Deadliest Catch (2005–…): Season 5, Episode 4 - Deadliest Catch - full transcript

Narrator:
THE VAST BERING SEA --

OVER A MILLION SQUARE MILES

OF THE WORLD'S MOST VIOLENT
AND UNPREDICTABLE WATERS...

Sig on P.A.:
HEADS UP. HEADS UP.

...AND HOME
OF THE DEADLIEST CATCH --

ALASKAN CRAB.

[ CHEERING ]

OH, YEAH! YEAH, BABY!

LIVING THE DREAM TODAY, BABY.

Narrator:
THE CRAB FLEET HAS BEEN PUMMELED

BY WEEKS OF BRUTAL
ARCTIC STORMS.



WHOO!

DEFINITELY KICKED UP
ONE MORE NOTCH.

Narrator:
SEVEN BRAVE SOULS HAVE PERISHED.

Keith: THERE'S SOMEBODY EVERY
YEAR THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT BACK,

AND THAT SUCKS.

SEVEN PEOPLE WERE LOST OUT HERE,
AND THAT'S TOO MANY.

Narrator: NOW, CAPTAINS
MUST PUT BEHIND

EVERYTHING MOTHER NATURE
HAS THROWN AT THEM

AND SQUARE OFF
AGAINST THE ONCOMING HELL...

WHOO!

...AND HIGH WATER...

...AS THE HUNT CONTINUES
FOR THE DEADLIEST CATCH.

YEAH!

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Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.



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Narrator: 370 MILES
TO THE NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR

IS THE 113-FOOT TIME BANDIT.

COME ON, BABY.

Narrator:
THIS SEASON, THE FISHING GODS

HAVE BLESSED
CAPTAIN JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND

WITH OVER 110,000 POUNDS
OF CRAB.

WHOO!

YEAH!

Johnathan on P.A.: BIG BOYS.

YEAH!

YEAH!

WE'RE IN THE SPOT --
SAME SPOT AS LAST YEAR!

OH, MY GOODNESS!

I'M HAPPY.

PULL IT UP!

YEAH, BABY.
22 1/2 HOURS.

[ CHEERING ]

YEAH!

OH, YEAH!

Johnathan: WE'RE ABOUT
2 1/2 MILES FROM OUR HOT SPOT...

...AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW.

[ LAUGHS ]
THEY DON'T EVEN [BLEEP]

[ Laughing ] YEAH!

THAT'S ABOUT HALF FULL.
90!

"IF HE WAS
A SUPERSTITIOUS MAN..."

Narrator:
EACH POT CLEARING THE RAIL

HAS $2,200 WORTH OF KEEPERS --

NOT BAD
FOR THE SUPERSTITIOUS SKIPPER.

77.

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S [BLEEP] AWESOME.

$50.

AW, BABY,
WE'RE MAKING MONEY NOW.

70, MY FRIENDS. RED GOLD.

WE FOUND A VEIN OF CRAB.

WE GOT A 45-MINUTE RUN, GUYS.

COME ON IN FOR BREAKFAST.

GETTING CLOSE, GUYS.

THE GUYS WILL GET
A NICE 40-MINUTE BREAK,

THEN WE'LL PULL 15.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

Narrator: WHILE STEAMING
TO THE NEXT STRING,

JOHNATHAN GETS A CALL
FROM THE CANNERY.

OKAY, MAN,
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

THANKS.

[ TELEPHONE BEEPS ]

[BLEEP]

Narrator: THE TIME BANDIT'S
DELIVERY SCHEDULE

HAS BEEN CUT SHORT
BY THREE DAYS.

IT'S ABOUT 36 HOURS
TO LOAD THIS BOAT.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
WITH THE EXTRA SIX HOURS?

[ LAUGHS ]

WELL, THIS BOAT AIN'T STOPPING.
THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU.

WE COME IN UNDER,
WE DON'T GET PAID FOR THAT CRAB.

IF WE'RE 10,000,
6,000 POUNDS UNDER,

WE LOSE 30 GRAND,
SO BE READY.

LET'S DO IT.

YEAH, BRO!

I LIKE IT!
I'M ALL OVER IT.

Narrator: 110 MILES TO THE NORTH
IS THE 155-FOOT WIZARD.

WE NEED TO CATCH SOME CRAB.

Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN
IS SPLASHING POTS,

PROSPECTING FOR BETTER NUMBERS.

I MEAN, WE CAN SCRAPE OUR WAY
THROUGH THIS SEASON,

BUT I WOULD PREFER TO SEE
MY GUYS SMILING

INSTEAD OF ALL GRUMPY ALL
DAY LONG LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN.

Narrator: BAD CRABBING ISN'T
THE ONLY REASON MONTE IS GRUMPY.

IT'S A PHOTO
OF THE GREENHORN'S GIRLFRIEND.

Monte: IF SHE WAS TOPLESS,

SHE'D BE MORE THAN WELCOME
TO STAY.

KID JUST GOT ON THE BOAT.

HIS PICTURE OF HIS GIRLFRIEND
DOESN'T BELONG IN THE BASIN.

PUT HER IN THE STATEROOM
WHERE SHE SHOULD BE.

IT'S NICE AND SAFE IN THERE.

DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT ALL.

Warner: I DO NOTHING
BUT EAT THEIR [BLEEP] ALL DAY,

ALL [BLEEP] DAY,

AND THEN HE PULLS
THAT [BLEEP] ON ME.

WHATEVER. I COULD UNDERSTAND
WHY HE HAD IT UP THERE.

I MEAN, IT'S WHERE
HE SPENDS MOST OF HIS TIME.

HE'S CHOPPING BAIT.

THAT'S KIND OF HIS ZONE.
HE'S THE BAIT BOY.

ABOUT 30 SECONDS AWAY
FROM LOSING MY [BLEEP] JOB.

Narrator: THE GREENHORN
TAKES A WALK TO CLEAR HIS HEAD.

BUT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE BERING SEA,

THERE'S ONLY SO FAR YOU CAN GO.

Monte: [BLEEP] HIM.

[BLEEP] MAN. I MEAN,
EVERY [BLEEP] DAY, YOU KNOW?

LIKE, I RUN AROUND
LIKE A [BLEEP] MONKEY,

AND I TRY AS HARD AS I CAN
FOR THESE GUYS.

I JUST WANT
TO GET THE [BLEEP] OFF.

I'M ABOUT TO [BLEEP] EXPLODE.

WE'RE SETTING GEAR HERE.

YEAH, DUDE. LOOK, I CAN'T
[BLEEP] WORK WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.

I'M ABOUT TO BLOW UP.
IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO --

HEY, THAT'S FINE.
I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT.

YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S PHOTO

DOESN'T BELONG
ON THE DECK OF A CRAB BOAT

ON THE WORK STATION
WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO MY ONLY QUESTION IS
I HOPE SHE KNOWS HOW TO SWIM.

BECAUSE IF SHE'S STILL
ON WALL HERE REAL SOON,

IT'S GONNA END UP
OVER THE SIDE.

PULL YOUR HEAD
OUT OF YOUR ASS.

IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
LET'S GO TO WORK.

PUT YOUR GEAR ON.
WE'RE WORKING.

I JUST ASKED FOR AN APOLOGY,
AND HE'S LIKE [BLEEP]

"I HOPE
SHE KNOWS HOW TO SWIM

BECAUSE I'M ABOUT
TO THROW IT OVER."

I THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY
TO HAVE THAT.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

PERIODICALLY,
AS A GREENHORN ON A BOAT,

GUYS ARE GONNA
JUMP DOWN YOUR THROAT, OKAY?

THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.

I JUST WANTED,
LIKE, AN APOLOGY.

I'LL TELL YOU THIS
RIGHT NOW --

YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET
A [BLEEP] APOLOGY

OUT OF A GUY
ON THIS BOAT, PERIOD, OKAY?

HE'S THROWING A LITTLE BIT
OF BAIT AT A [BLEEP] PICTURE.

HEY, GET OVER IT,
ALL RIGHT?

GO BACK TO WORK,
SAY, "YES, SIR,"

AND [BLEEP] GET THROUGH IT,
ALL RIGHT?

AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,

I NEED TO FINISH
SETTING THIS STRING, ALL RIGHT?

THE ONLY WOMAN ON A BOAT IS
SUPPOSED TO BE NAKED ON THE BOW.

THAT'S A FACT.

EXACTLY.

I'D PROBABLY BE PISSED, TOO,
BUT I'M NOT SURE

I'D SUBJECT MY GIRLFRIEND
TO A BUNCH OF GUYS LIKE US.

IF HIS WEAKNESS
IS HIS LOVE FOR HIS GIRL

AND IF ANYBODY TOUCHES IT --
OR WHATEVER HAPPENED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS --

I DON'T NEED TO BE PLAYING
SIGMUND FREUD RIGHT NOW.

I NEED TO BE GETTING
MY [BLEEP] GEAR OFF THE BOAT

AND SETTING HERE,
AND GETTING MY ASS DOWN THE ROAD

AND HAULING SOME CRAB POTS.

BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA CATCH CRAB

IF I'M DOING BABYSIT WORK
IN THE MEANTIME.

Narrator: AFTER A TONGUE LASHING
FROM MONTE

AND A LECTURE FROM THE SKIPPER,
JOSH RETURNS TO THE DECK.

DON'T SWEAT
THE SMALL [BLEEP] KID.

IT'S PART OF WORKING
ON A [BLEEP] BOAT.

GOT TO TAKE SOME OF [BLEEP]
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THIS IS NOTHING, MAN.

I THINK
WE'RE TURNING IT AROUND.

Keith: THE GUYS ARE GETTING
A LITTLE BIT EDGY,

GETTING A LITTLE BIT GRUMPY
WITH EACH OTHER.

AND WHEN THEY STARTING
GETTING EDGY DOWN THERE,

IT'S ALMOST PALPABLE.

THAT VIBE JUST EMITTING
TOWARDS THE WHEELHOUSE.

IT'S PRETTY GNARLY.

Narrator: COMING UP, A NEW BOAT
ENTERS THE RACE

FOR KING CRAB GOLD.

Henley:
HOW COME WE'RE NOT READY?

WHAT THE [BLEEP]
LET'S GO [BLEEP]

AND OLD AHAB REARS HIS HEAD.

Sig on P.A.: GUYS [BLEEP]

ROGER.

Narrator: 300 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR,

THE 78-FOOT LISA MARIE

ARRIVES ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE
OF THE RED KING CRAB GROUNDS.

OKAY.

YOU GUYS ABOUT READY?

FIRST STRING OF THE YEAR.

Narrator:
AFTER COD FISHING FOR A MONTH

IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS,

46-YEAR-OLD CAPTAIN WADE HENLEY

IS TWO WEEKS LATE TO THE HUNT
FOR KING CRAB.

WE'RE JUST KICKING THESE OFF
AND START FISHING THROUGH IT.

Crichton:
WELL, WE'RE SCRAMBLING.

A LOT OF GUYS,
THEY HAVE A HEAD START ON US --

QUITE A BIT
OF A HEAD START.

WE'RE DOWN
TO THE WIRE HERE.

Robert:
AFTER THIS STRING WE SET,

WE'RE HEADING BACK TO DUTCH
TO PICK UP ONE MORE STRING.

WE HAVE TO COME BACK
FOR ANOTHER LOAD

AND PROBABLY START HAULING GEAR
AND GET SOME CRAB ON THE BOAT.

WE GOT SEVEN DAYS. I'M HOPING.

COUPLE DAYS' SOAK,
YOU GET 50, 60 CRABS.

THAT'S A GOOD HAUL.

BUT WE MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE
OF WEATHER DAYS HERE,

SO WE'LL SEE.

Narrator:
THE 78-FOOT LISA MARIE IS THE
SMALLEST BOAT IN THE CRAB FLEET.

THE DECK IS 42 FEET LONG
BY 26 FEET WIDE --

BARELY ENOUGH SPACE
FOR THE FIVE-MAN CREW

TO MANEUVER AROUND THE POTS.

Crichton: YEAH, WE'VE GOT TO
JUST MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM

SO IT'S NOT SO...
TIGHT QUARTERS DOWN THERE.

IT'S TIGHT ENOUGH.

Narrator: BUT THE CRAMPED
QUARTERS ON THE DECK

ARE SLOWING PROGRESS,

AND CAPTAIN WADE
HAS NO TIME TO WASTE.

LET'S GET SOME BAIT
IN THAT [BLEEP] POT.

HEY, ROBERT,
HOW COME WE'RE NOT READY?

WHAT THE [BLEEP]

Robert:
I WAS JUST COOKING SOMETHING,
BUT I WAS ON MY WAY UP.

LET'S GO [BLEEP]

CAPTAIN WADE HAS HIRED
23-YEAR-OLD ROBERT CHRISTENSEN

TO RUN THE DECK.

HIS 21-YEAR-OLD
YOUNGER BROTHER DAVID...

I'M GLAD I'M NOT BAITING
RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: ...AND BEST FRIEND
31-YEAR-OLD BRANDON WILLIAMS

ARE THE TWO GREENHORNS.

Henley: ROBERT'S GOT
A PRETTY GOOD THING GOING.

HE'S A YOUNG GUY.

HE'S GOT A LITTLE DIFFERENT
KIND OF MOTIVATION.

HE JUST IS SELF-MOTIVATED.

AND THEN ROBERT'S BROTHER --

I DON'T KNOW THE KID.

I JUST MET HIM. TIME WILL TELL.

Narrator: THE MOST EXPERIENCED
DECKHAND IS CHARLIE GASPAR,

A 52-YEAR-OLD FIRST-GENERATION
HUNGARIAN FISHERMAN.

HE'S OLD, BUT HE'S FAST.

Narrator: FINALLY, THE FIFTH
DECKHAND IS JAMES CRICHTON --

A SEASONED VET
FROM THE LOWER 48.

WITH A STORM FRONT FORECAST
TO HIT THE GROUNDS IN 12 HOURS,

CAPTAIN WADE WILL HAVE TO RACE
BACK TO DUTCH HARBOR

AND SECURE THE LAST LOAD
OF GEAR.

PRETTY GOOD FEELING
ABOUT THIS SEASON.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO
PRETTY GOOD.

SURE WE'LL FIND OUT.

WE'LL FIND OUT
IN A COUPLE DAYS, RIGHT?

IF WE'RE RIGHT OR WRONG.

Narrator: 190 MILES TO THE
NORTHEAST IS THE NORTHWESTERN.

A FEW DAYS OF STEADY NUMBERS

HAVE PUT CAPTAIN SIG HANSEN
IN A RARE MOOD.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS MORNING,
IT STARTED OFF GREAT.

Narrator: HE'S HAPPY.

Sig:
I MEAN, THE WEATHER'S NICE.

WE COULD MOVE GEAR AROUND
AND GET SITUATED

BEFORE THIS 40- TO 50-KNOT BLOW
COMES THROUGH.

YEAH!

WHOO-HOO!

44. 4-4.

YEAH, WE SHOULD FISH
FOR THREE TO FOUR MORE DAYS.

Narrator: ALTHOUGH THE CREW
HAS BEEN GRINDING

FOR TWO WEEKS ON MEDIOCRE POTS,

SIG'S PERSISTENCE IS PAYING OFF.

TWO OF THE THREE TANKS

TOPPED OFF
WITH 115,000 POUNDS OF CRAB.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

Ray on radio:
You out there, Sig?

Sig: YEAH, RAY.

Sig, looks like we might get
to you Thursday night.

Something like that.

NO.

THAT'S GONNA BE
TOO SOON, RAY.

YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY
I WAS THINKING FRIDAY.

Yeah, I got Friday
already taken there,

so it'll be Thursday night
at 1800.

Sig:
NOW I'VE GOT A DELIVERY DATE.

THEY WANT US IN THURSDAY.

I WAS TRYING TO COME IN
ON A FRIDAY.

HE'S PUSHING IT UP,

SO, I MEAN, I'VE GOT
TO GET THE CRAB IN THE BOAT

AND GET GOING HERE.

Narrator: SIG WILL HAVE TO CATCH
50,000 POUNDS

IN LESS THAN 72 HOURS.

Sig:
FISHING JUST DROPPED OFF, MAN.

WE'RE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS HERE.

EVERYTHING ALWAYS HAPPENS
AT ONCE,

AND IT JUST DOESN'T
MAKE IT EASIER.

8. 0-8.

I GOT [BLEEP] ON MY MIND.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

Narrator: WHILE THE PRESSURE
BUILDS IN THE WHEELHOUSE,

ON DECK, FATIGUE IS GETTING
THE UPPER HAND.

THE CREW HAS BEEN WORKING
NONSTOP FOR 17 HOURS.

AND MATT HAS MISSED
THE LAST TWO BUOY BAGS

[BLEEP]

Sig: I GUESS IF MATT'S
GONNA SET THE PACE,

I'LL JUST CRAWL UP TO THE POT.

HE'S NOT EVEN IN THE GAME.

HE'S NOT EVEN [BLEEP] HERE
RIGHT NOW.

HE DOESN'T CARE.

AND HE'S WALKING.
HE'S NOT RUNNING.

HE'S NOT EVEN WALKING.
HE'S [BLEEP] CRAWLING!

Narrator: ONCE AGAIN,
MATT IS LATE TO THE HOOK...

[BLEEP]

Narrator: ...AND MISSES
THE THIRD POT IN A ROW.

IT TAKES NOTHING TO GET
YOUR BUTT OVER TO THE RAIL

AND THROW THE HOOK.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO DO -- BE READY.

NOT JUST WAIT FOR THE BOAT
TO BACK UP

AND GO INTO REVERSE, YOU KNOW?

THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.

IF HE DOES THAT ONE MORE TIME,
I'M GONNA [BLEEP] LOSE MY MIND.

GUYS [BLEEP]

ROGER.

I THINK WE'RE ON THE VERGE OF
HAVING A [BLEEP] UP MORNING.

Narrator:
DRIVING BETWEEN STRINGS,

340 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST
OF THE DUTCH HARBOR

IS THE 155-FOOT WIZARD.

AFTER PULLING THE LAST POTS
OF THE DAY,

GREENHORN JOSH STILL HAS
SOMETHING ON HIS MIND.

Keith: WHAT'S UP, KID?

I WASN'T REAL EXCITED
ABOUT THAT PHOTO.

I TOOK IT DOWN.
THANK YOU.

THE THING IS IS THIS --
YOU JUST GOT HERE, RIGHT?

SO, PUTTING SOMETHING UP
LIKE I'VE GOT STUFF UP

IS LIKE LAYING CLAIM
TO SOMETHING.

BUST ASS,
THEN PUT IT UP.

I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF COOL
THAT YOU PUT IT UP THERE.

OBVIOUSLY, SOME PEOPLE
TOOK OFFENSE TO IT.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S --

I DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS APPROPRIATE.

JUST GOT ON THE BOAT.

WELL, EITHER WAY,
ALL RIGHT?

LET'S JUST GET BACK TO WORK
AND CATCH SOME CRAB.

DON'T WALK OFF DECK.
BAD, BAD THING, ALL RIGHT?

YOU KNOW, JOB SUCKS.

ANYWAYS...

PUT HER IN YOUR ROOM.
THAT'S WHERE SHE BELONGS, BUD.

DON'T EVER TAKE ANYTHING
TOO TERRIBLY SERIOUSLY

WHEN WE'RE KIND OF
SCREWING WITH YOU.

ARE YOU OFFICIALLY
DONE TORMENTING OUR GREENHORN?

FOR NOW.

[ LAUGHS ]
OKAY. RIGHT ON.

Narrator:
300 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST,

TIME BANDIT CAPTAIN
JOHNATHAN HILLSTRAND

RACES TO HIS NEXT STRING.

Johnathan:
LAST NIGHT, WE BOMBED OUT.

ABOUT 10 POTS ON THE END
OF A STRING WERE BLANKS.

SO...

WE HAVE ABOUT 75 WE CAN PULL
RIGHT AWAY.

SO WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP
TILL WE GET ALL THEM PULLED,

AND THEN WE'LL CRUNCH
THE NUMBERS AGAIN.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER.
WE NEED 3,100 CRAB.

Narrator:
THE HAGGARD CREW HAS ALREADY
WORKED 15 STRAIGHT HOURS.

ALL THE GEAR YOU PUT ON
FEELS LIKE

YOU'RE GETTING DRESSED UP
FOR PROM OR SOMETHING.

PUT GEAR ON.

YEAH, BABY.

Narrator: WITH THE NEW DEADLINE
JUST 48 HOURS AWAY,

THE MEN WILL HAVE TO SUCK IT UP
UNTIL THE TANKS ARE PLUGGED.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE OVER OUR QUOTA

BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO GO
ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE PERIMS.

IT'S A FIVE-DAY ROUND TRIP.

IT'S ABOUT $15,000...

JUST TO HAVE THIS BOAT...

GO TO THE PERIMS AND BACK.

SO...

IF I COME IN UNDER, I'M A LOSER.

BUT WE'LL FIND OUT.

[ LAUGHS ]

WE'LL TAKE IT.
WE'LL TAKE IT.

WHOA, LOOK AT THAT.
WHOO!

YEAH!

THAT'S 11 POTS HERE.
WE JUST HAD 30 IN THAT ONE.

Narrator: BUT FOR JOHNATHAN,

A 30 AVERAGE
IS NOT GOING TO CUT IT.

HE'LL NEED 50.

IT COULD BE CLOSE.

BE CAREFUL WITH THAT BIG CATCH.

[ GRUNTS ]

COME ON.

13.

17.

THIS IS THE LARGEST KING CRAB
I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.

WORK WITH ME. WORK WITH ME.
GIVE ME SOMETHING.

YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH.

$3. $103.

YEAH.

WE NEED 400.

WE NEED 206 CRAB.

OOH.

OW.

OH.

NO.

Narrator:
FOR ALL THE SMALL POTS,

TWO HEAVY HITTERS
CLEAR THE RAIL...

...WITH OVER 150 KEEPERS EACH.

COME ON, BABY.

ON THE BERING SEA,
IF YOU'RE NOT LUCKY...

THAT'S IT. 72.

Johnathan on P.A.:
YEAH, MAN. WHOO-HOO!

Narrator:
...YOU'RE JUST PLAIN GOOD.

WE'RE GOING TO TOWN.
Andy: D-O-N-E. DONE.

THAT'S A WRAP.

WELL, 117,000 POUNDS
OF KING CRAB

HEADING FOR SAINT PAUL.

IT'S SO NICE,
YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

YEAH. YEAH.

GO TO YOUR HOME.

Narrator: THE TANKS ARE PLUGGED

WITH 117,000 POUNDS
OF KING CRAB.

Newberry:
WE HAVE A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS

WORTH OF PRODUCT
ON OUR BOAT RIGHT NOW.

STREET VALUE IS $2.5 MILLION

ON THE TIME BANDIT RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT THERE, BABY.

Narrator:
WITH THE LAST POT ABOARD,

THE TIME BANDIT BOYS
SECURE THEIR QUOTA.

NEXT ON "DEADLIEST CATCH"...

THE TIDES ARE SCREAMING.

Narrator: ...THE CRAB FLEET
RUNS FOR COVER.

Henley:
WEATHER'S BLOWING 55.

IF THIS [BLEEP] STORM
WOULD GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE,

WE CAN GET SOMETHING DONE.

Narrator: STEAMING TOWARDS
A STRING OF COD POTS

360 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR

IS THE 125-FOOT NORTHWESTERN.

OH, FOR THE COD POTS?
YEAH.

JUST THINK
BEFORE YOU PULL SOMETHING.

YEAH.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU.

YEAH.

YEAH.

Sig: WELL, JAKEY CAME UP
AND ASKED TO RUN THE HYDROS,

AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH IT.

I MEAN, I LOVE HIS ENTHUSIASM.
THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, MAN,

HE DOES NOT HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE
TO REALLY CONTROL THE BLOCK,

ESPECIALLY IF THE BOAT
IS SURGING LIKE THAT.

YOU REALLY GOT TO HAVE A FEEL
FOR THAT HANDLE

AND THE POWER BEHIND IT,

BUT YOU GOT TO START SOMEWHERE.

WE JUST DON'T WANT TO TEAR
ANY FINGERS OFF IN THE PROCESS.

Narrator: AT JAKE'S FINGERTIPS
ARE THE CONTROLS

TO THE MOST DANGEROUS
AND POWERFUL

MECHANICAL COMPONENTS ON DECK.

THIS INCLUDES THE CRANE...

THE LAUNCHER...

AND THE SPEED OF THE BLOCK.

MANNING THE HYDRAULICS TAKES THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF CONCENTRATION,

NOT TO MENTION RESPONSIBILITY.

ONE MISTAKE AT THE CONTROLS,

AND AN 800-POUND POT

COULD SWING OUT OF CONTROL

AND KILL A MAN.

IT'S JAKE'S FIRST TIME
ON HYDROS.

Narrator: HYDRAULICS IS
THE LAST JOB JAKE MUST MASTER

BEFORE CALLING HIMSELF
A FULL-SHARE DECKHAND.

PICK IT UP. WAIT.

Sig: EDGAR'S GOING FAST,
AND SO HE'LL SET THE TEMPO,

AND HE'S ON IT TO GET THE BAGS
GOING THROUGH THERE REAL FAST,

BUT I THINK THOSE GUYS
NEED TO SLOW IT DOWN JUST A BIT.

NOTHING CAN BRING
THIS CREW DOWN.

[ LAUGHS ] OKAY.

EXCEPT MAYBE JAKE.

YOU GET IN A HURRY OR
YOU JUST HIT THE WRONG HANDLE,

HE DOESN'T KNOW HIS LIMITATIONS.

'CAUSE YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU SCREWED UP

AND YOU LIFTED IT UP TOO FAST
OR TOO SLOW.

UP!

GO AHEAD.

EASY.

Jake: I'M JUST TRYING
TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION,

'CAUSE IF I DO
SOMETHING STUPID NOW,

THERE'S GONNA BE NO CHANCE
OF ME LEARNING ANYTHING LATER.

Sig: IT'S LIKE WATCHING A SLOW,
PAINFUL DEATH SOMETIMES.

HUH?

OH.

OH, MY --
STOP RIGHT NOW!

HEY!

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.

YOU'RE NOT READY FOR THAT.

GO SLOW EVERY TIME
UNTIL YOU GET THE FEEL.

BOAT STARTS ROLLING AROUND,

YOU PULL THAT [BLEEP] YOU'RE
GONNA [BLEEP] SOMEBODY UP.

OKAY? IT'LL COME, MAN.
DON'T FORCE IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator:
CLOSE CALL OR NOT...

WHEW, I WAS SCARED. LOOKED LIKE
HE WAS ABOUT READY TO CRY.

...WHEN IT COMES DOWN
TO DISCIPLINE,

EDGAR PREFERS THE REINS.

SIG'S MICROMANAGING MY AREA.

HE NEEDS TO STAY OUT OF IT.

A POT'S A POT, A POT'S A POT.

MY DECK. MY POT.

HIS WHEELHOUSE. HIS...

HIS NUMBERS.

MY STEEL.

THAT'S THE SEPARATION ZONE.
HE JUST CROSSED THE LINE.

IT'S NOT WORTH IT, MAN.

IT JUST TAKES ONE WRONG PULL
OF A HANDLE,

AND YOU CAN HURT SOMEBODY.

[ KNOCKING ON WOOD ]
AND, YOU KNOW...

I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT.

Narrator:
300 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST

IS THE TINY, 78-FOOT LISA MARIE.

CAPTAIN WADE HAS RUN INTO
THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE SQUALL.

Henley: YEAH, RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE GETTING OUR ASSES KICKED.

WE'RE STILL GONNA CATCH OUR CRAB
WE GOT COMING, SO...

IT'S GONNA BE A WET DAY TODAY.

I CAN SEE THAT ALREADY.

CHARLIE CAME HERE 20 YEARS AGO
FROM HUNGARY.

HE CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH
WORTH A [BLEEP]

WELL, HE SPEAKS ENGLISH.
YOU JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND HIM.

Narrator: THE SKIPPER RETURNS
TO HIS FIRST PROSPECT STRING

HE SET OUT TO SOAK 17 HOURS AGO,

AND THE WEATHER
ISN'T MAKING THINGS ANY EASIER.

Henley: NOW, SEE?

THAT [BLEEP] WIND

IS GONNA BLOW
THESE [BLEEP] BUOYS AROUND.

THIS IS THE PERFECT WEATHER
TO HAUL GEAR.

David: I'M READY TO HAUL
THIS NEXT STRING.

HOPEFULLY IT'S [BLEEP]
FULL OF KEEPERS.

AIN'T NO CRAB COMING UP
IN THESE POTS.

THIS AIN'T NO GOOD.

IT'S TOO SPORADIC.

I'D RATHER HAVE IT
MORE CONSISTENT.

STILL AIN'T NO GOOD.

YEAH, I PUT 10 DOWN.

I THINK THERE'S ONE MORE
IN THERE.

Robert: 12. 1-2.

YEAH, AIN'T MUCH CRAB
IN THIS STRING.

Narrator: 40 POTS, 50 KEEPERS,

AND A LITTLE EXTRA BAIT.

CAPTAIN WADE HAS SET
ON A BARREN WASTELAND.

ALL RIGHT...

THE LESS CRAB WE CATCH,

THE LONGER IT'S GONNA TAKE US
TO CATCH WHAT WE NEED,

AND...IT'S GONNA TAKE LONGER

TO BE ABLE TO GO HOME
AND SEE MY FAMILY.

Narrator: NOW WITH
THE WEATHER FORECAST TO BLOW 60,

CAPTAIN WADE
MUST DUMP BACK HIS GEAR

TO STABILIZE THE BOAT.

THE FIRST STRING SUCKED.

THESE OTHER BOATS
GOT AN ADVANTAGE THERE.

THEY CAN GET A LOT MORE POTS
OUT THERE A LOT FASTER THAN US.

BUT...

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE
IN THE GAME.

Narrator: 364 MILES TO
THE NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR,

DAWN BREAKS
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE,

BRINGING WITH IT
THE TAIL END OF THE SQUALL.

Gamrath: THE TIDES ARE SCREAMING

AND WHEN THEY SAY
IT'S GONNA BLOW 50,

AND WE'RE GONNA SEE
A 16-FOOT SEA,

WELL, WE'LL SEE
AT 60 KNOTS PLUS.

Narrator: RELIEF SKIPPER
MURRAY GAMRATH

HAS BEEN IN THE CHAIR
FOR 39 HOURS STRAIGHT

AND HAS DECIDED
TO LET HIS GEAR SOAK

AND RETREAT FROM THE STORM.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE EASTERLY
50, 60 TONIGHT,

SO I WANT TO BE RIGHT,
BASICALLY, HERE.

Narrator:
MURRAY PLANS TO DROP ANCHOR

AND TAKE SHELTER
BEHIND AMAK ISLAND.

THIS IS GONNA FEEL SO GOOD
TO GET ON ANCHOR...

SHUT THIS THING DOWN,
AND...

Narrator: ON DECK, THE CREW
PREPARES TO DROP ANCHOR --

NO EASY TASK
IN 60-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS

AND A CHURNING SEA.

WE'RE JUST GETTING
THE SURGE BUOYS

READY FOR THE ANCHOR.

WHAT'S THE POINT OF THE BUOY
ON THE ANCHOR, COREY?

WELL, THE POINT OF THE BUOY
ON THE ANCHORS --

LET'S SAY THE CABLE BREAKS

AND WE LOSE THE ANCHOR
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.

IT'S NOT HOOKED TO
THE BOAT NO MORE. WE
STILL HAVE THIS BUOY.

WE COULD GO GET A HOLD
OF IT AND PULL THE
ANCHOR BACK ON THE BOAT.

WE WON'T LOSE IT.

Mark:
DROPPING THE ANCHOR DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE THAT IMPORTANT, BUT IT IS.

IF YOU LOSE IT, WE'RE SCREWED
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

OKAY, GUYS.

WE'LL DUMP HER HERE
IN ABOUT 12, 13 FATHOMS HERE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

NICE AND PROTECTED.

BEING OUT IN THE LEE
OF THE WIND.

THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE GOING FOR, ANYWAY.

HERE IT GOES.

Narrator:
DROPPING THE 1,500-POUND ANCHOR

IS MADE MORE DANGEROUS
BY THE UNRAVELING

OF THE 2,000-POUND

180-FOOT ANCHOR CHAIN.

DROPPING THE HOOK --
IT AIN'T BAD.

TAKING SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER.

OKAY.
READY?

YEAH.

OKAY.

THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.

THE WHOLE WEIGHT OF THE BOAT

IS AGAINST THE ANCHOR WINCH,
YOU KNOW?

I'M SURE IT'S FINE.

WE'RE HOME.

THIS IS OUR NEW HOME...
UNTIL TOMORROW.

I GOT TO SAY, MURRAY,
WE ALL LOVE YOU HERE,

BUT IT'S TIME TO KICK YOUR ASS
OUT OF THE SEAT.

TIME TO GO
TO BED, DUDE.

YEAH, IT'S TIME TO GET
THAT THING TO FALL ASLEEP.

NO CLEANING.
NO CLEANING.

NO CLEANING
THE MID-LEVEL.

NO DOING PAPERWORK.

NO CLEANING THE BATHROOM.
NO PAPERWORK.

MAYBE TAKE A SHOWER
AND MAYBE SHAVE A LITTLE.

YEAH, CLOSE THE EYELIDS
AND JUST RELAX.

WE GOT TO GET YOU TO DO
THAT THING THEY CALL SLEEP.

UP HERE, THEY TRY TO GET AT
LEAST TWO TO THREE HOURS A DAY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THE DAY CONSISTS
OF A 24-HOUR PERIOD,

24-TO-36 HOUR PERIOD
FOR US UP HERE.

[ LAUGHS ]

THESE GUYS GOT IT UNDER CONTROL,
SO I'M OUT OF HERE.

[ LAUGHS ]

SO I WILL SEE YOU LATER.

Man:
GOOD NIGHT, MURRAY.

Narrator: AROUND THE FLEET,

BOATS ARE SCRAMBLING FOR SHELTER
WHEREVER THEY CAN FIND IT.

THE CORNELIA MARIE
ISN'T THE ONLY VESSEL

HIDING BEHIND AMAK.

Josh: IT'S GETTING A LITTLE
POOPY OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW.

SOME BOATS ARE STARTING TO
COME IN AND ANCHOR UP NEAR US.

AT LEAST WE'RE IN.

A LOT OF THE BOATS IN THIS SHOW,
THEY'RE A LOT SMALLER THAN US,

SO THEY'RE PROBABLY GETTING
POUNDED PRETTY TOUGH OUT THERE.

THEY'RE HALF THE SIZE OF US.
MAYBE.

THEY DEFINITELY WERE FEELING
THE WRATH OF THIS STORM.

Narrator: AT JUST 78 FEET,

THE LISA MARIE IS THE SMALLEST
BOAT IN THE FLEET

AND NO MATCH
FOR THE ONCOMING STORM.

CAPTAIN WADE QUICKLY DUMPED
ALL 40 OF HIS POTS

TO STABILIZE THE BOAT.

NOW, THERE'S NOTHING TO DO
BUT RIDE OUT THE STORM.

WELL, WE'RE JUST ABOUT
TO AMAK ISLAND HERE,

WHERE WE'RE JUST JOGGING,

LETTING THE GEAR SOAK.

WEATHER'S BLOWING 50, 55,

AND WE'RE GONNA GO IN HERE
FOR FIVE, SIX HOURS,

LET THIS THING BLOW THROUGH.

Narrator:
WITH THE ANCHOR PREPPED,

23-YEAR-OLD DECK BOSS
ROBERT CHRISTENSEN

HAS SOME EXTRA TIME
ON HIS HANDS.

THEY'RE ANCHORED UP.

Narrator:
TIME TO TALK SMACK.

I'D HAVE HAD THAT BOAT
CRAB FISHING STILL.

[ LAUGHS ]

IF WE HAD A BIGGER BOAT,

WE'D DEFINITELY BE OUT
CRAB FISHING.

I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK THERE ARE SOME WHINY
PEOPLE ON THAT BOAT,

WHINING ABOUT THE WEATHER
OR SOMETHING.

Narrator:
BUT FOR THE VETERAN SAILORS,

KNOWING THAT THE GIANT
CORNELIA MARIE IS ANCHORED UP,

MEANS THEY ARE WISE
TO WAIT OUT THE STORM.

SO WHAT WE CAN SAY?

NO REASON TO BE TOUGH.

I'M GLAD WADE MADE THE DECISION
TO COME IN HERE

AND JUST WAIT OUT THE STORM.

SAFETY COMES FIRST,

AND, YES, I ALWAYS WANT
TO MAKE IT BACK TO MY FAMILY.

IT'S A LOT NICER
SITTING HERE ON ANCHOR

THAN BEING OUT THERE
JOGGING IN THAT NASTY STUFF,

SO IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME ONE BIT.

Robert: I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETIMES I JUST
WANT TO BE OUT FISHING.

Williams: WHEN THIS KIND OF
WEATHER COMES UP,

YOU KNOW
SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN.

IT'S THE WAY
THE BERING SEA WORKS.

THIS IS WHAT IT IS OUT HERE.

IT'S A FISHERY, YOU KNOW?

IT'S FOR REAL.

JUST GOT TO BE SMART
AT WHAT BOATS YOU GET ON.

WE'RE JUST GONNA LET THINGS SOAK

AND SORT OF RIDE IT OUT HERE
FOR A FEW HOURS

AND...WAIT FOR THE WEATHER
TO COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

Narrator:
HIDING OUT MAY BE THE SAFE PLAY,

BUT IT WILL COST CAPTAIN WADE
VALUABLE TIME

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO WASTE.

Henley: THREE TRIPS OF 80
WILL GIVE US OUR QUOTA,

SO WE GOT ABOUT 15,000
ON THE BOAT,

SO WE NEED ANOTHER 65,000.

EVERYTHING'S BAITED UP NOW,

SO...WE'LL TAKE THAT
AS A POSITIVE.

IF THIS [BLEEP] STORM
WOULD GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE,

THEN WE CAN GET SOMETHING DONE.

Narrator:
THE WIZARD LEADS THE PACK,

WHILE THE LISA MARIE
IS JUST GETTING STARTED.

Narrator: 370 MILES TO
THE NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR,

THE CORNELIA MARIE IS ANCHORED
OFF THE LEE SIDE OF AMAK ISLAND,

AND ALTHOUGH THE ISLAND ACTS
AS A SHIELD,

THE BOAT IS STILL BEING BUFFETED
BY 8-FOOT SWELLS

AND 60-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS.

Eisenbarth:
WE CAN SEE RIGHT THERE,
'CAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY MOVING.

WE ARE DRAGGING THE ANCHOR
A LITTLE BIT.

Narrator:
DECKHAND COREY EISENBARTH

IS ON WHEEL WATCH.

Eisenbarth:
WE'RE GOING 1.3 KNOTS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY DRAGGING
A LITTLE BIT.

LET US DRAG
FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN.

Narrator: BUT THE FORCE
OF THE SWELL ON THE BOAT

IS PUSHING THE CORNELIA MARIE
DEEPER INTO THE RISING SWELL.

YEAH, I SEE IT DRUG
JUST A LITTLE BIT EACH TIME,

AND NOW WE'RE STARTING
TO MOVE A LITTLE MORE.

IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE
WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN ISSUE.

Narrator: COREY HEADS DOWNSTAIRS
TO WAKE MURRAY.

Mark:
THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE'VE SWUNG

AND HAVE BEEN
SINCE WE'VE DROPPED THE HOOK.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SLOW DRAG,
YOU KNOW,

IT'LL DRAG A LITTLE BIT
AND CATCH AGAIN,

BUT THAT COULD BREAK FREE,

AND WE COULD JUST, YOU KNOW,

DRAGGED THAT [BLEEP] ALL THE WAY
OUT IN THE DEEP WATER

WHERE THE ANCHOR WOULDN'T BE
ON THE BOTTOM.

I MEAN, IT'S A SERIOUS THING
OUT HERE.

HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

SO...

Narrator:
IF THE CORNELIA MARIE CONTINUES
TO DRIFT INTO DEEPER WATERS,

THE RISING TENSION
ON THE ANCHOR CHAIN

COULD BE ENOUGH
TO BREAK IT OFF FROM THE BOAT,

LEAVING THEM NO ALTERNATIVE
BUT TO JOG THROUGH THE STORM.

NO, I TAKE MOTHER NATURE
VERY SERIOUSLY.

THAT'S WHY I'M STILL AROUND.

SOON AS THESE GUYS ARE READY,
I'M GONNA HAUL THE ANCHOR IN.

Narrator: IF THE 2.5-INCH-THICK
STEEL CABLE SNAPS,

IT COULD EASILY KILL ANY MAN
STANDING AT THE BOW.

Maughtai:
WIDE OPEN, BABY!

WHOO-HOO!

JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP
THE BUGS AWAY, THOUGH.

Narrator:
WHILE HAULING IN THE ANCHOR,

THE LINE JAMS.

[ CRASH ]

AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,

THE CORNELIA MARIE
HAS ONLY 10 FEET OF SLACK

LEFT IN THE CHAIN.

GOSH DARN IT!

IT'S [BLEEP] WINDY OUT HERE!

THE CABLE'S CAUGHT
IN BETWEEN THE HORNS

'CAUSE WE WERE, LIKE,
JERKING AROUND.

THERE'S A BIG SWELL
COMING IN HERE.

WHEN THE CABLE GETS
A LOT OF PRESSURE,

IT ACTUALLY GETS SMALLER
IN DIAMETER.

AND IT STRETCHES
LIKE A RUBBER BAND,

SO IT GETS
SKINNIER AROUND, TOO.

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT ALLOWED IT
TO GET DOWN IN THERE, YOU KNOW?

Narrator: MASSIVE FORCE
FROM DRAGGING THE ANCHOR

HAS THINNED OUT THE ANCHOR CABLE

ENOUGH FOR IT TO GET PINCHED
ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PULLEY.

IF THE CABLE IS NOT DISLODGED,

THE WEIGHT OF THE DRAG
COULD BREAK THE ANCHOR OFF.

COREY WILL ATTEMPT
TO FREE THE CABLE BY HAND...

WHILE MURRAY ENGAGES
THE 198-TON BOAT IN GEAR

TO TRY AND RELIEVE THE TENSION
ON THE LINE.

Gamrath: COREY'S GONNA TRY
TO GET THE CABLE

OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE ROLLER
RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M TRYING TO GET
THIS THING STRAIGHTENED AROUND

SO THAT IT WILL GO
TO THE OTHER SIDE.

I CAN HEAR YOU FINE, COREY,
IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME NOW.

OKAY.

Narrator: AFTER 40 MINUTES
OF STRUGGLING WITH THE LINE,

THE CORNELIA MARIE'S ANCHOR

IS SUCCESSFULLY HAULED IN.

HUGE, 1,500-TON
PAIN IN THE ASS.

AND, MAN, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK WE'RE DOING GOOD.

Mark:
NICELY DONE, COREY!

WE USED
"FRED AND BARNEY" ENGINEERING

TO GET IT OUT OF THERE.

YEAH, WE BEAT ON IT

UNTIL IT [BLEEP]
STARTED WORKING.

[ LAUGHTER ]

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

[BLEEP]

...WEEKS OF RELENTLESS WORK
PUSH CREWS OVER THE EDGE.

THAT PISSES ME OFF!

FISHING TAKES A TURN
FOR THE WORSE.

THIS IS DEPRESSING AS HELL.

[BLEEP] JOB.

AND THE MEN TURN ON EACH OTHER.

MY WHOLE [BLEEP] LIFE
IS ON THE LINE!

AS THE HUNT CONTINUES
FOR THE DEADLIEST CATCH.

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