Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 13, Episode 19 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript
Woman: PAN-PAN.
PAN-PAN. PAN-PAN.
Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON
"DEADLIEST CATCH"...
Man: C-130'S ON SCENE.
THAT'S -- THAT'S
NOT GOOD AT ALL.
Sig: I'M FREAKED OUT. I JUST
LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
I NEED TO GET OFF THE BOAT.
I'M SPOOKED.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
Narrator: ON THE BERING SEA...
Sean: SIX FISHERMEN
WILL NEVER MAKE IT HOME.
THAT'S A HARD ONE TO DIGEST.
Narrator: ...THE ALASKAN-CRAB
FLEET IS STILL REELING
FROM THE LOST
OF THE DESTINATION.
Sean: REALLY A BITTERSWEET
END TO THE SEASON.
BUT WE NEED TO JUST
FOCUS ON HAULING GEAR.
Narrator: THE REMAINING
FOUR BOATS HAVE LITTLE CHOICE
BUT TO PRESS ON.
Sean: I WON'T RELAX
UNTIL I'M HOME.
Jake: I'VE BEEN SHIPPING
THE CRAB AWAY,
BUT I STILL HAVE
A LONG WAYS TO GO.
THERE'S A STORM COMING, TOO.
Narrator: BUT STANDING
BETWEEN THEM
AND THE END OF THEIR SEASON...
Man: WIND'S 40 KNOTS.
SEA'S 23 FEET.
Bill: HORRIFIC SEAS.
Narrator: ...IS ONE LAST
ARCTIC STORM.
THE SCARY ONES
ARE WITH THE NORTH,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN
[BLEEP] CAN GO WRONG.
BOATS CAN GET ICED UP.
THAT'S WHERE
WE'VE LOST MORE LIVES
THAN ANYTHING ELSE
IN THIS INDUSTRY,
IS BOATS ICING UP
AND ROLLING OVER.
**
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
IN ST. PAUL HARBOR,
ON THE 125 FOOT NORTHWESTERN...
Edgar: THIS YEAR,
IT'S BEEN A DIFFERENT YEAR,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
SIG'S FLOWN OUT.
YOU KNOW, AFTER WHAT HAPPENED,
LOSING THE DESTINATION,
YOU KNOW, HE'S SHAKEN UP.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT
THOSE GUYS WENT THROUGH.
UPSIDE DOWN, WATER FLOODING IN,
IN THE DARK,
NOT KNOWING WHAT'S UP FROM DOWN.
**
MY HEART GOES OUT
TO THEIR FAMILIES.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG LEFT
THE BOAT TO MOURN THE DEATH
OF A CLOSE FRIEND
ON THE DESTINATION.
Edgar: BIG LEAP OF FAITH FOR SIG
TO LEAVE THIS IN MY HANDS
AT THIS POINT.
TRY TO GO CATCH OUR
81,000 POUNDS AND SOME CHANGE.
Nick: CAPTAIN ED
IS RUNNING THE BOAT.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
WE'RE ALL GOOD.
WE'RE ALL STRAIGHT.
I DON'T THINK EVERYBODY
LOOKS AT ME AS, YOU KNOW,
"CAPTAIN" PER SE,
OR THE GUY IN CHARGE, SOMETIMES.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THAT.
WE GOT A MASSIVE STORM COMING
THAT'S GONNA LAST FOR DAYS.
BUT I WANT TO KEEP
RUNNING THIS THING,
AND IF SIG NEEDS ME TO KEEP
RUNNING IT, WELL THEN...
THROW THE LINES! LET 'EM FLY!
**
-ALL ABOARD!
-ALL ABOARD!
**
HERE WE GO.
Edgar: I'M IN CHARGE.
I'M THE CAPTAIN.
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
Narrator: 165 MILES SOUTHEAST...
...ON THE 110 FOOT BRENNA A...
EXTRA...
EXTRA BERING SEA DAY TODAY.
THERE ARE SOME BIG WAVES
KIND OF COMING OUT OF NOWHERE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
BEATS THROUGH ROUGH SEAS.
**
THE GUYS HAVE THE DESTINATION
IN THE BACK OF
THEIR MIND RIGHT NOW.
IT'S SCARY,
GOING FOR THAT MONEY, BUT...
JUST FEELS SCARY.
TIME TO PUT SOME CRAB
IN THAT BAD BOY.
ALL THE GEAR'S CONSOLIDATED
IN A TIGHT LITTLE AREA,
SO KIND OF A GAMBLE.
I HOPE WE END THE SEASON HERE,
AND HOPEFULLY
SHE TREATS US WELL.
**
Narrator: IN A STORM-CHOKED
EASTERN OPIE GROUNDS...
LET'S TRY THIS.
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG
SKIPPER'S BANKING
ON THIS CLUSTER OF GEAR
TO SEND HIM HOME.
**
I HAVEN'T HAD TO WORK
ON A DECK THIS WET BEFORE.
OH, IT'S REALLY GOING!
IT'S PRETTY BAD!
IT'S PRETTY WILD.
WE'RE GOING FOR IT.
GIVE ME BIG THINGS!
FIRST ONE'S COMING UP, AND...
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ LAUGHS ] WHOO!
FRIGGIN' LOAD OF CRAB IN IT,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
-YEAH!
-[ LAUGHS ]
WHOA...
LOOK OUT!
HOLY [BLEEP]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
WATCHING OUT FOR BIG WAVES.
STILL SOME BIG SETS
ROLLING THROUGH HERE.
LONG AS WE'RE PUTTING
CRAB IN THE BOAT,
THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.
Sean: YEAH! OH, YEAH!
I'M EXCITED!
**
-YEAH!
-ALL RIGHT! THERE IT IS!
FOUR, ONE, TWO!
OHH!
Narrator: EMBOLDENED
BY BIG NUMBERS...
WATCH OUT.
WATCH OUT.
...SEAN CHARGES
INTO THE STORM.
Man: COME ON, WATCH OUT!
**
YEAH! WHOO-HOO!
Sean: WOW, THIS IS PRETTY
GOOD RIGHT NOW.
IT'S NEVER OVER TILL IT'S OVER.
**
Narrator: 285 MILES NORTHWEST...
ON THE 113 FOOT SUMMER BAY.
IT IS AN UGLY DAY TODAY
IN SO MANY WAYS.
Man: OH, YEAH!
Bill: IT'S LIKE, MY BIGGEST
FEAR OUT HERE, YOU KNOW?
RIGHT NOW, THE GLAMOUR OF
THE FIREWORKS AND THE FANFARE,
IT'S...
IT'S GONE.
Narrator: SHAKEN BY THE SINKING
OF THE DESTINATION...
I'M LOOKING TO GET MY NUMBER
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI
BATTLES 20-FOOT WAVES
AND 50-KNOT WINDS
TO FINISH HIS SEASON.
WHAT I HOPE IS THIS IS
THE LAST TIME WE SIFT THESE.
IF YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW,
YOU CAN SEE THAT
THIS IS NOT AN EASY TASK.
-READY WHEN YOU ARE, BOSS.
-MM...
WAIT TILL THIS NEXT ONE GOES BY.
YEAH, GO AHEAD.
THROW IT OVER, GUYS!
BE SAFE, BE FAST!
I'M NOT LETTING MY GUARD DOWN,
'CAUSE ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.
**
[ BEEPING ]
WHAT IS THAT?
[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]
HEY, WE GOT A GENERATOR ALARM,
ON THE STARBOARD GENERATOR.
GO, GO, GO! SOMETHING'S
MAKING A RACKET.
AH [BLEEP]
[ ALARM BLARING ]
**
UM...I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER.
Narrator: THE SOUNDING ALARM
INDICATES A FAILING GENERATOR.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH BIGGER
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO GET.
IT'S NOT A GOOD DAY
TO NOT HAVE POWER.
Narrator: WITHOUT IT,
THE CAPTAIN WILL LOSE STEERING,
LEAVING THE BOAT AND HER CREW,
AT THE MERCY OF 20 FOOT SEAS.
Bill: I'M JUST TRYING
TO MAINTAIN THE BOAT
SO WE DON'T GET THRASHED.
WE GOT HUGE SEAS RIGHT NOW,
SO BEING WITHOUT POWER,
IT CAN BE A REALLY BIG DEAL.
**
OH, WE'RE GETTING SIDEWAYS HERE.
WHOA!
HOLY [BLEEP]
Narrator: ON THE SUMMER BAY...
Bill: OH, WE'RE
GETTING SIDEWAYS HERE.
WHOA!
HOLY [BLEEP]
Narrator: ...TOSSED
BY 20 FOOT SEAS,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL
IS DOWN A GENERATOR
AND LOSING CONTROL.
Bill: WE'RE UNDER THE GUN.
EMERGENCY REPAIRS AND A GALE
WITH 20-PLUS-FOOT SEAS.
IF I DON'T HAVE
FULL POWER ON IT,
THE BOW SWINGS OVER
25, 30 DEGREES.
Narrator: WITH LIMITED STEERING,
KEEPING THE SUMMER BAY SAFE
AND OUT OF THE DITCH
IS A CHALLENGE.
AN ALUMINUM COUPLING
HAS COME LOOSE
FROM THE HYDRAULIC'S DRIVE UNIT,
PRESSING AGAINST
THE ENGINE SHAFT,
GRINDING THE BOAT TO A HALT.
WITH HIS SEASON ON THE LINE,
THE CAPTAIN AND FORMER ENGINEER,
ROLLS UP HIS SLEEVES.
**
**
JIM WENT DOWN,
AND HE DID THE RIGHT THING,
SHUT IT DOWN AND GOT
EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING.
WE KIND OF LUCKED OUT
ON THAT ONE,
ESPECIALLY WITH
THE WEATHER WE GOT.
GUYS DID GOOD ON THAT ONE.
THEY WORKED LIKE A TEAM.
IT WAS AWESOME.
55 MILES NORTHWEST...
Edgar: STARTING TO GET
A LITTLE GNARLY.
22 FOOT SEAS.
GUSTING 30.
Narrator: ...ON THE FISHING
VESSEL NORTHWESTERN.
HARDEST PART ABOUT HAULING GEAR
IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER
IS KEEPING THE WAVES
OFF THE STARBOARD SIDE.
FILLING IN FOR HIS BROTHER SIG,
CAPTAIN EDGAR HANSEN
APPROACHES HIS FIRST
HAUL IN BUILDING SEAS.
IT'S -- IT'S A LITTLE IFFY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S NASTY, BUT IT'S DOABLE.
JUST THROW ANOTHER STRING.
TWO AND A HALF DAYS, SO...
SHOULD BE ANYTHING FROM 100,
150, COUPLE HUNDRED.
Narrator: EDGAR COUNTS ON POTS
SET BY BROTHER SIG
THREE DAYS AGO TO PUT A DENT
IN THE 81,000 POUNDS NEEDED
TO CLOSE OUT THEIR SEASON.
Edgar: I WANT SIG TO KNOW THAT,
IF THE TIME COMES,
THEN HE'S GOT SOMEBODY
RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER.
OKAY, FIRST POT. READY?
**
**
SHOW ME THE MONEY.
OH, NO.
AHH, BOY.
OH, NO.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?
THREE-ZERO.
30?
WHAT KIND OF NONSENSE
IS THAT?
Karl: THEY'RE HOPING WE'RE
GETTING A 200 POUNDS A POT,
BUT...I GUESS NOT.
Edgar: SIG DID HIS BEST
TO PUT US ON CRAB,
BUT WE WERE LEFT WITH
NOT A WHOLE LOT TO WORK WITH.
SO, NOW IT'S ALL UP TO ME.
I'M SETTING MY OWN GEAR.
WE'VE BEEN FISHING MAINLY
ON KIND OF HARDER BOTTOMS, SO...
JUST GONNA BUMP THEM
UP A LITTLE BIT.
JUST TO COVER SOME DEPTHS.
Narrator: WITH SIG'S
TOWN SOAK A BUST,
EDGAR WILL TRY HIS LUCK
IN SHALLOWER WATERS.
Edgar: 62 POUNDS.
USUALLY THERE'S 65 AND BELOW,
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW
TILL YOU SPREAD
YOUR WINGS AND FIND OUT.
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,
I'M PUTTING 81,000 POUNDS
OF CRAB ON THIS BOAT.
Narrator: 115 MILES SOUTHEAST...
[BLEEP] SEA'S PROBABLY
15 TO 20 FEET.
Narrator:
...ON THE 107 FOOT SAGA.
NOT VERY CONDUCIVE FOR A SAFE
WORKING ENVIRONMENT,
LET ME TELL YOU.
-OHH!
-DOWN THEY GO!
-DOUBLE DOWN!
-YEAH, I'D LIKE TO
DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT BET, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, LET'S GO.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
CHARGES THROUGH BOILING SEAS,
TO THE FIRST POTS
HE'S FISHED IN THREE DAYS.
Jake: I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
WE NEED TO GET FULL.
I'M GONNA DO MY
DAMNEDEST TO TRY.
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW
HOW A TOWN SOAK'S GONNA DO.
Narrator: AS THE CLOCK
RUNS DOWN ON THE SEASON...
ALL RIGHT. FIRST POT, COMING UP.
OH, YOWZA!
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG SKIPPER'S
BANKING ON THIS LONG SOAK
TO PUT HIM OVER THE TOP.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
GUSTING PROBABLY 30-,
40-FOOTERS ROLLING THROUGH.
[ JAKE SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
OH, YEAH,
THAT'S A 20 FOOTER.
Man: WHOO! [ LAUGHS ]
OH, YEAH!
Jake: THAT'S WORTH IT,
RIGHT THERE.
OH-HO-HO, HO-HO-HO!
LOOK WHAT I SEE!
[ CHEERING ]
LOOKS REAL GOOD.
BIG CRAB.
REAL CLEAN CRAB.
ROGER!
ONE-SEVEN-ZERO!
[BLEEP]
-OH, YEAH!
-IS IT ON?
-WHOA.
-THANK YOU [BLEEP]
HUGE CRAB.
THE GEAR IS DOING ITS JOB.
I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S GONNA KEEP UP.
THE MAIN THING NOW IS, I WANT
TO MAKE AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT
OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING,
WHERE THEY'RE GOING.
Narrator: WITH THE CRAB
IN HIS SIGHTS,
JAKE'S JOB NOW IS TO KEEP
HIS POTS IN FRONT OF THEM.
Jake: THE HEALTHY SCHOOL IS
GONNA BE SOMEWHERE AHEAD OF IT.
I MIGHT BUMP THIS OVER
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
I'M SETTING THESE SOUTH.
IT'S A RISK.
THINGS CAN CHANGE,
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THESE ARE --
THEY'RE MOVING SOUTH.
-GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
-THANKS, MAN.
[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]
...INFORMATION ON THE VESSEL
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY TO COPY.
OVER.
-COPY.
Bill: OH, MY GOD.
Narrator: 315 MILES SOUTHEAST,
ON THE HEELS OF
THE DESTINATION TRAGEDY...
...A COAST GUARD MH-60 JAYHAWK
IS RACING TO ANOTHER
FISHING VESSEL IN DISTRESS.
THE FISHING VESSEL
PREDATOR IS BEACHED,
WITH A HOLE GOUGED IN ITS HAUL
THAT'S FLOODING THE BOAT
AND THREATENING THE CREW.
Man: FISHING VESSEL PREDATOR,
FISHING VESSEL PREDATOR.
COAST GUARD HELICOPTER
ON CHANNEL ONE-SIX. OVER.
Narrator:
OFF THE COAST OF AKUTAN...
Man: PREDATOR, WHAT IS
YOUR CURRENT SITUATION?
OVER.
ROGER.
Narrator: ...THE FISHING VESSEL
PREDATOR IS RUN AGROUND.
Man: WHOA!
Narrator: THE THREE-MAN CREW
IS TRAPPED BY RISING WATERS.
THEY'RE ONLY ESCAPE --
A THREE-STORY PLUNGE
INTO FREEZING SURF.
Man: YEAH, THIS BAD BOY
JUST WANTS TO SLIDE ON ME.
Narrator: FIGHTING
THE 50 KNOT WINDS...
Man: BASKET'S GOING OUT THE
DOOR. BASKET'S GOING DOWN.
Narrator: ...THE COAST GUARD
LOWERS A BASKET
TO HOIST UP THE FIRST CREWMAN.
BASKET'S ON DECK.
MEMBER'S IN THE BASKET.
FIRST, TAKING A LOAD.
**
EASY TOWARD RIGHT.
HE'S COMING IN THE CABIN.
NOW HE'S GETTING
OUT OF THE BASKET.
BASKET'S GOING DOWN.
Narrator: RISING FLOOD WATERS
AND HAMMERING WAVES
THREATEN TO ROLL THE BOAT.
I DO SEE IT.
BASKET'S COMING
IN THE CABIN DOOR.
-WATCH, WATCH! WATCH IT!
-WHOA!
BASKET'S GOING DOWN.
Man: WHOA!
**
GOLLY!
STARTING TAKING LOAD.
TAKING LOAD.
SWINGING.
-ALL RIGHT, WE'LL HOLD RIGHT.
-HEADED THIS WAY.
**
**
Narrator: IN A SEASON
MARKED BY TRAGEDY...
...THANKS TO THE
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD,
TODAY AT LEAST,
THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER.
**
**
315 MILES NORTHWEST...
ON THE SAGA...
Jake: I NEED ONE MORE PICK,
AND IF IT GOES,
WE COULD BE FULL.
BUT, UH,
I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
Narrator: ...STRUGGLING ALL YEAR
TO FIND A BIOMASS...
Jake: THE CRAB HAVE BEEN
MOVING SOUTH,
SO I FOLLOWED THEM DOWN HERE.
BUT IT CAN ALWAYS CHANGE.
IT COULD'VE CHANGED YESTERDAY
AND I WOULDN'T OF KNOWN.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
JAKE ANDERSON HAS FOUND THE CRAB
AND MOVED HIS GEAR
TO SHALLOWER WATER
TO STAY ON THE SCHOOL.
PRAYING TO GOD I MADE
THE RIGHT DECISION.
**
**
YOU'RE KIDDING ME.
WHOO! YEAH!
[BLEEP] ME!
WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
**
270. I'M JUST HOPING THAT
THE SECOND POT DOES THE SAME.
**
OHH [BLEEP]
YEAH, BABY! NICE POT! WHOO!
THAT'S A MONSTER POT.
OH! OH!
I DIALED ALL MY STUFF IN,
JUST LIKE I WAS TAUGHT TO.
Narrator: JAKE GUESSED RIGHT.
HE STAYED ON THE SCHOOL
AND FOUND THE MOTHER LODE.
I MIGHT RESET, TRY A SHORT SOAK.
SET THEM BACK.
Narrator: NOW IT'S TIME
TO STUFF HIS TANKS.
GONNA BAIT UP EXTRA HEAVY.
THE MORE COD WE PUT IN,
THE MORE CRAB WE BRING IN.
Jake: FAST. FAST AS YOU CAN.
YOU GOT TO GO QUICK.
-GET YOURSELF ANOTHER ONE!
-WE GO TO GET MORE, UH, BAIT.
**
-OW!
-WHOO!
-WHAT?
-HUH?
-[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
HE'S HOLDING HIS [BLEEP] HAND.
TELL HANNES TO GET INSIDE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED TO HIS HAND.
[ GROANS ]
BROKEN.
Narrator: ON THE SAGA...
Jake: LET ME SEE IT.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Narrator: ...WORKING DOUBLE TIME
TO HAUL AND RE-BAIT POTS,
DECK BOSS HANNES HUSWICK CRUSHED
HIS HAND IN THE FREEZER DOOR.
Jake: THERE'S NOTHING
WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT HERE.
IT'S A BOXER'S FRACTURE
IS WHAT IT IS.
[BLEEP]
NOW I DON'T HAVE YOU.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
Narrator: ON BIG NUMBERS...
Jake: YOU HAVE TO HELP ME
TOP THIS OFF.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN JAKE
NEEDS ALL HANDS ON DECK,
EVEN THE BROKEN ONES.
JUST GET THROUGH
THE [BLEEP] TRIP,
GET THROUGH THIS GEAR,
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
IT'LL BE FINE.
HANNES BROKE HIS HAND.
HE'S A CRABBER. IT SUCKS.
I DON'T LIKE IT,
I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT, BUT...
I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
**
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
HOLY [BLEEP]
THIS STUFF
RIGHT HERE ON THIS TABLE,
IS VERY HARD TO FIND
THIS SEASON.
IT'S FUNNY. YOU START SEEING
THIS MANY CRAB ON THE TABLE
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY HAND
DOESN'T HURT FOR A SECOND.
-[ LAUGHS ]
-WHAT IS THAT?
CAN'T GIVE YOU
ANY HAND SIGNALS!
SIX-ZERO.
SIX-ZERO-TWO.
-BRIGHT COD!
-HIGH POT OF THE SEASON.
-YEAH!
-MAN...
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME
NOT SUCCEEDING.
SURE FEELS GOOD,
FOR ONCE, TO WIN.
Narrator: DESPITE ENDLESS CREW
AND MECHANICAL ISSUES...
-I'M TALKING FULL! FULL, BABY!
-OHH, YEAH!
...JAKE CATCHES
HIS 300,000 POUND QUOTA.
Jake: THIS GUYS GOT DONE
WHAT THEY NEEDED TO GET DONE.
I WAS SO PROUD OF THEM.
I CAN'T TELL YOU.
Narrator: AND THOSE DECKHANDS
THAT STUCK IT OUT HEAD HOME
WITH $32,000 IN THEIR POCKETS.
BING, BANG -- SEASON OVER.
**
**
Narrator: 65 MILES NORTHWEST...
[BLEEP] WE HAVE THESE
CRAZY SEAS RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: ...ON THE SUMMER BAY.
Bill: WE WENT DOWN THERE,
WE MADE IT SO WE COULD
RUN THE GENERATOR.
WE MADE THE BEST OF
A BAD SITUATION,
SO I THINK THE BOYS ARE READY
TO HAUL SOME GEAR.
SO AM I.
Narrator: BACK TO FULL POWER...
STILL GONNA BE
A COLD BITCH, THOUGH.
...CAPTAIN WILD BILL
FACES THE VIOLENT
BERING SEA HEAD ON.
Bill: IT'S LIKE
A WASHING MACHINE.
AND ODDLY ENOUGH, WE HAVE
THE SUN BEARING DOWN ON US.
THIS STRING WAS SET BACK
NEXT TO THE BEST STRING
WE'D HAD IN TWO DAYS UP HERE,
SO TRYING TO POWER THIS OUT.
-ALL RIGHT, GUYS! LET'S GO!
-WHOO!
**
**
SEE WHAT WE GOT IN.
COME ON. GIVE ME SOME BUGS.
JUST TO GET SOME LIFE
IN THIS TANK.
**
Man: COME ON, COME ON!
OHH, YEAH!
-WHOO!
-YEAH, BABY! YEAH!
[BLEEP] YEAH!
-THERE'S 160.
THAT'S ONE-SIX-ZERO.
-160!
**
**
-YEAH, BABY! YEAH!
-OH, YEAH!
WE CAN WORK WITH THAT!
185.
ONE-EIGHT-FIVE.
WITH THIS STUFF HERE,
WE'RE GOING HOME.
WE CAN FINISH OUR SEASON
WITH THESE NUMBERS.
Narrator: HAULING BIG POTS,
WILD BILL AND CREW
SPEND THE NEXT NINE HOURS
FILLING THE TANKS.
2017 WAS A GRIND.
I THINK WE'VE CAUGHT OUR QUOTA.
THE GUYS HAVE BEEN
BROOMIN', STUFFIN',
PUMPIN' DOWN, STACKIN'.
THERE JUST ISN'T
ANY MORE ROOM IN THERE.
WHAT WE HAD TO CATCH,
WE CAUGHT IT.
Narrator: HIS FIRST OPILIO
SEASON AS A BOAT OWNER
IN THE BOOKS,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL NETS A TOTAL
OF 150,000 POUNDS...
[ LAUGHS ]
...LANDING EACH DECKHAND
A $27,000 PAYCHECK.
Bill: THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A LOT
RIDING ON ME CATCHING OUR CRAB.
BETWEEN THE BOAT AND TRYING
TO GET A LITTLE QUOTA TOGETHER,
YOU PRETTY MUCH LAY IT
ALL OUT ON THE LINE.
WE CAUGHT THROUGH
AND DID WHAT IT TOOK.
I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
Narrator: COMING UP...
RESPECT IS EARNED,
AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT
IS TO SHOW THEM
THAT I CAN DO THIS JOB.
THIS AIN'T GONNA DO IT.
SEE HOW ED DOES.
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
I'M NERVOUS.
Narrator: ON THE BRENNA A...
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
-YES!
-THEY JUST KEEP COMIN'.
-MAN, IT'S FULL!
-THAT ONE WILL DO IT.
THAT'S THE LAST ONE.
WHOO! LAST POT!
GOT ONE POT, GUYS.
ONE POT TO FREEDOM.
BAD BREAKING GOOD,
BROTHER.
Narrator: ...CAPPING OFF
THE FIRST OPILIO SEASON
OF HIS CAREER...
-GOOD JOB. WELL DONE.
...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
HAULS A TOTAL OF 230,000 POUNDS
IN JUST THREE WEEKS,
AND STUFFED EACH DECK HAND'S
WALLET WITH $48,000.
TO COME OUT HERE
AND JUST KILL IT,
KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK,
FEELS PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: THE WIZARD
TOOK FIRST PRIZE.
BUT IN THIS TRAGIC SEASON,
JUST GETTING HOME IS A VICTORY.
Narrator: 410 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
... ON THE NORTHWESTERN.
I'M NOT JUST OUT HERE
TO PULL HANDLES
AND PRETEND TO BE A CAPTAIN.
I'M HERE TO MAKE MONEY
AND, YOU KNOW, SHOW MY BROTHER
THAT I'M CAPABLE.
SO, THIS IS THE FIRST OF OUR...
FIRST OF MY GEAR
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY.
Narrator: BUMPING HIS POTS
TO SHALLOWER GROUNDS
AFTER SIX TOWN SOAKS
CAME UP EMPTY...
Edgar: WHEN I SET
THESE STRINGS OUT,
I PUT THEM UP ON SOFT BOTTOM.
HOPEFULLY THAT WAS A GOOD MOVE.
WE CAN FILL THIS
STUPID TANK AND GO HOME.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
EDGAR HANSEN IS GAMBLING
THAT HIS BET WILL PUT HIM
DIRECTLY ON THE SCHOOL.
WE'RE NOT, UH,
ON NUMBERS, AND...
NOBODY'S HAVING FUN.
THIS AIN'T GONNA DO IT.
SEE HOW ED DOES.
RESPECT IS EARNED, AND THE ONLY
WAY TO DO THAT IS TO SHOW THEM
THAT I CAN DO THIS JOB.
Narrator: WITH 81,000 POUNDS
STILL TO CATCH,
EDGAR LOOKS TO PROVE HE'S
WORTHY OF THE TITLE "CAPTAIN."
Edgar: 500 FEET, AND I SHOULD
SEE A POT.
YEP!
**
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
I'M NERVOUS.
DON'T KNOW WHY I'M NERVOUS.
**
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON, COME ON.
**
OKAY! OKAY! OKAY!
OH, BOY.
HERE WE GO.
**
**
WHAT YOU GOT?
WHAT YOU GOT? WHAT YOU GOT?
160. THAT WAS A GOOD POT.
WE'RE GETTING NUMBERS.
THAT'S GOOD. WHAT I'M DOING
IS WORKING SO FAR.
RIGHT THERE!
HOLY [BLEEP]
LOOK AT THE TABLE.
THIS IS GETTING BETTER!
I LIKE IT!
OH, MAN, I'M GETTING
SO MANY OVER HERE!
OH, YEAH!
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS IN THAT?
THAT WAS A BIG POT.
COUPLE HUNDRED?
-OH, YEAH.
"OH, YEAH"? "OH, YEAH."
I LIKE "OH, YEAH."
WITH NUMBERS LIKE THIS,
YOU KNOW...
ONLY GO THROUGH THE YEAR ONCE.
EDGAR'S DOING FINE.
WE GOT WHAT WE NEED.
IT'S IN THE GEAR.
KUDOS TO ED.
MADE THE RIGHT MOVES
WITH WHAT WE HAD TO WORK WITH.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES A CAPTAIN
A GOOD CAPTAIN --
IS BEING ABLE TO MAKE
GOOD DECISIONS,
CALCULATED DECISIONS
THAT PAY OFF.
Narrator: TRUSTING HIS INSTINCTS
AND PUTTING THE NORTHWESTERN
ON THE CRAB...
JUDGING FROM WHAT WE
CHECKED IN THESE POTS,
I'M SURE THIS STRING HAS IT.
SO, ONCE THROUGH THE GEAR,
THEN START PUTTING
THE POTS ON THE BOAT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN EDGAR
AND THE CREW
SPEND THE NEXT SIX HOURS
HAULING AND STACKING
THE REST OF THEIR GEAR.
LAST POT, COMING UP.
UH, YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT THAT
MEANS -- FLAMING HOOK TIME.
PRAYING I WON'T MISS.
DON'T MISS!
YEAH, GO, GO!
-DON'T MISS!
[ CHEERING ]
Narrator: EDGAR'S
81,000 POUND HAUL
BRINGS THE NORTHWESTERN'S
SEASON TOTAL
TO 357,000 POUNDS OF OPILIO CRAB
OVER SEVEN WEEKS,
EARNING EACH MEMBER OF THE CREW
A PAY DAY OF $45,000.
Nick: POTS ARE ON THE BOAT.
WE GOT THEM ALL.
EDGAR CAUGHT WHAT
WE NEEDED TO CATCH.
Edgar: I THINK THESE GUYS MIGHT
RESPECT ME A LITTLE MORE.
I'M THE CAPTAIN RIGHT NOW.
[ Line ringing ]
-HEY. HOW'S IT GOING?
-BIG DAY.
I MEAN, WE GOT
A FULL FRONT TANK.
THINGS ARE COMING BACK
AROUND FULL CIRCLE.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
PROUD. WELL, THANKS.
YEP. YEP. ALWAYS. BYE.
[ BEEP ]
**
[ SNIFFLES ]
**
* OPEN UP, CUT THE CORD *
* DON'T IGNORE THE PLACE
YOU CAME FROM *
**
* 'CAUSE WHEN YOU FALL,
YOU WILL HAVE WINGS *
* YOU WILL REMEMBER
WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF *
Jake: I'M FINISHING UP A SEASON
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD FINISH.
CAUGHT MY CRAB,
AND NOW I'M DONE.
[ CHEERING ]
THE ONLY THING
THAT MATTERS TO ME
IS EARNING RESPECT FOR MYSELF.
AND I'VE GOT IT. I'VE GOT IT
THIS YEAR FOR [BLEEP] SURE.
* SO KNOW YOUR NAME,
KNOW IT WELL *
* AND GIVE THEM
SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN *
Bill:
I'M GLAD TO HAVE NICK BACK.
WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH,
NICK WAS ALWAYS THE ONE
THAT PULLED IT OFF.
YOU KNOW, I'M PROUD TO BE
A PART OF HIS REHABILITATION.
YOU'RE FAMILY, MAN.
LOVE YOU.
NICK MEANS A LOT TO ME.
-WHAT'S UP?
-[ LAUGHS ]
-OH, YEAH!
-READY FOR MY ICE BATH!
APPARENTLY SOME WEIRD
NORWEGIAN TRADITION.
I GOT TO DO AN ICE BATH
AFTER MY FIRST SNOW CRAB SEASON.
SO, HERE WE GO!
-WHOA! OHH!
* AND SHOULD THE OCEAN
TURN BLACK *
* AND WASH AWAY *
* SHOULD THIS LOVE
START TO DRAG *
* AND MAKE YOUR HEART BREAK *
I'M USED TO DRIVING
A 113-FOOT BOAT AT EIGHT KNOTS.
NOW I'M IN A 16-FOOT CAR
DOING 118 IN 600 FEET.
YEAH!
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.
* COME ON NOW, YEAH *
* A-LA-LA-LA-LA,
LA LA-LA-LA-LA *
Sig: YOU KNOW,
FOR THIS LAST SEASON,
THERE WAS A LOT OF NEGATIVES,
IT WAS TOUGH,
BUT TO END IT LIKE THIS,
ON A POSITIVE,
I MEAN, WHAT COULD BE BETTER,
YOU KNOW?
[ CHEERING ]
[ FIREWORKS EXPLODING ]
IN OUR INDUSTRY, IT'S ALL
ABOUT RISK AND REWARD,
AND WE WORK HARD,
AND THEN WE PLAY HARD,
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THIS IS OUR REWARD.
AND THIS IS LIFE.
[ CHEERING ]
AND MOMENTS LIKE THIS
ARE THE KIND OF THINGS
THAT YOU DON'T GET
TO SEE TOO OFTEN, YOU KNOW?
* NO, I WILL NOT FORGET
THE PACT WE MADE *
THIS IS WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT.
* AND I WILL NOT LET
THIS MOMENT GO TO WASTE *
**
PAN-PAN. PAN-PAN.
Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON
"DEADLIEST CATCH"...
Man: C-130'S ON SCENE.
THAT'S -- THAT'S
NOT GOOD AT ALL.
Sig: I'M FREAKED OUT. I JUST
LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
I NEED TO GET OFF THE BOAT.
I'M SPOOKED.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
Narrator: ON THE BERING SEA...
Sean: SIX FISHERMEN
WILL NEVER MAKE IT HOME.
THAT'S A HARD ONE TO DIGEST.
Narrator: ...THE ALASKAN-CRAB
FLEET IS STILL REELING
FROM THE LOST
OF THE DESTINATION.
Sean: REALLY A BITTERSWEET
END TO THE SEASON.
BUT WE NEED TO JUST
FOCUS ON HAULING GEAR.
Narrator: THE REMAINING
FOUR BOATS HAVE LITTLE CHOICE
BUT TO PRESS ON.
Sean: I WON'T RELAX
UNTIL I'M HOME.
Jake: I'VE BEEN SHIPPING
THE CRAB AWAY,
BUT I STILL HAVE
A LONG WAYS TO GO.
THERE'S A STORM COMING, TOO.
Narrator: BUT STANDING
BETWEEN THEM
AND THE END OF THEIR SEASON...
Man: WIND'S 40 KNOTS.
SEA'S 23 FEET.
Bill: HORRIFIC SEAS.
Narrator: ...IS ONE LAST
ARCTIC STORM.
THE SCARY ONES
ARE WITH THE NORTH,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN
[BLEEP] CAN GO WRONG.
BOATS CAN GET ICED UP.
THAT'S WHERE
WE'VE LOST MORE LIVES
THAN ANYTHING ELSE
IN THIS INDUSTRY,
IS BOATS ICING UP
AND ROLLING OVER.
**
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
IN ST. PAUL HARBOR,
ON THE 125 FOOT NORTHWESTERN...
Edgar: THIS YEAR,
IT'S BEEN A DIFFERENT YEAR,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
SIG'S FLOWN OUT.
YOU KNOW, AFTER WHAT HAPPENED,
LOSING THE DESTINATION,
YOU KNOW, HE'S SHAKEN UP.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT
THOSE GUYS WENT THROUGH.
UPSIDE DOWN, WATER FLOODING IN,
IN THE DARK,
NOT KNOWING WHAT'S UP FROM DOWN.
**
MY HEART GOES OUT
TO THEIR FAMILIES.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
Narrator: CAPTAIN SIG LEFT
THE BOAT TO MOURN THE DEATH
OF A CLOSE FRIEND
ON THE DESTINATION.
Edgar: BIG LEAP OF FAITH FOR SIG
TO LEAVE THIS IN MY HANDS
AT THIS POINT.
TRY TO GO CATCH OUR
81,000 POUNDS AND SOME CHANGE.
Nick: CAPTAIN ED
IS RUNNING THE BOAT.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
WE'RE ALL GOOD.
WE'RE ALL STRAIGHT.
I DON'T THINK EVERYBODY
LOOKS AT ME AS, YOU KNOW,
"CAPTAIN" PER SE,
OR THE GUY IN CHARGE, SOMETIMES.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THAT.
WE GOT A MASSIVE STORM COMING
THAT'S GONNA LAST FOR DAYS.
BUT I WANT TO KEEP
RUNNING THIS THING,
AND IF SIG NEEDS ME TO KEEP
RUNNING IT, WELL THEN...
THROW THE LINES! LET 'EM FLY!
**
-ALL ABOARD!
-ALL ABOARD!
**
HERE WE GO.
Edgar: I'M IN CHARGE.
I'M THE CAPTAIN.
[ WIND WHISTLING ]
Narrator: 165 MILES SOUTHEAST...
...ON THE 110 FOOT BRENNA A...
EXTRA...
EXTRA BERING SEA DAY TODAY.
THERE ARE SOME BIG WAVES
KIND OF COMING OUT OF NOWHERE.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
BEATS THROUGH ROUGH SEAS.
**
THE GUYS HAVE THE DESTINATION
IN THE BACK OF
THEIR MIND RIGHT NOW.
IT'S SCARY,
GOING FOR THAT MONEY, BUT...
JUST FEELS SCARY.
TIME TO PUT SOME CRAB
IN THAT BAD BOY.
ALL THE GEAR'S CONSOLIDATED
IN A TIGHT LITTLE AREA,
SO KIND OF A GAMBLE.
I HOPE WE END THE SEASON HERE,
AND HOPEFULLY
SHE TREATS US WELL.
**
Narrator: IN A STORM-CHOKED
EASTERN OPIE GROUNDS...
LET'S TRY THIS.
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG
SKIPPER'S BANKING
ON THIS CLUSTER OF GEAR
TO SEND HIM HOME.
**
I HAVEN'T HAD TO WORK
ON A DECK THIS WET BEFORE.
OH, IT'S REALLY GOING!
IT'S PRETTY BAD!
IT'S PRETTY WILD.
WE'RE GOING FOR IT.
GIVE ME BIG THINGS!
FIRST ONE'S COMING UP, AND...
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ LAUGHS ] WHOO!
FRIGGIN' LOAD OF CRAB IN IT,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
-YEAH!
-[ LAUGHS ]
WHOA...
LOOK OUT!
HOLY [BLEEP]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
WATCHING OUT FOR BIG WAVES.
STILL SOME BIG SETS
ROLLING THROUGH HERE.
LONG AS WE'RE PUTTING
CRAB IN THE BOAT,
THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.
Sean: YEAH! OH, YEAH!
I'M EXCITED!
**
-YEAH!
-ALL RIGHT! THERE IT IS!
FOUR, ONE, TWO!
OHH!
Narrator: EMBOLDENED
BY BIG NUMBERS...
WATCH OUT.
WATCH OUT.
...SEAN CHARGES
INTO THE STORM.
Man: COME ON, WATCH OUT!
**
YEAH! WHOO-HOO!
Sean: WOW, THIS IS PRETTY
GOOD RIGHT NOW.
IT'S NEVER OVER TILL IT'S OVER.
**
Narrator: 285 MILES NORTHWEST...
ON THE 113 FOOT SUMMER BAY.
IT IS AN UGLY DAY TODAY
IN SO MANY WAYS.
Man: OH, YEAH!
Bill: IT'S LIKE, MY BIGGEST
FEAR OUT HERE, YOU KNOW?
RIGHT NOW, THE GLAMOUR OF
THE FIREWORKS AND THE FANFARE,
IT'S...
IT'S GONE.
Narrator: SHAKEN BY THE SINKING
OF THE DESTINATION...
I'M LOOKING TO GET MY NUMBER
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN WILD BILL WICHROWSKI
BATTLES 20-FOOT WAVES
AND 50-KNOT WINDS
TO FINISH HIS SEASON.
WHAT I HOPE IS THIS IS
THE LAST TIME WE SIFT THESE.
IF YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW,
YOU CAN SEE THAT
THIS IS NOT AN EASY TASK.
-READY WHEN YOU ARE, BOSS.
-MM...
WAIT TILL THIS NEXT ONE GOES BY.
YEAH, GO AHEAD.
THROW IT OVER, GUYS!
BE SAFE, BE FAST!
I'M NOT LETTING MY GUARD DOWN,
'CAUSE ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.
**
[ BEEPING ]
WHAT IS THAT?
[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]
HEY, WE GOT A GENERATOR ALARM,
ON THE STARBOARD GENERATOR.
GO, GO, GO! SOMETHING'S
MAKING A RACKET.
AH [BLEEP]
[ ALARM BLARING ]
**
UM...I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER.
Narrator: THE SOUNDING ALARM
INDICATES A FAILING GENERATOR.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH BIGGER
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO GET.
IT'S NOT A GOOD DAY
TO NOT HAVE POWER.
Narrator: WITHOUT IT,
THE CAPTAIN WILL LOSE STEERING,
LEAVING THE BOAT AND HER CREW,
AT THE MERCY OF 20 FOOT SEAS.
Bill: I'M JUST TRYING
TO MAINTAIN THE BOAT
SO WE DON'T GET THRASHED.
WE GOT HUGE SEAS RIGHT NOW,
SO BEING WITHOUT POWER,
IT CAN BE A REALLY BIG DEAL.
**
OH, WE'RE GETTING SIDEWAYS HERE.
WHOA!
HOLY [BLEEP]
Narrator: ON THE SUMMER BAY...
Bill: OH, WE'RE
GETTING SIDEWAYS HERE.
WHOA!
HOLY [BLEEP]
Narrator: ...TOSSED
BY 20 FOOT SEAS,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL
IS DOWN A GENERATOR
AND LOSING CONTROL.
Bill: WE'RE UNDER THE GUN.
EMERGENCY REPAIRS AND A GALE
WITH 20-PLUS-FOOT SEAS.
IF I DON'T HAVE
FULL POWER ON IT,
THE BOW SWINGS OVER
25, 30 DEGREES.
Narrator: WITH LIMITED STEERING,
KEEPING THE SUMMER BAY SAFE
AND OUT OF THE DITCH
IS A CHALLENGE.
AN ALUMINUM COUPLING
HAS COME LOOSE
FROM THE HYDRAULIC'S DRIVE UNIT,
PRESSING AGAINST
THE ENGINE SHAFT,
GRINDING THE BOAT TO A HALT.
WITH HIS SEASON ON THE LINE,
THE CAPTAIN AND FORMER ENGINEER,
ROLLS UP HIS SLEEVES.
**
**
JIM WENT DOWN,
AND HE DID THE RIGHT THING,
SHUT IT DOWN AND GOT
EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING.
WE KIND OF LUCKED OUT
ON THAT ONE,
ESPECIALLY WITH
THE WEATHER WE GOT.
GUYS DID GOOD ON THAT ONE.
THEY WORKED LIKE A TEAM.
IT WAS AWESOME.
55 MILES NORTHWEST...
Edgar: STARTING TO GET
A LITTLE GNARLY.
22 FOOT SEAS.
GUSTING 30.
Narrator: ...ON THE FISHING
VESSEL NORTHWESTERN.
HARDEST PART ABOUT HAULING GEAR
IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER
IS KEEPING THE WAVES
OFF THE STARBOARD SIDE.
FILLING IN FOR HIS BROTHER SIG,
CAPTAIN EDGAR HANSEN
APPROACHES HIS FIRST
HAUL IN BUILDING SEAS.
IT'S -- IT'S A LITTLE IFFY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S NASTY, BUT IT'S DOABLE.
JUST THROW ANOTHER STRING.
TWO AND A HALF DAYS, SO...
SHOULD BE ANYTHING FROM 100,
150, COUPLE HUNDRED.
Narrator: EDGAR COUNTS ON POTS
SET BY BROTHER SIG
THREE DAYS AGO TO PUT A DENT
IN THE 81,000 POUNDS NEEDED
TO CLOSE OUT THEIR SEASON.
Edgar: I WANT SIG TO KNOW THAT,
IF THE TIME COMES,
THEN HE'S GOT SOMEBODY
RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER.
OKAY, FIRST POT. READY?
**
**
SHOW ME THE MONEY.
OH, NO.
AHH, BOY.
OH, NO.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?
THREE-ZERO.
30?
WHAT KIND OF NONSENSE
IS THAT?
Karl: THEY'RE HOPING WE'RE
GETTING A 200 POUNDS A POT,
BUT...I GUESS NOT.
Edgar: SIG DID HIS BEST
TO PUT US ON CRAB,
BUT WE WERE LEFT WITH
NOT A WHOLE LOT TO WORK WITH.
SO, NOW IT'S ALL UP TO ME.
I'M SETTING MY OWN GEAR.
WE'VE BEEN FISHING MAINLY
ON KIND OF HARDER BOTTOMS, SO...
JUST GONNA BUMP THEM
UP A LITTLE BIT.
JUST TO COVER SOME DEPTHS.
Narrator: WITH SIG'S
TOWN SOAK A BUST,
EDGAR WILL TRY HIS LUCK
IN SHALLOWER WATERS.
Edgar: 62 POUNDS.
USUALLY THERE'S 65 AND BELOW,
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW
TILL YOU SPREAD
YOUR WINGS AND FIND OUT.
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,
I'M PUTTING 81,000 POUNDS
OF CRAB ON THIS BOAT.
Narrator: 115 MILES SOUTHEAST...
[BLEEP] SEA'S PROBABLY
15 TO 20 FEET.
Narrator:
...ON THE 107 FOOT SAGA.
NOT VERY CONDUCIVE FOR A SAFE
WORKING ENVIRONMENT,
LET ME TELL YOU.
-OHH!
-DOWN THEY GO!
-DOUBLE DOWN!
-YEAH, I'D LIKE TO
DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT BET, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, LET'S GO.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
CHARGES THROUGH BOILING SEAS,
TO THE FIRST POTS
HE'S FISHED IN THREE DAYS.
Jake: I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
WE NEED TO GET FULL.
I'M GONNA DO MY
DAMNEDEST TO TRY.
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW
HOW A TOWN SOAK'S GONNA DO.
Narrator: AS THE CLOCK
RUNS DOWN ON THE SEASON...
ALL RIGHT. FIRST POT, COMING UP.
OH, YOWZA!
Narrator: ...THE YOUNG SKIPPER'S
BANKING ON THIS LONG SOAK
TO PUT HIM OVER THE TOP.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
GUSTING PROBABLY 30-,
40-FOOTERS ROLLING THROUGH.
[ JAKE SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
OH, YEAH,
THAT'S A 20 FOOTER.
Man: WHOO! [ LAUGHS ]
OH, YEAH!
Jake: THAT'S WORTH IT,
RIGHT THERE.
OH-HO-HO, HO-HO-HO!
LOOK WHAT I SEE!
[ CHEERING ]
LOOKS REAL GOOD.
BIG CRAB.
REAL CLEAN CRAB.
ROGER!
ONE-SEVEN-ZERO!
[BLEEP]
-OH, YEAH!
-IS IT ON?
-WHOA.
-THANK YOU [BLEEP]
HUGE CRAB.
THE GEAR IS DOING ITS JOB.
I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S GONNA KEEP UP.
THE MAIN THING NOW IS, I WANT
TO MAKE AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT
OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING,
WHERE THEY'RE GOING.
Narrator: WITH THE CRAB
IN HIS SIGHTS,
JAKE'S JOB NOW IS TO KEEP
HIS POTS IN FRONT OF THEM.
Jake: THE HEALTHY SCHOOL IS
GONNA BE SOMEWHERE AHEAD OF IT.
I MIGHT BUMP THIS OVER
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
I'M SETTING THESE SOUTH.
IT'S A RISK.
THINGS CAN CHANGE,
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THESE ARE --
THEY'RE MOVING SOUTH.
-GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
-THANKS, MAN.
[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]
...INFORMATION ON THE VESSEL
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY TO COPY.
OVER.
-COPY.
Bill: OH, MY GOD.
Narrator: 315 MILES SOUTHEAST,
ON THE HEELS OF
THE DESTINATION TRAGEDY...
...A COAST GUARD MH-60 JAYHAWK
IS RACING TO ANOTHER
FISHING VESSEL IN DISTRESS.
THE FISHING VESSEL
PREDATOR IS BEACHED,
WITH A HOLE GOUGED IN ITS HAUL
THAT'S FLOODING THE BOAT
AND THREATENING THE CREW.
Man: FISHING VESSEL PREDATOR,
FISHING VESSEL PREDATOR.
COAST GUARD HELICOPTER
ON CHANNEL ONE-SIX. OVER.
Narrator:
OFF THE COAST OF AKUTAN...
Man: PREDATOR, WHAT IS
YOUR CURRENT SITUATION?
OVER.
ROGER.
Narrator: ...THE FISHING VESSEL
PREDATOR IS RUN AGROUND.
Man: WHOA!
Narrator: THE THREE-MAN CREW
IS TRAPPED BY RISING WATERS.
THEY'RE ONLY ESCAPE --
A THREE-STORY PLUNGE
INTO FREEZING SURF.
Man: YEAH, THIS BAD BOY
JUST WANTS TO SLIDE ON ME.
Narrator: FIGHTING
THE 50 KNOT WINDS...
Man: BASKET'S GOING OUT THE
DOOR. BASKET'S GOING DOWN.
Narrator: ...THE COAST GUARD
LOWERS A BASKET
TO HOIST UP THE FIRST CREWMAN.
BASKET'S ON DECK.
MEMBER'S IN THE BASKET.
FIRST, TAKING A LOAD.
**
EASY TOWARD RIGHT.
HE'S COMING IN THE CABIN.
NOW HE'S GETTING
OUT OF THE BASKET.
BASKET'S GOING DOWN.
Narrator: RISING FLOOD WATERS
AND HAMMERING WAVES
THREATEN TO ROLL THE BOAT.
I DO SEE IT.
BASKET'S COMING
IN THE CABIN DOOR.
-WATCH, WATCH! WATCH IT!
-WHOA!
BASKET'S GOING DOWN.
Man: WHOA!
**
GOLLY!
STARTING TAKING LOAD.
TAKING LOAD.
SWINGING.
-ALL RIGHT, WE'LL HOLD RIGHT.
-HEADED THIS WAY.
**
**
Narrator: IN A SEASON
MARKED BY TRAGEDY...
...THANKS TO THE
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD,
TODAY AT LEAST,
THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER.
**
**
315 MILES NORTHWEST...
ON THE SAGA...
Jake: I NEED ONE MORE PICK,
AND IF IT GOES,
WE COULD BE FULL.
BUT, UH,
I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
Narrator: ...STRUGGLING ALL YEAR
TO FIND A BIOMASS...
Jake: THE CRAB HAVE BEEN
MOVING SOUTH,
SO I FOLLOWED THEM DOWN HERE.
BUT IT CAN ALWAYS CHANGE.
IT COULD'VE CHANGED YESTERDAY
AND I WOULDN'T OF KNOWN.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
JAKE ANDERSON HAS FOUND THE CRAB
AND MOVED HIS GEAR
TO SHALLOWER WATER
TO STAY ON THE SCHOOL.
PRAYING TO GOD I MADE
THE RIGHT DECISION.
**
**
YOU'RE KIDDING ME.
WHOO! YEAH!
[BLEEP] ME!
WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
**
270. I'M JUST HOPING THAT
THE SECOND POT DOES THE SAME.
**
OHH [BLEEP]
YEAH, BABY! NICE POT! WHOO!
THAT'S A MONSTER POT.
OH! OH!
I DIALED ALL MY STUFF IN,
JUST LIKE I WAS TAUGHT TO.
Narrator: JAKE GUESSED RIGHT.
HE STAYED ON THE SCHOOL
AND FOUND THE MOTHER LODE.
I MIGHT RESET, TRY A SHORT SOAK.
SET THEM BACK.
Narrator: NOW IT'S TIME
TO STUFF HIS TANKS.
GONNA BAIT UP EXTRA HEAVY.
THE MORE COD WE PUT IN,
THE MORE CRAB WE BRING IN.
Jake: FAST. FAST AS YOU CAN.
YOU GOT TO GO QUICK.
-GET YOURSELF ANOTHER ONE!
-WE GO TO GET MORE, UH, BAIT.
**
-OW!
-WHOO!
-WHAT?
-HUH?
-[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
HE'S HOLDING HIS [BLEEP] HAND.
TELL HANNES TO GET INSIDE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED TO HIS HAND.
[ GROANS ]
BROKEN.
Narrator: ON THE SAGA...
Jake: LET ME SEE IT.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Narrator: ...WORKING DOUBLE TIME
TO HAUL AND RE-BAIT POTS,
DECK BOSS HANNES HUSWICK CRUSHED
HIS HAND IN THE FREEZER DOOR.
Jake: THERE'S NOTHING
WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT HERE.
IT'S A BOXER'S FRACTURE
IS WHAT IT IS.
[BLEEP]
NOW I DON'T HAVE YOU.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
Narrator: ON BIG NUMBERS...
Jake: YOU HAVE TO HELP ME
TOP THIS OFF.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN JAKE
NEEDS ALL HANDS ON DECK,
EVEN THE BROKEN ONES.
JUST GET THROUGH
THE [BLEEP] TRIP,
GET THROUGH THIS GEAR,
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
IT'LL BE FINE.
HANNES BROKE HIS HAND.
HE'S A CRABBER. IT SUCKS.
I DON'T LIKE IT,
I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT, BUT...
I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
**
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
HOLY [BLEEP]
THIS STUFF
RIGHT HERE ON THIS TABLE,
IS VERY HARD TO FIND
THIS SEASON.
IT'S FUNNY. YOU START SEEING
THIS MANY CRAB ON THE TABLE
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY HAND
DOESN'T HURT FOR A SECOND.
-[ LAUGHS ]
-WHAT IS THAT?
CAN'T GIVE YOU
ANY HAND SIGNALS!
SIX-ZERO.
SIX-ZERO-TWO.
-BRIGHT COD!
-HIGH POT OF THE SEASON.
-YEAH!
-MAN...
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME
NOT SUCCEEDING.
SURE FEELS GOOD,
FOR ONCE, TO WIN.
Narrator: DESPITE ENDLESS CREW
AND MECHANICAL ISSUES...
-I'M TALKING FULL! FULL, BABY!
-OHH, YEAH!
...JAKE CATCHES
HIS 300,000 POUND QUOTA.
Jake: THIS GUYS GOT DONE
WHAT THEY NEEDED TO GET DONE.
I WAS SO PROUD OF THEM.
I CAN'T TELL YOU.
Narrator: AND THOSE DECKHANDS
THAT STUCK IT OUT HEAD HOME
WITH $32,000 IN THEIR POCKETS.
BING, BANG -- SEASON OVER.
**
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Narrator: 65 MILES NORTHWEST...
[BLEEP] WE HAVE THESE
CRAZY SEAS RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: ...ON THE SUMMER BAY.
Bill: WE WENT DOWN THERE,
WE MADE IT SO WE COULD
RUN THE GENERATOR.
WE MADE THE BEST OF
A BAD SITUATION,
SO I THINK THE BOYS ARE READY
TO HAUL SOME GEAR.
SO AM I.
Narrator: BACK TO FULL POWER...
STILL GONNA BE
A COLD BITCH, THOUGH.
...CAPTAIN WILD BILL
FACES THE VIOLENT
BERING SEA HEAD ON.
Bill: IT'S LIKE
A WASHING MACHINE.
AND ODDLY ENOUGH, WE HAVE
THE SUN BEARING DOWN ON US.
THIS STRING WAS SET BACK
NEXT TO THE BEST STRING
WE'D HAD IN TWO DAYS UP HERE,
SO TRYING TO POWER THIS OUT.
-ALL RIGHT, GUYS! LET'S GO!
-WHOO!
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SEE WHAT WE GOT IN.
COME ON. GIVE ME SOME BUGS.
JUST TO GET SOME LIFE
IN THIS TANK.
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Man: COME ON, COME ON!
OHH, YEAH!
-WHOO!
-YEAH, BABY! YEAH!
[BLEEP] YEAH!
-THERE'S 160.
THAT'S ONE-SIX-ZERO.
-160!
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-YEAH, BABY! YEAH!
-OH, YEAH!
WE CAN WORK WITH THAT!
185.
ONE-EIGHT-FIVE.
WITH THIS STUFF HERE,
WE'RE GOING HOME.
WE CAN FINISH OUR SEASON
WITH THESE NUMBERS.
Narrator: HAULING BIG POTS,
WILD BILL AND CREW
SPEND THE NEXT NINE HOURS
FILLING THE TANKS.
2017 WAS A GRIND.
I THINK WE'VE CAUGHT OUR QUOTA.
THE GUYS HAVE BEEN
BROOMIN', STUFFIN',
PUMPIN' DOWN, STACKIN'.
THERE JUST ISN'T
ANY MORE ROOM IN THERE.
WHAT WE HAD TO CATCH,
WE CAUGHT IT.
Narrator: HIS FIRST OPILIO
SEASON AS A BOAT OWNER
IN THE BOOKS,
CAPTAIN WILD BILL NETS A TOTAL
OF 150,000 POUNDS...
[ LAUGHS ]
...LANDING EACH DECKHAND
A $27,000 PAYCHECK.
Bill: THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A LOT
RIDING ON ME CATCHING OUR CRAB.
BETWEEN THE BOAT AND TRYING
TO GET A LITTLE QUOTA TOGETHER,
YOU PRETTY MUCH LAY IT
ALL OUT ON THE LINE.
WE CAUGHT THROUGH
AND DID WHAT IT TOOK.
I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
Narrator: COMING UP...
RESPECT IS EARNED,
AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT
IS TO SHOW THEM
THAT I CAN DO THIS JOB.
THIS AIN'T GONNA DO IT.
SEE HOW ED DOES.
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
I'M NERVOUS.
Narrator: ON THE BRENNA A...
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
-YES!
-THEY JUST KEEP COMIN'.
-MAN, IT'S FULL!
-THAT ONE WILL DO IT.
THAT'S THE LAST ONE.
WHOO! LAST POT!
GOT ONE POT, GUYS.
ONE POT TO FREEDOM.
BAD BREAKING GOOD,
BROTHER.
Narrator: ...CAPPING OFF
THE FIRST OPILIO SEASON
OF HIS CAREER...
-GOOD JOB. WELL DONE.
...CAPTAIN SEAN DWYER
HAULS A TOTAL OF 230,000 POUNDS
IN JUST THREE WEEKS,
AND STUFFED EACH DECK HAND'S
WALLET WITH $48,000.
TO COME OUT HERE
AND JUST KILL IT,
KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK,
FEELS PRETTY GOOD.
Narrator: THE WIZARD
TOOK FIRST PRIZE.
BUT IN THIS TRAGIC SEASON,
JUST GETTING HOME IS A VICTORY.
Narrator: 410 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...
... ON THE NORTHWESTERN.
I'M NOT JUST OUT HERE
TO PULL HANDLES
AND PRETEND TO BE A CAPTAIN.
I'M HERE TO MAKE MONEY
AND, YOU KNOW, SHOW MY BROTHER
THAT I'M CAPABLE.
SO, THIS IS THE FIRST OF OUR...
FIRST OF MY GEAR
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY.
Narrator: BUMPING HIS POTS
TO SHALLOWER GROUNDS
AFTER SIX TOWN SOAKS
CAME UP EMPTY...
Edgar: WHEN I SET
THESE STRINGS OUT,
I PUT THEM UP ON SOFT BOTTOM.
HOPEFULLY THAT WAS A GOOD MOVE.
WE CAN FILL THIS
STUPID TANK AND GO HOME.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN
EDGAR HANSEN IS GAMBLING
THAT HIS BET WILL PUT HIM
DIRECTLY ON THE SCHOOL.
WE'RE NOT, UH,
ON NUMBERS, AND...
NOBODY'S HAVING FUN.
THIS AIN'T GONNA DO IT.
SEE HOW ED DOES.
RESPECT IS EARNED, AND THE ONLY
WAY TO DO THAT IS TO SHOW THEM
THAT I CAN DO THIS JOB.
Narrator: WITH 81,000 POUNDS
STILL TO CATCH,
EDGAR LOOKS TO PROVE HE'S
WORTHY OF THE TITLE "CAPTAIN."
Edgar: 500 FEET, AND I SHOULD
SEE A POT.
YEP!
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[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
I'M NERVOUS.
DON'T KNOW WHY I'M NERVOUS.
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COME ON, COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON, COME ON.
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OKAY! OKAY! OKAY!
OH, BOY.
HERE WE GO.
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WHAT YOU GOT?
WHAT YOU GOT? WHAT YOU GOT?
160. THAT WAS A GOOD POT.
WE'RE GETTING NUMBERS.
THAT'S GOOD. WHAT I'M DOING
IS WORKING SO FAR.
RIGHT THERE!
HOLY [BLEEP]
LOOK AT THE TABLE.
THIS IS GETTING BETTER!
I LIKE IT!
OH, MAN, I'M GETTING
SO MANY OVER HERE!
OH, YEAH!
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS IN THAT?
THAT WAS A BIG POT.
COUPLE HUNDRED?
-OH, YEAH.
"OH, YEAH"? "OH, YEAH."
I LIKE "OH, YEAH."
WITH NUMBERS LIKE THIS,
YOU KNOW...
ONLY GO THROUGH THE YEAR ONCE.
EDGAR'S DOING FINE.
WE GOT WHAT WE NEED.
IT'S IN THE GEAR.
KUDOS TO ED.
MADE THE RIGHT MOVES
WITH WHAT WE HAD TO WORK WITH.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES A CAPTAIN
A GOOD CAPTAIN --
IS BEING ABLE TO MAKE
GOOD DECISIONS,
CALCULATED DECISIONS
THAT PAY OFF.
Narrator: TRUSTING HIS INSTINCTS
AND PUTTING THE NORTHWESTERN
ON THE CRAB...
JUDGING FROM WHAT WE
CHECKED IN THESE POTS,
I'M SURE THIS STRING HAS IT.
SO, ONCE THROUGH THE GEAR,
THEN START PUTTING
THE POTS ON THE BOAT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN EDGAR
AND THE CREW
SPEND THE NEXT SIX HOURS
HAULING AND STACKING
THE REST OF THEIR GEAR.
LAST POT, COMING UP.
UH, YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT THAT
MEANS -- FLAMING HOOK TIME.
PRAYING I WON'T MISS.
DON'T MISS!
YEAH, GO, GO!
-DON'T MISS!
[ CHEERING ]
Narrator: EDGAR'S
81,000 POUND HAUL
BRINGS THE NORTHWESTERN'S
SEASON TOTAL
TO 357,000 POUNDS OF OPILIO CRAB
OVER SEVEN WEEKS,
EARNING EACH MEMBER OF THE CREW
A PAY DAY OF $45,000.
Nick: POTS ARE ON THE BOAT.
WE GOT THEM ALL.
EDGAR CAUGHT WHAT
WE NEEDED TO CATCH.
Edgar: I THINK THESE GUYS MIGHT
RESPECT ME A LITTLE MORE.
I'M THE CAPTAIN RIGHT NOW.
[ Line ringing ]
-HEY. HOW'S IT GOING?
-BIG DAY.
I MEAN, WE GOT
A FULL FRONT TANK.
THINGS ARE COMING BACK
AROUND FULL CIRCLE.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
PROUD. WELL, THANKS.
YEP. YEP. ALWAYS. BYE.
[ BEEP ]
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[ SNIFFLES ]
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* OPEN UP, CUT THE CORD *
* DON'T IGNORE THE PLACE
YOU CAME FROM *
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* 'CAUSE WHEN YOU FALL,
YOU WILL HAVE WINGS *
* YOU WILL REMEMBER
WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF *
Jake: I'M FINISHING UP A SEASON
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD FINISH.
CAUGHT MY CRAB,
AND NOW I'M DONE.
[ CHEERING ]
THE ONLY THING
THAT MATTERS TO ME
IS EARNING RESPECT FOR MYSELF.
AND I'VE GOT IT. I'VE GOT IT
THIS YEAR FOR [BLEEP] SURE.
* SO KNOW YOUR NAME,
KNOW IT WELL *
* AND GIVE THEM
SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN *
Bill:
I'M GLAD TO HAVE NICK BACK.
WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH,
NICK WAS ALWAYS THE ONE
THAT PULLED IT OFF.
YOU KNOW, I'M PROUD TO BE
A PART OF HIS REHABILITATION.
YOU'RE FAMILY, MAN.
LOVE YOU.
NICK MEANS A LOT TO ME.
-WHAT'S UP?
-[ LAUGHS ]
-OH, YEAH!
-READY FOR MY ICE BATH!
APPARENTLY SOME WEIRD
NORWEGIAN TRADITION.
I GOT TO DO AN ICE BATH
AFTER MY FIRST SNOW CRAB SEASON.
SO, HERE WE GO!
-WHOA! OHH!
* AND SHOULD THE OCEAN
TURN BLACK *
* AND WASH AWAY *
* SHOULD THIS LOVE
START TO DRAG *
* AND MAKE YOUR HEART BREAK *
I'M USED TO DRIVING
A 113-FOOT BOAT AT EIGHT KNOTS.
NOW I'M IN A 16-FOOT CAR
DOING 118 IN 600 FEET.
YEAH!
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.
* COME ON NOW, YEAH *
* A-LA-LA-LA-LA,
LA LA-LA-LA-LA *
Sig: YOU KNOW,
FOR THIS LAST SEASON,
THERE WAS A LOT OF NEGATIVES,
IT WAS TOUGH,
BUT TO END IT LIKE THIS,
ON A POSITIVE,
I MEAN, WHAT COULD BE BETTER,
YOU KNOW?
[ CHEERING ]
[ FIREWORKS EXPLODING ]
IN OUR INDUSTRY, IT'S ALL
ABOUT RISK AND REWARD,
AND WE WORK HARD,
AND THEN WE PLAY HARD,
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THIS IS OUR REWARD.
AND THIS IS LIFE.
[ CHEERING ]
AND MOMENTS LIKE THIS
ARE THE KIND OF THINGS
THAT YOU DON'T GET
TO SEE TOO OFTEN, YOU KNOW?
* NO, I WILL NOT FORGET
THE PACT WE MADE *
THIS IS WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT.
* AND I WILL NOT LET
THIS MOMENT GO TO WASTE *
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