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What do you say, Vernon?
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Welcome.
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Two new arrivals
on the Golden Coast.
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Each with dreams.
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I'll give you
a full day's pay,
free, if you'll take me.
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And stars in their eyes.
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I'm definitely excited.
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I am not nervous yet.
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But will they make it
on mining's toughest stage?
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Cause to mess up out here
is to die.
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There is drama.
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I literally
in a plastic bag this morning.
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There is love.
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I swear to God
I think we still have
a future together.
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I just don't know.
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Better take my temperature.
I got a fever.
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There is riches.
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Gold fever.
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And there is danger.
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I can see the hospital
right there.
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That's good news.
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Somebody on this boat
is going to die.
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Now on
As The Bering Sea Churns.
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A long stretch
of rough sea conditions
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put a squeeze
on the miners plans for summer
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as the gold has been hard
to come by.
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Now as Mother Nature opens
a window to opportunity,
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each member of the fleet
is looking to make
the most of it.
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Weather is good again.
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It's a calm day.
The visibility
should be improving.
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So we'll get out there
and see how she rolls.
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For Emily Riedel,
that means expanding her team.
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So this morning heading
to the airport to pick up
one Miss Jane Kilcher.
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I asked her to come up.
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She's a good friend of mine,
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and she's gonna help me
stand on the boat
for the rest of the season.
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I definitely need some
additional help,
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and it would be great
to have Jane around.
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I mean she's a hard core chick.
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I've set the bar
at 250 ounces this season.
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It will be a struggle
for sure,
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especially with the weather
the way that it is.
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But I think we can do it.
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I'm building a family,
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so I need to build a legacy
to go with it as well.
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I think the plane
is on the ground.
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So I think
she'll be rolling out
with her luggage here.
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In order to get
where I need to be,
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I need to add a new member
to the team.
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So I'm bringing up my friend
Jane Kilcher.
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She's someone I trust.
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She is a good friend of mine.
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And she'll bring
an Alaskan frontier attitude
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to this business,
which I think is much needed.
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- Janny.
- Hey.
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Hey hey.
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Hotter than I thought.
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Yes it is.
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It's only cause
you have your nice
feather jacket on.
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Jane Kilcher has been living
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the Alaska frontier life
for years.
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It's too big for us
to bring it on board.
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I want to shoot it.
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Tackling every challenge
that's come her way.
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And always in her own
unique style.
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Come on, move.
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Move.
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Excited to see muskox
and baby muskox.
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But I've never been
on a dredge ever.
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Not even--
not even been close to one.
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Not only have I never been
on dredge.
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I'm kind of going in blind.
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I didn't even like
look it up.
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So obviously Jane knows
absolutely nothing
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about gold mining,
but she is an Alaskan
to the core.
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She has had this badass,
do it yourself life.
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She was a commercial fisherman
for a while,
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and then she's been living
on a homestead
for a long time.
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She's not afraid of anyone
or anything.
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She's perfect for Nome
and perfect for gold mining.
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Was that your?
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Uh. Yeah.
That's our boat.
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Yeah, that's the Eroica.
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How is it Eroica?
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Yeah, uh, well,
at least they don't say Eroica.
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No, unless there's a lot
of PDA on your boat.
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I mean...
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I'm definitely excited.
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I'm not nervous yet,
but I'm looking over
at the dredge,
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this looks like
a floating shack.
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Well, dredging, the...
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You can say dredging, yeah.
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So we're going dredging.
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The action of dredging.
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You could call it sucking,
but that's...
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We're not sucking.
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- Well...
- A little bit.
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Yeah, dubious.
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Back to harbor.
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Honestly, I wonder
what people on the boat
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are gonna make of Jane.
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There is definitely never
quite been anyone like
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Jane on the Eroica
or on any other boat
in the world really.
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We're about
to do a shift change,
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so this is perfect time
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to kind of show her
around the boat.
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How do you even dredge?
I've never been on one.
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I'm gonna see how it works.
So I'm excited.
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The lease is like
a mile by a mile,
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and we're pretty close to it.
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It's like a three mile trip.
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Most important thing
for Jane today
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is to get acclimated
to the way
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the dredge works
as quickly as possible.
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Oh, we're almost there.
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Because we just don't have
a lot of time to slow down
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and teach her what's up.
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Time on the sluice box
is too precious,
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so she's just gonna
have to like jump right in,
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sink or swim, see how it goes.
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There's no rails on the boat,
bothers me greatly.
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I guess
I'll be doing this a lot.
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Very rustic.
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Okay.
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Like Darth Vader over here.
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That's him breathing?
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Oh.
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Yeah.
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That's what's making
the air for the diver.
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Afraid he's gonna stop breathing.
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My initial thoughts
is I can see the hospital
right there,
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that's good news.
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Yeah.
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...Straight to the hospital.
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We're dredging.
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But Emily
is not the only miner
adding manpower.
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Hey, Bryan,
hey let's go pick up Gary.
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Yeah, I saw the plane land
a couple of minutes ago,
so he
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ought to be getting his bag.
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Vernon Adkison
is bringing in a heavy hitter
in hopes of upping his game.
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Time getting short.
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The gold of getting cold
and we need to bring it up.
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Get the show on the road.
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It's been blowing like,
like a blue ball banshee,
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but I think that wind is just
about blown itself out.
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The ocean is laid down,
it's go time, it's show time,
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it's time to get the gold.
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The start of the season
has been rough.
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I am looking to get
300 ounces.
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I am looking to move
into the top tier
here in Nome.
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But so far it's been
one gut punch after another.
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But I am stepping up big.
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There is Gary.
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He is travelling light.
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Yeah, buddy, get some gold.
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Nice.
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Yeah.
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I'm expanding my dive team.
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I'm bringing in one of my aces
Gary Simpson.
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That ought to put us back
in the fast lane.
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Hey, Gary.
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It's good to be back.
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We got the team back
together, we'll start moving.
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And that's
what it's all about,
getting that gold.
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Gary is the beast.
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Oh! Wow!
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There is gold right here.
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There you are Gary.
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We've got to rename you,
you'll be the,
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Gary the gold gorilla.
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Now these two polar bears
in tow
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and good weather
in the forecast,
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we still have time
to make this season lift.
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I'm ready
to kick some ass out here,
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make some gold.
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Okay.
Everything ready to go?
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Yeah.
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Go out there
and get some gold.
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But the gold ship crew
is not alone in the harbor.
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How the hell are you?
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What do you say,
Vernon?
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You brought your weight belt
with you?
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No.
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Oh, that's the one thing
I couldn't bring.
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It's too heavy.
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But I wanted too
because I brought
every damn thing else,
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you could believe that.
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This voice calls out.
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And I know this voice,
even though it's been years
since I heard it.
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Oh, God, it's Dave Thompson.
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We call him Hurricane Dave.
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Hands down
the most intense man
I've ever known.
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We're talking,
hold on to your life
kind of intensity.
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Hey it is damn
good to see you, my friend.
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Dammit, brother.
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I've been waiting nine years
to do this Vernon.
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Nine [bleep] damn years.
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Yeah,
that's a long time to wait.
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I'm telling you, look,
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it is so good to see you.
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Well, it's good to see you,
too, Dave.
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Dave, he made
a memorable impression
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when he was out here
mining for me
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almost a decade ago.
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I'd love to offer
my services.
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No promises.
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But you're invited
to come down
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tomorrow morning
at about eight.
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Okay.
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So I am going
to get off your boat,
leave you guys alone,
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you all can talk about me
and decide whether,
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oh no, this idiot, no, no.
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It started with him
completely losing it
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when he was unimpressed
with our equipment that
we had on hand.
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My God, my God,
I can't believe it.
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They don't have
a weight belt.
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My God.
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Now to his credit,
he did manage
to pull it together.
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Let me get down there
and find out what's going on.
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Come back
and attempt one dive.
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But it all went to hell
in a hand basket.
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Pretty damn fast after that.
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Yeah, we got 60 pounds
of air up here Dave.
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What's up?
60 psi, 60.
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Yeah.
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All right, so this is it.
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It's over.
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I guess that's the end
of Dave.
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I thought
that was the last time
I'd ever see Dave.
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I mean,
why would I think otherwise?
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But lo and behold,
here he is as he lives
and breathes,
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all juiced up
and wound tighter than ever.
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And I have absolutely no idea
what he's doing here.
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I understand
you're gonna try
to leave the dock.
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Yeah.
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I'll give you
a full day's pay, free,
if you'll take me.
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Just let me see
what you're doing.
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That's it.
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Don't pay me a thing.
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You don't even have
to buy me a drink.
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All right.
Well, well, here's the deal.
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You're welcome to come
and observe and see
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how we do it and like I said,
we'll get things going.
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Well, if you're interested
in taking me on, Vernon,
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I'm all for that.
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After that,
I'll have to figure out
what I can do.
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If I can work with you
if we can figure
all this out,
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all the better,
because I really like you.
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And if we can't,
because you can't use me,
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I understand that too.
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Yeah.
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All right.
253
00:12:27,318 --> 00:12:28,939
Let's go have some fun.
254
00:12:28,939 --> 00:12:30,353
- That's what I am saying.
- Okay?
255
00:12:30,353 --> 00:12:31,422
Yeah.
256
00:12:31,422 --> 00:12:32,560
Oh, well, let me give the...
257
00:12:32,560 --> 00:12:33,732
Let me get out of your way.
258
00:12:33,732 --> 00:12:35,318
There's not much
I can do here,
259
00:12:35,318 --> 00:12:37,215
except stand around and watch.
260
00:12:37,215 --> 00:12:40,077
I don't want to stick my hands
where they don't belong.
261
00:12:40,077 --> 00:12:41,422
- So...
- Yeah, good stuff.
262
00:12:41,422 --> 00:12:43,318
Just lay low until
we get going here.
263
00:12:45,215 --> 00:12:47,318
I started this season
light on crew,
264
00:12:47,318 --> 00:12:50,077
but now I've got more divers
than I know what to do with.
265
00:12:50,077 --> 00:12:52,698
I don't know if Dave
will ultimately make the cut.
266
00:12:54,077 --> 00:12:56,491
I mean, the guy
is a commercial sponge diver.
267
00:12:56,491 --> 00:13:00,836
He's legit, but he's nuttier
than a squirrel on mushrooms.
268
00:13:00,836 --> 00:13:04,249
So we'll just have to see
how this goes.
269
00:13:04,249 --> 00:13:05,594
All right here we go boys.
270
00:13:13,387 --> 00:13:15,594
I came back to get the gold.
271
00:13:15,594 --> 00:13:17,387
That's it.
272
00:13:17,387 --> 00:13:18,836
I came here nine years ago
273
00:13:18,836 --> 00:13:20,525
when I first found out
about this.
274
00:13:22,215 --> 00:13:24,215
Didn't work out back then.
275
00:13:24,215 --> 00:13:27,491
I didn't fail, I learned.
276
00:13:27,491 --> 00:13:28,732
Who is it that said that?
277
00:13:30,180 --> 00:13:34,629
Right, Nelson Mandela
once said, "I don't lose.
278
00:13:34,629 --> 00:13:38,146
I only win or learn."
279
00:13:38,146 --> 00:13:40,111
I didn't lose nine years ago.
280
00:13:40,111 --> 00:13:44,353
I learned everything
I needed to, to come back here
and try again.
281
00:13:45,663 --> 00:13:47,629
And here I am, we'll see.
282
00:13:50,422 --> 00:13:52,284
It's a hell of a boat
you got here, Vernon.
283
00:14:08,974 --> 00:14:11,560
There's good gold
all around out there.
284
00:14:11,560 --> 00:14:13,525
We'll get on something.
285
00:14:13,525 --> 00:14:16,180
While seas are calm
in the east,
286
00:14:16,180 --> 00:14:19,111
out west on Tomcod,
287
00:14:19,111 --> 00:14:22,974
growing swells
are making conditions
not too swell.
288
00:14:26,284 --> 00:14:27,491
But back in the harbor.
289
00:14:29,663 --> 00:14:31,422
We're here at the barge,
ready to go,
290
00:14:31,422 --> 00:14:32,974
and we're on standby
291
00:14:32,974 --> 00:14:36,870
until the ocean calms down
just a little bit more.
292
00:14:36,870 --> 00:14:40,387
One captain
is still hoping to get back
on the water.
293
00:14:40,387 --> 00:14:42,629
You know, there's pretty
big swells out there
294
00:14:42,629 --> 00:14:44,525
and it will just kick
our ass all day with.
295
00:14:45,698 --> 00:14:48,180
We are so close to going,
it's disgusting.
296
00:14:50,111 --> 00:14:51,629
Now's it not the time
to go out.
297
00:14:51,629 --> 00:14:53,905
You know,
if I was to try and push it,
298
00:14:53,905 --> 00:14:56,629
I can actually break something
on the barge.
299
00:14:57,974 --> 00:14:59,215
Well I don't give two [bleep]
300
00:14:59,215 --> 00:15:00,698
I just want to get
on the water.
301
00:15:02,939 --> 00:15:05,249
This is gut wrenching.
302
00:15:06,870 --> 00:15:10,284
I went for the brass ring,
and so far
it's been a disaster.
303
00:15:10,284 --> 00:15:14,043
Right now, I owe 125,000
in three weeks
just to keep going.
304
00:15:14,043 --> 00:15:17,767
So I'm enacting
a two-prong plan just
to get back on track.
305
00:15:17,767 --> 00:15:22,353
Get the Mistress
and the Reaper
on the water today.
306
00:15:22,353 --> 00:15:24,353
But James is crying
that it's too rough
307
00:15:24,353 --> 00:15:25,594
to take the Mistress out.
308
00:15:26,836 --> 00:15:28,663
It's a freaking
excavator barge.
309
00:15:28,663 --> 00:15:30,284
Come on, man.
310
00:15:30,284 --> 00:15:31,318
Look at this.
311
00:15:34,008 --> 00:15:35,215
Go for it.
312
00:15:37,249 --> 00:15:38,525
Hey, what the [bleep].
313
00:15:40,180 --> 00:15:41,732
What the [bleep] dude,
you just said,
314
00:15:41,732 --> 00:15:43,387
we couldn't go
and they're going.
315
00:15:44,801 --> 00:15:47,180
I hate to be passed.
316
00:15:48,698 --> 00:15:50,560
We have to go.
We have to.
317
00:15:54,974 --> 00:15:57,043
Fire up
the thrust master, please.
318
00:15:58,801 --> 00:16:00,043
Okay, thank you.
319
00:16:01,422 --> 00:16:03,801
I hate to see
everybody going out.
320
00:16:03,801 --> 00:16:05,767
And my captain is a [bleep].
321
00:16:06,974 --> 00:16:08,767
It's really important for us
to get out there
322
00:16:08,767 --> 00:16:11,836
and make some money
because everybody
is going hungry.
323
00:16:11,836 --> 00:16:13,077
And I'm not even
joking around.
324
00:16:13,077 --> 00:16:14,180
We're going hungry.
325
00:16:14,180 --> 00:16:15,491
We need to start
making some gold.
326
00:16:15,491 --> 00:16:17,318
We have rent to pay.
Everybody's got bills.
327
00:16:17,318 --> 00:16:19,353
And we got a big payment
at the end of the month.
328
00:16:21,698 --> 00:16:23,698
Thank God
we're on our way out.
329
00:16:28,905 --> 00:16:31,353
Dude, we should
have been out here hours ago.
330
00:16:31,353 --> 00:16:32,905
Look at how flat this is.
331
00:16:34,043 --> 00:16:37,249
James is too conservative
for my liking.
332
00:16:37,249 --> 00:16:39,077
And I don't really give
333
00:16:39,077 --> 00:16:42,111
how much I have to argue
with James to get out here.
334
00:16:42,111 --> 00:16:43,939
I just don't want to hear
people bitching saying,
335
00:16:43,939 --> 00:16:45,732
I don't want to go out.
336
00:16:45,732 --> 00:16:47,767
And it's not that
I don't want to go out.
337
00:16:47,767 --> 00:16:50,284
I just want to be able
to go out and go mining.
338
00:16:50,284 --> 00:16:53,284
And I mean, I admit
you don't want to draft
339
00:16:53,284 --> 00:16:55,146
your $2 million operation.
340
00:16:55,146 --> 00:16:56,870
You definitely don't.
341
00:16:56,870 --> 00:16:59,801
But if your $2 million operation
342
00:16:59,801 --> 00:17:01,353
doesn't make any gold,
343
00:17:01,353 --> 00:17:04,215
it's a sack [bleep] you know,
so, you know,
344
00:17:04,215 --> 00:17:06,905
like it's, it's kind of like
a fine line
345
00:17:06,905 --> 00:17:10,491
of what we can get away
with this season.
346
00:17:10,491 --> 00:17:13,560
And I personally think
this boat is a battleship.
347
00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,215
It can handle
a lot of action.
348
00:17:15,215 --> 00:17:17,008
It can handle some damage.
349
00:17:17,008 --> 00:17:19,043
Is port spud ready to drop?
350
00:17:22,698 --> 00:17:23,870
Okay, we're on our spot.
351
00:17:23,870 --> 00:17:26,456
We're dropping the spud
into place.
352
00:17:26,456 --> 00:17:29,525
Every hour we're now running
is $400 that we lose.
353
00:17:29,525 --> 00:17:31,077
We're ready to turn
everything on
354
00:17:31,077 --> 00:17:32,939
and finally start making
some money.
355
00:17:36,353 --> 00:17:38,008
I'm ready for the shaker.
356
00:17:38,008 --> 00:17:39,146
Okay.
357
00:17:41,043 --> 00:17:42,146
Good.
358
00:17:45,594 --> 00:17:48,974
James really didn't even think
we were going out today.
359
00:17:48,974 --> 00:17:52,043
And I mean, I admit
there is a little bit
of a swell.
360
00:17:53,663 --> 00:17:55,491
What the
you expect this ocean
361
00:17:55,491 --> 00:17:57,663
to be like a lake thing
out here and make money.
362
00:18:09,456 --> 00:18:12,560
Dude, I'm just trying
to hold on and,
363
00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,077
you know, wait for these sets
to calm down a second.
364
00:18:15,077 --> 00:18:17,111
But I can't
dig in this.
365
00:18:17,111 --> 00:18:20,008
I'm getting
kicked out of me.
366
00:18:20,008 --> 00:18:22,905
Probably [bleep] break
something. 'Nother [bleep] big
set coming in.
367
00:18:22,905 --> 00:18:24,353
hold on Michael.
368
00:18:39,422 --> 00:18:40,629
Yeah. Hang on.
369
00:18:43,318 --> 00:18:44,422
I can't...
370
00:18:54,456 --> 00:18:55,939
The swells
are pretty deceiving.
371
00:18:55,939 --> 00:18:57,767
That's what I keep trying
to tell everybody.
372
00:18:57,767 --> 00:19:02,043
Right now this
these swells
are kicking our ass.
373
00:19:09,698 --> 00:19:11,043
Kelly?
374
00:19:11,043 --> 00:19:12,422
What's up?
375
00:19:14,318 --> 00:19:15,491
What's up?
376
00:19:15,491 --> 00:19:16,801
A little too rough.
377
00:19:16,801 --> 00:19:17,870
Yeah.
378
00:19:28,974 --> 00:19:33,146
God, these swells are
spuds and spud wells.
379
00:19:33,146 --> 00:19:34,732
This is gonna snap one.
380
00:19:46,870 --> 00:19:48,698
I don't know
what to do.
381
00:19:48,698 --> 00:19:50,008
I don't know what to do.
382
00:19:51,939 --> 00:19:56,180
I was kind of forced
to come out here and,
383
00:19:56,180 --> 00:20:00,801
you know, push it,
but I never wanted to.
384
00:20:00,801 --> 00:20:02,732
Yeah, okay.
385
00:20:02,732 --> 00:20:04,732
It is a little too swelly.
386
00:20:06,594 --> 00:20:07,801
Let's go home.
387
00:20:12,422 --> 00:20:14,111
I'm the boss
of this operation,
388
00:20:14,111 --> 00:20:16,111
and I have to make
tough calls.
389
00:20:16,111 --> 00:20:19,008
Kevin supplies money,
but he's back in the lower 48.
390
00:20:19,008 --> 00:20:22,008
So, look, it's just me now,
and I thought James was wrong,
391
00:20:22,008 --> 00:20:23,767
but this time it turned out
he was right.
392
00:20:25,353 --> 00:20:26,870
Those swells
don't look like much,
393
00:20:26,870 --> 00:20:28,353
but they're deceptive as hell.
394
00:20:29,836 --> 00:20:31,387
We're getting beat [bleep].
395
00:20:31,387 --> 00:20:32,698
But we'll stop for the morning
396
00:20:32,698 --> 00:20:34,180
and we'll go back
in a few hours.
397
00:20:34,180 --> 00:20:35,353
We've got to keep trying.
398
00:20:40,698 --> 00:20:42,836
Well [bleep] stop.
399
00:20:42,836 --> 00:20:45,767
I am sorry I keep pushing
us into things.
400
00:20:45,767 --> 00:20:47,974
And I got to get out of here
and make this work.
401
00:20:47,974 --> 00:20:50,560
And I get bummed out
when I feel like
I'm working for free.
402
00:20:54,939 --> 00:20:57,422
Eventually I'm gonna get
tired of saying I told you so,
403
00:20:57,422 --> 00:20:58,836
and something major
is gonna break
404
00:20:58,836 --> 00:21:01,491
and they're gonna look at me
and oh my god, well,
405
00:21:01,491 --> 00:21:03,146
what [bleep] did you expect?
406
00:21:03,146 --> 00:21:06,043
I think Kris is gonna
hopefully start listening.
407
00:21:06,043 --> 00:21:09,318
And if he start
to see the reality,
408
00:21:09,318 --> 00:21:10,422
no matter what I do,
409
00:21:10,422 --> 00:21:12,629
what I say, I don't think
they're ever gonna
410
00:21:12,629 --> 00:21:16,422
understand the ocean
and what it's like to work
on a [bleep] splendid barge.
411
00:21:18,111 --> 00:21:19,767
It's not a dredge,
we're not on anchor.
412
00:21:21,077 --> 00:21:23,836
It's just depressing,
you know, very depressing.
413
00:21:23,836 --> 00:21:25,456
We didn't make
any money at all.
414
00:21:29,146 --> 00:21:31,939
So I'm on an expensive
boat ride with no drinks.
415
00:21:40,939 --> 00:21:43,008
Wow, amazing.
416
00:21:45,215 --> 00:21:48,043
Oh, it actually
looks pretty good, huh?
417
00:21:48,043 --> 00:21:50,284
While he waits
for swells to die down,
418
00:21:50,284 --> 00:21:52,077
Kris Kelly has got
another shot
419
00:21:52,077 --> 00:21:55,215
at testing the new Reaper
in the flat waters
of the harbor.
420
00:21:56,663 --> 00:21:58,663
Feeling real lucky
it should.
421
00:21:58,663 --> 00:22:00,560
You're permitted
to come aboard.
422
00:22:02,387 --> 00:22:04,939
Well, we're just gonna test
start up the engines,
423
00:22:04,939 --> 00:22:08,146
test everything out,
make sure we have
no major problems.
424
00:22:13,767 --> 00:22:15,560
To make
Reaper Nation a reality,
425
00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,663
it's supposed to be
a two-pronged assault.
426
00:22:17,663 --> 00:22:18,905
I head up the Mistress.
427
00:22:18,905 --> 00:22:20,767
My dad and brother
run the Reaper.
428
00:22:20,767 --> 00:22:22,387
The swells are too big
for the Mistress.
429
00:22:22,387 --> 00:22:24,698
I'm gonna see if those clowns
got the Reaper ready.
430
00:22:26,215 --> 00:22:28,939
Judging by the fact my dad
was too lazy to show up,
431
00:22:28,939 --> 00:22:30,249
I'm not optimistic.
432
00:22:34,077 --> 00:22:37,249
Well, do you need
to shorten that anchor line
433
00:22:37,249 --> 00:22:40,318
on that back
because that's way
too [bleep].
434
00:22:40,318 --> 00:22:43,043
Start to prime the system
and let's go through
the motions.
435
00:22:57,870 --> 00:22:58,974
There's no gas in it.
436
00:22:58,974 --> 00:23:00,180
No, I thought Dad...
437
00:23:00,180 --> 00:23:01,525
I'm not gonna say it dude.
438
00:23:04,491 --> 00:23:05,560
Okay, let's...
439
00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:07,870
We obviously
didn't come prepared.
440
00:23:07,870 --> 00:23:09,870
No, because, you know,
you ask dad to do
441
00:23:09,870 --> 00:23:11,215
the simplest thing
and he can't do it.
442
00:23:21,387 --> 00:23:22,905
Hop that thing.
443
00:23:22,905 --> 00:23:24,043
Idle up.
444
00:23:31,318 --> 00:23:33,180
The hose is like
three feet too long
445
00:23:33,180 --> 00:23:35,387
because it's just binding up
on everything.
446
00:23:35,387 --> 00:23:37,525
You guys have
everything off [bleep].
447
00:23:39,974 --> 00:23:42,180
Have a go at dad
not me.
448
00:23:42,180 --> 00:23:44,422
Buddy, in order for us
to succeed this season,
449
00:23:44,422 --> 00:23:47,180
we're gonna not
have to blame things
on our dad.
450
00:23:47,180 --> 00:23:49,043
Oh, well,
he's the one
that [bleep] it up,
451
00:23:49,043 --> 00:23:50,215
whom I supposed to blame,
Kris?
452
00:23:50,215 --> 00:23:51,905
Well, you're supposed
to do it yourself.
453
00:23:54,284 --> 00:23:56,801
Two major things
I've noticed
with this test so far.
454
00:23:56,801 --> 00:23:59,077
One, the Reaper
is a dumpster fire.
455
00:23:59,077 --> 00:24:02,215
Nothing is set up right,
the system is messed up.
456
00:24:02,215 --> 00:24:05,180
And two, Andy's instinct
is just blame my dad.
457
00:24:06,456 --> 00:24:07,905
Yes, my dad is a disaster.
458
00:24:07,905 --> 00:24:09,180
We know that.
459
00:24:09,180 --> 00:24:11,767
But Andy needs to step up
and start acting
like a captain.
460
00:24:11,767 --> 00:24:13,836
Time for me
to crack the whip.
461
00:24:13,836 --> 00:24:15,422
You have too much
rope on this.
462
00:24:15,422 --> 00:24:16,870
You need to shorten this up.
463
00:24:16,870 --> 00:24:18,767
that whole set up
is not gonna work.
464
00:24:18,767 --> 00:24:20,353
Try doing that
when the waves are big
465
00:24:20,353 --> 00:24:21,456
and you're gonna be sorry.
466
00:24:21,456 --> 00:24:22,629
You need clamps for that.
467
00:24:22,629 --> 00:24:24,594
That cleat is not gonna
support the anchor.
468
00:24:24,594 --> 00:24:27,870
Of course you guys put
the battery on the foul line.
469
00:24:27,870 --> 00:24:30,974
You didn't even try to dial
this boat in at all.
470
00:24:30,974 --> 00:24:32,629
That rope needs
to come up.
471
00:24:32,629 --> 00:24:34,077
The pickup points are wrong.
472
00:24:34,077 --> 00:24:36,836
The foot valves,
the crane at the front,
473
00:24:36,836 --> 00:24:40,043
the gas, I don't even think
that gas system is gonna work.
474
00:24:41,629 --> 00:24:44,249
Oh man,
this whole system is [bleep].
475
00:24:46,870 --> 00:24:48,491
You guys aren't gonna
make it anywhere.
476
00:24:48,491 --> 00:24:49,698
Pull that anchor up.
477
00:24:49,698 --> 00:24:51,836
Start the outboard.
Let's get back.
478
00:24:51,836 --> 00:24:54,422
Everything is
on this boat.
479
00:24:54,422 --> 00:24:57,215
That's what my dad
is good at.
480
00:24:57,215 --> 00:25:00,249
And all I'm hearing
is a lot of it blaming my dad
for all of this.
481
00:25:00,249 --> 00:25:01,698
What was that?
482
00:25:01,698 --> 00:25:04,043
All I'm hearing is everything
that's going wrong,
483
00:25:04,043 --> 00:25:06,215
you're just, that's dad's,
that's dad's fault,
that's dad's fault.
484
00:25:06,215 --> 00:25:07,767
That's dad's fault
is over there.
485
00:25:07,767 --> 00:25:09,560
You have to take accountability
for your own [bleep].
486
00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:10,767
I am [bleep].
487
00:25:10,767 --> 00:25:13,422
I need you
to [bleep] run this thing.
488
00:25:13,422 --> 00:25:15,905
Okay, well,
good job then.
489
00:25:15,905 --> 00:25:18,146
Good job at all this.
490
00:25:18,146 --> 00:25:19,801
Where is my other
partners then?
491
00:25:19,801 --> 00:25:21,111
Who is your other partner?
492
00:25:21,111 --> 00:25:23,387
You need to be able
to do this yourself.
493
00:25:23,387 --> 00:25:25,077
So why do I need dad
on the boat for then?
494
00:25:25,077 --> 00:25:26,905
Dude, you know,
it's like right now
stop worrying
495
00:25:26,905 --> 00:25:28,387
about dad all the time, you...
496
00:25:28,387 --> 00:25:30,043
What do I need him for?
497
00:25:30,043 --> 00:25:31,629
Well, what are you doing
on the boat,
498
00:25:31,629 --> 00:25:33,491
man everything
is all [bleep] up.
499
00:25:33,491 --> 00:25:35,180
You can't run this boat
by yourself.
500
00:25:35,180 --> 00:25:36,974
You obviously need dad.
501
00:25:36,974 --> 00:25:39,629
You obviously need him next
to you every second
502
00:25:39,629 --> 00:25:41,629
because why isn't everything
going?
503
00:25:41,629 --> 00:25:42,767
Everything that [bleep] up,
504
00:25:42,767 --> 00:25:44,043
but not everything
that's dad's work.
505
00:25:45,111 --> 00:25:46,180
Do you see
what I mean?
506
00:25:46,180 --> 00:25:48,249
Put the air compressor,
put the air lines.
507
00:25:48,249 --> 00:25:50,422
Oh, yeah, buddy,
that was all dad, not me.
508
00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,043
So if I have to go
over dad's work,
509
00:25:55,043 --> 00:25:56,111
what do I need dad for?
510
00:25:56,111 --> 00:25:57,456
You,
because you're...
511
00:25:57,456 --> 00:25:58,663
You guys are [bleep] equals.
512
00:25:58,663 --> 00:26:01,387
So obviously, you can't do
anything without dad,
513
00:26:01,387 --> 00:26:02,629
because right now dad
is not here.
514
00:26:02,629 --> 00:26:03,732
Nothing is working.
515
00:26:03,732 --> 00:26:05,767
Start the [bleep] please.
516
00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:21,043
How the
you think it went?
517
00:26:25,974 --> 00:26:28,836
We got to fix the water
on this boat.
518
00:26:28,836 --> 00:26:31,111
And we need to do it today.
519
00:26:31,111 --> 00:26:34,008
While things on the Reaper
are stirred up.
520
00:26:34,008 --> 00:26:35,387
On the other side
of the harbor.
521
00:26:37,767 --> 00:26:40,870
Security, security,
security, Little Irene,
522
00:26:40,870 --> 00:26:43,353
leaving the inner harbor,
heading for sea.
523
00:26:44,698 --> 00:26:46,180
Mr. Gold's gotten word,
524
00:26:46,180 --> 00:26:49,318
swells on the Tomcod
have receded.
525
00:26:49,318 --> 00:26:51,629
We finally got
a good weather window.
526
00:26:51,629 --> 00:26:54,525
Getting out,
we're going digging.
527
00:26:54,525 --> 00:26:57,387
And you don't have
to tell Mr. Gold twice.
528
00:26:57,387 --> 00:27:00,249
This is the one,
this is the run make some,
529
00:27:00,249 --> 00:27:01,905
something amazing happen.
530
00:27:03,043 --> 00:27:04,180
What's going to happen?
531
00:27:04,180 --> 00:27:07,732
We got high, high,
high north winds coming.
532
00:27:07,732 --> 00:27:09,560
You got to pull that
water out,
533
00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:12,008
it's gonna drop it down
and we're gonna be able
534
00:27:12,008 --> 00:27:14,456
to take out to that
next beach line
535
00:27:14,456 --> 00:27:17,043
that is just out of the reach
of the Myrtle.
536
00:27:18,456 --> 00:27:21,698
So I can hit that
next beach line
for four or five days,
537
00:27:21,698 --> 00:27:23,043
we're gonna do really well.
538
00:27:25,146 --> 00:27:26,836
The north winds
have come in.
539
00:27:26,836 --> 00:27:29,629
That calms the swells,
pushes the water out,
540
00:27:29,629 --> 00:27:32,077
and it's gonna allow me
to get to this beach line
541
00:27:32,077 --> 00:27:34,387
I've been wanting
to get to forever.
542
00:27:34,387 --> 00:27:37,629
It's been too deep,
inaccessible until now.
543
00:27:37,629 --> 00:27:41,111
And this spot should
be absolutely packed
with good stuff.
544
00:27:41,111 --> 00:27:43,111
And this is exactly
what we need.
545
00:27:43,111 --> 00:27:45,905
Since the Myrtle has been
on the bench
for at least a week.
546
00:27:49,974 --> 00:27:52,353
Just get another claim.
547
00:27:52,353 --> 00:27:54,663
I'm gonna start doing
some test pans.
548
00:27:54,663 --> 00:27:56,353
See what we got here.
549
00:28:02,284 --> 00:28:05,456
And it takes a while
to get used to everybody
does it different.
550
00:28:05,456 --> 00:28:07,422
Everybody likes their own
way of doing it.
551
00:28:08,663 --> 00:28:10,525
There should,
should be some gold here.
552
00:28:14,663 --> 00:28:16,663
We want to see a smiley face.
553
00:28:19,387 --> 00:28:21,836
Few pieces,
not what we're looking for.
554
00:28:26,767 --> 00:28:28,663
We're going to go ahead
and move.
555
00:28:29,905 --> 00:28:31,043
Oh, you're good, go up.
556
00:28:44,732 --> 00:28:46,146
Let me try another.
557
00:28:48,801 --> 00:28:50,698
Come on,
I want to see some cheese.
558
00:28:55,180 --> 00:28:58,008
I don't feel real hot about
how we're doing right now.
559
00:28:58,008 --> 00:29:02,594
But you know what,
if we keep pushing through
we're going to find it.
560
00:29:14,387 --> 00:29:16,249
No spot up.
561
00:29:17,353 --> 00:29:18,560
Crap.
562
00:29:23,353 --> 00:29:27,318
I got all my old points
on the GPS
from the Christine Rose.
563
00:29:30,594 --> 00:29:31,767
Let's go to that.
564
00:29:33,422 --> 00:29:36,043
Nine years ago I tried digging
in that area
565
00:29:36,043 --> 00:29:37,767
and there was really
good gold,
566
00:29:37,767 --> 00:29:42,284
but it was too deep a material
for the Christine Rose
to dig in.
567
00:29:42,284 --> 00:29:45,353
But I'm hoping that the Myrtle
is the machine
568
00:29:45,353 --> 00:29:47,629
that will dig in that area
really good.
569
00:29:47,629 --> 00:29:51,974
So we're gonna ahead,
get into the middle
of this area
570
00:29:51,974 --> 00:29:54,663
and see if we could get
to the bottom of it.
571
00:29:56,456 --> 00:29:57,663
Hopefully it's good.
572
00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:01,836
Myrtle is an absolute
game changer for me.
573
00:30:01,836 --> 00:30:04,353
It can go to the depths
of 25 feet
574
00:30:04,353 --> 00:30:07,146
where the Christine Rose
can only go to 19.
575
00:30:07,146 --> 00:30:09,663
And it has a six yard bucket.
576
00:30:09,663 --> 00:30:11,249
Those extra feet
are critical.
577
00:30:11,249 --> 00:30:13,939
It opens up ground
I've wanted to mine for years.
578
00:30:15,456 --> 00:30:17,456
All right boys,
we're in the spot.
579
00:30:20,767 --> 00:30:22,491
See what the hell
we can find here?
580
00:30:22,491 --> 00:30:24,974
Hoping to see some sand on top
581
00:30:24,974 --> 00:30:29,560
because all the suction
dredgers don't like sand,
582
00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:31,215
so they stay away from it.
583
00:30:32,284 --> 00:30:33,594
But this thing doesn't care
584
00:30:33,594 --> 00:30:35,698
whether there is two,
three feet of sand,
585
00:30:35,698 --> 00:30:37,146
it will dig
right through it.
586
00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:39,836
Oh, we got sand.
587
00:30:41,111 --> 00:30:44,939
Come on, show me some gravel
underneath there.
588
00:30:46,525 --> 00:30:48,905
Good, there is some
gravel under there.
589
00:30:48,905 --> 00:30:50,146
Yes, there is.
590
00:30:52,905 --> 00:30:55,525
If there is any gold in here,
it will be in this bucket.
591
00:31:13,146 --> 00:31:16,905
Yeah, that's what I am talking about.
592
00:31:16,905 --> 00:31:18,732
Uh-huh!
593
00:31:18,732 --> 00:31:20,008
That's some good stuff.
594
00:31:21,249 --> 00:31:23,870
Dylan has got a smile
on his face.
595
00:31:23,870 --> 00:31:26,387
There's only one thing
that puts a smile on my face.
596
00:31:31,387 --> 00:31:32,629
Fire everything up,
597
00:31:32,629 --> 00:31:38,008
prime the pump, make gold.
598
00:31:38,008 --> 00:31:39,146
Woo!
599
00:31:46,215 --> 00:31:47,456
We are good to go.
600
00:31:59,974 --> 00:32:01,111
Oh he is coming up.
601
00:32:02,698 --> 00:32:05,077
Wow, God,
that is some contraption.
602
00:32:06,594 --> 00:32:07,836
This is all very crazy.
603
00:32:07,836 --> 00:32:09,249
I'm gonna be using
that word a lot
604
00:32:09,249 --> 00:32:11,215
because that is what it is.
605
00:32:11,215 --> 00:32:12,663
But it's super cool.
606
00:32:12,663 --> 00:32:14,111
I am definitely afraid
to fall over.
607
00:32:16,491 --> 00:32:18,387
No, whaling.
608
00:32:18,387 --> 00:32:20,629
As captain Emily
expands the team,
609
00:32:20,629 --> 00:32:23,836
her newest recruit
is getting a crash course
in dredging.
610
00:32:27,663 --> 00:32:28,732
Yes.
611
00:32:30,318 --> 00:32:31,836
Oh, wow.
612
00:32:36,801 --> 00:32:38,215
Oh wow.
613
00:32:38,215 --> 00:32:40,180
Yeah.
Oh my God.
614
00:32:40,180 --> 00:32:41,387
This is a lot of gold.
615
00:32:41,387 --> 00:32:43,353
I just got here too.
616
00:32:43,353 --> 00:32:44,698
That's crazy, Emily.
617
00:32:44,698 --> 00:32:46,077
Get back to work guys.
618
00:32:47,353 --> 00:32:49,560
Oh my God, looks like
you're buying dinner.
619
00:32:51,180 --> 00:32:52,836
It can be life
altering to see gold
620
00:32:52,836 --> 00:32:54,767
in that sluice box
for the first time,
621
00:32:54,767 --> 00:32:56,043
and we're killing it today.
622
00:32:56,043 --> 00:32:58,422
So I think Jane
is loving it so far.
623
00:32:58,422 --> 00:33:02,353
And I think it's inevitable
she's gonna develop insane
gold fever.
624
00:33:05,732 --> 00:33:07,146
It's like a jewelry shop
down there.
625
00:33:07,146 --> 00:33:08,870
- It's so much gold.
- Yeah.
626
00:33:08,870 --> 00:33:11,525
So it's super nice to have
Jane's energy on the boat.
627
00:33:11,525 --> 00:33:13,594
She's funny.
She adds a lot of pizzazz.
628
00:33:13,594 --> 00:33:16,663
There has been a lot of surly,
minor dudes on this boat
629
00:33:16,663 --> 00:33:18,698
over the years,
so it's really nice to have
630
00:33:18,698 --> 00:33:21,249
a badass woman on the team.
631
00:33:21,249 --> 00:33:25,387
So this is a motor,
it's a 100 horse diesel motor,
632
00:33:25,387 --> 00:33:27,043
and it's connected
to the pump.
633
00:33:36,215 --> 00:33:37,836
Purred like a cat.
634
00:33:37,836 --> 00:33:39,974
Things are making sense.
635
00:33:39,974 --> 00:33:42,491
But I get is that
it's really loud on this boat
all the time.
636
00:33:51,629 --> 00:33:53,732
Oh, you did down here.
637
00:33:53,732 --> 00:33:54,905
Oh, it's heavy.
638
00:34:04,974 --> 00:34:06,180
Okay.
639
00:34:15,870 --> 00:34:18,077
What's my air pressure at?
640
00:34:18,077 --> 00:34:20,836
Looks like
the air pressure is at 200.
641
00:34:20,836 --> 00:34:22,318
200?
642
00:34:22,318 --> 00:34:23,629
20.
643
00:34:23,629 --> 00:34:26,767
I am gonna put my glasses on,
it's 20, seriously.
644
00:34:32,008 --> 00:34:33,456
I wonder if he knows
I'm eating his wheat thins.
645
00:34:41,077 --> 00:34:43,008
Okay, we weigh them.
646
00:34:43,008 --> 00:34:45,491
Yeah, so you can ask
them how the gold is.
647
00:34:45,491 --> 00:34:46,732
Okay.
648
00:34:46,732 --> 00:34:48,043
How the visibility is?
649
00:34:50,180 --> 00:34:51,525
How is the visibility?
650
00:34:55,698 --> 00:34:57,043
Ooh.
651
00:34:57,043 --> 00:34:58,491
How is the gold looking?
652
00:35:02,905 --> 00:35:04,491
Wow.
653
00:35:12,043 --> 00:35:13,629
Cause to mess up out here
is to die.
654
00:35:13,629 --> 00:35:14,698
That's awesome.
655
00:35:14,698 --> 00:35:16,215
Thanks, everybody.
656
00:35:16,215 --> 00:35:19,077
Thanks, Nome
and all your crazies.
657
00:35:19,077 --> 00:35:21,974
Like everybody here is crazy,
whoa, whoa, whoa, hands down.
658
00:35:21,974 --> 00:35:24,249
There is gold,
so I see why it's worth it.
659
00:35:24,249 --> 00:35:26,249
Looks like a jewelry shop
in the little sluice box.
660
00:35:26,249 --> 00:35:31,663
We have a beautiful day,
and everybody is getting
along on this boat.
661
00:35:31,663 --> 00:35:33,146
And there's lots of gold
in this sluice box.
662
00:35:33,146 --> 00:35:36,525
So, rock and rolling
down there.
663
00:35:38,180 --> 00:35:39,318
One mile east.
664
00:35:43,146 --> 00:35:45,801
We're looking
quite predictive.
665
00:35:45,801 --> 00:35:48,663
We're trying to find the spot
that we call easy gold.
666
00:35:48,663 --> 00:35:50,456
That's what we're doing.
667
00:35:50,456 --> 00:35:52,939
With his A team
finally reassembled
668
00:35:52,939 --> 00:35:54,698
and the wild card in the mix.
669
00:35:54,698 --> 00:35:58,629
Three forty seven,
we ought to be
getting pretty close.
670
00:35:58,629 --> 00:36:00,043
Yeah.
671
00:36:00,043 --> 00:36:02,629
Vernon Adkinson
is hoping for his first
672
00:36:02,629 --> 00:36:04,456
hot streak of the summer.
673
00:36:04,456 --> 00:36:08,353
I'm showing up about 800 feet
from the spot we got marked.
674
00:36:10,870 --> 00:36:14,629
We're looking for a location
I've deemed easy gold.
675
00:36:14,629 --> 00:36:17,422
It's a little spot
that I've kept up my sleeve
676
00:36:17,422 --> 00:36:22,008
just for an occasion like this
when we're desperate to get
on good stuff fast.
677
00:36:24,387 --> 00:36:25,801
All right, here we go boys.
678
00:36:25,801 --> 00:36:28,560
We are here back on that
easy gold site.
679
00:36:32,491 --> 00:36:34,801
Okay.
We're right over the spot.
680
00:36:34,801 --> 00:36:37,043
All right drop rear anchor. Good.
681
00:36:37,043 --> 00:36:39,008
Now the trick
is to set the anchor
682
00:36:39,008 --> 00:36:41,525
just right
so the boat will stay there.
683
00:36:41,525 --> 00:36:42,836
It's got a lot of current
out here,
684
00:36:42,836 --> 00:36:45,387
and we get drug
all over the place.
685
00:36:45,387 --> 00:36:47,318
Put out about 50 feet,
686
00:36:47,318 --> 00:36:50,111
and let's see
what this current is gonna do.
687
00:36:50,111 --> 00:36:52,870
The problem is the wind
and current spin the boat
688
00:36:52,870 --> 00:36:54,939
around like a rag doll.
689
00:36:54,939 --> 00:36:57,008
So you got to dump
the anchor ahead
690
00:36:57,008 --> 00:36:59,180
of where you want
the boat to end up.
691
00:36:59,180 --> 00:37:03,043
It's a precision art form,
but I've gotten it down
to a science.
692
00:37:05,353 --> 00:37:08,180
Right now I'm just letting
the current take us
693
00:37:08,180 --> 00:37:10,663
and settle into the anchor.
694
00:37:10,663 --> 00:37:12,043
And we'll stay here
pretty close
695
00:37:12,043 --> 00:37:13,629
to where we put this
damn thing.
696
00:37:24,111 --> 00:37:26,284
All right, then it is
coming around some.
697
00:37:27,353 --> 00:37:30,008
Eventually both anchors
will bite in,
698
00:37:30,008 --> 00:37:32,422
the boat will settle into
the land and that's where
699
00:37:32,422 --> 00:37:33,698
we'll stay for a while.
700
00:37:43,698 --> 00:37:46,008
The last time we let it
settle to the anchor,
701
00:37:46,008 --> 00:37:47,905
the anchor line
was going like that.
702
00:37:47,905 --> 00:37:50,111
This time it's over
in this direction.
703
00:37:50,111 --> 00:37:52,939
I think ultimately
it will settle back
704
00:37:52,939 --> 00:37:56,077
to where the anchor line
is leading in that direction.
705
00:37:56,077 --> 00:37:57,560
In the meantime,
706
00:37:57,560 --> 00:38:01,594
we got a stern line out
with a stern anchor on it,
707
00:38:01,594 --> 00:38:03,663
and hopefully
we'll stay here pretty close
708
00:38:03,663 --> 00:38:05,077
to where we put this
damn thing.
709
00:38:07,387 --> 00:38:08,594
We're holding
pretty good.
710
00:38:09,594 --> 00:38:11,732
Dave, you stand back there
and keep an eye on
711
00:38:11,732 --> 00:38:13,594
what's happening
with that anchor.
712
00:38:13,594 --> 00:38:15,353
Don't let me run
over that anchor line.
713
00:38:15,353 --> 00:38:16,491
You betcha.
714
00:38:18,043 --> 00:38:21,422
You always anchor
with the tide.
715
00:38:21,422 --> 00:38:23,732
The tide is coming in.
716
00:38:23,732 --> 00:38:25,974
The winds are coming
from the south.
717
00:38:25,974 --> 00:38:29,939
If he had anchored that way
on the other side
718
00:38:29,939 --> 00:38:32,836
of the cobble
he would have drifted
719
00:38:32,836 --> 00:38:34,180
right over top of it,
720
00:38:34,180 --> 00:38:37,008
but he anchored on top
of the cobble
721
00:38:37,008 --> 00:38:40,560
which is why the boat moved
east 56 feet.
722
00:38:41,801 --> 00:38:43,318
But I ain't arguing
with anybody.
723
00:38:43,318 --> 00:38:44,422
That ain't happening.
724
00:38:49,801 --> 00:38:52,353
It looks like
it's gonna hang
right about here.
725
00:38:52,353 --> 00:38:54,525
You know there is no sense
in fighting it anymore.
726
00:38:54,525 --> 00:38:55,870
It's like a damn toothache.
727
00:38:55,870 --> 00:38:58,284
We are here,
so let's just go ahead
728
00:38:58,284 --> 00:39:01,525
and get our stuff together
and get about our business.
729
00:39:04,077 --> 00:39:05,974
I am going to lower the jet
down into the water,
730
00:39:05,974 --> 00:39:08,560
and then we're fire it up,
and I'm going down.
731
00:39:12,284 --> 00:39:13,974
Be careful under there.
732
00:39:13,974 --> 00:39:16,870
Just keep track
of where that umbilical
is at all times.
733
00:39:16,870 --> 00:39:18,732
- Yeah.
- Try not to get hung up on it.
734
00:39:20,077 --> 00:39:21,629
I'm not beating
around the bush.
735
00:39:21,629 --> 00:39:23,629
We're getting killed
this summer so far.
736
00:39:24,801 --> 00:39:25,905
Feel good.
737
00:39:25,905 --> 00:39:29,077
Hopefully we're on that
easy gold site
738
00:39:29,077 --> 00:39:32,111
and Gary can drop down
and start filling that barge
739
00:39:32,111 --> 00:39:35,008
fast because God knows
we need it.
740
00:39:35,008 --> 00:39:36,525
Gary,
can you hear me?
741
00:39:36,525 --> 00:39:38,180
Yeah, I can hear you.
742
00:39:38,180 --> 00:39:39,422
Okay.
743
00:39:44,077 --> 00:39:45,180
Coming down.
744
00:39:50,387 --> 00:39:52,732
All right. All systems okay.
745
00:39:52,732 --> 00:39:54,008
All systems are go.
746
00:39:56,974 --> 00:39:58,387
Okay, everything feels good.
747
00:40:08,939 --> 00:40:11,698
Okay it's on
you're at 17.7 feet.
748
00:40:11,698 --> 00:40:13,456
- 18 feet.
- Okay.
749
00:40:31,180 --> 00:40:33,629
What the [bleep].
750
00:40:33,629 --> 00:40:35,594
I really don't like the way
it looks here.
751
00:40:38,732 --> 00:40:40,387
What [bleep] show.
752
00:40:51,939 --> 00:40:53,905
Okay, so standby I guess.
753
00:40:53,905 --> 00:40:55,732
We're trying to figure it
out right now.
754
00:40:57,111 --> 00:40:58,525
We slipped anchor bad.
755
00:40:59,767 --> 00:41:02,387
We're at 300 feet
from where we dropped.
756
00:41:02,387 --> 00:41:05,387
Yeah, I think what happened
when we turn the sluice on,
757
00:41:05,387 --> 00:41:07,629
power of the sluice
box moving the water
758
00:41:07,629 --> 00:41:09,387
kind of pushed us
and moved the boat.
759
00:41:12,249 --> 00:41:13,422
[bleep] Dammit.
760
00:41:16,836 --> 00:41:19,077
I don't know why in the hell
we're not on easy gold.
761
00:41:19,077 --> 00:41:21,870
I don't know
if the coordinates
were not right
762
00:41:21,870 --> 00:41:23,836
or if we're getting pushed off
by the current.
763
00:41:24,836 --> 00:41:26,249
But for whatever
the reason is,
764
00:41:26,249 --> 00:41:29,008
we're on more sand
than pebble beach right now.
765
00:41:31,525 --> 00:41:33,387
This is a polite way
of saying this.
766
00:41:35,077 --> 00:41:37,939
He does things
differently than I do.
767
00:41:37,939 --> 00:41:40,146
I would never
have set this boat
768
00:41:40,146 --> 00:41:42,249
up like this ever.
769
00:41:42,249 --> 00:41:45,284
We're sitting on a spot
that's worthless.
770
00:41:54,974 --> 00:41:57,422
Little excited. I got
a lot of things on the line.
771
00:41:57,422 --> 00:42:00,491
Our first real weather window
is opening up.
772
00:42:00,491 --> 00:42:04,146
It's a little bit cloudy,
cold, but the ocean is flat.
773
00:42:04,146 --> 00:42:05,353
I can go digging.
774
00:42:05,353 --> 00:42:07,836
Tide's pushed way out,
we can grab gold out
775
00:42:07,836 --> 00:42:09,249
that we never got
to grab before.
776
00:42:12,905 --> 00:42:14,560
So the waves kicked our ass
this morning
777
00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:16,594
and my dad
and brother's incompetence
778
00:42:16,594 --> 00:42:18,422
demoralized me even more.
779
00:42:20,284 --> 00:42:22,870
When we tested the Reaper
in the harbor,
780
00:42:22,870 --> 00:42:25,974
man, I was pissed,
and I'm trying
not to yell at everybody.
781
00:42:25,974 --> 00:42:27,629
I didn't see
what happened.
782
00:42:27,629 --> 00:42:30,215
Oh, nothing good.
Nothing good happened.
783
00:42:32,387 --> 00:42:34,732
So while these two idiots
are fixing everything,
784
00:42:34,732 --> 00:42:37,767
the currents died down
and I can go back
to work with the Mistress.
785
00:42:39,249 --> 00:42:42,180
And we're so far behind
to make those payments
in three weeks,
786
00:42:42,180 --> 00:42:43,801
we need
a record day today.
787
00:42:43,801 --> 00:42:46,077
So we're going back
to where we were finding gold
788
00:42:46,077 --> 00:42:47,456
before all this
stuff happened.
789
00:42:57,491 --> 00:42:59,043
Hell, yeah.
790
00:43:00,905 --> 00:43:02,111
I know.
791
00:43:03,008 --> 00:43:05,491
All right, finally, digging.
792
00:43:10,387 --> 00:43:11,939
Yeah, baby.
793
00:43:23,284 --> 00:43:27,146
I'm not really liking
this material.
It's really sandy.
794
00:43:27,146 --> 00:43:28,732
I'm gonna dig down
a little bit deeper
795
00:43:28,732 --> 00:43:30,146
and see what we get into.
796
00:43:33,491 --> 00:43:34,870
No big cobble.
797
00:43:34,870 --> 00:43:36,836
I don't know
if we're on gold yet.
798
00:43:36,836 --> 00:43:38,974
They have to tell me
if I'm on gold.
799
00:44:10,387 --> 00:44:12,663
You don't just come out here
800
00:44:12,663 --> 00:44:14,870
and land on gold
that's at there.
801
00:44:14,870 --> 00:44:16,732
You got to go prospect.
802
00:44:19,249 --> 00:44:20,456
Ready to rock and roll.
803
00:44:22,422 --> 00:44:24,043
Make that gold.
804
00:44:27,836 --> 00:44:31,318
Yeah, right now
it's all about feeling
around little.
805
00:44:31,318 --> 00:44:33,663
I feel roughly
some hard packs,
806
00:44:33,663 --> 00:44:35,146
some cobbles and something.
807
00:44:45,801 --> 00:44:47,146
He'll make it work, though.
808
00:44:54,111 --> 00:44:56,422
There's some bigger rocks
starting to show up,
809
00:44:57,318 --> 00:44:58,801
looks too clean, though.
810
00:45:03,111 --> 00:45:06,008
Being an owner
of an excavator barge
is brutal.
811
00:45:06,008 --> 00:45:08,560
Its less hands on control.
812
00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:10,836
With the suction dredge,
I can go underneath the water
813
00:45:10,836 --> 00:45:12,387
and find gold myself.
814
00:45:12,974 --> 00:45:15,111
There we go.
815
00:45:15,111 --> 00:45:18,077
With the Mistress,
all I can do
is test and watch,
816
00:45:18,077 --> 00:45:20,215
keep my fingers crossed
and hope.
817
00:45:20,215 --> 00:45:23,249
It's like a helpless feeling
while I watch us burn money.
818
00:45:32,594 --> 00:45:35,043
Man [bleep] this is soup.
819
00:45:52,180 --> 00:45:54,663
Yeah. I'm just trying to see
where they're lining up at.
820
00:45:54,663 --> 00:45:59,043
There might be something
they know that I don't know.
821
00:45:59,043 --> 00:46:01,767
You know, this could be
the edge of the paystreak
822
00:46:01,767 --> 00:46:03,698
and where they're heading
could be the beginning.
823
00:46:04,629 --> 00:46:07,318
So I'm gonna hit on that
same pay zone,
824
00:46:07,318 --> 00:46:10,215
and we'll try and stay
on the same course,
go east and west.
825
00:46:11,629 --> 00:46:14,525
You know what they say.
If you can't beat them,
join them.
826
00:46:14,525 --> 00:46:17,077
What James is doing
is perfectly legal.
827
00:46:17,077 --> 00:46:19,732
He's gonna line us up
on coordinates with Sean here.
828
00:46:21,043 --> 00:46:24,008
Hopefully the paystreak
extends all the way over here.
829
00:46:24,629 --> 00:46:26,284
We're getting closer.
830
00:46:27,422 --> 00:46:29,939
Almost in line
with the CR now.
831
00:46:31,215 --> 00:46:32,836
We're gonna try...
832
00:46:32,836 --> 00:46:33,974
All right.
833
00:46:33,974 --> 00:46:35,111
Can we try it here?
834
00:46:36,284 --> 00:46:40,043
I really need it.
Please pretty please.
835
00:46:40,043 --> 00:46:41,146
Hopefully we're on some gold.
836
00:46:41,146 --> 00:46:44,180
Oh... Can't be any worse
than the last find.
837
00:46:44,180 --> 00:46:45,353
I know
838
00:46:45,353 --> 00:46:47,008
I didn't see.
I saw two flakes.
839
00:46:47,008 --> 00:46:49,353
I saw a couple of specks,
but that was it.
840
00:46:49,353 --> 00:46:51,594
I had to re-pan it twice
to make sure I wasn't...
841
00:46:51,594 --> 00:46:53,629
Just to make sure, yeah.
842
00:46:59,284 --> 00:47:00,939
That felt like something.
843
00:47:03,870 --> 00:47:04,974
Oh, yeah.
844
00:47:04,974 --> 00:47:07,146
Maybe I'm getting
into something now.
845
00:47:12,939 --> 00:47:14,180
Wow.
846
00:47:34,456 --> 00:47:36,180
Was there a color?
847
00:47:41,939 --> 00:47:43,491
Make that gold.
848
00:47:45,870 --> 00:47:48,560
So yeah, James was right
about not going out earlier,
849
00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:50,387
and now he just got us
on the gold.
850
00:47:53,043 --> 00:47:54,939
So I'm gonna let him
do his thing.
851
00:47:54,939 --> 00:47:57,974
Let's put gold in the box
and finally make some money.
852
00:48:00,870 --> 00:48:02,318
Oh, yeah. Of course.
853
00:48:06,387 --> 00:48:08,249
I guess we're in it.
854
00:48:08,249 --> 00:48:10,215
Nice good coarse gold.
855
00:48:12,732 --> 00:48:14,215
Hell yeah.
856
00:48:25,974 --> 00:48:27,456
Ten miles east.
857
00:48:32,353 --> 00:48:35,008
Okay, Gary,
how does the bottom look?
858
00:48:36,249 --> 00:48:38,698
You know what?
859
00:48:38,698 --> 00:48:41,387
I'm looking right here,
and this looks like
it's been worked.
860
00:48:42,698 --> 00:48:45,594
Yeah, it's all been worked.
861
00:48:47,318 --> 00:48:51,594
Vernon Adkinson
is finding his easy
gold sweet spot
862
00:48:51,594 --> 00:48:53,008
is not so easy.
863
00:48:54,353 --> 00:48:58,077
We're on
top of our old holes.
Our winter hole.
864
00:48:58,077 --> 00:49:01,180
Yeah. These are
the coordinates I gave you
for winter.
865
00:49:02,939 --> 00:49:04,422
This exact spot.
866
00:49:07,353 --> 00:49:08,353
Yeah, that's right,
this is where
we worked in the winter.
867
00:49:08,353 --> 00:49:10,353
Okay.
868
00:49:10,353 --> 00:49:12,284
Crap. That sucks.
869
00:49:14,146 --> 00:49:17,249
Maybe I jinxed myself
by calling that's easy gold,
870
00:49:17,249 --> 00:49:20,353
because so far
it's been nothing
but a pain in the ass
871
00:49:20,353 --> 00:49:21,732
trying to get back on it.
872
00:49:21,732 --> 00:49:23,663
The first spot was all sand.
873
00:49:23,663 --> 00:49:27,043
Now we're
on top of a spot that we
cleared out over the winter.
874
00:49:27,043 --> 00:49:29,318
These currents
keep knocking us to hell
875
00:49:29,318 --> 00:49:32,629
and we can't get smack dab
on the coordinates.
876
00:49:32,629 --> 00:49:34,525
Honestly,
it's just not working.
877
00:49:35,560 --> 00:49:38,801
I think we're done, Gary.
878
00:49:38,801 --> 00:49:41,732
We're gonna pull out
and come back
879
00:49:41,732 --> 00:49:43,284
and give it another shot tomorrow.
880
00:49:44,870 --> 00:49:46,008
All right.
881
00:49:58,698 --> 00:50:01,318
It looks like
the anchor line is wrapped
around the hose.
882
00:50:03,249 --> 00:50:04,732
How in the hell
did the hose
883
00:50:04,732 --> 00:50:07,284
get behind the anchor line
like that?
884
00:50:07,284 --> 00:50:11,698
Okay, Bryan,
I'm gonna leave you
down here to monitor him.
885
00:50:11,698 --> 00:50:13,456
I'm going
to start up the engine.
886
00:50:13,456 --> 00:50:17,974
And I'll just
very slowly ahead
on it towards the anchor.
887
00:50:23,284 --> 00:50:27,215
One thing after another,
now the anchor line
has caught up around the hose.
888
00:50:27,215 --> 00:50:30,043
So, now we've got to get it
untwisted and back up.
889
00:50:30,939 --> 00:50:32,698
It's The Gong Show today.
890
00:50:40,767 --> 00:50:42,422
No. I am [bleep].
891
00:50:51,560 --> 00:50:52,836
He's got it.
892
00:51:00,974 --> 00:51:03,663
All right. Pull it up.
893
00:51:03,663 --> 00:51:06,456
Just side off,
don't bust the nuts.
894
00:51:06,456 --> 00:51:09,663
This is one of those days
you just want to forget.
895
00:51:09,663 --> 00:51:11,801
We'll head back to shore,
lick our wounds
896
00:51:11,801 --> 00:51:14,077
and see if we scared up
any gold at all.
897
00:51:22,043 --> 00:51:23,560
It's one of
those days, I know.
898
00:51:26,836 --> 00:51:28,767
I've got to say,
everybody performed
899
00:51:28,767 --> 00:51:31,974
about as well
as could be expected
under the circumstances.
900
00:51:32,663 --> 00:51:33,939
What?
901
00:51:35,008 --> 00:51:37,870
No [bleep] way
would I allow the
902
00:51:37,870 --> 00:51:41,180
that I've seen here today
on my boat.
903
00:51:41,180 --> 00:51:45,905
I do not dive in bubble gum
operations like this.
904
00:51:45,905 --> 00:51:48,663
And don't get me wrong,
I like Vernon.
905
00:51:49,284 --> 00:51:51,870
I like 'em all.
906
00:51:51,870 --> 00:51:56,387
They have a [bleep] up way
of doing things.
907
00:51:56,387 --> 00:52:00,284
Well, in any event,
it's obvious
908
00:52:00,284 --> 00:52:02,525
that there's no way
I can stay on this one,
909
00:52:02,525 --> 00:52:08,698
because somebody on this
boat is going to die,
910
00:52:08,698 --> 00:52:12,043
that somebody hasn't already,
911
00:52:12,043 --> 00:52:15,008
is only by the grace
of whatever God exists.
912
00:52:15,008 --> 00:52:17,939
In any event, I'm not gonna
make any money on this boat.
913
00:52:17,939 --> 00:52:21,801
And if I can't make any money,
I can't stay here.
914
00:52:21,801 --> 00:52:26,387
I'm gonna have to seriously
consider buying another
damn ticket and going home.
915
00:52:26,387 --> 00:52:31,249
So if I can't generate
a paycheck, I can't stay.
916
00:52:31,249 --> 00:52:33,974
And I dearly want to,
because I'm telling you,
917
00:52:34,836 --> 00:52:36,491
there's gold here.
918
00:52:36,491 --> 00:52:39,008
With the right operation,
there's gold here.
919
00:52:57,698 --> 00:52:59,111
Okay.
920
00:53:11,836 --> 00:53:13,422
On Claim 14.
921
00:53:13,422 --> 00:53:16,491
Mother Nature
may be putting an early kibosh
922
00:53:16,491 --> 00:53:18,801
on Jane's first day
of gold mining.
923
00:53:29,284 --> 00:53:30,594
Safety first.
924
00:53:32,801 --> 00:53:35,353
It's all fun and games
until somebody loses an eye.
925
00:53:35,353 --> 00:53:38,180
You'll be having a great day
out here and beautiful weather
926
00:53:38,180 --> 00:53:39,836
and then
the weather God decides
927
00:53:39,836 --> 00:53:43,043
to throw it all at you
928
00:53:43,043 --> 00:53:46,008
and you've got to roll out
as quickly as possible
before somebody gets hurt.
929
00:53:46,008 --> 00:53:47,939
That's how gold mining works.
930
00:53:50,353 --> 00:53:51,456
Yeah, okay.
931
00:53:56,318 --> 00:53:57,594
Yeah.
932
00:53:59,353 --> 00:54:01,422
We're gonna have you
idle down and come up.
933
00:54:04,905 --> 00:54:06,249
Yes. Copy that.
934
00:54:14,180 --> 00:54:16,111
Yeah, it's clearly
getting worse.
935
00:54:28,318 --> 00:54:30,111
Oh, my God.
You had two of 'em.
936
00:54:32,801 --> 00:54:36,215
Ooh. I'll add them
to the collection.
937
00:54:36,215 --> 00:54:37,767
Oh, my god.
938
00:54:37,767 --> 00:54:39,249
Look at this.
939
00:54:39,249 --> 00:54:41,422
I don't want the wind
to blow them.
940
00:54:41,422 --> 00:54:42,629
First day here.
941
00:54:42,629 --> 00:54:44,077
Pretty awesome day.
942
00:54:44,077 --> 00:54:46,249
The weather
is coming up, obviously,
943
00:54:46,249 --> 00:54:49,422
which can make it, you know,
horrible out here and unsafe.
944
00:54:49,422 --> 00:54:50,732
So we're going in.
945
00:55:14,905 --> 00:55:16,732
That's a lot of gold
in the sluice box.
946
00:55:17,456 --> 00:55:19,043
Better take my temperature.
947
00:55:19,043 --> 00:55:22,111
I got a fever, gold fever.
948
00:55:30,801 --> 00:55:32,422
Back out
on Tomcod.
949
00:55:40,663 --> 00:55:41,767
See it?
950
00:55:43,491 --> 00:55:44,801
Better,
we're getting better.
951
00:55:44,801 --> 00:55:45,905
We're getting down there.
952
00:55:45,905 --> 00:55:47,008
Yeah,
we're getting better.
953
00:55:47,008 --> 00:55:48,422
Yep.
954
00:55:48,422 --> 00:55:49,629
Thank God.
955
00:55:51,698 --> 00:55:55,594
I'm like the same line
as the Rose.
956
00:55:55,594 --> 00:55:58,698
So we'll try and stay
on the same course.
957
00:55:58,698 --> 00:56:01,905
As we're mining,
the gold keeps looking
better and better.
958
00:56:06,456 --> 00:56:08,663
That's big rock.
959
00:56:08,663 --> 00:56:11,111
This ground is
just ridiculously hard,
960
00:56:11,111 --> 00:56:14,353
super rocky,
but great pay.
961
00:56:16,353 --> 00:56:19,560
But the ground is brutal
and it's pushing
our old excavator
962
00:56:19,560 --> 00:56:20,698
to the limits.
963
00:56:22,180 --> 00:56:25,836
Old Betsy, you know,
she's getting tired,
964
00:56:25,836 --> 00:56:27,905
doesn't quite have
the digging power.
965
00:56:28,974 --> 00:56:31,008
I think
she is just old [bleep].
966
00:56:31,008 --> 00:56:36,284
Yeah, no horsepower,
dull teeth,
super hard grounds.
967
00:56:36,284 --> 00:56:38,939
That's just
a recipe for disaster.
968
00:56:40,974 --> 00:56:43,801
So basically, I know
this excavator
is on life support,
969
00:56:43,801 --> 00:56:46,698
but I have another one,
the Volvo,
and it's way better,
970
00:56:46,698 --> 00:56:49,111
but it's still being prepped
in the harbor
971
00:56:49,111 --> 00:56:52,215
and it won't be ready
for a couple of days.
972
00:56:52,215 --> 00:56:57,422
So, I need this girl to hold
on a little bit longer
for daddy, please.
973
00:56:58,698 --> 00:57:00,353
It's crazy.
That's all we need.
974
00:57:00,353 --> 00:57:02,525
We just need time
on [bleep] water.
975
00:57:04,146 --> 00:57:09,870
There we go baby,
treat her nice. I love you.
976
00:57:09,870 --> 00:57:11,180
Give me the gold.
977
00:57:12,249 --> 00:57:13,629
Hang in there.
978
00:57:20,146 --> 00:57:21,870
Jeez, you hear that?
979
00:57:21,870 --> 00:57:23,008
Yeah.
980
00:57:34,353 --> 00:57:35,767
Oh, what just happened?
981
00:57:35,767 --> 00:57:37,491
I think we just broke
the excavator.
982
00:57:38,870 --> 00:57:39,939
Did it break?
983
00:57:39,939 --> 00:57:41,560
Where am I leaking?
984
00:57:42,525 --> 00:57:44,249
Where am I leaking?
985
00:57:45,422 --> 00:57:46,629
I smell it.
986
00:57:49,698 --> 00:57:50,836
We're checking it out.
987
00:57:50,836 --> 00:57:52,525
There might be a problem
with the excavator,
988
00:57:52,525 --> 00:57:53,974
which I hope
to God there isn't.
989
00:57:59,491 --> 00:58:00,767
Is it bad?
990
00:58:24,698 --> 00:58:26,215
Get us out of here.
991
00:58:26,215 --> 00:58:28,043
Get back to the dock.
992
00:58:28,043 --> 00:58:30,870
This machine's done
for the season.
993
00:58:30,870 --> 00:58:34,525
We should have had the ex--
the other excavator
on the deck right now.
994
00:58:36,077 --> 00:58:37,215
Spud up.
995
00:58:39,870 --> 00:58:41,594
This isn't a minor
setback, dude.
996
00:58:41,594 --> 00:58:42,939
This is a catastrophe.
997
00:58:42,939 --> 00:58:45,077
We've been waiting
this whole [bleep] time
for good weather,
998
00:58:45,077 --> 00:58:46,353
and finally we make it.
999
00:58:46,353 --> 00:58:50,008
And now the hydraulic
oil cooler is cracked,
1000
00:58:50,008 --> 00:58:51,905
and it just sucks.
1001
00:58:51,905 --> 00:58:55,525
I'm trying not to yell
and scream
I am in a bad mood now.
1002
00:58:58,387 --> 00:58:59,560
We're gonna go in.
1003
00:58:59,560 --> 00:59:02,767
We're gonna rip this
excavator dinosaur
1004
00:59:02,767 --> 00:59:04,043
off the deck.
1005
00:59:04,043 --> 00:59:05,836
We're gonna put the Volvo
on here,
1006
00:59:05,836 --> 00:59:09,077
which all the way around
is a better machine
if it runs.
1007
00:59:11,146 --> 00:59:13,111
After 20 something
thousand dollars
1008
00:59:13,111 --> 00:59:15,318
invested in the piece of
it better [bleep] run.
1009
00:59:19,043 --> 00:59:21,215
Every day as an owner
of an excavator barge,
1010
00:59:21,215 --> 00:59:23,008
I learn something new.
1011
00:59:23,008 --> 00:59:25,353
Today, I'm learning,
I really don't know
that much
1012
00:59:25,353 --> 00:59:27,353
about running
an excavator barge.
1013
00:59:27,353 --> 00:59:29,318
I'm constantly getting
my ass kicked,
1014
00:59:29,318 --> 00:59:31,629
but all I can do
is keep learning these lessons
1015
00:59:31,629 --> 00:59:33,870
and try to keep
this operation alive.
1016
00:59:36,353 --> 00:59:38,629
I knew something bad
was gonna happen today.
1017
00:59:47,870 --> 00:59:49,008
In Nome Harbor.
1018
00:59:52,801 --> 00:59:55,008
Here we are
on a big adventure.
1019
00:59:55,008 --> 00:59:58,422
First day out with the Reaper,
the new Reaper.
1020
00:59:58,422 --> 01:00:01,180
Andy's gonna go down
and make us rich.
1021
01:00:02,870 --> 01:00:05,663
The morale's high
with crew cause Kris
isn't here.
1022
01:00:06,353 --> 01:00:07,939
It's actually really peaceful.
1023
01:00:07,939 --> 01:00:10,008
We're going out here,
we're gonna make it work today
1024
01:00:10,008 --> 01:00:13,801
and have a good, peaceful,
quiet day, that'd be nice.
1025
01:00:13,801 --> 01:00:17,008
After addressing
the captain's fixes,
1026
01:00:17,008 --> 01:00:20,491
the new and improved Reaper
sets off on her maiden voyage.
1027
01:00:21,870 --> 01:00:23,146
This boat is ready to go now.
1028
01:00:23,146 --> 01:00:25,870
He shouldn't have to
mess with it
for the next few years.
1029
01:00:30,491 --> 01:00:32,870
So Captain
bitched his little ass off,
1030
01:00:32,870 --> 01:00:34,801
how dad and I
prepped the Reaper.
1031
01:00:34,801 --> 01:00:36,732
So we did everything
he said to do.
1032
01:00:36,732 --> 01:00:39,836
So hopefully we'll get
some gold in the box
unlike, you know, who.
1033
01:00:40,663 --> 01:00:42,249
See you guys later.
1034
01:00:42,249 --> 01:00:43,422
Look there it is.
1035
01:00:43,422 --> 01:00:45,180
You want to see
what a waste of money
looks like?
1036
01:00:45,180 --> 01:00:47,422
Just cast your eyes
on that [bleep] bucket.
1037
01:00:49,353 --> 01:00:52,146
They're all standing around,
five crew members,
1038
01:00:52,146 --> 01:00:53,422
all waiting to get paid.
1039
01:00:53,422 --> 01:00:54,974
No one's working.
1040
01:00:54,974 --> 01:00:57,870
Wow. There's the captain himself.
1041
01:00:59,043 --> 01:01:01,043
You look good at the harbor.
1042
01:01:03,111 --> 01:01:05,939
Thanks. See you later captain.
1043
01:01:05,939 --> 01:01:07,560
Call us.
1044
01:01:07,560 --> 01:01:09,629
We'll be out making gold.
1045
01:01:09,629 --> 01:01:11,111
And now
they're working hard,
1046
01:01:11,111 --> 01:01:13,077
cause he looks embarrassed
because we're on the water.
1047
01:01:13,077 --> 01:01:14,249
Now I'm on the water.
1048
01:01:14,249 --> 01:01:16,043
Yeah. Now he's got
a lot to live up to.
1049
01:01:16,043 --> 01:01:18,629
Oh, yeah, now
he'll [bleep] Damn,
he is on the water now.
1050
01:01:18,629 --> 01:01:19,732
Hurry up, guys.
1051
01:01:19,732 --> 01:01:21,180
Oh, dude,
my clean out.
1052
01:01:21,180 --> 01:01:22,801
I'll beat them every time.
1053
01:01:22,801 --> 01:01:24,008
Let's do it.
1054
01:01:27,560 --> 01:01:31,732
Line me up with that
buoy right where
that is right there,
1055
01:01:31,732 --> 01:01:33,905
a little orange buoy.
1056
01:01:33,905 --> 01:01:35,180
That's one of Kris'.
1057
01:01:44,732 --> 01:01:45,836
There you go.
1058
01:01:45,836 --> 01:01:47,180
Oh yeah.
1059
01:01:49,698 --> 01:01:50,767
How's it looking?
1060
01:02:10,387 --> 01:02:12,560
So I did everything
my brother said to do.
1061
01:02:12,560 --> 01:02:14,008
Hooked up everything
the way he wanted.
1062
01:02:14,008 --> 01:02:15,663
Now, my boat's
front heavy
1063
01:02:15,663 --> 01:02:17,353
and basically
under the water.
1064
01:02:17,353 --> 01:02:18,663
Hey, don't blame me.
1065
01:02:18,663 --> 01:02:20,974
Hopefully his other ideas
didn't screw up things
too bad.
1066
01:02:29,836 --> 01:02:31,077
Let's go.
1067
01:02:48,801 --> 01:02:51,111
The pressure is good,
120 pounds.
1068
01:02:52,629 --> 01:02:54,318
All right.
1069
01:02:54,318 --> 01:02:57,215
So far, so good.
Knock on wood.
1070
01:02:57,215 --> 01:03:00,939
The box is running,
everything's running
all right.
1071
01:03:00,939 --> 01:03:04,043
Hopefully Andy
puts us on big gold
right now.
1072
01:03:04,043 --> 01:03:05,939
Everything's working good
up here.
1073
01:03:07,629 --> 01:03:09,387
How's the visibility Andy?
1074
01:03:09,387 --> 01:03:11,767
Visibility sucks,
but I can see.
1075
01:03:15,008 --> 01:03:16,939
What's the bottom
looking like?
1076
01:03:20,939 --> 01:03:23,043
What's that mean?
No cobble?
1077
01:03:34,525 --> 01:03:36,043
My brother is [bleep]
1078
01:03:42,870 --> 01:03:44,698
What's the matter, Andy.
1079
01:03:44,698 --> 01:03:46,146
You okay?
1080
01:04:09,698 --> 01:04:12,077
Okay, I'm gonna get
the hell out of here.
1081
01:04:24,939 --> 01:04:26,525
So what do you
want to do?
1082
01:04:29,732 --> 01:04:31,491
This is complete garbage.
1083
01:04:31,491 --> 01:04:33,284
The water heater is crap.
1084
01:04:33,284 --> 01:04:35,043
The front of our boat
is dipping
1085
01:04:35,043 --> 01:04:37,008
and what the hell
is my brother with his buoys?
1086
01:04:37,008 --> 01:04:38,215
I don't understand that.
1087
01:04:38,215 --> 01:04:40,318
It's a bunch of rocks, dude.
What is he, stoned?
1088
01:04:41,836 --> 01:04:43,215
- What the hoses?
- Yeah.
1089
01:04:43,215 --> 01:04:44,353
Too much float on it?
1090
01:04:44,353 --> 01:04:45,491
Yep.
1091
01:04:45,491 --> 01:04:46,629
So we gotta cut the float?
1092
01:04:46,629 --> 01:04:48,905
That's Kris' idea, two floats
on each side. Too light,
1093
01:04:50,043 --> 01:04:52,525
What the
he keeps
everything up.
1094
01:04:56,663 --> 01:04:57,939
It was good the way it was.
1095
01:04:57,939 --> 01:05:00,077
That's the last time
we listened to Kris.
1096
01:05:00,077 --> 01:05:03,180
We can't listen
to a failed captain
on a failed boat.
1097
01:05:05,525 --> 01:05:08,560
We should have probably named
this boat the SS Kris Kelly.
1098
01:05:12,043 --> 01:05:13,215
On the Tomcod.
1099
01:05:22,870 --> 01:05:25,422
Feels good to be back
out on the sea,
1100
01:05:25,422 --> 01:05:27,974
digging, making money.
1101
01:05:27,974 --> 01:05:29,525
The Myrtle's
digging deep
1102
01:05:31,008 --> 01:05:34,077
and the captain is digging
what he's seeing.
1103
01:05:34,077 --> 01:05:38,111
I mean, the Myrtle's
been sitting here all lonely
1104
01:05:38,111 --> 01:05:43,111
and sad hasn't been running,
but now she's happy,
back up and running.
1105
01:05:43,111 --> 01:05:44,560
Got dirt going through
the box.
1106
01:05:48,732 --> 01:05:50,387
Materials looking really good.
1107
01:05:53,629 --> 01:05:54,974
Lots of colors.
1108
01:05:56,698 --> 01:05:58,698
Sometimes you get frustrated.
1109
01:05:58,698 --> 01:06:00,525
Sometimes you don't get
anything else.
1110
01:06:00,525 --> 01:06:03,077
There's days
I want to quit and give up.
1111
01:06:03,698 --> 01:06:05,560
How come I don't quit?
1112
01:06:05,560 --> 01:06:07,801
We got way too much
on the line.
1113
01:06:08,353 --> 01:06:09,870
Way too much money
1114
01:06:09,870 --> 01:06:12,318
and way too many guys
count on me.
1115
01:06:12,318 --> 01:06:14,146
So they can feed their family
1116
01:06:14,146 --> 01:06:16,663
and now my son
is working for me.
1117
01:06:16,663 --> 01:06:17,939
He's got a new kid.
1118
01:06:19,111 --> 01:06:20,629
I'm a provider.
1119
01:06:20,629 --> 01:06:23,111
Only way to provide
is to find gold.
1120
01:06:25,318 --> 01:06:28,146
My family, that's what
I'm doing this for.
1121
01:06:28,146 --> 01:06:30,284
That's why I push it 24/7.
1122
01:06:30,284 --> 01:06:32,111
They're all counting on me.
1123
01:06:33,560 --> 01:06:35,353
Hopefully with this
deep ground,
1124
01:06:35,353 --> 01:06:37,249
I'm gonna come
through big for 'em.
1125
01:06:43,870 --> 01:06:45,180
Night shift's here.
1126
01:06:46,594 --> 01:06:48,905
Those boys are going
to make some money tonight.
1127
01:06:50,767 --> 01:06:53,008
This spot is hot.
1128
01:06:53,008 --> 01:06:55,456
I want to keep the Myrtle
on it digging
around the clock.
1129
01:06:55,456 --> 01:06:57,215
I'm going
to keep that gold coming.
1130
01:06:57,215 --> 01:06:58,836
We've been down
for almost a week,
1131
01:06:58,836 --> 01:07:01,249
so we got to make up
for lost time.
1132
01:07:01,249 --> 01:07:03,732
Oh, you got to rub
the good luck belly.
1133
01:07:04,111 --> 01:07:05,974
Yeah.
1134
01:07:05,974 --> 01:07:08,905
We got these guys
all ready to rock and roll.
1135
01:07:08,905 --> 01:07:11,491
It never stopped,
but, hey, that's the gig.
1136
01:07:11,491 --> 01:07:13,318
That's the life we choose.
1137
01:07:13,318 --> 01:07:15,043
I wouldn't have it
any other way.
1138
01:07:16,422 --> 01:07:17,974
Need to pile up some gold.
1139
01:07:30,939 --> 01:07:32,284
Well, we're gonna clean gold.
1140
01:07:32,284 --> 01:07:34,043
I don't know
how to clean gold,
but I'm about to find out.
1141
01:07:34,043 --> 01:07:35,456
I have
no idea what to do,
1142
01:07:35,456 --> 01:07:37,180
but I'm happy
to be of assistance.
1143
01:07:37,180 --> 01:07:40,008
With only one day
of gold mining under her belt.
1144
01:07:40,008 --> 01:07:42,525
The fronts moved
in quicker than we thought,
1145
01:07:42,525 --> 01:07:43,767
you got cut off early,
1146
01:07:43,767 --> 01:07:46,594
but let's get the material
out to the cleanup
1147
01:07:46,594 --> 01:07:48,353
and start running it.
1148
01:07:48,353 --> 01:07:51,043
Emily's apprentice,
Jane Kilcher,
1149
01:07:51,043 --> 01:07:54,422
is about to experience
the golden rewards.
1150
01:07:54,422 --> 01:07:58,146
Jane flew in
and she got right
into the gold gig right away.
1151
01:07:58,146 --> 01:07:59,491
Like, wasted no time.
1152
01:07:59,491 --> 01:08:01,525
Just basically like
stepped off the plane
1153
01:08:01,525 --> 01:08:03,905
and onto the boat and now
we're doing a cleanup today.
1154
01:08:03,905 --> 01:08:06,698
So she's getting the full
gold miner experience.
1155
01:08:06,698 --> 01:08:08,663
Every little speck matters, so.
1156
01:08:08,663 --> 01:08:10,146
Apparently.
1157
01:08:10,146 --> 01:08:13,939
Yeah, we just
like clean it as best
as possible as we can.
1158
01:08:13,939 --> 01:08:16,905
I have shown Jane every step
of the cleanup process,
1159
01:08:16,905 --> 01:08:20,008
we take the screens out,
we rinse the screens.
1160
01:08:20,008 --> 01:08:22,043
That's the shiniest part there.
1161
01:08:22,043 --> 01:08:23,974
It's what we call it
the yum yums.
1162
01:08:23,974 --> 01:08:25,698
That's just nice pile
1163
01:08:25,698 --> 01:08:28,456
and then we take
the carpet out, rinse it.
1164
01:08:31,111 --> 01:08:32,318
How does this look?
1165
01:08:32,318 --> 01:08:33,456
It looks pretty clean.
1166
01:08:33,456 --> 01:08:34,974
Okay.
1167
01:08:34,974 --> 01:08:37,836
Yeah, we like scraped the dirt
from the corners of the box.
1168
01:08:37,836 --> 01:08:40,215
There's little specks
in there,
and they add up fast.
1169
01:08:40,215 --> 01:08:41,836
Leave no gold behind.
1170
01:08:52,801 --> 01:08:56,353
Yeah. This part
of the cleanup is over.
1171
01:08:56,353 --> 01:08:58,249
Total mancave
in here.
1172
01:08:58,249 --> 01:08:59,870
All that glitters is not gold.
1173
01:09:01,491 --> 01:09:03,663
I'm going to classify
the concentrates
1174
01:09:03,663 --> 01:09:07,456
and then run it through
our gold cube
and then after that,
1175
01:09:07,456 --> 01:09:11,905
we've got to pan
our pants off.
Dry it and weight it.
1176
01:09:11,905 --> 01:09:15,111
I am overwhelmed
with excitement.
1177
01:09:16,801 --> 01:09:18,387
God, it's like gold
in every scoop.
1178
01:09:19,422 --> 01:09:22,974
Jane is a gold cube expert
over here.
1179
01:09:22,974 --> 01:09:25,043
Very rewarding.
It can go a little late.
1180
01:09:25,905 --> 01:09:28,008
We have panned
this gold out
1181
01:09:28,008 --> 01:09:30,077
and it is ready
to be dried and weighed.
1182
01:09:30,077 --> 01:09:31,215
It's going to go
on the scale
1183
01:09:31,215 --> 01:09:32,939
and then we're either going
to cry or celebrate.
1184
01:09:32,939 --> 01:09:34,249
Maybe
a little bit of both.
1185
01:09:35,456 --> 01:09:37,249
It's really cool
to see all this gold.
1186
01:09:37,249 --> 01:09:39,353
I mean, this is
what it's all for.
1187
01:09:39,353 --> 01:09:41,594
People go crazy
over this stuff.
1188
01:09:41,594 --> 01:09:43,594
And now we're gonna go
weigh the gold.
1189
01:09:43,594 --> 01:09:44,905
That's the final step.
1190
01:09:48,249 --> 01:09:50,077
The gold is cooked, it's dry.
1191
01:09:50,077 --> 01:09:51,905
Now it's time to show Jane
the really fun part.
1192
01:09:53,043 --> 01:09:54,353
Alright everybody.
1193
01:09:54,353 --> 01:09:56,249
We are weighing some gold.
1194
01:09:58,387 --> 01:10:01,043
One, two...
1195
01:10:01,043 --> 01:10:02,422
It's so pretty.
1196
01:10:02,422 --> 01:10:04,353
Three...
1197
01:10:04,353 --> 01:10:06,111
Six, seven.
1198
01:10:07,215 --> 01:10:12,801
Oh, over ten,
11, 15, 16...
1199
01:10:15,767 --> 01:10:17,111
Almost 20 ounces though.
1200
01:10:17,111 --> 01:10:18,491
Almost 20.
1201
01:10:18,491 --> 01:10:20,318
19.1 ounces.
1202
01:10:20,318 --> 01:10:22,836
It's worth over $34,000.
1203
01:10:22,836 --> 01:10:25,594
Hey, that's pretty good.
1204
01:10:25,594 --> 01:10:27,629
We were just moving
into better stuff
1205
01:10:27,629 --> 01:10:29,180
when the weather got bad so...
1206
01:10:29,180 --> 01:10:31,318
and I'm happy we got
this clean up in
1207
01:10:31,318 --> 01:10:34,387
and as soon
as the Bering Sea decides
to calm down and take a nap,
1208
01:10:34,387 --> 01:10:36,008
we'll be ready
to hit it again.
1209
01:10:36,008 --> 01:10:38,008
But thanks
for being here Jane.
1210
01:10:38,008 --> 01:10:39,422
Oh, it's awesome.
1211
01:10:39,422 --> 01:10:41,560
Summer just continues
to go really well.
1212
01:10:41,560 --> 01:10:43,594
Even though
we got kicked off for weather,
1213
01:10:43,594 --> 01:10:45,284
we still have a good number.
1214
01:10:45,284 --> 01:10:47,008
I'm feeling really good
about where we are.
1215
01:10:47,008 --> 01:10:48,836
I've got my buddy
to help manage,
1216
01:10:48,836 --> 01:10:52,422
full slate of divers and so
we'll be running a big team
1217
01:10:52,422 --> 01:10:55,111
and we should see
a big uptick in numbers.
1218
01:10:55,111 --> 01:10:56,560
All right. Well, awesome.
1219
01:10:56,560 --> 01:10:58,905
Let's get out of here.
Go get some food.
1220
01:10:58,905 --> 01:11:02,836
Few things I learned
so far is that nothing
has changed in 100 years.
1221
01:11:02,836 --> 01:11:05,560
And everybody that's out
here mining is crazy.
1222
01:11:07,801 --> 01:11:10,353
Not the good kind of crazy
like the crazy, crazy.
1223
01:11:10,353 --> 01:11:11,974
Three miles north.
1224
01:11:25,836 --> 01:11:27,836
You guys got that gold
cleaned yet.
1225
01:11:29,939 --> 01:11:31,939
You can see, we got good gold.
1226
01:11:31,939 --> 01:11:33,318
Nice job, guys.
1227
01:11:33,318 --> 01:11:35,905
Kicking ass. Doing well.
Doing well.
1228
01:11:35,905 --> 01:11:37,043
After the night crew
1229
01:11:37,043 --> 01:11:39,560
added to Mr. Gold's tally
in the box,
1230
01:11:39,560 --> 01:11:41,353
it's time to put it
on the scale
1231
01:11:41,353 --> 01:11:45,043
and see if big waves
provided big dividends.
1232
01:11:45,043 --> 01:11:48,180
You need
a little morale booster.
1233
01:11:48,180 --> 01:11:53,387
Inland mines go on strong,
but the gold on the water
just hasn't been there.
1234
01:11:53,387 --> 01:11:55,249
Starting to get
a little nervous.
1235
01:11:55,249 --> 01:11:57,939
Dave Young,
it's a big investment for him.
1236
01:11:57,939 --> 01:11:59,318
He's nervous too.
1237
01:11:59,318 --> 01:12:01,387
He's starting
to breathe down my neck.
1238
01:12:01,387 --> 01:12:04,249
Hopefully, with this
opportunity to get
to deeper ground,
1239
01:12:04,249 --> 01:12:07,249
we're gonna drive right
towards our goal
of 3,000 ounces.
1240
01:12:09,111 --> 01:12:11,698
Here we go.
Let's see what we got.
1241
01:12:11,698 --> 01:12:14,043
Had a good day of mining.
1242
01:12:14,043 --> 01:12:15,698
Everything was working.
1243
01:12:18,077 --> 01:12:21,698
Come on,
let's hit triple digits,
1244
01:12:21,698 --> 01:12:26,249
40, 50, 60, 70.
1245
01:12:28,353 --> 01:12:29,939
Come on.
1246
01:12:29,939 --> 01:12:32,456
Oh, man,
1247
01:12:33,939 --> 01:12:36,318
85.5.
1248
01:12:38,043 --> 01:12:40,284
Man, I was hoping to hit
triple digits.
1249
01:12:41,663 --> 01:12:45,974
85.5 ounces
is worth over 150 grand,
1250
01:12:45,974 --> 01:12:50,043
but Shawn is still
facing a long road
to get to 3,000 ounces.
1251
01:12:50,974 --> 01:12:54,629
Eight five ounces
should have been 160.
1252
01:12:56,043 --> 01:12:57,111
Is this a good cleanup?
1253
01:12:57,111 --> 01:13:00,387
Yeah, but at this point,
is it what I need?
1254
01:13:00,387 --> 01:13:02,629
No, it ain't going to cut it.
1255
01:13:02,629 --> 01:13:05,249
We lost a bunch of
time mining.
1256
01:13:05,249 --> 01:13:08,249
With the soft start
and the days off the water,
1257
01:13:08,249 --> 01:13:11,146
we got to have bofu numbers
from here on out.
1258
01:13:11,146 --> 01:13:13,905
Get back out on the water.
Get back to mining.
1259
01:13:17,043 --> 01:13:18,146
Back in town.
1260
01:13:23,560 --> 01:13:25,284
So, how's it looking
at cleanup.
1261
01:13:25,284 --> 01:13:27,353
You know,
there's not a lot of hours.
1262
01:13:27,353 --> 01:13:30,077
So there really wasn't a lot
of material to even run it.
1263
01:13:30,077 --> 01:13:32,905
So I don't expect to see
a lot of gold, but right now,
1264
01:13:32,905 --> 01:13:34,732
a nice paycheck
would be great.
1265
01:13:36,422 --> 01:13:38,801
After a day
filled with struggles,
1266
01:13:38,801 --> 01:13:42,215
Kris Kelly is hoping
for a pleasant surprise
on the scales.
1267
01:13:43,318 --> 01:13:45,215
Please let there be
a lot of gold.
1268
01:13:46,560 --> 01:13:51,215
Oh, we've got some
nice little pickers going on.
1269
01:13:51,215 --> 01:13:55,146
I know it looks like
a lot of gold, but it's not.
1270
01:13:55,146 --> 01:13:57,698
I don't want to start thinking
that I made a bad investment,
1271
01:13:57,698 --> 01:13:59,008
but it's excavator problems.
1272
01:13:59,008 --> 01:14:01,249
We're not having a problem
with gold recovery.
1273
01:14:01,249 --> 01:14:03,629
Everything's working good,
it's [bleep] excavators.
1274
01:14:03,629 --> 01:14:06,560
So at least
I'm getting gold.
1275
01:14:06,560 --> 01:14:07,870
And I'm not mad.
1276
01:14:07,870 --> 01:14:10,698
At least everybody's getting
a paycheck.
1277
01:14:10,698 --> 01:14:13,077
But I would like
a lot of gold.
I'm not gonna lie to you.
1278
01:14:13,077 --> 01:14:14,525
I would like so much gold.
1279
01:14:14,525 --> 01:14:16,698
I don't know
what to do with all my gold.
1280
01:14:16,698 --> 01:14:19,594
This is maddening.
I have a huge payment due.
1281
01:14:19,594 --> 01:14:21,284
I know where the gold is,
1282
01:14:21,284 --> 01:14:24,077
but getting it is
becoming a huge problem.
1283
01:14:24,077 --> 01:14:26,698
It could be better,
let me tell you.
It could be a lot better.
1284
01:14:26,698 --> 01:14:28,905
I wish I could just go
down there and get it myself.
1285
01:14:28,905 --> 01:14:30,284
But it doesn't work that way.
1286
01:14:30,801 --> 01:14:32,836
Come on.
1287
01:14:32,836 --> 01:14:35,663
So I got a skeleton crew
working on the new excavator,
1288
01:14:35,663 --> 01:14:37,043
trying to get it up
and running
1289
01:14:37,043 --> 01:14:40,629
ASAP while we weigh
what we got, ASAFP.
1290
01:14:49,111 --> 01:14:50,629
Five,
1291
01:14:51,387 --> 01:14:55,870
6.29.
1292
01:14:55,870 --> 01:15:00,249
6.29 ounces
is worth over $11,000,
1293
01:15:00,249 --> 01:15:04,663
but with the bills piling up,
it's far from what Kris needs.
1294
01:15:04,663 --> 01:15:07,594
Right now the Mistress
is not doing
as good as it should.
1295
01:15:07,594 --> 01:15:09,836
I have put a lot of money
into it
and it's real stressful
1296
01:15:09,836 --> 01:15:11,491
and everything going
1297
01:15:11,491 --> 01:15:14,939
If I have that
excavator running,
I'd be making a lot of money
1298
01:15:14,939 --> 01:15:16,284
because this isn't [bleep],
1299
01:15:16,284 --> 01:15:20,560
you know, we should be getting
three times that
on the Reaper.
1300
01:15:20,560 --> 01:15:23,284
This is a sad amount of gold,
but it's proof
we're on the gold.
1301
01:15:23,284 --> 01:15:25,491
We're just not getting it
and further proof,
1302
01:15:25,491 --> 01:15:29,767
we just need the new excavator
ready to go,
like, immediately.
1303
01:15:29,767 --> 01:15:31,663
I want to see that
doubled next time.
1304
01:15:40,249 --> 01:15:43,801
Damn, well,
it's kind of spongy down here.
1305
01:15:43,801 --> 01:15:46,353
Damn right, because you got
a sponge diver standing here.
1306
01:15:46,353 --> 01:15:47,939
Sponge Dave.
1307
01:15:47,939 --> 01:15:51,318
You got the only sponge diver
on the West Coast
standing on this guy's boat.
1308
01:15:51,318 --> 01:15:52,974
I guarantee nobody else.
1309
01:15:52,974 --> 01:15:56,525
It's probably the western
part of the United States
does what I do.
1310
01:15:56,525 --> 01:16:00,732
So, that's why it tends
to stay with me wherever I go.
1311
01:16:03,456 --> 01:16:05,698
They've got
a pet name for you, right?
1312
01:16:05,698 --> 01:16:06,801
What do they call you?
1313
01:16:06,801 --> 01:16:09,215
They call me the naked
sponge diver.
1314
01:16:11,008 --> 01:16:13,525
Yeah, actually, truth is,
I don't actually dive
1315
01:16:13,525 --> 01:16:16,111
for sponge naked,
but as soon as I come up
1316
01:16:16,111 --> 01:16:17,732
because I work alone...
1317
01:16:17,732 --> 01:16:19,801
As soon as I come up
above the waterline,
1318
01:16:19,801 --> 01:16:21,732
as soon as I get back
on my boat,
1319
01:16:21,732 --> 01:16:23,387
every stitch of clothes
comes off
1320
01:16:23,387 --> 01:16:26,215
except a pair of boots,
a bandana and a hat.
1321
01:16:28,767 --> 01:16:32,215
And I got the tunes going,
so I can't hear [bleep].
1322
01:16:32,215 --> 01:16:36,077
I used to run downstairs
and put clothes on,
not anymore.
1323
01:16:36,077 --> 01:16:37,249
I don't dive naked.
1324
01:16:37,249 --> 01:16:39,146
I'm not that
kind of an idiot.
1325
01:16:39,146 --> 01:16:41,905
There is a thread of reasoning
involved in this.
1326
01:16:41,905 --> 01:16:43,146
- I mean...
- Yeah.
1327
01:16:43,146 --> 01:16:45,008
You know, you stay down
there long enough
1328
01:16:45,008 --> 01:16:46,732
with all your assets
hanging out,
1329
01:16:46,732 --> 01:16:49,215
something bound
over a period of years,
1330
01:16:49,215 --> 01:16:50,767
something's bound
to take a nibble.
1331
01:16:50,767 --> 01:16:53,456
Yes sir or take it right off,
one or the other.
1332
01:16:53,456 --> 01:16:54,629
Yes, sir.
1333
01:17:00,870 --> 01:17:03,249
As dawn breaks
on the Bering Sea.
1334
01:17:08,215 --> 01:17:10,111
Dave,
thanks for coming out with us.
1335
01:17:10,111 --> 01:17:11,870
Thank you for letting me
get out.
1336
01:17:11,870 --> 01:17:14,456
After I left y'all,
I thought about this
1337
01:17:14,456 --> 01:17:16,594
and thought about this
and I decided
1338
01:17:16,594 --> 01:17:19,180
there's no point
in me staying.
1339
01:17:19,180 --> 01:17:21,836
All I'm gonna do
is hemorrhage money.
1340
01:17:21,836 --> 01:17:24,387
That's why I went online
and got the cheapest ticket
1341
01:17:24,387 --> 01:17:26,146
I could find,
which is today.
1342
01:17:26,146 --> 01:17:28,215
That was the cheapest one
I could find.
1343
01:17:28,215 --> 01:17:30,905
Oh, Dave,
we hardly knew you,
1344
01:17:30,905 --> 01:17:33,767
but like any good hurricane,
you blew yourself out.
1345
01:17:35,111 --> 01:17:37,663
You know, I cannot stay here
without a paycheck.
1346
01:17:37,663 --> 01:17:40,767
The only reason I didn't leave
was because you graciously,
1347
01:17:40,767 --> 01:17:43,594
out of the kindness
of your heart,
1348
01:17:43,594 --> 01:17:45,422
allowed me to stay
on your boat.
1349
01:17:46,698 --> 01:17:50,008
Dave came here with no leads,
no housing plan,
1350
01:17:50,008 --> 01:17:52,008
just a bag and a dream.
1351
01:17:52,008 --> 01:17:53,698
Pretty ballsy, actually.
1352
01:17:53,698 --> 01:17:56,456
So I let him stay
in an old boat
on the property.
1353
01:17:56,456 --> 01:17:58,043
Hell, there was literally
1354
01:17:58,043 --> 01:18:00,180
no other option than
Nome last night.
1355
01:18:00,180 --> 01:18:01,974
It wasn't exactly the Ritz,
1356
01:18:01,974 --> 01:18:03,905
I'd rate it slightly primitive.
1357
01:18:03,905 --> 01:18:05,732
I hadn't had a shower
since I got here.
1358
01:18:05,732 --> 01:18:07,318
Hadn't brushed my teeth
since I got here.
1359
01:18:07,318 --> 01:18:08,387
No shower.
1360
01:18:08,387 --> 01:18:10,560
I had to...
I'm not even gonna go...
1361
01:18:10,560 --> 01:18:13,249
I'm not even gonna go
into where I had to go
to the bathroom.
1362
01:18:13,249 --> 01:18:14,767
I'm not gonna even go there.
1363
01:18:14,767 --> 01:18:17,146
I literally had to
plastic bag this morning.
1364
01:18:17,146 --> 01:18:18,870
I couldn't make it
to the outhouse.
1365
01:18:18,870 --> 01:18:22,732
I stood in your cabin
with a plastic bag
1366
01:18:22,732 --> 01:18:25,801
underneath my ass
taking a
1367
01:18:25,801 --> 01:18:28,215
and the only reason
that I had toilet paper
1368
01:18:28,215 --> 01:18:30,767
was because you left
a roll there.
1369
01:18:30,767 --> 01:18:32,215
Vernon,
I don't live like that.
1370
01:18:32,215 --> 01:18:34,491
I'm not gonna live like that.
1371
01:18:34,491 --> 01:18:36,284
I don't want you
disappointed in me,
1372
01:18:36,284 --> 01:18:39,146
but there's nothing I can do.
1373
01:18:39,146 --> 01:18:42,525
I appreciate
you coming up here
and checking it out,
1374
01:18:42,525 --> 01:18:45,043
but you haven't really
given it enough time
1375
01:18:45,043 --> 01:18:47,870
to get a fair assessment
of what's going on.
1376
01:18:47,870 --> 01:18:51,353
I do not need any more time
to determine
1377
01:18:51,353 --> 01:18:53,594
it's not going to happen.
1378
01:18:53,594 --> 01:18:56,111
It wouldn't have mattered
if I had stayed another week.
1379
01:18:56,111 --> 01:18:59,043
The situation was not going
to change.
1380
01:18:59,043 --> 01:19:02,422
The circumstances of me
being able to generate
1381
01:19:02,422 --> 01:19:07,180
a paycheck in two weeks
is not going to change.
1382
01:19:07,180 --> 01:19:11,422
It's not going to happen
and I can't stay.
1383
01:19:11,422 --> 01:19:14,387
I understand,
but here's
what it's all about.
1384
01:19:15,422 --> 01:19:19,801
That's about an ounce,
that's g-o-l-d.
1385
01:19:20,905 --> 01:19:23,043
Nine years
and thousands of dollars
1386
01:19:23,043 --> 01:19:26,387
and I finally get to hold
gold in my hand.
1387
01:19:26,387 --> 01:19:28,801
How about that?
1388
01:19:28,801 --> 01:19:32,284
I couldn't let Dave leave
without setting his eyes
on some gold.
1389
01:19:32,284 --> 01:19:34,146
It's the first time
he's ever seen some
1390
01:19:34,146 --> 01:19:35,663
from the Bering Sea.
1391
01:19:35,663 --> 01:19:37,905
The guy instantly
turned into Gollum.
1392
01:19:37,905 --> 01:19:40,870
Yeah.
1393
01:19:40,870 --> 01:19:43,456
It was like he was hanging
on to his precious,
1394
01:19:43,456 --> 01:19:46,043
the one ring to rule them all.
1395
01:19:46,043 --> 01:19:48,801
Gold can have that effect
on people.
1396
01:19:48,801 --> 01:19:51,767
Anyway, about time to get you
to the airport, Dave.
1397
01:19:51,767 --> 01:19:52,905
All right, boss.
1398
01:19:52,905 --> 01:19:55,629
I had a hell of a good time.
1399
01:19:55,629 --> 01:19:58,284
The only way I'm ever
gonna make it here
1400
01:19:58,284 --> 01:20:02,111
is because I'm in command
of my own boat.
1401
01:20:02,111 --> 01:20:07,111
I may as well go home,
regroup, and set up
for coming back next year,
1402
01:20:07,111 --> 01:20:10,077
but under
different circumstances.
1403
01:20:10,077 --> 01:20:11,974
So it's back home to Florida.
1404
01:20:11,974 --> 01:20:13,870
Back home to my sponge boat.
1405
01:20:13,870 --> 01:20:15,491
Back home to sponging.
1406
01:20:17,146 --> 01:20:18,560
Oh, my God.
1407
01:20:20,146 --> 01:20:22,353
I'm heading out to the beach
one more time.
1408
01:20:24,767 --> 01:20:27,456
I swear to God, I think
we still have
a future together.
1409
01:20:27,456 --> 01:20:29,663
I just don't know.
1410
01:20:29,663 --> 01:20:32,629
I just can't stay here
and [bleep] around.
1411
01:20:32,629 --> 01:20:34,387
I've got to be allowed
to go to work.
1412
01:20:37,663 --> 01:20:38,939
I'm gonna miss this place.
1413
01:20:40,974 --> 01:20:44,215
Oh my God,
I can't believe it.
1414
01:20:45,974 --> 01:20:48,456
Nine years it took me
to get back.
1415
01:20:49,836 --> 01:20:51,146
You know, I got to go home.
1416
01:21:01,974 --> 01:21:03,698
It's okay. It's okay.
1417
01:21:03,698 --> 01:21:05,456
I knew I was gonna
get emotional.
1418
01:21:05,456 --> 01:21:06,905
I knew that was gonna happen.
1419
01:21:17,215 --> 01:21:18,767
Later man, take it easy.
1420
01:21:18,767 --> 01:21:20,698
- Take care of yourself.
- Yeah, yeah.
I'll see you next time.
1421
01:21:37,249 --> 01:21:38,491
Okay.
1422
01:21:38,491 --> 01:21:40,146
All right,
we need to make tracks.
1423
01:21:46,146 --> 01:21:47,249
Okay, buddy.
1424
01:21:48,870 --> 01:21:50,663
I am gonna talk to you
again in summer.
1425
01:21:50,663 --> 01:21:51,767
We'll stay in touch.
1426
01:21:51,767 --> 01:21:53,353
- Okay, Dave.
- Thank you so much.
1427
01:21:53,353 --> 01:21:54,836
Yeah. You just have
a good trip home.
1428
01:21:54,836 --> 01:21:56,594
Thank you so very much.
1429
01:21:56,594 --> 01:22:00,043
I just hope I can figure out
how to make this happen.
1430
01:22:00,043 --> 01:22:01,629
- I got to go.
- All right.
1431
01:22:01,629 --> 01:22:02,836
Yeah. Go check in.
1432
01:22:02,836 --> 01:22:04,111
Yep. Yep. Yep.
1433
01:22:07,249 --> 01:22:09,870
He blew in and he blew out.
1434
01:22:09,870 --> 01:22:13,387
Call up down to Florida
and tell them Hurricane Dave
is on the way.
1435
01:22:18,387 --> 01:22:21,008
Don't get down there
and get all those sponges.
1436
01:22:21,008 --> 01:22:22,663
So, sponges beware.
1437
01:22:24,560 --> 01:22:26,249
Adios, Hurricane Dave.
1438
01:22:30,629 --> 01:22:32,008
We've survived that hurricane.
1439
01:22:33,491 --> 01:22:36,560
Don't let it be said that
he mellowed with age.
1440
01:22:36,560 --> 01:22:38,043
He's the same Dave.