Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 5, Episode 10 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript
Narrator:
THE VAST BERING SEA --
OVER A MILLION SQUARE MILES
OF THE WORLD'S MOST VIOLENT...
AND UNPREDICTABLE WATERS...
AND HOME
OF THE DEADLIEST CATCH --
ALASKAN CRAB.
[ CHEERING ]
AFTER SURVIVING WEEKS
OF BRUTAL WINTER CONDITIONS
AND KILLER WAVES...
Keith: HEADS UP ON THE BOW.
WATCH OUT! HANG ON! HANG ON!
[ Voice breaking ]
I STILL GOT MY GUYS.
Narrator: ...SKIPPERS SQUARE OFF
AGAINST THE 250,000-SQUARE-MILE
ARCTIC ICE PACK...
Sig: 36 HOURS AGO,
THE ICE WAS UP HERE.
NOW IT'S ABOVE US.
WE'RE FISHING IN A DANGER ZONE.
Narrator:
...AS THE HUNT CONTINUES
FOR THE DEADLIEST CATCH.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator:
TWO MILES OUT OF ST. PAUL HARBOR
IS THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN.
SIX HOURS AGO,
CAPTAIN SIG FINISHED AN OFF-LOAD
THAT NETTED A $352,000 PAYCHECK.
WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE,
AND WE'RE STILL, YOU KNOW --
WE'RE STILL AHEAD OF THE GAME,
FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
Narrator:
NOW HE RETURNS TO A STRING
OF 100 POTS HE LEFT OUT
TO SOAK 48 HOURS AGO.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Sig: OOH. NOT GOOD.
36 HOURS AGO,
THE ICE WAS UP HERE,
WHICH IS ABOUT 60 MILES
AWAY FROM US.
NOW IT'S 40 MILES ABOVE US.
AS IT STARTS LOOMING CLOSER,
YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE TO MAKE THE CALL
OF WHEN WE WANT
TO PICK UP OUR GEAR AND RUN.
Narrator:
WITH THE ICE PACK BARRELING
TOWARD SIG'S NORTHERN GEAR
15 MILES TO THE NORTH,
THE CREW WILL HAVE TO TURN
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STRING
AS FAST AS THEY CAN
BEFORE CAPTAIN SETS OUT
ON A RESCUE MISSION.
Man: HOLY [BLEEP]
THAT'S THE BIGGEST POT YET.
SIG, COMING IN!
OHH, BABY!
IT'S GOOD!
WOW!
YEAH, BEAUTIFUL.
THIS IS AN EASY 600.
YEAH.
WOW.
HO! HO! HO!
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THE NORTHWESTERN
IS ON THE CRAB.
IT'S 500, 600 EVERY POT.
Narrator:
AND THE CREW IS FLYING HIGH.
YEAH!
WHOO!
THE WHOLE TABLE IS FULL.
WOW!
NOW WE NEED
A BIGGER TABLE!
I GOT A HALF A MIND TO RUN ABOUT
A HALF-HOUR OR AN HOUR OUT WEST
AND JUST DUMP THESE OUT.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD
RIGHT NOW.
I'M GONNA RUN IT UP 3/4 MILE,
AND I'M GONNA JUST BLAST IT
RIGHT BACK.
Narrator:
SIG'S PLAN DOESN'T SIT WELL
WITH YOUNGER BROTHER EDGAR.
Edgar:
WE'RE STACKING THEM.
NEXT QUESTION --
WHY AREN'T WE SETTING BACK?
Narrator:
IT'S GOING TO COST THE CREW
ANOTHER FOUR HOURS
OF HARD LABOR.
BUT CAPTAIN SIG IS FOCUSED ON
ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY --
STAYING ON THE MASSIVE
OPILIO CRAB BIOMASS.
BOY, SETTING BACK --
IT DOESN'T EXIST
ON THIS BOAT ANYMORE.
Sig: EDGAR'S SAYING TO SET BACK
A LITTLE SARCASTICALLY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE.
WE'VE DROPPED THE NUMBERS
BY A THIRD.
I'D RATHER
JUST KEEP THEM DIALED IN, MAN.
A LITTLE EXTRA WORK
IS GONNA PAY OFF, I HOPE.
JUST ANOTHER DAY
ON THE OPIE GRIND.
THEY DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
THEY JUST WANT IT IN THE WATER.
THE FASTER IT GOES IN THE WATER,
THE HAPPIER THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.
Edgar: I DON'T SEE WHY.
30 HOURS. ALL CLEAN CRAB.
WE COULD BLOW
THROUGH THIS STRING,
MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ONE
AND PICK IT UP,
MOVE IT DOWN HERE.
THAT'S THE EASY WAY, THOUGH.
THAT'S NOT THE NORWEIGIAN WAY.
LAST YEAR, THAT'S ALL WE DID,
WAS SET BACK...
AT LESS NUMBERS.
AT LEAST 700 CRAB,
AND NOW WE'RE --
UNREAL.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO JUST TRY
TO STAY ON THE FRESHEST FISHING
WE CAN.
[ SCRAPING ]
WE GOT SOME WINDCHILL
GOING ON NOW.
THE WINDCHILL
IS PROBABLY MINUS.
ARE YOU CHILLY?
I'M FREEZING MY BUTT OFF.
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE WE SPOILED THEM THIS TRIP.
Narrator:
GRUMBLES FROM THE CREW
ONLY SERVE TO CHILL THE HEART
OF THE CALLOUS SKIPPER.
COLD OUT HERE.
800 CRAB MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD
IN THE MORNING.
[ YAWNING ]
CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS STRING
TO BE OVER WITH.
Sig: THERE IS A BACK TANK
BACK THERE.
I WANT THAT TANK FULL.
BEEN FLYING THEM ALL NIGHT,
AND THEY'RE COLD AND MISERABLE,
AND IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE
STARTING TO GET A LITTLE PISSY.
THEY'RE LUCKY
I'M IN A GOOD MOOD.
Narrator:
335 MILES FROM THE CRAB GROUNDS,
THE SUN RISES
OVER DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.
WIZARD CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
IS A FULL WEEK BEHIND
THE REST OF THE FLEET
AND DESPERATELY TRYING
TO SALVAGE HIS OPILIO SEASON.
YOU GOT IT, MAN?
TAKE HER AWAY.
[ WINCH WHIRRING ]
Keith:
I CAN'T REMEMBER EVER HAVING
THIS MANY COMPLICATIONS
GOING INTO A SEASON.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE IT JUST KEEPS
PILING UP AND PILING UP.
I'M FEELING
REALLY CREEPY ABOUT IT.
AND I CAN'T SAY I'VE EVER HAD
THAT FEELING IN MY LIFE
WHERE I DIDN'T WANT
TO GO BACK TO THE BOAT
AND HANG OUT ON THE BOAT.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
WHEW.
Narrator: TWO DAYS AGO, WHILE
STEAMING TO THE CRAB GROUNDS...
EVERYBODY OFF THE STACK
IMMEDIATELY!
...A TOWERING
45-FOOT WALL OF WATER
KNOCKED KEITH'S LITTLE BROTHER
MONTE OUT OF COMMISSION.
NOW THE WIZARD IS SHORTHANDED.
BUT CAPTAIN KEITH HAS A PLAN.
THE 49-YEAR-OLD FORMER WIZARD
ENGINEER, LENNY LEKANOFF,
HAS COME OUT OF RETIREMENT.
ONE TRIP, THOUGH.
THEN YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK.
ALREADY GOING BACK TO WORK,
BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
AND DESPITE
HIS SHATTERED CHEEKBONE,
FIRST MATE GARY SOPER
HAS DECIDED
TO HELP HIS OLD FRIEND KEITH
SAVE THE WIZARD'S SEASON.
LeVeen:
WELL, THE GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY
IS THAT WE GOT GARY
AND UNCLE LENNY BACK.
SO, YEAH, WE'VE GOT A FULL CREW.
AND WITH ANY LUCK,
WE'LL BE DEPARTING
FOR OUR FIRST REAL TRIP.
Keith: HEY, LET THAT
SPRING LINE GO, GUYS!
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
COMING, BUT WE'RE FINALLY
GETTING OUT OF HERE.
[ AIR HISSES ]
WELL, WE FINALLY MADE IT
THROUGH ALL THE B.S.
AND WE'RE READY
TO START FISHING.
[ SIZZLING ]
Lofland: IDLE HANDS
ARE THE WORKSHOP OF THE DEVIL.
AND WE'VE HAD
WAY TOO MUCH TIME OFF.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator:
FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SEASON,
THE WIZARD LEAVES
THE SAFETY OF DUTCH HARBOR.
BUT AS KEITH PLIES
INTO THE UNKNOWN,
THE WEIGHT
OF HIS RESPONSIBILITY AS SKIPPER
COMES CRASHING DOWN
ON HIS SHOULDERS.
Keith: I CERTAINLY HAVE
SOME SECOND THOUGHTS
ABOUT MY DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS.
JUST ABORT!
GET OFF THE STACK NOW!
Narrator:
AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,
KEITH HAS STILL NOT BEEN ABLE
TO SHAKE THE NIGHTMARE
OF NEARLY LOSING
HIS BROTHER AND CREW.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
[ SIGHS ]
THAT'S GONNA BE GOING
THROUGH MY HEAD FOR A LONG TIME.
I'M GONNA QUESTION MY JUDGMENT
ON BANGING UP THREE GUYS.
Monte: IT GOT ME FROM BEHIND.
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT COMING.
Soper:
OH, I TOOK A HIT RIGHT HERE.
OH, MAN, THAT HURT!
RIGHT NOW,
THE LAST THING I NEED
IS TO BE SECOND-GUESSING MYSELF
OUT HERE.
I NEED TO FEEL CONFIDENT
IN MY ABILITY
AND MY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
OUT HERE.
I NEED TO KNOW
THAT WHAT I'M DOING
IS IN THE BEST INTEREST
OF THE CREW, THE BOAT.
I NEED TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW,
IN THE BACK OF MY BRAIN,
THAT I'M 100%.
Narrator: 358 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE.
A COUPLE HOURS AGO,
THIS WAS A BIG FLOE.
AND IT'S ALL COMING UNGLUED
RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE FISHING IN A DANGER ZONE.
BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT,
IF YOU WANT GOOD NUMBERS,
SOMETIMES THAT'S
WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
THAT'S WHY, INSTEAD
OF RUNNING FROM THE ICE,
I USED TO GO LOOK FOR IT,
'CAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE
WOULD LEAVE.
AND I JUST FIGURED OUT
HOW TO FISH IT.
Narrator: BUT WITH THE ICE
CLOSING IN ON HIS GEAR,
PHIL WILL HAVE TO HUSTLE
TO GET THROUGH THE LAST 120 POTS
IN HIS NORTHERNMOST STRINGS.
Phil: I'D LIKE TO PUT
50,000 POUNDS ON TODAY.
ALL WE GOT TO DO
TO GET 50,000 POUNDS OR OVER
IS MAINTAIN A 350 AVERAGE.
THAT'S A LOT EASIER SAID
THAN DONE.
BLOCK'S COMING UP TOO FAST.
COME UP!
YEAH!
[ CHEERING ]
YEAH!
OH, YEAH.
BRING IT AROUND!
YEAH! SWEET!
WHOO!
WE ARE IN 'EM.
Phil: THERE'S SOME CRAB IN IT,
SO I MIGHT HAVE PULLED THIS OFF.
THAT'S A GOOD POT
RIGHT THERE, BABY.
OH, YEAH.
Narrator: THOUGH CAPTAIN PHIL
WAS LATE TO START THE SEASON,
THE GAMBLE TO FISH
THE EDGE OF THE ICE PACK
IS PAYING OFF IN SPADES.
STUFFING THE TANKS.
STUFFING THE TANKS.
Phil:
WE HAVE ALL FIVE POTS,
AND WE WERE GETTING
CONSISTENT 500s.
IF WE CAN AVERAGE THIS
ALL DAY LONG,
WE'RE GONNA BE [BLEEP]
IN TALL COTTON, FOR SURE.
GEEZ. I DON'T THINK
HE SKIPPED A HEARTBEAT.
Narrator: BUT THE CELEBRATION
IS SHORT-LIVED.
[BLEEP]
THEY'RE CALLING FOR 41' SEAS.
Man:
Gale warning for today.
WELL, WHEN THEY'RE FORECASTING
THAT MUCH WIND,
YOU BETTER WORRY ABOUT IT.
I MEAN,
IF WE START GETTING WIND
AND THEN THEY'RE
FORECASTING 41-FOOT SEAS,
IT'S [BLEEP] SERIOUS.
IT'S "TAKE WINDOWS OUT" TIME.
For today, northwest 30 knots.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN
LATE TONIGHT.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAUL GEAR
UNTIL IT STARTS BLOWING,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
TAKE OFF FOR THE BARN.
WE'RE HOPING WE CAN HAUL
ALL OUR GEAR, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST --
IT COULD START BLOWING
15 MINUTES FROM NOW.
AND WHENEVER IT STARTS BLOWING,
WE'RE GETTING THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
WITH NO TIME TO WASTE,
PHIL SLAMS THE BOAT
INTO HIGH GEAR.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
THE CREW RACES TO KEEP PACE.
Phil:
AND WE GOT TWO MORE POTS TO GO.
Man: THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW
A STORM'S A-BREWIN'.
[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]
IT'S A-COMIN'.
AND IT'S GONNA BE UGLY.
Narrator: TIME BANDIT CAPTAIN
ANDY HILLSTRAND
ENTERS THE SAFETY
OF ST. PAUL HARBOR
JUST AN HOUR
BEFORE HIS DELIVERY DEADLINE.
HEY, ROGER, I WAS WONDERING
IF IT'S OKAY TO COME
IN THE HARBOR THIS MORNING.
JANUARY 25th.
PULLING INTO
THE ST. PAUL HARBOR.
FIRST TRIP OF THE SEASON OF '09.
YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]
Man:
HOW WAS THE TRIP?
SUCCESSFUL.
TRIP WAS GOOD!
Andy:
I THINK I HAVE BETWEEN 90,000
AND 100,000 POUNDS ON BOARD.
YEAH, BABY!
Narrator: AFTER GRINDING
FOR 20 HOURS STRAIGHT
ON A MASSIVE VEIN
OF OPILIO CRAB...
YEAH! [BLEEP]
...CAPTAIN ANDY PLUGGED THE BOAT
WITH 90,000 POUNDS.
YEAH!
Andy: ALL BECAUSE
OF SOME LAST-MINUTE SHENANIGANS,
WE PULL A RABBIT OUT OF OUR HAT.
COMING ATCHA!
PULLED IN
WITH 36 MINUTES TO SPARE.
Man: MORNIN'!
THIS ONE SHOULD BE
ABOUT HALF FULL.
THEY LOOK ALIVE.
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
OKAY. GOOD NIGHT.
GOING TO MY BUNK.
Narrator: WHILE THE FIRST
BRAILER IS OFF-LOADED,
THE HAGGARD TIME BANDIT CREW
FINALLY HITS THE RACKS
FOR SOME WELL-EARNED SLEEP.
OH, DUDE!
TIRED.
BUT IN THEIR HASTE
TO GET TO BED,
THE CREW FORGOT
TO APPOINT SOMEONE
TO KEEP AN EYE
ON THE WEIGH-IN.
BY MORNING, THE CANNERY WORKERS
ESTIMATE AN OFF-LOAD
OF 85,000 POUNDS.
BUT THE TIME BANDIT CREW
HAS NO REAL WAY
TO DOUBLE-CHECK THE FIGURES.
Fourtner: SOMEBODY MUMBLED
SOMETHING IN THE GALLEY
ABOUT TAKING WEIGHTS,
AND I NEVER HEARD
NOTHING MORE ABOUT IT, SO...
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A COUPLE
BRAILERS THAT YOU HAD A DOT BY
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T RECORD?
YEAH.
DO THEY GET RECORDED NOW?
NO, THEY GET RECORDED WHEN
I TURN THE PAPERWORK IN.
Narrator: JOHNATHAN
CHECKS UP ON THE COUNTS...
WHERE ARE WE AT NOW?
I ONLY GOT --
Narrator:
...AND DISCOVERS THE CREW HAS
LOST TRACK OF THE BRAILERS.
55, 56, 57,
AND THAT'S 58.
THERE'S ONLY 56 UP THERE, AND
THESE ARE THE 2 MISSING ONES.
HE SAID THEY'RE STILL MISSING
TWO BRAILERS ON THAT COUNT.
ARE WE ONLY
TWO BRAILERS BEHIND?
NO, THERE'S 57
AND 57 WRITTEN DOWN HERE.
THAT'S 56.
Narrator: IF THE COUNT
IS OFF BY TWO BRAILERS,
IT COULD ADD UP
TO 4,000 POUNDS OF CRAB
AND A LOSS OF $6,800.
IF WE ALWAYS WRITE IT DOWN
FOR OURSELVES,
WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO GUESS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE.
THAT'S WHY WE'LL
NEVER DO THIS AGAIN.
I'M SO [BLEEP] MAD THAT SOMEONE
DIDN'T DO CRAB WEIGHTS.
THERE'S LITTLE DOTS --
BUT I HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT THAT THOUGH, TOO.
WHAT CAN I DO
TO MAKE IT BETTER, HONESTLY?
GO DOWN THERE AND KICK THAT GUY
RIGHT IN THE [BLEEP]
'CAUSE HE [BLEEP]
JUST RIPPED YOU OFF.
HE RIPPED YOU OFF
FOR A COUPLE WEIGHTS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
THEY'RE MISSED FOREVER?
BECAUSE THE NEXT ONE'S
NUMBER 16.
BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
IT JUST DOESN'T GO TO THAT --
BECAUSE THAT'S WHY
HE WRITES THEM DOWN HERE.
WELL, DON'T ARGUE
WITH HIM ABOUT IT.
I KNOW.
I AGREE WITH YOU!
HELP ME OUT, DUDE!
YOU SHOULD BE ON MY SIDE!
I AM!
I CAN'T TALK TO NOBODY
ON THIS [BLEEP] BOAT, MAN.
JOHNATHAN,
I AM ON YOUR SIDE.
HOW AM I NOT ON YOUR SIDE?
THAT'S [BLEEP] -- YOU'RE
CALLING ME OUT LIKE THAT.
I'M CALLING YOU OUT, DUDE.
YOU GO, "HEY, THEY
[BLEEP] US BECAUSE --"
I AGREE!
I AGREE WITH YOU
TOTALLY, 100%!
WELL, THE BOTTOM LINE
IS YOU'RE SAYING THE GUYS
HONESTLY WROTE DOWN
EVERY WEIGHT.
ON THE PRINTOUT,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL
IF IT HAS THE $7,000.
[ WHISTLING ]
COME WITH ME. I'M GONNA GO TALK
TO THAT GUY DIRECTLY RIGHT NOW.
THE ONLY TWO THAT YOU THINK
MIGHT NOT HAVE RECORDED
ARE THESE TWO RIGHT HERE.
EARLIER TODAY,
YOU TOLD ME IT WAS FOUR.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
NO! DON'T --
DON'T PIN ANYTHING ON ME!
SO IT COULD BE ONE OR TWO.
THAT'S TWO.
WE'RE TOTALLY AT HIS MERCY.
WHAT'S AT HIS MERCY?
THAT THESE WEIGHTS ARE WRONG?
NO!
THAT WHAT?
WHATEVER HE SAYS
IS WHAT WE HAVE.
I'M THINKING WE GOT [BLEEP]
RIGHT IN THE [BLEEP]
I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO YOU
HOW THEY [BLEEP] US,
AND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY OR HOW THEY COULD
OR THINK THAT GUY IS SUCH
A GOOD GUY, HE WOULD
NEVER DO THAT TO US.
WE'RE NOT IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THOSE GUYS.
NO, HE'S THE DEVIL.
I FULLY AGREE. I AGREE.
THE CANNERY
IS ALWAYS THE DEVIL.
Narrator:
THE FINAL NUMBERS ARE IN,
BUT THERE'S
A 5,000-POUND DISCREPANCY.
CAPTAIN ANDY CALLS THE CREW
TO THE WHEELHOUSE.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, I'M TELLING EVERYBODY
RIGHT NOW,
WHENEVER THIS BOAT COMES IN,
I WANT WEIGHTS TAKEN.
WE'LL ALL GET
IN THE HABIT OF IT.
BUT WHEN ONE GUY DOESN'T DO IT,
I GOT TWO SIGNS FOR YOU.
I GOT THE "DON'T MAKE ME
GO CAPTAIN ON YOUR ASS" SIGN.
AND IF I'M REALLY MAD,
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES,
AND THEN I'LL [BLEEP] FIRE YOU.
YOU'LL HAVE ONE WARNING.
THE SECOND WARNING, YOU'LL HAVE
FIVE MINUTES TO FIX IT.
THEN YOU'RE FIRED.
Narrator:
CLOSING IN ON THE SOUTHERNMOST
EDGE OF THE FISHING GROUNDS
IS THE 155-FOOT WIZARD.
Keith: I'M PSYCHED.
I'M JACKED UP.
I'M FEELING GOOD.
I FEEL CONFIDENT.
LET'S THROW THEM IN THE WATER
AND GET THIS THING GOING.
JUST GIVE ME
A HINT OF SOME CRAB,
AND LET'S START CHASING THEM.
YOU GUYS READY TO ROLL?
LET'S GO ALREADY!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
Narrator:
THE FIRST POT IS SPLASHED,
AND THE WIZARD'S OPILIO SEASON
OFFICIALLY BEGINS...
AND, HOPEFULLY,
WITH THE WORST BEHIND THEM.
YAR! WE BE FISHIN' TODAY!
Keith: I'M GONNA COVER
PROBABLY 15 MILES SOUTH
OF WHERE I INTEND
TO REALLY SET MY GEAR
AND THEN PROBABLY GO BACK NORTH
ANOTHER 5 TO 10 MILES NORTH
OF WHERE THE MAJORITY OF MY GEAR
WILL BE SET.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Narrator: BUT AS CAPTAIN KEITH
PLOTS A COURSE FOR THE NORTH,
HE DISCOVERS HE'S NOT ALONE.
HOLY GUACAMOLE,
WHAT'S SIG DOING IN MY HOLE?
I'VE NEVER SEEN
SIG FISH OVER HERE.
IF HE'S OVER HERE,
THAT MEANS THE WHOLE
DAMN FLEET'S OVER HERE.
THE ENTIRE TRIDENT FLEET
IS HEADING TOWARDS THAT SPOT.
[BLEEP]
THAT JUST SUCKS.
GOD, I WOULD HAVE
BEEN FULL BY NOW.
WOULD HAVE HAD THIS BOAT FULL.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT DIDN'T
WORK OUT TOO WELL.
SUCKS BEING
THE LAST ONE TO THE PARTY,
I'LL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
CROWDED GROUNDS OR NOT,
KEITH NEEDS
TO GET HIS POTS FISHING.
Keith: RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT
TO GET THE GEAR IN THE WATER
AND START CATCHING SOME CRAB.
AND THAT'S ALL
I WANT TO THINK ABOUT.
YOU GOT TO LEAVE ALL THAT
OTHER GARBAGE ON THE DOCK.
WHAT REALLY MATTERS
IS GETTING THE BOAT OUT HERE
AND GETTING THE BOAT BACK AND
GETTING ALL THE GUYS BACK SAFE.
Narrator: 380 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN.
AFTER AN HOUR STEAM,
CAPTAIN SIG IS APPROACHING
HIS NORTHERN STRINGS
AND THE ICE PACK.
THE ICE IS DEFINITELY
MOVING SOUTH.
YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF FIGURED
WE HAD ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN
OUR GEAR AND THE ICE EDGE
WHEN WE WENT IN.
WHAT'S NOT SAFE IS,
WHEN WE FISH IT,
AND IF WE SEE CRAB,
WE WANT TO FISH IT AGAIN.
AND THE ICE IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE DOWN TO THE ISLANDS.
AND WHEN IT HITS THE ISLAND,
THAT EDGE WILL PROBABLY
BE VERY CLOSE TO OUR GEAR
AT THE SAME TIME.
AND SO, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE GONNA PUSH IT.
AT THE SAME TIME, YOU REALLY
GOT TO WATCH THAT EDGE,
SO IT'S GONNA BE A GAME OF CAT
AND MOUSE THIS TIME FOR SURE.
[ CLANGING ]
Narrator:
AS THEY STEAM NORTH,
15-FOOT SWELLS
AND FREEZING SPRAY
BATTER THE NORTHWESTERN,
BUILDING A DANGEROUSLY THICK
LAYER OF ICE ON THE DECK.
AFTER FIVE SHORT HOURS
OF BUNK TIME,
THE NORTHWESTERN CREW WAKES UP
TO MINUS-10-DEGREE TEMPERATURES
AND AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE.
WOW.
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
OUR PICK-AND-HOOK CABLE.
YEAH, IT'S PRETTY BAD OUT HERE.
NOT NICE.
Nick: IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, CRISP
MORNING HERE IN THE BERING SEA.
WE WOKE UP TO A NICE,
LITTLE FROZEN DECK.
YEAH, EVERYTHING'S FROZE.
THE DECK HOSE IS FROZE.
GOT COLD IN A HURRY, DIDN'T IT?
Narrator:
THE STEAM TO THE NORTH
HAS COATED THE NORTHWESTERN
IN OVER 6 INCHES OF ICE,
ADDING OVER 30 TONS OF WEIGHT
TO AN ALREADY HEAVY BOAT.
IF THE ICE CONTINUES TO GROW,
THE BOAT WILL BECOME TOP-HEAVY,
ONE LARGE, UNSUSPECTING WAVE
THAT HITS BROADSIDE
COULD CAPSIZE THE VESSEL.
SOME SPOTS ON THE BOAT,
WE'VE MADE A COUPLE FEET OF ICE.
WE'LL BREAK ICE HERE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
USE SLEDGEHAMMERS
AND BATS, PIPES.
Man: WHOA.
Narrator:
FOUR HOURS BREAKING ICE,
AND THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING.
THERE'S ICE RIGHT HERE.
Narrator:
THE PANCAKE ICE HAS A FLOE
THAT'S BROKEN OFF
FROM THE MAIN PACK
JUST THREE MILES AWAY.
IN ANOTHER HOUR,
THE CREW WILL BE ON THE EDGE
AND BEGIN HAULING 150 POTS.
IF THEY'RE LUCKY,
IT'LL ONLY TAKE ABOUT 30 HOURS.
Sig: THE GEAR WAS FISHING
REALLY FAST WHEN WE LEFT.
SO IF WE CAN GET THOSE
STEADY 500s, THAT'D BE GREAT.
YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL
IS TO GET THAT BACK TANK FULL
ONE TIME THROUGH THE GEAR.
IF WE CAN DO THAT, I'M ECSTATIC.
Narrator: 335 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
THE WIZARD
IS ON A COLLISION COURSE
WITH AN ARCTIC STORM FRONT.
HUP!
Man: 138.
Narrator:
AND WITH THE WEATHER FORECAST
TO SLAM THE SOUTHERN GROUNDS
WITHIN THE HOUR,
CAPTAIN KEITH WILL NEED
TO GET ALL 204 OF HIS POTS
OFF THE BOAT.
Keith:
WE'RE INTO STRING NUMBER 4 NOW.
WITH ANY LUCK,
WE'LL HAVE 204 POTS OFF,
AND WE'LL BE HAULING THEM AGAIN
FROM START TO FINISH
IN 12 HOURS TOTAL.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A SLOPPY RIDE
UP TO THE NEXT SET.
SHOULDN'T BE A PARADISE.
A PRETTY MESSED-UP
SENSE OF PARADISE.
Narrator:
ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN A WEEK
SINCE THE WAVE BEAT UP HIS CREW,
KEITH IS STILL RATTLED
FROM THE ACCIDENT.
OKAY, YOU GUYS,
STAY SHARP ON THIS NEXT WAVE.
Narrator: AND NOW WITH THE
WEATHER RAPIDLY DETERIORATING,
THE SKIPPER IS SECOND-GUESSING
HIS DECISION TO FISH.
I THINK I'M STILL
A LITTLE BIT SHELL-SHOCKED.
Narrator: 60-KNOT WINDS
AND 25-FOOT SEAS
BEGIN TO TEAR
THROUGH THE GROUNDS.
[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]
LeVeen: KEITH ENERGY --
IT'S KIND OF LIKE --
I THINK IT PROVIDES US
WITH A LOT OF NERVOUS ENERGY.
IT'S GONNA BE
A REAL CRAPPY RIDE,
SO WE'LL HAVE YOU GUYS HIDE OUT,
ALL RIGHT?
HOW WE DOING ON BAIT?
I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT
KEITH'S UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE
BEING A CAPTAIN OF THIS BOAT
AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
NOBODY GET NEAR
THE RED ZONE OR THE RAIL.
LAUNCHING.
A LITTLE BIT JUMPY.
I THOUGHT I LEFT THE BAGGAGE
ON THE DOCK.
I DON'T KNOW.
SOPER, YOU NEED TO HAVE --
DO YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF
FLOATATION ON UNDER THAT JACKET?
SEE, THAT'S THE THING, IS THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT GUYS WILL DO.
THEY START
GETTING SLOPPY AND LAZY,
AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
GO SPLASH-O.
Narrator:
ALTHOUGH THE CREW HAS RALLIED
STRONG FOR 12 STRAIGHT HOURS...
...THE WEATHER IS EATING AWAY
AT KEITH'S NERVES.
I'M WAY TOO UPTIGHT
FOR THE COURSE AND THE SET
I'M ON RIGHT NOW,
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
DAMN IT! [BLEEP]
Narrator: A SMALL, UNSUSPECTING
WAVE KNOCKS LENNY OFF HIS FEET.
HIS OLD FRIEND IS OKAY.
BUT KEITH'S CONFIDENCE IS SHOT.
ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S GONNA BE THE LAST ONE,
THE ONE YOU'RE PUTTING
IN THE RACK.
DON'T PUT ANOTHER ONE IN,
AND DON'T UNTIE THOSE POTS
UP FORWARD.
MAKE SURE THEY ALL HAVE
A COUPLE OF TIES ON THEM.
GOD, THEY JUST JUMP
OUT OF NOWHERE, MAN,
JUST OUT OF NOWHERE.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
GO AHEAD AND DUMP IT.
WELCOME BACK.
Narrator: THE BATTLE-WEARY
SKIPPER'S EDGE IS GONE.
Narrator: 380 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
THE TIME BANDIT RETURNS
TO THE SOUTHERN EDGE
OF THEIR FISHING GROUNDS
AFTER OFF-LOADING $145,000 WORTH
OF OPILIO CRAB.
BUT FOR THE HILLSTRANDS,
THE PAYDAY WAS BITTERSWEET.
DURING THE OFF-LOAD,
THE CREW NEGLECTED
TO TRACK THE CRAB COUNT.
WE WERE UP
BY FIVE BRAILERS!
NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
THEY DON'T OWE US ANY!
YEAH, AND WE'RE [BLEEP]
Narrator:
THE DECKHANDS' MISTAKE
HAS COST THE HILLSTRANDS
OVER $8,000.
I CAN'T TALK TO NOBODY
ON THIS [BLEEP] BOAT.
OKAY, I'M TELLING EVERYBODY
RIGHT NOW,
WHENEVER THIS BOAT COMES IN,
I WANT WEIGHTS TAKEN.
BUT WHEN ONE GUY DOESN'T DO IT,
I GOT TWO SIGNS FOR YOU.
I GOT THE "DON'T MAKE ME
GO CAPTAIN ON YOUR ASS" SIGN.
AND IF I'M REALLY MAD,
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES,
AND THEN I'LL [BLEEP] FIRE YOU.
ANDY GOT A LITTLE IRRITATED
WITH US, YOU KNOW,
OVER THE TAKING
THE WEIGHTS THING.
I GUESS THE FIRST THING WE DO
IS GET A PAD AND A PENCIL
AND TAKE WEIGHTS, YOU KNOW?
AND THAT ALWAYS TURNS INTO --
THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN
A STANDARD DEAL ON A BOAT
AS FAR AS I'VE KNOWN,
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO TELL THEM.
I'VE ALREADY TOLD THEM, "YOU
STEP UP OR YOU CAN STEP DOWN.
IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE."
AND THEN AGAIN,
BAIT SITUATION.
YOU KNOW, I'VE WORKED
ON DIFFERENT BOATS, YOU KNOW.
AND THE BAIT SITUATION
ON THIS BOAT
IS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THE SLOWEST OPERATIONS.
WHAT'S SO SLOW
ABOUT OUR BAIT OPERATION?
WELL, WE'VE GOT THREE
DIFFERENT BAIT STATIONS.
I THINK THAT'S A WHINING
[BLEEP] DEAL THERE
IF YOU'RE [BLEEP] BITCHING
ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE NOT GONNA
TRY ANYTHING NEW, THEN.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW --
END OF SUBJECT.
YEAH.
DONE DEAL.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO PULL THEIR
HEADS OUT OF THEIR [BLEEP]
AND [BLEEP] WORK TOGETHER
AS A TEAM.
Andy: JUST YELL AT ME
WHEN YOU'RE READY.
ALL I WANT TO DO
IS GO CRAB FISHING, MAN.
Andy: WE'RE GONNA SHUFFLE
ALL OF OUR GEAR AROUND,
GO THROUGH ALL OF OUR GEAR.
WE'RE GONNA RUN
UP TOWARDS THE ICE,
SEE HOW LONG WE HAVE TO FISH
BEFORE WE GET WHACKED.
I AM HOPING FOR 400 CRAB PER POT
IN MY PROSPECT STRING...
OR EVEN...
EITHER ONE, MIKE!
THE FIRST POT
OF THE SECOND TRIP.
HOPEFULLY
WE'LL SEE HER HALF FULL.
AND IF WE DO,
IT'S GONNA BE GOOD STUFF.
HERE WE GO.
COME ON!
UH-OH.
IT'S NOT VERY GOOD.
NOT VERY GOOD.
YEAH, IT IS.
NO, IT AIN'T.
GO! GO! GO!
GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
HOLY MOTHER! YEAH!
YEAH!
[ CHEERING ]
YEAH, BABY!
WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
♪ CHICKA CHICKA CHICKA ♪
[ GRUNTING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
SOME GOOD FISHING HERE.
IT'S WHAT EVERYBODY
DREAMS ABOUT
WHEN YOU'RE OUT HERE
CRAB FISHING.
200s, 300s AIN'T ENOUGH.
WE WANT TO SEE THOUSANDS.
EVERYBODY DOES.
ORANGE GOLD!
THANK YOU!
THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE.
Johnathan: OH, YEAH, MAN,
THAT'S BETTER!
EVEN BETTER!
Narrator:
CAPTAIN ANDY HAS DIALED IN
TO A HUGE OPILIO BIOMASS,
OVER 700 KEEPERS PER POT.
[ IMITATES GUITAR ]
OWW!
PARTY!
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH!
PULL THEM FORWARD SOME.
ALL RIGHTY!
SICK!
[ LAUGHS ]
WE CALL IT 800,
MR. 400 AVERAGE.
80 POTS LIKE THAT
WILL FILL THAT BACK TANK.
WE JUST KICKED SOME ASS!
712 AVERAGE. YEAH!
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT THAT!
Narrator: SIG'S GOT THE LEAD
WHILE KEITH'S GOT NOTHING.
Narrator: 275 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS THE CORNELIA MARIE.
WE'VE BEEN DRIVING THROUGH
THIS [BLEEP] NOW FOR 10 MINUTES.
Narrator: CAPTAIN PHIL
IS FIGHTING TOWARD ST. PAUL
THROUGH MILES
OF BOAT-CRUSHING ICE.
[ THUMPING ]
SON OF A [BLEEP]
[ CRASHING ]
THIS STUFF HERE,
YOU HAVE TO REALLY BE CAREFUL.
YOU COULD PUT A HOLE IN YOUR
BOAT REAL EASY WITH THIS.
Narrator:
UNAWARE OF THE SITUATION,
THE EXHAUSTED CREW
IS SACKED OUT,
RECOVERING FROM A 30-HOUR HAUL.
PHIL'S NEW ENGINEER, STEVE,
IS BELOW, KEEPING VIGIL.
[ METAL CREAKING ]
Phil: WE'RE ABOUT 10 MILES
OUTSIDE OF ST. PAUL,
AND THE ICE IS GETTING THICKER
AND HARDER TO GET THROUGH.
AND I CAN'T EVEN SEE
THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS FLOE.
LIKE, I CAN'T FIND AN OPENING
TO GET OUT OF IT.
[ THUMPING ]
THIS FLOE HERE IS BAD.
IT'S GOT A BIG SWELL ON IT,
AND IT'S JUST WIPING MY BOW OUT.
Narrator:
WHILE STEVE IS BELOW,
HE DISCOVERS A LEAK
IN THE CIRCULATION PIPES.
IT'S NOT FROM THE HULL,
BUT FROM A 4-INCH PIPE
THAT FEEDS SEAWATER
INTO THE PORT CRAB TANK.
Steve: WELL, WE GOT A PIPE
DOWN HERE LEAKING.
BUT IT'S IN A BAD SPOT.
COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM,
BUT I GOT TO TRY AND FIX IT.
A TEMPORARY FIX SOMEHOW.
WELL, I'M LUCKY
I HAVE A LOT OF HORSEPOWER.
I JUST GOT TO
PUSH MY WAY THROUGH.
I CAN FEEL ICE
GOING UNDER THE WHEELS
AND GETTING IN THE PROPELLERS.
I MIGHT HAVE BENT ONE ALREADY.
[ THUMPING CONTINUES ]
Narrator: BELOW DECK,
STEVE NEEDS TO CLEAR THE PIPE
OF RUST AND CORROSION
BEFORE HE CAN TRY
TO WELD UP THE SMALL LEAK.
THE SMALL LEAK JUST GOT BIGGER.
[BLEEP]
[ ALARM SOUNDING ]
[ GROANS ]
[BLEEP]
HEY, PHIL, THIS PIPING UP HERE
IN THE BOW IS LETTING GO.
HEY, GO HELP STEVE, WOULD YOU?
TELL JOSH HE NEEDS
TO GET HIS ASS UP.
AND DO IT NOW.
[ ALARM CONTINUES ]
JOSH, GET UP.
I GOT TO GET SOMEBODY
DOWN HERE LIKE RIGHT NOW.
I NEED A RAG AND A SCREWDRIVER
LIKE RIGHT NOW.
HOW BIG?
WANT A FLATHEAD?
BIG FLATHEAD?
YEAH, SOMETHING.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
YOU GOT
ANYTHING SMALLER?
Narrator:
CAPTAIN PHIL HANDS OVER THE HELM
TO HIS YOUNGEST SON, JAKE.
Jake: AHH.
YEAH, YOU CAN SEE
THE BIGGER STUFF.
IT'S SO [BLEEP]
SHUT THAT VALVE THERE.
SHUT THIS VALVE HERE.
SHUT THOSE VALVES THERE.
YES, SIR.
Narrator: PHIL GIVES THE ORDER
TO KILL THE PUMPS
THAT CIRCULATE WATER THROUGH THE
TANKS AND KEEP THE CRAB ALIVE.
BETTER TO RISK LOSING THE CRAB
THAN TO RISK LOSING HIS BOAT.
I AM JUST CONCERNED
THAT THE METAL ON THIS PIPE
IS TOO THIN.
AS I WELD THIS PATCH
IN THERE,
THERE'S A POSSIBILITY
IT'LL BLOW THROUGH THE PIPE
BECAUSE THE METAL'S SO THIN.
I MEAN, IF YOU BROKE
THROUGH THIS ONE
FROM HERE DOWN...
THERE'S NO STOPPING IT.
IT'D BE TIME TO BAIL. GRAB THE
SURVIVAL SUITS AND THE EPIRB.
I'D GRAB THAT THING
AND DUCT-TAPE THAT TO MY LEG.
GOT TO GET RID OF THE WATER.
I GOT THE PATCH ON,
AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A SHOT
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
[ ELECTRICITY POWERS UP ]
Narrator: THE TEMPORARY PATCH
IS HOLDING, FOR NOW.
GOOD JOB, STEVE.
YOU SAVED US AGAIN.
MacGYVER.
FINE JOB.
YEAH, WE DID THE BEST WE COULD
FOR RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
ONE PROBLEM IS FIXED.
BUT THE PATH TO ST. PAUL
IS GETTING MORE DANGEROUS
BY THE MINUTE.
Phil:
WE'RE INCHING OUR WAY IN.
UNBELIEVABLE.
[BLEEP] THIS SUCKS.
[ METAL CREAKING ]
THIS IS A [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE.
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO
HAUL TILL WE FALL.
Narrator: ...THE ICE PACK
HAS A CHOKE HOLD ON THE FLEET...
...AND A HEAVY TOLL
IS PAID BY BOTH MAN...
[ GASPING ]
Narrator: ...AND BOAT.
[BLEEP]
THE VAST BERING SEA --
OVER A MILLION SQUARE MILES
OF THE WORLD'S MOST VIOLENT...
AND UNPREDICTABLE WATERS...
AND HOME
OF THE DEADLIEST CATCH --
ALASKAN CRAB.
[ CHEERING ]
AFTER SURVIVING WEEKS
OF BRUTAL WINTER CONDITIONS
AND KILLER WAVES...
Keith: HEADS UP ON THE BOW.
WATCH OUT! HANG ON! HANG ON!
[ Voice breaking ]
I STILL GOT MY GUYS.
Narrator: ...SKIPPERS SQUARE OFF
AGAINST THE 250,000-SQUARE-MILE
ARCTIC ICE PACK...
Sig: 36 HOURS AGO,
THE ICE WAS UP HERE.
NOW IT'S ABOVE US.
WE'RE FISHING IN A DANGER ZONE.
Narrator:
...AS THE HUNT CONTINUES
FOR THE DEADLIEST CATCH.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Narrator:
TWO MILES OUT OF ST. PAUL HARBOR
IS THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN.
SIX HOURS AGO,
CAPTAIN SIG FINISHED AN OFF-LOAD
THAT NETTED A $352,000 PAYCHECK.
WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE,
AND WE'RE STILL, YOU KNOW --
WE'RE STILL AHEAD OF THE GAME,
FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
Narrator:
NOW HE RETURNS TO A STRING
OF 100 POTS HE LEFT OUT
TO SOAK 48 HOURS AGO.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Sig: OOH. NOT GOOD.
36 HOURS AGO,
THE ICE WAS UP HERE,
WHICH IS ABOUT 60 MILES
AWAY FROM US.
NOW IT'S 40 MILES ABOVE US.
AS IT STARTS LOOMING CLOSER,
YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE TO MAKE THE CALL
OF WHEN WE WANT
TO PICK UP OUR GEAR AND RUN.
Narrator:
WITH THE ICE PACK BARRELING
TOWARD SIG'S NORTHERN GEAR
15 MILES TO THE NORTH,
THE CREW WILL HAVE TO TURN
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STRING
AS FAST AS THEY CAN
BEFORE CAPTAIN SETS OUT
ON A RESCUE MISSION.
Man: HOLY [BLEEP]
THAT'S THE BIGGEST POT YET.
SIG, COMING IN!
OHH, BABY!
IT'S GOOD!
WOW!
YEAH, BEAUTIFUL.
THIS IS AN EASY 600.
YEAH.
WOW.
HO! HO! HO!
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THE NORTHWESTERN
IS ON THE CRAB.
IT'S 500, 600 EVERY POT.
Narrator:
AND THE CREW IS FLYING HIGH.
YEAH!
WHOO!
THE WHOLE TABLE IS FULL.
WOW!
NOW WE NEED
A BIGGER TABLE!
I GOT A HALF A MIND TO RUN ABOUT
A HALF-HOUR OR AN HOUR OUT WEST
AND JUST DUMP THESE OUT.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD
RIGHT NOW.
I'M GONNA RUN IT UP 3/4 MILE,
AND I'M GONNA JUST BLAST IT
RIGHT BACK.
Narrator:
SIG'S PLAN DOESN'T SIT WELL
WITH YOUNGER BROTHER EDGAR.
Edgar:
WE'RE STACKING THEM.
NEXT QUESTION --
WHY AREN'T WE SETTING BACK?
Narrator:
IT'S GOING TO COST THE CREW
ANOTHER FOUR HOURS
OF HARD LABOR.
BUT CAPTAIN SIG IS FOCUSED ON
ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY --
STAYING ON THE MASSIVE
OPILIO CRAB BIOMASS.
BOY, SETTING BACK --
IT DOESN'T EXIST
ON THIS BOAT ANYMORE.
Sig: EDGAR'S SAYING TO SET BACK
A LITTLE SARCASTICALLY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE.
WE'VE DROPPED THE NUMBERS
BY A THIRD.
I'D RATHER
JUST KEEP THEM DIALED IN, MAN.
A LITTLE EXTRA WORK
IS GONNA PAY OFF, I HOPE.
JUST ANOTHER DAY
ON THE OPIE GRIND.
THEY DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
THEY JUST WANT IT IN THE WATER.
THE FASTER IT GOES IN THE WATER,
THE HAPPIER THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.
Edgar: I DON'T SEE WHY.
30 HOURS. ALL CLEAN CRAB.
WE COULD BLOW
THROUGH THIS STRING,
MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ONE
AND PICK IT UP,
MOVE IT DOWN HERE.
THAT'S THE EASY WAY, THOUGH.
THAT'S NOT THE NORWEIGIAN WAY.
LAST YEAR, THAT'S ALL WE DID,
WAS SET BACK...
AT LESS NUMBERS.
AT LEAST 700 CRAB,
AND NOW WE'RE --
UNREAL.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO JUST TRY
TO STAY ON THE FRESHEST FISHING
WE CAN.
[ SCRAPING ]
WE GOT SOME WINDCHILL
GOING ON NOW.
THE WINDCHILL
IS PROBABLY MINUS.
ARE YOU CHILLY?
I'M FREEZING MY BUTT OFF.
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE WE SPOILED THEM THIS TRIP.
Narrator:
GRUMBLES FROM THE CREW
ONLY SERVE TO CHILL THE HEART
OF THE CALLOUS SKIPPER.
COLD OUT HERE.
800 CRAB MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD
IN THE MORNING.
[ YAWNING ]
CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS STRING
TO BE OVER WITH.
Sig: THERE IS A BACK TANK
BACK THERE.
I WANT THAT TANK FULL.
BEEN FLYING THEM ALL NIGHT,
AND THEY'RE COLD AND MISERABLE,
AND IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE
STARTING TO GET A LITTLE PISSY.
THEY'RE LUCKY
I'M IN A GOOD MOOD.
Narrator:
335 MILES FROM THE CRAB GROUNDS,
THE SUN RISES
OVER DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA.
WIZARD CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
IS A FULL WEEK BEHIND
THE REST OF THE FLEET
AND DESPERATELY TRYING
TO SALVAGE HIS OPILIO SEASON.
YOU GOT IT, MAN?
TAKE HER AWAY.
[ WINCH WHIRRING ]
Keith:
I CAN'T REMEMBER EVER HAVING
THIS MANY COMPLICATIONS
GOING INTO A SEASON.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE IT JUST KEEPS
PILING UP AND PILING UP.
I'M FEELING
REALLY CREEPY ABOUT IT.
AND I CAN'T SAY I'VE EVER HAD
THAT FEELING IN MY LIFE
WHERE I DIDN'T WANT
TO GO BACK TO THE BOAT
AND HANG OUT ON THE BOAT.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
WHEW.
Narrator: TWO DAYS AGO, WHILE
STEAMING TO THE CRAB GROUNDS...
EVERYBODY OFF THE STACK
IMMEDIATELY!
...A TOWERING
45-FOOT WALL OF WATER
KNOCKED KEITH'S LITTLE BROTHER
MONTE OUT OF COMMISSION.
NOW THE WIZARD IS SHORTHANDED.
BUT CAPTAIN KEITH HAS A PLAN.
THE 49-YEAR-OLD FORMER WIZARD
ENGINEER, LENNY LEKANOFF,
HAS COME OUT OF RETIREMENT.
ONE TRIP, THOUGH.
THEN YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK.
ALREADY GOING BACK TO WORK,
BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
AND DESPITE
HIS SHATTERED CHEEKBONE,
FIRST MATE GARY SOPER
HAS DECIDED
TO HELP HIS OLD FRIEND KEITH
SAVE THE WIZARD'S SEASON.
LeVeen:
WELL, THE GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY
IS THAT WE GOT GARY
AND UNCLE LENNY BACK.
SO, YEAH, WE'VE GOT A FULL CREW.
AND WITH ANY LUCK,
WE'LL BE DEPARTING
FOR OUR FIRST REAL TRIP.
Keith: HEY, LET THAT
SPRING LINE GO, GUYS!
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
COMING, BUT WE'RE FINALLY
GETTING OUT OF HERE.
[ AIR HISSES ]
WELL, WE FINALLY MADE IT
THROUGH ALL THE B.S.
AND WE'RE READY
TO START FISHING.
[ SIZZLING ]
Lofland: IDLE HANDS
ARE THE WORKSHOP OF THE DEVIL.
AND WE'VE HAD
WAY TOO MUCH TIME OFF.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator:
FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SEASON,
THE WIZARD LEAVES
THE SAFETY OF DUTCH HARBOR.
BUT AS KEITH PLIES
INTO THE UNKNOWN,
THE WEIGHT
OF HIS RESPONSIBILITY AS SKIPPER
COMES CRASHING DOWN
ON HIS SHOULDERS.
Keith: I CERTAINLY HAVE
SOME SECOND THOUGHTS
ABOUT MY DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS.
JUST ABORT!
GET OFF THE STACK NOW!
Narrator:
AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,
KEITH HAS STILL NOT BEEN ABLE
TO SHAKE THE NIGHTMARE
OF NEARLY LOSING
HIS BROTHER AND CREW.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
[ SIGHS ]
THAT'S GONNA BE GOING
THROUGH MY HEAD FOR A LONG TIME.
I'M GONNA QUESTION MY JUDGMENT
ON BANGING UP THREE GUYS.
Monte: IT GOT ME FROM BEHIND.
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT COMING.
Soper:
OH, I TOOK A HIT RIGHT HERE.
OH, MAN, THAT HURT!
RIGHT NOW,
THE LAST THING I NEED
IS TO BE SECOND-GUESSING MYSELF
OUT HERE.
I NEED TO FEEL CONFIDENT
IN MY ABILITY
AND MY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
OUT HERE.
I NEED TO KNOW
THAT WHAT I'M DOING
IS IN THE BEST INTEREST
OF THE CREW, THE BOAT.
I NEED TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW,
IN THE BACK OF MY BRAIN,
THAT I'M 100%.
Narrator: 358 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE.
A COUPLE HOURS AGO,
THIS WAS A BIG FLOE.
AND IT'S ALL COMING UNGLUED
RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE FISHING IN A DANGER ZONE.
BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT,
IF YOU WANT GOOD NUMBERS,
SOMETIMES THAT'S
WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
THAT'S WHY, INSTEAD
OF RUNNING FROM THE ICE,
I USED TO GO LOOK FOR IT,
'CAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE
WOULD LEAVE.
AND I JUST FIGURED OUT
HOW TO FISH IT.
Narrator: BUT WITH THE ICE
CLOSING IN ON HIS GEAR,
PHIL WILL HAVE TO HUSTLE
TO GET THROUGH THE LAST 120 POTS
IN HIS NORTHERNMOST STRINGS.
Phil: I'D LIKE TO PUT
50,000 POUNDS ON TODAY.
ALL WE GOT TO DO
TO GET 50,000 POUNDS OR OVER
IS MAINTAIN A 350 AVERAGE.
THAT'S A LOT EASIER SAID
THAN DONE.
BLOCK'S COMING UP TOO FAST.
COME UP!
YEAH!
[ CHEERING ]
YEAH!
OH, YEAH.
BRING IT AROUND!
YEAH! SWEET!
WHOO!
WE ARE IN 'EM.
Phil: THERE'S SOME CRAB IN IT,
SO I MIGHT HAVE PULLED THIS OFF.
THAT'S A GOOD POT
RIGHT THERE, BABY.
OH, YEAH.
Narrator: THOUGH CAPTAIN PHIL
WAS LATE TO START THE SEASON,
THE GAMBLE TO FISH
THE EDGE OF THE ICE PACK
IS PAYING OFF IN SPADES.
STUFFING THE TANKS.
STUFFING THE TANKS.
Phil:
WE HAVE ALL FIVE POTS,
AND WE WERE GETTING
CONSISTENT 500s.
IF WE CAN AVERAGE THIS
ALL DAY LONG,
WE'RE GONNA BE [BLEEP]
IN TALL COTTON, FOR SURE.
GEEZ. I DON'T THINK
HE SKIPPED A HEARTBEAT.
Narrator: BUT THE CELEBRATION
IS SHORT-LIVED.
[BLEEP]
THEY'RE CALLING FOR 41' SEAS.
Man:
Gale warning for today.
WELL, WHEN THEY'RE FORECASTING
THAT MUCH WIND,
YOU BETTER WORRY ABOUT IT.
I MEAN,
IF WE START GETTING WIND
AND THEN THEY'RE
FORECASTING 41-FOOT SEAS,
IT'S [BLEEP] SERIOUS.
IT'S "TAKE WINDOWS OUT" TIME.
For today, northwest 30 knots.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN
LATE TONIGHT.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAUL GEAR
UNTIL IT STARTS BLOWING,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
TAKE OFF FOR THE BARN.
WE'RE HOPING WE CAN HAUL
ALL OUR GEAR, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST --
IT COULD START BLOWING
15 MINUTES FROM NOW.
AND WHENEVER IT STARTS BLOWING,
WE'RE GETTING THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.
Narrator:
WITH NO TIME TO WASTE,
PHIL SLAMS THE BOAT
INTO HIGH GEAR.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
THE CREW RACES TO KEEP PACE.
Phil:
AND WE GOT TWO MORE POTS TO GO.
Man: THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW
A STORM'S A-BREWIN'.
[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]
IT'S A-COMIN'.
AND IT'S GONNA BE UGLY.
Narrator: TIME BANDIT CAPTAIN
ANDY HILLSTRAND
ENTERS THE SAFETY
OF ST. PAUL HARBOR
JUST AN HOUR
BEFORE HIS DELIVERY DEADLINE.
HEY, ROGER, I WAS WONDERING
IF IT'S OKAY TO COME
IN THE HARBOR THIS MORNING.
JANUARY 25th.
PULLING INTO
THE ST. PAUL HARBOR.
FIRST TRIP OF THE SEASON OF '09.
YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]
Man:
HOW WAS THE TRIP?
SUCCESSFUL.
TRIP WAS GOOD!
Andy:
I THINK I HAVE BETWEEN 90,000
AND 100,000 POUNDS ON BOARD.
YEAH, BABY!
Narrator: AFTER GRINDING
FOR 20 HOURS STRAIGHT
ON A MASSIVE VEIN
OF OPILIO CRAB...
YEAH! [BLEEP]
...CAPTAIN ANDY PLUGGED THE BOAT
WITH 90,000 POUNDS.
YEAH!
Andy: ALL BECAUSE
OF SOME LAST-MINUTE SHENANIGANS,
WE PULL A RABBIT OUT OF OUR HAT.
COMING ATCHA!
PULLED IN
WITH 36 MINUTES TO SPARE.
Man: MORNIN'!
THIS ONE SHOULD BE
ABOUT HALF FULL.
THEY LOOK ALIVE.
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
OKAY. GOOD NIGHT.
GOING TO MY BUNK.
Narrator: WHILE THE FIRST
BRAILER IS OFF-LOADED,
THE HAGGARD TIME BANDIT CREW
FINALLY HITS THE RACKS
FOR SOME WELL-EARNED SLEEP.
OH, DUDE!
TIRED.
BUT IN THEIR HASTE
TO GET TO BED,
THE CREW FORGOT
TO APPOINT SOMEONE
TO KEEP AN EYE
ON THE WEIGH-IN.
BY MORNING, THE CANNERY WORKERS
ESTIMATE AN OFF-LOAD
OF 85,000 POUNDS.
BUT THE TIME BANDIT CREW
HAS NO REAL WAY
TO DOUBLE-CHECK THE FIGURES.
Fourtner: SOMEBODY MUMBLED
SOMETHING IN THE GALLEY
ABOUT TAKING WEIGHTS,
AND I NEVER HEARD
NOTHING MORE ABOUT IT, SO...
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A COUPLE
BRAILERS THAT YOU HAD A DOT BY
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T RECORD?
YEAH.
DO THEY GET RECORDED NOW?
NO, THEY GET RECORDED WHEN
I TURN THE PAPERWORK IN.
Narrator: JOHNATHAN
CHECKS UP ON THE COUNTS...
WHERE ARE WE AT NOW?
I ONLY GOT --
Narrator:
...AND DISCOVERS THE CREW HAS
LOST TRACK OF THE BRAILERS.
55, 56, 57,
AND THAT'S 58.
THERE'S ONLY 56 UP THERE, AND
THESE ARE THE 2 MISSING ONES.
HE SAID THEY'RE STILL MISSING
TWO BRAILERS ON THAT COUNT.
ARE WE ONLY
TWO BRAILERS BEHIND?
NO, THERE'S 57
AND 57 WRITTEN DOWN HERE.
THAT'S 56.
Narrator: IF THE COUNT
IS OFF BY TWO BRAILERS,
IT COULD ADD UP
TO 4,000 POUNDS OF CRAB
AND A LOSS OF $6,800.
IF WE ALWAYS WRITE IT DOWN
FOR OURSELVES,
WE'LL NEVER HAVE TO GUESS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE.
THAT'S WHY WE'LL
NEVER DO THIS AGAIN.
I'M SO [BLEEP] MAD THAT SOMEONE
DIDN'T DO CRAB WEIGHTS.
THERE'S LITTLE DOTS --
BUT I HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT THAT THOUGH, TOO.
WHAT CAN I DO
TO MAKE IT BETTER, HONESTLY?
GO DOWN THERE AND KICK THAT GUY
RIGHT IN THE [BLEEP]
'CAUSE HE [BLEEP]
JUST RIPPED YOU OFF.
HE RIPPED YOU OFF
FOR A COUPLE WEIGHTS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
THEY'RE MISSED FOREVER?
BECAUSE THE NEXT ONE'S
NUMBER 16.
BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
IT JUST DOESN'T GO TO THAT --
BECAUSE THAT'S WHY
HE WRITES THEM DOWN HERE.
WELL, DON'T ARGUE
WITH HIM ABOUT IT.
I KNOW.
I AGREE WITH YOU!
HELP ME OUT, DUDE!
YOU SHOULD BE ON MY SIDE!
I AM!
I CAN'T TALK TO NOBODY
ON THIS [BLEEP] BOAT, MAN.
JOHNATHAN,
I AM ON YOUR SIDE.
HOW AM I NOT ON YOUR SIDE?
THAT'S [BLEEP] -- YOU'RE
CALLING ME OUT LIKE THAT.
I'M CALLING YOU OUT, DUDE.
YOU GO, "HEY, THEY
[BLEEP] US BECAUSE --"
I AGREE!
I AGREE WITH YOU
TOTALLY, 100%!
WELL, THE BOTTOM LINE
IS YOU'RE SAYING THE GUYS
HONESTLY WROTE DOWN
EVERY WEIGHT.
ON THE PRINTOUT,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL
IF IT HAS THE $7,000.
[ WHISTLING ]
COME WITH ME. I'M GONNA GO TALK
TO THAT GUY DIRECTLY RIGHT NOW.
THE ONLY TWO THAT YOU THINK
MIGHT NOT HAVE RECORDED
ARE THESE TWO RIGHT HERE.
EARLIER TODAY,
YOU TOLD ME IT WAS FOUR.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
NO! DON'T --
DON'T PIN ANYTHING ON ME!
SO IT COULD BE ONE OR TWO.
THAT'S TWO.
WE'RE TOTALLY AT HIS MERCY.
WHAT'S AT HIS MERCY?
THAT THESE WEIGHTS ARE WRONG?
NO!
THAT WHAT?
WHATEVER HE SAYS
IS WHAT WE HAVE.
I'M THINKING WE GOT [BLEEP]
RIGHT IN THE [BLEEP]
I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO YOU
HOW THEY [BLEEP] US,
AND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY OR HOW THEY COULD
OR THINK THAT GUY IS SUCH
A GOOD GUY, HE WOULD
NEVER DO THAT TO US.
WE'RE NOT IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THOSE GUYS.
NO, HE'S THE DEVIL.
I FULLY AGREE. I AGREE.
THE CANNERY
IS ALWAYS THE DEVIL.
Narrator:
THE FINAL NUMBERS ARE IN,
BUT THERE'S
A 5,000-POUND DISCREPANCY.
CAPTAIN ANDY CALLS THE CREW
TO THE WHEELHOUSE.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, I'M TELLING EVERYBODY
RIGHT NOW,
WHENEVER THIS BOAT COMES IN,
I WANT WEIGHTS TAKEN.
WE'LL ALL GET
IN THE HABIT OF IT.
BUT WHEN ONE GUY DOESN'T DO IT,
I GOT TWO SIGNS FOR YOU.
I GOT THE "DON'T MAKE ME
GO CAPTAIN ON YOUR ASS" SIGN.
AND IF I'M REALLY MAD,
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES,
AND THEN I'LL [BLEEP] FIRE YOU.
YOU'LL HAVE ONE WARNING.
THE SECOND WARNING, YOU'LL HAVE
FIVE MINUTES TO FIX IT.
THEN YOU'RE FIRED.
Narrator:
CLOSING IN ON THE SOUTHERNMOST
EDGE OF THE FISHING GROUNDS
IS THE 155-FOOT WIZARD.
Keith: I'M PSYCHED.
I'M JACKED UP.
I'M FEELING GOOD.
I FEEL CONFIDENT.
LET'S THROW THEM IN THE WATER
AND GET THIS THING GOING.
JUST GIVE ME
A HINT OF SOME CRAB,
AND LET'S START CHASING THEM.
YOU GUYS READY TO ROLL?
LET'S GO ALREADY!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
Narrator:
THE FIRST POT IS SPLASHED,
AND THE WIZARD'S OPILIO SEASON
OFFICIALLY BEGINS...
AND, HOPEFULLY,
WITH THE WORST BEHIND THEM.
YAR! WE BE FISHIN' TODAY!
Keith: I'M GONNA COVER
PROBABLY 15 MILES SOUTH
OF WHERE I INTEND
TO REALLY SET MY GEAR
AND THEN PROBABLY GO BACK NORTH
ANOTHER 5 TO 10 MILES NORTH
OF WHERE THE MAJORITY OF MY GEAR
WILL BE SET.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Narrator: BUT AS CAPTAIN KEITH
PLOTS A COURSE FOR THE NORTH,
HE DISCOVERS HE'S NOT ALONE.
HOLY GUACAMOLE,
WHAT'S SIG DOING IN MY HOLE?
I'VE NEVER SEEN
SIG FISH OVER HERE.
IF HE'S OVER HERE,
THAT MEANS THE WHOLE
DAMN FLEET'S OVER HERE.
THE ENTIRE TRIDENT FLEET
IS HEADING TOWARDS THAT SPOT.
[BLEEP]
THAT JUST SUCKS.
GOD, I WOULD HAVE
BEEN FULL BY NOW.
WOULD HAVE HAD THIS BOAT FULL.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT DIDN'T
WORK OUT TOO WELL.
SUCKS BEING
THE LAST ONE TO THE PARTY,
I'LL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
CROWDED GROUNDS OR NOT,
KEITH NEEDS
TO GET HIS POTS FISHING.
Keith: RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT
TO GET THE GEAR IN THE WATER
AND START CATCHING SOME CRAB.
AND THAT'S ALL
I WANT TO THINK ABOUT.
YOU GOT TO LEAVE ALL THAT
OTHER GARBAGE ON THE DOCK.
WHAT REALLY MATTERS
IS GETTING THE BOAT OUT HERE
AND GETTING THE BOAT BACK AND
GETTING ALL THE GUYS BACK SAFE.
Narrator: 380 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN.
AFTER AN HOUR STEAM,
CAPTAIN SIG IS APPROACHING
HIS NORTHERN STRINGS
AND THE ICE PACK.
THE ICE IS DEFINITELY
MOVING SOUTH.
YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF FIGURED
WE HAD ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN
OUR GEAR AND THE ICE EDGE
WHEN WE WENT IN.
WHAT'S NOT SAFE IS,
WHEN WE FISH IT,
AND IF WE SEE CRAB,
WE WANT TO FISH IT AGAIN.
AND THE ICE IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE DOWN TO THE ISLANDS.
AND WHEN IT HITS THE ISLAND,
THAT EDGE WILL PROBABLY
BE VERY CLOSE TO OUR GEAR
AT THE SAME TIME.
AND SO, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE GONNA PUSH IT.
AT THE SAME TIME, YOU REALLY
GOT TO WATCH THAT EDGE,
SO IT'S GONNA BE A GAME OF CAT
AND MOUSE THIS TIME FOR SURE.
[ CLANGING ]
Narrator:
AS THEY STEAM NORTH,
15-FOOT SWELLS
AND FREEZING SPRAY
BATTER THE NORTHWESTERN,
BUILDING A DANGEROUSLY THICK
LAYER OF ICE ON THE DECK.
AFTER FIVE SHORT HOURS
OF BUNK TIME,
THE NORTHWESTERN CREW WAKES UP
TO MINUS-10-DEGREE TEMPERATURES
AND AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE.
WOW.
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
OUR PICK-AND-HOOK CABLE.
YEAH, IT'S PRETTY BAD OUT HERE.
NOT NICE.
Nick: IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, CRISP
MORNING HERE IN THE BERING SEA.
WE WOKE UP TO A NICE,
LITTLE FROZEN DECK.
YEAH, EVERYTHING'S FROZE.
THE DECK HOSE IS FROZE.
GOT COLD IN A HURRY, DIDN'T IT?
Narrator:
THE STEAM TO THE NORTH
HAS COATED THE NORTHWESTERN
IN OVER 6 INCHES OF ICE,
ADDING OVER 30 TONS OF WEIGHT
TO AN ALREADY HEAVY BOAT.
IF THE ICE CONTINUES TO GROW,
THE BOAT WILL BECOME TOP-HEAVY,
ONE LARGE, UNSUSPECTING WAVE
THAT HITS BROADSIDE
COULD CAPSIZE THE VESSEL.
SOME SPOTS ON THE BOAT,
WE'VE MADE A COUPLE FEET OF ICE.
WE'LL BREAK ICE HERE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
USE SLEDGEHAMMERS
AND BATS, PIPES.
Man: WHOA.
Narrator:
FOUR HOURS BREAKING ICE,
AND THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING.
THERE'S ICE RIGHT HERE.
Narrator:
THE PANCAKE ICE HAS A FLOE
THAT'S BROKEN OFF
FROM THE MAIN PACK
JUST THREE MILES AWAY.
IN ANOTHER HOUR,
THE CREW WILL BE ON THE EDGE
AND BEGIN HAULING 150 POTS.
IF THEY'RE LUCKY,
IT'LL ONLY TAKE ABOUT 30 HOURS.
Sig: THE GEAR WAS FISHING
REALLY FAST WHEN WE LEFT.
SO IF WE CAN GET THOSE
STEADY 500s, THAT'D BE GREAT.
YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL
IS TO GET THAT BACK TANK FULL
ONE TIME THROUGH THE GEAR.
IF WE CAN DO THAT, I'M ECSTATIC.
Narrator: 335 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
THE WIZARD
IS ON A COLLISION COURSE
WITH AN ARCTIC STORM FRONT.
HUP!
Man: 138.
Narrator:
AND WITH THE WEATHER FORECAST
TO SLAM THE SOUTHERN GROUNDS
WITHIN THE HOUR,
CAPTAIN KEITH WILL NEED
TO GET ALL 204 OF HIS POTS
OFF THE BOAT.
Keith:
WE'RE INTO STRING NUMBER 4 NOW.
WITH ANY LUCK,
WE'LL HAVE 204 POTS OFF,
AND WE'LL BE HAULING THEM AGAIN
FROM START TO FINISH
IN 12 HOURS TOTAL.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A SLOPPY RIDE
UP TO THE NEXT SET.
SHOULDN'T BE A PARADISE.
A PRETTY MESSED-UP
SENSE OF PARADISE.
Narrator:
ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN A WEEK
SINCE THE WAVE BEAT UP HIS CREW,
KEITH IS STILL RATTLED
FROM THE ACCIDENT.
OKAY, YOU GUYS,
STAY SHARP ON THIS NEXT WAVE.
Narrator: AND NOW WITH THE
WEATHER RAPIDLY DETERIORATING,
THE SKIPPER IS SECOND-GUESSING
HIS DECISION TO FISH.
I THINK I'M STILL
A LITTLE BIT SHELL-SHOCKED.
Narrator: 60-KNOT WINDS
AND 25-FOOT SEAS
BEGIN TO TEAR
THROUGH THE GROUNDS.
[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]
LeVeen: KEITH ENERGY --
IT'S KIND OF LIKE --
I THINK IT PROVIDES US
WITH A LOT OF NERVOUS ENERGY.
IT'S GONNA BE
A REAL CRAPPY RIDE,
SO WE'LL HAVE YOU GUYS HIDE OUT,
ALL RIGHT?
HOW WE DOING ON BAIT?
I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT
KEITH'S UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE
BEING A CAPTAIN OF THIS BOAT
AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
NOBODY GET NEAR
THE RED ZONE OR THE RAIL.
LAUNCHING.
A LITTLE BIT JUMPY.
I THOUGHT I LEFT THE BAGGAGE
ON THE DOCK.
I DON'T KNOW.
SOPER, YOU NEED TO HAVE --
DO YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF
FLOATATION ON UNDER THAT JACKET?
SEE, THAT'S THE THING, IS THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT GUYS WILL DO.
THEY START
GETTING SLOPPY AND LAZY,
AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
GO SPLASH-O.
Narrator:
ALTHOUGH THE CREW HAS RALLIED
STRONG FOR 12 STRAIGHT HOURS...
...THE WEATHER IS EATING AWAY
AT KEITH'S NERVES.
I'M WAY TOO UPTIGHT
FOR THE COURSE AND THE SET
I'M ON RIGHT NOW,
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
DAMN IT! [BLEEP]
Narrator: A SMALL, UNSUSPECTING
WAVE KNOCKS LENNY OFF HIS FEET.
HIS OLD FRIEND IS OKAY.
BUT KEITH'S CONFIDENCE IS SHOT.
ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S GONNA BE THE LAST ONE,
THE ONE YOU'RE PUTTING
IN THE RACK.
DON'T PUT ANOTHER ONE IN,
AND DON'T UNTIE THOSE POTS
UP FORWARD.
MAKE SURE THEY ALL HAVE
A COUPLE OF TIES ON THEM.
GOD, THEY JUST JUMP
OUT OF NOWHERE, MAN,
JUST OUT OF NOWHERE.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
GO AHEAD AND DUMP IT.
WELCOME BACK.
Narrator: THE BATTLE-WEARY
SKIPPER'S EDGE IS GONE.
Narrator: 380 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR,
THE TIME BANDIT RETURNS
TO THE SOUTHERN EDGE
OF THEIR FISHING GROUNDS
AFTER OFF-LOADING $145,000 WORTH
OF OPILIO CRAB.
BUT FOR THE HILLSTRANDS,
THE PAYDAY WAS BITTERSWEET.
DURING THE OFF-LOAD,
THE CREW NEGLECTED
TO TRACK THE CRAB COUNT.
WE WERE UP
BY FIVE BRAILERS!
NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
THEY DON'T OWE US ANY!
YEAH, AND WE'RE [BLEEP]
Narrator:
THE DECKHANDS' MISTAKE
HAS COST THE HILLSTRANDS
OVER $8,000.
I CAN'T TALK TO NOBODY
ON THIS [BLEEP] BOAT.
OKAY, I'M TELLING EVERYBODY
RIGHT NOW,
WHENEVER THIS BOAT COMES IN,
I WANT WEIGHTS TAKEN.
BUT WHEN ONE GUY DOESN'T DO IT,
I GOT TWO SIGNS FOR YOU.
I GOT THE "DON'T MAKE ME
GO CAPTAIN ON YOUR ASS" SIGN.
AND IF I'M REALLY MAD,
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU FIVE MINUTES,
AND THEN I'LL [BLEEP] FIRE YOU.
ANDY GOT A LITTLE IRRITATED
WITH US, YOU KNOW,
OVER THE TAKING
THE WEIGHTS THING.
I GUESS THE FIRST THING WE DO
IS GET A PAD AND A PENCIL
AND TAKE WEIGHTS, YOU KNOW?
AND THAT ALWAYS TURNS INTO --
THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN
A STANDARD DEAL ON A BOAT
AS FAR AS I'VE KNOWN,
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO TELL THEM.
I'VE ALREADY TOLD THEM, "YOU
STEP UP OR YOU CAN STEP DOWN.
IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE."
AND THEN AGAIN,
BAIT SITUATION.
YOU KNOW, I'VE WORKED
ON DIFFERENT BOATS, YOU KNOW.
AND THE BAIT SITUATION
ON THIS BOAT
IS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THE SLOWEST OPERATIONS.
WHAT'S SO SLOW
ABOUT OUR BAIT OPERATION?
WELL, WE'VE GOT THREE
DIFFERENT BAIT STATIONS.
I THINK THAT'S A WHINING
[BLEEP] DEAL THERE
IF YOU'RE [BLEEP] BITCHING
ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE NOT GONNA
TRY ANYTHING NEW, THEN.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW --
END OF SUBJECT.
YEAH.
DONE DEAL.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO PULL THEIR
HEADS OUT OF THEIR [BLEEP]
AND [BLEEP] WORK TOGETHER
AS A TEAM.
Andy: JUST YELL AT ME
WHEN YOU'RE READY.
ALL I WANT TO DO
IS GO CRAB FISHING, MAN.
Andy: WE'RE GONNA SHUFFLE
ALL OF OUR GEAR AROUND,
GO THROUGH ALL OF OUR GEAR.
WE'RE GONNA RUN
UP TOWARDS THE ICE,
SEE HOW LONG WE HAVE TO FISH
BEFORE WE GET WHACKED.
I AM HOPING FOR 400 CRAB PER POT
IN MY PROSPECT STRING...
OR EVEN...
EITHER ONE, MIKE!
THE FIRST POT
OF THE SECOND TRIP.
HOPEFULLY
WE'LL SEE HER HALF FULL.
AND IF WE DO,
IT'S GONNA BE GOOD STUFF.
HERE WE GO.
COME ON!
UH-OH.
IT'S NOT VERY GOOD.
NOT VERY GOOD.
YEAH, IT IS.
NO, IT AIN'T.
GO! GO! GO!
GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
HOLY MOTHER! YEAH!
YEAH!
[ CHEERING ]
YEAH, BABY!
WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
♪ CHICKA CHICKA CHICKA ♪
[ GRUNTING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
SOME GOOD FISHING HERE.
IT'S WHAT EVERYBODY
DREAMS ABOUT
WHEN YOU'RE OUT HERE
CRAB FISHING.
200s, 300s AIN'T ENOUGH.
WE WANT TO SEE THOUSANDS.
EVERYBODY DOES.
ORANGE GOLD!
THANK YOU!
THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE.
Johnathan: OH, YEAH, MAN,
THAT'S BETTER!
EVEN BETTER!
Narrator:
CAPTAIN ANDY HAS DIALED IN
TO A HUGE OPILIO BIOMASS,
OVER 700 KEEPERS PER POT.
[ IMITATES GUITAR ]
OWW!
PARTY!
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH!
PULL THEM FORWARD SOME.
ALL RIGHTY!
SICK!
[ LAUGHS ]
WE CALL IT 800,
MR. 400 AVERAGE.
80 POTS LIKE THAT
WILL FILL THAT BACK TANK.
WE JUST KICKED SOME ASS!
712 AVERAGE. YEAH!
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT THAT!
Narrator: SIG'S GOT THE LEAD
WHILE KEITH'S GOT NOTHING.
Narrator: 275 MILES TO
THE NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS THE CORNELIA MARIE.
WE'VE BEEN DRIVING THROUGH
THIS [BLEEP] NOW FOR 10 MINUTES.
Narrator: CAPTAIN PHIL
IS FIGHTING TOWARD ST. PAUL
THROUGH MILES
OF BOAT-CRUSHING ICE.
[ THUMPING ]
SON OF A [BLEEP]
[ CRASHING ]
THIS STUFF HERE,
YOU HAVE TO REALLY BE CAREFUL.
YOU COULD PUT A HOLE IN YOUR
BOAT REAL EASY WITH THIS.
Narrator:
UNAWARE OF THE SITUATION,
THE EXHAUSTED CREW
IS SACKED OUT,
RECOVERING FROM A 30-HOUR HAUL.
PHIL'S NEW ENGINEER, STEVE,
IS BELOW, KEEPING VIGIL.
[ METAL CREAKING ]
Phil: WE'RE ABOUT 10 MILES
OUTSIDE OF ST. PAUL,
AND THE ICE IS GETTING THICKER
AND HARDER TO GET THROUGH.
AND I CAN'T EVEN SEE
THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS FLOE.
LIKE, I CAN'T FIND AN OPENING
TO GET OUT OF IT.
[ THUMPING ]
THIS FLOE HERE IS BAD.
IT'S GOT A BIG SWELL ON IT,
AND IT'S JUST WIPING MY BOW OUT.
Narrator:
WHILE STEVE IS BELOW,
HE DISCOVERS A LEAK
IN THE CIRCULATION PIPES.
IT'S NOT FROM THE HULL,
BUT FROM A 4-INCH PIPE
THAT FEEDS SEAWATER
INTO THE PORT CRAB TANK.
Steve: WELL, WE GOT A PIPE
DOWN HERE LEAKING.
BUT IT'S IN A BAD SPOT.
COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM,
BUT I GOT TO TRY AND FIX IT.
A TEMPORARY FIX SOMEHOW.
WELL, I'M LUCKY
I HAVE A LOT OF HORSEPOWER.
I JUST GOT TO
PUSH MY WAY THROUGH.
I CAN FEEL ICE
GOING UNDER THE WHEELS
AND GETTING IN THE PROPELLERS.
I MIGHT HAVE BENT ONE ALREADY.
[ THUMPING CONTINUES ]
Narrator: BELOW DECK,
STEVE NEEDS TO CLEAR THE PIPE
OF RUST AND CORROSION
BEFORE HE CAN TRY
TO WELD UP THE SMALL LEAK.
THE SMALL LEAK JUST GOT BIGGER.
[BLEEP]
[ ALARM SOUNDING ]
[ GROANS ]
[BLEEP]
HEY, PHIL, THIS PIPING UP HERE
IN THE BOW IS LETTING GO.
HEY, GO HELP STEVE, WOULD YOU?
TELL JOSH HE NEEDS
TO GET HIS ASS UP.
AND DO IT NOW.
[ ALARM CONTINUES ]
JOSH, GET UP.
I GOT TO GET SOMEBODY
DOWN HERE LIKE RIGHT NOW.
I NEED A RAG AND A SCREWDRIVER
LIKE RIGHT NOW.
HOW BIG?
WANT A FLATHEAD?
BIG FLATHEAD?
YEAH, SOMETHING.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
YOU GOT
ANYTHING SMALLER?
Narrator:
CAPTAIN PHIL HANDS OVER THE HELM
TO HIS YOUNGEST SON, JAKE.
Jake: AHH.
YEAH, YOU CAN SEE
THE BIGGER STUFF.
IT'S SO [BLEEP]
SHUT THAT VALVE THERE.
SHUT THIS VALVE HERE.
SHUT THOSE VALVES THERE.
YES, SIR.
Narrator: PHIL GIVES THE ORDER
TO KILL THE PUMPS
THAT CIRCULATE WATER THROUGH THE
TANKS AND KEEP THE CRAB ALIVE.
BETTER TO RISK LOSING THE CRAB
THAN TO RISK LOSING HIS BOAT.
I AM JUST CONCERNED
THAT THE METAL ON THIS PIPE
IS TOO THIN.
AS I WELD THIS PATCH
IN THERE,
THERE'S A POSSIBILITY
IT'LL BLOW THROUGH THE PIPE
BECAUSE THE METAL'S SO THIN.
I MEAN, IF YOU BROKE
THROUGH THIS ONE
FROM HERE DOWN...
THERE'S NO STOPPING IT.
IT'D BE TIME TO BAIL. GRAB THE
SURVIVAL SUITS AND THE EPIRB.
I'D GRAB THAT THING
AND DUCT-TAPE THAT TO MY LEG.
GOT TO GET RID OF THE WATER.
I GOT THE PATCH ON,
AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A SHOT
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
[ ELECTRICITY POWERS UP ]
Narrator: THE TEMPORARY PATCH
IS HOLDING, FOR NOW.
GOOD JOB, STEVE.
YOU SAVED US AGAIN.
MacGYVER.
FINE JOB.
YEAH, WE DID THE BEST WE COULD
FOR RIGHT NOW.
Narrator:
ONE PROBLEM IS FIXED.
BUT THE PATH TO ST. PAUL
IS GETTING MORE DANGEROUS
BY THE MINUTE.
Phil:
WE'RE INCHING OUR WAY IN.
UNBELIEVABLE.
[BLEEP] THIS SUCKS.
[ METAL CREAKING ]
THIS IS A [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE.
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "DEADLIEST CATCH"...
WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO
HAUL TILL WE FALL.
Narrator: ...THE ICE PACK
HAS A CHOKE HOLD ON THE FLEET...
...AND A HEAVY TOLL
IS PAID BY BOTH MAN...
[ GASPING ]
Narrator: ...AND BOAT.
[BLEEP]