Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 4, Episode 13 - Fresh Blood - full transcript

AAH!

I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE
THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.

[ COUGHS, HACKS ]

BUT IT IS, AND I'M HERE.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING
ON INTERCOM ]

[ MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

Narrator: 2 MILES OFF
THE COAST OF ST. GEORGE ISLAND,

THE NORTHWESTERN CREW
IS PREPARING

TO RETRIEVE THE ANCHOR THEY LOST
IN LAST NIGHT'S STORM.

WE TOOK A WAVE
OVER THE WHEELHOUSE.

THAT'S HOW BAD IT WAS.



Sig: THERE WAS QUITE A SWELL
JUST RIGHT OFF THE BEACH.

AT ABOUT 5:00 A.M.,
WE SNAPPED OUR ANCHOR LINE.

SO NOW WE'RE GONNA SEE IF
WE CAN'T RETRIEVE THIS ANCHOR.

WE GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL.
IT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT.

IT'S NOT THE ANCHOR
THAT WEIGHS SO MUCH,

IT'S THE CHAIN.

AND IT'S THE CHAIN THAT
HOLDS THE ANCHOR ON THE BOTTOM.

WE'RE GONNA TRY AND DRAG
FOR THE CABLE IF WE CAN.

THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF
ON BOARD TO MAKE A DRAG HOOK,

BUT WE GOT LUCKY.

I WENT IN THE LAUNDERETTE

AND I FOUND A PIECE OF STEEL
WE USE FOR EMERGENCY STEERING.

THAT IS JUST SWEET.

GOT THE UGLIEST DRAG HOOK I
THINK I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.



[ MAN LAUGHS ]

Narrator: NOW, TO RETRIEVE
THEIR $5,000 ANCHOR,

EDGAR WILL TOSS

HIS NEWLY FASHIONED
GRAPPLING HOOK OVERBOARD,

LET IT SINK 100 FEET
TO THE BOTTOM,

THEN DRAG IT BLINDLY
IN THE BLOCK,

HOPING TO SOMEHOW HOOK ON
TO THE LOST ANCHOR CHAIN.

ALL RIGHT.
MOMENT OF TRUTH.

WATCH YOUR --
JUST LAY IT ON THE EDGE.

LET ME GET THAT LINE READY.

GOT ONE SHOT ON THERE.

Sig: UH-OH.

YOU GOT SOMETHING THERE?

I GOT SOMETHING!

I'M GONNA HAVE TO
BACK ON IT.

PULL ON IT, THOUGH.
KEEP IT TIGHT.

THIS THING'S TIGHT, MAN.
I THINK WE GOT IT.

THAT WAS FAST.
THAT WAS REALLY FAST.

WE GOT SOMETHING.

IF WE GET IT, DUDE,
THAT IS REALLY GOOD.

THAT IS REALLY GOOD.

OH, IT'S A ONE-IN-A-MILLION,
MAN.

WE'LL SEE WHEN WE GET IT
TO THE SURFACE.

THERE'S A LOT OF [BLEEP]
DOWN THERE

WE COULD BE HOOKED INTO.

Man: YEAH!

[ CHEERING ]

GOT IT!

FIRST TRY, DUDE.

[ EDGAR LAUGHS ]
YES!

BE CAREFUL, MAN.
THERE'S A LOT OF STRAIN THERE.

Edgar: GO AHEAD.
PICK UP ON THE BLOCK.

[ INDISTINCT YELLING ]

Narrator: TO RELIEVE SOME
OF THE TENSION ON THE BLOCK,

EDGAR HOOKS THE CRANE

TO THE LOOSE END
OF THE 6,000-POUND CHAIN.

Sig:
GET THAT ANCHOR OUT OF THERE.

GET ON THE BLOCK!
GET ON THE BLOCK! GO DOWN!

DOWN!

Sig: I'M DRIFTING.

Narrator:
BUT THE WEIGHT OF THE CHAIN

IS TOO MUCH FOR THE LINE
ON THE CRANE.

Edgar: GET ON THE BLOCK!
GET ON THE BLOCK! GO DOWN!

Bradley: THERE WAS A LOT
OF TENSION ON THE LINE.

IT JUST SNAPPED THE CRAB LINE
THAT WE JUST HAD HOOKED ON TO IT

LIKE A DRY PIECE OF WOOD.

IT TAKES A LOT
TO MAKE ME NERVOUS.

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS
MY WHOLE LIFE, MAN.

THIS IS NOT NORMAL.

Edgar:
YOU GOT TO START TURNING, BRO.

JUST SLACK IT OFF.
SLACK IT -- WHATEVER.

YOU GOT TO TURN!

I GOT TO DUMP THIS HERE.

BACK IT OFF!
BACK IT OFF!

BACK IT OFF.
BACK IT OFF.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

I WANTED YOU TO TIE THAT
OFF TO THE LEFT!

LOOK AT THIS!

Narrator:
THE STRONG CURRENT

BEGINS PUSHING THE NORTHWESTERN
AWAY FROM THE ANCHOR.

TRY TO TURN THE BOAT!

AND WITHIN SECONDS,

SHE BEGINS LISTING DANGEROUSLY
TO STARBOARD.

STAND THERE YELLING AT US!
DO SOMETHING!

I WOULD SLACK OFF
ON THE BOOM!

SLACK OFF ON THE BOOM!
PULL IN ON THE BLOCK!

PULL IN ON THE CRAB BLOCK!

[ ROPES CREAKING ]

WHOO...

HOO.

OH, MY --
OH [BLEEP] YOU GUYS.

ADAM!

PUT THE BOAT IN GEAR,
DUDE!

WELL, SLACK OFF,
AND LET ME COME AROUND, THEN.

SLACK OFF!

SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING THAT
A LONG TIME AGO.

I ASKED YOU THREE TIMES
TO PLEASE...

[ Slowly ]
TIE THE CHAIN TO THE RACK.

ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.

OKAY, I'M DRIFTING OVER IT NOW,
SO WHATEVER YOU DO...

Narrator: EDGAR QUICKLY LASHES
THE CHAIN TO THE POT LAUNCHER

TO RELIEVE THE STRAIN
ON THE BLOCK.

Sig: NO, YOU OWN IT.
IT'S YOURS.

WE CAN DRIFT OUT TO SEA
WITH THIS RIGHT NOW.

WHOA!

Edgar: IT'S GOING FORWARD.
PUT IT IN GEAR AND TURN.

ALL RIGHT.
GET BACK IN.

GIVE ME THAT SHACKLE.

GIVE ME THAT SHACKLE.
GIVE ME THAT CHAIN.

Narrator: EDGAR FINALLY MANAGES
TO ATTACH A HEAVY STEEL LINE

FROM THE ANCHOR WINCH
TO THE END OF THE ANCHOR CHAIN.

STAND BACK.

USE A HATCHET!

YOU'RE GOOD.
CUT IT.

BRING IT UP.

WAY TO GO.
ALL RIGHT.

HERE COMES THE CHAIN.

NICE!

Narrator: AFTER FOUR HOURS AND
A FEW NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES,

THE NORTHWESTERN CREW HAS THEIR
ANCHOR BACK WHERE IT BELONGS.

YES!

OH, YEAH!

GOOD GRIEF.

Narrator: 38 MILES TO THE NORTH,
ON THE TIME BANDIT...

PULLING INTO ST. PAUL HARBOR.

SPINNING AROUND,
GOING TO THE NORTH DOCK.

JUST GOT TO TURN AROUND!

Narrator:
WITH NEAL HILLSTRAND

OFFICIALLY RETIRED
FROM THE DECK,

TO PICK UP THE SLACK,

THEY'VE HIRED 26-YEAR-OLD
GREENHORN EARON OVERSON.

COME ON IN, NEW GUY!

NEW GUY?

HA HA!
[ CHUCKLES ]

THE USUAL SUSPECTS.

HOW YOU DOING, JOHN?

SO YOU JUST DO TWO SLITS --
SHH! SHH! --

DOWN BOTH SIDES, AND THEN THAT'S
HOW WE STRING THEM UP.

Narrator:
AS THEY LEAVE PORT,

SCOTTY HILLSTRAND GIVES THE HORN
THE 10-CENT TOUR...

Scott: SO NEVER DO NOTHING
BY YOURSELF.

WE ALL WANT TO GO HOME
IN ONE PIECE.

...AND POINTS OUT THE
TIME BANDIT'S BEST-KEPT SECRET.

AND IF YOU EVER GET REALLY COLD,
WE GOT A SAUNA RIGHT HERE.

IF YOU WANT TO RELAX
AND SOAK YOUR ACHING BONES,

YOU JUMP IN THERE.

IT'S ALWAYS ON.

[ COUGHS ]

YOU'LL GET THE HANG OF THINGS
QUICK, THOUGH, I'M SURE.

COMING UP
ON "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
[ SIREN WAILS ]

A PIPE HAS BURST
IN THE ENGINE ROOM.

WHERE'S MY OTHER SET
OF [BLEEP] HANDS?!

Narrator: THREE DAYS AGO,
IN THE MIDST OF AN ARCTIC STORM,

A SERIES OF ROGUE WAVES
TORE THROUGH THE FLEET...

Man: WHOO!

Narrator: ...LEAVING A PATH
OF DESTRUCTION IN HER WAKE.

BUT ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...

AAH!

Narrator:
...IT WAS CAPTAIN PHIL

THAT TOOK THE HARDEST HIT
OF THEM ALL.

I CAME FLYING OUT OF BED,

LANDED UP AGAINST THAT,
AND I CRACKED MY RIBS.

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME
TRYING TO BREATHE.

WITH POSSIBLE BROKEN RIBS...

[ COUGHS ]

...BLOOD IN HIS LUNGS,
AND BARELY ABLE TO BREATHE...

...PHIL HEADS INTO PORT.

BUT THE LOCAL CLINIC
WASN'T EQUIPPED FOR PHIL.

JUST TELL ME THIS --
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DIAGNOSE IT,

BUT DO YOU SEE
A PROBLEM HERE?
YEAH.

THE ONLY CHANCE FOR SURVIVAL
WAS THE HOSPITAL IN ANCHORAGE.

I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE
THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.

BUT IT IS, AND I'M HERE.

Narrator: NOW,
WITH CAPTAIN PHIL'S FATE

STILL AN UNKNOWN,

750 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST
ON ST. PAUL ISLAND...

WITH THE OFF-LOAD
NEARLY COMPLETE,

PHIL'S CREW FACES
THE COLD REALITY

THAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO HEAD
TO SEA

WITHOUT THEIR TRUSTED SKIPPER
AND FATHER.

IT'S WEIRD TO SEE, LIKE,

SOMEONE THAT YOU THOUGHT
WAS SO INVINCIBLE [BLEEP]

FIND OUT THEY AIN'T
THAT INVINCIBLE.

HE'S LEAVING THE BOAT,
AND HE'S NOT FEELING WELL.

AND I DON'T MEAN
JUST NOT FEELING WELL.

HE'S GOT SOME ILLNESS,
AND THAT BOTHERS ME.

Narrator:
PHIL'S ENTRUSTED MURRAY GAMRATH

TO TAKE OVER
HIS MILLION-DOLLAR OPERATION.

AND SINCE THEY'LL NEED
ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET,

34-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN
DAN DECKER JOINS THE CREW.

BUDDY.

YEAH.

Maugatai: IT'S ALL ABOUT
DUE RESPECT, YOU KNOW?

IF YOU DO A GOOD JOB,
THAT'S RESPECT RIGHT THERE.

HE'LL CONTINUE
TO SHAKE YOUR HAND.

HEADS UP.

JUST PLOP YOUR BAGS
RIGHT THERE FOR NOW.

THAT'LL BE YOUR BUNK THERE
WHEN I GET MY STUFF OUT.

Gamrath: WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA
RUN HIM INTO THE GROUND.

BUT AS LONG AS HE LASTS FOR
A TRIP, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

WE'RE GONNA GO HIT THIS HARD,
AND I'M GONNA LOAD THIS BOAT.

THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
HERE SHORTLY.

WE REALLY NEED
TO GET THIS BOAT LOADED.

Narrator: WITH THE LAST
OF THE CRAB OUT OF THE TANKS,

THE CREW TENDS TO THE LAST
OF THEIR DUTIES

BEFORE LEAVING PORT.

I'M JUST GONNA
SET THIS OVER HERE.

IT HASN'T JUST BEEN
A LONG COUPLE DAYS,

IT'S BEEN A LONG,
EMOTIONAL COUPLE DAYS.

AND THAT TAKES A TOLL
ON EVERYBODY --

THE BOYS, ESPECIALLY.

ONCE THEY GET A CHANCE
TO FIND OUT

WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THEIR FATHER, UM...

THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE
A HUGE RELIEF, YOU KNOW?

ESPECIALLY JOSH --

AND I THINK THAT'S
A GOOD REASON RIGHT NOW

WHY HE'S, YOU KNOW,
JUST PHYSICALLY OUT.

IT'S NOT JUST PHYSICALLY,
IT'S MENTAL, YOU KNOW?

Narrator: 50 MILES TO THE SOUTH,
THE 155-FOOT WIZARD,

STUFFED TO THE BRIM WITH
OVER 400,000 POUNDS OF OPIES,

HEADS TO PORT FOR AN OFF-LOAD.

WE'RE ON REALLY GOOD FISHING.

WE MANAGED TO SCOOP UP
A FULL TRIP OF CRAB,

AND I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT
THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BIG PICK

SITTING IN THE GEAR
WHEN WE GET BACK OUT.

Narrator: AFTER THREE DAYS
OF NONSTOP FISHING,

THE CREW COLLAPSES.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

HANG ON A SECOND.

Lekanoff: I HAVE A LEAK
IN THE ENGINE ROOM.

NEED HELP DOWN THERE.

Keith: TAKE THE WHEEL!
TAKE THE WHEEL!

GRAB THE DAMAGE-CONTROL KIT
FOR ME, OKAY?

GOTCHA.

WHERE'S MY OTHER SET
OF [BLEEP] HANDS?!

Narrator:
CAPTAIN KEITH GRABS

THE CLOSEST SET OF RAIN GEAR
TO COVER THE HOLE,

BUT SEAWATER CONTINUES TO POUR
INTO THE BILGE.

HAD A SPLIT IN THE CRAB PIPE --
BIG SUPPLY LINE.

Narrator: THE PIPE THAT
CIRCULATES FRESH OCEAN WATER

TO THE CRAB TANKS HAS BURST.

KEITH BEGINS CUTTING
STRIPS OF RUBBER

WHILE MONTE AND LENNY
PUT PIPE CLAMPS IN PLACE.

WE'RE NOT GIVING ANY WATER

TO THE CRAB
IN THE STARBOARD-AFT TANK.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE FLOODING
OUR ENGINE-ROOM BILGE, THOUGH.

WE GOT TO GET THIS TO STOP!

Keith: GET ALL THIS [BLEEP]
OUT OF MY WAY!

ALL THE WAY OUT!

Narrator:
IF THE LEAK CAN'T BE STOPPED,

KEITH WILL BE FORCED TO SHUT
THE CIRCULATION SYSTEM DOWN,

AND SEAWATER WILL SLOWLY DRAIN
FROM HIS AFT TANK.

WE COULD LOSE
$250,000 WORTH OF CRAB.

HEY, KID!

I'M GONNA HAVE YOU
GO CHECK.

GO LOOK
IN THE STARBOARD-AFT TANK

AND SEE HOW MUCH WATER'S
ON THE CRABS

AND GET BACK TO ME
A.S.A.P.

Narrator:
THE KID CHECKS TO SEE

HOW FAR THE LEVEL OF WATER
HAS DROPPED IN THE TANK.

Man:
I GUESS THE WATER'S GOING DOWN.

IT'S DOWN ABOUT A FOOT NOW.

STEVE!
IT'S DOWN THAT FAR.

JUST TO THE CRAB.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!
YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'VE GOT
A LITTLE BIT MORE RUBBER.

LET ME PUT ONE MORE WRAP ON IT
DOWN LOW HERE.

Narrator: ALTHOUGH
THE QUICK PATCH IS HOLDING,

THE TRUE TEST IS TURNING ON
THE HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP.

[ AIR HISSES ]

NOW THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

Man: WHOO!

[ LAUGHS ]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID, BUT...

ALL WE CAN DO IS HOPE THAT
PATCH JOB IS GONNA BE ENOUGH

TO GET US TO TOWN
AND KEEP THESE GUYS ALIVE.

Narrator:
COMING UP...

THE NEW SKIPPER SPENDS
HIS FIRST DAY IN THE BIG CHAIR.

YEE-HAW. [BLEEP]

Narrator:
315 MILES NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR,

AS THE TIME BANDIT
APPROACHES HER GROUNDS,

CAPTAIN ANDY GIVES THE NEW KID
A FEW WORDS OF CAUTION.

HEY, DUDE, JUST, YOU KNOW,
JUST SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

DON'T, LIKE
[BLEEP] JUMP IN

AND TRY AND BE A HERO,
SAVE NOTHING.

THEY'LL SHOW YOU
WHAT'S GOING ON,

AND THERE'S GONNA BE
A [BLEEP] OF CRAB TO SORT.

SO YOU'LL CATCH ON.

OKAY, BUDDY.
ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE WATCHING YOU,
MAN.

EARON DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO YET.

THIS ALL DEPENDS ON HOW WELL
THEY TRY TO HELP HIM OUT

OR IF THEY TRY
TO SEE HIM STRUGGLE.

I HAVE NEVER FISHED
OUT IN THE BERING SEA.

BLUE TOTE?

HE'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
YOU PROBABLY SEE HIM.

Andy:
I CAN'T SEE NOTHING.

ONE -- IT'S 11:00.
OH, I SEE. THERE, YEAH.

FIRST CRAB POT.
10:00 A.M.

Narrator:
THE 26-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN

IS ABOUT TO GET SCHOOLED

BY SENIOR DECKHAND
RUSS NEWBERRY.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

OH, YEAH, BABY!

EACH LEGAL ADULT MALE

IS 4-INCHES ACROSS
AT ITS WIDEST POINT.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE
NOT LOOKING FOR.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S PLENTY BIG ENOUGH.
PLENTY BIG ENOUGH.

AND WE'RE NOT IN A HURRY.

WELL, WE ARE, BUT...

THIS IS LIKE
A GIANT JIGSAW PUZZLE, EARON.

START FLIPPING THEM OVER.

RIGHT HERE
IN YOUR LITTLE AREA --

NOT IN THE MIDDLE.

WE'RE TRYING TO WORK FROM
THE EDGES TO THE MIDDLE --

THAT WAY.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Man: OH!

I KNOW YOU CAN PUT THEM
IN THERE ONE AT A TIME,

BUT I WANT
YOUR EYE TO GET GOOD

TO BE ABLE TO PICK OUT
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT...

RIGHT.
...AND THAT.

HUGE DIFFERENCE.

YOU KNOW, DON'T EVEN HAVE TO
TO THINK ABOUT IT.
RIGHT.

GOT TO GET AN EYE FOR IT.

YOU'RE GETTING A LOT FASTER
WITH THEM -- THAT'S IMPORTANT.

IT'S NOT A...

IT'S A "DA-DA-DA!"

HE'S GONNA LEARN IN 2 1/2 DAYS
HOW TO LOAD THIS BOAT,

WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR NOT.

Narrator:
150 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST,

THE CORNELIA MARIE APPROACHES
THEIR FIRST STRING

WITHOUT CAPTAIN PHIL AT THE HELM
IN OVER 17 YEARS.

FOR MURRAY, THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF RUNNING THE BOAT

AND KEEPING PHIL'S SONS SAFE
IS SETTING IN.

Gamrath:
IT'S BEEN A COUPLE YEARS

SINCE I'VE BEEN UP HERE,
YOU KNOW?

JUST LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE,
YOU NEVER FORGET HOW.

Narrator: WHILE MURRAY ADJUSTS
TO THE WHEELHOUSE,

DOWN ON DECK, THE GREENHORN
BEGINS HIS FIRST DAY

UNDER THE TUTELAGE
OF THE HARRIS BOYS.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT TO DO NOW,
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.

YOU'LL TELL ME.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT.

YOU'LL TELL ME IF I'M [BLEEP] UP
OR WHATEVER.

TEST IS COMING RIGHT NOW --
THIS STRING.

WE'LL SEE WHAT THE GUY'S
MADE OF.

THIS GOES UP FIRST,
HE GRABS IT, PUT THIS IN.

YEP.

YEAH, BABY!

HOP IN THERE!
HOP IN THERE!

WHAT'S THAT?
SIT ON YOUR BUTT.

GET ALL THE WAY IN THERE
AND SIT ON YOUR BUTT.

JUST PUT IT THIS WAY.
YEAH. THERE YOU GO.

Gamrath:
FULL TOTE OF 200.

THAT'S ABOUT 300 POUNDS

EACH TIME YOU PUSH ONE
BACK ON THE DECK.

A LOT OF WORK
WORKING ON ONE OF THESE DECKS --

ESPECIALLY THIS LENGTH OF DECK.

SO FAR, HE'S SLOW AS [BLEEP]

Gamrath: WELL, THE CURRENT'S
JUST RUNNING RIGHT NOW

FROM THE NORTHEAST
TO THE SOUTHWEST,

PUSHING RIGHT UP, JUST MAKING
EVERYTHING REALLY STEEP.

YEE-HAW. [BLEEP]

[BLEEP]

Man: WHOO!

Man: WHOO!

Narrator: AS A 20-FOOT WAVE
BLINDSIDES HALF THE CREW,

FREDDY STANDS SOLID

AND HOLDS THE POT
FROM FLYING OFF THE RACK.

THAT'S PART OF THE JOB.

YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE
YOU LOOK OUT

FOR YOUR BROTHERS,
YOU KNOW?

DON'T WANT TO GET HURT.

SORRY, GUYS.

I DIDN'T THINK
THAT WAS GONNA COME OVER.

THAT COULD'VE BEEN
A KILLER FOR ME.

THAT POT COULD'VE EASILY PUSHED
ME OFF THE SIDE OF IT

AND LANDED RIGHT ON TOP OF ME.

I'M REALLY LUCKY.

Man: YEE-HAW!

Narrator: ABOVE FATE,

THE GREENHORN'S FIRST JOB
IS TO ADJUST

TO THE FAST AND FURIOUS PACE
OF THE CORNELIA MARIE DECK.

400 ON THAT ONE.

STARTING OFF THE DAY
PRETTY GOOD HERE.

LOOKING GOOD.
LOOKING REALLY GOOD.

Josh:
JUST DO ONE SIDE AT A TIME.

EASY, NOW.

SORRY.

KICK IT DOWN WITH YOUR LEGS.
HOLD ON TO THAT UPPER BAR.

Narrator:
10 POTS INTO THE STRING,

THE CREW IS STARTING TO GET
A RHYTHM GOING --

EVEN THEIR NEW GREENHORN, DAN.

Jake: TELLING ME
HE HOPES HE MAKES IT 40 POTS.

AND I'M GOING, "WE BETTER HOPE
HE MAKES LIKE 130 POTS."

[ GRUNTS ]

GET THAT?

OH, NO WAY.

Jake:
WHAT JUST HAPPENED, DAN?

Gamrath: WELL, IF ANYBODY STEPS
IN THE TANK ON THIS BOAT,

THEY OWE EVERYBODY ON THE BOAT
A CASE OF BEER.

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S A CASE OF BEER.

THAT'S OUR COUNT.
CASE OF BEER!

THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT
THE BEER, THOUGH.

I BROUGHT IT IN ADVANCE.

Maugatai:
HE'S BEEN PRETTY GOOD.

HE'LL COME AROUND, YOU KNOW?

EVERYBODY NEEDS THE CHANCE,
YOU KNOW?

IT WAS JUST LIKE ME, TOO,
ON MY FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW?

SO I WAS ON THE WAY, TOO, SO...

TAKE TIME.

HE'S A GOOD KID.
GOOD GUY.

Narrator: NEXT...

A PHONE CALL FROM THE DARK.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

PHIL:
I'll tell you what happened.

There's been some developments
since last night

that'll just blow you away.

MY MOM JUST DIED OF THIS.

Narrator: 281 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR...

Man:
WHOA! WE GOT IT!

WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!

HE'S BEEN PUSHING A LOT
OF TOTES, HUSTLING, RUNNING.

IT'S THIS WHOLE, LIKE...
PHYSICAL-MENTAL BALANCE.

MY BODY'S DONE.

NOW I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE
MY MENTAL KEEP WORKING.

NICE JOB, GUYS.

JUST DO ME A FAVOR AND SHUT
THE HYDRANTS OFF THERE, DAVE,

WHEN YOU COME IN,
AND I'LL DO THE REST.

Narrator: AFTER THROWING ABOARD
NEARLY 36,000 POUNDS,

CORNELIA MARIE RELIEF SKIPPER
MURRAY GAMRATH

GIVES THE CREW
A FOUR-HOUR BREAK.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

PHIL, IT'S MURRAY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?

PHIL: Well, I'll tell you
what happened.

There's been some developments
since last night

that'll just blow you away.

The doctor,
he's really thorough.

WHAT HE TELLS ME IS I HAD
A GREAT BIG, HUGE BLOOD CLOT

GO FROM MY LEGS,

all the way up,
went through my heart,

AND LANDED ON MY LUNG.

WOW.

I don't know if you understand
what that means,

BUT IT'S NOT GOOD.

YOU COULD HAVE DIED
FROM THAT.

No [bleep]

But getting hit by the wall
on the boat

WAS JUST KIND OF A FREAK THING,

because this other deal
is what's causing

probably 80% of what's going on
with me.

NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT IF THERE'S
ANY MORE BLOOD CLOTS --

MY MOM JUST DIED OF THIS.

ONE WENT FROM HER LEG,

AND IT GOES UP
AND GOES THROUGH YOUR HEART,

and one little part of it --
of the blood clot -- comes off,

and it plugs out
your dealing heart,

AND BOOM, YOU'RE DEAD.

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT HERE.

WHOA.

AS FAR AS HAVING
A MARK ON MY LUNG,

HE SAYS,
"YOUR LUNGS ARE FINE."

WELL,
THAT'S A GOOD THING.

THAT'S KIND OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING.

I'M GONNA BE HERE IN ICU FOR --
I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S GONNA BE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

HI, GIRLS.

I THINK THEY'RE GONNA
STAB ME AGAIN HERE.

OH, MAN. THANK YOU
FOR GIVING ME A SHOUT HERE.

Okay.

[ TELEPHONE BEEPS ]
WOW!

JOSH. JAKE.

I WANT YOU GUYS BOTH
TO WAKE UP,

AND I'LL TALK TO YOU HERE
IN TWO SECONDS.

I'M NOT GONNA
START BLABBING TO YOU.

I JUST WOKE YOU UP.

GO AHEAD AND WAKE UP,
GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE,

COME UP AND MEET ME
IN THE WHEELHOUSE.

[ COUGHS ]

ARE YOU SEMI-AWAKE THERE?

I GOT SOME GREAT NEWS.

YOUR DAD ACTUALLY
WAS INCREDIBLY LUCKY.

BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED
NORMALLY KILLS MOST PEOPLE,

SO SOMEBODY WAS LOOKING OUT
AFTER HIM.

HE HAD A BLOOD CLOT
IN HIS LEG.

IT PASSED THROUGH HIS HEART...
AND ENDED UP IN HIS LUNGS.

THAT'S WHERE
THE BLOOD CAME FROM.

THAT'S WHY THEY TELL PEOPLE
TO STAND UP AND WALK AROUND

BEFORE THEY GET ON PLANES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT

OR ARE SITTING IN AREAS
FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

THAT IS THE SPOT
THAT WAS IN HIS LUNGS.

OKAY?

YEAH.

IT'S NOT THE WORST
OF WHAT WE WERE THINKING, OKAY?

WOW.

IT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

IT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
IT'S GOOD NEWS.

TODAY IS ALREADY
A BRIGHT, SHINY MORNING.

THE SUN HASN'T EVEN
POPPED UP YET.

SO IT'S GOOD NEWS
TO HEAR.

I GOT THE PHONE NUMBER
HERE.

LET'S GIVE HIM A CALL
RIGHT NOW.

I GOT JOSH AND JAKE
UP HERE.

THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO TALK
TO YOU FOR A MINUTE.

SO I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW
I'M SO HAPPY, BUD.

PHIL: The night
that I was shaking so bad

and I was gasping for air
and I was shaking like a leaf --

I mean violently --
it was almost like a seizure --

That was when it was going
in my lung and my heart

and starting to close off stuff
and open other stuff up.

And, you know,
it's just a miracle.

HELL, YEAH, DUDE.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD NEWS.

THAT'S REALLY
GOOD NEWS, DAD.

WHAT'S UP, POPS?

WHAT'S GOING ON, BUDDY?

Trying to get myself better
to get back on that boat.

THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

WE'RE ALL COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS
ON THE BOAT HERE.

But if you call
every little bit --

maybe once a day or so,
it sure helps.

I enjoy hearing somebody.

ALL RIGHT, DUDE.

WELL...

HEY, I LOVE YOU, TOO.

WE'RE GONNA GO GET
A LITTLE CRABBY.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

OKAY. BYE-BYE.

[ SIGHS ]

Narrator: 270 MILES SOUTHEAST
FROM THE CRAB GROUNDS,

THE NORTH AMERICAN ARRIVES
IN DUTCH HARBOR

TO OFF-LOAD IN THE MIDDLE
OF A WINTER STORM.

Sten: THIS IS NOT A VERY NICE
CONDITION TO BE MOVING THE BOAT.

I DON'T LIKE MOVING THE BOAT
IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER.

IT'S BLOWING EAST 55 RIGHT NOW.

THE WIND JUST WILL PUSH
THE BOAT LIKE A SAIL.

IT'S COLD AS HELL, MAN.

Sten:
SEE THE MAVERICK BACK THERE?

IT'S JUST GETTING POUNDED
BY THE EASTERLY WIND

BECAUSE HE'S LAYING SIDEWAYS,

AND THE WIND IS JUST PUSHING HIM
INTO THE DOCK.

Narrator: ICE 2 FEET THICK
HAS ALREADY FORMED AT THE DOCK.

OH, GOD.
THIS IS CRAZY, MAN.

Man: WATCH YOURSELF.

Sten: PUT THE STRAIN
ON THE OTHER LINE.

I WANT THE STRAIN
ON THE HEAVIER LINE.

Sten: PULL UP. PULL UP.
PULL UP.

PICK IT UP NOW.
PICK IT UP.

Narrator: AFTER FIGHTING ICE,
HEAVY CURRENTS, AND WIND,

THE NORTH AMERICAN
IS SAFELY TIED UP AT THE DOCK.

THE OFF-LOAD CAN BEGIN.

BUT BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS,
THE PROCESS WILL BE A SLOW ONE.

Man:
DUMP IT IN!

COME ON!

Narrator: AFTER 18 SLOW HOURS,
THE OFF-LOAD IS COMPLETE.

NOW THE CREW RACES TO FIX
THE MANGLED DECK

BEFORE ANOTHER SQUALL BLOWS IN.

Sten: WE'RE GETTING STARTED
ON THAT DECK REPAIR,

PROBABLY SPEND ALL DAY
WORKING ON THE DECK,

AND HOPEFULLY GET THIS DECK DONE
BY TONIGHT

AND BE READY TO SAIL OUT
IN THE MORNING.

Narrator:
THREE DAYS AGO,

THE ROGUE WAVE
FELT 'ROUND THE FLEET

RIPPED APART
THE ENTIRE BACK DECK.

ON THE WAY IN, WE WERE RIDING
SO LOW IN THE WATER.

WE HAVE A LOT OF FUEL ON BOARD,
WE HAD A WHOLE LOAD OF CRAB,

SO WE WERE JUST REALLY DIPPING
INTO THOSE WAVES.

THE WHOLE STERN ACTUALLY
LOOKED LIKE A BATHTUB --

JUST FILLED RIGHT UP.

[ BELL CLANGING ]

Arket: WE'RE PUTTING IN
THE LAST BOARD RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST GONNA GO RIGHT IN.

IT'S GONNA SPLIT THE WOOD
ANYWAY,

'CAUSE THE WOOD'S ROTTEN.

TEMPORARY FIX.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS MAKE IT LAST THREE DAYS.

Narrator: BUT THE DECK MAY LAST
LONGER THAN GREENHORN DEBO

AFTER THE PHYSICAL BEATING
HE TOOK ON HIS FIRST TRIP.

Man:
OH! MAN DOWN!

Labay: I WANT TO SHOW THESE GUYS
THAT I CAN DO THIS.

AND IF I DO THAT,

THEY'RE GONNA WANT ME BACK
FOR KING CRAB, YOU KNOW?

I THINK IT'S GONNA GO GOOD, MAN.

Narrator: DEBO WILL HAVE TO
SUCK IT UP FOR ONE MORE TRIP

BEFORE CAPTAIN STEN
DECIDES HIS FATE.

COMING UP, TWO GREENHORNS
TAKE ON THE RAIL...

I THINK I CAN GET IT,
YOU KNOW?

...A GUT-WRENCHING CHALLENGE.

Narrator: 285 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,

NORTH AMERICAN CAPTAIN
STEN SKAAR

HAS DECIDED TO PUT
HIS GREENHORN TO THE TEST.

WE HAD THAT CHAT.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO,
SO DO IT, OKAY?

TODAY DEBO WILL WORK THE RAIL
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Sten:
WE'LL SEE HOW HE FARES.

I'VE ADDED A LITTLE MORE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIM.

HE'S GONNA BE AT THE RAIL.
IT'S DANGEROUS ON THE RAIL.

HE KNOWS WHAT HIS TASK IS AHEAD,

AND HE KNOWS HIS JOB
AND WHAT HE'S EXPECTED TO DO.

ONE MORE THING
THAN I HAD TO DO LAST TRIP,

SO I'M JUST GONNA
PREPARE MYSELF,

MAKE IT EASY ON MYSELF.

THEY WANTED ME
TO GIVE THIS TO YOU.

Narrator:
AND WHILE DEBO WORKS THE RAIL,

HE'LL HAVE TO WEAR
THE TRADITIONAL NORWEGIAN HORNS,

PER CAPTAIN'S ORDERS.

AS HE PUSHES,
YOU'LL PUSH OUT.

OKAY.

COMES IN, GRAB AHOLD,
AND PULL REAL TIGHT.

USE YOUR LEGS, TOO.

OKAY.

COMES UP, PULL IN, GRAB.

MAKE SURE YOUR LEGS ARE AWAY,
'CAUSE IT'LL COME OUT.

IF IT COMES OUT, HITS YOU
IN THE LEG, YOU'RE DONE.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
CLIMB UP HERE.

PULL THIS OUT.

OUT THEY GO.

I THINK I CAN GET IT,
YOU KNOW?

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS,
BUT YOU GOT TO LEARN, YOU KNOW?

HERE IT COMES!

HE'S GOT IT.

MAYBE NOT. MAYBE NOT.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL WORK.
THAT'LL WORK.

ALL RIGHT.
GIVE IT A GRAB.

ALL RIGHT. PULL IT IN.
PULL IT IN.

OH, NEVER LET GO.
NEVER LET GO.

DON'T LET GO OF IT
WHEN IT'S ON BOARD LIKE THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, GET READY.

ALL RIGHT, PULL IT.
PULL IT.

PULL IT OUT
AND THEN PULL THE DOOR UP.

ONE MORE TIME.
YOU GOT TO PULL IT OUT. OHH!

Narrator: ALTHOUGH DEBO'S
PUTTING HIS BEST FOOT FORWARD,

THE CREW QUESTIONS
THE CAPTAIN'S DECISION

TO PUT A HORN ON THE RAIL.

HE'S JUST GONNA GET HURT,

THEN STEN'S GONNA END UP
REGRETTING IT.

BAD TIMING TO PUT THAT GREENHORN
ON THE RAIL TODAY.
OH, ABSOLUTELY.

HE CAN BARELY DO HIS BAIT,
LET ALONE LAND THE POT.

I THINK IT WAS
A STUPID DECISION,

AND I DON'T THINK
HE SHOULD DO IT.

DOING A GOOD JOB.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. HANG ON TO IT.
HANG ON TO IT.

Kvinge: THAT'S NOT SAFE HAVING
A GUY WHO'S SCARED TO DEATH.

HE'S TOO SHORT FOR THE JOB
AND TOO INEXPERIENCED.

HAS NO IDEA.

AND IF ONE GUY GETS HURT
AND WE HAVE TO GO TO TOWN,

EVERYTHING'S SCREWED UP.

Sten: I THINK HE'S READY
FOR THE TASK.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE'LL PASS IT,

BUT IT'S ABOUT TIME HE'S
CHALLENGED A LITTLE BIT MORE.

Narrator:
99 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST

ABOARD THE TIME BANDIT,
JUST LIKE DEBO,

GREENHORN EARON
IS TESTED AT THE RAIL.

YOU OPEN THE DOOR,
FLIP THE DOOR OPEN, HOLD IT UP,

PULL THE BAIT OUT,
AND THEN I'LL HAND YOU A BAIT.

YOU JUMP ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE POT,

THEN YOU PULL THAT
AND SNAP THE CLIP ON.

PUSH IT OVER THAT ONE.
THERE YOU GO.

Scott: NOW PULL IT TIGHT.
PULL IT TIGHT.

NOW YOU JUST FLIP THE DOOR.

YOU GO THROUGH THIS WAY,
DO AN UNDERHAND.

TRY NOT TO LET THEM GET TWISTED
AND STUFF, YOU KNOW?

OKAY.

I TRY TO GRAB TWO OF THEM
AT A TIME, SNAP THE LIDS,

THEN YOU RUN OVER THERE,
FILL THEM UP.

Scott: UNDER IT.

YEAH.

I THINK THE GREENHORN'S
GONNA WORK OUT.

ONCE HE PUKES HIS GUTS OUT.

WELL, HE'LL JUST THROW UP,
THEN GET USED TO IT.

OR HE'LL STAY SICK
AND WON'T MAKE THE CUT.

IT TASTED BETTER GOING DOWN
THAN IT DID COMING BACK UP.

Narrator:
ON THE NORTH AMERICAN,

DEBO'S DAY JUST ISN'T GETTING
ANY BETTER.

Kvinge: HE'S SLOWING DOWN.
HE'S NOT HAVING FUN ANYMORE.

SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH YOUR DOORS, DEBO?

THEY'RE SO [BLEEP] LOOSE.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE ALWAYS
FALLING IN THE [BLEEP] DOGS.

GET IT RIGHT, DUDE.

WE'RE STARTING TO JUMP ON HIM
A LITTLE MORE NOW,

JUST BECAUSE OF THAT.

I'M DONE WITH IT.

YOU GUYS, I GOT TO GO.

I THINK I AM
A HARDWORKING GUY, MAN.

I DO EVERYTHING
THEY [BLEEP] TELL ME TO DO.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE RUN
MY COUSIN'S BUSINESS BACK HOME,

DOWN SOUTH IN SEATTLE.

THAT IS NOTHING LIKE THIS,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

IT'S JUST...

THIS AIN'T ME, MAN.

I WANTED TO GIVE IT A SHOT.
HERE I AM. I'M DOING IT.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE
HOPE ALIVE WITH DEBO, YOU KNOW?

OH, THEY'RE RIGHT HERE.
I TOOK THEM OFF, MAN.

THIS THING'S [BLEEP] UP.
IT'S COMING OFF.

[ COUGHS ]

Narrator: AS DEBO CONTINUES
TO LOSE ANY RESPECT HE HAD...

...ON THE TIME BANDIT,
DESPITE HIS SEASICKNESS,

EARON IS SHOWING SIGNS
OF IMPROVEMENT.

ONCE HE GETS THE HANG OF IT,
YOU KNOW, HE'LL DO GOOD.

HE'S DOING PRETTY GOOD.

AT LEAST HE'S GOT
A SMILE ON HIS FACE,

AND THAT'S THE WHOLE THING
RIGHT THERE.

GOT TO HAVE A SMILE.

WE JUST WANT A KID THAT'S
GONNA BE LOOKING OUT FOR STUFF

AND CLEANING UP STUFF
AND DOING ENGINEERING.

IF HE'S GOOD AT THAT KIND
OF STUFF AND WANTS TO DO IT,

WE'LL HIRE HIM.

[ GROANS ]

Narrator: COMING UP...

COME ON IN.

THAT'S THE LAST TIME YOU'RE
GONNA WALK IN MY WHEELHOUSE.

THE CRAB COUNT --

THE WIZARD, STILL IN THE LEAD,
IS DOMINATING THE FLEET.

Narrator: BACK IN DUTCH, 270
MILES FROM THE FISHING GROUNDS,

WIZARD CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
WAITS TO OFF-LOAD.

Keith:
WE NEED TO GET THIS CRAB OFF,

AND...I NEED TO GET RID OF MOI.

I'M OFFICIALLY DONE WITH MOI,

AND MOI'S OFFICIALLY DONE
WITH WORKING ON THE WIZARD.

I'VE GOT A GUY
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE

DUE IN TOWN HERE ANY MINUTE.

WE'RE A THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH
AND ABOUT TWO MORE TRIPS.

HOPEFULLY, THEY'RE
ABOUT THE SAME DURATION.

[ CLICKING ]

I'M HAPPY TO BE BACK IN DUTCH,

BUT I WANT TO GET BACK OUT
ON THE WATER.

HEY.

MOI. MOI.

Moilanen:
YES, SIR.

HEY, COME HERE.

YOU WANT ME IN?

COME ON IN.

THAT'S THE LAST TIME YOU'RE
GONNA WALK IN MY WHEELHOUSE.

YOU'RE OFFICIALLY GONE.
ALL RIGHT?

OKAY.
YEAH.

THE LAST POT YOU HAULED
WAS THIS TRIP ON THIS BOAT.

OKAY.

MOI, YOU VIOLATED
A CARDINAL RULE

THAT HAS GONE ON IN THE MARITIME
INDUSTRY FOR CENTURIES.

YOU DO NOT EVER GET
IN THE CAPTAIN'S FACE.

I'M NOT RIDING ANYBODY'S
FREAKING COATTAILS.

I BAITED --
[BLEEP]

I BAITED
THE FIRST 230 POTS.

MOI, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT
RIGHT NOW --

GET OUT OF MY [BLEEP]
WHEELHOUSE NOW!

I THINK ONE THING
YOU'VE LEARNED OUT HERE

IS THAT IT'S
A PRETTY GNARLY FISHERY.
YEAH.

AND YOU NEED COOPERATION
FROM EVERYBODY.

AND THE GUYS AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE FOOD CHAIN

HAVE GOT TO SUCK IT UP
AND LISTEN, ALL RIGHT?

I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND,

AND I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN
AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, SKIP.

OKAY.

Keith:
WELL, THAT'S NEVER EASY.

I HOPE I'M NOT OVERREACTING,

BECAUSE I JUST STRIPPED AWAY
SOME GUY'S DREAMS OUT HERE.

I'D LIKE TO TRY
AND GET ON ANOTHER BOAT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE
TO EVEN START TO GO ABOUT IT.

Narrator: A FEW HOURS LATER,
21-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN

COOPER WEATHERBY
ARRIVES AT THE WIZARD.

Weatherby: HELLO.

NEW GUY?
NEW GUY.

BEWARE OF STRANGERS
BEARING GIFTS.

LOOK AT THIS CRAP.

GUY BROUGHT
CUP OF NOODLES WITH HIM.

THIS IS FOR YOU GUYS,
HUH?

YEAH.

HERE YOU ARE.
IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.

YOU KNOW,
I THANK YOU GUYS A LOT

FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THIS,

AND I'LL WORK MY ASS OFF
TO TRY AND FILL THE GAPS,

AND, YOU KNOW, CARRY
MY WEIGHT AROUND HERE, SO...
RIGHT ON.

WELL, WE PRETTY MUCH HEAR THAT
FROM EVERYBODY THAT WALKS ON.

ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHING IT'S
ANOTHER STORY.

WE'VE GOT A LOT
OF REALLY BEAT-UP

AND TIRED GUYS RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU COULD HELP OUT A LITTLE
BIT, IT WOULD DEFINITELY --

IT WOULD SEND A REAL STRONG
MESSAGE TO YOUR TEAM.

NOT A PROBLEM.
YEAH.

AND THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
RIGHT ON.

OKAY.
WELL, WELCOME ABOARD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. NEW GUY.
NEW GUY'S...

I DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT HIM
AFTER HE LEAVES.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Narrator: ON THE NEXT
"DEADLIEST CATCH"...

WHILE THE FATE
OF THE NEW GREENHORNS

HANG IN THE BALANCE...

...BACK IN ANCHORAGE,

PHIL FIGHTS A BLOOD CLOT
IN HIS LUNGS.

I'M GONNA GO OUT,
PUT MY BOOTS ON,

GO OUTSIDE AND GET
A LITTLE BIT OF FRESH AIR

AND A NICE COCKTAIL.

IF THESE LOVELY LADIES
CATCH ME DOING THIS,

THEY'D HAVE MY [BLEEP]
ON A PLATTER.

Narrator: BUT FOR THIS OLD SALT,
OLD HABITS DIE HARD.