL IT OUT,
SO YOU KNOW YOU GOT A START!
YOU ROLL IT BACK UP, TAKE
THE DOG OFF, SET THE ANCHOR!
THE SKIPPER PREFERS
A DIFFERENT APPROACH --
PLANT THE ANCHOR
ON DECK WITH THE DOG
AND UNSPOOL THE CHAIN SLOWLY
IN SECTIONS,
BREAKING THE ICE
AS THEY GO.
DON'T TAKE THE DOG OFF.
OH, WELL --
IT'S HAPPENING.
**
WE'RE GOOD, CAP.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE REALLY NOT GOOD.
YOU GUYS ARE NOT GOOD,
AND IF NORMAN CAN'T THINK
FOR HIMSELF,
FIND EDGAR
OR SOMEONE THAT CAN!
[ BLEEP ]
I'M NEVER GOING
INTO THE WHEELHOUSE AGAIN.
IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SET IT,
GO AHEAD SET IT!
SEE WHAT HAPPENS!
LET THE BRAKE GO!
SEE WHAT HAPPENS!
**
NOTHING'S
GOING TO HAPPEN.
OH, THERE IT GOES.
Narrator:
BROTHER NORM'S SOLUTION WORKS...
WELL, I WAS WRONG
ON THAT ONE.
THINK WE HOOKED.
...BUT NOT WITHOUT
ADDING STRESS
TO HIS ALREADY STRESSED-OUT
OLDER BROTHER.
THANK YOU, LORD,
FOR THAT.
I WAS GETTING PISSED.
[ SIGHS ]
OH, MAN.
RIGHT THERE, LIKE,
RIGHT NOW WHEN I REACHED UP
AND I BREATHED IN,
IT HURTS RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT THERE.
OH, MAN.
YEAH, THERE'S SOMETHING.
IT JUST
FREAKS YOU OUT, MAN.
**
ON THE CRAB GROUNDS,
FACING THE BRUNT
OF THE 450-MILE-WIDE ARCTIC
BLAST IS THE 155-FOOT WIZARD.
**
YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR EYES
ON THE WAVES AND THE POT.
ANY QUESTION WHETHER THAT WAVE
IS COMING, FORGET THE POT,
GET TO THE SORTING TABLE,
HANG ON, ALL RIGHT?
GOOD LUCK.
STAY SAFE.
LET ME KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE READY.
**
Keith: I'VE GOT TO DELIVER AT
LEAST 180,000 AND 200,000 POUNDS
IN LESS THAN 30 HOURS.
Narrator: IN A SEASON WHERE
EFFICIENCY CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN FINANCIAL GAIN
OR RUIN...
Keith: WE'RE TRYING
TO MINIMIZE THE COST
AND MAXIMIZE THE ULTIMATE GOAL,
WHICH IS TO MAKE THE MOST MONEY
PER CRAB POSSIBLE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
KEITH COLBURN IS HAULING GEAR
IN CONDITIONS THAT MOST SKIPPERS
WOULD RUN FROM.
YEAH, THE WIZARD IS A BIG BOAT.
SHE DOES WELL IN BIG SEAS.
THAT'S AN ADVANTAGE,
THE BOAT ITSELF.
WHOO-HOO!
BUT IT'S HEAVY,
AND IT LIKES TO DIP INTO WAVES.
THAT'S THE ONE DOWNFALL.
**
WE ARE
PRETTY MUCH READY.
BE SHARP.
IT'S COMING UP.
**
WE'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE
SOME CRAB SHOW UP,
KNOCK THEM OUT,
AND GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE WAY
THE STORMS
ARE BLOWING THROUGH HERE
RIGHT NOW.
GETTING PRETTY NAUTICAL
OUT HERE, MAN!
**
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT
REAL QUICKLY
IF THERE'S SOME LIFE HERE
OR NOT.
**
COME ON.
Monte: No bueno.
UGH. [ SIGHS ]
**
WELL, MAYBE WE'LL LUCKY
AND GET A COUPLE HUNDRED COUNT
OUT OF IT.
**
NOT ENOUGH TO SET ON,
UNFORTUNATELY.
LET'S GET THIS POT ON
BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ELSE.
COMING UP.
**
NICE, SOLID 30-FOOT SEAS
OUT HERE RIGHT NOW.
**
[ SIGHS ]
**
COME ON, BABY.
COME BACK AROUND.
AH, DAMN, DUDE.
OKAY, THAT ONE
DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
**
PULLING NOTHING, REALLY.
**
EIGHT FIVE.
I WAS HOPING THAT POT
HAVE SOME BETTER NUMBERS IN IT
SO I COULD RUN THIS STRING BACK
THROUGH THIS SPOT HERE.
**
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS NOT GOING TO
FINISH THE TRIP FOR US HERE.
I'M COMMITTING TO A MOVE --
HEAD NORTH, GO THROUGH
ALL THE GEAR UP THERE.
Narrator: HAULING LOW NUMBERS...
Keith: PROBABLY STACK
A DECKLOAD ON HERE,
MAYBE MOVE THEM UP
THE HILL A WAYS,
SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.
Narrator: ...KEITH HEADS
INTO THE HEART OF THE STORM,
SEARCHING FOR THE ELUSIVE CRAB.
**
OH, COME ON.
BIG WAVE ON THE PORTSIDE, GUYS.
-HEY, HEADS UP! HEADS UP!
-MAYBE NEXT YEAR.
WATCH YOUR HOLE!
OH, BOY.
**
HEADS UP!
HEADS UP!
**
NO. NO. NO.
THAT ONE DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
OKAY, GUYS, WE MIGHT
TAKE A LITTLE DRINK.
HANG ON! HANG ON!
HANG ON, EVERYBODY! HANG ON!
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
NO. NO. NO.
THAT ONE DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
OKAY, GUYS, WE MIGHT
TAKE A LITTLE DRINK.
HANG ON! HANG ON!
HANG ON, EVERYBODY! HANG ON!
**
YOU OKAY?
EVERYBODY OKAY?
[ BLEEP ]
**
THERE'S NOTHING WORSE
THAN A 30-FOOT WAVE
THAT TURNS INTO A 40-FOOTER
WITH A BUNCH OF GREEN TEETH
ON IT ALL OF A SUDDEN.
Man: WELL, THIS IS THE WORST
WE'VE SEEN SO FAR ALREADY,
AND IT'S ONLY GOING
TO GET WORSE.
Narrator: DESPITE
TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS...
Keith: DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE
ANCHORED UP BEHIND ST. PAUL,
WE'RE WORKING IN THE STORM.
THERE'S RISKS INVOLVED IN THIS.
Narrator: ...THE VETERAN SKIPPER
DOES NOT WAVER.
Keith: BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOT
TO BE SOME REWARD FOR RISK.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
MAKE THIS WORK.
WE JUST NEED TO FIND THE CRAB.
Narrator: 80 MILES NORTHEAST...
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
Jake: ST. PAUL'S A VERY
DIFFICULT HARBOR.
YOU GET ONE WAY IN,
AND ONCE YOU START GOING IN,
YOU CAN'T TURN AROUND,
YOU GOT TO JUST
KEEP GOING THROUGH.
SO, NOW THESE GUYS
GOT TO DO SOMETHING
THAT NONE OF THEM
HAVE EVER DONE,
WHICH IS SET THE ANCHOR
IN ROUGH WEATHER ON THIS BOAT.
**
Narrator: ...LIKE THE OTHER
10 BOATS OFF ST. PAUL ISLAND...
COME ON.
I'LL TRY TO GET HER TURNED.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
JAKE ANDERSON AND HIS CREW
ARE ANCHORING UP
WHILE WAITING OUT THE STORM.
**
Narrator:
AND THEY'RE DOING IT WITHOUT
THE HELP OF DEAN GRIBBLE,
JAKE'S MOST SENIOR DECKHAND.
Jake:
JUST GO TO YOUR ROOM, DUDE.
I CAN'T DEAL WITH YOU ANYMORE.
I'M SORRY.
HE KEEPS COMING UP HERE
WHEN I'VE GOT
MILLIONS OF THINGS
GOING ON,
AND HE KEEPS TRYING
TO MAKE HIMSELF IMPORTANT.
HE WANTS TO BE THE ONE,
AND I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT.
I'VE GOT OTHER [BLEEP]
Narrator:
JUST 12 HOURS AGO...
GET OUT
OF MY WHEELHOUSE.
WE'RE FINALLY ON
SOME [BLEEP] BANGERS.
GET OUT OF MY FACE!
IF YOU DON'T GET OUT
OF MY WHEELHOUSE,
I'LL CALL THE COAST GUARD,
AND I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED.
...JAKE FIRED DEAN,
KEEPING HIM OFF THE DECK
UNTIL THEY REACH PORT.
BE A WASTE.
AND THESE GUYS TO GO FISHING
WITH FOUR GUYS FOR OPIE SEASON
WITHOUT THREE [BLEEP] MINUTES
OF EXPERIENCE OUT THERE.
BUT WHATEVER.
GO AHEAD LET IT OUT,
DAVE.
**
KEEP LETTING IT OUT.
GRAB IT. NOT TOO FAST.
NOT TOO FAST.
SHE GRABBED.
SHE'S GRABBING.
ALL RIGHT, YEAH,
THAT'LL WORK.
MAKE SURE YOU DOG IT.
Narrator: TO FINISH THE JOB,
THE DRUM MUST BE DOGGED,
OR CLAMPED, IN PLACE.
HOLD IT FROM RESPOOLING OUT.
IS THERE A DOG
ON THERE, DAVE?
**
OKAY, GO AHEAD
AND GO DOWN AND GET ONE DUG.
**
WE'RE HOOKED UP.
I GOT TO STILL WATCH IT,
THOUGH.
**
Narrator: WHILE THE STORM
CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY...
**
Jake: I'M NERVOUS.
I DON'T LIKE BEING IN ST. PAUL.
IT'S A PRETTY SERIOUS DEAL.
Narrator:
...THE YOUNG SKIPPER MAKES SURE
HIS GREEN CREW IS SQUARED AWAY.
Jake: JUST BE RACE-READY.
DON'T BE THINKING WE'RE GOING TO
GO TO OUR RACKS,
YOU KNOW, HANG OUT, BECAUSE
IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT.
**
[ METAL CREAKING ]
I MEAN, MOST OF US
ARE NEW HERE TOGETHER,
SO EVERYBODY CAN'T BE EXPECTING
THE NEXT GUY TO COVER THEIR ASS.
EVERYBODY HAS GOT TO GET UP
AND GO AND BE READY TO JAM.
**
-HEY, JAKE!
-JAKE!
YEP!
**
[ BLEEP ]
Narrator: DURING WHEEL WATCH,
HANNES HUSWICK NOTICES
THAT THE SAGA IS MOVING.
Jake:
I NEED SOMEBODY OUT THERE QUICK.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE
OUR ANCHOR ON.
Narrator:
THE ONE-TON ANCHOR IS NO LONGER
HOLDING THE BOAT IN PLACE.
[ BLEEPING ]
WE LOST THE ANCHOR...
AGAIN.
THE CABLE IS COMPLETELY OUT.
THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU GUYS
TO PUT A [BLEEP] DOG
ON THAT [BLEEP], SOMETHING!
**
YEAH.
NEED SOME EXPERIENCE
ON THIS BOAT, I GUESS.
WE JUST [BLEEP] JOG.
THIS 60-KNOT WIND IS VERY,
VERY DANGEROUS.
Narrator:
NO LONGER MOORED, THE YOUNG
SKIPPER WILL SPEND THE NIGHT
TRYING TO KEEP THE SAGA
OFF THE ROCKS.
Jake:
CANNOT LEAVE THIS WHEELHOUSE.
AS SOON AS I LEAVE
THIS WHEELHOUSE,
ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE.
**
**
Narrator: 290 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Keith: WE'RE GOING TO
GET BEAT UP OUT HERE.
WE'RE IN A BIG [BLEEP] STORM.
Narrator: ...IN THE HEART
OF THE ARCTIC HURRICANE...
Keith:
WELL, AT THIS POINT NOW,
NOW WE GOT
TWO REAL IMPORTANT REASONS
TO GET THIS GEAR IN THE WATER.
ONE, IT'S NOT FISHING.
BUT TWO, THE STACK'S
A SAFETY ISSUE.
Narrator: ...THE DANGEROUS
100,000-POUND STACK
WEIGHING DOWN THE WIZARD...
IT'S THE NORTH CORNER
OF WHERE WE SET.
WE NEED TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANY CRAB THERE.
HOPING IN TWO SPOT CHECKS,
WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
KEITH COLBURN IS BANKING ON
SOME PROSPECT POTS PAYING OFF SO
HE CAN LIGHTEN HIS BOAT'S LOAD.
Keith: WELL, NOT REALLY
THE OPTIMUM CONDITIONS
FOR TRYING TO HAUL A CRAB POT,
BUT WE'RE JUST GOING
TO BE REAL SAFE,
MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME
YOU HAVE ON DECK.
THIS IS LIKE PIT-CREW FISHING
RIGHT HERE.
Narrator: TO LIMIT EXPOSURE
TO THE HARSH 30-FOOT SEAS...
HERE COMES THE CAR -- BOOM --
INTO THE PITS.
BANG, CRAB, BLOCK, CRANE,
POT BACK IN THE WATER.
Narrator: ...THE CREW WILL HAUL
A POT AND THEN HIDE OFF-DECK
UNTIL THE CAPTAIN STEAMS
TO THE NEXT ONE.
**
YOU KNOW, I THINK
I JUST FOUND MY POT.
[ PHONE RINGS ]
YEAH?
YEAH, GO ON OUT.
LET'S GO ON DECK.
**
OKAY, LET'S DO THIS, GUYS.
ON AND OFF
AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
**
COME ON.
BE SOMETHING.
**
-GOT IT!
-COME ON, CRAB.
A COUPLE HUNDRED, MAN.
JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED.
**
WHOO!
WELL, THERE'S A CRAB DANCE.
**
JUST LIKE A STOCK-CAR RACE,
TEAM, AS QUICK AS YOU CAN,
GET IT ON AND OFF.
OKAY, GUYS, ON AND OFF.
ON AND OFF.
COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.
**
GET RID
OF THAT [BLEEP] THING.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
COME ON!
WE'RE GOING TO JUST
TALLY IT UP INSIDE, OKAY?
COME ON, GUYS.
**
[ DOOR LATCHES ]
THAT CLUNK IS MUSIC TO MY EARS.
THAT MEANS THE CREW
IS BACK INSIDE AND SAFE.
ROGER. YEAH.
Monte: Got 260.
260?
RIGHT ON.
GO ON OUT.
260 CRAB IN 21 HOURS.
WE MAY BE ON TO SOMETHING.
**
RIGHT ON. NICE TOSS.
LET'S SEE.
WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
COME ON.
GIVE ME A POT OF CRAB.
OH, IT'S GOT SOMETHING IN IT.
NOT SURE WHAT.
YEAH, SHAKE THE HELL OUT OF IT
AND BEAT IT UP GOOD.
LET'S GET IT
RIGHT BACK OVER THE SIDE.
LET'S PUT HER OUT, GUYS.
WIPE HER OUT.
**
-THANK YOU.
-YEAH, BABY!
-LET'S GO!
-HERE WE GO!
AS SOON AS IT'S READY,
YOU CAN DUMP IT.
**
JUST STAY SHARP, GUYS.
STAY SHARP.
**
[ PHONE RINGS ]
YEAH?
So, that was
a real nice crab -- 320.
We can work on that.
Hey, I'm just going to
make my turn,
SO HAVE EVERYBODY
GET OUT ON DECK
up under
the shelter wall.
ALL RIGHT.
SOON AS I COME AROUND,
I'LL GO FOR IT.
YOU GUYS START
DUMPING RIGHT AWAY, OKAY?
Narrator:
NOW THAT HE'S FOUND THE CRAB...
THE WEATHER IS GOING
TO BE OFF THE GUYS.
THAT'S
THE IMPORTANT THING.
...THE VETERAN SKIPPER WILL
LAY OUT A STRING IN A DIRECTION
THAT PROTECTS HIS CREW
FROM THE BRUNT OF THE STORM.
SOON AS IT'S READY,
LET HER FLY.
WE'VE GOT FISHING HERE.
NOW WE JUST NEED TO GET
THE GEAR FISHING.
**
YEAH, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO GET
THROUGH THIS GEAR ONE TIME.
THAT'S IT.
WE'RE GOING TO GET
THROUGH IT ONE TIME,
AND THEN IT'S TIME
TO GO IN AND DELIVER.
SO, WE GOT TO MAKE IT
A REAL GOOD ONE.
WE REALLY NEED THIS STORM
SET TO PAY OFF.
**
Narrator: 85 MILES NORTHEAST
IN ST. PAUL HARBOR...
I'M GOING TO GO
TO THE NORTH DOCK.
THAT'S ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE.
Narrator:
...ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
ON THE PORTSIDE?
IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE,
BECAUSE I MAY GO TO THE DOCTOR
FOR A CHECKUP ANYWAY.
YEAH.
-HEY, PORTSIDE!
-PORTSIDE!
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE
OF A LULL IN THE STORM
TO OFF-LOAD HIS CRAB
AND CHECK ON SOME UNSETTLING
ISSUES WITH HIS HEART.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW
WHY MY SIDE IS BURNING.
**
I FEEL THAT PAIN RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
JUST HARD TO GO THERE AND SAY
THAT YOU GOT THIS
ON AND OFF AGAIN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
I JUST -- I DON'T KNOW.
JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS, DUDE.
**
SIG, WE'RE ALWAYS WORRIED
ABOUT HIS HEALTH RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE OF LAST YEAR,
AND WE'RE WATCHING HIM.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
HE'S STRUGGLING.
**
I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: JUST OUTSIDE
THE HARBOR ON THE SAGA...
[ YAWNS ]
WELL, LAST NIGHT SUCKED.
WE LOST OUR ANCHOR, PUTTING
THE BOAT AT RISK IN THE HARBOR.
Narrator: ...WITHOUT HIS ANCHOR,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
WAS FORCED TO SPEND THE NIGHT
JOGGING IN TURBULENT SEAS.
Jake: SO, IF I'M GOING TO MUCK
AND ANCHOR UP,
I GOT TO DO IT RIGHT NOW.
FOR AN EXPERIENCED CREW
AND CAPTAIN,
IT'S A PRETTY
STANDARD PROCEDURE,
BUT WITH A GREEN CREW,
IT CAN GO WRONG REAL QUICK.
Narrator:
TO RETRIEVE THE ANCHOR,
THE CREW MUST HAUL
THE LOOSE STEEL AND CHAIN,
USING THE CRANE
TO HOIST IT UP IN SECTIONS.
IF INCORRECTLY FASTENED,
A ONE-TON WRECKING BALL
WILL BE SENT
ON A PATH OF DESTRUCTION.
**
IT'S BROKEN BONES,
BROKEN BODIES, PEOPLE DIE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THESE GUYS KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST
RIGHT NOW.
DEAN IS THE ONLY ONE
THAT'S EVER MUCKED AN ANCHOR UP.
Narrator: FOR THE SAFETY
OF HIS GREEN CREW...
...JAKE CALLS ON THE ONLY HAND
WHO CAN DO THE JOB,
THE MAN HE FIRED.
I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP
ON THIS ONE.
SURE.
I HAVE TO
MUCK THIS ANCHOR UP.
**
ALL RIGHT, YEAH,
JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE.
IT'LL BE FINE.
THIS IS JUST ME
THAT NEEDS SOMEONE
WHO HAS EXPERIENCE
WITH THIS.
**
WE'RE AT THE BUOYS
TO THE ANCHOR,
SO IT'S REALLY HARD
TO GET THAT ALL THE WAY UP.
IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH SHOT.
IT'S NOT LIKE A TRAILER ON IT,
SO THERE'S NO LINE
DRAPED ACROSS.
IT'S JUST A LINE
GOING STRAIGHT DOWN.
**
OKAY, DEAN. GAME ON.
**
HERE YOU GO.
COMING UP.
**
HOLD ON.
BE CAREFUL.
**
GOING UP! EASY!
Dean: UP! PULL IT UP
AS MUCH AS WE CAN!
Jake:
GUYS, DON'T GO TOO FAR OUT.
HOLD ON.
SOMEBODY GET A CHOKER
ON THE CHAIN.
ALL RIGHT, NOW JUST COME OUT
JUST A LITTLE BIT!
UP!
YEP!
CARRY THAT DOWN!
THAT'S FINE!
THAT IS FINE! IT WORKS!
HEY, PULL THAT CHAIN IN!
PULL IT IN!
GUYS, THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
I'M ACTUALLY PRETTY PROUD
OF MY GUYS.
THEY'RE DOING IT,
AND THEY'RE DOING
A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF BEING SAFE.
THERE SHE IS.
FANTASTIC JOB, GUYS.
FANTASTIC JOB.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
Narrator: WITH THE ANCHOR
AND CHAIN ONBOARD...
SECURITY, SECURITY, THIS IS
FISHING BOAT SAGA
HEADING INBOUND TO ST. PAUL.
MAN:
Saga, you're good to go there.
Narrator: ...THE CAPTAIN TURNS
THE BOAT TOWARDS ST. PAUL.
Jake: DEAN, HE'S A GOOD HAND.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE,
DEAN CAN --
THERE'S NOTHING ON THIS BOAT
THAT DEAN IS AFRAID OF DOING.
AS MUCH AS HE PISSED ME OFF,
AS MUCH AS HE CROSSED
MY BOUNDARIES, FOR ME,
IT'S REALLY SAD.
I FEEL BAD FOR DEAN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW.
**
Narrator: ACROSS THE ISLAND...
Sig:
I WANT TO GO TO THE CLINIC HERE
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS,
BUT I HAVE THIS --
IT'S A PAIN, LIKE, RIGHT
IN MY CHEST ON MY LEFT SIDE.
Narrator: ...WITH HIS CREW
OFF-LOADING, CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
TURNS HIS ATTENTION
TO A MORE PRESSING MATTER,
HIS HEALTH.
LAST TIME, I DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS ANYTHING,
AND [laughing]
IT WAS A HEART ATTACK,
SO THAT'S WHAT GOT ME
ALL FREAKED OUT.
Narrator: ONLY A YEAR REMOVED
FROM A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE,
THE SKIPPER ISN'T
TAKING ANY CHANCES.
IT'S NO FUN BECAUSE
YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT IT
IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND,
AND THAT'S WHAT BOTHERS ME
EVERY DAY.
THIS IS LIKE A MIND TRIP.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
I'M FEELING I'M A MENTAL
BASKET CASE RIGHT NOW,
AND THAT'S NOT HOW
I SHOULD BE FEELING.
WE'LL GO IN THERE
AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY.
**
Narrator: BACK AT DOCK...
**
JUST WAITING ON SIG
TO GET BACK FROM THE CLINIC.
BEEN THERE A WHILE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S TAKING
SO LONG,
BUT FIGURED I'D GO OVER,
PAY JAKE A VISIT.
HOW'S IT GOING?
Narrator:
...EDGAR CHECKS IN WITH FORMER
NORTHWESTERN DECKHAND
JAKE ANDERSON.
WHY IS IT ALL PURPLE
IN HERE?
SHEER BOREDOM.
[ IMITATES CLUB MUSIC ]
IT'S BECAUSE AT NIGHT,
YOU CAN PUT THEM ON,
AND YOU CAN SEE
IN HERE STILL,
BUT IT DOESN'T
[BLEEP] UP YOUR VISION.
YOU SHOULD MAKE IT
SO YOU CAN'T SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.
YEAH,
MY FAVORITE PART.
MATT: Hello. Hello. Edgar, Jake,
you guys still up there?
Narrator: BEFORE EDGAR
CAN GET THE TOUR...
Hello. Hello. Hello.
...A CALL COMES IN FROM HIS
COWORKER, DECKHAND MATT BRADLEY.
YOU GOT ME HERE, MATT.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
They're running an EKG.
They said they had
sent results to Seattle.
One said yes,
the other said no on an EKG.
They don't want
to take any chances.
Sig needs to go to Anchorage.
They'll probably
medevac him out.
MM, DOESN'T SOUND
GOOD AT ALL.
Hey, Edgar, I can come grab you
in the truck right now.
YEAH, GO FOR IT.
All right,
let me put my boots on.
I'm on on my way, brother.
**
[BLEEP]
**
WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
CRAPPY, BAD VISIBILITY,
BIG WAVES,
I THINK I CAN
HONESTLY SAY NOW
THAT THIS HAS BEEN
THE WORST WEATHER
WE'VE HAD PROBABLY A DECADE.
HEADS UP!
HEADS UP!
Narrator: THE 2017 OPIE SEASON
IS SHAPING UP TO BE
ONE OF THE WORST ON RECORD.
**
Sig: OH, MAN, THESE WAVES
ARE GETTING BIG!
Narrator: AND IT'S NOT OVER YET.
WATCH OUT!
**
NAMASTE.
UH-OH.
Narrator: THE TIME BANDIT
STAYS HOT IN THE RUSSIAN COLD,
BUT THE WIZARD STORMS
ITS WAY TO SECOND PLACE.
Narrator: 295 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE WIZARD...
I WOULDN'T SAY THAT WE FISHED
THROUGH THE STORM.
WE WORKED IN THE STORM.
Narrator: ...AFTER RESETTING
IN A VICIOUS 65-KNOT STORM,
CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
IS READY TO REAP THE REWARDS.
START WITH A BANG,
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
WE'VE GOT ONE TIME
THROUGH THE GEAR,
AND THEN WE HEAD
TO TOWN TO DELIVER.
SO, WE REALLY NEED
THIS STORM SET TO PAY OFF.
Narrator:
IF HIS RESET FAILS TO HIT,
THE VETERAN SKIPPER
WILL BE FORCED TO GO IN LATE.
I GOT HIGH HOPES THAT HOPEFULLY
ON ABOUT A 250 AVERAGE.
**
OKAY, THIS FIRST ONE'S
COMING UP.
**
YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST PICKING
A FEW CRAB IN OUR POTS,
BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT THE POTS
THAT WE SET BACK
ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME.
Keith:
HOPEFULLY, WE DIDN'T JUST DO A
STORM SET AND GET NOTHING HERE.
AT THIS POINT, THERE'S NOWHERE
FOR US TO RUN AND COVER.
**
COME ON, CRAB.
COME ON, CRAB.
YEAH, BABY!
WHOO-HOO!
OH, YEAH, YOU CAN SEE
THE CRAB FROM HERE.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
THIS POT IS
A NICE-LOOKING POT, MAN.
WE JUST NEEDS SOME POTS
THAT POP. THAT'S IT. JUST A FEW.
LET'S STUFF THESE TANKS
REAL QUICK.
TWO EIGHT ZERO.
280.
NOW, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE PUTTING
SOMETHING IN THE TANKS
IS A BIG PLUS.
**
YEAH!
[ ALL CHEERING ]
IT'S PICKING UP, THOUGH.
LOOK RIGHT THERE.
THE SOUND OF THE HOPPER SHAKING
IS MUSIC TO MY EARS.
[ IMITATES SHAKING ]
PROBABLY 700 CRAB IN THAT POT.
200 TO 300 OF THEM
ARE GOING IN THE TANK.
IT'S BEEN BLOWING FOR DAYS NOW.
FEEL LIKE WE HAVEN'T HAD
A SOLID FOOTING IN A WHILE.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS
CATCHING CRAB.
WE'RE MOVING.
THE SPIRITS ARE HIGH.
Three two five.
RIGHT ON. 325. PERFECT.
**
WHOO-HOO!
THIS IS GOOD NEWS RIGHT HERE
BECAUSE THIS IS RIGHT
WHERE WE GOT
ALL OF OUR GEAR,
AND WE'RE GETTING NICE,
FULL POTS OF CRAB.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
**
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
GO AHEAD AND DUMP
THAT POT FOR TOWN.
HEY! WHOO!
YEAH!
-YEAH, BABY!
-WHOO!
WORKING THROUGH THAT STORM
HAS PAID HUGE DIVIDENDS.
THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
**
WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR GEAR SET
AND ANOTHER HALF A DAY'S
WORTH OF WORK IN
WHILE THESE GUYS
ARE ALL ANCHORED UP
OR TRAVELING OR JOGGING.
**
GOOD DEAL, MAN. THIS HAS TURNED
INTO A GOOD TRIP FOR US.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
**
Narrator: 90 MILES NORTHEAST...
Man: YEP!
...ON ST. PAUL ISLAND...
-THAT'S BRAILER!
-THAT'S BRAILER!
Man: COMING UP, OPIES!
JAKE WILL GET THE FINAL NUMBER.
I'M MAKING IT HAPPEN
WITH FOUR GUYS.
Narrator: ...AS THE CREW OF
THE SAGA FINISH UP
THE LAST OF
A 30,000-POUND OFF-LOAD...
DEAN.
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON HAS
ONE MORE PIECE OF BUSINESS
TO ATTEND TO
BEFORE THROWING LINES.
IT'S NOT VERY EASY
MAKING THIS DECISION.
I SAY A LOT OF [BLEEP]
WHEN I'M ANGRY,
AND YOU'RE A GOOD HAND.
AND I LIKE THE WORK THAT YOU DO
WHEN YOU DO WORK,
AND TODAY, YOU
[BLEEP] SAVED US BIG TIME.
YEAH.
WE'RE GOING TO DROP YOU OFF,
GOING TO MAKE SURE
YOU'RE PAID
FOR YOUR TIME SERVED.
YEAH.
NO, THAT'S FINE.
ARE YOU GOING TO GO BACK OUT
WITH FOUR GUYS?
YEAH.
I'LL DEAL WITH IT.
YEP.
Narrator: ...AFTER WEIGHING
THE PROS AND CONS...
Man: HEY, YOU WANT TO
THROW THESE UP THERE?
Jake: I'M READY TO GO
WHEN YOU GUYS ARE.
Narrator:
...THE YOUNG SKIPPER SENDS
HIS SENIOR DECKHAND PACKING.
WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE.
Jake: HOPEFULLY,
ALL THOSE PROBLEMS
THAT WENT WITH DEAN
ARE GONE, TOO,
BUT...WE'LL SEE.
**
Narrator: JUST A FEW MILES
DOWN THE ROAD...
[ SIGHS ]
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
THIS IS SUCH A [BLEEP]
I KNEW IF I WALKED
IN THAT CLINIC,
I WAS GOING TO
[BLEEP] MYSELF.
YEAH.
YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES AFTER
WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH.
IF IT LOOKS LIKE I CAN
GET OUT OF THERE,
THEN WE'LL MAKE A PLAN.
YEAH.
**
BE BACK.
ALL RIGHT,
NO PROBLEM.
**
ALL RIGHT,
GUYS, FLY SAFE.
Edgar: SO, YEAH,
I'LL HEAD BACK TO THE BOAT.
I'LL GET WORD
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING
WHENEVER
HE GETS RESULTS.
AT LEAST, THAT'S THE PLAN.
**
I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM.
I KNOW I'M SCARED THAT IT COULD
ESCALATE AND GET WORSE.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL
IN THIS TOGETHER.
I MEAN, WE KNEW
THAT THERE WAS A CHANCE.
IT JUST SUCKS
WHEN IT'S YOUR FAMILY.
**
Narrator: STILL TO COME...
Man: YEAH!
Narrator: ...ON THIS SEASON
OF "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
Jake: THE BERING SEA IS
A TAKER OF LIVES.
SHE WILL EXPLOIT
YOUR EVERY WEAKNESS.
**
Man:
OKAY! WATCH OUT!
-WATCH THAT BLOCK!
-[ BLEEP ].
Man:
THERE'S A 75-CLIP VESSEL
WITH THREE PEOPLE ONBOARD
THAT RAN AGROUND.
Edgar: I WANT SIG TO KNOW
THAT IF THE TIME COMES,
THEN HE'S GOT SOMEBODY
RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER.
Man:
HAPPY RETIREMENT, HILLSTRAND!
[ ALL CHEERING ]
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS REAL.
Narrator: PREVIOUSLY,
ON "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
Keith: THE BERING SEA
HAS BECOME STORM ALLEY --
ONE STORM AFTER ANOTHER
AFTER ANOTHER.
-WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
-THERE IT GOES!
Jake: GET OFF MY DECK, DEAN.
YOU'RE FIRED!
WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT HURTS
SO MUCH RIGHT HERE.
UH, GOING INTO OPILIOS NOW,
I WOULD FEEL PRETTY FOOLISH
TO GO UP THERE, PUSH MY LUCK.
I JUST TOOK A NITRO PILL
WHILE I WAS TALKING TO MY WIFE.
SHE'S LIKE, "TAKE ONE,"
BECAUSE I WAS FEELING PAIN
UNDER HERE, HERE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
THIS STORM IS ALREADY
WORSE THAN THE LAST ONE,
AND WE'RE JUST
AT THE BEGINNING OF IT.
Narrator: A MASSIVE ARCTIC
HURRICANE ENGULFS THE GROUNDS.
Keith:
YEAH, IT'S JUST GOING TO GET
REALLY, REALLY NASTY OUT HERE.
Narrator: ONE CAPTAIN PREPARES
TO FIGHT AND FISH.
Keith: IF YOU GET ANYTHING DONE
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING IN A STORM,
YOU'RE AHEAD OF THE FLEET
BECAUSE MOST GUYS
EITHER JOG OR ANCHOR OUT.
Bill: THE ARCTIC STORM --
NOTHING GOOD ABOUT IT.
Narrator: ANOTHER JUST HOPES
TO RIDE IT OUT.
I'D NEVER SEEN 30-FOOTERS
STACKED UP
WITH A 6-SECOND INTERVAL.
Johnathan: DANGEROUS OUT HERE.
Narrator:
BUT MOST ARE RUNNING FOR COVER.
THIS STORM IS GOING TO COST ME
A COUPLE DAYS,
JUST GOT SHUT DOWN.
**
Jake:
HUGE STORM GOING TO BLOW 40.
IT'S GOING TO BLOW 55.
**
I'M THREE MILES FROM ST. PAUL.
I'M GETTING THE [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
KICKED OUT OF ME.
ALL RIGHT, MAN, BE SAFE.
WE'LL TALK TO YOU.
JUST CHECK TOMORROW, SO I'M OUT.
Narrator: JUST OFF THE COAST
OF ST. PAUL ISLAND...
**
Nick: LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT
JUST IN TIME.
IT IS BLOWING GOOD ALREADY.
I THINK IT WAS A GOOD
MOVE WE CAME IN.
Narrator: ...ON THE
125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN...
YEAH, THERE'S ALREADY ONE,
TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
THERE'S ALREADY 10.
I BET YOU'LL SEE
20, 30 BOATS HERE.
Sig:
WELL, WE'RE HERE IN ST. PAUL.
WE'RE RIGHT IN FRONT
OF THE HARBOR RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO ANCHOR UP.
IT'S STARTING TO BLOW
PRETTY GOOD,
AND IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BLOW 60 TONIGHT.
Narrator: WITH A MONSTER,
450-MILE-WIDE STORM
LETTING LOOSE ON
THE FISHING GROUNDS...
Sig: HERE'S THE ISLAND.
THE WIND IS COMING
FROM THE EAST.
SO, WE'RE IN THE LEE.
SO, YOU WANT TO ANCHOR UP
ANYWHERE IN HERE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN HAS
TAKEN REFUGE BEHIND THE ISLAND.
AND THEN, TONIGHT, OUT ON THE
FISHING GROUNDS WHERE WE LEFT,
19 TO 33-FOOT SEAS.
YOU CAN FISH IN THAT
IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO,
BUT IT WOULD BE CRAZY.
SO, I'M GOING TO ANCHOR UP
RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BREAK WATER.
I DON'T WANT TO GO INSIDE THERE.
NO, THAT'S NOT WORTH IT.
Narrator: LAST SEASON...
Sig: THERE'S THE ENTRANCE.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator: ...SIG MADE A RUN
INTO THE HARBOR
IN SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS...
OH [BLEEP]
WOW!
UGH, COME ON, HEART.
Narrator:
...NARROWLY AVOIDING DISASTER.
ASK ME WOULD I DO THAT AGAIN,
THE ANSWER WOULD BE NO.
WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
AT LEAST I KNOW THE GUYS
ARE SAFE AND THE BOAT IS SAFE.
AND FOR ME, ESPECIALLY THIS
SEASON, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
NOW ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS JUST DROP THIS ANCHOR
ALONG THE SHORELINE HERE.
Narrator: THE CAPTAIN WILL WAIT
FOR THE WEATHER TO DIE DOWN
BEFORE OFF-LOADING HIS CRAB
AND HEADING BACK OUT.
Sig: AND NO STRESS -- THAT'S
THE MOTTO FOR ME THIS YEAR.
SO...PRIORITIES DIFFERENT.
**
WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO GET THE ANCHOR OUT.
ARE THEY READY?
...WAS DO YOU JUST WANT
TO TRY TO DUMP IT,
OR DO YOU WANT TO TRY
TO SLOWLY EASE IT OUT?
WE'RE GOING TO -- WELL, HE SAID
HE WAS GOING TO GET IT OFF,
SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S THINKING.
HE THINKS HE CAN --
WHERE'S EDGAR?
I WANT EDGAR UP THERE.
GET EDGAR.
WHERE IS HE?
Narrator:
THE ANCHOR CHAIN IS FROZEN,
BUT SIG'S MIDDLE BROTHER, NORM,
HAS A PLAN --
RELEASE THE BRAKE
AND LET THE WEIGHT OF THE ANCHOR
FREE IT FROM THE ICE.
YOU DON'T SET THE ANCHOR
WHEN IT'S BLOWING, RIGHT?
LISTEN TO ME!
YOU PUT THE DOG ON!
YOU ROLL IT OUT,
SO YOU KNOW YOU GOT A START!
YOU ROLL IT BACK UP, TAKE
THE DOG OFF, SET THE ANCHOR!
THE SKIPPER PREFERS
A DIFFERENT APPROACH --
PLANT THE ANCHOR
ON DECK WITH THE DOG
AND UNSPOOL THE CHAIN SLOWLY
IN SECTIONS,
BREAKING THE ICE
AS THEY GO.
DON'T TAKE THE DOG OFF.
OH, WELL --
IT'S HAPPENING.
**
WE'RE GOOD, CAP.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE REALLY NOT GOOD.
YOU GUYS ARE NOT GOOD,
AND IF NORMAN CAN'T THINK
FOR HIMSELF,
FIND EDGAR
OR SOMEONE THAT CAN!
[ BLEEP ]
I'M NEVER GOING
INTO THE WHEELHOUSE AGAIN.
IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SET IT,
GO AHEAD SET IT!
SEE WHAT HAPPENS!
LET THE BRAKE GO!
SEE WHAT HAPPENS!
**
NOTHING'S
GOING TO HAPPEN.
OH, THERE IT GOES.
Narrator:
BROTHER NORM'S SOLUTION WORKS...
WELL, I WAS WRONG
ON THAT ONE.
THINK WE HOOKED.
...BUT NOT WITHOUT
ADDING STRESS
TO HIS ALREADY STRESSED-OUT
OLDER BROTHER.
THANK YOU, LORD,
FOR THAT.
I WAS GETTING PISSED.
[ SIGHS ]
OH, MAN.
RIGHT THERE, LIKE,
RIGHT NOW WHEN I REACHED UP
AND I BREATHED IN,
IT HURTS RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT THERE.
OH, MAN.
YEAH, THERE'S SOMETHING.
IT JUST
FREAKS YOU OUT, MAN.
**
ON THE CRAB GROUNDS,
FACING THE BRUNT
OF THE 450-MILE-WIDE ARCTIC
BLAST IS THE 155-FOOT WIZARD.
**
YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR EYES
ON THE WAVES AND THE POT.
ANY QUESTION WHETHER THAT WAVE
IS COMING, FORGET THE POT,
GET TO THE SORTING TABLE,
HANG ON, ALL RIGHT?
GOOD LUCK.
STAY SAFE.
LET ME KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE READY.
**
Keith: I'VE GOT TO DELIVER AT
LEAST 180,000 AND 200,000 POUNDS
IN LESS THAN 30 HOURS.
Narrator: IN A SEASON WHERE
EFFICIENCY CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN FINANCIAL GAIN
OR RUIN...
Keith: WE'RE TRYING
TO MINIMIZE THE COST
AND MAXIMIZE THE ULTIMATE GOAL,
WHICH IS TO MAKE THE MOST MONEY
PER CRAB POSSIBLE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
KEITH COLBURN IS HAULING GEAR
IN CONDITIONS THAT MOST SKIPPERS
WOULD RUN FROM.
YEAH, THE WIZARD IS A BIG BOAT.
SHE DOES WELL IN BIG SEAS.
THAT'S AN ADVANTAGE,
THE BOAT ITSELF.
WHOO-HOO!
BUT IT'S HEAVY,
AND IT LIKES TO DIP INTO WAVES.
THAT'S THE ONE DOWNFALL.
**
WE ARE
PRETTY MUCH READY.
BE SHARP.
IT'S COMING UP.
**
WE'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE
SOME CRAB SHOW UP,
KNOCK THEM OUT,
AND GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE WAY
THE STORMS
ARE BLOWING THROUGH HERE
RIGHT NOW.
GETTING PRETTY NAUTICAL
OUT HERE, MAN!
**
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT
REAL QUICKLY
IF THERE'S SOME LIFE HERE
OR NOT.
**
COME ON.
Monte: No bueno.
UGH. [ SIGHS ]
**
WELL, MAYBE WE'LL LUCKY
AND GET A COUPLE HUNDRED COUNT
OUT OF IT.
**
NOT ENOUGH TO SET ON,
UNFORTUNATELY.
LET'S GET THIS POT ON
BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ELSE.
COMING UP.
**
NICE, SOLID 30-FOOT SEAS
OUT HERE RIGHT NOW.
**
[ SIGHS ]
**
COME ON, BABY.
COME BACK AROUND.
AH, DAMN, DUDE.
OKAY, THAT ONE
DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
**
PULLING NOTHING, REALLY.
**
EIGHT FIVE.
I WAS HOPING THAT POT
HAVE SOME BETTER NUMBERS IN IT
SO I COULD RUN THIS STRING BACK
THROUGH THIS SPOT HERE.
**
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS NOT GOING TO
FINISH THE TRIP FOR US HERE.
I'M COMMITTING TO A MOVE --
HEAD NORTH, GO THROUGH
ALL THE GEAR UP THERE.
Narrator: HAULING LOW NUMBERS...
Keith: PROBABLY STACK
A DECKLOAD ON HERE,
MAYBE MOVE THEM UP
THE HILL A WAYS,
SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.
Narrator: ...KEITH HEADS
INTO THE HEART OF THE STORM,
SEARCHING FOR THE ELUSIVE CRAB.
**
OH, COME ON.
BIG WAVE ON THE PORTSIDE, GUYS.
-HEY, HEADS UP! HEADS UP!
-MAYBE NEXT YEAR.
WATCH YOUR HOLE!
OH, BOY.
**
HEADS UP!
HEADS UP!
**
NO. NO. NO.
THAT ONE DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
OKAY, GUYS, WE MIGHT
TAKE A LITTLE DRINK.
HANG ON! HANG ON!
HANG ON, EVERYBODY! HANG ON!
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
NO. NO. NO.
THAT ONE DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
OKAY, GUYS, WE MIGHT
TAKE A LITTLE DRINK.
HANG ON! HANG ON!
HANG ON, EVERYBODY! HANG ON!
**
YOU OKAY?
EVERYBODY OKAY?
[ BLEEP ]
**
THERE'S NOTHING WORSE
THAN A 30-FOOT WAVE
THAT TURNS INTO A 40-FOOTER
WITH A BUNCH OF GREEN TEETH
ON IT ALL OF A SUDDEN.
Man: WELL, THIS IS THE WORST
WE'VE SEEN SO FAR ALREADY,
AND IT'S ONLY GOING
TO GET WORSE.
Narrator: DESPITE
TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS...
Keith: DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE
ANCHORED UP BEHIND ST. PAUL,
WE'RE WORKING IN THE STORM.
THERE'S RISKS INVOLVED IN THIS.
Narrator: ...THE VETERAN SKIPPER
DOES NOT WAVER.
Keith: BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOT
TO BE SOME REWARD FOR RISK.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
MAKE THIS WORK.
WE JUST NEED TO FIND THE CRAB.
Narrator: 80 MILES NORTHEAST...
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
Jake: ST. PAUL'S A VERY
DIFFICULT HARBOR.
YOU GET ONE WAY IN,
AND ONCE YOU START GOING IN,
YOU CAN'T TURN AROUND,
YOU GOT TO JUST
KEEP GOING THROUGH.
SO, NOW THESE GUYS
GOT TO DO SOMETHING
THAT NONE OF THEM
HAVE EVER DONE,
WHICH IS SET THE ANCHOR
IN ROUGH WEATHER ON THIS BOAT.
**
Narrator: ...LIKE THE OTHER
10 BOATS OFF ST. PAUL ISLAND...
COME ON.
I'LL TRY TO GET HER TURNED.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
JAKE ANDERSON AND HIS CREW
ARE ANCHORING UP
WHILE WAITING OUT THE STORM.
**
Narrator:
AND THEY'RE DOING IT WITHOUT
THE HELP OF DEAN GRIBBLE,
JAKE'S MOST SENIOR DECKHAND.
Jake:
JUST GO TO YOUR ROOM, DUDE.
I CAN'T DEAL WITH YOU ANYMORE.
I'M SORRY.
HE KEEPS COMING UP HERE
WHEN I'VE GOT
MILLIONS OF THINGS
GOING ON,
AND HE KEEPS TRYING
TO MAKE HIMSELF IMPORTANT.
HE WANTS TO BE THE ONE,
AND I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT.
I'VE GOT OTHER [BLEEP]
Narrator:
JUST 12 HOURS AGO...
GET OUT
OF MY WHEELHOUSE.
WE'RE FINALLY ON
SOME [BLEEP] BANGERS.
GET OUT OF MY FACE!
IF YOU DON'T GET OUT
OF MY WHEELHOUSE,
I'LL CALL THE COAST GUARD,
AND I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED.
...JAKE FIRED DEAN,
KEEPING HIM OFF THE DECK
UNTIL THEY REACH PORT.
BE A WASTE.
AND THESE GUYS TO GO FISHING
WITH FOUR GUYS FOR OPIE SEASON
WITHOUT THREE [BLEEP] MINUTES
OF EXPERIENCE OUT THERE.
BUT WHATEVER.
GO AHEAD LET IT OUT,
DAVE.
**
KEEP LETTING IT OUT.
GRAB IT. NOT TOO FAST.
NOT TOO FAST.
SHE GRABBED.
SHE'S GRABBING.
ALL RIGHT, YEAH,
THAT'LL WORK.
MAKE SURE YOU DOG IT.
Narrator: TO FINISH THE JOB,
THE DRUM MUST BE DOGGED,
OR CLAMPED, IN PLACE.
HOLD IT FROM RESPOOLING OUT.
IS THERE A DOG
ON THERE, DAVE?
**
OKAY, GO AHEAD
AND GO DOWN AND GET ONE DUG.
**
WE'RE HOOKED UP.
I GOT TO STILL WATCH IT,
THOUGH.
**
Narrator: WHILE THE STORM
CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY...
**
Jake: I'M NERVOUS.
I DON'T LIKE BEING IN ST. PAUL.
IT'S A PRETTY SERIOUS DEAL.
Narrator:
...THE YOUNG SKIPPER MAKES SURE
HIS GREEN CREW IS SQUARED AWAY.
Jake: JUST BE RACE-READY.
DON'T BE THINKING WE'RE GOING TO
GO TO OUR RACKS,
YOU KNOW, HANG OUT, BECAUSE
IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT.
**
[ METAL CREAKING ]
I MEAN, MOST OF US
ARE NEW HERE TOGETHER,
SO EVERYBODY CAN'T BE EXPECTING
THE NEXT GUY TO COVER THEIR ASS.
EVERYBODY HAS GOT TO GET UP
AND GO AND BE READY TO JAM.
**
-HEY, JAKE!
-JAKE!
YEP!
**
[ BLEEP ]
Narrator: DURING WHEEL WATCH,
HANNES HUSWICK NOTICES
THAT THE SAGA IS MOVING.
Jake:
I NEED SOMEBODY OUT THERE QUICK.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE
OUR ANCHOR ON.
Narrator:
THE ONE-TON ANCHOR IS NO LONGER
HOLDING THE BOAT IN PLACE.
[ BLEEPING ]
WE LOST THE ANCHOR...
AGAIN.
THE CABLE IS COMPLETELY OUT.
THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU GUYS
TO PUT A [BLEEP] DOG
ON THAT [BLEEP], SOMETHING!
**
YEAH.
NEED SOME EXPERIENCE
ON THIS BOAT, I GUESS.
WE JUST [BLEEP] JOG.
THIS 60-KNOT WIND IS VERY,
VERY DANGEROUS.
Narrator:
NO LONGER MOORED, THE YOUNG
SKIPPER WILL SPEND THE NIGHT
TRYING TO KEEP THE SAGA
OFF THE ROCKS.
Jake:
CANNOT LEAVE THIS WHEELHOUSE.
AS SOON AS I LEAVE
THIS WHEELHOUSE,
ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE.
**
**
Narrator: 290 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR...
Keith: WE'RE GOING TO
GET BEAT UP OUT HERE.
WE'RE IN A BIG [BLEEP] STORM.
Narrator: ...IN THE HEART
OF THE ARCTIC HURRICANE...
Keith:
WELL, AT THIS POINT NOW,
NOW WE GOT
TWO REAL IMPORTANT REASONS
TO GET THIS GEAR IN THE WATER.
ONE, IT'S NOT FISHING.
BUT TWO, THE STACK'S
A SAFETY ISSUE.
Narrator: ...THE DANGEROUS
100,000-POUND STACK
WEIGHING DOWN THE WIZARD...
IT'S THE NORTH CORNER
OF WHERE WE SET.
WE NEED TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANY CRAB THERE.
HOPING IN TWO SPOT CHECKS,
WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
KEITH COLBURN IS BANKING ON
SOME PROSPECT POTS PAYING OFF SO
HE CAN LIGHTEN HIS BOAT'S LOAD.
Keith: WELL, NOT REALLY
THE OPTIMUM CONDITIONS
FOR TRYING TO HAUL A CRAB POT,
BUT WE'RE JUST GOING
TO BE REAL SAFE,
MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME
YOU HAVE ON DECK.
THIS IS LIKE PIT-CREW FISHING
RIGHT HERE.
Narrator: TO LIMIT EXPOSURE
TO THE HARSH 30-FOOT SEAS...
HERE COMES THE CAR -- BOOM --
INTO THE PITS.
BANG, CRAB, BLOCK, CRANE,
POT BACK IN THE WATER.
Narrator: ...THE CREW WILL HAUL
A POT AND THEN HIDE OFF-DECK
UNTIL THE CAPTAIN STEAMS
TO THE NEXT ONE.
**
YOU KNOW, I THINK
I JUST FOUND MY POT.
[ PHONE RINGS ]
YEAH?
YEAH, GO ON OUT.
LET'S GO ON DECK.
**
OKAY, LET'S DO THIS, GUYS.
ON AND OFF
AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
**
COME ON.
BE SOMETHING.
**
-GOT IT!
-COME ON, CRAB.
A COUPLE HUNDRED, MAN.
JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED.
**
WHOO!
WELL, THERE'S A CRAB DANCE.
**
JUST LIKE A STOCK-CAR RACE,
TEAM, AS QUICK AS YOU CAN,
GET IT ON AND OFF.
OKAY, GUYS, ON AND OFF.
ON AND OFF.
COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.
**
GET RID
OF THAT [BLEEP] THING.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
COME ON!
WE'RE GOING TO JUST
TALLY IT UP INSIDE, OKAY?
COME ON, GUYS.
**
[ DOOR LATCHES ]
THAT CLUNK IS MUSIC TO MY EARS.
THAT MEANS THE CREW
IS BACK INSIDE AND SAFE.
ROGER. YEAH.
Monte: Got 260.
260?
RIGHT ON.
GO ON OUT.
260 CRAB IN 21 HOURS.
WE MAY BE ON TO SOMETHING.
**
RIGHT ON. NICE TOSS.
LET'S SEE.
WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
COME ON.
GIVE ME A POT OF CRAB.
OH, IT'S GOT SOMETHING IN IT.
NOT SURE WHAT.
YEAH, SHAKE THE HELL OUT OF IT
AND BEAT IT UP GOOD.
LET'S GET IT
RIGHT BACK OVER THE SIDE.
LET'S PUT HER OUT, GUYS.
WIPE HER OUT.
**
-THANK YOU.
-YEAH, BABY!
-LET'S GO!
-HERE WE GO!
AS SOON AS IT'S READY,
YOU CAN DUMP IT.
**
JUST STAY SHARP, GUYS.
STAY SHARP.
**
[ PHONE RINGS ]
YEAH?
So, that was
a real nice crab -- 320.
We can work on that.
Hey, I'm just going to
make my turn,
SO HAVE EVERYBODY
GET OUT ON DECK
up under
the shelter wall.
ALL RIGHT.
SOON AS I COME AROUND,
I'LL GO FOR IT.
YOU GUYS START
DUMPING RIGHT AWAY, OKAY?
Narrator:
NOW THAT HE'S FOUND THE CRAB...
THE WEATHER IS GOING
TO BE OFF THE GUYS.
THAT'S
THE IMPORTANT THING.
...THE VETERAN SKIPPER WILL
LAY OUT A STRING IN A DIRECTION
THAT PROTECTS HIS CREW
FROM THE BRUNT OF THE STORM.
SOON AS IT'S READY,
LET HER FLY.
WE'VE GOT FISHING HERE.
NOW WE JUST NEED TO GET
THE GEAR FISHING.
**
YEAH, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO GET
THROUGH THIS GEAR ONE TIME.
THAT'S IT.
WE'RE GOING TO GET
THROUGH IT ONE TIME,
AND THEN IT'S TIME
TO GO IN AND DELIVER.
SO, WE GOT TO MAKE IT
A REAL GOOD ONE.
WE REALLY NEED THIS STORM
SET TO PAY OFF.
**
Narrator: 85 MILES NORTHEAST
IN ST. PAUL HARBOR...
I'M GOING TO GO
TO THE NORTH DOCK.
THAT'S ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE.
Narrator:
...ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
ON THE PORTSIDE?
IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE,
BECAUSE I MAY GO TO THE DOCTOR
FOR A CHECKUP ANYWAY.
YEAH.
-HEY, PORTSIDE!
-PORTSIDE!
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE
OF A LULL IN THE STORM
TO OFF-LOAD HIS CRAB
AND CHECK ON SOME UNSETTLING
ISSUES WITH HIS HEART.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW
WHY MY SIDE IS BURNING.
**
I FEEL THAT PAIN RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
JUST HARD TO GO THERE AND SAY
THAT YOU GOT THIS
ON AND OFF AGAIN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
I JUST -- I DON'T KNOW.
JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS, DUDE.
**
SIG, WE'RE ALWAYS WORRIED
ABOUT HIS HEALTH RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE OF LAST YEAR,
AND WE'RE WATCHING HIM.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
HE'S STRUGGLING.
**
I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: JUST OUTSIDE
THE HARBOR ON THE SAGA...
[ YAWNS ]
WELL, LAST NIGHT SUCKED.
WE LOST OUR ANCHOR, PUTTING
THE BOAT AT RISK IN THE HARBOR.
Narrator: ...WITHOUT HIS ANCHOR,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
WAS FORCED TO SPEND THE NIGHT
JOGGING IN TURBULENT SEAS.
Jake: SO, IF I'M GOING TO MUCK
AND ANCHOR UP,
I GOT TO DO IT RIGHT NOW.
FOR AN EXPERIENCED CREW
AND CAPTAIN,
IT'S A PRETTY
STANDARD PROCEDURE,
BUT WITH A GREEN CREW,
IT CAN GO WRONG REAL QUICK.
Narrator:
TO RETRIEVE THE ANCHOR,
THE CREW MUST HAUL
THE LOOSE STEEL AND CHAIN,
USING THE CRANE
TO HOIST IT UP IN SECTIONS.
IF INCORRECTLY FASTENED,
A ONE-TON WRECKING BALL
WILL BE SENT
ON A PATH OF DESTRUCTION.
**
IT'S BROKEN BONES,
BROKEN BODIES, PEOPLE DIE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THESE GUYS KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST
RIGHT NOW.
DEAN IS THE ONLY ONE
THAT'S EVER MUCKED AN ANCHOR UP.
Narrator: FOR THE SAFETY
OF HIS GREEN CREW...
...JAKE CALLS ON THE ONLY HAND
WHO CAN DO THE JOB,
THE MAN HE FIRED.
I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP
ON THIS ONE.
SURE.
I HAVE TO
MUCK THIS ANCHOR UP.
**
ALL RIGHT, YEAH,
JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE.
IT'LL BE FINE.
THIS IS JUST ME
THAT NEEDS SOMEONE
WHO HAS EXPERIENCE
WITH THIS.
**
WE'RE AT THE BUOYS
TO THE ANCHOR,
SO IT'S REALLY HARD
TO GET THAT ALL THE WAY UP.
IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH SHOT.
IT'S NOT LIKE A TRAILER ON IT,
SO THERE'S NO LINE
DRAPED ACROSS.
IT'S JUST A LINE
GOING STRAIGHT DOWN.
**
OKAY, DEAN. GAME ON.
**
HERE YOU GO.
COMING UP.
**
HOLD ON.
BE CAREFUL.
**
GOING UP! EASY!
Dean: UP! PULL IT UP
AS MUCH AS WE CAN!
Jake:
GUYS, DON'T GO TOO FAR OUT.
HOLD ON.
SOMEBODY GET A CHOKER
ON THE CHAIN.
ALL RIGHT, NOW JUST COME OUT
JUST A LITTLE BIT!
UP!
YEP!
CARRY THAT DOWN!
THAT'S FINE!
THAT IS FINE! IT WORKS!
HEY, PULL THAT CHAIN IN!
PULL IT IN!
GUYS, THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
I'M ACTUALLY PRETTY PROUD
OF MY GUYS.
THEY'RE DOING IT,
AND THEY'RE DOING
A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF BEING SAFE.
THERE SHE IS.
FANTASTIC JOB, GUYS.
FANTASTIC JOB.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
Narrator: WITH THE ANCHOR
AND CHAIN ONBOARD...
SECURITY, SECURITY, THIS IS
FISHING BOAT SAGA
HEADING INBOUND TO ST. PAUL.
MAN:
Saga, you're good to go there.
Narrator: ...THE CAPTAIN TURNS
THE BOAT TOWARDS ST. PAUL.
Jake: DEAN, HE'S A GOOD HAND.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE,
DEAN CAN --
THERE'S NOTHING ON THIS BOAT
THAT DEAN IS AFRAID OF DOING.
AS MUCH AS HE PISSED ME OFF,
AS MUCH AS HE CROSSED
MY BOUNDARIES, FOR ME,
IT'S REALLY SAD.
I FEEL BAD FOR DEAN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW.
**
Narrator: ACROSS THE ISLAND...
Sig:
I WANT TO GO TO THE CLINIC HERE
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS,
BUT I HAVE THIS --
IT'S A PAIN, LIKE, RIGHT
IN MY CHEST ON MY LEFT SIDE.
Narrator: ...WITH HIS CREW
OFF-LOADING, CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
TURNS HIS ATTENTION
TO A MORE PRESSING MATTER,
HIS HEALTH.
LAST TIME, I DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS ANYTHING,
AND [laughing]
IT WAS A HEART ATTACK,
SO THAT'S WHAT GOT ME
ALL FREAKED OUT.
Narrator: ONLY A YEAR REMOVED
FROM A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE,
THE SKIPPER ISN'T
TAKING ANY CHANCES.
IT'S NO FUN BECAUSE
YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT IT
IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND,
AND THAT'S WHAT BOTHERS ME
EVERY DAY.
THIS IS LIKE A MIND TRIP.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
I'M FEELING I'M A MENTAL
BASKET CASE RIGHT NOW,
AND THAT'S NOT HOW
I SHOULD BE FEELING.
WE'LL GO IN THERE
AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY.
**
Narrator: BACK AT DOCK...
**
JUST WAITING ON SIG
TO GET BACK FROM THE CLINIC.
BEEN THERE A WHILE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S TAKING
SO LONG,
BUT FIGURED I'D GO OVER,
PAY JAKE A VISIT.
HOW'S IT GOING?
Narrator:
...EDGAR CHECKS IN WITH FORMER
NORTHWESTERN DECKHAND
JAKE ANDERSON.
WHY IS IT ALL PURPLE
IN HERE?
SHEER BOREDOM.
[ IMITATES CLUB MUSIC ]
IT'S BECAUSE AT NIGHT,
YOU CAN PUT THEM ON,
AND YOU CAN SEE
IN HERE STILL,
BUT IT DOESN'T
[BLEEP] UP YOUR VISION.
YOU SHOULD MAKE IT
SO YOU CAN'T SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.
YEAH,
MY FAVORITE PART.
MATT: Hello. Hello. Edgar, Jake,
you guys still up there?
Narrator: BEFORE EDGAR
CAN GET THE TOUR...
Hello. Hello. Hello.
...A CALL COMES IN FROM HIS
COWORKER, DECKHAND MATT BRADLEY.
YOU GOT ME HERE, MATT.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
They're running an EKG.
They said they had
sent results to Seattle.
One said yes,
the other said no on an EKG.
They don't want
to take any chances.
Sig needs to go to Anchorage.
They'll probably
medevac him out.
MM, DOESN'T SOUND
GOOD AT ALL.
Hey, Edgar, I can come grab you
in the truck right now.
YEAH, GO FOR IT.
All right,
let me put my boots on.
I'm on on my way, brother.
**
[BLEEP]
**
WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
CRAPPY, BAD VISIBILITY,
BIG WAVES,
I THINK I CAN
HONESTLY SAY NOW
THAT THIS HAS BEEN
THE WORST WEATHER
WE'VE HAD PROBABLY A DECADE.
HEADS UP!
HEADS UP!
Narrator: THE 2017 OPIE SEASON
IS SHAPING UP TO BE
ONE OF THE WORST ON RECORD.
**
Sig: OH, MAN, THESE WAVES
ARE GETTING BIG!
Narrator: AND IT'S NOT OVER YET.
WATCH OUT!
**
NAMASTE.
UH-OH.
Narrator: THE TIME BANDIT
STAYS HOT IN THE RUSSIAN COLD,
BUT THE WIZARD STORMS
ITS WAY TO SECOND PLACE.
Narrator: 295 MILES
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE WIZARD...
I WOULDN'T SAY THAT WE FISHED
THROUGH THE STORM.
WE WORKED IN THE STORM.
Narrator: ...AFTER RESETTING
IN A VICIOUS 65-KNOT STORM,
CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
IS READY TO REAP THE REWARDS.
START WITH A BANG,
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
WE'VE GOT ONE TIME
THROUGH THE GEAR,
AND THEN WE HEAD
TO TOWN TO DELIVER.
SO, WE REALLY NEED
THIS STORM SET TO PAY OFF.
Narrator:
IF HIS RESET FAILS TO HIT,
THE VETERAN SKIPPER
WILL BE FORCED TO GO IN LATE.
I GOT HIGH HOPES THAT HOPEFULLY
ON ABOUT A 250 AVERAGE.
**
OKAY, THIS FIRST ONE'S
COMING UP.
**
YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST PICKING
A FEW CRAB IN OUR POTS,
BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT THE POTS
THAT WE SET BACK
ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME.
Keith:
HOPEFULLY, WE DIDN'T JUST DO A
STORM SET AND GET NOTHING HERE.
AT THIS POINT, THERE'S NOWHERE
FOR US TO RUN AND COVER.
**
COME ON, CRAB.
COME ON, CRAB.
YEAH, BABY!
WHOO-HOO!
OH, YEAH, YOU CAN SEE
THE CRAB FROM HERE.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
THIS POT IS
A NICE-LOOKING POT, MAN.
WE JUST NEEDS SOME POTS
THAT POP. THAT'S IT. JUST A FEW.
LET'S STUFF THESE TANKS
REAL QUICK.
TWO EIGHT ZERO.
280.
NOW, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE PUTTING
SOMETHING IN THE TANKS
IS A BIG PLUS.
**
YEAH!
[ ALL CHEERING ]
IT'S PICKING UP, THOUGH.
LOOK RIGHT THERE.
THE SOUND OF THE HOPPER SHAKING
IS MUSIC TO MY EARS.
[ IMITATES SHAKING ]
PROBABLY 700 CRAB IN THAT POT.
200 TO 300 OF THEM
ARE GOING IN THE TANK.
IT'S BEEN BLOWING FOR DAYS NOW.
FEEL LIKE WE HAVEN'T HAD
A SOLID FOOTING IN A WHILE.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS
CATCHING CRAB.
WE'RE MOVING.
THE SPIRITS ARE HIGH.
Three two five.
RIGHT ON. 325. PERFECT.
**
WHOO-HOO!
THIS IS GOOD NEWS RIGHT HERE
BECAUSE THIS IS RIGHT
WHERE WE GOT
ALL OF OUR GEAR,
AND WE'RE GETTING NICE,
FULL POTS OF CRAB.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
**
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
GO AHEAD AND DUMP
THAT POT FOR TOWN.
HEY! WHOO!
YEAH!
-YEAH, BABY!
-WHOO!
WORKING THROUGH THAT STORM
HAS PAID HUGE DIVIDENDS.
THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
**
WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR GEAR SET
AND ANOTHER HALF A DAY'S
WORTH OF WORK IN
WHILE THESE GUYS
ARE ALL ANCHORED UP
OR TRAVELING OR JOGGING.
**
GOOD DEAL, MAN. THIS HAS TURNED
INTO A GOOD TRIP FOR US.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
**
Narrator: 90 MILES NORTHEAST...
Man: YEP!
...ON ST. PAUL ISLAND...
-THAT'S BRAILER!
-THAT'S BRAILER!
Man: COMING UP, OPIES!
JAKE WILL GET THE FINAL NUMBER.
I'M MAKING IT HAPPEN
WITH FOUR GUYS.
Narrator: ...AS THE CREW OF
THE SAGA FINISH UP
THE LAST OF
A 30,000-POUND OFF-LOAD...
DEAN.
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON HAS
ONE MORE PIECE OF BUSINESS
TO ATTEND TO
BEFORE THROWING LINES.
IT'S NOT VERY EASY
MAKING THIS DECISION.
I SAY A LOT OF [BLEEP]
WHEN I'M ANGRY,
AND YOU'RE A GOOD HAND.
AND I LIKE THE WORK THAT YOU DO
WHEN YOU DO WORK,
AND TODAY, YOU
[BLEEP] SAVED US BIG TIME.
YEAH.
WE'RE GOING TO DROP YOU OFF,
GOING TO MAKE SURE
YOU'RE PAID
FOR YOUR TIME SERVED.
YEAH.
NO, THAT'S FINE.
ARE YOU GOING TO GO BACK OUT
WITH FOUR GUYS?
YEAH.
I'LL DEAL WITH IT.
YEP.
Narrator: ...AFTER WEIGHING
THE PROS AND CONS...
Man: HEY, YOU WANT TO
THROW THESE UP THERE?
Jake: I'M READY TO GO
WHEN YOU GUYS ARE.
Narrator:
...THE YOUNG SKIPPER SENDS
HIS SENIOR DECKHAND PACKING.
WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE.
Jake: HOPEFULLY,
ALL THOSE PROBLEMS
THAT WENT WITH DEAN
ARE GONE, TOO,
BUT...WE'LL SEE.
**
Narrator: JUST A FEW MILES
DOWN THE ROAD...
[ SIGHS ]
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
THIS IS SUCH A [BLEEP]
I KNEW IF I WALKED
IN THAT CLINIC,
I WAS GOING TO
[BLEEP] MYSELF.
YEAH.
YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES AFTER
WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH.
IF IT LOOKS LIKE I CAN
GET OUT OF THERE,
THEN WE'LL MAKE A PLAN.
YEAH.
**
BE BACK.
ALL RIGHT,
NO PROBLEM.
**
ALL RIGHT,
GUYS, FLY SAFE.
Edgar: SO, YEAH,
I'LL HEAD BACK TO THE BOAT.
I'LL GET WORD
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING
WHENEVER
HE GETS RESULTS.
AT LEAST, THAT'S THE PLAN.
**
I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM.
I KNOW I'M SCARED THAT IT COULD
ESCALATE AND GET WORSE.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL
IN THIS TOGETHER.
I MEAN, WE KNEW
THAT THERE WAS A CHANCE.
IT JUST SUCKS
WHEN IT'S YOUR FAMILY.
**
Narrator: STILL TO COME...
Man: YEAH!
Narrator: ...ON THIS SEASON
OF "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
Jake: THE BERING SEA IS
A TAKER OF LIVES.
SHE WILL EXPLOIT
YOUR EVERY WEAKNESS.
**
Man:
OKAY! WATCH OUT!
-WATCH THAT BLOCK!
-[ BLEEP ].
Man:
THERE'S A 75-CLIP VESSEL
WITH THREE PEOPLE ONBOARD
THAT RAN AGROUND.
Edgar: I WANT SIG TO KNOW
THAT IF THE TIME COMES,
THEN HE'S GOT SOMEBODY
RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER.
Man:
HAPPY RETIREMENT, HILLSTRAND!
[ ALL CHEERING ]
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS REAL.