Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 14, Episode 15 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript
A greenhorn's life hangs in the balance as the Summer Bay crew scrambles to rescue one of their own.
♪♪
Bill: I KNOW THAT THE WEATHER'S
COME UP CONSIDERABLY.
[ CHEERING ]
BUT YOU CAN'T WISH CRAB
INTO THE BOX.
WE'RE GONNA PICK THESE UP.
BRING IN SOME CRAB.
-ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
-OH, YEAH!
WE'RE PROBABLY DOING THE BEST
FISHING IN THE FLEET RIGHT NOW.
-YEAH! WHOO!
-BEAT THE MOON
AND BEAT THE OTHER BOATS
TO THE CRAB THAT'S DOWN THERE.
Man: TIDES ARE RIPPING.
TIDES ARE RIPPING.
♪♪
Bill: SUPERMOON. GOT THE BIGGEST
TIDES OF THE SEASON.
Man: HARD TO GET THE BUOYS
TO THE BOTTOM.
I'M FIGHTING THIS CURRENT.
I CAN'T EVEN GET
THE [BLEEP] THING TO TURN.
WHOA!
[ SPLASH ]
MAN OVERBOARD!
MAN OVERBOARD!
MAN OVERBOARD,
GET THE RING!
GO! GO!
-MAN!
-GET HIM OUT OF THE WATER NOW!
THROW THE [BLEEP]
LIFE RING!
WE GOT YOU, SPENCER!
TURN! TURN!
BRING IT OVER HERE!
BRING IT!
I'M GONNA
GET THE CRANE!
HOLD ON, SPENCER.
HEY, WE GOT YOU, BUDDY!
COMING DOWN!
-GOT YOU, BUDDY!
-GO! HEY!
GET HIM! GET HIM!
GRAB THAT!
PUT IT AROUND YOUR BODY!
OH [BLEEP]
THEY GOT HIM!
HOLD ON, SPENCER!
STOP! BILL! STOP! STOP!
STOP! STOP, GO FORWARD!
DON'T LET GO, SPENCER!
TELL ME WHEN TO COME UP!
DON'T LET GO, MAN!
UP, UP, UP, UP!
-UP!
-COME ON.
GET HIM. GET HIM.
COME ON.
[ GRUNTS ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
-[BLEEP] MAN.
-IS HE BREATHING?
IS HE BREATHING?!
DANG IT.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
-YEAH.
-HE'S GOOD!
HOLY SMOKES!
HOLY [BLEEP]
Narrator:
IN UNDER TWO MINUTES...
GET HIM INSIDE.
GET HIM OUT OF THAT [BLEEP]
Narrator: ...BILL'S CREW
MASTERFULLY RESCUED DECKHAND
SPENCER MOORE FROM THE PERILOUS,
34-DEGREE WATER.
AHH.
[BLEEP]
-WE GOT YOU.
-YEAH, DUDE.
AW, MAN.
[ SNIFFS ] WHEW.
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HEY, DUDE.
AHH!
[BLEEP] THAT WAS SCARY.
THAT WAS REALLY [BLEEP] SCARY.
MAN. I SAW YOU [BLEEP]
GO OVERBOARD,
AND THAT WHOLE [BLEEP]
TWIRL JUST WENT UPSIDE DOWN.
I WAS TRYING TO GET
THE BAG IN THE BLOCK,
AND IT...
IT'S JUST RIPPING HARD,
AND IT JUST [BLEEP]
I HELD ON,
AND IT RIPPED ME OVER WAY
FASTER THAN I COULD LET GO.
Narrator: SPENCER STRUGGLES
TO GAIN SLACK IN THE LINE.
WHEN THE SUPERMOON CURRENT
TUGS BACK WITH SUCH FORCE,
IT KNOCKS HIM OFF BALANCE.
-[BLEEP]
-MAN OVERBOARD!
MAN OVERBOARD!
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NEVER HAD ANYBODY
GO OVER THE SIDE.
HEY.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
-WAS THAT COLD?
-YEAH.
AS FAR AS SOMEBODY
GOING OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT,
LIKE, EVERYTHING
WENT [BLEEP]
PERFECT FROM GETTING
THE LIFE RING TO HIM
TO GETTING THE CRANE TO HIM
AND GETTING HIM BACK
ON THE BOAT.
IF HE WOULD HAVE GOT PAST
THE END OF THE BOAT,
WE WOULDN'T HAVE GOT HIM.
COME HERE, BUDDY.YEAH, YEAH.
[BLEEP] --
YOUR DAD WOULD HAVE
[BLEEP] HAD MY ASS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOUR WIFE, TOO.
HOLY [BLEEP]
-THAT WAS EXCITING.
-TAKE A SHOWER. DRY CLOTHES.
-YEP.
-WE'RE SHUTTING HER DOWN.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
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OH, MAN.
♪♪
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP] SHAKING
SO [BLEEP] BAD.
WELL...
OH, MY GOD.
CRAZIEST THING
I'VE EVER SEEN ON A CRAB BOAT.
I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S BACK. WE GOT HIM.
[BLEEP] WILD, THOUGH.
NEVER SEEN THAT.
NEVER WANT TO SEE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
THROW THE [BLEEP]
LIFE RING!
Narrator: THE CREW
THROWS HIM A LIFE RING...
TURN! TURN!
BRING IT OVER HERE.
BRING IT.
...PULLS HIM TOWARD THE BOAT
WITH A HOOK...
I'M GONNA
GET THE CRANE.
HOLD ON, SPENCER!
WE GOT YOU, MAN!
...AND HAULS HIM BACK ON DECK
WITH THE CRANE...
GET HIM!
...ALL WITHIN 90 SECONDS.
[ GRUNTS ]
FAILURE TO EXECUTE
ANY OF THOSE ACTIONS
SO QUICKLY WOULD HAVE
COST SPENCER HIS LIFE.
AMAZING WORK, YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OH, MY GOD.
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Narrator: ACROSS
THE BERING SEA...
THE SUPERMOON TIDES ARE RUNNING
LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL, MAN.
Narrator: ...THE SUPERMOON
CONTINUES TO HAUNT THE FLEET.
Jake: IT'S JUST LIKE
A HURRICANE UNDER THE SEA.
Narrator: BECAUSE IT PASSES
SO CLOSE TO THE EARTH,
THE MOON'S ENHANCED
GRAVITATIONAL PULL CREATES
SOME OF THE MOST
POWERFUL TIDES ON RECORD.
PLUS, THE WAVE HEIGHTS
ARE GETTING BIG.
STEADY 20-FOOTERS
WITH AN OCCASIONAL 30.
AND THEY'RE ONLY GONNA
STACK UP EVEN WORSE.
Narrator: MIX IN
THE CONSTANT LOW PRESSURE
AND WEATHER
THAT'S ALREADY DANGEROUS,
IT BECOMES DOWNRIGHT DEADLY.
Sig: THE MOON HAS BEEN
PLAYING HAVOC ON EVERYTHING.
A LOT OF THE FISHING
HAS DEFINITELY SLOWED DOWN.
THERE'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING GOING ON.
Narrator: WITH THE CRAB DUG IN
AND OFF THE BITE...
Sig: THIS SUPERMOON DEFINITELY
HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, NOW WE GOT TO
JUST FIND A WAY
TO WORK AROUND IT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAINS FACE
LOW NUMBERS
WHILE BRAVING UNFORGIVING SEAS.
Sig: THE SWELL IS JUST
REALLY INCREASING.
IT'S LIKE THE SWELL IS TWICE
AS LARGE OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
YOU GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL.
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Narrator: ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
THIS WEATHER IS A NIGHTMARE
TO DRIVE IT.
-WHOO!
-DOING GOOD!
♪♪
[BLEEP] WEATHER
[BLEEP] SEAS.
LIFE PRETTY MUCH SUCKS.
♪♪
JUST TRYING TO GET IN LINE
WITH THE BUOY.
OKAY. NOW I THINK
WE'RE READY TO CATCH CRAB.
♪♪
YEAH, THERE'S SOME
DOOZIES OUT THERE.
SOME BIG, BIG WAVES.
[ WAVE CRASHES ]
♪♪
TIDES ARE RUNNING PRETTY HARD.
Narrator: WITH THE POWERFUL
SUPERMOON TIDES
KEEPING THE CRAB FROM FEEDING...
Josh: CRAB ARE STILL
OUT TO BITE.
THEY'RE GETTING BLOWN
AROUND THE BOTTOM.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS
ABANDONED HIS FAVORITE GROUNDS
AT THE ROCK PILE
AND SET 50 MILES FURTHER WEST.
WHEN THEY COME BACK ON THE BITE,
HOPEFULLY WE CAN TURN THIS
AROUND OR SOMETHING.
Narrator: BETTING THAT
THE FEROCIOUS TIDES
WILL PUSH THE CRAB INTO
HIS WAITING POTS.
NEED TO SEE SOME CRAB.
♪♪
COME ON,
PLEASE HAVE SOME CRABBIES.
OH, HELL, NO!
NOPE.
WAAH, WAAH, WAAH.
LOOK AT ALL THE BAIT
LEFT ON THOSE.
IT MEANS THAT THE CRAB
ARE OFF THE BITE.
THEY'VE JUST HUNKERED IN.
Narrator:
THE SUPERMOON TIDES ARE STILL
KEEPING THE CRAB FROM FEEDING.
DJ: BIG SEAS LIKE THIS,
THE CURRENT'S JUST
RIPPING DOWN THERE.
IT'S, LIKE, WASN'T GONNA
WALK THROUGH THE STORM
IN 80 MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE.
YEAH!
WE'RE GONNA NEED A LITTLE BETTER
THAN THAT IF WE'RE GONNA
GET OUT OF HERE ANY TIME SOON.
-BUM DEAL.
-THIS STRING HAS NOT PERFORMED.
[ WAVE CRASHES ]
Narrator: WITH THE CRAB
OFF THE BITE...
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
Narrator: ...JOSH WILL
RESET HIS POTS.
A NICE PUSH DOWN THE HILL...
Narrator: ...AND LET THEM SOAK
UNTIL THE TIDES SUBSIDE.
WATCH IT! WATCH IT!
THE STRUGGLE
IS REAL OUT HERE.
-WHOA! [BLEEP]
-YOU GOOD?
-THAT WAS CLOSE.
-DRIVING MY POOR GUYS
INTO THE GROUND.
-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
-WATCH IT!
HOLY [BLEEP]
HEY, LET'S KEEP
OUR WITS ABOUT US, GUYS.
I DON'T NEED AN INJURY
ON THE BOAT.
Narrator: RIPPING TIDES
PUSHING SEAS TO 25 FEET.
-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
-HIGH INTENSITY DAY.
Narrator: THE YOUNG SKIPPER
TOES THE LINE
BETWEEN PRODUCTION...
AND CREW SAFETY.
♪♪
Man: HEY, HEADS UP!
HEADS UP!
♪♪
Man: WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA! WHOA!
HIGH INTENSITY DAY.
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Man: HEY, HEADS UP! HEADS UP!
-WHOA!
-HOLY [BLEEP]
WHOA!
Josh: OH. HOLY [BLEEP]
OH, YOU ALL RIGHT?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT YOU'D CALL THIS.
IT'S BEYOND INSANITY.
♪♪
♪♪
NUMBERS ARE LOW.
MORALE IS DOWN.
WEATHER'S [BLEEP]
Narrator: STYMIED BY THE RARE
SUPERMOON CONDITIONS...
TRYING TO FIND THE MOTHER LODE,
WHICH I FOUND,
BUT THEN THE CRAB
WENT OFF THE BITE,
AND THE MOTHER LODE
HUNKERED IN.
Narrator: ...JOSH STAYS PUT
AND WAITS FOR THE TIDES TO EASE.
WHEN THE CRAB WILL GET BACK
ON THE BITE, WE'RE OUTRO.
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♪♪
Narrator: 20 MILES NORTH...
♪♪
Sig: THE WEATHER'S DEFINITELY
HERE THIS MORNING.
30 TO 40 PLUS, 45 GUSTS.
Narrator: ...ON THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
[ MAN GRUNTS ]
Sig: IT'S MAKING IT
KIND OF ROUGH.
Narrator: ...TO GET TO HIS
NEXT STRING, CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
BEATS THROUGH 25-FOOT SWELLS.
Sig: THERE'S DEFINITELY
AN EFFECT FROM THE MOON.
SEEN IT MULTIPLE TIMES.
Narrator: POWERFUL TIDES FROM
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME LUNAR EVENT
COMPOUND THE ALREADY VIOLENT
BERING SEA WEATHER.
THE SUPERMOON, THAT IS, LIKE,
THE CRAZIEST OF ALL MOONS.
IT'S INSANE.
♪♪
FIRST STRING, TOWN PICK.
SO IT'S GOT A FEW DAYS'
SOAK ON IT.
TWO DAYS AGO, MY GOAL
WAS TO FILL THIS THING.
IT LOOKED FINE, BUT, YOU KNOW,
IT CAN CHANGE IN A DAY,
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
Narrator: 48 HOURS AGO...
[BLEEP] DAMN IT!
I DON'T SEE IT!
Narrator: ...INSTEAD OF
FILLING HIS TANKS...
...A BREAKDOWN FORCED
THE VETERAN CAPTAIN
BACK TO TOWN EARLY.
Sig: WE REALLY HAVE TO GET LUCKY
AND GET SOME CRAB IN OUR GEAR,
OR I THINK WE MAY FALL SHORT.
Narrator: PUTTING MORE PRESSURE
ON THIS TRIP TO PRODUCE.
Sig: WE NEED TO MAKE
EVERY POT COUNT.
WE'VE LAID MOST OF THE STRINGS
OUT EAST AND WEST,
AND THEN A LITTLE BIT
EAST/NORTHEAST.
MANDY, SEE THE WEATHER?
THE WEATHER'S COMING MORE
FROM THE EAST NOW.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN-IN-TRAINING MANDY HANSEN
JOINS DAD FOR HER NEXT LESSON,
HAULING IN EVEN BIGGER SEAS.
Sig: WHEN YOU GOT
OVER 20-FOOT SEAS,
YOU GOT TO KIND OF REALLY,
REALLY PAY ATTENTION.
YOU WANT TO HAUL
UP AGAINST THE WEATHER.
IT'S JUST SAFER
FOR THE GUYS THAT WAY.
KEEPS THE WAVES OFF OF THEM.
WE DON'T NEED TO PUT THEM
IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Narrator: THE CREW
IS MOST VULNERABLE
WHEN THEY'RE PULLING POTS.
THE SEAS ARE PRETTY ROUGH.
STILL ROLLING.
Narrator: TO PROTECT THEM,
THE CAPTAIN POINTS THE BOAT
INTO THE ONCOMING SEA SO THE BOW
TAKES THE BRUNT OF THE WAVES.
THIS IS PRETTY NAUTICAL
OUT THERE.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY
I WOULDN'T WANT TO DRIVE
THE BOAT RIGHT NOW.
NOT WITH ALL THE CREW ON IT.
Sig: AND SO THE CAPTAIN AND THE
GUY THAT'S RUNNING THE CRANE
HAVE TO WORK IN SYNCHRONICITY
TO REALLY GET THROUGH THAT JOB.
OTHERWISE, BAD THINGS
CAN HAPPEN, YOU KNOW?
YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
-YEAH, IT MAKES SENSE.
-YEAH.
NOW, MANDY, I KNOW
YOU WANT TO HAUL THIS,
BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY BETTER OFF
TO JUST KIND OF WATCH THIS TIME.
PAY ATTENTION.
-YES.
-ALL RIGHT?
GOT THE FIRST POT
COMING UP HERE.
♪♪
HOPEFULLY,
THIS STRING WILL PRODUCE.
♪♪
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Man: WHOA!
♪♪
PLEASE BE LIFE.
OH, NO.
OH, NOT GOOD.
NOT GOOD.
OH, MY GOD.
-OH, MY GOD.
-WATCH OUT.
ALL THAT FOR 20 CRAB?
WELL, IT WAS NOT
THE START WE WANTED.
OH, BOY.
[ GROANS ]
AHH!
IT'S A SLOW GRIND. WE HAVEN'T
REALLY HIT ANYTHING MAJOR.
-WHY?
-AHH!
SLOW GO.
OKAY!
THIS WEATHER
AIN'T GONNA GET US HOME.
THE FISHING'S BEEN SLOW,
AND WE'RE AWARE OF THAT.
ANY TIME WE GET FULL MOON,
IT DOES AFFECT FISHING.
Narrator: A LOW AVERAGE
IN THE GEAR...
THE ONLY REMEDY IS
TO KEEP PULLING POTS.
Narrator: ...MEANS MORE WORK
AND MORE TIME ON DECK
TO FILL THE BOAT'S QUOTA.
Sig: WE JUST GOT TO KEEP
PLUGGING AWAY AND DO OUR THING.
THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.
♪♪
BAD WEATHER
AND LOW CRAB COUNTS.
WORKING PRETTY HARD
FOR YOUR MONEY RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
-OH, NO.
-OHH.
Narrator: 50 POTS
INTO A 30-HOUR GRIND.
THE NUMBERS ARE STILL LOW.
NEVER GONNA --
♪♪
AND THE CONDITIONS
HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE.
Sig: YOU REALLY DO
HAVE TO WATCH IT.
I'VE SAID "COMPLACENT"
MANY TIMES,
BUT THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN BE
COMPLACENT AND GET INTO TROUBLE.
OH, NO!
[ GROANS ]
[BLEEP] WHAT
THE [BLEEP] WAS THAT?
WHOA, WHOA!
-WHOA! UH-OH!
-OH, [BLEEP]
LET GO OF IT!
HEADS UP! HEADS UP!
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
OH, NO!
♪♪
[ THUD ]
[BLEEP] WHAT
THE [BLEEP] WAS THAT?
-OH, NO!
-WHOA, WHOA!
-OH [BLEEP]
-LET IT GO! LET IT GO!
HEADS UP!
-UH-OH!
-LET GO OF IT!
WATCH IT! WATCH IT!
[ THUD ]
AH, [BLEEP]
COME ON!
WHAT THE [BLEEP] WERE YOU
HOLDING ON FOR?
HOLD ON TO THAT?
IT ENDED UP
CAUGHT ON THE CORNER,
AND THE BOAT TOOK A ROLL.
SIG WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION
AND HAD THE BOAT IN GEAR,
WHICH MAKES IT ROLL MORE.
AND, YEAH, POP IN THERE.
GOT A LITTLE CRAZY.
Sig: WELL, WE GOT A POT THAT GOT
LOOSE FROM US ON THIS STRING.
WE STILL HAVE, OH,
CLOSE TO 15-FOOT SWELLS.
AND WHEN I TURNED, AND I LEFT IT
IN GEAR WAY TOO LONG,
SHE HEAVED, AND THEN
THE TIMING WENT OFF.
WHOA!
Man: OH, MY GOD!
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
-UH-OH!
-LET GO OF IT!
WATCH OUT!
[ THUD ]
THAT WAS MY FAULT, 100%.
THAT'S LIKE A 900-POUND
WRECKING BALL.
Sig: I KNOW BETTER.
I COULD HAVE
STUDIED THIS BOAT BETTER,
AND I DIDN'T.
I HAD IT UP, IN GEAR,
AND I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION
LONG ENOUGH,
AND BANG,
IT JUST TOOK A HARD ROLL!
SO THE MOMENTUM WAS TOO MUCH,
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
♪♪
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
IS THAT YOU, BILL?
Narrator: SUMMER BAY
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
REACHES OUT TO SIG.
CAME TIGHT, IT JUST, WING...
SLINGSHOTTED HIM
OVER THE SIDE.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Sig: NO.
WE GOT HIM BACK, AND HIS BODY
TEMPERATURE WASN'T BELOW 98.
HIS SKIN WAS WARM
TO THE TOUCH.
WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE
YOU GOT LUCKY. GOOD GOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
ALL RIGHTY.
♪♪
Sig: YEAH. HE GOT VERY LUCKY
ON THIS ONE, I THINK.
I'M SURE HE'S PROBABLY
A LITTLE SHOOK UP, YOU KNOW.
I GUESS BILL HAD A GUY
GO OVER THE SIDE.
JUST FLIPPED RIGHT OVER
A RAIL OR SOMETHING.
THEY GOT HIM BACK.
HE WASN'T HYPOTHERMIC.
I THINK THEY MUST HAVE
GOT HIM BACK REAL QUICK.
THEY GOT LUCKY ON THAT ONE.
SCARY [BLEEP] MAN.
IN ONE SECOND,
YOU'RE [BLEEP]
ALL BUNGLED UP.
LUCKY FOR HIM.
GOOD FOR ALL THOSE GUYS.
YOU DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO BE
IN THE WATER VERY LONG.
GOT TO PAY ATTENTION
TO THE SMALL THINGS.
THE SMALL THING WILL KILL YOU.
BECAUSE OF WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH THE MOON
AND THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL,
WE'VE GOT QUITE A LARGE SWELL.
I MIGHT HAVE TO STOP
FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: NOT WILLING TO PUSH
HIS LUCK ANY FURTHER...
Sig:
I WANT TO KEEP THE CREW SAFE.
I DON'T WANT TO BEAT THE BOAT.
Narrator: ...THE VETERAN
SKIPPER SHUTS DOWN.
Sig: I'M GONNA LET
THE SEAS COME DOWN.
IF THAT'S WHAT
IT'S GONNA TAKE US,
THEN THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
TRYING TO PLAY THE GAME
AS SAFE AS I CAN.
♪♪
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Narrator:
160 MILES SOUTHEAST...
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA.
Jake: I JUST HEARD THAT SPENCER
ON THE SUMMER BAY
FELL OVER THIS MORNING.
MAN!
THIS IS WHEN CRAB FISHING
GETS REALLY DISTURBING.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
RETURNS TO PODS HE LEFT
SOAKING TWO DAYS EARLIER.
JUST A BIG SWELL.
MASSIVE SWELL.
I HAVE TWO CONCERNS
AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.
ONE IS OBVIOUSLY
THE SAFETY OF THE CREW.
AND THEN NUMBER TWO IS,
I HAVE BILLS TO PAY.
I'M BEHIND.
IT'S [BLEEP]
NAUTICAL OUT HERE, MAN.
THIS SUCKS!
Sean: CURRENTS ARE RUNNING
REALLY STRONG RIGHT NOW.
GOING UP AGAINST THE WIND
AND BUILDING SOME SEAS.
Jake: I REALLY WANT TO GET THIS
STRING PICKED AND RESET.
I'M TRYING TO GET THEM
MOVED UP NORTH
WHERE I THINK THERE'S CRAB.
Narrator: DETERMINED TO MOVE
HIS GEAR TO BETTER GROUNDS...
Jake: FIRST POT COMING UP.
I CAN MAKE THIS WORK.
Narrator: ...JAKE PUSHES
THROUGH THE STORM
TO GET HIS POTS ON BOARD.
Jake: I THINK FOR RIGHT NOW,
I'M JUST GONNA KEEP GOING.
FIGHT THROUGH IT.
♪♪
Man: YOU GOT SLACK.
YOU GOT SLACK.
FAST, HANDS.
GET IT [BLEEP]
Narrator: SIMILAR TO EVENTS
ON THE SUMMER BAY...
-AAH!
-WHAT!
-COME ON.
-[ GRUNTS ]
...THE SUPERMOON TIDES
MAKE IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE
TO GET THE LINE IN THE BLOCK.
[ GRUNTING ]
Narrator: AND WORSE, THREATEN
TO PULL A CREWMAN OVER THE SIDE.
[ GRUNTING ]
YEAH.
♪♪
Jake: WHEN YOU'RE DEALING
WITH A SUPERMOON,
YOU HAVE REALLY
LARGE CURRENTS.
NOT ONLY IS IT MORE CHALLENGING
GETTING THE LINE IN THE BLOCK,
IT'S MORE DANGEROUS.
IF YOU HOLD ON IT TOO LONG,
IT'LL JUST RIP YOU OVER
THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.
♪♪
[ SNAP ]
[BLEEP]
TELL ME IT DIDN'T PART IT.
[BLEEP]
PARTED.
PARTED AT THE [BLEEP]
DAMN IT!
[ SIGHS ]
PARTED -- PARTED THE LINE.
DAMN IT.
LOST A POT.
Narrator:
A PARTED OR SNAPPED LINE
COST THE BOAT $1,000 PER POT.
PLUS, THE CRAB INSIDE.
NOW I'VE JUST PARTED A POT.
I BELIEVE IT'S DUE
TO THE SUPERMOON TIDES
PULLING ON IT,
THEN SLACKING OFF,
AND THEN PULL ON IT.
AND FIRST, I'LL START
LOSING POTS LIKE I JUST DID.
THEN I'LL START LOSING MEN.
IT'S JUST DANGEROUS
RIGHT NOW FOR THESE GUYS.
A COUPLE OF THESE GUYS,
THEY DON'T HAVE REAL EXPERIENCE
FISHING IN ROUGH WEATHER.
♪♪
♪♪
KEEP TENSION ON IT. YOU GOT TO
KEEP THE TENSION ON IT.
POT! POT!
ONE GUY KEEPS THE TENSION.
THE OTHER GUY
PUTS IT IN THE BLOCK.
[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
WHOA!
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE SAGA...
Jake: FIRST I'LL START
LOSING POTS,
THEN I'LL START LOSING MEN.
KEEP THE TENSION ON IT.
YOU GOT TO KEEP
THE TENSION ON IT.
OH!
[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
HOLD IT OUT!
HOLD IT OUT!
WHOA!
WHOA, WHOA!
SNAP, SNAP!
♪♪
EVERYBODY OKAY OUT THERE?
Narrator: ALREADY DOWN ONE POT,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON'S
YOUNG CREW STRUGGLES WITH
THE POWERFUL SUPERMOON TIDES.
THE TIDES ARE TERRIBLE.
THE LINE'S GOING UNDERWATER.
IT'S PULLING THE BUOY BACK
UNDERNEATH THE WATER.
MORE DANGEROUS.
THE LINE WILL GET STRETCHED OUT,
SO IT'LL PULL YOU IN THE WATER.
[ REEL CRANKING ]
[ THUD ]
OW! [BLEEP]
DON'T EVEN
TELL ME IT SNAPPED.
SURE DID!
[BLEEP]
JUST LOST ANOTHER POT.
[ ROPE WHIPS ]
[BLEEP]
DAMN IT!
ANYWHERE FROM 1,000
TO 1,200 BUCKS LOST.
HEY, SEAN.
HEY, YOU WANT TO
COME UP HERE REAL QUICK?
ROGER.
Narrator: UNABLE TO RETRIEVE
A SINGLE POT...
Sean: I DON'T
WANT TO LOSE ANYBODY.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY--
WE LOSE ONE GUY.
...JAKE REASSESS
WITH DECK BOSS SEAN DUNLOP.
I MEAN, SOMEBODY GETS HURT
OR SOMETHING, THEY'RE --
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HAVING A ROUGH
TIME HANGING ON TO THE POTS.
I REALLY HATE TO HAVE
SOMEBODY GET HURT.
WE COULD WAIT A FEW HOURS
OR SOMETHING, MAYBE.
HOPEFULLY, IT'LL SETTLE
DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
ALL RIGHT, YEAH.
I MEAN.
WELL, YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN.
I GUESS TELL THE GUYS.
THEY'RE SCARED TO DEATH.
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN THERE.
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS.
GO AHEAD AND SECURE THE DECK.
CLEAR THE BLOCKING.
THE LONGER THESE GUYS
ARE OUTSIDE,
THE MORE THEY ARE
AT RISK OF GETTING HURT
OR GETTING WASHED OVERBOARD.
SO WE'LL JOG.
HOPEFULLY,
THE TIDES WILL SLACK OFF,
AND I'LL BE ABLE
TO HAUL SAFELY.
I JUST DON'T WANT
TO GET ANYBODY HURT.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Josh: BEAUTIFUL MORNING.
IT'S LIKE THE LORD IS SHINING
DOWN ON US THIS MORNING.
Narrator: THE NEXT DAY BRINGS
A MERCIFUL BREAK IN THE WEATHER.
Josh: THE FULL MOON'S
PRETTY MUCH DONE WITH NOW.
THE CURRENT ISN'T AS STRONG.
AND WE'RE JUST NOW STARTING
TO GET BACK ON CRAB FISHING.
Narrator: AS THE SUPERMOON
WANES, SO DO THE TIDES.
Sig: THE MOON HAS CHANGED.
JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER,
AND IT'S STARTING
TO GET SMALLER.
I'M HOPING THAT WE'LL SEE
A DIFFERENCE IN THE FISHING.
NEW MOON, NEW MONTH, NEW DEAL.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE SUMMER BAY...
BEEN DRIVING BOATS SINCE '89.
NEVER HAD ANYBODY IN THE WATER.
Narrator: ...CONDITIONS
MAY BE CALM,
BUT EMOTIONS ARE STILL RAW.
I WANT TO REALLY THANK YOU
FOR SPRINGING INTO ACTION.
I MEAN, YOU FOR USING YOUR HEAD
AND HANGING ON TO THE BUOY.
WE ALL KNOW
THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN,
BUT WHAT YOU GUYS DID GAVE IT
THE BEST RESULTS EVER.
AND I LOVE YOU GUYS EVEN MORE
THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
[ SNIFFS ]
[ VOICE BREAKING ] THERE'S
NO CRYING IN CRAB FISHING.
BULL [BLEEP]
BULL [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHTER ]
-I CRIED. I CRIED LAST NIGHT.
-[BLEEP]
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME
THIS MORNING, EH.
[BLEEP] NO, I DIDN'T.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE GOT ABOUT 35 POTS TO RUN.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT DONE.
BY DOING WHAT WE GOT TO DO
THAT'S GONNA GET US OUT OF HERE
THAT MUCH QUICKER.
-[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
-LET'S DO IT.
BE CAREFUL.
YOU WANT TO THROW?
-YEAH.
-RIGHT ON.
LET'S PUT HIM
ON THE RAIL, NICK.
GOOD WORK.
[BLEEP] GOOD WORK.
♪♪
♪♪
I THINK EVERYBODY'S GONNA HAVE
THEIR OWN THOUGHTS ABOUT IT.
I KNOW THAT [BLEEP]
IS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD TODAY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE OTHER GUYS
AREN'T DOING THE SAME.
-WHOA.
-[BLEEP]
GET HIM OUT OF THE WATER NOW!
THROW THE [BLEEP]
LIFE RING!
IT'S LIKE GETTING THROWN
FROM A HORSE.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
GET BACK ON IT.
OR NEVER RIDE AGAIN.
I'M GONNA FINISH THE TRIP.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
GET OUT THERE
AND THROW THAT HOOK!
Narrator: 26 HOURS AFTER
NEARLY LOSING HIS LIFE...
Bill: ONE'S COMING UP.
NUMBER 1 OF 17.
Narrator: ...SPENCER
STEPS BACK UP TO THE RAIL.
♪♪
♪♪
YOU GOT IT, BUDDY!
♪♪
Narrator:
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
Man: ALL RIGHT! FISH!
LET'S GET READY
TO RUMBLE, FELLAS!
Narrator: ...ON THE SAGA...
THIS ONE'S GOT
A BIG OLD GUT ON HIM.
...TODAY'S MENU,
COD INTESTINES.
-IS THIS ORGANIC?
-SLURP IT.
-AHH!
-THERE'S JUICE INSIDE!
THAT AIN'T GRAPE JUICE!
-THAT'S GRAPE!
-WHAT'S GRAPE?
Man: SLURP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ RETCHING ]
IT CAME
RIGHT BACK UP!
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ RETCHING CONTINUES ]
OH, MY GOSH.
IT WENT DOWN, AND IT WENT...
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE
EAT A LOT OF WEIRD THINGS,
BUT THAT WAS
THE WEIRDEST.
Narrator:
THE SAGAMAY HAVE THE GUTS,
BUT THE WIZARDHAS THE CRAB.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE SUMMER BAY...
GET OUT THERE
AND THROW THAT HOOK.
Bill: I GAVE SPENCER THE OPTION
OF WHAT HE WANTED TO DO.
I SAID, "DO YOU WANT
TO GET BACK ON THE RAIL?"
HE SAID, "OF COURSE,"
WHICH IS A CRABBER MENTALITY,
THE CRABBER THING TO DO.
BUT WE'LL SEE.
Narrator: ...JUST HOURS
AFTER GOING OVERBOARD,
DECKHAND SPENCER MOORE PROVES
HE BELONGS ON THE BERING SEA.
Bill: ONE IS COMING UP.
WE HAVE 1 OF 17.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
DAMN IT.
IT'S LIKE GETTING
THROWN FROM A HORSE.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
GET BACK ON IT.
YOU GOT IT, BUDDY!
-COME ON.
-OH.
[ CHEERING ]
WHOO!
TO SEE HIM GO TO THE RAIL,
IT TAKES A LOT OF GUTS,
A LOT OF COURAGE.
LOOKS GOOD! LOOKS GOOD!
♪♪
-OH, YEAH!
-YEAH, BABY!
♪♪
IT HAS HIS FINGERNAIL
PRINTS IN IT.
Man: YEAH!
THIS BUOY
ALMOST TOOK HIS LIFE.
PSHEW! DRUG HIM OVER THE SIDE.
BUT HE HUNG ON TO IT.
-YEAH!
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
-THAT'S THE ONE!
YEAH, BABY!
WHOO!
YEAH!
WHOO!
HEY, WHERE'S THAT BUOY?
WE'RE TAKING THAT BUOY
OUT OF SERVICE.
SPENCER, THAT BUOY'S YOURS
TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH.
I'M SO HAPPY
TO SEE YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING
ALL WHAT YOU DO.
THAT BUOY WILL NEVER SEE
THE BERING SEA AGAIN.
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
-I LOVE YOU GUYS.
-LOVE YOU, TOO, BILL.
-LOVE YOU, TOO, BOSS.
LET'S GET THIS FINISHED.
-YEAH, BABY!
-LET'S GO HOME!
[ CHEERING ]
♪ A MILLION MILES BEHIND YOU ♪
♪ A MILLION MORE TO GO ♪
♪ ONE STEP, THEN THE NEXT ♪
♪ THEN THE NEXT ♪
Josh: THAT'S
SOME CRABBIES THERE.
DAMN!
Man: YEAH, BABY!
THERE'S THE MEAT!
YEAH!
YES, WE FINALLY STOPPED
STRIKING OUT.
I THINK THE CRAB'S
BACK ON THE BITE.
-CRAB IN THIS POT!
-GREAT FOR THIS DAY. GREAT!
♪ YOU GOT TO PUSH ♪
♪ YOU GOT TO PULL ♪
[ LAUGHS ]
HOLY [BLEEP] WOW!
♪♪
NICE POT. NICE POT.
Sig: THAT'S A GOOD TAG,
ISN'T IT?
-YEP.
-YEP.
THEY'RE BACK ON THE BITE.
THEY NEVER LEFT.
THEY JUST KIND OF DUG IN.
ALL I REALLY KNOW
IS WHAT I SEE IN THE POT
AND WHAT'S GOING IN THE BOAT.
THAT'S THE ONLY TRUTH I KNOW.
♪ IT'S NOT ABOUT
THE FINISH LINE ♪
Sig: WOW!
YEAH, BUDDY!
[ LAUGHS]
♪ IT'S THAT END OF LIFE ♪
♪ GUIDING US, US TO BECOME
THE GREATEST ♪
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES
YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN,
AS LONG AS YOU GET BACK UP
AND YOU SMILE.
♪♪
AS SOON AS I FIND THE CRAB,
I'M GONNA DO MY DAMNEDEST
TO NOT STOP.
♪ THE GREATEST ♪
♪ THE GREATEST ♪
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Bill: I KNOW THAT THE WEATHER'S
COME UP CONSIDERABLY.
[ CHEERING ]
BUT YOU CAN'T WISH CRAB
INTO THE BOX.
WE'RE GONNA PICK THESE UP.
BRING IN SOME CRAB.
-ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
-OH, YEAH!
WE'RE PROBABLY DOING THE BEST
FISHING IN THE FLEET RIGHT NOW.
-YEAH! WHOO!
-BEAT THE MOON
AND BEAT THE OTHER BOATS
TO THE CRAB THAT'S DOWN THERE.
Man: TIDES ARE RIPPING.
TIDES ARE RIPPING.
♪♪
Bill: SUPERMOON. GOT THE BIGGEST
TIDES OF THE SEASON.
Man: HARD TO GET THE BUOYS
TO THE BOTTOM.
I'M FIGHTING THIS CURRENT.
I CAN'T EVEN GET
THE [BLEEP] THING TO TURN.
WHOA!
[ SPLASH ]
MAN OVERBOARD!
MAN OVERBOARD!
MAN OVERBOARD,
GET THE RING!
GO! GO!
-MAN!
-GET HIM OUT OF THE WATER NOW!
THROW THE [BLEEP]
LIFE RING!
WE GOT YOU, SPENCER!
TURN! TURN!
BRING IT OVER HERE!
BRING IT!
I'M GONNA
GET THE CRANE!
HOLD ON, SPENCER.
HEY, WE GOT YOU, BUDDY!
COMING DOWN!
-GOT YOU, BUDDY!
-GO! HEY!
GET HIM! GET HIM!
GRAB THAT!
PUT IT AROUND YOUR BODY!
OH [BLEEP]
THEY GOT HIM!
HOLD ON, SPENCER!
STOP! BILL! STOP! STOP!
STOP! STOP, GO FORWARD!
DON'T LET GO, SPENCER!
TELL ME WHEN TO COME UP!
DON'T LET GO, MAN!
UP, UP, UP, UP!
-UP!
-COME ON.
GET HIM. GET HIM.
COME ON.
[ GRUNTS ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
-[BLEEP] MAN.
-IS HE BREATHING?
IS HE BREATHING?!
DANG IT.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
-YEAH.
-HE'S GOOD!
HOLY SMOKES!
HOLY [BLEEP]
Narrator:
IN UNDER TWO MINUTES...
GET HIM INSIDE.
GET HIM OUT OF THAT [BLEEP]
Narrator: ...BILL'S CREW
MASTERFULLY RESCUED DECKHAND
SPENCER MOORE FROM THE PERILOUS,
34-DEGREE WATER.
AHH.
[BLEEP]
-WE GOT YOU.
-YEAH, DUDE.
AW, MAN.
[ SNIFFS ] WHEW.
♪♪
HEY, DUDE.
AHH!
[BLEEP] THAT WAS SCARY.
THAT WAS REALLY [BLEEP] SCARY.
MAN. I SAW YOU [BLEEP]
GO OVERBOARD,
AND THAT WHOLE [BLEEP]
TWIRL JUST WENT UPSIDE DOWN.
I WAS TRYING TO GET
THE BAG IN THE BLOCK,
AND IT...
IT'S JUST RIPPING HARD,
AND IT JUST [BLEEP]
I HELD ON,
AND IT RIPPED ME OVER WAY
FASTER THAN I COULD LET GO.
Narrator: SPENCER STRUGGLES
TO GAIN SLACK IN THE LINE.
WHEN THE SUPERMOON CURRENT
TUGS BACK WITH SUCH FORCE,
IT KNOCKS HIM OFF BALANCE.
-[BLEEP]
-MAN OVERBOARD!
MAN OVERBOARD!
♪♪
♪♪
NEVER HAD ANYBODY
GO OVER THE SIDE.
HEY.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
-WAS THAT COLD?
-YEAH.
AS FAR AS SOMEBODY
GOING OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT,
LIKE, EVERYTHING
WENT [BLEEP]
PERFECT FROM GETTING
THE LIFE RING TO HIM
TO GETTING THE CRANE TO HIM
AND GETTING HIM BACK
ON THE BOAT.
IF HE WOULD HAVE GOT PAST
THE END OF THE BOAT,
WE WOULDN'T HAVE GOT HIM.
COME HERE, BUDDY.YEAH, YEAH.
[BLEEP] --
YOUR DAD WOULD HAVE
[BLEEP] HAD MY ASS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOUR WIFE, TOO.
HOLY [BLEEP]
-THAT WAS EXCITING.
-TAKE A SHOWER. DRY CLOTHES.
-YEP.
-WE'RE SHUTTING HER DOWN.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
♪♪
OH, MAN.
♪♪
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP] SHAKING
SO [BLEEP] BAD.
WELL...
OH, MY GOD.
CRAZIEST THING
I'VE EVER SEEN ON A CRAB BOAT.
I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S BACK. WE GOT HIM.
[BLEEP] WILD, THOUGH.
NEVER SEEN THAT.
NEVER WANT TO SEE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
THROW THE [BLEEP]
LIFE RING!
Narrator: THE CREW
THROWS HIM A LIFE RING...
TURN! TURN!
BRING IT OVER HERE.
BRING IT.
...PULLS HIM TOWARD THE BOAT
WITH A HOOK...
I'M GONNA
GET THE CRANE.
HOLD ON, SPENCER!
WE GOT YOU, MAN!
...AND HAULS HIM BACK ON DECK
WITH THE CRANE...
GET HIM!
...ALL WITHIN 90 SECONDS.
[ GRUNTS ]
FAILURE TO EXECUTE
ANY OF THOSE ACTIONS
SO QUICKLY WOULD HAVE
COST SPENCER HIS LIFE.
AMAZING WORK, YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: ACROSS
THE BERING SEA...
THE SUPERMOON TIDES ARE RUNNING
LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL, MAN.
Narrator: ...THE SUPERMOON
CONTINUES TO HAUNT THE FLEET.
Jake: IT'S JUST LIKE
A HURRICANE UNDER THE SEA.
Narrator: BECAUSE IT PASSES
SO CLOSE TO THE EARTH,
THE MOON'S ENHANCED
GRAVITATIONAL PULL CREATES
SOME OF THE MOST
POWERFUL TIDES ON RECORD.
PLUS, THE WAVE HEIGHTS
ARE GETTING BIG.
STEADY 20-FOOTERS
WITH AN OCCASIONAL 30.
AND THEY'RE ONLY GONNA
STACK UP EVEN WORSE.
Narrator: MIX IN
THE CONSTANT LOW PRESSURE
AND WEATHER
THAT'S ALREADY DANGEROUS,
IT BECOMES DOWNRIGHT DEADLY.
Sig: THE MOON HAS BEEN
PLAYING HAVOC ON EVERYTHING.
A LOT OF THE FISHING
HAS DEFINITELY SLOWED DOWN.
THERE'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING GOING ON.
Narrator: WITH THE CRAB DUG IN
AND OFF THE BITE...
Sig: THIS SUPERMOON DEFINITELY
HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, NOW WE GOT TO
JUST FIND A WAY
TO WORK AROUND IT.
Narrator: ...CAPTAINS FACE
LOW NUMBERS
WHILE BRAVING UNFORGIVING SEAS.
Sig: THE SWELL IS JUST
REALLY INCREASING.
IT'S LIKE THE SWELL IS TWICE
AS LARGE OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
YOU GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE 128-FOOT
CORNELIA MARIE...
THIS WEATHER IS A NIGHTMARE
TO DRIVE IT.
-WHOO!
-DOING GOOD!
♪♪
[BLEEP] WEATHER
[BLEEP] SEAS.
LIFE PRETTY MUCH SUCKS.
♪♪
JUST TRYING TO GET IN LINE
WITH THE BUOY.
OKAY. NOW I THINK
WE'RE READY TO CATCH CRAB.
♪♪
YEAH, THERE'S SOME
DOOZIES OUT THERE.
SOME BIG, BIG WAVES.
[ WAVE CRASHES ]
♪♪
TIDES ARE RUNNING PRETTY HARD.
Narrator: WITH THE POWERFUL
SUPERMOON TIDES
KEEPING THE CRAB FROM FEEDING...
Josh: CRAB ARE STILL
OUT TO BITE.
THEY'RE GETTING BLOWN
AROUND THE BOTTOM.
Narrator: ...CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS
ABANDONED HIS FAVORITE GROUNDS
AT THE ROCK PILE
AND SET 50 MILES FURTHER WEST.
WHEN THEY COME BACK ON THE BITE,
HOPEFULLY WE CAN TURN THIS
AROUND OR SOMETHING.
Narrator: BETTING THAT
THE FEROCIOUS TIDES
WILL PUSH THE CRAB INTO
HIS WAITING POTS.
NEED TO SEE SOME CRAB.
♪♪
COME ON,
PLEASE HAVE SOME CRABBIES.
OH, HELL, NO!
NOPE.
WAAH, WAAH, WAAH.
LOOK AT ALL THE BAIT
LEFT ON THOSE.
IT MEANS THAT THE CRAB
ARE OFF THE BITE.
THEY'VE JUST HUNKERED IN.
Narrator:
THE SUPERMOON TIDES ARE STILL
KEEPING THE CRAB FROM FEEDING.
DJ: BIG SEAS LIKE THIS,
THE CURRENT'S JUST
RIPPING DOWN THERE.
IT'S, LIKE, WASN'T GONNA
WALK THROUGH THE STORM
IN 80 MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE.
YEAH!
WE'RE GONNA NEED A LITTLE BETTER
THAN THAT IF WE'RE GONNA
GET OUT OF HERE ANY TIME SOON.
-BUM DEAL.
-THIS STRING HAS NOT PERFORMED.
[ WAVE CRASHES ]
Narrator: WITH THE CRAB
OFF THE BITE...
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
Narrator: ...JOSH WILL
RESET HIS POTS.
A NICE PUSH DOWN THE HILL...
Narrator: ...AND LET THEM SOAK
UNTIL THE TIDES SUBSIDE.
WATCH IT! WATCH IT!
THE STRUGGLE
IS REAL OUT HERE.
-WHOA! [BLEEP]
-YOU GOOD?
-THAT WAS CLOSE.
-DRIVING MY POOR GUYS
INTO THE GROUND.
-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
-WATCH IT!
HOLY [BLEEP]
HEY, LET'S KEEP
OUR WITS ABOUT US, GUYS.
I DON'T NEED AN INJURY
ON THE BOAT.
Narrator: RIPPING TIDES
PUSHING SEAS TO 25 FEET.
-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
-HIGH INTENSITY DAY.
Narrator: THE YOUNG SKIPPER
TOES THE LINE
BETWEEN PRODUCTION...
AND CREW SAFETY.
♪♪
Man: HEY, HEADS UP!
HEADS UP!
♪♪
Man: WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA! WHOA!
HIGH INTENSITY DAY.
Narrator:
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
Man: HEY, HEADS UP! HEADS UP!
-WHOA!
-HOLY [BLEEP]
WHOA!
Josh: OH. HOLY [BLEEP]
OH, YOU ALL RIGHT?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT YOU'D CALL THIS.
IT'S BEYOND INSANITY.
♪♪
♪♪
NUMBERS ARE LOW.
MORALE IS DOWN.
WEATHER'S [BLEEP]
Narrator: STYMIED BY THE RARE
SUPERMOON CONDITIONS...
TRYING TO FIND THE MOTHER LODE,
WHICH I FOUND,
BUT THEN THE CRAB
WENT OFF THE BITE,
AND THE MOTHER LODE
HUNKERED IN.
Narrator: ...JOSH STAYS PUT
AND WAITS FOR THE TIDES TO EASE.
WHEN THE CRAB WILL GET BACK
ON THE BITE, WE'RE OUTRO.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: 20 MILES NORTH...
♪♪
Sig: THE WEATHER'S DEFINITELY
HERE THIS MORNING.
30 TO 40 PLUS, 45 GUSTS.
Narrator: ...ON THE 125-FOOT
NORTHWESTERN...
[ MAN GRUNTS ]
Sig: IT'S MAKING IT
KIND OF ROUGH.
Narrator: ...TO GET TO HIS
NEXT STRING, CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
BEATS THROUGH 25-FOOT SWELLS.
Sig: THERE'S DEFINITELY
AN EFFECT FROM THE MOON.
SEEN IT MULTIPLE TIMES.
Narrator: POWERFUL TIDES FROM
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME LUNAR EVENT
COMPOUND THE ALREADY VIOLENT
BERING SEA WEATHER.
THE SUPERMOON, THAT IS, LIKE,
THE CRAZIEST OF ALL MOONS.
IT'S INSANE.
♪♪
FIRST STRING, TOWN PICK.
SO IT'S GOT A FEW DAYS'
SOAK ON IT.
TWO DAYS AGO, MY GOAL
WAS TO FILL THIS THING.
IT LOOKED FINE, BUT, YOU KNOW,
IT CAN CHANGE IN A DAY,
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
Narrator: 48 HOURS AGO...
[BLEEP] DAMN IT!
I DON'T SEE IT!
Narrator: ...INSTEAD OF
FILLING HIS TANKS...
...A BREAKDOWN FORCED
THE VETERAN CAPTAIN
BACK TO TOWN EARLY.
Sig: WE REALLY HAVE TO GET LUCKY
AND GET SOME CRAB IN OUR GEAR,
OR I THINK WE MAY FALL SHORT.
Narrator: PUTTING MORE PRESSURE
ON THIS TRIP TO PRODUCE.
Sig: WE NEED TO MAKE
EVERY POT COUNT.
WE'VE LAID MOST OF THE STRINGS
OUT EAST AND WEST,
AND THEN A LITTLE BIT
EAST/NORTHEAST.
MANDY, SEE THE WEATHER?
THE WEATHER'S COMING MORE
FROM THE EAST NOW.
Narrator:
CAPTAIN-IN-TRAINING MANDY HANSEN
JOINS DAD FOR HER NEXT LESSON,
HAULING IN EVEN BIGGER SEAS.
Sig: WHEN YOU GOT
OVER 20-FOOT SEAS,
YOU GOT TO KIND OF REALLY,
REALLY PAY ATTENTION.
YOU WANT TO HAUL
UP AGAINST THE WEATHER.
IT'S JUST SAFER
FOR THE GUYS THAT WAY.
KEEPS THE WAVES OFF OF THEM.
WE DON'T NEED TO PUT THEM
IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Narrator: THE CREW
IS MOST VULNERABLE
WHEN THEY'RE PULLING POTS.
THE SEAS ARE PRETTY ROUGH.
STILL ROLLING.
Narrator: TO PROTECT THEM,
THE CAPTAIN POINTS THE BOAT
INTO THE ONCOMING SEA SO THE BOW
TAKES THE BRUNT OF THE WAVES.
THIS IS PRETTY NAUTICAL
OUT THERE.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY
I WOULDN'T WANT TO DRIVE
THE BOAT RIGHT NOW.
NOT WITH ALL THE CREW ON IT.
Sig: AND SO THE CAPTAIN AND THE
GUY THAT'S RUNNING THE CRANE
HAVE TO WORK IN SYNCHRONICITY
TO REALLY GET THROUGH THAT JOB.
OTHERWISE, BAD THINGS
CAN HAPPEN, YOU KNOW?
YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
-YEAH, IT MAKES SENSE.
-YEAH.
NOW, MANDY, I KNOW
YOU WANT TO HAUL THIS,
BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY BETTER OFF
TO JUST KIND OF WATCH THIS TIME.
PAY ATTENTION.
-YES.
-ALL RIGHT?
GOT THE FIRST POT
COMING UP HERE.
♪♪
HOPEFULLY,
THIS STRING WILL PRODUCE.
♪♪
♪♪
Man: WHOA!
♪♪
PLEASE BE LIFE.
OH, NO.
OH, NOT GOOD.
NOT GOOD.
OH, MY GOD.
-OH, MY GOD.
-WATCH OUT.
ALL THAT FOR 20 CRAB?
WELL, IT WAS NOT
THE START WE WANTED.
OH, BOY.
[ GROANS ]
AHH!
IT'S A SLOW GRIND. WE HAVEN'T
REALLY HIT ANYTHING MAJOR.
-WHY?
-AHH!
SLOW GO.
OKAY!
THIS WEATHER
AIN'T GONNA GET US HOME.
THE FISHING'S BEEN SLOW,
AND WE'RE AWARE OF THAT.
ANY TIME WE GET FULL MOON,
IT DOES AFFECT FISHING.
Narrator: A LOW AVERAGE
IN THE GEAR...
THE ONLY REMEDY IS
TO KEEP PULLING POTS.
Narrator: ...MEANS MORE WORK
AND MORE TIME ON DECK
TO FILL THE BOAT'S QUOTA.
Sig: WE JUST GOT TO KEEP
PLUGGING AWAY AND DO OUR THING.
THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.
♪♪
BAD WEATHER
AND LOW CRAB COUNTS.
WORKING PRETTY HARD
FOR YOUR MONEY RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
-OH, NO.
-OHH.
Narrator: 50 POTS
INTO A 30-HOUR GRIND.
THE NUMBERS ARE STILL LOW.
NEVER GONNA --
♪♪
AND THE CONDITIONS
HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE.
Sig: YOU REALLY DO
HAVE TO WATCH IT.
I'VE SAID "COMPLACENT"
MANY TIMES,
BUT THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN BE
COMPLACENT AND GET INTO TROUBLE.
OH, NO!
[ GROANS ]
[BLEEP] WHAT
THE [BLEEP] WAS THAT?
WHOA, WHOA!
-WHOA! UH-OH!
-OH, [BLEEP]
LET GO OF IT!
HEADS UP! HEADS UP!
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE NORTHWESTERN...
OH, NO!
♪♪
[ THUD ]
[BLEEP] WHAT
THE [BLEEP] WAS THAT?
-OH, NO!
-WHOA, WHOA!
-OH [BLEEP]
-LET IT GO! LET IT GO!
HEADS UP!
-UH-OH!
-LET GO OF IT!
WATCH IT! WATCH IT!
[ THUD ]
AH, [BLEEP]
COME ON!
WHAT THE [BLEEP] WERE YOU
HOLDING ON FOR?
HOLD ON TO THAT?
IT ENDED UP
CAUGHT ON THE CORNER,
AND THE BOAT TOOK A ROLL.
SIG WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION
AND HAD THE BOAT IN GEAR,
WHICH MAKES IT ROLL MORE.
AND, YEAH, POP IN THERE.
GOT A LITTLE CRAZY.
Sig: WELL, WE GOT A POT THAT GOT
LOOSE FROM US ON THIS STRING.
WE STILL HAVE, OH,
CLOSE TO 15-FOOT SWELLS.
AND WHEN I TURNED, AND I LEFT IT
IN GEAR WAY TOO LONG,
SHE HEAVED, AND THEN
THE TIMING WENT OFF.
WHOA!
Man: OH, MY GOD!
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
-UH-OH!
-LET GO OF IT!
WATCH OUT!
[ THUD ]
THAT WAS MY FAULT, 100%.
THAT'S LIKE A 900-POUND
WRECKING BALL.
Sig: I KNOW BETTER.
I COULD HAVE
STUDIED THIS BOAT BETTER,
AND I DIDN'T.
I HAD IT UP, IN GEAR,
AND I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION
LONG ENOUGH,
AND BANG,
IT JUST TOOK A HARD ROLL!
SO THE MOMENTUM WAS TOO MUCH,
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
♪♪
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
IS THAT YOU, BILL?
Narrator: SUMMER BAY
CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI
REACHES OUT TO SIG.
CAME TIGHT, IT JUST, WING...
SLINGSHOTTED HIM
OVER THE SIDE.
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
Sig: NO.
WE GOT HIM BACK, AND HIS BODY
TEMPERATURE WASN'T BELOW 98.
HIS SKIN WAS WARM
TO THE TOUCH.
WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE
YOU GOT LUCKY. GOOD GOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ RADIO BEEPS ]
ALL RIGHTY.
♪♪
Sig: YEAH. HE GOT VERY LUCKY
ON THIS ONE, I THINK.
I'M SURE HE'S PROBABLY
A LITTLE SHOOK UP, YOU KNOW.
I GUESS BILL HAD A GUY
GO OVER THE SIDE.
JUST FLIPPED RIGHT OVER
A RAIL OR SOMETHING.
THEY GOT HIM BACK.
HE WASN'T HYPOTHERMIC.
I THINK THEY MUST HAVE
GOT HIM BACK REAL QUICK.
THEY GOT LUCKY ON THAT ONE.
SCARY [BLEEP] MAN.
IN ONE SECOND,
YOU'RE [BLEEP]
ALL BUNGLED UP.
LUCKY FOR HIM.
GOOD FOR ALL THOSE GUYS.
YOU DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO BE
IN THE WATER VERY LONG.
GOT TO PAY ATTENTION
TO THE SMALL THINGS.
THE SMALL THING WILL KILL YOU.
BECAUSE OF WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH THE MOON
AND THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL,
WE'VE GOT QUITE A LARGE SWELL.
I MIGHT HAVE TO STOP
FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: NOT WILLING TO PUSH
HIS LUCK ANY FURTHER...
Sig:
I WANT TO KEEP THE CREW SAFE.
I DON'T WANT TO BEAT THE BOAT.
Narrator: ...THE VETERAN
SKIPPER SHUTS DOWN.
Sig: I'M GONNA LET
THE SEAS COME DOWN.
IF THAT'S WHAT
IT'S GONNA TAKE US,
THEN THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
TRYING TO PLAY THE GAME
AS SAFE AS I CAN.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
160 MILES SOUTHEAST...
...ON THE 107-FOOT SAGA.
Jake: I JUST HEARD THAT SPENCER
ON THE SUMMER BAY
FELL OVER THIS MORNING.
MAN!
THIS IS WHEN CRAB FISHING
GETS REALLY DISTURBING.
Narrator:
...CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON
RETURNS TO PODS HE LEFT
SOAKING TWO DAYS EARLIER.
JUST A BIG SWELL.
MASSIVE SWELL.
I HAVE TWO CONCERNS
AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.
ONE IS OBVIOUSLY
THE SAFETY OF THE CREW.
AND THEN NUMBER TWO IS,
I HAVE BILLS TO PAY.
I'M BEHIND.
IT'S [BLEEP]
NAUTICAL OUT HERE, MAN.
THIS SUCKS!
Sean: CURRENTS ARE RUNNING
REALLY STRONG RIGHT NOW.
GOING UP AGAINST THE WIND
AND BUILDING SOME SEAS.
Jake: I REALLY WANT TO GET THIS
STRING PICKED AND RESET.
I'M TRYING TO GET THEM
MOVED UP NORTH
WHERE I THINK THERE'S CRAB.
Narrator: DETERMINED TO MOVE
HIS GEAR TO BETTER GROUNDS...
Jake: FIRST POT COMING UP.
I CAN MAKE THIS WORK.
Narrator: ...JAKE PUSHES
THROUGH THE STORM
TO GET HIS POTS ON BOARD.
Jake: I THINK FOR RIGHT NOW,
I'M JUST GONNA KEEP GOING.
FIGHT THROUGH IT.
♪♪
Man: YOU GOT SLACK.
YOU GOT SLACK.
FAST, HANDS.
GET IT [BLEEP]
Narrator: SIMILAR TO EVENTS
ON THE SUMMER BAY...
-AAH!
-WHAT!
-COME ON.
-[ GRUNTS ]
...THE SUPERMOON TIDES
MAKE IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE
TO GET THE LINE IN THE BLOCK.
[ GRUNTING ]
Narrator: AND WORSE, THREATEN
TO PULL A CREWMAN OVER THE SIDE.
[ GRUNTING ]
YEAH.
♪♪
Jake: WHEN YOU'RE DEALING
WITH A SUPERMOON,
YOU HAVE REALLY
LARGE CURRENTS.
NOT ONLY IS IT MORE CHALLENGING
GETTING THE LINE IN THE BLOCK,
IT'S MORE DANGEROUS.
IF YOU HOLD ON IT TOO LONG,
IT'LL JUST RIP YOU OVER
THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.
♪♪
[ SNAP ]
[BLEEP]
TELL ME IT DIDN'T PART IT.
[BLEEP]
PARTED.
PARTED AT THE [BLEEP]
DAMN IT!
[ SIGHS ]
PARTED -- PARTED THE LINE.
DAMN IT.
LOST A POT.
Narrator:
A PARTED OR SNAPPED LINE
COST THE BOAT $1,000 PER POT.
PLUS, THE CRAB INSIDE.
NOW I'VE JUST PARTED A POT.
I BELIEVE IT'S DUE
TO THE SUPERMOON TIDES
PULLING ON IT,
THEN SLACKING OFF,
AND THEN PULL ON IT.
AND FIRST, I'LL START
LOSING POTS LIKE I JUST DID.
THEN I'LL START LOSING MEN.
IT'S JUST DANGEROUS
RIGHT NOW FOR THESE GUYS.
A COUPLE OF THESE GUYS,
THEY DON'T HAVE REAL EXPERIENCE
FISHING IN ROUGH WEATHER.
♪♪
♪♪
KEEP TENSION ON IT. YOU GOT TO
KEEP THE TENSION ON IT.
POT! POT!
ONE GUY KEEPS THE TENSION.
THE OTHER GUY
PUTS IT IN THE BLOCK.
[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
WHOA!
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE SAGA...
Jake: FIRST I'LL START
LOSING POTS,
THEN I'LL START LOSING MEN.
KEEP THE TENSION ON IT.
YOU GOT TO KEEP
THE TENSION ON IT.
OH!
[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
HOLD IT OUT!
HOLD IT OUT!
WHOA!
WHOA, WHOA!
SNAP, SNAP!
♪♪
EVERYBODY OKAY OUT THERE?
Narrator: ALREADY DOWN ONE POT,
CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON'S
YOUNG CREW STRUGGLES WITH
THE POWERFUL SUPERMOON TIDES.
THE TIDES ARE TERRIBLE.
THE LINE'S GOING UNDERWATER.
IT'S PULLING THE BUOY BACK
UNDERNEATH THE WATER.
MORE DANGEROUS.
THE LINE WILL GET STRETCHED OUT,
SO IT'LL PULL YOU IN THE WATER.
[ REEL CRANKING ]
[ THUD ]
OW! [BLEEP]
DON'T EVEN
TELL ME IT SNAPPED.
SURE DID!
[BLEEP]
JUST LOST ANOTHER POT.
[ ROPE WHIPS ]
[BLEEP]
DAMN IT!
ANYWHERE FROM 1,000
TO 1,200 BUCKS LOST.
HEY, SEAN.
HEY, YOU WANT TO
COME UP HERE REAL QUICK?
ROGER.
Narrator: UNABLE TO RETRIEVE
A SINGLE POT...
Sean: I DON'T
WANT TO LOSE ANYBODY.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY--
WE LOSE ONE GUY.
...JAKE REASSESS
WITH DECK BOSS SEAN DUNLOP.
I MEAN, SOMEBODY GETS HURT
OR SOMETHING, THEY'RE --
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HAVING A ROUGH
TIME HANGING ON TO THE POTS.
I REALLY HATE TO HAVE
SOMEBODY GET HURT.
WE COULD WAIT A FEW HOURS
OR SOMETHING, MAYBE.
HOPEFULLY, IT'LL SETTLE
DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
ALL RIGHT, YEAH.
I MEAN.
WELL, YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN.
I GUESS TELL THE GUYS.
THEY'RE SCARED TO DEATH.
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN THERE.
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS.
GO AHEAD AND SECURE THE DECK.
CLEAR THE BLOCKING.
THE LONGER THESE GUYS
ARE OUTSIDE,
THE MORE THEY ARE
AT RISK OF GETTING HURT
OR GETTING WASHED OVERBOARD.
SO WE'LL JOG.
HOPEFULLY,
THE TIDES WILL SLACK OFF,
AND I'LL BE ABLE
TO HAUL SAFELY.
I JUST DON'T WANT
TO GET ANYBODY HURT.
♪♪
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♪♪
♪♪
Josh: BEAUTIFUL MORNING.
IT'S LIKE THE LORD IS SHINING
DOWN ON US THIS MORNING.
Narrator: THE NEXT DAY BRINGS
A MERCIFUL BREAK IN THE WEATHER.
Josh: THE FULL MOON'S
PRETTY MUCH DONE WITH NOW.
THE CURRENT ISN'T AS STRONG.
AND WE'RE JUST NOW STARTING
TO GET BACK ON CRAB FISHING.
Narrator: AS THE SUPERMOON
WANES, SO DO THE TIDES.
Sig: THE MOON HAS CHANGED.
JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER,
AND IT'S STARTING
TO GET SMALLER.
I'M HOPING THAT WE'LL SEE
A DIFFERENCE IN THE FISHING.
NEW MOON, NEW MONTH, NEW DEAL.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE SUMMER BAY...
BEEN DRIVING BOATS SINCE '89.
NEVER HAD ANYBODY IN THE WATER.
Narrator: ...CONDITIONS
MAY BE CALM,
BUT EMOTIONS ARE STILL RAW.
I WANT TO REALLY THANK YOU
FOR SPRINGING INTO ACTION.
I MEAN, YOU FOR USING YOUR HEAD
AND HANGING ON TO THE BUOY.
WE ALL KNOW
THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN,
BUT WHAT YOU GUYS DID GAVE IT
THE BEST RESULTS EVER.
AND I LOVE YOU GUYS EVEN MORE
THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
[ SNIFFS ]
[ VOICE BREAKING ] THERE'S
NO CRYING IN CRAB FISHING.
BULL [BLEEP]
BULL [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHTER ]
-I CRIED. I CRIED LAST NIGHT.
-[BLEEP]
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME
THIS MORNING, EH.
[BLEEP] NO, I DIDN'T.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE GOT ABOUT 35 POTS TO RUN.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT DONE.
BY DOING WHAT WE GOT TO DO
THAT'S GONNA GET US OUT OF HERE
THAT MUCH QUICKER.
-[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
-LET'S DO IT.
BE CAREFUL.
YOU WANT TO THROW?
-YEAH.
-RIGHT ON.
LET'S PUT HIM
ON THE RAIL, NICK.
GOOD WORK.
[BLEEP] GOOD WORK.
♪♪
♪♪
I THINK EVERYBODY'S GONNA HAVE
THEIR OWN THOUGHTS ABOUT IT.
I KNOW THAT [BLEEP]
IS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD TODAY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE OTHER GUYS
AREN'T DOING THE SAME.
-WHOA.
-[BLEEP]
GET HIM OUT OF THE WATER NOW!
THROW THE [BLEEP]
LIFE RING!
IT'S LIKE GETTING THROWN
FROM A HORSE.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
GET BACK ON IT.
OR NEVER RIDE AGAIN.
I'M GONNA FINISH THE TRIP.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
GET OUT THERE
AND THROW THAT HOOK!
Narrator: 26 HOURS AFTER
NEARLY LOSING HIS LIFE...
Bill: ONE'S COMING UP.
NUMBER 1 OF 17.
Narrator: ...SPENCER
STEPS BACK UP TO THE RAIL.
♪♪
♪♪
YOU GOT IT, BUDDY!
♪♪
Narrator:
THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
Man: ALL RIGHT! FISH!
LET'S GET READY
TO RUMBLE, FELLAS!
Narrator: ...ON THE SAGA...
THIS ONE'S GOT
A BIG OLD GUT ON HIM.
...TODAY'S MENU,
COD INTESTINES.
-IS THIS ORGANIC?
-SLURP IT.
-AHH!
-THERE'S JUICE INSIDE!
THAT AIN'T GRAPE JUICE!
-THAT'S GRAPE!
-WHAT'S GRAPE?
Man: SLURP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ RETCHING ]
IT CAME
RIGHT BACK UP!
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ RETCHING CONTINUES ]
OH, MY GOSH.
IT WENT DOWN, AND IT WENT...
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE
EAT A LOT OF WEIRD THINGS,
BUT THAT WAS
THE WEIRDEST.
Narrator:
THE SAGAMAY HAVE THE GUTS,
BUT THE WIZARDHAS THE CRAB.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE SUMMER BAY...
GET OUT THERE
AND THROW THAT HOOK.
Bill: I GAVE SPENCER THE OPTION
OF WHAT HE WANTED TO DO.
I SAID, "DO YOU WANT
TO GET BACK ON THE RAIL?"
HE SAID, "OF COURSE,"
WHICH IS A CRABBER MENTALITY,
THE CRABBER THING TO DO.
BUT WE'LL SEE.
Narrator: ...JUST HOURS
AFTER GOING OVERBOARD,
DECKHAND SPENCER MOORE PROVES
HE BELONGS ON THE BERING SEA.
Bill: ONE IS COMING UP.
WE HAVE 1 OF 17.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
DAMN IT.
IT'S LIKE GETTING
THROWN FROM A HORSE.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
GET BACK ON IT.
YOU GOT IT, BUDDY!
-COME ON.
-OH.
[ CHEERING ]
WHOO!
TO SEE HIM GO TO THE RAIL,
IT TAKES A LOT OF GUTS,
A LOT OF COURAGE.
LOOKS GOOD! LOOKS GOOD!
♪♪
-OH, YEAH!
-YEAH, BABY!
♪♪
IT HAS HIS FINGERNAIL
PRINTS IN IT.
Man: YEAH!
THIS BUOY
ALMOST TOOK HIS LIFE.
PSHEW! DRUG HIM OVER THE SIDE.
BUT HE HUNG ON TO IT.
-YEAH!
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
-THAT'S THE ONE!
YEAH, BABY!
WHOO!
YEAH!
WHOO!
HEY, WHERE'S THAT BUOY?
WE'RE TAKING THAT BUOY
OUT OF SERVICE.
SPENCER, THAT BUOY'S YOURS
TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH.
I'M SO HAPPY
TO SEE YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING
ALL WHAT YOU DO.
THAT BUOY WILL NEVER SEE
THE BERING SEA AGAIN.
-YEAH!
-WHOO!
-YEAH!
-I LOVE YOU GUYS.
-LOVE YOU, TOO, BILL.
-LOVE YOU, TOO, BOSS.
LET'S GET THIS FINISHED.
-YEAH, BABY!
-LET'S GO HOME!
[ CHEERING ]
♪ A MILLION MILES BEHIND YOU ♪
♪ A MILLION MORE TO GO ♪
♪ ONE STEP, THEN THE NEXT ♪
♪ THEN THE NEXT ♪
Josh: THAT'S
SOME CRABBIES THERE.
DAMN!
Man: YEAH, BABY!
THERE'S THE MEAT!
YEAH!
YES, WE FINALLY STOPPED
STRIKING OUT.
I THINK THE CRAB'S
BACK ON THE BITE.
-CRAB IN THIS POT!
-GREAT FOR THIS DAY. GREAT!
♪ YOU GOT TO PUSH ♪
♪ YOU GOT TO PULL ♪
[ LAUGHS ]
HOLY [BLEEP] WOW!
♪♪
NICE POT. NICE POT.
Sig: THAT'S A GOOD TAG,
ISN'T IT?
-YEP.
-YEP.
THEY'RE BACK ON THE BITE.
THEY NEVER LEFT.
THEY JUST KIND OF DUG IN.
ALL I REALLY KNOW
IS WHAT I SEE IN THE POT
AND WHAT'S GOING IN THE BOAT.
THAT'S THE ONLY TRUTH I KNOW.
♪ IT'S NOT ABOUT
THE FINISH LINE ♪
Sig: WOW!
YEAH, BUDDY!
[ LAUGHS]
♪ IT'S THAT END OF LIFE ♪
♪ GUIDING US, US TO BECOME
THE GREATEST ♪
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES
YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN,
AS LONG AS YOU GET BACK UP
AND YOU SMILE.
♪♪
AS SOON AS I FIND THE CRAB,
I'M GONNA DO MY DAMNEDEST
TO NOT STOP.
♪ THE GREATEST ♪
♪ THE GREATEST ♪
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