Man: OH, DAMN IT!
Monte: WE'RE ALL GREEDY.
Jake: HERE COMES A BIG ONE.
DON'T KID YOURSELF.
THESE TIDES GET TO SCREAMING, WATCH OUT.
COULD BE A RECIPE FOR DISASTER FOR THE GREEDY GUYS.
RIGHT NOW, THE SUPER SNOW MOON IS UPON US.
OH!
DOES IT FEEL LIKE IT'S BUSTED?
[ MAN GROANS ]
Jake: THIS IS THE MOST MONEY THAT I'VE MADE THIS FAST...
[ ALL CHEERING ]
...AND I'M NOT GONNA STOP NOW.
-WHOO! -WHOA!
Monte: YOU WANT TO COME OUT HERE AND FILL THE BOAT?
IT'S NOT A GIVEN.
TIDES ARE PRETTY GOOD, SO IS THE WIND.
Monte: IT'S PRETTY SCARY,
AND THIS IS ABOUT AS BAD AS IT GETS.
-HANG ON. -OHH!
WATCH OUT. WATCH OUT.
-OH! -SON OF A BITCH!
-[BLEEP] -WATCH OUT!
Jake: HURRY UP! COME ON, MAN!
YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE YOUR SURVIVAL SUITS ARE, RIGHT?
TRYING TO GET US BACK FISHING. IF NOT, WE WILL SEE.
Monte: THIS OCEAN'S GOT A LONG HISTORY
OF SWALLOWING STUFF UP.
IN THESE CONDITIONS, JUST KIND OF HOPE FOR THE BEST...
AND PRAY.
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WEATHER HAS REALLY TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE.
Narrator: SEVEN WEEKS IN TO A GRUELING WINTER SEASON...
Josh: TIDES ARE FLYING BACK AND FORTH
HARDER THAN THEY HAVE IN A LONG TIME.
IT'S NOT FIT FOR MAN NOR BEAST OUT HERE TODAY.
Narrator: ...MOTHER NATURE WHIPS UP A NEW EVIL...
Casey: FULL MOON MEANS BIGGER TIDES.
BIGGER TIDE MEANS MORE WATER MOVING.
WHOO!
Narrator: ...A SUPER SNOW MOON,
A RARE ASTRONOMICAL EVENT
WHERE A FULL MOON COINCIDES WITH ORBITAL PERIGEE,
INTENSIFYING THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL
AND UNLEASHING POWERFUL CURRENTS.
GONNA BRING SOME REALLY BIG TIDES
AND THAT MIGHT AFFECT FISHING.
GONNA TRY TO KEEP WORKING.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
Narrator: ADDING TO THE MIX, A 250-MILE-WIDE
LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM ARMED WITH SHREDDING
50-KNOT CYCLONIC WINDS STIRS THE BUILDING TIDAL SURGE...
WHOO!
...CREATING A GAUNTLET OF ROGUE WAVES.
Jake: THIS IS A BIG ONE.
Narrator: IT'S NOT IF YOU GET HIT, IT'S WHEN.
Jake: IT IS SCARY.
-WHOO! -GOING OVER!
♪♪
Narrator: 540 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
ON THE 128-FOOT CORNELIA MARIE...
Casey: THIS IS DEFINITELY
SOME OF THE WORST SEAS THAT WE'VE SEEN.
THESE [BLEEP] WAVES ARE SO NASTY BIG.
THAT SNOW IS BLOWING STRAIGHT AT US.
♪♪
VERY INTIMIDATING, VERY SCARY.
CO-CAPTAINS JOSH HARRIS AND CASEY McMANUS
PLOW THROUGH A BUILDING SEA,
FORGED BY THE SUPER MOON'S BOLD AND POWERFUL 50-KNOT WINDS.
WE GOT 10 POTS LEFT IN THE STRING.
HOW MANY MORE POTS DO WE HAVE NORTH OF US?
FROM THIS ONE? 20.
IT'S GONNA BE GNARLY.
AFTER ADDING $50,000 IN MECHANICAL REPAIRS
TO AN ALREADY STAGGERING $1 MILLION SHIPYARD DEBT...
WE ARE GONNA NEED MORE CRAB.
GOT TO GET IN THE MEAT PILE.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
...JOSH AND CASEY
LOOK FOR TWO STRINGS TO STAUNCH THE BLEEDING.
WE'VE GOT TO GET TO 190,000 OR SO.
[BLEEP]200,000 WOULD BE EVEN BETTER.
THIS KIND OF WEATHER CAN KILL PRODUCTION.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT ON BIG NUMBERS,
YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF GEAR.
IF YOU CAN'T GO THROUGH A LOT OF GEAR, YOU'RE SCREWED.
THE RISK HAS GOT TO BE WORTH THE REWARD.
THESE POTS HERE,
JUST GOT TO KIND OF SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
THEIR MOUNTAINOUS OPILIO QUOTA STILL LOOMING,
THE YOUNG SKIPPERS' NEXT TWO POTS
WILL DETERMINE IF THE PLUNDER...
IS WORTH THE PERIL.
I JUST CAN'T FIND THE DAMN THINGS.
OHH.
BEEN DRIVING IN CIRCLES FOR AN HOUR LOOKING FOR ONE.
CREW'S PISSED OFF.
♪♪
AHA! FOUND THE [BLEEP]
-OH, YEAH! -OH, YEAH!
Man #2: OH!
♪♪
WHOA [BLEEP]
THAT'S BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG.
YEAH.
♪♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
-ALRIGHT! -YEAH!
DEFINITELY NOT THE LARGEST QUANTITY POT
I'VE EVER SEEN,
BUT THE QUALITY'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
-RIGHT ON. -YEAH, BABY.
Josh: THAT'S PRETTY BAD.
OH.
CAN WE DO IT?
YEAH, WE CAN DO IT,
BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A FAVORITE THING TO DO.
♪♪
SCREW IT.
IT'S A GOOD CHANCE WE COULD PULL THIS OFF
AND FINISH THIS TRIP OUT.
-WHOO! -WHOO!
SWEET! DO THIS!
STICK AND STAY AND MAKE IT PAY.
Narrator: RELUCTANT BUT DETERMINED,
IT'S ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR NOW.
100 MILES WEST...
...ON THE WIZARD.
♪♪
THESE ARE ALL 15-, 18-FOOTERS,
AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE MEAT OF IT YET.
NOW, THE RAILS OPENED UP TO THE SEAS HERE.
IT'S GONNA GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.
Narrator: ON HIS WAY TO A NORTHERN TOWN SOAK,
MONTE COLBURN BATTLES THROUGH A BUILDING BREW
OF FLAG-SHREDDING WINDS AND AN OPPOSING TIDE,
A BREEDING GROUND FOR DEADLY ROGUE WAVES.
WE'RE ON OUR THIRD TRIP.
LEFT MY BROTHER ON THE BEACH.
HE FLEW TO SEATTLE SO HE CAN GET HIS HERNIA DEALT WITH.
Narrator: A LOCATION SECURED
BY CO-CAPTAIN KEITH COLBURN JUST TWO DAYS AGO.
Monte: IT'S A GOOD THING MY BROTHER LEFT.
THERE'S NO WAY HE COULD HAVE MADE
ANOTHER TRIP OUT HERE SAFELY.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
THIS COULD BE MY BROTHER, HOPEFULLY.
HELLO. WIZARD.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT'S GONNA BE IN THE GEAR.
So you know what to do, Mouse.
OKAY, SO, HEY, I'M HONED ON THIS BLUE LIGHT IN FOG
AND SNOW AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I GOT SIX GUYS I'M TRYING TO KEEP BUSY,
SO I'M GONNA LET YOU GO.
Alright.ALRIGHT, BYE.
HE PRETTY MUCH WANTS ME TO GET THE GEAR OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: WITH THE FORECAST CALLING FOR NORTHERLY WINDS
AND DESCENDING ICE FLOES, BROTHER AND BOAT OWNER KEITH
CALLS FOR A LITTLE PRUDENCE
IN MONTE'S PURSUIT OF OPILIO GOLD.
Monte: ALRIGHT. LET'S SEE SOME ACTION ON THE RAILS.
LOOK ALIVE.
THEY'RE COMING! THEY'RE COMING!
-WHOO! -WHOO!
Monte: GOT A MILLION POUNDS TO GO.
IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE FILL THE BOAT.
♪♪
-WHOO! -THERE YOU GO!
♪♪
[ KNOCKS ON GLASS ]
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.
♪♪
ROGER. 70.
NOT IDEAL, BUT LET'S JUST HOPE HE GETS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
♪♪
-OH, MAN. -PRETTY BLEAK.
♪♪
YEAH, ROGER.
♪♪
GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE.
HONESTLY, IT'S PRETTY LAME OUT HERE,
THE SET MY BROTHER PUT US ON IS OFF NOW.
♪♪
MY BROTHER WANTS ME TO GET OUT.
HE'D PROBABLY LIKE TO SEE US HAUL THIS GEAR SOUTH,
BUT I THINK WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA RUN
OUT INTO THIS OTHER CANYON, DEEP FORESHOCK COUNTRY
UP BY THE RUSSIAN LINE.
I FILLED THIS BOAT 400,000 POUNDS IN FOUR DAYS
AT THIS VERY LOCATION.
Narrator: MONTE SPINS THE WHEEL ON NUTRIENT-RICH NORTHERN GROUNDS,
ONLY 60 MILES FROM THE ICE EDGE,
BETTING HE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FERTILE TERRITORY
BEFORE THE FLOWS ENVELOP HIS ENTIRE 170-POT LOAD.
IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE HAIRY BECAUSE IT'S SLOPPY,
BUT WE'VE GOT TO TAKE A CHANCE.
YOU LEAVE THE DOCK, YOU WANT TO FILL THE BOAT.
WE'RE GONNA PUT THESE POTS ON THE BOAT, HEAD UP THE HILL.
[ CHEERS ] [BLEEP]
STACK IT UP.
HELL YEAH!
IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT DOWN HERE.
♪♪
IT'S DEFINITELY NOT PRETTY OUT HERE.
YOU'VE GOT COLD.
THE SPRAY HURTS WHEN IT HITS YOUR FACE.
IT'S LIKE LITTLE NEEDLES.
♪♪
TIDE IS CHANGING HERE.
AND IT'S NOT FOR THE BETTER WEATHER ON THE SIDE.
NERVE-RACKING AT BEST. UH-OH.
COME AROUND.
MAN, NO.
DON'T DO IT. DON'T [BLEEP] DO IT.
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT![ ALARM BEEPING ]
WHOA!
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
COME AROUND. [BLEEP]
COME AROUND, YOU BASTARD.
OH, MAN. NO. DON'T DO IT.
DON'T [BLEEP] DO IT.
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT![ ALARM BEEPING ]
-WHOA! -WHOA!
♪♪
YOU SEE THAT [BLEEP] BEAST?
-AAH! -UGH!
♪♪
THE WAVE CAME OVER THE SIDE ONTO O.J.'S LEG.
Narrator: WHILE THE CREW LANDS A POT ON THE STARBOARD RAIL,
A 35-FOOT WALL OF WATER
BLINDSIDES THE DECKHANDS FROM BEHIND.
OH [BLEEP]
SENDING PASCUAL "O.J." GANUELAS
HURDLING INTO THE STEEL ENCLOSURE.
HOW WE DOING?
♪♪
IS IT BROKEN?
YOU CAN WIGGLE YOUR LEG AND ALL THAT?
YEAH. WAS JUST [BLEEP] NUMB. YOU KNOW? JUST...
OKAY, IT'S NOT BROKEN OR ANYTHING REALLY DRASTIC.
THANK GOD.
YEAH.
♪♪
I LOOKED AT O.J.'S LEG AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S OKAY.
HE'S PROBABLY GONNA HAVE A BIG, GNARLY BRUISE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE SORE, YOU KNOW.
COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING MAJOR VERY EASILY.
SCARY STUFF, MAN.
PRETTY FRAGILE OUT HERE.
WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH FOR ONE OF THESE BOATS TO HAVE
A LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM.
Narrator: WITH OVER 100 HUNDRED POTS LEFT TO HAUL AND STACK...
...CAPTAIN AND CREW GEAR UP FOR A LONG NIGHT
BEFORE THE 100 MILE STEAM NORTH TO NEW GROUNDS.
LET'S GET ON COURSE HERE.
LET'S GO SEE IF WE CAN'T BLAST THROUGH THESE POTS.
♪♪
125 MILES SOUTHEAST...
♪♪
...ON THE SAGA...
LOOK AT THESE WAVES.
♪♪
GAME ON!
WHOO!
...SKIRTING THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
♪♪
WORKING WITH SIG PUT ME ON A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CRAB.
♪♪
Narrator: CAPTAIN JAKE ANDERSON STALKS A SCHOOL OF CRAB
INTO LOWER LATITUDES, HOPING SUPER MOON TIDES
DON'T SQUELCH HIS SUCCESS.
Jake: I'M DOUBLING DOWN.
AND I HAVE TWO TANKS TO FILL.
BUT IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER, IS REALLY HARD
TO JUDGE THEIR MOVEMENT.
THEY COULD ALL BE GONE.
Narrator: BUT IN THE CHAOTIC CURRENT,
THE CRAB CAN BE MERCURIAL,
OSCILLATING BETWEEN THE NEED TO FEED
AND THE INSTINCT TO HUNKER DOWN AND SIMPLY SURVIVE.
♪♪
[ RADIO STATIC ]
-WHOO! -YEAH!
-WHOO! -IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
[ CHEERING ]
LOOK AT THAT, BIG DOG.
-YEAH. -GREAT FIRST POT.
BEAUTIFUL.
♪♪
A GOOD SIGN.
♪♪
-HELL YEAH! -[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
OH, MY GOD.
-HELL YEAH! -WHOO!
COMING UP!
-WHOO! -COMING DOWN!
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THESE HUGE POTS
THAT ARE COMING OVER THE RAIL,
BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO TODAY.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO TONIGHT.
YEAH!
♪♪
BIG SEAS, HEAVY POT, BUT WE'RE NOT LETTING IT STOP US.
WE'RE STILL HAULING.
♪♪
[ THUMP ]
♪♪
[ THUMP ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ THUMP ]
HEY, JOE, CAN YOU CHECK THE ENGINE ROOM?
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S STEEL HITTING STEEL
OR SOMETHING HEAVY FELL OVER.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD CHECK IT OUT?
OKAY, COOL. THANKS.
♪♪
[ THUMP ]SEE? THERE IT IS AGAIN.
♪♪
[ THUMP ]Man: WHAT IS IT?
[BLEEP] WE GOT A PROBLEM.
I GOT TO GO TALK TO JAKE.
[BLEEP]
HUGE PROBLEM.
♪♪
JAKE? THAT NOISE WE'VE BEEN HEARING,
THAT'S YOUR RUDDER POST SLAMMING UP AND DOWN, MAN.
THEY'RE SLAMMING HARD.
LIKE HOW HARD?
I MEAN, IT'S MOVING THREE TO FOUR INCHES,
BUT I SEEN IT JUST GO, WHISHT! BOOM!
♪♪
[BLEEP] DAMN IT.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY COME INSIDE.
CLOSE OFF WHEELHOUSE RIGHT NOW. HURRY.
THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM UNDERNEATH THE BOAT.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE SAGA...
JUST SIT DOWN, DON'T SAY A [BLEEP] WORD.
-THANK YOU. -ROGER.
JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW, THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM
GOING ON UNDERNEATH THE BOAT WITH THE RUDDER POST.
SO CLAYTON, I NEED YOU TO SIT AT THE HELM.
ROGER.
TRY TO KEEP US STRAIGHT.
IF YOU LOSE THAT RUDDER, IT AIN'T GOOD.
YEP.
YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE YOUR SURVIVAL SUITS ARE, RIGHT?
HOW MANY LIFE RAFTS DO WE HAVE?
WHERE'S YOUR SUIT?
RIGHT HERE BY THE FLARES.
AND I GOT ONE IN THE FORE P.
UM, JUST HANG OUT UP HERE.
I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT.
I'LL TRY TO GET US BACK FISHING AGAIN.
♪♪
Narrator: MAULED BY A VICIOUS SEA,
UNSHACKLED BY THE SUPER SNOW MOON,
A LOOSE RUDDER POST IN THE HULL
THREATENS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.
THIS BOAT COULD SINK.
♪♪
WE LOSE THAT RUDDER POST, PRETTY MUCH ALL WE HAVE
IS A BIG HOLE IN THE BOAT.
WATER'S GONNA COME POURING IN.
Narrator: THE STEEL POST THAT SECURES THE RUDDER
AND ALLOWS IT TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE IS LOOSE.
IF IT CRACKS OR BREAKS, JAKE CAN LOSE HIS RUDDER
AND HIS ABILITY TO STEER.
WORSE YET, LOSING THE POST ALTOGETHER WOULD LEAVE
A GAPING HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HULL
AND CAUSE THE VESSEL TO FLOOD OR EVEN SINK.
♪♪
Narrator: TO KEEP THE POST FROM MOVING IN EITHER DIRECTION...
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
JAKE MacGYVERS A TEMPORARY FIX
USING A PIPE AND SOME BERING SEA INGENUITY.
UNABLE TO GET TO THE PROBLEM UNDER THE HULL,
JAKE NEEDS HIS PATCH JOB TO SURVIVE A 460-MILE JOURNEY
BACK TO DOCK THROUGH THE RIPPING CURRENTS
AND HOWLING, 45-KNOT WINDS.
♪♪
95 MILES NORTHWEST...
ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
IT IS [BLEEP] OUT THERE.
THIS STUFF IS JUST STACKING UP WORSE AND WORSE.
LIKE THE LITTLE SWITCH GOT FLIPPED IN THE BERING SEA.
Narrator: AFTER TANKING NEARLY 10,000 POUNDS IN THEIR FIRST STRING,
CO-CAPTAINS JOSH AND CASEY APPROACH THEIR NORTHERN GEAR.
♪♪
WE CAN STILL HAUL GEAR I THINK.
TRYING TO GET THIS DONE QUICKLY.
WE GET AS MUCH CRAB ON THE BOAT AS WE CAN
AND GET BACK TO MAKING MONEY.
Narrator: BOTH SKIPPERS UNWILLING TO RELENT
DESPITE THE RISING SEA STATE
AND INCREASED PROBABILITY OF VIOLENT ROGUE WAVES.
Casey: WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING WORK.
♪♪
[BLEEP]
NOW THEY'RE READY TO TURN THEIR RED NUMBERS BLACK.
I DON'T KNOW YET.
WE'RE IN SOME BIG SEAS.
AND I DON'T LIKE TAKING RISKS WITH MY GUYS.
IT'S GREAT TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY,
BUT IT AIN'T THAT GREAT IF YOU'RE DEAD
OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.
WELL, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE RIGHT ON THAT BRINK.
BY MOST PEOPLE STANDARDS, THIS IS PROBABLY
WHETHER IT'S A LITTLE TOO ROUGH TO HAUL IN.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CALLS WHERE YOU GOT TO REALLY WATCH
WHAT'S HAPPENING AND SEE WHAT THE BOAT CAN HANDLE.
♪♪
LET'S GET ON IT.
HEY, YOU GOT ME?
OKAY.
-YES. -GO.
♪♪
DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES.
-YEAH, BABY! -ON IT.
WHOO-WHEE! LET'S DO THIS!
♪♪
UH-OH.
OH. HANG ON. HANG ON. BIG ONE.
♪♪
[ MAN GROANS ]
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE CORNELIA MARIE...
♪♪
Josh: UH-OH.
OH. HANG ON. HANG ON. BIG ONE.
♪♪
[ MAN GROANS ]
♪♪
-OH! -YOU OKAY, MAN?
-YEAH. -[ GROANS ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
HOLY [BLEEP] WOW!
♪♪
DID YOU SEE THAT? [CHUCKLES] MAN.
IT'S A 50-FOOT. ENOUGH TO SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF YOU.
WHOO!
♪♪
Narrator: APPROACHING THEIR FIRST POT,
A 50-FOOT ROGUE WAVE EXPLODES OVER THE PORT SIDE...
UH-OH.
...SWAMPING THE DECK, DIPPING THE STARBOARD RAIL,
STOPPING THE CORNELIA IN HER TRACKS.
[ MAN GROANS ]
LOOK, YOU KNOW, I CAN LITERALLY --
[BLEEP] I DON'T -- THAT WAS -- THAT'S THE BIGGEST WAVE
WE'VE TAKEN IN THIS WHEELHOUSE.
THAT WAS NOT -- NOT SPRAY OVER THE TOP OF THE GREEN --
GREEN WATER.
♪♪
THIS IS WAY TOO NASTY.
♪♪
Narrator: WITH SAVAGE AND UNPREDICTABLE SEAS
SURROUNDING THEM...
SORRY, GUYS, I'M SURE YOU FELT THAT ONE.
UM, GO AHEAD AND TAKE YOUR STUFF OFF.
I'M READY TO NOT BE OUT THERE ANYMORE.
Narrator: THE YOUNG CAPTAINS WAIT FOR THE CONDITIONS TO ABATE
RATHER THAN RISK INJURY OR WORSE.
THE BOAT CAN DAMN NEAR TAKE ANYTHING, BUT THE CREW,
YOU CAN ONLY HIT SOMEBODY SO HARD
WITH THAT MUCH WATER PRESSURE AND NOT HURT THEM.
HAVE TO THE WAVE THE WHITE FLAG FOR THE DAY.
♪♪
Narrator: 60 MILES NORTHWEST...
♪♪
ON THE WIZARD...
[ GROANS ]
WELL, WE'VE JUST TRAVELED A SOLID 100 MILES,
SUPER SNOW MOON STORM IS OBVIOUSLY AS PROMISED.
♪♪
50 KNOT WINDS AND 30 FOOT SEAS.
BUT WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE BOMB BAY DOORS
AND JUST BLAST ALL THIS 70 POTS
RIGHT ON TOP OF THIS LITTLE SPOT HERE.
DOWN $15,000 IN FUEL AND SUPPLIES
AFTER HIS RUN NORTH,
CAPTAIN MONTE BETS ON THE NUTRIENT-RICH GROUNDS
JUST SOUTH OF THE ICE EDGE
TO TAKE A BITE OUT OF HIS REMAINING 800,000-POUND QUOTA...
[ SAT PHONE RINGING ]
Monte: THAT'S MY BROTHER.
♪♪
Narrator: ...FOREGOING KEITH'S ADVICE
TO KEEP HIS POTS DOWN SOUTH.
WAY UP HERE. THE RUSSIAN BOUNDARY,
WE'VE CAUGHT A LOT OF CRAB IN THAT CANYON IN THE PAST.
WE KNOW WE'LL BE ALONE.
SO...
♪♪
Narrator: NOW, DESPITE THE HIGH RISK OF ROGUE WAVES,
MONTE HOPES TO GET IN AND OUT,
BEATING THE ICE TO CRAB...
♪♪
...BEFORE HIS GEAR IS SWALLOWED BY SOUTHERLY FLOWS.
I DON'T KNOW IF MY BROTHER IS GONNA BE REAL EXCITED
ABOUT US GOING BACK UP BY THE ICE,
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE DO IF WE WANT TO CATCH ANY CRAB.
ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO. I'M GOING TO GO ON THE BEEPER MODE.
HOLD THAT THING DOWN WHEREVER YOU ARE,
GET A HOLD OF SOMETHING.
BE CAREFUL.
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT TO FILL THIS OLD GIRL UP.
♪♪
WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE TEAM. O.J.'S GONNA BE OKAY.
DAYLIGHT NOW, SO WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO RUN THIS ONE
A LITTLE BIT SAFER.
♪♪
JUST GET THESE [BLEEP] OFF OF HERE.
♪♪
IT MAKES YOU NERVOUS HAVING THE GUYS OUTSIDE
WHEN THE WEATHER'S LIKE THIS.
THESE WAVES ARE HARD TO PUSH THROUGH.
♪♪
YIKES, YIKES, YIKES.
-COME ON. HEADS UP. -WHOA!
BE CAREFUL.
IT'S COLD.
WAVES ARE BIG, WINDS ARE HIGH.
WHOA!
♪♪
Monte: WATCHING THESE WAVES, IT'S NERVE-RACKING.
YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE TRICK NOW IS TO AVOID FREAKING GIANT HITS.
♪♪
HOPEFULLY THESE GUYS WILL BE IN THE HOUSE IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
ONE MORE.
♪♪
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT! RUN! RUN!
RUN!
OH, NO!
♪♪
DAMN IT!
Narrator: THIS WEEK ON "SALTY TAKES"...
MY FATHERS, GROWING UP, WE'RE WORKING ON THE SAME BOAT
AT ONE TIME, THE RAVEN.
Narrator: BEFORE THERE WAS A SUPER SNOW MOON STORM,
DECKHAND MARIA DOSAL'S FATHER, SHAWN WHEELER,
AND STEP-FATHER BILL SAGER
WERE PART OF A NEAR TRAGEDY ON THE BERING SEA.
MY MOM GETS THIS PHONE CALL AT HOME, AND IT'S THE COAST GUARD.
MY DAD'S BOAT HAD TIPPED OVER.
♪♪
THEY WERE ALL ON THE SIDE OF THE BOAT
IN THEIR SURVIVAL SUITS WHEN THE HELICOPTER CAME.
I'M JUST HAPPY THAT THEY MADE IT.
♪♪
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GO OUT TO THE BERING SEA,
THEIR FATHERS DON'T COME BACK.
♪♪
Narrator: THE SAGA HEADS TO TOWN FOR REPAIR
WHILE THE WIZARDREMAINS IN THE POLE POSITION.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE WIZARD...
♪♪
WATCH OUT! WATCH OUT! RUN! RUN!
RUN!
OH, NO!
♪♪
DAMN IT!
HOW WE DOING DOWN THERE?
[BLEEP]
[ SPITS ]
WHO IS IT?
[ TODD GROANING ]
Narrator: IN A BLUR OF GREEN WATER, RAIN GEAR, AND STEEL...
WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT. RUN! RUN!
Narrator: ...A 35 FOOT ROGUE WAVE CASCADES
ONTO THE EXPOSED CREW, WIPING THEM ACROSS THE DECK.
OH, NO!
RIPPING THE 400-POUND COILER OFF ITS BOLTS
AND ONTO 22-YEAR OLD TODD GATEMAN'S LEG.
[ TODD GROANING ]
[ SIGHS ]
JUST COME IN THE HOUSE.
-[ GROANS ] -OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
[ GROANS ]
-HOW IS IT? -PRETTY BAD.
HOW ARE WE DOING?
RIGHT LEG.
I'M SORRY. [BLEEP]
DOES IT FEEL LIKE IT'S BUSTED OR NOT?
NO, I DON'T THINK IT'S BUSTED, BUT IT HURTS.
OKAY, TAKE A BREAK.
I'M JUST GOING TO IDLE UP INTO THE WEATHER.
♪♪
THAT THING WAS GIGANTIC, MAN.
[ GROANING ] THE KNEE, ALL THE WAY DOWN, MAN.
I BET.
♪♪
I KNOW YOUR ADRENALINE'S STILL PUMPING RIGHT NOW.
ONCE THAT WEARS OFF, SHOCK IS A REAL THING, OKAY?
♪♪
I SEE SOME BRUISING STARTING THERE ALREADY.
IT'S TURNING BLACK AND BLUE.
♪♪
THIS IS NOT WHAT WE NEED.
IT HURTS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT KID WAS UNDER THAT COILER. MY GOD.
TERRIFYING. THAT COILER IS REALLY HEAVY.
IMAGINE THE FORCE BEHIND IT.
GET HIM BACK ON DECK HERE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS,
GOD WILLING.
I'M NOT COUNTING ON IT.
WE'VE GOT TO TURN AROUND, PUT IT ON OUR STERN,
AND WELD THE COILER BACK DOWN
BECAUSE IT'S ON ITS SIDE ON DECK STILL.
AS SOON AS THIS WEATHER COMES DOWN ENOUGH TO HAUL SOME GEAR,
WE'RE GOING TO.
IT'S THE CAPTAIN'S JOB TO MAKE IT HAPPEN WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH.
♪♪
Narrator: UNDER THE HARSH GAZE OF THE SUPER SNOW MOON...
Josh: THESE GUYS ARE GONNA EARN THEIR MONEY TONIGHT.
♪♪
WORK, WORK, GRIND, GRIND.
AFTER SURVIVING A 50-FOOT ROGUE WAVE,
WE'RE GONNA SCRATCH, FIGHT TILL THE END.
JUST GOING TILL I STOP SEEING GEAR.
...ONE BOAT REJOINS THE BATTLE.
GETTING IT DONE.
Jake: I COULDN'T KEEP FISHING.
THE RISK IS WAY TOO HIGH TO MESS AROUND WITH.
Narrator: ...ANOTHER RETREATS...
Jake: THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM GOING ON WITH MY RUDDER.
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TRY TO GET A DIVER DOWN HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
...TO NURSE ITS WOUNDS AND FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.
Jake: IT COSTS US TIME.
JUST MONEY OUT HERE.
BUT I'M NOT A QUITTER.
...WHILE IN THE FAR NORTHERN REACH,
ONE CAPTAIN'S BOLD MOVE TO FISH NEAR THE ICE PACK...
...BRINGS HIM A HARD-EARNED VICTORY.
-YEAH! -WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHOO!
OH, YEAH, BABY!
DO THE LITTLE CRAB DANCE.
CRABS WILL MAKE THEM DANCE. CRABS WILL MAKE THEM DANCE.
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-OH, YEAH! -I'LL HONESTLY SAY,
I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE 400 OR 500s.
I CAN ASSURE YOU OF THAT.
-COMING ABOARD. -WHOO!
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[ SAT PHONE RINGING ]
THIS COULD BE MY BROTHER, HOPEFULLY.
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HELLO, WIZARD.
I GOT YOU FINE.
WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU IN A SPELL.
I MOVED 'EM UP THE HILL...
NOPE.
[BLEEP] HE'S JUST A [BLEEP] JACKASS.
YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS ARE LIKING WHAT THEY'RE SEEING.
IT'S NICE BIG CRAB.
AND IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO BE
ROLLING OUT OF HERE WITH THE GEAR.
YEAH!
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BUT THE ICE IS COMING DOWN,
THIS SUPER SNOW MOON BARRELING DOWN ON TOP OF US
HAS GOT A LOT TO DO WITH IT.
OH, MY EYE.
IT'S NOT GONNA STOP FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
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