Deadliest Catch (2005) s11e12 Episode Script
5-Year Storm, Part 1
CATCH" STARTS RIGHT NOW! [ Sighing .]
OH, MAN.
Bill: HUGE STORM COMING.
WE ALL GOT TO BE 100%.
FOLLOW THOSE THAT ARE IN CHARGE, AND DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD.
DON'T MAKE ANY STUPID MISTAKES, AND WE'LL ALL GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE.
IT'S GONNA HIT THE FAN.
I'M WANTED WANTED DEAD OR ALI-I-I-I-I-I-VE CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS Narrator: BROUGHT TO YOU BY LITTLE CAESAR'S PIZZA.
THERE'S A STORM COMING.
WE GOT A SERIOUS TIDE CHANGE.
STORM-FORCE WINDS -- NOTHING GOOD ABOUT THAT.
Narrator: ON THE NOTORIOUS OPILIO CRAB GROUNDS THE WEATHER'S STARTING TO PICK UP HERE.
RATS.
Narrator: THE FLEET STARES DOWN THE BARREL OF AN 800-MILE-WIDE ARCTIC STORM.
Bill: THE HEART OF THIS THING'S PROJECTED TO COME THROUGH HERE.
WHEN IT'S SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE, YOU GOT TO BE A FOOL NOT TO PAY ATTENTION.
WATCH OUT! AWAY WE GO.
STORM, STORM, STORM AND WE HAVE TO GRIND, GRIND, GRIND RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: WITH POTS IN THE WATER AND TANKS TO FILL NO REST FOR THE WICKED.
Narrator: CAPTAINS DIG IN AND PREPARE TO BATTLE IT OUT WITH THE MOUNTING HURRICANE.
Bill: I MEAN, I'VE SEEN SOME STUFF I NEVER WANT TO SEE AGAIN UP HERE, AND IF IT'S WORSE THAN THAT, HOLY SMOKES.
Narrator: 335 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS THE 107-FOOT SAGA.
THIS IS JAKE, YOUR CAPTAIN, SPEAKING.
WE'RE GONNA SET, AND IT'S ROUGH WEATHER.
SO, IT'S ABOUT 1/4 MILE, GUYS.
I'M SITTING HERE AS THE CAPTAIN SETTING MY FIRST STRING.
ONE HELL OF A STORM.
IT'S LIKE A FIVE-YEAR STORM, I'VE HEARD.
Narrator: IN 56-KNOT WINDS AND RAGING SEAS, JAKE ANDERSON PREPARES TO LAUNCH HIS FIRST SET AS CAPTAIN OF THE SAGA.
Jake: LOOK OUT FOR THE WAVE.
WEATHER BLOWS TONIGHT.
IT'S LITERALLY BLOWING A LOT.
A LITTLE ICY ON DECK.
ROLLING TODAY, SO IT MAKES THINGS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT.
OH, YEAH, IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP.]
OUT.
DEFINITELY NOT OUR NICEST WORKING CONDITIONS.
Jake: WE DECIDED TO SET RIGHT UP HERE -- THE FAMOUS MAGOO.
LOOKS LIKE A GOOD COURSE.
YOU LIKE IT? YEAH.
OKAY.
Narrator: RELIEVED SKIPPER RAY FLERCHINGER LOOKS ON AS JAKE GETS A FEEL FOR THE BOAT.
WE ALL READY TO GO? ALLS I CAN HOPE IS THAT THEY FISH WELL.
GET READY, MIKE.
WELL, HERE WE GO.
I'M KNOCKING ON WOOD.
CUT IT LOOSE.
[ BEEP .]
YEAH, BABY.
YEAH.
I JUST -- I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A DREAM WORLD.
I MEAN, IT'S A BIG DEAL.
Narrator: EVEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS CAN'T SHAKE JAKE'S EXCITEMENT IN FULFILLING A LIFELONG DREAM.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DOWN THERE, AND I'M JUST IN HEAVEN.
JUST FROM A BOY, EVERYTHING I DID, ALL THE SACRIFICES I MADE TO GET HERE, TIME AWAY FROM MY FAMILY -- THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
[ BEEP .]
WATCH OUT.
Ray: ONCE YOU GET SOME HORSEPOWER TO IT, IT WON'T BE DIVING IN AND DIVING IN, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
IT'LL KIND OF BUST THROUGH A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S REALLY HARD ON THE GUYS.
WHEN IT'S FLAT CALM IS ONE THING, BUT THEN YOU ADD WEATHER.
IT BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS.
IT'S BLOWING PRETTY HARD RIGHT NOW, AND THERE'S ICE STARTING TO COME ON THE BOAT.
Jake: MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS NOT LETTING A HUGE WAVE COME OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.
WATCH THE RAIL.
WATCH THE RAIL.
IS IT DANGEROUS? YES.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND SOMEONE GETS HURT, AM I RESPONSIBLE? YES.
DOUBLE YES.
THERE'S SOME BIG BOYS OUT HERE.
[ BEEP .]
WELL, I HOPE THERE'S GOOD NUMBERS OUT OF IT.
I MEAN, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
Jake: IN 24 HOURS, I'M GONNA FIND OUT IF I'M WRONG, RIGHT, AWESOME, AMAZING, OR JUST A SKUNK.
I LOVE FISHING.
Narrator: ABOARD THE 155-FOOT WIZARD Keith: THE WEATHER'S ONLY GETTING WORSE.
IT'S ONLY GONNA GET [BLEEP.]
OUT THERE ON THIS STRING.
JUST MISERABLE, MAN.
AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE GONNA BE SEEING NORTHERLY ANYWHERE FROM 35 TO PROBABLY, AT TIMES, 50 MILES AN HOUR.
SO IT'S JUST GONNA SUCK.
Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN FIGHTS THE BUILDING STORM AS HE PLOWS TOWARD THE FIRST POTS OF HIS OPILIO SEASON.
IT'S TIME TO GET MY RAIN GEAR ON.
THIS IS NOT THE BEST NIGHT TO BE BREAKING IN A GREENHORN, ESPECIALLY IN THIS WEATHER.
Narrator: IT'S ALSO A FIRST FOR 27-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN AMY MAJORS, WHO FACES HER INAUGURAL HAUL ON A CRAB BOAT.
SHE'S GOT A PRETTY GOOD RéSUMé.
THE ONE THING SHE HASN'T DONE IS FISH CRAB, BUT IT'S A BRUTE-FORCE FISHERY.
Amy: I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED FISHING YET, AND I CAN TELL THAT IT'S GONNA BE REALLY FRICKIN' HARD WORK.
BUT I THINK I HAVE JUST AS GOOD OF A CHANCE AS ANYBODY ELSE DOES.
Keith: I DON'T THINK SHE'S GONNA BUCKLE, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT HERE SHORTLY.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
ALL RIGHTY.
OH, YEAH.
IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE WE FISHED HERE.
THERE'S A LITTLE SPOT HERE CALLED THE PINNACLE.
WHOO! THE WEATHER'S BRUTAL.
IF THIS WEATHER STAYS LIKE THIS, WE'RE GONNA BE HARD-PRESSED TO GO ANYWHERE, SO WE SURE AS [BLEEP.]
BETTER BE ON SOMETHING.
WHOO-HOO! COME ON, BABY.
COME ON.
WE NEED SOME CRAB.
YEAH, BABY! YEE-HAW! WHOO-HOO! OH, YEAH.
OH [BLEEP.]
YEAH.
OH, THAT'S LOOKING GOOD FROM HERE.
WHAT'D YOU GET, MOUSE? UNTZ, UNTZ, UNTZ! ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FISHING.
WE WILL TAKE THAT.
IF I CAN KEEP THIS GEAR ON THIS KIND OF FISHING, WE WILL FILL THE BOAT IN ABOUT 5 1/2 DAYS.
NOT BAD, RIGHT? Narrator: AFTER HANGING HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF BAIT IN 25-FOOT SEAS HEY, YOU'RE GETTING IN THESE POTS.
PUT THAT DOWN AND GET READY TO GET IN THIS POT.
UP NEXT FOR THE GREENHORN, HER FIRST GRIND.
Robby: WE'LL SEE HOW SHE LASTS, 'CAUSE THIS IS HER ONLY FIRST ACTUAL 18-HOUR SHIFT, YOU KNOW? SHE'S GONNA BE REALLY TIRED AFTER THIS ONE.
NO TIME FOR TALK, BOYS.
JUST TRY TO DO SOME WORK.
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.
COMING DOWN THE RAIL.
DAMN IT.
HOLY COW.
I'M DOING FINE, IT'S JUST THERE'S A COUPLE OF THOSE WAVES THAT SCARED THE [BLEEP.]
OUT OF ME.
I WAS IN THE POT.
I'M HAVING A LOT OF FUN STILL.
SO FAR, I'M IMPRESSED BECAUSE SHE'S NOT COMPLAINING.
I MEAN, LOOK AT HER.
SHE'S SOAKING WET.
SHE'S WORKING HER ASS OFF.
AMY! ALL RIGHT! AND, LOOK, SHE'S NOT WALKING.
I MEAN, HOW MANY [BLEEP.]
GREENHORNS HAVE I HAD TO STARE AT WALK UP AND DOWN THAT [BLEEP.]
DECK ON THIS BOAT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS? AND SHE'S CERTAINLY A LOT TOUGHER THAN A HELL OF A LOT OF GUYS I'VE HIRED IN THE PAST.
Amy: IT'S A GOOD WORKOUT.
I'M GONNA BE FIT AS HELL AFTER THIS, THAT'S FOR SURE.
THEY'VE GOT HER CLIMBING IN EVERY SINGLE POT, WHICH IS AN ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE JOB.
SHE'S CHOPPING THE BAIT, SHE'S STUFFING THE JUGS, SHE'S SLICING THAT STINKY CODFISH, AND I DON'T THINK SHE'S COMPLAINED ONCE.
SHE'S SHOWING NO SIGNS OF CRACKING.
WHOA! WHEW.
WHOA, WATCH OUT.
HOLY [BLEEP.]
[ ALARM WAILING .]
BOW, BOW, BOW! Narrator: ON THE WIZARD WHEW.
WHOA, WATCH OUT.
HOLY [BLEEP.]
[ ALARM WAILING .]
BOW, BOW, BOW! Narrator: A WATER SENSOR HAS BEEN TRIPPED AT THE BOW OF THE BOAT.
THAT MEANS WE GOT A MAJOR PROBLEM.
HEY, WE GOT A PROBLEM DOWN HERE.
I NEED A HAND.
WHERE'D THAT COME FROM? RIGHT HERE -- WE GOT A CRACKED PIPE.
WHOA, WHOA.
BE CAREFUL WITH THAT.
IT'S THE SEA CHEST.
THAT'S A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT.
ROGER.
OKAY, SO THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUES WE COULD HAVE.
WE GOT A CRACK FROM HERE TO HERE.
A 25-FOOT WAVE DAMAGED A 10-YEAR-OLD PIPE, FLOODING THE BOW.
HEY, ROGER, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON UP FORWARD.
IN BETWEEN THE SEA CHEST AND THE PUMP IT JUST GUSHES OUT.
[BLEEP.]
Narrator: THE SEA CHEST IS AN INTAKE VALVE IN THE HULL THAT RECYCLES WATER FOR THE 30,000-GALLON CRAB TANKS.
THE BURST PIPE IS FLOODING THE BOW AND COULD SINK THE BOAT.
Keith: HOW MUCH PRESSURE'S COMING THROUGH THERE? I MEAN, LIKE, GUSHING? YEAH.
CAN WE REPLACE THOSE PIECES? WELL, YEAH, BUT NOT OUT HERE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPLACE THEM WITH? WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE A DECENT PIPE.
RUBBER WRAPPING AIN'T GONNA HOLD IT.
DO IT RIGHT, MAN.
WRAP IT TIGHTER THAN PISS, AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, TAKE STAINLESS-STEEL BALING WIRE AND WIRE THE [BLEEP.]
OUT OF IT.
MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE A LEAK.
[ SIGHS .]
ALL RIGHT, I'M HEADING BACK OUT.
[ SIGHS .]
PRETTY SOON, YOU GOT A FULL-BLOWN MAJOR EMERGENCY ON YOUR HANDS.
Narrator: WITHOUT A SPARE PIPE, MONTE'S ONLY HOPE IS TO PATCH THE LEAK WITH RUBBER AND CLAMPS BEFORE THE FLOODING OVERWHELMS THE VESSEL.
THIS THING GONNA FAIL AND FILL UP THE SPACE? I MEAN, WE DON'T KNOW.
OKAY, LET'S JUST START WITH THIS, RIGHT? WE'LL GET IT WRAPPED UP, AND THEN WE'LL GET THE CLAMP ON IT.
Keith: YOU GOT WATER COMING IN AND YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT, YEAH, THAT'S SINKING THE BOAT.
YOU CERTAINLY DON'T WANT A HOLE THAT BIG IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
CAN YOU REACH OVER THIS WAY? YEAH, I CAN GET BEHIND HERE.
JUST WORK IT AROUND.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE.
I GOT THE RUBBER IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO GET THAT AROUND THE BACK AGAIN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YEP.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA NEED LIKE EVERY HOSE CLAMP WE GOT.
I'M GONNA GO UP THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT REAL FAST.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD.
OKAY.
HOW IS IT? GOOD JOB, GUYS.
YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
TAKE A PISS, PUT ON SOME DRY [BLEEP.]
RIGHT BACK OUT.
BACK TO WORK.
AND OUR GREENHORN STAYED IN THE GAME AND SHE'S KEPT HER HEAD IN THE GAME.
HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING'S RUNNING SMOOTH NOW.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator: ACROSS THE 135,000-SQUARE-MILE CRAB GROUNDS Sig: STARTING TO GET NAUTICAL OUT HERE.
Narrator: THE MONSTROUS ARCTIC STORM CONTINUES TO GAIN MOMENTUM.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST DIFFERENT LAYERS OF MISERY.
I CAN'T CRY ABOUT IT.
WHOA, WATCH OUT! WATCH OUT! YOU JUST HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION.
HEADS UP! Johnathan: FREEZING SPRAY, MISERABLE, COLD, AND ROLLING AROUND, GETTING OUR ASS KICKED.
[BLEEP.]
GOING ON HERE.
WE'LL SEE HOW BIG IT GETS.
[ LAUGHS .]
WATCH OUT! Bill: IT'S PRETTY WILD.
AND IT IS DEFINITELY PICKING UP NOW.
STRONGER AT THE RAIL! CRAZY [BLEEP.]
GOING ON HERE.
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
IF IT GETS UGLY, I'M NOT GONNA PUT THE BOAT AT RISK OR THE -- DEFINITELY NOT THE CREW.
BUT UNTIL THEN, WE'RE GONNA HAUL GEAR.
Narrator: 335 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS THE SAGA.
Jake: I GOT MY FIRST STRING.
TODAY, THE WEATHER'S WORSE.
IT'S BLOWING ABOUT 30 NORTHEAST, WITH AN OCCASIONAL 20-FOOTER IN BETWEEN.
I AM JUST NERVOUS AS HELL.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON APPROACHES THE FIRST POTS OF HIS CAREER IN ROLLING SEAS.
Nick: OH, IT IS NICE OUT TODAY.
BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE BERING SEA ONCE AGAIN.
SEAS ARE AT LEAST 15 FEET.
ROLLING TO PROBABLY 30, 35.
Jake: IT'S BLOWING MORE THAN I'D LIKE IT TO.
REAL NERVOUS BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST STRING I'VE EVER SET ON MY OWN IN MY LIFE, AND THE WEATHER'S NOT DOING ME ANY FAVORS.
AND I CAN'T SEE THE BAG YET.
THIS WEATHER ISN'T HELPING ANYBODY TODAY.
[ GROANS .]
THERE IT IS, RIGHT THERE.
OH, THERE THEY ARE.
YOU GOT HER.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF MR.
MAGOO HAS LOVE FOR YOU GUYS.
FIRST POT.
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT IF I'M A ZERO OR A HERO PRETTY QUICKLY.
JAKE'S FIRST POT COMING UP.
YEAH! OHMYGOD.
IT'S GOOD.
[ Laughing .]
OH, MY GOD.
OH, LOOK AT THAT CRAB.
THAT'S GARBAGE.
THIS IS EVERYTHING I DREAMED FOR.
NONE OF THESE CRAB ARE GOOD.
THERE'S ABOUT 800 HERE.
SO MUCH TRASH HERE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
I'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS MOMENT, I JUST -- I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO FEEL OR WHAT TO THINK.
PRETTY [BLEEP.]
TERRIBLE.
[ GROANS .]
Ray: JUNK CRAB IN THERE.
DAMN IT.
THAT IS NOT GOOD.
THAT IS NOT GOOD.
Narrator: THE POT NETS THAT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SEA.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT LOOKING THAT FANTASTIC.
Jake: WHAT DID I DO TO US? PROBABLY ABOUT 600 CRAB IN THAT POT.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE KEEPER.
TEARS YOUR HEART OUT.
ALL THE CRAB THAT WE'RE CATCHING RIGHT NOW, JAKE'S STRINGS ARE SO HORRIBLE WE JUST BRING THEM UP AND PUT THEM BACK IN THE WATER.
THESE CRAB ARE GARBAGE.
WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY HEADWAY ON OUR QUOTA HERE.
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.
IN THIS WEATHER, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT WAVES COMING IN AND POTS BANGING AROUND.
IT'S SKETCHY.
THE WEATHER'S JUST HORRIBLE.
ICE, BIG WAVES.
HOORAY.
THE WEATHER JUST MAKES EVERYTHING HARDER.
LOOK OUT.
VISIBILITY IS POOR.
THIS SUCKS.
THIS IS [BLEEP.]
IT'S ALL [BLEEP.]
HOW MANY WERE IN THAT LAST POT? I DON'T KNOW.
[BLEEP.]
FIVE? IT'S TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE FISHING.
Sig: YOU JUST GOT TO KNOW WHEN.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT TAKES TIME.
YOU DON'T JUST JUMP UP HERE AND START RUNNING A BOAT.
IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.
I'M SORRY.
HOW FAST DID IT HAPPEN FOR YOU? YOU'RE NOT ME.
BAD CRAB, NO NUMBERS.
I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING, THIS [BLEEP.]
GETTING OLD.
HEY, GUYS.
LOOK, I KNOW THE WEATHER IS AWFUL.
I JUST CAN'T STAND TO WATCH YOU GUYS SORT THROUGH ALL MY CRAP THERE.
WE'RE JUST GONNA TRY TO RAIL DUMP FROM HERE.
SO BE SAFE AND DON'T GET HURT.
OKAY, UNDO THE DOORS.
Narrator: RATHER THAN BEAT UP HIS CREW, JAKE THROWS IN THE TOWEL ON HIS FIRST STRING.
Jake: POTS HAD NO LEGAL-SIZED CRAB IN THEM AT ALL.
NONE.
AND SO IT'S BETTER THAT THEY GO RIGHT BACK IN THE WATER THAN TO SIT ON THE TABLE AND POSSIBLY DIE 'CAUSE IT'S FREEZING AND THEN BURN OUT THE CREW.
RAIL DUMPING IS A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO GET RID OF CRAB THAN TOTING IT AROUND.
LOOKS LIKE THE FUTURE IS PRETTY GRIM RIGHT NOW.
IT HURTS TOO BAD.
FOR THE GUYS.
THEY WERE ALREADY PROBABLY HAVING TROUBLE ADJUSTING TO A YOUNG, NEW SKIPPER.
IT CAN'T GET WORSE.
VERY LOW.
FEELS VERY LOW.
THIS IS NOT GOING WELL.
[ ALARM WAILING .]
YOU GUYS SMELL THAT? IT'S ALL GOOD.
THAT IS NOT GOOD.
WHAT THE [BLEEP.]
OH, THIS ISN'T GOOD.
HEY, YOU GUYS.
DAMN.
DAMN IT.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
THAT'S THE CLUTCH, AND THAT'S WHAT'S BURNING.
SO IF THIS GOES OUT, WE'RE IN SERIOUS [BLEEP.]
CITY.
Narrator: THE CLUTCH ON THE AUXILIARY ENGINE THAT RUNS THE HYDRAULICS IS BURNT OUT, BRINGING WORK ON DECK TO A HALT.
THE NEW SKIPPER HAS TWO CHOICES -- HEAD TO PORT AND FIX IT RIGHT I JUST REALLY WANTED TO RUN THESE TWO NEXT STRINGS.
Narrator: OR TAKE HIS CHANCES ON A PATCH JOB AT SEA.
I KNOW, WHICH PUTS ME IN A KIND OF PECULIAR SITUATION, BECAUSE I WANT TO GO IN.
BUT THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AREN'T THINGS THAT CAN'T BE FIXED BEFORE YOU GO RUNNING OFF INTO TOWN.
I JUST -- I'M WORRIED ABOUT THEM.
YOU GOT TO QUIT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT, BUT DO WORRY ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
OKAY.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE MAKES THE CALL TO REPAIR THE CLUTCH AT SEA.
IT'S GONNA TAKE FOUR GUYS, SO WE'LL GO DOWN THERE AND WE'LL HANDLE IT AS BEST WE CAN.
WE HAVE TO TAKE IT ALL APART.
IT'S NOT A ONE-MAN OPERATION.
IT'S PROBABLY THE WHOLE CREW.
NO [BLEEP.]
Narrator: HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
WILD BILL IS BEATING KEITH BY A LOT.
ENJOY IT, BILL.
Narrator: 265 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR, ON THE 108-FOOT CAPE CAUTION THIS WEATHER JUST SUCKS.
FIRST POT COMING UP.
BE CAREFUL.
THERE'S SOME BIG [BLEEP.]
WAVES HERE.
WHOO! SOME SOAK TIME ON IT, SO HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME CRAB IN THAT GEAR.
Narrator: CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI APPROACHES A SOUTHERN STRING IN 25-FOOT SEAS AND GALE-FORCE WINDS.
Bill: YOU CAN SEE US RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE ESSENTIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS THING.
HERE'S THE WAY THE WAVES ARE TODAY.
THIS IS THE WAY OUR STRING IS.
SO AT SOME POINT, IN EVERY POT, I HAVE TO PUT THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE BOAT, WHERE THE CREW IS, OPEN TO THE SEAS.
AND THEY'LL JUST CLIMB RIGHT UP OVER THE RAIL.
NORMALLY, I WOULD NEVER DO THIS.
BUT IN A TIME-CRUNCH SITUATION, IT'S A DECISION THAT -- I DON'T KNOW -- I HAD TO MAKE.
Narrator: WITH THE DELIVERY DATE FAST APPROACHING AND 50,000 POUNDS LEFT TO CATCH HOPEFULLY THE GUYS CAN HANDLE IT.
Narrator: THE SKIPPER PUSHES THROUGH THE WEATHER.
YEAH! THE BERING SEA'S KIND OF A BITCH RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A LITTLE WET TODAY.
OVER HERE? NICK IS EATING SOME CRAP AT THE RAIL, THOUGH.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP THEM OUT.
I DON'T USUALLY LIKE TO GET THE BOYS WET LIKE THIS, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
DO WE HAVE COLOR? WHOO-HOO! YEAH, BABY.
LOTS IN THAT BAG THERE.
OH, YEAH, JOHN.
WHOO-HOO! TRIPLE! WHOO! THERE'S STILL A GOOD POCKET OF CRAB HERE.
WHOO! WOW, MAN! LOTS OF THEM.
WHOO! [BLEEP.]
YEAH.
HOLD ON TIGHT.
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
HOLY [BLEEP.]
WEATHER'S A LITTLE BIT BAD, BUT WE'RE HAULING HERE.
GOT SOME GOOD CRAB IN THE POT THAT'S GOOD SIZE.
WE GOT TO KEEP TURNING OVER ALL OF OUR GEAR AS FAST AS POSSIBLE IN TIME FOR OUR OFFLOAD IN ST.
PAUL.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO! WHOO! YEAH! EVERYBODY OKAY.
OH, MAN! IF IT GETS ANY WORSE THAN THIS, THAT'S WHEN SOMEBODY GETS BEAT UP ON DECK.
SAVAGE OUT.
Bill: HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
I MEAN, YOU CANNOT NOT PAY ATTENTION HERE WITH THESE DIFFERENT SWELLS COMING FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON.
IT'S LIKE A WASHING MACHINE.
WE'RE RIGHT ON THE EDGE.
I MEAN, IT'S -- ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN, BUT, YOU KNOW OH [BLEEP.]
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE! GET DOWN! OH [BLEEP.]
CAPTAIN.
YEAH, BABY! LOOK AT THIS.
Keith: DON'T THROW HIM OVER.
IT'S GOOD LUCK.
THERE MIGHT BE A PURPLE OPIE FOR EVERY MILLION OPIES OUT THERE.
IT'S CONSIDERED BAD LUCK TO KEEP ONE ON THE BOAT, BUT IT'S ALSO CONSIDERED REALLY GOOD LUCK TO SET IT FREE.
FOUND THE GOLDEN TICKET.
OH, MAN! ONE MORE PICTURE AND HE'S GOING HOME.
WANT TO GET RID OF THAT GUY? GOODBYE.
OH, MAN.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD.
Narrator: ON THE CAPE CAUTION [BLEEP.]
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE! GET DOWN! OH [BLEEP.]
Narrator: A THREE-STORY ROGUE WAVE BREAKS OVER THE BOW HEY, IS EVERYBODY OKAY? PUMMELING THE DECK.
ANYBODY DOWN? GOT TO FIND THAT WHEEL LEVER.
[BLEEP.]
[ INDISTINCT TALKING .]
[BLEEP.]
GOT REALLY [BLEEP.]
UP.
RIPPED OFF THE EYE RIGHT HERE OFF OUR RAM.
RIPPED HYDRAULIC HOSES.
WE MIGHT HAVE LOST A WHEEL TO THE TABLE.
I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: THE POWERFUL WAVE SPARED THE CREW HEY, KILL THE HYDROS! KILL THE HYDROS! BUT CRIPPLED THEIR GEAR.
[BLEEP.]
BROKE THE RAM? YEAH, THE EYE.
THE EYE.
BROKE THE RAM.
[BLEEP.]
THERE'S A BROKEN LEG ON THE TABLE.
DROVE THE TABLE THROUGH THE DECK.
SLAPPED US.
TOOK ME TOTALLY BY SURPRISE.
IT WAS AS HIGH AS THE FORWARD MAST.
I'VE NEVER HAD THAT MUCH WATER ON THE DECK OF THIS BOAT WITH CREW ON BOARD OUT ON THE DECK.
COULD'VE DROVE SOMEBODY'S FACE INTO THE TABLE OR -- YEAH, IT'S WE LUCKED OUT ON THAT ONE.
OH, THAT WAS A BIG ONE.
THAT [BLEEP.]
US UP.
ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT IN MY LIFE.
IT CAME STRAIGHT OVER THE BOW, KNOCKED ALL OF US OVER.
KNOCKED ME FLAT ON MY ASS.
THAT WAS A NICE WELCOME TO THE BERING SEA.
SO WE GOT TO MAKE A NEW WHEEL, WE GOT TO FIX THE EYE, AND FIX THE FITTING.
YEAH.
ROGER.
[BLEEP.]
[ SIGHS .]
[BLEEP.]
WE'RE UNDER THE GUN.
EMERGENCY REPAIRS IN A GALE WITH 20-PLUS-FOOT SEAS.
THE GUYS GOT TO FIX IT NOW AND FIX IT RIGHT.
THIS DAY JUST BECAME VERY HARD.
Narrator: SHUT DOWN IN THE HEART OF A MONSTER STORM, THE CREW RACES TO PUT THE BOAT BACK TOGETHER.
WE NEED TO CHAIN THIS TO THE TABLE AND GO TO THE RAIL AND SECURE IT.
Bill: NICK'S GONNA BEAT THE BRACKET BACK TOGETHER FOR THE WHEEL.
"DIRTY'S" PUTTING THE LUMBER BACK ON THE DECK.
AND NICK WILL HAVE TO WELD ANOTHER PAD EYE ON THE RAM.
I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S A LOT OF WIND AND BIG SEAS.
YOU CAN SEE IT.
THERE'S ONE RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER HERE.
YOU GO FROM THE TOP OF ONE, YOU DIP DOWN, AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RIGHT THERE.
SCARE THE TEETH RIGHT OUT OF YOU.
RIPPED STEEL APART, TORE UP DECK BOARDS LIKE TOOTHPICKS.
WE GOT TO FIX EVERYTHING BEFORE WE START FISHING AGAIN.
KABLAMMO! OKAY.
LET'S DO IT.
YOU SEE HOW POWERFUL THAT WATER IS.
IT JUST TOOK THAT HEAVY TABLE AND ANNIHILATED IT.
HAPPENED REALLY QUICK.
TOOK THE BERING SEA ALL OF HALF A SECOND TO DESTROY OUR DECK.
FEEL IT.
AND UP.
OKAY, YOU GUYS ARE GOOD.
COME BACK.
HOLD IT.
GOT THE DECK BOARDS FIXED.
WE GOT THE RAM FITTINGS FIXED.
WE GOT THE TABLE WHEEL WELDED.
WE ARE 100%! YES! HOLY [BLEEP.]
THAT'S REALLY TOUGH TO FIX AT SEA.
THESE GUYS GOT IT BACK ROLLING.
NICE JOB, BOYS.
EVERYBODY TOOK ON A PROJECT, AND I'VE BEEN TELLING THESE GUYS JUST FOR TWO YEARS NOW THAT'S THE WAY YOU GET THINGS DONE.
THE GUYS DID GOOD ON THAT ONE.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
WHOO! THEY WORKED LIKE A TEAM.
IT WAS AWESOME.
OHH! WE'RE GONNA ROCK THROUGH THIS.
THERE AIN'T NO BRAKEMAN ON THIS TRAIN.
Narrator: 75 MILES NORTHWEST, ON THE SAGA JEFF'S INSTALLING THE NEW CLUTCH RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON AND CREW FINISH REPAIRS ON A BURNED-OUT CLUTCH.
THIS IS WHY WE DON'T HAVE HYDRAULICS.
BURNT-UP PIECE OF [BLEEP.]
[ MACHINERY WHIRRS .]
OH, THANK GOD.
IN RECORD TIMING, THEY PUT THE CLUTCH BACK IN THERE.
Narrator: AFTER WRENCHING FOR FOUR HOURS, THE CLUTCH IS BACK IN BUSINESS Ray: ALL WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO FIND 400s, AND THEN EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.
YOU KNOW THAT ISN'T TRUE.
[ LAUGHS .]
AND THE CREW IS BACK FISHING.
LIKE I SAID, I'M GETTING EXPERIENCE, SO I'M HAPPY AS A CLAM.
Nick: THIS IS PRETTY DANGEROUS.
MOVING ALL OVER THE PLACE ON DECK.
IT'S ALREADY BLOWING I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE JOB DONE SAFELY.
THIS IS WHY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO OPIE FISHING, RIGHT HERE.
DAMN IT.
IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE.
[ BEEPING .]
OH, MY GOD.
[BLEEP.]
WHOA! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
OH, MAN.
Bill: HUGE STORM COMING.
WE ALL GOT TO BE 100%.
FOLLOW THOSE THAT ARE IN CHARGE, AND DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD.
DON'T MAKE ANY STUPID MISTAKES, AND WE'LL ALL GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE.
IT'S GONNA HIT THE FAN.
I'M WANTED WANTED DEAD OR ALI-I-I-I-I-I-VE CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS Narrator: BROUGHT TO YOU BY LITTLE CAESAR'S PIZZA.
THERE'S A STORM COMING.
WE GOT A SERIOUS TIDE CHANGE.
STORM-FORCE WINDS -- NOTHING GOOD ABOUT THAT.
Narrator: ON THE NOTORIOUS OPILIO CRAB GROUNDS THE WEATHER'S STARTING TO PICK UP HERE.
RATS.
Narrator: THE FLEET STARES DOWN THE BARREL OF AN 800-MILE-WIDE ARCTIC STORM.
Bill: THE HEART OF THIS THING'S PROJECTED TO COME THROUGH HERE.
WHEN IT'S SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE, YOU GOT TO BE A FOOL NOT TO PAY ATTENTION.
WATCH OUT! AWAY WE GO.
STORM, STORM, STORM AND WE HAVE TO GRIND, GRIND, GRIND RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: WITH POTS IN THE WATER AND TANKS TO FILL NO REST FOR THE WICKED.
Narrator: CAPTAINS DIG IN AND PREPARE TO BATTLE IT OUT WITH THE MOUNTING HURRICANE.
Bill: I MEAN, I'VE SEEN SOME STUFF I NEVER WANT TO SEE AGAIN UP HERE, AND IF IT'S WORSE THAN THAT, HOLY SMOKES.
Narrator: 335 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS THE 107-FOOT SAGA.
THIS IS JAKE, YOUR CAPTAIN, SPEAKING.
WE'RE GONNA SET, AND IT'S ROUGH WEATHER.
SO, IT'S ABOUT 1/4 MILE, GUYS.
I'M SITTING HERE AS THE CAPTAIN SETTING MY FIRST STRING.
ONE HELL OF A STORM.
IT'S LIKE A FIVE-YEAR STORM, I'VE HEARD.
Narrator: IN 56-KNOT WINDS AND RAGING SEAS, JAKE ANDERSON PREPARES TO LAUNCH HIS FIRST SET AS CAPTAIN OF THE SAGA.
Jake: LOOK OUT FOR THE WAVE.
WEATHER BLOWS TONIGHT.
IT'S LITERALLY BLOWING A LOT.
A LITTLE ICY ON DECK.
ROLLING TODAY, SO IT MAKES THINGS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT.
OH, YEAH, IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP.]
OUT.
DEFINITELY NOT OUR NICEST WORKING CONDITIONS.
Jake: WE DECIDED TO SET RIGHT UP HERE -- THE FAMOUS MAGOO.
LOOKS LIKE A GOOD COURSE.
YOU LIKE IT? YEAH.
OKAY.
Narrator: RELIEVED SKIPPER RAY FLERCHINGER LOOKS ON AS JAKE GETS A FEEL FOR THE BOAT.
WE ALL READY TO GO? ALLS I CAN HOPE IS THAT THEY FISH WELL.
GET READY, MIKE.
WELL, HERE WE GO.
I'M KNOCKING ON WOOD.
CUT IT LOOSE.
[ BEEP .]
YEAH, BABY.
YEAH.
I JUST -- I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A DREAM WORLD.
I MEAN, IT'S A BIG DEAL.
Narrator: EVEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS CAN'T SHAKE JAKE'S EXCITEMENT IN FULFILLING A LIFELONG DREAM.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DOWN THERE, AND I'M JUST IN HEAVEN.
JUST FROM A BOY, EVERYTHING I DID, ALL THE SACRIFICES I MADE TO GET HERE, TIME AWAY FROM MY FAMILY -- THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
[ BEEP .]
WATCH OUT.
Ray: ONCE YOU GET SOME HORSEPOWER TO IT, IT WON'T BE DIVING IN AND DIVING IN, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
IT'LL KIND OF BUST THROUGH A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S REALLY HARD ON THE GUYS.
WHEN IT'S FLAT CALM IS ONE THING, BUT THEN YOU ADD WEATHER.
IT BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS.
IT'S BLOWING PRETTY HARD RIGHT NOW, AND THERE'S ICE STARTING TO COME ON THE BOAT.
Jake: MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS NOT LETTING A HUGE WAVE COME OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.
WATCH THE RAIL.
WATCH THE RAIL.
IS IT DANGEROUS? YES.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND SOMEONE GETS HURT, AM I RESPONSIBLE? YES.
DOUBLE YES.
THERE'S SOME BIG BOYS OUT HERE.
[ BEEP .]
WELL, I HOPE THERE'S GOOD NUMBERS OUT OF IT.
I MEAN, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
Jake: IN 24 HOURS, I'M GONNA FIND OUT IF I'M WRONG, RIGHT, AWESOME, AMAZING, OR JUST A SKUNK.
I LOVE FISHING.
Narrator: ABOARD THE 155-FOOT WIZARD Keith: THE WEATHER'S ONLY GETTING WORSE.
IT'S ONLY GONNA GET [BLEEP.]
OUT THERE ON THIS STRING.
JUST MISERABLE, MAN.
AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE GONNA BE SEEING NORTHERLY ANYWHERE FROM 35 TO PROBABLY, AT TIMES, 50 MILES AN HOUR.
SO IT'S JUST GONNA SUCK.
Narrator: CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN FIGHTS THE BUILDING STORM AS HE PLOWS TOWARD THE FIRST POTS OF HIS OPILIO SEASON.
IT'S TIME TO GET MY RAIN GEAR ON.
THIS IS NOT THE BEST NIGHT TO BE BREAKING IN A GREENHORN, ESPECIALLY IN THIS WEATHER.
Narrator: IT'S ALSO A FIRST FOR 27-YEAR-OLD GREENHORN AMY MAJORS, WHO FACES HER INAUGURAL HAUL ON A CRAB BOAT.
SHE'S GOT A PRETTY GOOD RéSUMé.
THE ONE THING SHE HASN'T DONE IS FISH CRAB, BUT IT'S A BRUTE-FORCE FISHERY.
Amy: I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED FISHING YET, AND I CAN TELL THAT IT'S GONNA BE REALLY FRICKIN' HARD WORK.
BUT I THINK I HAVE JUST AS GOOD OF A CHANCE AS ANYBODY ELSE DOES.
Keith: I DON'T THINK SHE'S GONNA BUCKLE, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT HERE SHORTLY.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
ALL RIGHTY.
OH, YEAH.
IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE WE FISHED HERE.
THERE'S A LITTLE SPOT HERE CALLED THE PINNACLE.
WHOO! THE WEATHER'S BRUTAL.
IF THIS WEATHER STAYS LIKE THIS, WE'RE GONNA BE HARD-PRESSED TO GO ANYWHERE, SO WE SURE AS [BLEEP.]
BETTER BE ON SOMETHING.
WHOO-HOO! COME ON, BABY.
COME ON.
WE NEED SOME CRAB.
YEAH, BABY! YEE-HAW! WHOO-HOO! OH, YEAH.
OH [BLEEP.]
YEAH.
OH, THAT'S LOOKING GOOD FROM HERE.
WHAT'D YOU GET, MOUSE? UNTZ, UNTZ, UNTZ! ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD FISHING.
WE WILL TAKE THAT.
IF I CAN KEEP THIS GEAR ON THIS KIND OF FISHING, WE WILL FILL THE BOAT IN ABOUT 5 1/2 DAYS.
NOT BAD, RIGHT? Narrator: AFTER HANGING HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF BAIT IN 25-FOOT SEAS HEY, YOU'RE GETTING IN THESE POTS.
PUT THAT DOWN AND GET READY TO GET IN THIS POT.
UP NEXT FOR THE GREENHORN, HER FIRST GRIND.
Robby: WE'LL SEE HOW SHE LASTS, 'CAUSE THIS IS HER ONLY FIRST ACTUAL 18-HOUR SHIFT, YOU KNOW? SHE'S GONNA BE REALLY TIRED AFTER THIS ONE.
NO TIME FOR TALK, BOYS.
JUST TRY TO DO SOME WORK.
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.
COMING DOWN THE RAIL.
DAMN IT.
HOLY COW.
I'M DOING FINE, IT'S JUST THERE'S A COUPLE OF THOSE WAVES THAT SCARED THE [BLEEP.]
OUT OF ME.
I WAS IN THE POT.
I'M HAVING A LOT OF FUN STILL.
SO FAR, I'M IMPRESSED BECAUSE SHE'S NOT COMPLAINING.
I MEAN, LOOK AT HER.
SHE'S SOAKING WET.
SHE'S WORKING HER ASS OFF.
AMY! ALL RIGHT! AND, LOOK, SHE'S NOT WALKING.
I MEAN, HOW MANY [BLEEP.]
GREENHORNS HAVE I HAD TO STARE AT WALK UP AND DOWN THAT [BLEEP.]
DECK ON THIS BOAT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS? AND SHE'S CERTAINLY A LOT TOUGHER THAN A HELL OF A LOT OF GUYS I'VE HIRED IN THE PAST.
Amy: IT'S A GOOD WORKOUT.
I'M GONNA BE FIT AS HELL AFTER THIS, THAT'S FOR SURE.
THEY'VE GOT HER CLIMBING IN EVERY SINGLE POT, WHICH IS AN ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE JOB.
SHE'S CHOPPING THE BAIT, SHE'S STUFFING THE JUGS, SHE'S SLICING THAT STINKY CODFISH, AND I DON'T THINK SHE'S COMPLAINED ONCE.
SHE'S SHOWING NO SIGNS OF CRACKING.
WHOA! WHEW.
WHOA, WATCH OUT.
HOLY [BLEEP.]
[ ALARM WAILING .]
BOW, BOW, BOW! Narrator: ON THE WIZARD WHEW.
WHOA, WATCH OUT.
HOLY [BLEEP.]
[ ALARM WAILING .]
BOW, BOW, BOW! Narrator: A WATER SENSOR HAS BEEN TRIPPED AT THE BOW OF THE BOAT.
THAT MEANS WE GOT A MAJOR PROBLEM.
HEY, WE GOT A PROBLEM DOWN HERE.
I NEED A HAND.
WHERE'D THAT COME FROM? RIGHT HERE -- WE GOT A CRACKED PIPE.
WHOA, WHOA.
BE CAREFUL WITH THAT.
IT'S THE SEA CHEST.
THAT'S A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT.
ROGER.
OKAY, SO THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUES WE COULD HAVE.
WE GOT A CRACK FROM HERE TO HERE.
A 25-FOOT WAVE DAMAGED A 10-YEAR-OLD PIPE, FLOODING THE BOW.
HEY, ROGER, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON UP FORWARD.
IN BETWEEN THE SEA CHEST AND THE PUMP IT JUST GUSHES OUT.
[BLEEP.]
Narrator: THE SEA CHEST IS AN INTAKE VALVE IN THE HULL THAT RECYCLES WATER FOR THE 30,000-GALLON CRAB TANKS.
THE BURST PIPE IS FLOODING THE BOW AND COULD SINK THE BOAT.
Keith: HOW MUCH PRESSURE'S COMING THROUGH THERE? I MEAN, LIKE, GUSHING? YEAH.
CAN WE REPLACE THOSE PIECES? WELL, YEAH, BUT NOT OUT HERE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPLACE THEM WITH? WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE A DECENT PIPE.
RUBBER WRAPPING AIN'T GONNA HOLD IT.
DO IT RIGHT, MAN.
WRAP IT TIGHTER THAN PISS, AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, TAKE STAINLESS-STEEL BALING WIRE AND WIRE THE [BLEEP.]
OUT OF IT.
MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE A LEAK.
[ SIGHS .]
ALL RIGHT, I'M HEADING BACK OUT.
[ SIGHS .]
PRETTY SOON, YOU GOT A FULL-BLOWN MAJOR EMERGENCY ON YOUR HANDS.
Narrator: WITHOUT A SPARE PIPE, MONTE'S ONLY HOPE IS TO PATCH THE LEAK WITH RUBBER AND CLAMPS BEFORE THE FLOODING OVERWHELMS THE VESSEL.
THIS THING GONNA FAIL AND FILL UP THE SPACE? I MEAN, WE DON'T KNOW.
OKAY, LET'S JUST START WITH THIS, RIGHT? WE'LL GET IT WRAPPED UP, AND THEN WE'LL GET THE CLAMP ON IT.
Keith: YOU GOT WATER COMING IN AND YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT, YEAH, THAT'S SINKING THE BOAT.
YOU CERTAINLY DON'T WANT A HOLE THAT BIG IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
CAN YOU REACH OVER THIS WAY? YEAH, I CAN GET BEHIND HERE.
JUST WORK IT AROUND.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE.
I GOT THE RUBBER IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO GET THAT AROUND THE BACK AGAIN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YEP.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA NEED LIKE EVERY HOSE CLAMP WE GOT.
I'M GONNA GO UP THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT REAL FAST.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD.
OKAY.
HOW IS IT? GOOD JOB, GUYS.
YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
TAKE A PISS, PUT ON SOME DRY [BLEEP.]
RIGHT BACK OUT.
BACK TO WORK.
AND OUR GREENHORN STAYED IN THE GAME AND SHE'S KEPT HER HEAD IN THE GAME.
HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING'S RUNNING SMOOTH NOW.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator: ACROSS THE 135,000-SQUARE-MILE CRAB GROUNDS Sig: STARTING TO GET NAUTICAL OUT HERE.
Narrator: THE MONSTROUS ARCTIC STORM CONTINUES TO GAIN MOMENTUM.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST DIFFERENT LAYERS OF MISERY.
I CAN'T CRY ABOUT IT.
WHOA, WATCH OUT! WATCH OUT! YOU JUST HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION.
HEADS UP! Johnathan: FREEZING SPRAY, MISERABLE, COLD, AND ROLLING AROUND, GETTING OUR ASS KICKED.
[BLEEP.]
GOING ON HERE.
WE'LL SEE HOW BIG IT GETS.
[ LAUGHS .]
WATCH OUT! Bill: IT'S PRETTY WILD.
AND IT IS DEFINITELY PICKING UP NOW.
STRONGER AT THE RAIL! CRAZY [BLEEP.]
GOING ON HERE.
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
IF IT GETS UGLY, I'M NOT GONNA PUT THE BOAT AT RISK OR THE -- DEFINITELY NOT THE CREW.
BUT UNTIL THEN, WE'RE GONNA HAUL GEAR.
Narrator: 335 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS THE SAGA.
Jake: I GOT MY FIRST STRING.
TODAY, THE WEATHER'S WORSE.
IT'S BLOWING ABOUT 30 NORTHEAST, WITH AN OCCASIONAL 20-FOOTER IN BETWEEN.
I AM JUST NERVOUS AS HELL.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON APPROACHES THE FIRST POTS OF HIS CAREER IN ROLLING SEAS.
Nick: OH, IT IS NICE OUT TODAY.
BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE BERING SEA ONCE AGAIN.
SEAS ARE AT LEAST 15 FEET.
ROLLING TO PROBABLY 30, 35.
Jake: IT'S BLOWING MORE THAN I'D LIKE IT TO.
REAL NERVOUS BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST STRING I'VE EVER SET ON MY OWN IN MY LIFE, AND THE WEATHER'S NOT DOING ME ANY FAVORS.
AND I CAN'T SEE THE BAG YET.
THIS WEATHER ISN'T HELPING ANYBODY TODAY.
[ GROANS .]
THERE IT IS, RIGHT THERE.
OH, THERE THEY ARE.
YOU GOT HER.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF MR.
MAGOO HAS LOVE FOR YOU GUYS.
FIRST POT.
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT IF I'M A ZERO OR A HERO PRETTY QUICKLY.
JAKE'S FIRST POT COMING UP.
YEAH! OHMYGOD.
IT'S GOOD.
[ Laughing .]
OH, MY GOD.
OH, LOOK AT THAT CRAB.
THAT'S GARBAGE.
THIS IS EVERYTHING I DREAMED FOR.
NONE OF THESE CRAB ARE GOOD.
THERE'S ABOUT 800 HERE.
SO MUCH TRASH HERE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
I'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS MOMENT, I JUST -- I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO FEEL OR WHAT TO THINK.
PRETTY [BLEEP.]
TERRIBLE.
[ GROANS .]
Ray: JUNK CRAB IN THERE.
DAMN IT.
THAT IS NOT GOOD.
THAT IS NOT GOOD.
Narrator: THE POT NETS THAT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SEA.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT LOOKING THAT FANTASTIC.
Jake: WHAT DID I DO TO US? PROBABLY ABOUT 600 CRAB IN THAT POT.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE KEEPER.
TEARS YOUR HEART OUT.
ALL THE CRAB THAT WE'RE CATCHING RIGHT NOW, JAKE'S STRINGS ARE SO HORRIBLE WE JUST BRING THEM UP AND PUT THEM BACK IN THE WATER.
THESE CRAB ARE GARBAGE.
WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY HEADWAY ON OUR QUOTA HERE.
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.
IN THIS WEATHER, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT WAVES COMING IN AND POTS BANGING AROUND.
IT'S SKETCHY.
THE WEATHER'S JUST HORRIBLE.
ICE, BIG WAVES.
HOORAY.
THE WEATHER JUST MAKES EVERYTHING HARDER.
LOOK OUT.
VISIBILITY IS POOR.
THIS SUCKS.
THIS IS [BLEEP.]
IT'S ALL [BLEEP.]
HOW MANY WERE IN THAT LAST POT? I DON'T KNOW.
[BLEEP.]
FIVE? IT'S TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE FISHING.
Sig: YOU JUST GOT TO KNOW WHEN.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT TAKES TIME.
YOU DON'T JUST JUMP UP HERE AND START RUNNING A BOAT.
IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.
I'M SORRY.
HOW FAST DID IT HAPPEN FOR YOU? YOU'RE NOT ME.
BAD CRAB, NO NUMBERS.
I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING, THIS [BLEEP.]
GETTING OLD.
HEY, GUYS.
LOOK, I KNOW THE WEATHER IS AWFUL.
I JUST CAN'T STAND TO WATCH YOU GUYS SORT THROUGH ALL MY CRAP THERE.
WE'RE JUST GONNA TRY TO RAIL DUMP FROM HERE.
SO BE SAFE AND DON'T GET HURT.
OKAY, UNDO THE DOORS.
Narrator: RATHER THAN BEAT UP HIS CREW, JAKE THROWS IN THE TOWEL ON HIS FIRST STRING.
Jake: POTS HAD NO LEGAL-SIZED CRAB IN THEM AT ALL.
NONE.
AND SO IT'S BETTER THAT THEY GO RIGHT BACK IN THE WATER THAN TO SIT ON THE TABLE AND POSSIBLY DIE 'CAUSE IT'S FREEZING AND THEN BURN OUT THE CREW.
RAIL DUMPING IS A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO GET RID OF CRAB THAN TOTING IT AROUND.
LOOKS LIKE THE FUTURE IS PRETTY GRIM RIGHT NOW.
IT HURTS TOO BAD.
FOR THE GUYS.
THEY WERE ALREADY PROBABLY HAVING TROUBLE ADJUSTING TO A YOUNG, NEW SKIPPER.
IT CAN'T GET WORSE.
VERY LOW.
FEELS VERY LOW.
THIS IS NOT GOING WELL.
[ ALARM WAILING .]
YOU GUYS SMELL THAT? IT'S ALL GOOD.
THAT IS NOT GOOD.
WHAT THE [BLEEP.]
OH, THIS ISN'T GOOD.
HEY, YOU GUYS.
DAMN.
DAMN IT.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
THAT'S THE CLUTCH, AND THAT'S WHAT'S BURNING.
SO IF THIS GOES OUT, WE'RE IN SERIOUS [BLEEP.]
CITY.
Narrator: THE CLUTCH ON THE AUXILIARY ENGINE THAT RUNS THE HYDRAULICS IS BURNT OUT, BRINGING WORK ON DECK TO A HALT.
THE NEW SKIPPER HAS TWO CHOICES -- HEAD TO PORT AND FIX IT RIGHT I JUST REALLY WANTED TO RUN THESE TWO NEXT STRINGS.
Narrator: OR TAKE HIS CHANCES ON A PATCH JOB AT SEA.
I KNOW, WHICH PUTS ME IN A KIND OF PECULIAR SITUATION, BECAUSE I WANT TO GO IN.
BUT THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AREN'T THINGS THAT CAN'T BE FIXED BEFORE YOU GO RUNNING OFF INTO TOWN.
I JUST -- I'M WORRIED ABOUT THEM.
YOU GOT TO QUIT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT, BUT DO WORRY ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
OKAY.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE MAKES THE CALL TO REPAIR THE CLUTCH AT SEA.
IT'S GONNA TAKE FOUR GUYS, SO WE'LL GO DOWN THERE AND WE'LL HANDLE IT AS BEST WE CAN.
WE HAVE TO TAKE IT ALL APART.
IT'S NOT A ONE-MAN OPERATION.
IT'S PROBABLY THE WHOLE CREW.
NO [BLEEP.]
Narrator: HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
WILD BILL IS BEATING KEITH BY A LOT.
ENJOY IT, BILL.
Narrator: 265 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR, ON THE 108-FOOT CAPE CAUTION THIS WEATHER JUST SUCKS.
FIRST POT COMING UP.
BE CAREFUL.
THERE'S SOME BIG [BLEEP.]
WAVES HERE.
WHOO! SOME SOAK TIME ON IT, SO HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME CRAB IN THAT GEAR.
Narrator: CAPTAIN "WILD" BILL WICHROWSKI APPROACHES A SOUTHERN STRING IN 25-FOOT SEAS AND GALE-FORCE WINDS.
Bill: YOU CAN SEE US RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE ESSENTIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS THING.
HERE'S THE WAY THE WAVES ARE TODAY.
THIS IS THE WAY OUR STRING IS.
SO AT SOME POINT, IN EVERY POT, I HAVE TO PUT THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE BOAT, WHERE THE CREW IS, OPEN TO THE SEAS.
AND THEY'LL JUST CLIMB RIGHT UP OVER THE RAIL.
NORMALLY, I WOULD NEVER DO THIS.
BUT IN A TIME-CRUNCH SITUATION, IT'S A DECISION THAT -- I DON'T KNOW -- I HAD TO MAKE.
Narrator: WITH THE DELIVERY DATE FAST APPROACHING AND 50,000 POUNDS LEFT TO CATCH HOPEFULLY THE GUYS CAN HANDLE IT.
Narrator: THE SKIPPER PUSHES THROUGH THE WEATHER.
YEAH! THE BERING SEA'S KIND OF A BITCH RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A LITTLE WET TODAY.
OVER HERE? NICK IS EATING SOME CRAP AT THE RAIL, THOUGH.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP THEM OUT.
I DON'T USUALLY LIKE TO GET THE BOYS WET LIKE THIS, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
DO WE HAVE COLOR? WHOO-HOO! YEAH, BABY.
LOTS IN THAT BAG THERE.
OH, YEAH, JOHN.
WHOO-HOO! TRIPLE! WHOO! THERE'S STILL A GOOD POCKET OF CRAB HERE.
WHOO! WOW, MAN! LOTS OF THEM.
WHOO! [BLEEP.]
YEAH.
HOLD ON TIGHT.
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
HOLY [BLEEP.]
WEATHER'S A LITTLE BIT BAD, BUT WE'RE HAULING HERE.
GOT SOME GOOD CRAB IN THE POT THAT'S GOOD SIZE.
WE GOT TO KEEP TURNING OVER ALL OF OUR GEAR AS FAST AS POSSIBLE IN TIME FOR OUR OFFLOAD IN ST.
PAUL.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO! WHOO! YEAH! EVERYBODY OKAY.
OH, MAN! IF IT GETS ANY WORSE THAN THIS, THAT'S WHEN SOMEBODY GETS BEAT UP ON DECK.
SAVAGE OUT.
Bill: HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
I MEAN, YOU CANNOT NOT PAY ATTENTION HERE WITH THESE DIFFERENT SWELLS COMING FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON.
IT'S LIKE A WASHING MACHINE.
WE'RE RIGHT ON THE EDGE.
I MEAN, IT'S -- ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN, BUT, YOU KNOW OH [BLEEP.]
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE! GET DOWN! OH [BLEEP.]
CAPTAIN.
YEAH, BABY! LOOK AT THIS.
Keith: DON'T THROW HIM OVER.
IT'S GOOD LUCK.
THERE MIGHT BE A PURPLE OPIE FOR EVERY MILLION OPIES OUT THERE.
IT'S CONSIDERED BAD LUCK TO KEEP ONE ON THE BOAT, BUT IT'S ALSO CONSIDERED REALLY GOOD LUCK TO SET IT FREE.
FOUND THE GOLDEN TICKET.
OH, MAN! ONE MORE PICTURE AND HE'S GOING HOME.
WANT TO GET RID OF THAT GUY? GOODBYE.
OH, MAN.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD.
Narrator: ON THE CAPE CAUTION [BLEEP.]
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
HEADS UP.
MOVE, MOVE, MOVE! GET DOWN! OH [BLEEP.]
Narrator: A THREE-STORY ROGUE WAVE BREAKS OVER THE BOW HEY, IS EVERYBODY OKAY? PUMMELING THE DECK.
ANYBODY DOWN? GOT TO FIND THAT WHEEL LEVER.
[BLEEP.]
[ INDISTINCT TALKING .]
[BLEEP.]
GOT REALLY [BLEEP.]
UP.
RIPPED OFF THE EYE RIGHT HERE OFF OUR RAM.
RIPPED HYDRAULIC HOSES.
WE MIGHT HAVE LOST A WHEEL TO THE TABLE.
I DON'T KNOW.
Narrator: THE POWERFUL WAVE SPARED THE CREW HEY, KILL THE HYDROS! KILL THE HYDROS! BUT CRIPPLED THEIR GEAR.
[BLEEP.]
BROKE THE RAM? YEAH, THE EYE.
THE EYE.
BROKE THE RAM.
[BLEEP.]
THERE'S A BROKEN LEG ON THE TABLE.
DROVE THE TABLE THROUGH THE DECK.
SLAPPED US.
TOOK ME TOTALLY BY SURPRISE.
IT WAS AS HIGH AS THE FORWARD MAST.
I'VE NEVER HAD THAT MUCH WATER ON THE DECK OF THIS BOAT WITH CREW ON BOARD OUT ON THE DECK.
COULD'VE DROVE SOMEBODY'S FACE INTO THE TABLE OR -- YEAH, IT'S WE LUCKED OUT ON THAT ONE.
OH, THAT WAS A BIG ONE.
THAT [BLEEP.]
US UP.
ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT IN MY LIFE.
IT CAME STRAIGHT OVER THE BOW, KNOCKED ALL OF US OVER.
KNOCKED ME FLAT ON MY ASS.
THAT WAS A NICE WELCOME TO THE BERING SEA.
SO WE GOT TO MAKE A NEW WHEEL, WE GOT TO FIX THE EYE, AND FIX THE FITTING.
YEAH.
ROGER.
[BLEEP.]
[ SIGHS .]
[BLEEP.]
WE'RE UNDER THE GUN.
EMERGENCY REPAIRS IN A GALE WITH 20-PLUS-FOOT SEAS.
THE GUYS GOT TO FIX IT NOW AND FIX IT RIGHT.
THIS DAY JUST BECAME VERY HARD.
Narrator: SHUT DOWN IN THE HEART OF A MONSTER STORM, THE CREW RACES TO PUT THE BOAT BACK TOGETHER.
WE NEED TO CHAIN THIS TO THE TABLE AND GO TO THE RAIL AND SECURE IT.
Bill: NICK'S GONNA BEAT THE BRACKET BACK TOGETHER FOR THE WHEEL.
"DIRTY'S" PUTTING THE LUMBER BACK ON THE DECK.
AND NICK WILL HAVE TO WELD ANOTHER PAD EYE ON THE RAM.
I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S A LOT OF WIND AND BIG SEAS.
YOU CAN SEE IT.
THERE'S ONE RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER HERE.
YOU GO FROM THE TOP OF ONE, YOU DIP DOWN, AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RIGHT THERE.
SCARE THE TEETH RIGHT OUT OF YOU.
RIPPED STEEL APART, TORE UP DECK BOARDS LIKE TOOTHPICKS.
WE GOT TO FIX EVERYTHING BEFORE WE START FISHING AGAIN.
KABLAMMO! OKAY.
LET'S DO IT.
YOU SEE HOW POWERFUL THAT WATER IS.
IT JUST TOOK THAT HEAVY TABLE AND ANNIHILATED IT.
HAPPENED REALLY QUICK.
TOOK THE BERING SEA ALL OF HALF A SECOND TO DESTROY OUR DECK.
FEEL IT.
AND UP.
OKAY, YOU GUYS ARE GOOD.
COME BACK.
HOLD IT.
GOT THE DECK BOARDS FIXED.
WE GOT THE RAM FITTINGS FIXED.
WE GOT THE TABLE WHEEL WELDED.
WE ARE 100%! YES! HOLY [BLEEP.]
THAT'S REALLY TOUGH TO FIX AT SEA.
THESE GUYS GOT IT BACK ROLLING.
NICE JOB, BOYS.
EVERYBODY TOOK ON A PROJECT, AND I'VE BEEN TELLING THESE GUYS JUST FOR TWO YEARS NOW THAT'S THE WAY YOU GET THINGS DONE.
THE GUYS DID GOOD ON THAT ONE.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
WHOO! THEY WORKED LIKE A TEAM.
IT WAS AWESOME.
OHH! WE'RE GONNA ROCK THROUGH THIS.
THERE AIN'T NO BRAKEMAN ON THIS TRAIN.
Narrator: 75 MILES NORTHWEST, ON THE SAGA JEFF'S INSTALLING THE NEW CLUTCH RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON AND CREW FINISH REPAIRS ON A BURNED-OUT CLUTCH.
THIS IS WHY WE DON'T HAVE HYDRAULICS.
BURNT-UP PIECE OF [BLEEP.]
[ MACHINERY WHIRRS .]
OH, THANK GOD.
IN RECORD TIMING, THEY PUT THE CLUTCH BACK IN THERE.
Narrator: AFTER WRENCHING FOR FOUR HOURS, THE CLUTCH IS BACK IN BUSINESS Ray: ALL WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO FIND 400s, AND THEN EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.
YOU KNOW THAT ISN'T TRUE.
[ LAUGHS .]
AND THE CREW IS BACK FISHING.
LIKE I SAID, I'M GETTING EXPERIENCE, SO I'M HAPPY AS A CLAM.
Nick: THIS IS PRETTY DANGEROUS.
MOVING ALL OVER THE PLACE ON DECK.
IT'S ALREADY BLOWING I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE JOB DONE SAFELY.
THIS IS WHY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO OPIE FISHING, RIGHT HERE.
DAMN IT.
IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE.
[ BEEPING .]
OH, MY GOD.
[BLEEP.]
WHOA! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?