Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 13, Episode 16 - Man Down - full transcript
When Mother Nature stirs it up on the Bering Sea, Sean is set on a collision course with another boat, two deckhands get taken down on the Wizard, and Jake almost loses a deckhand...twice.
Jake:
THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THIS JOB
OR ANY OF THE JOBS OUT HERE
THAT ARE SAFE.
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THE BERING SEA
IS A TAKER OF LIVES.
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WHERE DID YOU GO?
SHE WILL EXPLOIT
YOUR EVERY WEAKNESS.
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AAH!
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: 350 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
THAT'S A 15-FOOTER
RIGHT THERE.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
Narrator:
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
Jake:
WELL, OUR DECK IS A LOT BETTER,
BUT THEY'RE STILL A MAN SHORT.
Narrator: ...IN A SEASON
OF VIOLENT WEATHER...
[ MEN SHOUTING ]
I'M GETTING THE [BLEEP]
KICKED OUT OF ME.
HOLY [BLEEP]
NOT MUCH.
Narrator: ...LOW NUMBERS...
Jake:
GET OFF MY DECK, DEAN.
Narrator:
...AND AN UNSTABLE CREW...
YOU'RE FIRED.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
JAKE ANDERSON IS LIMPING ALONG
WITH A FOUR-MAN DECK.
Jake: SO, BASICALLY, WHAT I HAVE
IS A FULL SHARE OF GREEN CREW,
WHICH MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS.
WE GOT TO BREAK
EVERYBODY IN SLOWLY.
YOU GOT TO BE ON TOP
OF YOUR [BLEEP]
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE
RUNNING FOUR MAN.
YOU GOT TO BE HYPER-AWARE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE DITCH.
THE DITCH SUCKS.
Narrator: THE SAGA IS FISHING
BROADSIDE TO POWERFUL SEAS...
CAUSING THE BOAT TO PITCH
FROM PORT TO STARBOARD.
STILL GOT POT TIES
ON THAT POT, RIGHT?
YEAH, MAN.
HEY, LUCE, TIE ANOTHER TIE
ON THAT BACK SIDE THERE.
THIS POT. YEAH, ROGER.
Narrator: JAKE'S NEW CREWMAN,
LUCE PATELLA, SECURES THE STACK.
WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS STRING
LUCE ENDS
BECAUSE YOU'RE
TYING UP LOOSE ENDS.
-YEAH!
-YEAH, DOGGY.
OKAY, EVERYBODY, BE SAFE, NOW.
I GRABBED 60 POTS IN DUTCH
SO I CAN USE SOME
OF THEM TO PROSPECT.
AND NOW I'M STARTING TO LOOK
FOR ANOTHER PLACE TO GO
BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE, NOW
THAT WE'VE BEEN GONE FOR A WEEK,
THE CRAB THAT I WAS
RIGHT ON TOP OF IS NOW GONE.
Narrator:
DELAYS IN PORT HAS THE CAPTAIN
BACK PROSPECTING
FOR NEW GROUNDS.
I NEED 130,000 POUNDS
TO PUT ON THE BOAT.
I'M HOPING THERE'S CRAB
IN THE GEAR.
I BELIEVE THERE'S CRAB
RIGHT WHERE WE ARE, SOMEWHERE.
OH [BLEEP] WATCH OUT.
HANG ON, BOYS!
[ ALL SHOUTING ]
-OOH!
-HOLY [BLEEP]
EVERYBODY OKAY?
-WE'RE GOOD!
-YEAH, WE'RE GOOD, BOSS!
YEAH.
WHAT IN THE [BLEEP]
WAS THAT?
Narrator:
WHILE SETTING, A BROADSIDE SWELL
CAUSED THE BOAT TO ROLL,
SENDING 1,400 POUNDS
OF BONE-CRUSHING,
UNSECURED STEEL ACROSS THE DECK.
WHY ARE THOSE [BLEEP]
POTS LOOSE?
TWO POTS THAT WERE
ATTACHED CHASED LUCE
RIGHT INTO A CORNER.
PRETTY [BLEEP] SCARY.
I HAD NOWHERE TO RUN.
Jake:
IT WOULD HAVE KILLED LUCE --
JUST KILLED HIM.
TWO 600-, 700-POUND POTS,
SO 1,400 POUNDS
CHASING LUCE
RIGHT INTO THE CORNER.
Man: WATCH OUT!
THAT WAS [BLEEP] CLOSER
THAN I EVER WANT TO SEE.
I JUST GOT A COUPLE MORE TO SET,
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Narrator: 60 MILES SOUTHEAST...
ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith: YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S
NOT THAT BAD A DAY OUT THERE.
IT'S ONLY BLOWING
ABOUT 45 ON 20, 25-FOOT SEAS.
YEAH, THIS IS DOABLE.
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IT IS KIND OF NUTS.
ISN'T IT?
Narrator: RETURNING
FROM A 75,000-POUND OFFLOAD,
CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
APPROACHES GEAR
HE LEFT SOAKING THREE DAYS AGO.
WE NEED CLEANER FISHING.
IT'S A LOT TOUGHER
TO KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS
BELOW ZERO,
AND YOU'RE GETTING KNOCKED
TO YOUR BUTT BY WAVES,
AND YOU GOT TO SORT THROUGH
A PILE OF DIRTY, SMALL CRAB.
Narrator: WITH OPILIO STOCKS
PITIFULLY LOW...
Keith:
300 AVERAGE IS LIKE CHASING
A UNICORN, THIS YEAR, MAN.
IT'S JUST IT'S HARD TO FIND.
Narrator:
...THE VETERAN SKIPPER HAS SPENT
THE SEASON ON THE HUNT.
KEEP MOVING.
WE'LL FIND THE CRAB.
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Man: LET ME OUT OF HERE.
IT'S ALL BEEN [BLEEP] WEATHER.
BLOWING OVER THE RAIL ALL DAY,
EVERY DAY.
HOPING TO GET OUT
OF THIS NASTY WEATHER, MAN.
IT JUST WON'T LET UP.
IT'S BEAT THE LIVING HELL
OUT OF US FOR THE LAST MONTH.
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43 MILES AN HOUR,
IT'S SAYING,
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST,
AND IT'S COLD.
WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD ICE,
STARTING TO BUILD SPOTS
WITH A LITTLE TOO MUCH ICE.
NOW, ESPECIALLY
ON THAT FORWARD CRANE --
THAT FORWARD CRANE
IS SWINGING OVER THE TOP
OF THE GUYS' HEADS ALL DAY LONG.
IT'S NOT REALLY A GOOD DEAL TO
HAVE ICE OVERHEAD AT ANY TIME.
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WHOA!
HOLY [BLEEP]
THAT SHEET OF ICE JUST
KIND OF LOOSENED UP
JUST ENOUGH TO WHERE, WHOO,
CAME DOWN IN ONE BIG,
GIANT SHEET
AND LANDED, LITERALLY,
TWO FEET FROM O.J.
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IT PROBABLY WEIGHED
30 OR 40 POUNDS.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY
WANTS A 30-OR-40-POUND OBJECT
DROPPING, YOU KNOW, 20 FEET
OUT OF THE SKY ON THEIR HEAD.
Narrator:
FALLING ICE IS A CONSTANT THREAT
THAT CAN TURN A GOOD TRIP
INTO A TRAGEDY.
[ GROANS ]
TO AVOID DISASTER...
HEY, LET'S GET THAT ICE
OFF THE DECK,
UP FORWARD THERE AND THEN
BACK HERE IN THE CORNER.
WE GOT QUITE A BIT OF ICE
ON DECK HERE
SO WE DON'T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT
IT FALLING ON YOU GUYS' HEADS.
...KEITH SHUTS DOWN
TO CLEAR THE BUILDUP.
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[ MEN SHOUTING ]
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Gary: IF WE DON'T GET THAT ICE
OFF THE BOAT,
IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY
GONNA FALL ON,
PROBABLY, ME OR ONE
OF THE OTHER GUYS,
AND IT'S, YOU KNOW...
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HANG ON.
AAH!
OH, WHOA! [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] SORRY, GUYS.
YOU OKAY?
SOPER, YOU OKAY?
HOLY [BLEEP] GUYS.
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT COMING,
AND IT JUST WENT
STRAIGHT FOR YOU, GARY.
OH, IT GOT ME.
WHEW, BABY.
DAMN IT. OUCH.
WOW. IT'S --
MAN.
BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE I'VE BEEN DOWN LIKE THAT,
I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW.
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Keith: BUT HE'S UP.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S OKAY.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN STARTED,
AND WE ALREADY GOT GUYS
GETTING TAKEN OUT ON DECK.
WOW.
I GUESS IT'S JUST GONNA BE
ONE OF THOSE WINTERS.
HANG ON.
IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH DAY.
Narrator: COMING UP...
WATCH THAT BOW.
GO FORWARD, SEAN.
GO FORWARD.
-SWING IT IN!
-GO FORWARD.
-HE OKAY?
-NO!
Keith: HOW BAD?
Man: WHERE DOES IT HURT?
TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS, BUDDY.
Narrator: 355 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR ON THE SAGA...
IT'S THE FIRST POT
IN THE PROSPECT WE'RE SEEING.
IT'S GOT SIX HOURS ON IT.
IT SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING IN IT
IF THERE'S SOMETHING HERE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
CONTINUES TO FISH
THROUGH 35-KNOT WINDS
AT 15-FOOT SEAS.
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YEAH!
RIGHT NOW, I'M HOPING
TO SEE ANYTHING, ANY CRAB.
THE WEATHER IS JUST
GETTING REALLY BAD.
I HAVE TO PICK THESE THINGS UP
AS FAST AS I CAN,
BUT I CAN'T PICK THESE THINGS AS
FAST AS I CAN AND BE SAFE, TOO.
Narrator: OPERATING
WITH A SKELETON CREW...
Jake: YOU'VE GOT TO BE
ON TOP OF YOUR [BLEEP]
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE
RUNNING FOUR MAN.
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG SKIPPER
LOOKS FOR A POSITIVE SIGN
FROM HIS PROSPECT POTS.
YEAH, HERE WE GO,
FIRST POT COMING UP.
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IT'S LOOKING BLANK.
HOLY [BLEEP]
GOT FIVE CRAB IN THERE?
ONE CRAB AN HOUR, SO 24 HOURS,
24 CRAB -- NOT THAT GOOD.
I JUST HAVE TO FIND THE CRAB.
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I NEED MONEY.
I HAVEN'T MADE MONEY IN A MONTH.
THE SECOND POT ON
THE PROSPECTS RIGHT HERE,
HOPEFULLY THERE'S
MORE THAN FIVE.
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GOT A STARFISH,
ONE SMALL BAIRDI,
ONE SMALL OPIE, ONE HYBRID.
ONE AND A STARFISH.
DEFINITELY NOT WORTH
STICKING AROUND RIGHT NOW,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
IT'S TELLING ME THAT,
IN 66 FATHOMS,
THAT THIS AREA DOESN'T
HAVE MUCH TO OFFER.
THIS STRING IS JUST NOT
CATCHING THE CRAB WE WANT.
YOU CAN STACK THEM WHEREVER,
GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY.
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LUCE, YOU SHOULD RUN UP
THERE WITH HIM
AND HELP HIM TIE THEM DOWN
SO YOU KNOW HOW TO TIE THEM DOWN
BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE
GOING UP THERE, NEXT.
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YOU GOT IT, BRO.
Narrator: NOT FINDING WHAT
HE WAS LOOKING FOR...
I'LL PUT THIS ONE RIGHT HERE
IN THE CORNER.
...JAKE PREPARES
TO MOVE ALL 25 POTS...
WATCH YOUR HANDS.
...AND WORKING THE STACK
FOR THE FIRST TIME,
NEW CREWMAN, LUCE PATELLA.
Jake: MY MAIN CONCERN RIGHT NOW
ISN'T SO MUCH THE CRAB.
IT'S THESE GUYS SAFELY
STACKING THIS POT.
THE WEATHER IS JUST
GETTING REALLY BAD,
SO IT'S GETTING
WORSE BY THE HOUR.
Hannes: AND PUT YOUR LIFE JACKET
ON, PLEASE, LUCE!
LUCE!
AW, SOMEONE
GET LUCE A LIFE JACKET.
HE'S ON THE STACK.
THAT'S NO PLACE TO MESS AROUND.
I WEAR MY LIFE JACKET OUT THERE.
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SO, NOW ALL THEY GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT IS ACTUALLY TWO THINGS,
THE SAFETY OF THE GUYS
AND CATCHING CRAB.
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Narrator: 345 MILES SOUTHEAST,
IN DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE 110-FOOT BRENNA A...
HEY. HEY, GUESS WHAT?
NO MORE COD!
YEAH.
YEAH!
YEAH!
Narrator: ...AFTER FINISHING OFF
A GRUELING COD SEASON...
ALL WE GOT TO DO IS
GET THESE POTS LOADED.
WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE,
GET ON THE WAY.
THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
AND CREW ARE READY TO MOVE ON
TO THE MORE LUCRATIVE
OPILIO CRAB.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
DON'T LET ME INTERRUPT YOU.
LET'S GET BACK TO IT.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
TIME TO MAKE SOME REAL MONEY.
IT'S TIME TO GO, BABY!
TIME TO START LOADING
SOME CRAB POTS ON BOARD.
YOU'RE READY TO GO,
OPIE FISHING.
WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT
OF A LATE START
BECAUSE WE HAD TO FISH COD,
SO, YOU KNOW,
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN FIND SOME
FRESH GROUND AND GO FROM THERE.
Narrator:
BEHIND THE REST OF THE FLEET...
Sean:
WITH DOWN QUOTA, THIS YEAR,
I MEAN, OPIES IS CUT IN HALF.
WE HAVE JUST UNDER
240,000 TO CAPTURE.
Narrator: ...THE LATE START HAS
PUT EVEN MORE PRESSURE
ON THE YOUNG CAPTAIN.
I GOT TO TAKE CARE
OF THE BUSINESS.
I GOT TO SUPPORT MYSELF,
MY FAMILY, AND MY CREW.
BOTH MY DAD AND I UNDERSTOOD
THAT, WHEN HE WAS GONE,
I WAS GONNA CARRY THIS ON
SO THAT MY MOM
AND MY SISTER NEVER HAD
TO WORRY ABOUT THE BUSINESS.
SO, WE'RE GONNA TRY
THE EAST SIDE OUT,
160 TO 170 MILES FROM TOWN.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SEE
SOME BANDS OF CRAB.
GET THE LAST OF THE LOOSE ENDS
TIED UP, WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE.
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I'M READY TO GO IF YOU GUYS ARE.
Mark: YEAH, I THINK
WE'RE READY, SEAN.
OKAY.
THROWING LINES, TIME
FOR SOME CRAB FISHING.
Sean: THE WEATHER HAS
PICKED UP BIG TIME.
Narrator: JUST AS THE YOUNG
SKIPPER PREPARES TO DEPART...
IT'S A LITTLE WINDY,
YOU KNOW?
A LITTLE WIND AFFECTS
THESE BOATS A LOT
WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO BACK UP.
Narrator:
...THE BERING SEA WELCOMES HIM
WITH A 50-KNOT SQUALL.
OKAY.
JUST TRYING TO GET
THIS BOW TIPPED OUT.
WITH THIS WIND,
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH.
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Narrator: WITH WINDS BLOWING IN
BROADSIDE AGAINST THE DOCK...
...SEAN SUDDENLY FINDS HIMSELF
IN A TIGHT SPOT.
MIGHT WANT TO GET A CRASH BAG
BACK THERE ON THAT STERN, GUYS.
[BLEEP] GO AHEAD.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
WELL, THAT'S THE POINT OF
DRIVE SLOW, CRASH SLOW, RIGHT?
SO, THE BOAT GROSSES
ABOUT 200,000.
HOLY [BLEEP] HE'S CLOSE.
*
UHH...YEAH, IT MIGHT BE GOOD
IDEA TO HAVE A CRASH BAG
ON THE BOW, THOUGH.
[BLEEP]
*
Kyle: WATCH THAT BLOCK!
[BLEEP]
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
[BLEEP]
HERE YOU GO! HERE YOU GO!
HERE YOU GO!
Kyle: GO FORWARD, SEAN.
GO FORWARD.
-SWING IT IN! SWING IT IN!
-GO FORWARD!
*
OH [BLEEP]
[ CLUNK ]
*
Narrator: ON THE BRENNA A...
*
HERE YOU GO! HERE YOU GO!
HERE YOU GO!
Kyle: GO FORWARD, SEAN.
GO FORWARD.
-SWING IT IN! SWING IT IN!
-GO FORWARD!
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
ATTEMPTS TO GET OFF THE DOCK
WHILE PLUMMETED
BY 50-KNOT WINDS.
HERE YOU GO! HERE YOU GO!
HERE YOU GO!
-SWING IT IN! SWING IT IN!
-GO FORWARD!
OH [BLEEP]
[ CLUNK ]
WHAT JUST BROKE?
Narrator: THE 200-TON BRENNA A
IS ON A COLLISION COURSE...
...WITH THE BOW OF ANOTHER BOAT.
[BLEEP]
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
[BLEEP]
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Narrator: WITH A 50-KNOT WIND
PINNING HIM AGAINST THE DOCK...
Sean:
JUST GOT TO POWER THROUGH IT.
Narrator:
...SEAN PUNCHES THE THROTTLE
TO AVOID THE OTHER BOAT.
THAT'S ALL THE HORSEPOWER
I GOT.
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THERE YOU GO.
YOU GOT IT.
I REALLY DIDN'T WANT
TO [BLEEP] TAG THAT BLOCK.
KIND OF [BLEEP] UP THAT ONE,
BUT, OH, WELL, [BLEEP] HAPPENS.
YEAH, WE RUBBED A LITTLE PAINT
WITH ANOTHER BOAT.
YOU KNOW, HIS BOW
WAS STICKING WAY OUT
OFF OUR STERN IN A TIGHT SPOT,
AND THE WIND CAUGHT US,
PUSHED THE BOW DOWN ON IT.
NOTHING A LITTLE PAINT
WON'T TOUCH UP.
Sean: THE WIND IS A LOT
STRONGER THAN IT LOOKS,
AND I CAN'T SAY
I'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.
LITTLE PAINT SCRATCH,
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
*
Narrator:
360 MILES NORTHWEST...
Jake: I'M REALLY EXHAUSTED
FROM THIS WEATHER.
I JUST WANT THIS TO END.
*
Narrator: ...ON THE SAGA...
SO, WE'VE GOT A STRING WE PICKED
UP THAT WASN'T DOING SO WELL,
AND WE'RE GONNA
SET IT RIGHT HERE.
I NEED TO FIND
ANOTHER HOME FOR IT.
Narrator:
...YET TO FIND A LUCRATIVE
SCHOOL OF OPILIO CRAB...
Jake: I GOT TO GET THIS GEAR
IN THE WATER.
I CAN'T JUST BE DRIVING AROUND
THE BERING SEA,
DOING THIS [BLEEP]
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
CONTINUES TO PROSPECT
FOR A PRODUCTIVE HONEY HOLE.
I'VE GOT TO GET THESE POTS
OFF THE BOAT,
SO THESE ARE THE FLATS.
I'M JUST GONNA SET A LITTLE
BIT MORE WEST INTO DEEPER WATER
BECAUSE TRYING TO ZERO IN
ON WHAT CRAB THERE IS HERE
IN THIS LITTLE POCKET.
SO, THIS STRING'S CALLED
THE FLAT LINE,
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING
RIGHT NOW, IS WE'RE FLATLINING,
AND WE NEED TO
RESUSCITATE OURSELVES.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
YOU GUYS GOT TO
REALLY BE CAREFUL, MAN.
I'LL LET HER PULL BACK,
AND THEN WE'LL START
DROPPING THEM OFF.
I MEAN, SOMEBODY
HAS TO DO IT, YOU KNOW?
THERE'S ONLY FOUR OF US.
Narrator: AND FOR NEW DECKHAND
LUCE PATELLA,
STACKING SCHOOL
IS BACK IN SESSION.
CAN'T HAVE KYLE THROW SHOTS
AND RUN BACK UP THERE.
YOU GOT TO STEP UP OR STEP OUT.
STEP UP OR STEP OUT.
STEP UP OR STEP OUT.
Jake: RIGHT NOW IS WHEN I NEED
EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER.
OKAY, EVERYBODY, BE SAFE, NOW.
ALL RIGHT, MEN, HERE WE GO.
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SWING THIS WAY?
FREAKING OUT.
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Jake: THEY'RE HAVING A TOUGH
TIME KEEPING UP WITH THE BOAT,
AND I WAS JUST THINKING.
MAN, I WORKED WITH A [BLEEP]
GOOD-ASS TEAM FOR YEARS, DUDE.
WE DID TRIPS, FOUR-MAN DECK,
AND NOTHING CHANGED.
SPEED NEVER CHANGED.
NOTHING CHANGED -- STACK ON TOP,
STACKING FULL LOADS.
AAH!
[BLEEP]
OH, [BLEEP]
WHAT HAPPENED?!
WHAT HAPPENED?!
-LUCE!
-LUCE!
-LUCE, YOU ALL RIGHT, BUDDY?
-WHAT HAPPENED?!
Narrator: ON THE SAGA...
AAH!
OH, [BLEEP]
WHAT HAPPENED?!
WHAT HAPPENED?!
WHAT HAPPENED?!
IS HE OKAY?
HE'S NOT OKAY.
HOW BAD?
Narrator: ...WHILE WORKING
UP ON THE STACK...
DECKHAND LUCE PATELLA
LOST HIS FOOTING
AND FELL 15 FEET TO THE DECK.
HOLY JOG. HOLY JOG.
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WHERE DOES IT HURT, LUCE?
TELL ME
WHERE IT HURTS, BUDDY.
YOUR RIBS?
IT'S OKAY, LUCE.
IT'S OKAY.
WE GOT TO GET HIM TURNED AROUND.
IT'S OKAY, LUCE. WE'RE GONNA
TAKE CARE OF YOU, ALL RIGHT?
LET'S GET YOU
INSIDE, OKAY?
LET'S GET YOU INSIDE.
OKAY, I CAN CARRY YOU.
HERE, I'LL JUST FOLLOW YOU,
ALL RIGHT?
I THOUGHT HE WENT OVER
THE SIDE, DUDE. [BLEEP]
EVERYBODY WAS
[BLEEP] ON, BRO.
[BLEEP]
IS ANYTHING NUMB?
BACK NUMB, FINGERS NUMB?
THAT HURT?
DIDN'T HIT YOUR HEAD?
ALLERGIC TO ANY ASPIRIN
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
LET'S START YOU OFF
WITH ASPIRIN AND IBUPROFEN,
AND THEN WE'LL JUST [BLEEP]
MOVE ON FROM THERE.
IT'S OKAY, BUDDY.
OKAY, DON'T PUSH YOURSELF.
JUST TAKE THESE STRINGS OFF,
MAN. IT'S OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, JUST MAKE SURE YOU
TELL ME IF IT GETS WORSE, OKAY?
WE'LL TAKE GOOD CARE
OF YOU.
*
Jake: MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE LUCE IN
BECAUSE WE'RE OUT HERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
THE LONGER I STAY OUT HERE, AND
IF HE'S GOT A SERIOUS INJURY,
THE WORSE IT'S GONNA GET.
*
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Narrator: 70 MILES SOUTHEAST,
ON THE WIZARD...
Keith:
GETTING THAT ICE OFF THE RAILS,
THE BOW, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
THAT'S A WEIGHT OFF MY SHOULDERS
AND WEIGHT OFF MY BOAT.
Narrator: ...AFTER STOPPING DOWN
TO BREAK ICE...
IT NEEDED TO BE DONE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN KEITH
COLBURN RESUMES HAULING POTS
THAT HAVE BEEN
SOAKING FOR THREE DAYS.
Keith:
I REALLY HOPE WE CAN FIND
THAT MYTHICAL 300 AVERAGE
ON THIS TOWN SOAK.
I MEAN, WE SET THE GEAR WELL,
AND I THINK WE'VE GOT
A GOOD SHOT AT IT.
Narrator: THE VETERAN SKIPPER
COUNTS ON BIG NUMBERS
SO HE CAN SIT BACK
AND CATCH HIS QUOTA.
*
SEARCHING FOR CRAB
IN THIS SPOT.
OH, YEAH.
NOW, WE'RE TALKING.
[ ALL CHEER ]
THREE-TWO-FIVE.
RIGHT ON, 325.
THAT'S A NICE POT THERE.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED, MAN.
325 -- WE'LL TAKE IT.
GOOD CRAB, TOO.
ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE OFF AND ROLLING.
PUT THE CRAB ON THE BOAT.
*
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Narrator:
HE NUMBERS ARE GOOD...
OH, MAN,
IT'S TAKING WAY TOO MUCH TIME
AT THE SHORTING TABLE, MAN.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE
THEY'RE NAMING EVERY CRAB.
THAT'S NEVER A GOOD SIGN.
Narrator: ...BUT THE POTS ARE
SHORT ON KEEPERS.
TWO-ONE-FIVE.
Keith: TWO-ONE-FIVE,
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE IT.
IT'S GOT SOME CRAB.
*
YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
NO GOOD.
THIS TRIP, I HAD
HIGH EXPECTATIONS,
AND WE'RE STARTING
OUT PRETTY POOR.
ONE-NINE-ZERO.
ONE-NINE-ZERO. THIS IS NOT
THE FISHING WE NEED
TO GET THIS TRIP DONE FAST.
STACK THEM ON.
KEEP MOVING.
ON TO GREENER PASTURES.
HOPEFULLY NOT
ON TO GREENER WATER.
WE'VE SEEN ENOUGH
OF THAT ALREADY, TODAY.
Narrator: 200 MILES SOUTHEAST...
Sean:
THE BOYS ARE GETTING READY,
THEN WE'LL START
SETTING UP CRAB STRINGS.
Narrator:
...ON THE BRENNA A...
Sean: WITH DOWN QUOTA THIS YEAR,
WE'LL JUST HIT THIS HARD,
JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WE'RE 170 MILES FROM TOWN.
THIS IS KIND OF UNCHARTED
TERRITORY FOR US.
Narrator: ...LATE TO THE GAME,
CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
IS WORKING DOUBLE-TIME
TO CATCH UP WITH THE FLEET.
ARE WE READY?
ARE WE READY?
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
Sean: GOOD.
THAT...BUOY NUMBER IS 414.
THAT'S MY DAD'S BIRTHDAY,
APRIL 14th.
Narrator: FOR A LITTLE LUCK,
SEAN COUNTS ON A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT ELSE?
MY DAD DIED AT 4:14
IN THE AFTERNOON,
SO I THINK,
WHAT I'M GONNA DO,
PUT MY LUCK KING-CRAB CORK
ON THERE.
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I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS
HAVE SEEN THIS.
IT'S THE CORK I MADE
FOR MY DAD DURING KING CRAB,
WHAT BROUGHT US
A LOT OF GOOD LUCK.
I PUT THE POEM FROM HIS FUNERAL
ON THERE, HIS BIRTHDAY.
4-14 -- I CAN'T NOT DO IT.
I GOT TO PUT THIS THING
ON THERE.
WE GOT TO MAKE THIS
A LUCKY POT, LUCKY STRING.
LET'S GET IT, BOYS.
GOOD JOB, EVERYBODY.
ALL RIGHT.
DON'T LET ME DOWN!
THROW THAT THING LIKE
YOU MEAN IT, CRAIG!
I THINK WE'RE GONNA FIND
SOME CRAB HERE.
I FEEL IT IN THE AIR.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS JUST CRAZY LUCK,
BUT THE CLOCK JUST STRUCK
4:14, RIGHT NOW.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
SEND IT.
YEAH, FIRST POT
OF CRAB SEASON!
THAT WAS PERFECT TIMING,
LITERALLY COULDN'T
GET ANY BETTER.
IT'S GOT TO BE
SOMETHING GOOD, MAN.
THAT'S A LUCKY STRING,
IF YOU ASK ME.
*
YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT
[BLEEP] UP, FOR ONE.
TWO, YOU CAN'T MESS WITH IT,
SO BOMBS AWAY.
*
JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
*
Narrator: THE BERING SEA
IS A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE.
THOSE WHO DARE TEST HER LIMITS
ARE PUSHED TO THE EXTREME...
GOD, ITCHY HANDS
ARE GOING CRAZY TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW, I WOULD USE
SOME TEA TREE.
...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH SENSITIVE SKIN.
HELLO, THERE.
HEY, I'M CAPTAIN KEITH,
OUT HERE IN THE BERING SEA.
AND YOU KNOW,
THE DRY, SALTY AIR
IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER
WILL JUST WREAK
HAVOC ON YOUR SKIN.
YOUR PORES DRY OUT.
YOU GET CRUSTY HANDS.
YOU GET CRAB CLAW.
THERE'S NOTHING WORSE,
BUT YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE TEA-TREE OIL --
JUST A SQUIRT, WILL DO --
AND IT GOES A LONG WAYS, TOO.
AND THEN,
THERE'S A LITTLE DITTY.
* TEA-TREE OIL
* TEA-TREE OIL
Narrator: AFTER FISHING THROUGH
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS,
THE WIZARD IS A FORCE
TO BE RECKONED WITH.
Narrator: 370 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
SIG, I GOT
AN INJURY ON BOARD.
[ LUCE RETCHING ]
Narrator: ...ON THE SAGA...
I HAVE A REALLY BIG GUY,
AND HE FELL OFF
THE STACK, ON HIS LEG.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
CONSULTS WITH HIS MENTOR,
SKIPPER SIG HANSEN,
ON HOW TO HANDLE THE INJURY
TO CREWMAN LUCE PATELLA.
HE CAN'T WALK ON IT,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S BROKEN.
I THINK HE HIT HIS HEAD,
BUT HE WON'T TELL ME.
NOW HE'S PUKING.
[ RETCHING ]
I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD
JUST GO TO ST. PAUL
OR TRY TO HAUL
60 POTS AND THEN GO.
[BLEEP]
OKAY.
THIS IS
AN ABSOLUTELY NIGHTMARE.
I'VE SEEN PEOPLE GET KNOCKED OUT
ON THE BOAT'S POTS,
AND THEY WERE FINE,
BUT IT'S DIFFERENT
WHEN I'M DOWN THERE,
AND I'M UP HERE.
IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY,
AND I HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THE GUILT EVERY DAY.
[BLEEP] IT.
I'M GOING IN.
Narrator:
NOT WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE...
Jake:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
Narrator: ...JAKE HEADS TO PORT
FOR THE SECOND TIME
IN JUST THREE DAYS.
THIS IS JUST
A [BLEEP] DISASTER.
*
Narrator: 255 MILES SOUTHEAST,
ON THE BRENNA A...
Sean: OPEN POTS HAVE BEEN
SOAKING FOR ALMOST 24 HOURS.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER IS SET
TO HAUL HIS FIRST OPILIO POTS
OF THE SEASON.
4-14 POT, THE ACTUAL BUOY
WITH THE CORK ON IT,
MY DAD'S POT, THAT'S ALL THE WAY
AT THE EASTERN EDGE.
Narrator: LESS THAN A DAY AGO,
SEAN SET POT 4-14
AND DEDICATED IT TO
HIS LATE FATHER, PAT DWYER.
HOPEFULLY, THE OLD MAN IS DOWN
THERE, STOKING THE POTS FOR US.
Narrator: AND HE'S BANKING
ON DIVINE INTERVENTION.
Sean: 4-14 IS ALL THE WAY
OUT OVER HERE,
SO WE'RE GONNA START AT THE
WEST, WORK OUR WAY TO THE EAST.
HOPEFULLY, THAT'S GIVEN US
SOME GOOD SIGN.
FIRST POT RIGHT THERE.
Man #1: OH, YEAH, BABY!
Man #2:
YEAH, FIRST POT OF CRAB SEASON!
Man #1: YEAH!
THAT FIRST OPIE POT OF THE
SEASON COMING OVER THE RAIL
SHOULD GIVE US A PRETTY GOOD
INDICATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
*
*
IT DOESN'T LOOK SO HOT.
LOOKS PRETTY JUNKY.
*
93.
93 IN THE FIRST ONE.
THAT'S THE TRASHY END.
HOPEFULLY, IT JUST
GETS BETTER FROM HERE.
NUMBER TWO.
THAT POT DOESN'T LOOK
VERY GOOD.
130 IN THAT LAST POT.
THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP.
OH, YEAH! THAT'S IT!
THAT'S A LOT OF CRAB.
176!
Sean: 176.
YEAH!
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE
TO THE EAST END.
OUR NUMBERS ARE DOUBLING.
YEAH!
YEAH, IF WE CAN HIT 200,
WE'D BE STYLING.
221!
Sean: TWO-TWO-ONE.
YEAH!
WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GET
ON OLD 4-14, HERE,
4-14 ON THE BOW, COMING UP.
*
4-14 GOING IN THE BLOCK.
SEE WHAT WE END UP
WITH HERE.
*
HOPEFULLY, THE OLD MAN
IS DOWN THERE, SWEEPING THEM IN.
HERE SHE COMES.
*
HOPEFULLY, OLD P. DIDDY
BRINGS US SOME LUCK.
*
[ ALL CHEERING ]
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
[BLEEP] YEAH, MAN.
OH, YEAH.
THAT LOOKS GOOD.
THAT STRING MEANS A LOT TO SEAN.
HIS DAD MEANT THE WORLD TO HIM,
AND HE'S DOWN HERE,
TRYING TO LIVE
ON TO HIS DAD'S LEGACY,
AND SO, YOU KNOW, ANY LITTLE
THING THAT REMINDS HIM
AND, YOU KNOW, KEEPS HIM GOING
IS A GOOD, POSITIVE THING.
*
Sean: WHAT'D YOU GET?
Man: 275.
Sean: 275.
HIGH POT OF THE SEASON,
RIGHT NOW, BY A LONG SHOT.
IT'S JUST ONE HELL
OF A COINCIDENCE
THAT YOU JUST CAN'T LEAVE ALONE,
SO I GOT TO LET
MY MOM KNOWN.
[ Line ringing ]
*
GOOD, GOOD.
SO, YOU KNOW I MADE THAT CORK
FOR DAD LAST KING CRAB?
WELL, SO, I WENT TO GO
TIE IT ONTO A POT
BECAUSE THE POT THAT WAS
ON THE LAUNCHER WAS 4-14.
AND WHEN I WENT BACK UPSTAIRS
TO GO SET THE POT,
IT WAS 4:14
IN THE AFTERNOON, EXACTLY.
*
IT HAD 275 IN IT.
*
YEAH.
SEAN'S MOM: All right, well,
I'll let you get back to work.
YEAH,
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.
Bye.
BAM. THAT'S PERFECT.
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, IT'S TOO COOL
NOT TO SHARE.
IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL.
THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THIS JOB
OR ANY OF THE JOBS OUT HERE
THAT ARE SAFE.
*
THE BERING SEA
IS A TAKER OF LIVES.
*
WHERE DID YOU GO?
SHE WILL EXPLOIT
YOUR EVERY WEAKNESS.
*
AAH!
*
*
*
*
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator: 350 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
THAT'S A 15-FOOTER
RIGHT THERE.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
Narrator:
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA...
Jake:
WELL, OUR DECK IS A LOT BETTER,
BUT THEY'RE STILL A MAN SHORT.
Narrator: ...IN A SEASON
OF VIOLENT WEATHER...
[ MEN SHOUTING ]
I'M GETTING THE [BLEEP]
KICKED OUT OF ME.
HOLY [BLEEP]
NOT MUCH.
Narrator: ...LOW NUMBERS...
Jake:
GET OFF MY DECK, DEAN.
Narrator:
...AND AN UNSTABLE CREW...
YOU'RE FIRED.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
JAKE ANDERSON IS LIMPING ALONG
WITH A FOUR-MAN DECK.
Jake: SO, BASICALLY, WHAT I HAVE
IS A FULL SHARE OF GREEN CREW,
WHICH MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS.
WE GOT TO BREAK
EVERYBODY IN SLOWLY.
YOU GOT TO BE ON TOP
OF YOUR [BLEEP]
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE
RUNNING FOUR MAN.
YOU GOT TO BE HYPER-AWARE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE DITCH.
THE DITCH SUCKS.
Narrator: THE SAGA IS FISHING
BROADSIDE TO POWERFUL SEAS...
CAUSING THE BOAT TO PITCH
FROM PORT TO STARBOARD.
STILL GOT POT TIES
ON THAT POT, RIGHT?
YEAH, MAN.
HEY, LUCE, TIE ANOTHER TIE
ON THAT BACK SIDE THERE.
THIS POT. YEAH, ROGER.
Narrator: JAKE'S NEW CREWMAN,
LUCE PATELLA, SECURES THE STACK.
WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS STRING
LUCE ENDS
BECAUSE YOU'RE
TYING UP LOOSE ENDS.
-YEAH!
-YEAH, DOGGY.
OKAY, EVERYBODY, BE SAFE, NOW.
I GRABBED 60 POTS IN DUTCH
SO I CAN USE SOME
OF THEM TO PROSPECT.
AND NOW I'M STARTING TO LOOK
FOR ANOTHER PLACE TO GO
BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE, NOW
THAT WE'VE BEEN GONE FOR A WEEK,
THE CRAB THAT I WAS
RIGHT ON TOP OF IS NOW GONE.
Narrator:
DELAYS IN PORT HAS THE CAPTAIN
BACK PROSPECTING
FOR NEW GROUNDS.
I NEED 130,000 POUNDS
TO PUT ON THE BOAT.
I'M HOPING THERE'S CRAB
IN THE GEAR.
I BELIEVE THERE'S CRAB
RIGHT WHERE WE ARE, SOMEWHERE.
OH [BLEEP] WATCH OUT.
HANG ON, BOYS!
[ ALL SHOUTING ]
-OOH!
-HOLY [BLEEP]
EVERYBODY OKAY?
-WE'RE GOOD!
-YEAH, WE'RE GOOD, BOSS!
YEAH.
WHAT IN THE [BLEEP]
WAS THAT?
Narrator:
WHILE SETTING, A BROADSIDE SWELL
CAUSED THE BOAT TO ROLL,
SENDING 1,400 POUNDS
OF BONE-CRUSHING,
UNSECURED STEEL ACROSS THE DECK.
WHY ARE THOSE [BLEEP]
POTS LOOSE?
TWO POTS THAT WERE
ATTACHED CHASED LUCE
RIGHT INTO A CORNER.
PRETTY [BLEEP] SCARY.
I HAD NOWHERE TO RUN.
Jake:
IT WOULD HAVE KILLED LUCE --
JUST KILLED HIM.
TWO 600-, 700-POUND POTS,
SO 1,400 POUNDS
CHASING LUCE
RIGHT INTO THE CORNER.
Man: WATCH OUT!
THAT WAS [BLEEP] CLOSER
THAN I EVER WANT TO SEE.
I JUST GOT A COUPLE MORE TO SET,
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Narrator: 60 MILES SOUTHEAST...
ON THE 155-FOOT WIZARD...
Keith: YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S
NOT THAT BAD A DAY OUT THERE.
IT'S ONLY BLOWING
ABOUT 45 ON 20, 25-FOOT SEAS.
YEAH, THIS IS DOABLE.
*
IT IS KIND OF NUTS.
ISN'T IT?
Narrator: RETURNING
FROM A 75,000-POUND OFFLOAD,
CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
APPROACHES GEAR
HE LEFT SOAKING THREE DAYS AGO.
WE NEED CLEANER FISHING.
IT'S A LOT TOUGHER
TO KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS
BELOW ZERO,
AND YOU'RE GETTING KNOCKED
TO YOUR BUTT BY WAVES,
AND YOU GOT TO SORT THROUGH
A PILE OF DIRTY, SMALL CRAB.
Narrator: WITH OPILIO STOCKS
PITIFULLY LOW...
Keith:
300 AVERAGE IS LIKE CHASING
A UNICORN, THIS YEAR, MAN.
IT'S JUST IT'S HARD TO FIND.
Narrator:
...THE VETERAN SKIPPER HAS SPENT
THE SEASON ON THE HUNT.
KEEP MOVING.
WE'LL FIND THE CRAB.
*
Man: LET ME OUT OF HERE.
IT'S ALL BEEN [BLEEP] WEATHER.
BLOWING OVER THE RAIL ALL DAY,
EVERY DAY.
HOPING TO GET OUT
OF THIS NASTY WEATHER, MAN.
IT JUST WON'T LET UP.
IT'S BEAT THE LIVING HELL
OUT OF US FOR THE LAST MONTH.
*
43 MILES AN HOUR,
IT'S SAYING,
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST,
AND IT'S COLD.
WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD ICE,
STARTING TO BUILD SPOTS
WITH A LITTLE TOO MUCH ICE.
NOW, ESPECIALLY
ON THAT FORWARD CRANE --
THAT FORWARD CRANE
IS SWINGING OVER THE TOP
OF THE GUYS' HEADS ALL DAY LONG.
IT'S NOT REALLY A GOOD DEAL TO
HAVE ICE OVERHEAD AT ANY TIME.
*
*
*
WHOA!
HOLY [BLEEP]
THAT SHEET OF ICE JUST
KIND OF LOOSENED UP
JUST ENOUGH TO WHERE, WHOO,
CAME DOWN IN ONE BIG,
GIANT SHEET
AND LANDED, LITERALLY,
TWO FEET FROM O.J.
*
IT PROBABLY WEIGHED
30 OR 40 POUNDS.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY
WANTS A 30-OR-40-POUND OBJECT
DROPPING, YOU KNOW, 20 FEET
OUT OF THE SKY ON THEIR HEAD.
Narrator:
FALLING ICE IS A CONSTANT THREAT
THAT CAN TURN A GOOD TRIP
INTO A TRAGEDY.
[ GROANS ]
TO AVOID DISASTER...
HEY, LET'S GET THAT ICE
OFF THE DECK,
UP FORWARD THERE AND THEN
BACK HERE IN THE CORNER.
WE GOT QUITE A BIT OF ICE
ON DECK HERE
SO WE DON'T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT
IT FALLING ON YOU GUYS' HEADS.
...KEITH SHUTS DOWN
TO CLEAR THE BUILDUP.
*
[ MEN SHOUTING ]
*
Gary: IF WE DON'T GET THAT ICE
OFF THE BOAT,
IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY
GONNA FALL ON,
PROBABLY, ME OR ONE
OF THE OTHER GUYS,
AND IT'S, YOU KNOW...
*
*
HANG ON.
AAH!
OH, WHOA! [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] SORRY, GUYS.
YOU OKAY?
SOPER, YOU OKAY?
HOLY [BLEEP] GUYS.
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT COMING,
AND IT JUST WENT
STRAIGHT FOR YOU, GARY.
OH, IT GOT ME.
WHEW, BABY.
DAMN IT. OUCH.
WOW. IT'S --
MAN.
BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE I'VE BEEN DOWN LIKE THAT,
I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW.
*
Keith: BUT HE'S UP.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S OKAY.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN STARTED,
AND WE ALREADY GOT GUYS
GETTING TAKEN OUT ON DECK.
WOW.
I GUESS IT'S JUST GONNA BE
ONE OF THOSE WINTERS.
HANG ON.
IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH DAY.
Narrator: COMING UP...
WATCH THAT BOW.
GO FORWARD, SEAN.
GO FORWARD.
-SWING IT IN!
-GO FORWARD.
-HE OKAY?
-NO!
Keith: HOW BAD?
Man: WHERE DOES IT HURT?
TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS, BUDDY.
Narrator: 355 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR ON THE SAGA...
IT'S THE FIRST POT
IN THE PROSPECT WE'RE SEEING.
IT'S GOT SIX HOURS ON IT.
IT SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING IN IT
IF THERE'S SOMETHING HERE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
CONTINUES TO FISH
THROUGH 35-KNOT WINDS
AT 15-FOOT SEAS.
*
YEAH!
RIGHT NOW, I'M HOPING
TO SEE ANYTHING, ANY CRAB.
THE WEATHER IS JUST
GETTING REALLY BAD.
I HAVE TO PICK THESE THINGS UP
AS FAST AS I CAN,
BUT I CAN'T PICK THESE THINGS AS
FAST AS I CAN AND BE SAFE, TOO.
Narrator: OPERATING
WITH A SKELETON CREW...
Jake: YOU'VE GOT TO BE
ON TOP OF YOUR [BLEEP]
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE
RUNNING FOUR MAN.
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG SKIPPER
LOOKS FOR A POSITIVE SIGN
FROM HIS PROSPECT POTS.
YEAH, HERE WE GO,
FIRST POT COMING UP.
*
IT'S LOOKING BLANK.
HOLY [BLEEP]
GOT FIVE CRAB IN THERE?
ONE CRAB AN HOUR, SO 24 HOURS,
24 CRAB -- NOT THAT GOOD.
I JUST HAVE TO FIND THE CRAB.
*
I NEED MONEY.
I HAVEN'T MADE MONEY IN A MONTH.
THE SECOND POT ON
THE PROSPECTS RIGHT HERE,
HOPEFULLY THERE'S
MORE THAN FIVE.
*
*
GOT A STARFISH,
ONE SMALL BAIRDI,
ONE SMALL OPIE, ONE HYBRID.
ONE AND A STARFISH.
DEFINITELY NOT WORTH
STICKING AROUND RIGHT NOW,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
IT'S TELLING ME THAT,
IN 66 FATHOMS,
THAT THIS AREA DOESN'T
HAVE MUCH TO OFFER.
THIS STRING IS JUST NOT
CATCHING THE CRAB WE WANT.
YOU CAN STACK THEM WHEREVER,
GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY.
*
LUCE, YOU SHOULD RUN UP
THERE WITH HIM
AND HELP HIM TIE THEM DOWN
SO YOU KNOW HOW TO TIE THEM DOWN
BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE
GOING UP THERE, NEXT.
*
YOU GOT IT, BRO.
Narrator: NOT FINDING WHAT
HE WAS LOOKING FOR...
I'LL PUT THIS ONE RIGHT HERE
IN THE CORNER.
...JAKE PREPARES
TO MOVE ALL 25 POTS...
WATCH YOUR HANDS.
...AND WORKING THE STACK
FOR THE FIRST TIME,
NEW CREWMAN, LUCE PATELLA.
Jake: MY MAIN CONCERN RIGHT NOW
ISN'T SO MUCH THE CRAB.
IT'S THESE GUYS SAFELY
STACKING THIS POT.
THE WEATHER IS JUST
GETTING REALLY BAD,
SO IT'S GETTING
WORSE BY THE HOUR.
Hannes: AND PUT YOUR LIFE JACKET
ON, PLEASE, LUCE!
LUCE!
AW, SOMEONE
GET LUCE A LIFE JACKET.
HE'S ON THE STACK.
THAT'S NO PLACE TO MESS AROUND.
I WEAR MY LIFE JACKET OUT THERE.
*
SO, NOW ALL THEY GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT IS ACTUALLY TWO THINGS,
THE SAFETY OF THE GUYS
AND CATCHING CRAB.
*
Narrator: 345 MILES SOUTHEAST,
IN DUTCH HARBOR,
ON THE 110-FOOT BRENNA A...
HEY. HEY, GUESS WHAT?
NO MORE COD!
YEAH.
YEAH!
YEAH!
Narrator: ...AFTER FINISHING OFF
A GRUELING COD SEASON...
ALL WE GOT TO DO IS
GET THESE POTS LOADED.
WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE,
GET ON THE WAY.
THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
AND CREW ARE READY TO MOVE ON
TO THE MORE LUCRATIVE
OPILIO CRAB.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
DON'T LET ME INTERRUPT YOU.
LET'S GET BACK TO IT.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
TIME TO MAKE SOME REAL MONEY.
IT'S TIME TO GO, BABY!
TIME TO START LOADING
SOME CRAB POTS ON BOARD.
YOU'RE READY TO GO,
OPIE FISHING.
WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT
OF A LATE START
BECAUSE WE HAD TO FISH COD,
SO, YOU KNOW,
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN FIND SOME
FRESH GROUND AND GO FROM THERE.
Narrator:
BEHIND THE REST OF THE FLEET...
Sean:
WITH DOWN QUOTA, THIS YEAR,
I MEAN, OPIES IS CUT IN HALF.
WE HAVE JUST UNDER
240,000 TO CAPTURE.
Narrator: ...THE LATE START HAS
PUT EVEN MORE PRESSURE
ON THE YOUNG CAPTAIN.
I GOT TO TAKE CARE
OF THE BUSINESS.
I GOT TO SUPPORT MYSELF,
MY FAMILY, AND MY CREW.
BOTH MY DAD AND I UNDERSTOOD
THAT, WHEN HE WAS GONE,
I WAS GONNA CARRY THIS ON
SO THAT MY MOM
AND MY SISTER NEVER HAD
TO WORRY ABOUT THE BUSINESS.
SO, WE'RE GONNA TRY
THE EAST SIDE OUT,
160 TO 170 MILES FROM TOWN.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SEE
SOME BANDS OF CRAB.
GET THE LAST OF THE LOOSE ENDS
TIED UP, WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE.
*
I'M READY TO GO IF YOU GUYS ARE.
Mark: YEAH, I THINK
WE'RE READY, SEAN.
OKAY.
THROWING LINES, TIME
FOR SOME CRAB FISHING.
Sean: THE WEATHER HAS
PICKED UP BIG TIME.
Narrator: JUST AS THE YOUNG
SKIPPER PREPARES TO DEPART...
IT'S A LITTLE WINDY,
YOU KNOW?
A LITTLE WIND AFFECTS
THESE BOATS A LOT
WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO BACK UP.
Narrator:
...THE BERING SEA WELCOMES HIM
WITH A 50-KNOT SQUALL.
OKAY.
JUST TRYING TO GET
THIS BOW TIPPED OUT.
WITH THIS WIND,
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH.
*
Narrator: WITH WINDS BLOWING IN
BROADSIDE AGAINST THE DOCK...
...SEAN SUDDENLY FINDS HIMSELF
IN A TIGHT SPOT.
MIGHT WANT TO GET A CRASH BAG
BACK THERE ON THAT STERN, GUYS.
[BLEEP] GO AHEAD.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
WELL, THAT'S THE POINT OF
DRIVE SLOW, CRASH SLOW, RIGHT?
SO, THE BOAT GROSSES
ABOUT 200,000.
HOLY [BLEEP] HE'S CLOSE.
*
UHH...YEAH, IT MIGHT BE GOOD
IDEA TO HAVE A CRASH BAG
ON THE BOW, THOUGH.
[BLEEP]
*
Kyle: WATCH THAT BLOCK!
[BLEEP]
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
[BLEEP]
HERE YOU GO! HERE YOU GO!
HERE YOU GO!
Kyle: GO FORWARD, SEAN.
GO FORWARD.
-SWING IT IN! SWING IT IN!
-GO FORWARD!
*
OH [BLEEP]
[ CLUNK ]
*
Narrator: ON THE BRENNA A...
*
HERE YOU GO! HERE YOU GO!
HERE YOU GO!
Kyle: GO FORWARD, SEAN.
GO FORWARD.
-SWING IT IN! SWING IT IN!
-GO FORWARD!
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
ATTEMPTS TO GET OFF THE DOCK
WHILE PLUMMETED
BY 50-KNOT WINDS.
HERE YOU GO! HERE YOU GO!
HERE YOU GO!
-SWING IT IN! SWING IT IN!
-GO FORWARD!
OH [BLEEP]
[ CLUNK ]
WHAT JUST BROKE?
Narrator: THE 200-TON BRENNA A
IS ON A COLLISION COURSE...
...WITH THE BOW OF ANOTHER BOAT.
[BLEEP]
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
[BLEEP]
*
Narrator: WITH A 50-KNOT WIND
PINNING HIM AGAINST THE DOCK...
Sean:
JUST GOT TO POWER THROUGH IT.
Narrator:
...SEAN PUNCHES THE THROTTLE
TO AVOID THE OTHER BOAT.
THAT'S ALL THE HORSEPOWER
I GOT.
*
*
THERE YOU GO.
YOU GOT IT.
I REALLY DIDN'T WANT
TO [BLEEP] TAG THAT BLOCK.
KIND OF [BLEEP] UP THAT ONE,
BUT, OH, WELL, [BLEEP] HAPPENS.
YEAH, WE RUBBED A LITTLE PAINT
WITH ANOTHER BOAT.
YOU KNOW, HIS BOW
WAS STICKING WAY OUT
OFF OUR STERN IN A TIGHT SPOT,
AND THE WIND CAUGHT US,
PUSHED THE BOW DOWN ON IT.
NOTHING A LITTLE PAINT
WON'T TOUCH UP.
Sean: THE WIND IS A LOT
STRONGER THAN IT LOOKS,
AND I CAN'T SAY
I'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.
LITTLE PAINT SCRATCH,
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
*
Narrator:
360 MILES NORTHWEST...
Jake: I'M REALLY EXHAUSTED
FROM THIS WEATHER.
I JUST WANT THIS TO END.
*
Narrator: ...ON THE SAGA...
SO, WE'VE GOT A STRING WE PICKED
UP THAT WASN'T DOING SO WELL,
AND WE'RE GONNA
SET IT RIGHT HERE.
I NEED TO FIND
ANOTHER HOME FOR IT.
Narrator:
...YET TO FIND A LUCRATIVE
SCHOOL OF OPILIO CRAB...
Jake: I GOT TO GET THIS GEAR
IN THE WATER.
I CAN'T JUST BE DRIVING AROUND
THE BERING SEA,
DOING THIS [BLEEP]
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
CONTINUES TO PROSPECT
FOR A PRODUCTIVE HONEY HOLE.
I'VE GOT TO GET THESE POTS
OFF THE BOAT,
SO THESE ARE THE FLATS.
I'M JUST GONNA SET A LITTLE
BIT MORE WEST INTO DEEPER WATER
BECAUSE TRYING TO ZERO IN
ON WHAT CRAB THERE IS HERE
IN THIS LITTLE POCKET.
SO, THIS STRING'S CALLED
THE FLAT LINE,
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING
RIGHT NOW, IS WE'RE FLATLINING,
AND WE NEED TO
RESUSCITATE OURSELVES.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
YOU GUYS GOT TO
REALLY BE CAREFUL, MAN.
I'LL LET HER PULL BACK,
AND THEN WE'LL START
DROPPING THEM OFF.
I MEAN, SOMEBODY
HAS TO DO IT, YOU KNOW?
THERE'S ONLY FOUR OF US.
Narrator: AND FOR NEW DECKHAND
LUCE PATELLA,
STACKING SCHOOL
IS BACK IN SESSION.
CAN'T HAVE KYLE THROW SHOTS
AND RUN BACK UP THERE.
YOU GOT TO STEP UP OR STEP OUT.
STEP UP OR STEP OUT.
STEP UP OR STEP OUT.
Jake: RIGHT NOW IS WHEN I NEED
EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER.
OKAY, EVERYBODY, BE SAFE, NOW.
ALL RIGHT, MEN, HERE WE GO.
*
SWING THIS WAY?
FREAKING OUT.
*
Jake: THEY'RE HAVING A TOUGH
TIME KEEPING UP WITH THE BOAT,
AND I WAS JUST THINKING.
MAN, I WORKED WITH A [BLEEP]
GOOD-ASS TEAM FOR YEARS, DUDE.
WE DID TRIPS, FOUR-MAN DECK,
AND NOTHING CHANGED.
SPEED NEVER CHANGED.
NOTHING CHANGED -- STACK ON TOP,
STACKING FULL LOADS.
AAH!
[BLEEP]
OH, [BLEEP]
WHAT HAPPENED?!
WHAT HAPPENED?!
-LUCE!
-LUCE!
-LUCE, YOU ALL RIGHT, BUDDY?
-WHAT HAPPENED?!
Narrator: ON THE SAGA...
AAH!
OH, [BLEEP]
WHAT HAPPENED?!
WHAT HAPPENED?!
WHAT HAPPENED?!
IS HE OKAY?
HE'S NOT OKAY.
HOW BAD?
Narrator: ...WHILE WORKING
UP ON THE STACK...
DECKHAND LUCE PATELLA
LOST HIS FOOTING
AND FELL 15 FEET TO THE DECK.
HOLY JOG. HOLY JOG.
*
WHERE DOES IT HURT, LUCE?
TELL ME
WHERE IT HURTS, BUDDY.
YOUR RIBS?
IT'S OKAY, LUCE.
IT'S OKAY.
WE GOT TO GET HIM TURNED AROUND.
IT'S OKAY, LUCE. WE'RE GONNA
TAKE CARE OF YOU, ALL RIGHT?
LET'S GET YOU
INSIDE, OKAY?
LET'S GET YOU INSIDE.
OKAY, I CAN CARRY YOU.
HERE, I'LL JUST FOLLOW YOU,
ALL RIGHT?
I THOUGHT HE WENT OVER
THE SIDE, DUDE. [BLEEP]
EVERYBODY WAS
[BLEEP] ON, BRO.
[BLEEP]
IS ANYTHING NUMB?
BACK NUMB, FINGERS NUMB?
THAT HURT?
DIDN'T HIT YOUR HEAD?
ALLERGIC TO ANY ASPIRIN
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
LET'S START YOU OFF
WITH ASPIRIN AND IBUPROFEN,
AND THEN WE'LL JUST [BLEEP]
MOVE ON FROM THERE.
IT'S OKAY, BUDDY.
OKAY, DON'T PUSH YOURSELF.
JUST TAKE THESE STRINGS OFF,
MAN. IT'S OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, JUST MAKE SURE YOU
TELL ME IF IT GETS WORSE, OKAY?
WE'LL TAKE GOOD CARE
OF YOU.
*
Jake: MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE LUCE IN
BECAUSE WE'RE OUT HERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
THE LONGER I STAY OUT HERE, AND
IF HE'S GOT A SERIOUS INJURY,
THE WORSE IT'S GONNA GET.
*
*
Narrator: 70 MILES SOUTHEAST,
ON THE WIZARD...
Keith:
GETTING THAT ICE OFF THE RAILS,
THE BOW, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
THAT'S A WEIGHT OFF MY SHOULDERS
AND WEIGHT OFF MY BOAT.
Narrator: ...AFTER STOPPING DOWN
TO BREAK ICE...
IT NEEDED TO BE DONE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN KEITH
COLBURN RESUMES HAULING POTS
THAT HAVE BEEN
SOAKING FOR THREE DAYS.
Keith:
I REALLY HOPE WE CAN FIND
THAT MYTHICAL 300 AVERAGE
ON THIS TOWN SOAK.
I MEAN, WE SET THE GEAR WELL,
AND I THINK WE'VE GOT
A GOOD SHOT AT IT.
Narrator: THE VETERAN SKIPPER
COUNTS ON BIG NUMBERS
SO HE CAN SIT BACK
AND CATCH HIS QUOTA.
*
SEARCHING FOR CRAB
IN THIS SPOT.
OH, YEAH.
NOW, WE'RE TALKING.
[ ALL CHEER ]
THREE-TWO-FIVE.
RIGHT ON, 325.
THAT'S A NICE POT THERE.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED, MAN.
325 -- WE'LL TAKE IT.
GOOD CRAB, TOO.
ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE OFF AND ROLLING.
PUT THE CRAB ON THE BOAT.
*
*
Narrator:
HE NUMBERS ARE GOOD...
OH, MAN,
IT'S TAKING WAY TOO MUCH TIME
AT THE SHORTING TABLE, MAN.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE
THEY'RE NAMING EVERY CRAB.
THAT'S NEVER A GOOD SIGN.
Narrator: ...BUT THE POTS ARE
SHORT ON KEEPERS.
TWO-ONE-FIVE.
Keith: TWO-ONE-FIVE,
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE IT.
IT'S GOT SOME CRAB.
*
YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
NO GOOD.
THIS TRIP, I HAD
HIGH EXPECTATIONS,
AND WE'RE STARTING
OUT PRETTY POOR.
ONE-NINE-ZERO.
ONE-NINE-ZERO. THIS IS NOT
THE FISHING WE NEED
TO GET THIS TRIP DONE FAST.
STACK THEM ON.
KEEP MOVING.
ON TO GREENER PASTURES.
HOPEFULLY NOT
ON TO GREENER WATER.
WE'VE SEEN ENOUGH
OF THAT ALREADY, TODAY.
Narrator: 200 MILES SOUTHEAST...
Sean:
THE BOYS ARE GETTING READY,
THEN WE'LL START
SETTING UP CRAB STRINGS.
Narrator:
...ON THE BRENNA A...
Sean: WITH DOWN QUOTA THIS YEAR,
WE'LL JUST HIT THIS HARD,
JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WE'RE 170 MILES FROM TOWN.
THIS IS KIND OF UNCHARTED
TERRITORY FOR US.
Narrator: ...LATE TO THE GAME,
CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
IS WORKING DOUBLE-TIME
TO CATCH UP WITH THE FLEET.
ARE WE READY?
ARE WE READY?
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
Sean: GOOD.
THAT...BUOY NUMBER IS 414.
THAT'S MY DAD'S BIRTHDAY,
APRIL 14th.
Narrator: FOR A LITTLE LUCK,
SEAN COUNTS ON A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT ELSE?
MY DAD DIED AT 4:14
IN THE AFTERNOON,
SO I THINK,
WHAT I'M GONNA DO,
PUT MY LUCK KING-CRAB CORK
ON THERE.
*
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS
HAVE SEEN THIS.
IT'S THE CORK I MADE
FOR MY DAD DURING KING CRAB,
WHAT BROUGHT US
A LOT OF GOOD LUCK.
I PUT THE POEM FROM HIS FUNERAL
ON THERE, HIS BIRTHDAY.
4-14 -- I CAN'T NOT DO IT.
I GOT TO PUT THIS THING
ON THERE.
WE GOT TO MAKE THIS
A LUCKY POT, LUCKY STRING.
LET'S GET IT, BOYS.
GOOD JOB, EVERYBODY.
ALL RIGHT.
DON'T LET ME DOWN!
THROW THAT THING LIKE
YOU MEAN IT, CRAIG!
I THINK WE'RE GONNA FIND
SOME CRAB HERE.
I FEEL IT IN THE AIR.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS JUST CRAZY LUCK,
BUT THE CLOCK JUST STRUCK
4:14, RIGHT NOW.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
SEND IT.
YEAH, FIRST POT
OF CRAB SEASON!
THAT WAS PERFECT TIMING,
LITERALLY COULDN'T
GET ANY BETTER.
IT'S GOT TO BE
SOMETHING GOOD, MAN.
THAT'S A LUCKY STRING,
IF YOU ASK ME.
*
YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT
[BLEEP] UP, FOR ONE.
TWO, YOU CAN'T MESS WITH IT,
SO BOMBS AWAY.
*
JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
*
Narrator: THE BERING SEA
IS A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE.
THOSE WHO DARE TEST HER LIMITS
ARE PUSHED TO THE EXTREME...
GOD, ITCHY HANDS
ARE GOING CRAZY TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW, I WOULD USE
SOME TEA TREE.
...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH SENSITIVE SKIN.
HELLO, THERE.
HEY, I'M CAPTAIN KEITH,
OUT HERE IN THE BERING SEA.
AND YOU KNOW,
THE DRY, SALTY AIR
IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER
WILL JUST WREAK
HAVOC ON YOUR SKIN.
YOUR PORES DRY OUT.
YOU GET CRUSTY HANDS.
YOU GET CRAB CLAW.
THERE'S NOTHING WORSE,
BUT YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE TEA-TREE OIL --
JUST A SQUIRT, WILL DO --
AND IT GOES A LONG WAYS, TOO.
AND THEN,
THERE'S A LITTLE DITTY.
* TEA-TREE OIL
* TEA-TREE OIL
Narrator: AFTER FISHING THROUGH
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS,
THE WIZARD IS A FORCE
TO BE RECKONED WITH.
Narrator: 370 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
SIG, I GOT
AN INJURY ON BOARD.
[ LUCE RETCHING ]
Narrator: ...ON THE SAGA...
I HAVE A REALLY BIG GUY,
AND HE FELL OFF
THE STACK, ON HIS LEG.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
CONSULTS WITH HIS MENTOR,
SKIPPER SIG HANSEN,
ON HOW TO HANDLE THE INJURY
TO CREWMAN LUCE PATELLA.
HE CAN'T WALK ON IT,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S BROKEN.
I THINK HE HIT HIS HEAD,
BUT HE WON'T TELL ME.
NOW HE'S PUKING.
[ RETCHING ]
I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD
JUST GO TO ST. PAUL
OR TRY TO HAUL
60 POTS AND THEN GO.
[BLEEP]
OKAY.
THIS IS
AN ABSOLUTELY NIGHTMARE.
I'VE SEEN PEOPLE GET KNOCKED OUT
ON THE BOAT'S POTS,
AND THEY WERE FINE,
BUT IT'S DIFFERENT
WHEN I'M DOWN THERE,
AND I'M UP HERE.
IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY,
AND I HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THE GUILT EVERY DAY.
[BLEEP] IT.
I'M GOING IN.
Narrator:
NOT WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE...
Jake:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
Narrator: ...JAKE HEADS TO PORT
FOR THE SECOND TIME
IN JUST THREE DAYS.
THIS IS JUST
A [BLEEP] DISASTER.
*
Narrator: 255 MILES SOUTHEAST,
ON THE BRENNA A...
Sean: OPEN POTS HAVE BEEN
SOAKING FOR ALMOST 24 HOURS.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER IS SET
TO HAUL HIS FIRST OPILIO POTS
OF THE SEASON.
4-14 POT, THE ACTUAL BUOY
WITH THE CORK ON IT,
MY DAD'S POT, THAT'S ALL THE WAY
AT THE EASTERN EDGE.
Narrator: LESS THAN A DAY AGO,
SEAN SET POT 4-14
AND DEDICATED IT TO
HIS LATE FATHER, PAT DWYER.
HOPEFULLY, THE OLD MAN IS DOWN
THERE, STOKING THE POTS FOR US.
Narrator: AND HE'S BANKING
ON DIVINE INTERVENTION.
Sean: 4-14 IS ALL THE WAY
OUT OVER HERE,
SO WE'RE GONNA START AT THE
WEST, WORK OUR WAY TO THE EAST.
HOPEFULLY, THAT'S GIVEN US
SOME GOOD SIGN.
FIRST POT RIGHT THERE.
Man #1: OH, YEAH, BABY!
Man #2:
YEAH, FIRST POT OF CRAB SEASON!
Man #1: YEAH!
THAT FIRST OPIE POT OF THE
SEASON COMING OVER THE RAIL
SHOULD GIVE US A PRETTY GOOD
INDICATION OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
*
*
IT DOESN'T LOOK SO HOT.
LOOKS PRETTY JUNKY.
*
93.
93 IN THE FIRST ONE.
THAT'S THE TRASHY END.
HOPEFULLY, IT JUST
GETS BETTER FROM HERE.
NUMBER TWO.
THAT POT DOESN'T LOOK
VERY GOOD.
130 IN THAT LAST POT.
THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP.
OH, YEAH! THAT'S IT!
THAT'S A LOT OF CRAB.
176!
Sean: 176.
YEAH!
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE
TO THE EAST END.
OUR NUMBERS ARE DOUBLING.
YEAH!
YEAH, IF WE CAN HIT 200,
WE'D BE STYLING.
221!
Sean: TWO-TWO-ONE.
YEAH!
WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GET
ON OLD 4-14, HERE,
4-14 ON THE BOW, COMING UP.
*
4-14 GOING IN THE BLOCK.
SEE WHAT WE END UP
WITH HERE.
*
HOPEFULLY, THE OLD MAN
IS DOWN THERE, SWEEPING THEM IN.
HERE SHE COMES.
*
HOPEFULLY, OLD P. DIDDY
BRINGS US SOME LUCK.
*
[ ALL CHEERING ]
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
[BLEEP] YEAH, MAN.
OH, YEAH.
THAT LOOKS GOOD.
THAT STRING MEANS A LOT TO SEAN.
HIS DAD MEANT THE WORLD TO HIM,
AND HE'S DOWN HERE,
TRYING TO LIVE
ON TO HIS DAD'S LEGACY,
AND SO, YOU KNOW, ANY LITTLE
THING THAT REMINDS HIM
AND, YOU KNOW, KEEPS HIM GOING
IS A GOOD, POSITIVE THING.
*
Sean: WHAT'D YOU GET?
Man: 275.
Sean: 275.
HIGH POT OF THE SEASON,
RIGHT NOW, BY A LONG SHOT.
IT'S JUST ONE HELL
OF A COINCIDENCE
THAT YOU JUST CAN'T LEAVE ALONE,
SO I GOT TO LET
MY MOM KNOWN.
[ Line ringing ]
*
GOOD, GOOD.
SO, YOU KNOW I MADE THAT CORK
FOR DAD LAST KING CRAB?
WELL, SO, I WENT TO GO
TIE IT ONTO A POT
BECAUSE THE POT THAT WAS
ON THE LAUNCHER WAS 4-14.
AND WHEN I WENT BACK UPSTAIRS
TO GO SET THE POT,
IT WAS 4:14
IN THE AFTERNOON, EXACTLY.
*
IT HAD 275 IN IT.
*
YEAH.
SEAN'S MOM: All right, well,
I'll let you get back to work.
YEAH,
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.
Bye.
BAM. THAT'S PERFECT.
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, IT'S TOO COOL
NOT TO SHARE.
IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL.