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[narrator] In gold mining,
the question is always...
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when to roll the dice?
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[Chris speaking]
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[narrator] While the rewards
can be great...
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That is
what we're looking for.
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What?
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Seems like it's getting pretty
shallow, pretty quick.
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[narrator] ...failure
can be devastating.
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Worst case scenario,
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I might snap my anchor line
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and get drifted
to the [bleep] rock.
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[waves crashing]
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[narrator] Now,
for every miner...
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We're gonna try something
we've never tried before.
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[Shawn] I hope
I made the right move.
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[narrator] ...it's time
for gut check.
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Maybe I have like a kind
of a gambler's mentality.
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Just all in, dude. Why not?
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[Chris] I'm out here
by myself.
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This is the borderline
right here
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and I'm pushing it.
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[narrator] Who will make
the right move?
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[Shawn speaking]
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[narrator] And whose move...
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[man screams]
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...might be their last?
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I'm literally left for dead
and that's what it feels like.
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I'm being left for dead
out here.
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[birds chirping]
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[suspenseful music playing]
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[Shawn coughs]
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Everybody's here this morning
on time?
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[bleep] damn.
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I just have that weird
feeling in my stomach.
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Energy drinks, nicotine?
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Hell.
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Feel like I'm gonna [bleep]
my pants.
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You know what it'll take
to fix that, right?
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Nice big pile of gold.
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[narrator] So far this season,
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Shawn Pomrenke's gold output
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has been, well, crappy
by his standards.
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[Shawn] Head in to the Tomcod,
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and this run looks like
it's gonna be a good one.
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We had a couple this year,
but then Myrtle broke down,
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and it broke down,
and it broke down.
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[Shawn] I gotta be honest
with myself.
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This season's been
a disappointment so far.
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I'm aiming for the biggest
haul of my career,
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but the Myrtle's been
falling short
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time and time again.
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Equipment issues,
weak paystreaks.
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It's just not cutting it.
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I'm gonna check out
what the night crew did.
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We should be on great ground.
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If not, I'm gonna have
to do something drastic.
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Get those buoys.
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-[buoy thuds]
-Ouch.
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[coughs]
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I'll tell you in a second
how nightshift did.
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They didn't have
any breakdowns.
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Everything's still working.
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Man.
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We're making gold, but...
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I wanna make a lot.
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This gold would be
good enough for most guys,
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but not for me.
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Especially considering
where we're at in the season.
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Not coming in as fast
as I wanna see it come in.
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It's time
to take a big gamble.
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[over radio] Let's jack
these spuds up and see...
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[man over radio] Copy that.
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[Shawn] We've been
digging deep,
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but right now
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we're gonna try something
we've never tried before.
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We're gonna go in shallow.
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I got drill logs that tell me
where potential hotspots are
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all over the Tomcod.
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There's one we've never tried
and there's a good reason why.
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It's one of the hottest holes
on the whole claim,
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says about 10 feet of water.
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That's at about the minimum
of water depth we could go in.
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The deepest part
of the Myrtle drafts
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6 feet of water.
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And if you go into water
that's 10 feet,
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there ain't much room
for error.
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We're definitely
rolling the dice.
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The seafloor
isn't perfectly flat,
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so a miscalculation,
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we could damage the hull
or break a spud.
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If it's bad enough,
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it could put the Myrtle down
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for who knows how long.
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This might be
the break we need.
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We need a big cleanup
in a short amount of time.
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But I can't
play it safe anymore.
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I need a monster haul now.
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So it's time to use
every ounce of skill I got
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to pull this off.
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Well, I got
the maneuvering thrusters up
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that I've taken the bucket
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and I'm using it the claw
along the bottom.
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It seems like it's getting
pretty shallow,
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pretty quick here.
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I wanna take it nice and easy.
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You don't want
to run your boat
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on the bottom at all.
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It's all a little less
than 700 feet away right now.
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So instead
of driving the Myrtle
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into the shallow water,
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I'm gonna use the bucket
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and put it on the ocean floor
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and pull myself in.
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This will give me
better control.
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So I'll just creep it
in real slowly.
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So far, so good.
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Every time I use the bucket
to pull us in shallower,
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I got to make sure it's safe
to keep moving forward.
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There's no margin for error.
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If I misjudge the depth,
it could be too late.
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So I'm gonna start
this process
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about 700 feet away
from where the drill logs
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say there's a hotspot.
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300 feet away from our point.
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Fifty meters,
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forty meters.
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Seem to be floating good yet.
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Twenty meters,
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seventeen.
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[sensor beeping]
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We're here.
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That's good there.
Let's drop the spuds.
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[machine whirring]
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[Shawn] First time in shallow
with the Myrtle.
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We're on the second
hottest drill hole
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on the whole claim.
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If this works,
I'll be a genius.
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If it doesn't, I'm a idiot.
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Right now, it's time to dig.
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[intense music playing]
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[Shawn speaking]
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[suspenseful music playing]
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[Shawn speaking]
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[narrator] While Shawn
gambles on shallow ground...
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[upbeat music playing]
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[narrator] ...back in
the harbor.
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[Chris] At this point,
you know, it's really hard
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to get good help in town.
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I'm just gonna go out there
without a tender.
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Oh, yeah.
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And today is the day.
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Hopefully we can keep
the gold rolling in.
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[machine whirring]
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[narrator] Chris McCully
is also rolling the dice
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as he dares to try
another solo dive.
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[Chris] Let's go.
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So the one great thing
about the Tata
is the hydraulics.
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I built the Tata
so that one person
could do everything on it.
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I can run it
and I can dive on it.
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That's assuming
if there's no major hiccups.
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But on my first solo dive,
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there was a major problem.
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[Chris speaking]
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I got this
really nasty rock jam
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that I couldn't
clear it myself.
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It really killed my dive,
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so I had to call in
for reinforcements.
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I need you guys help here
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because I'm out here
by myself.
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[man speaking]
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Bottom line,
this can't happen again.
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[Chris] So the goal today
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is gonna have
a full day's worth
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on that good ground
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and don't get a jam today.
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That's the biggest thing,
never get a jam today.
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I'm gonna work hard.
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I'm gonna work hard moving
those rocks out of the way
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and then just do
a smooth ride,
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you know what I mean?
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So I still don't
have a tender.
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I still have to dive solo
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and everything
has to go flawless.
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I got a goal of 300 ounces,
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so if I don't turn
around quick,
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I'm never gonna hit that.
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So today, there's no excuses.
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Let's go.
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[whistles]
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[intense music playing]
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[laughs]
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I got it.
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Ooh, it's hot, it's hot today.
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Okay. Let's see
what the guys did last night.
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Oh, a lot of... Lot of notes.
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So the big dogs like Shawn,
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have night crews to go
around the clock
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to keep the gold rolling.
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I have Cam and Bobby,
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so those guys dredge
through the night
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and they also record their
dives through the dive log.
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6:45, 7:45, 8:45,
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two hours, only two hours.
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Wow.
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Cam did only three
and a half hours.
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This is not good.
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They didn't do very well.
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Look at this big jam.
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Two-hour jam. Holy [bleep].
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They might as well work
with the Kellys
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if they keep doing
what they're doing.
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Last night,
it wasn't very good.
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They only got five hours
of diving time,
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five hours out
of that [bleep] two shifts.
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You know,
Cam and Bobby have years
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of experience in dredging
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and this is very unacceptable,
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like doing this
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two-hour micro dive shift
here and there.
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Anyways, let's get back
to the groove, baby. Let's go.
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Let's not get...
Let's not get hindered
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by all these little things,
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because these
are little things,
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they can be corrected.
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All right, let's go.
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So I was really relying
on my guys
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to crush it last night.
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So I really wanted them
to push six-hour dives,
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but if the cat's away,
the mice will play.
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Yeah, see, it's looking...
It's starting to look good.
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I like this.
You know, a lot of pickers,
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a lot of [bleep].
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Very good, very good.
I like it.
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They're on it, but they're
not putting their hours in,
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you know, they're not
putting their weight in,
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you know what I mean?
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The good news
is we're on the gold,
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but there's barely
any dive hours.
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That's even way
more pressure on me.
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It's all resting
on my shoulders.
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Put my two and a half hours,
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come up, refuel,
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and then come back right down.
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[machine whirring]
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[suspenseful music playing]
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[Chris exclaims]
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[Chris] All right,
let's head back to the nozzle.
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Okay...
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[Chris speaking]
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[narrator] In Nome Harbor...
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[Jeff speaking]
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[Zeke] Good to go.
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[narrator] Zeke Tenhoff is
looking to try something bold.
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[Zeke] Yeah.
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[Jeff] We doin' this.
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We're gonna lower
that hose into the water.
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We're gonna make it
a great day.
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[Zeke sighs]
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So far this season,
things have been
going pretty well,
260
00:16:27,867 --> 00:16:31,967
but my goal was 55 ounces
for a reason.
261
00:16:31,967 --> 00:16:34,667
We've got $100,000
boat payment coming due
262
00:16:34,667 --> 00:16:36,000
at the end of the season.
263
00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,967
If I don't make it,
we lose the Synergy.
264
00:16:38,967 --> 00:16:41,767
So today, I'm gonna
attempt something
I've never tried before
265
00:16:41,767 --> 00:16:43,700
to try to keep
the gold coming in.
266
00:16:43,700 --> 00:16:46,533
I'm gonna do four dives
with the two-man crew.
267
00:16:56,300 --> 00:16:59,100
Go out and get, uh...
Get four dives today.
268
00:16:59,100 --> 00:17:02,800
We're gonna dive all day,
for sure.
269
00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,367
So Jeff and I are gonna do
two dives each.
270
00:17:07,567 --> 00:17:09,800
Diving that many hours
on a 14-inch dredge,
271
00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,000
you really run the risk
of wearing yourself out.
272
00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,867
When you're super exhausted
working at those depths,
273
00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:16,166
things can get dicey,
274
00:17:16,166 --> 00:17:18,367
but I'm willing
to take the gamble on it.
275
00:17:19,667 --> 00:17:21,266
[Jeff] Let's go to work!
276
00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:23,233
[Zeke] We are ready to rip.
277
00:17:25,266 --> 00:17:26,533
Yeah, get back after it.
278
00:17:29,367 --> 00:17:32,533
Two dives for each of us
in a day is kind of ambitious,
279
00:17:33,467 --> 00:17:34,567
but we've been building up
280
00:17:34,567 --> 00:17:36,100
on our endurance
through the season.
281
00:17:36,100 --> 00:17:38,400
I think we're both strong
enough to keep doing this
282
00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:39,900
without any major problems.
283
00:17:39,900 --> 00:17:41,767
At least that's
what I'm hoping.
284
00:17:41,767 --> 00:17:43,767
I found good gold out here.
285
00:17:43,767 --> 00:17:46,367
I think this is probably
a big sandy patch here,
286
00:17:46,367 --> 00:17:49,000
so there's gotta be a lot
more gold under that sand.
287
00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:52,400
[suspenseful music playing]
288
00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:53,533
[Jeff] All right.
289
00:18:00,767 --> 00:18:01,834
Perfect.
290
00:18:06,867 --> 00:18:09,634
[suspenseful music playing]
291
00:18:11,266 --> 00:18:13,433
[Zeke] Hey, Jeff,
can you hear me all right?
292
00:18:15,367 --> 00:18:16,967
[Jeff] Yeah. Right here
at the bottom of the hole.
293
00:18:16,967 --> 00:18:18,166
[laughs] Perfect.
294
00:18:18,166 --> 00:18:19,767
[Zeke] Perfect.
295
00:18:28,266 --> 00:18:30,967
[Jeff] You know, it definitely
looks like really good
material down here.
296
00:18:30,967 --> 00:18:34,667
It's all just 8-inch
layer of sand.
297
00:18:34,667 --> 00:18:37,533
And then we got about
a 2-foot layer of gravel.
298
00:18:38,500 --> 00:18:41,934
Nice little rocky hard pan,
super dense.
299
00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:44,533
Let's see what's in it.
300
00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,433
There's a little picker.
301
00:18:56,567 --> 00:18:59,133
There's definitely
G everywhere.
302
00:19:04,500 --> 00:19:05,900
[Zeke] Yeah. I'm glad
it's going well.
303
00:19:05,900 --> 00:19:07,100
I mean, if there's gold
304
00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:09,000
in the box
after a couple hours,
305
00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,867
then we just need to keep
doing what we're doing.
306
00:19:10,867 --> 00:19:13,834
[Jeff] Yeah, buddy.
It's gonna be a really
good looking box.
307
00:19:19,467 --> 00:19:20,767
[Zeke] Woo.
308
00:19:20,767 --> 00:19:23,867
[narrator] While the Tenhoff
crew aims for four dives,
309
00:19:25,700 --> 00:19:27,233
back in the harbor.
310
00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,367
[suspenseful music playing]
311
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[Kris] We're 10 minutes late
for our crew check. Let's go.
312
00:19:36,967 --> 00:19:39,567
[narrator] Captain Kris
is late for a date
313
00:19:39,567 --> 00:19:41,467
with his Mistress.
314
00:19:41,467 --> 00:19:43,934
Hopefully everything goes
without a problem
315
00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,000
and we get over 50 ounces
316
00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,066
for all of our hard work
and suffering.
317
00:19:49,700 --> 00:19:50,900
Well, the night crew made it,
318
00:19:50,900 --> 00:19:52,367
well, at least
I didn't get a phone call
319
00:19:52,367 --> 00:19:54,100
saying anything blew up.
320
00:19:54,100 --> 00:19:55,734
So everything's good.
321
00:19:56,367 --> 00:19:57,900
I hope we get there.
322
00:19:57,900 --> 00:19:59,200
And everything's running.
323
00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,200
They say they made
a lot of gold.
324
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,667
We get on here, we take over.
325
00:20:03,667 --> 00:20:05,667
They come back
at the end of the night
326
00:20:05,667 --> 00:20:07,266
and now it's just a cycle.
327
00:20:07,266 --> 00:20:10,066
So the operation is online
and making gold.
328
00:20:11,367 --> 00:20:13,400
[Kris] The big plan
for the season
is to get the all-in
329
00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,367
up to speed so we can launch
the crawler.
330
00:20:16,367 --> 00:20:19,000
That hasn't happened, yet.
331
00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:20,200
So what's happened though,
332
00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,767
I have a strong enough crew
of operators
333
00:20:21,767 --> 00:20:24,567
that we can run
the Mistress 24 hours.
334
00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:26,834
Day shift and a night shift.
335
00:20:27,500 --> 00:20:28,266
How you doing?
336
00:20:28,266 --> 00:20:30,066
Everything good?
337
00:20:30,066 --> 00:20:31,266
[man speaking]
338
00:20:31,266 --> 00:20:32,767
[Kris] Good job.
339
00:20:32,767 --> 00:20:34,300
That's a huge accomplishment.
340
00:20:34,300 --> 00:20:36,967
But considering
where my gold is right now
341
00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,600
and what would need to be
at the end of the season,
342
00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,166
we're not there.
343
00:20:43,166 --> 00:20:44,934
We can't afford
a single ship down.
344
00:20:45,567 --> 00:20:47,166
Okay, report.
345
00:20:48,100 --> 00:20:49,000
[man speaking]
346
00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,000
-All day?
-[man speaking]
347
00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:51,667
All on gold, constantly?
348
00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:53,100
-Yeah.
-Okay.
349
00:20:53,100 --> 00:20:54,867
We're in a good spot.
350
00:20:54,867 --> 00:20:57,500
Okay, everybody get
on that [bleep] boat.
351
00:20:57,500 --> 00:20:58,834
Let's go to work.
352
00:20:59,367 --> 00:21:00,967
Hasta la vista.
353
00:21:02,166 --> 00:21:03,867
James and the night crew
crushed it.
354
00:21:03,867 --> 00:21:05,266
They were on gold
the whole time.
355
00:21:05,266 --> 00:21:07,667
So now we just gotta keep
bringing in that material
356
00:21:07,667 --> 00:21:09,033
and make that gold.
357
00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:11,867
-Are we ready?
-[man] Yeah, baby.
358
00:21:11,867 --> 00:21:14,567
Cab and idle up. Let's do it.
359
00:21:14,567 --> 00:21:17,433
[upbeat music playing]
360
00:21:21,767 --> 00:21:22,834
[Kris speaking]
361
00:21:24,667 --> 00:21:26,000
Okay.
362
00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,066
Well, I think
a lot of hard work,
363
00:21:28,066 --> 00:21:29,400
a lot of planning,
364
00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,367
a lot
of second-guessing myself
365
00:21:31,367 --> 00:21:33,100
and spending half
a million dollars
366
00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:34,400
on a new excavator.
367
00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,700
After all that,
we have a fine-tuned operation
368
00:21:37,700 --> 00:21:41,367
that I hope will make me
a million dollars this year.
369
00:21:43,567 --> 00:21:45,567
-[man] Wow.
-Wow.
370
00:21:45,567 --> 00:21:47,000
The truth is that Cat
371
00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:48,367
is putting more material
in that box
372
00:21:48,367 --> 00:21:50,567
than any excavator
that we've ever had.
373
00:21:51,166 --> 00:21:56,066
[Kris speaking]
374
00:22:01,567 --> 00:22:03,266
Like watch
when he dumps it in,
375
00:22:03,266 --> 00:22:05,433
the box will be filled
with material.
376
00:22:08,867 --> 00:22:11,400
So we got a new excavator
and it's awesome.
377
00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,166
It can reach 6-foot deeper
378
00:22:13,166 --> 00:22:15,500
and it's got
a way bigger bucket.
379
00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:17,367
We can work
even more material,
380
00:22:17,367 --> 00:22:18,567
which is awesome.
381
00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:23,133
[Kris speaking]
382
00:22:26,867 --> 00:22:29,100
So what's not awesome,
it's too much material
383
00:22:29,100 --> 00:22:30,533
for the sluice box to handle.
384
00:22:33,667 --> 00:22:35,767
[suspenseful music playing]
385
00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:42,033
[Kris speaking]
386
00:22:43,467 --> 00:22:44,734
Hold on...
387
00:22:48,867 --> 00:22:53,066
[Kris speaking]
388
00:23:00,066 --> 00:23:02,100
We're kind of coordinating
with the operator
389
00:23:02,100 --> 00:23:05,100
to make sure that he's not
overfeeding the plant
390
00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:07,300
because we want to make sure
everything gets processed.
391
00:23:07,300 --> 00:23:10,200
We don't want our gold to go
over the material in the box,
392
00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,266
so we need to process
the material in the box
393
00:23:12,266 --> 00:23:14,266
before we add more material
to the box.
394
00:23:19,166 --> 00:23:21,300
I'm starting to wonder
if adding the bigger bucket
395
00:23:21,300 --> 00:23:22,600
was a bad move.
396
00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,100
If we're putting
too much material
397
00:23:24,100 --> 00:23:27,634
through the sluice box,
it doesn't process correctly.
398
00:23:29,667 --> 00:23:32,934
And all that gold
goes right back
into the Bering Sea.
399
00:23:36,467 --> 00:23:38,200
So right now,
what's the problem is
400
00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:39,600
you get a lot of small rocks.
401
00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:40,567
Yeah.
402
00:23:41,567 --> 00:23:45,734
[Kris speaking]
403
00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,700
So my gut is
it's the kind of material
404
00:23:57,700 --> 00:23:59,567
that's causing the problem.
405
00:23:59,567 --> 00:24:01,567
What you generally want
is clay, untouched,
406
00:24:01,567 --> 00:24:02,767
thick, heavy clay.
407
00:24:02,767 --> 00:24:04,433
That's where the gold
gets trapped.
408
00:24:05,266 --> 00:24:06,400
Right now,
we're in a great patch,
409
00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,066
but there's also a ton
of gravel in there.
410
00:24:10,567 --> 00:24:13,266
It could be it's too tough
for the box to process,
411
00:24:13,266 --> 00:24:15,600
but I have a good solution.
412
00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,266
Now, the plan is to move
413
00:24:17,266 --> 00:24:19,934
about 20 feet south.
414
00:24:20,667 --> 00:24:22,400
I'm gonna move us
to easier ground
415
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,066
so the box can handle it.
416
00:24:24,767 --> 00:24:27,133
Yeah, go there
and spin us around.
417
00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,100
The problem is we're on
good gold right now,
418
00:24:31,100 --> 00:24:33,200
so I could be taking us off
a sweet spot
419
00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,100
and putting us on
a wild goose chase.
420
00:24:35,100 --> 00:24:38,166
We'd essentially be back
to hunting for new ground.
421
00:24:38,166 --> 00:24:41,266
[suspenseful music playing]
422
00:24:49,667 --> 00:24:51,166
Hey, hold.
423
00:24:51,166 --> 00:24:52,634
Hey, let's see what we got.
424
00:24:57,567 --> 00:24:58,867
Sand.
425
00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:01,867
Hey, spin us. Go here.
426
00:25:03,166 --> 00:25:04,266
Okay, take another scoop.
427
00:25:04,266 --> 00:25:05,333
Let's keep going.
428
00:25:11,900 --> 00:25:13,500
Couple boulders on sand.
429
00:25:13,500 --> 00:25:15,033
Another scoop.
430
00:25:19,166 --> 00:25:21,266
I hope I made the right move
431
00:25:21,266 --> 00:25:24,433
because that hole
was still paying me.
432
00:25:26,900 --> 00:25:27,967
That's good.
433
00:25:27,967 --> 00:25:29,533
Okay. Throw it in the box.
434
00:25:39,867 --> 00:25:41,467
Wow, Kris,
435
00:25:41,467 --> 00:25:42,567
look at that.
436
00:25:42,567 --> 00:25:44,667
[cheers]
437
00:25:52,667 --> 00:25:54,934
That's what we're looking for.
438
00:25:56,266 --> 00:25:58,934
[Kris speaking]
439
00:25:59,667 --> 00:26:01,166
What?
440
00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:03,734
Yeah, baby.
441
00:26:12,567 --> 00:26:15,066
Yeah!
442
00:26:21,166 --> 00:26:23,000
The best part
about moving spots
443
00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,200
is we're not
in a lot of pea gravel,
444
00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,000
which means my scoop box
is gonna clean out properly.
445
00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,767
We can go back
to running full cycle time,
446
00:26:30,767 --> 00:26:32,834
45 seconds a cycle.
447
00:26:35,266 --> 00:26:36,834
Let's put the hammer down.
448
00:26:37,500 --> 00:26:39,233
[bleep] yeah!
449
00:26:41,667 --> 00:26:43,433
Oh, yeah, baby.
450
00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:51,667
[Jeff] Okay.
451
00:26:51,667 --> 00:26:54,000
Definitely good ground.
452
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:55,266
It's where the money is.
453
00:26:55,266 --> 00:26:56,700
[narrator] Three hours
into the first
454
00:26:56,700 --> 00:26:58,367
of four planned dives,
455
00:26:58,367 --> 00:27:02,533
Jeff Orzechowski is moving
and shaking up the seafloor.
456
00:27:04,266 --> 00:27:08,367
[Jeff speaking]
457
00:27:09,767 --> 00:27:12,767
Out on the stern,
in on the port, 5 feet.
458
00:27:14,066 --> 00:27:15,934
[Jeff groans]
459
00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:23,166
[groans]
460
00:27:25,166 --> 00:27:26,467
There you go.
I'm back in the cabin.
461
00:27:26,467 --> 00:27:27,233
[Jeff] Okay.
462
00:27:43,266 --> 00:27:44,700
[Zeke] Yeah,
the swell's getting big,
463
00:27:44,700 --> 00:27:47,166
honestly, like it's not
like that choppy,
464
00:27:47,166 --> 00:27:50,533
but I mean, you know,
it's a big swell.
465
00:27:55,667 --> 00:27:58,500
[Jeff speaking]
466
00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:01,367
We just got these big
chunky rollers coming in.
467
00:28:01,367 --> 00:28:04,533
[dramatic music playing]
468
00:28:07,300 --> 00:28:08,533
[Jeff] Oh.
469
00:28:13,367 --> 00:28:16,033
[Jeff sighing]
470
00:28:18,900 --> 00:28:20,700
[Zeke] The truth is,
is that it's always difficult
471
00:28:20,700 --> 00:28:23,300
to move that nozzle around
even in calm waters,
472
00:28:23,300 --> 00:28:25,767
but we're starting to get
these isolated swells
473
00:28:25,767 --> 00:28:28,300
and it's banging Jeff
around down there pretty good.
474
00:28:28,300 --> 00:28:29,734
[Jeff groans]
475
00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:34,467
[Zeke] We're both supposed
to get two dives in
476
00:28:34,467 --> 00:28:36,567
but with these swells
beating us up down there,
477
00:28:36,567 --> 00:28:38,634
it's gonna take even more
to get it done.
478
00:28:39,266 --> 00:28:40,767
Today, I think
a four-dive goal
479
00:28:40,767 --> 00:28:42,967
might be even tougher
than I had imagined.
480
00:28:45,867 --> 00:28:48,767
[Jeff panting]
481
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,767
[laughs]
482
00:28:55,367 --> 00:28:57,467
[Jeff groaning]
483
00:28:58,300 --> 00:28:59,600
[Jeff] [bleep].
484
00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,467
What I noticed is guys
with really big muscles,
485
00:29:01,467 --> 00:29:03,667
it just...
Things go really easier to me.
486
00:29:03,667 --> 00:29:05,800
You'd think
it would be way easier.
487
00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:07,100
I don't know
what's up with that.
488
00:29:07,100 --> 00:29:08,667
[laughs]
489
00:29:08,667 --> 00:29:10,266
[Jeff groaning]
490
00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:13,266
I think you just have
to flex harder
491
00:29:13,266 --> 00:29:15,100
to do the same thing.
492
00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:16,533
[mimics groaning, laughs]
493
00:29:18,367 --> 00:29:19,567
He's tired.
494
00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:22,433
-Tired.
-[Jeff] [bleep].
495
00:29:24,967 --> 00:29:27,834
[Jeff speaking]
496
00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:47,867
That was a rowdy dive.
497
00:29:47,867 --> 00:29:50,567
-Bro.
-[laughs]
498
00:29:50,567 --> 00:29:52,166
Yeah, look at these things.
499
00:29:52,166 --> 00:29:53,700
You're like, whoa.
500
00:29:53,700 --> 00:29:55,166
[both laughing]
501
00:29:55,166 --> 00:29:56,800
Easy to do if it's calm.
502
00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:58,533
Yeah, I guess.
503
00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:00,967
It's just a little rough.
504
00:30:00,967 --> 00:30:03,867
[dramatic music playing]
505
00:30:03,867 --> 00:30:06,100
All right. Well, the current
knocked Jeff off the bottom
506
00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:07,500
a little earlier
than we had hoped,
507
00:30:07,500 --> 00:30:09,967
but we still had
a strong first dive.
508
00:30:11,166 --> 00:30:14,533
Now I'll do my shift,
the second of hopefully four.
509
00:30:17,300 --> 00:30:19,066
[Jeff] It's good ground,
buddy.
510
00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,567
[Zeke] Yeah. That's good
as that's ever looked.
511
00:30:23,567 --> 00:30:24,667
These random swells
512
00:30:24,667 --> 00:30:26,367
are not gonna make
things easy,
513
00:30:26,367 --> 00:30:27,767
but we're on nice ground.
514
00:30:27,767 --> 00:30:30,567
[dramatic music playing]
515
00:30:32,767 --> 00:30:34,500
If this gold keeps up
for four dives,
516
00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:37,000
we're gonna have a solid clean
out at the end of it.
517
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,166
[dramatic music playing]
518
00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:49,100
[Jeff] Can you hear me?
519
00:30:49,100 --> 00:30:50,934
[Zeke] Yeah, I got you.
520
00:30:58,467 --> 00:31:00,133
Uh, can I get an idle cap?
521
00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,233
[Jeff] All right.
You got it, buddy.
522
00:31:06,266 --> 00:31:07,433
[Zeke] Thank you.
523
00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:14,467
[groans]
524
00:31:17,867 --> 00:31:20,300
How's the hose
management going?
525
00:31:20,300 --> 00:31:21,433
[Zeke] Uh...
526
00:31:22,467 --> 00:31:24,634
I got to get a lot stronger...
527
00:31:25,567 --> 00:31:27,133
[Zeke speaking]
528
00:31:27,467 --> 00:31:29,000
Yeah.
529
00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,367
[Zeke] Yeah.
You really have to bring
a lot of energy to it.
530
00:31:33,367 --> 00:31:36,100
Yeah. We got to hit it
hard though, um,
531
00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:40,100
because I wanted have
a fat cleanup.
532
00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:41,767
[Jeff] Yeah.
Just, I guess, hit it hard,
533
00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:43,367
and then we'll switch out.
534
00:31:43,367 --> 00:31:45,433
-[Zeke] Okay. Sounds good.
-[Jeff] All right, buddy.
535
00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,900
[narrator] The two-man
Tenhoff team
is hitting it hard.
536
00:31:50,900 --> 00:31:53,066
And across the water...
537
00:32:11,567 --> 00:32:14,133
[Chris speaking]
538
00:32:23,567 --> 00:32:25,367
[narrator] Two hours
into his second attempt
539
00:32:25,367 --> 00:32:26,800
at a solo dive...
540
00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:31,300
[Chris speaking]
541
00:32:31,300 --> 00:32:34,533
[narrator] Chris McCully's
luck is still holding out.
542
00:32:35,667 --> 00:32:37,934
[Chris speaking]
543
00:32:41,700 --> 00:32:44,634
[engine revving]
544
00:32:49,967 --> 00:32:51,734
[man speaking]
545
00:32:55,500 --> 00:32:56,934
[Chris] I'm gonna come up.
546
00:33:01,367 --> 00:33:03,667
[panting]
547
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:14,500
Woo!
548
00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:15,667
[bleep].
549
00:33:15,667 --> 00:33:17,333
I'm having
the time of my life, baby.
550
00:33:19,967 --> 00:33:22,667
I gotta go fill up
the air compressor
551
00:33:22,667 --> 00:33:23,900
and generator,
552
00:33:23,900 --> 00:33:25,900
and then I'm gonna take
a little break,
553
00:33:25,900 --> 00:33:27,266
and then we'll go back
down there,
554
00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:29,934
there's so much ground
to be worked on.
555
00:33:30,367 --> 00:33:31,634
Woo!
556
00:33:34,266 --> 00:33:36,266
[Chris] So the secret
to diving solo
557
00:33:36,266 --> 00:33:39,433
is you need to be really
in tune with the dredge.
558
00:33:40,367 --> 00:33:42,266
That's almost empty.
559
00:33:42,266 --> 00:33:44,867
It was perfect timing.
560
00:33:44,867 --> 00:33:47,400
You have to know every sound,
every movement,
561
00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:50,200
even when the boat rolls,
even when the wind blows.
562
00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,634
You have to be familiar
with these things.
563
00:33:54,567 --> 00:33:55,700
Oh, yeah.
564
00:33:55,700 --> 00:33:57,600
I have two
and a half hours in,
565
00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,567
and I'm gonna put two
and a half hours more,
566
00:33:59,567 --> 00:34:01,367
and right now,
I can already see it
567
00:34:01,367 --> 00:34:04,767
shimmering over here,
which is really good.
568
00:34:04,767 --> 00:34:07,533
The best is yet to come
right here.
569
00:34:14,667 --> 00:34:16,367
[tense music playing]
570
00:34:16,367 --> 00:34:17,367
Oh, [bleep].
571
00:34:17,367 --> 00:34:20,767
[dramatic music playing]
572
00:34:20,767 --> 00:34:22,967
I can see the swells
are starting to come in,
573
00:34:22,967 --> 00:34:25,333
all these little white caps
on top.
574
00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:28,767
I don't wanna be
in that situation
575
00:34:28,767 --> 00:34:31,800
where I'm alone and I can't
pick up the gears.
576
00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:33,900
Worst-case scenario,
I'll lose my hose,
577
00:34:33,900 --> 00:34:35,166
you know, and my jet.
578
00:34:36,266 --> 00:34:37,300
Uh, all right.
579
00:34:37,300 --> 00:34:38,567
So I'm gonna take
that initiative,
580
00:34:38,567 --> 00:34:40,667
I'm gonna let Bobby
and Cam know.
581
00:34:42,300 --> 00:34:44,867
So this is what I mean
about being aware
582
00:34:44,867 --> 00:34:46,300
of all the elements.
583
00:34:46,300 --> 00:34:48,300
So the swells are starting
to build,
584
00:34:48,300 --> 00:34:50,367
that's a really
dangerous situation
585
00:34:50,367 --> 00:34:51,567
for me to be solo.
586
00:34:51,567 --> 00:34:53,467
So I'm gonna
call them right now
587
00:34:53,467 --> 00:34:56,166
and then tell them what's up.
588
00:34:56,166 --> 00:34:58,667
So I might be able
to dive by myself right now,
589
00:34:58,667 --> 00:35:00,900
but lifting up the gear back
into the boat,
590
00:35:00,900 --> 00:35:04,467
like the hose,
the jet log, the flare,
591
00:35:04,467 --> 00:35:06,266
so I can bring it back
to the shore,
592
00:35:06,266 --> 00:35:07,734
that'll take a whole team.
593
00:35:09,367 --> 00:35:11,233
[dial tone]
594
00:35:14,300 --> 00:35:16,900
-[Bobby speaking]
-[Chris speaking]
595
00:35:16,900 --> 00:35:17,767
[Bobby speaking]
596
00:35:17,767 --> 00:35:18,900
Just a quick update,
597
00:35:18,900 --> 00:35:21,567
I'm halfway through my dive,
598
00:35:21,567 --> 00:35:24,266
um, it seems like
the weather's gonna pick up.
599
00:35:24,266 --> 00:35:26,100
I don't have
a tender out here, so...
600
00:35:26,100 --> 00:35:28,700
[Chris speaking]
601
00:35:28,700 --> 00:35:29,533
[Bobby] Okay.
602
00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:31,100
I'll be right there.
603
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:32,200
[Chris] Check the weather,
too.
604
00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:33,467
Just coordinate with camp.
605
00:35:33,467 --> 00:35:35,200
[Bobby] All right.
Thank you, sir.
606
00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:36,433
Bye.
607
00:35:36,767 --> 00:35:37,700
Cool. All right.
608
00:35:37,700 --> 00:35:39,367
Reinforcements are on the way.
609
00:35:39,367 --> 00:35:41,266
I hope they don't wait
too long
610
00:35:41,266 --> 00:35:43,467
and wait for the [bleep] swell
to come in
611
00:35:43,467 --> 00:35:44,533
and then come out here.
612
00:35:46,967 --> 00:35:48,367
I hope they're not that dumb.
613
00:35:48,367 --> 00:35:51,100
Let's not waste
any more time up here,
614
00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:52,266
we're gonna go back down there
615
00:35:52,266 --> 00:35:54,266
and finish up
the rest of my dive.
616
00:35:56,667 --> 00:35:57,700
But first things first,
617
00:35:57,700 --> 00:35:58,900
I'm gonna fill up
the generator
618
00:35:58,900 --> 00:36:00,100
and my air compressor,
619
00:36:00,100 --> 00:36:01,767
then I'm gonna
go back down there.
620
00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:05,500
So these swells are bad,
621
00:36:05,500 --> 00:36:06,700
but I think I could squeeze in
622
00:36:06,700 --> 00:36:09,634
a little more bond time
before the guys gets here.
623
00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:16,266
So I'm gonna mine more
while I still can.
624
00:36:16,266 --> 00:36:19,433
[dramatic music playing]
625
00:36:29,266 --> 00:36:31,066
[Chris] I'm gonna keep going.
626
00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:35,667
I know where to, uh, go next.
627
00:36:35,667 --> 00:36:38,600
Oh, yeah, that's the next spot
right there.
628
00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:40,367
Big stuff right there.
629
00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:46,567
And I look at our area,
we got a lot more to go.
630
00:36:46,567 --> 00:36:48,834
There's no signs of it
slowing down.
631
00:36:50,266 --> 00:36:51,934
[Chris speaking]
632
00:36:52,500 --> 00:36:53,867
Wow.
633
00:36:58,500 --> 00:36:59,867
We're in about 15 feet
of water.
634
00:36:59,867 --> 00:37:02,667
The hottest drilled hole
on the whole claim.
635
00:37:02,667 --> 00:37:04,333
[narrator] Throughout
the fleet,
636
00:37:05,100 --> 00:37:07,100
captains are rolling the dice.
637
00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:09,634
I'm really desperate
to make the money.
638
00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:12,567
[Jeff speaking]
639
00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:16,800
[dramatic music playing]
640
00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:18,700
[narrator] And out
on the Bering Sea...
641
00:37:18,700 --> 00:37:21,734
[upbeat music playing]
642
00:37:26,667 --> 00:37:28,066
[Kris speaking]
643
00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:31,200
We're on really good gold,
644
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:34,367
so we've got enough
of, uh, a line
645
00:37:34,367 --> 00:37:36,367
that's gonna last us
for the rest of the day
646
00:37:36,367 --> 00:37:39,467
and make sure Tyson's
on good gold.
647
00:37:39,467 --> 00:37:43,667
[narrator] Kris Kelly
is enjoying the benefits
of his new excavator,
648
00:37:44,700 --> 00:37:47,567
as it devours a new paystreak.
649
00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,367
All right. The wind's starting
to pick up,
650
00:37:55,367 --> 00:37:56,967
the conditions
are getting rougher.
651
00:37:59,500 --> 00:38:02,300
But right now,
we haven't got very big waves.
652
00:38:02,300 --> 00:38:03,667
2-foot waves,
653
00:38:03,667 --> 00:38:05,767
my boat can technically
handle that.
654
00:38:05,767 --> 00:38:08,166
[dramatic music playing]
655
00:38:12,266 --> 00:38:13,667
[Kris speaking]
656
00:38:22,500 --> 00:38:24,000
[Kris] The Mistress
is an old barge.
657
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:26,767
She's got some serious years
and rust on her.
658
00:38:26,767 --> 00:38:28,767
So you've gotta check
the hull constantly
659
00:38:28,767 --> 00:38:30,300
to make sure
you're not sinking.
660
00:38:30,300 --> 00:38:33,000
If you're not on top
of everything constantly,
661
00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:36,367
a problem will sneak up on you
and bite you in the ass.
662
00:38:36,367 --> 00:38:38,133
I learned that
earlier this season.
663
00:38:40,967 --> 00:38:43,767
Oh [bleep], [bleep].
664
00:38:43,767 --> 00:38:45,233
We're sinking!
665
00:38:46,300 --> 00:38:48,467
Well, good thing
I came down here
666
00:38:48,467 --> 00:38:51,367
because we got about
6 inches of water
667
00:38:51,367 --> 00:38:53,000
going through the whole boat.
668
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:55,634
[dramatic music playing]
669
00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:58,934
[rhythmic metal creaking]
670
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:13,934
[rhythmic metal creaking
continues]
671
00:39:24,467 --> 00:39:27,133
[bleep].
672
00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:16,066
[rhythmic metal creaking
continues]
673
00:40:17,767 --> 00:40:19,567
The hull is like a skeleton,
674
00:40:19,567 --> 00:40:22,667
and it's supported
by its ribs and backbone.
675
00:40:22,667 --> 00:40:24,266
It's holding
the weight of everything,
676
00:40:24,266 --> 00:40:26,900
all the people,
all the equipment, everything.
677
00:40:26,900 --> 00:40:28,667
And it's keeping
the water out.
678
00:40:28,667 --> 00:40:30,767
And one of those
support beams rusted out,
679
00:40:30,767 --> 00:40:32,166
and now it's loose.
680
00:40:32,166 --> 00:40:34,400
And it's just slamming
into the floor of the hull
681
00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:36,233
over and over and over.
682
00:40:45,667 --> 00:40:46,834
[rhythmic metal creaking
continues]
683
00:41:21,867 --> 00:41:23,000
It's a tough call.
684
00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:26,367
This support beam looks
sketchy as hell right now.
685
00:41:26,367 --> 00:41:29,200
If I keep rolling the dice,
this could sink the boat.
686
00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:30,567
It's that serious.
687
00:41:36,767 --> 00:41:38,567
[rhythmic metal creaking]
688
00:41:38,567 --> 00:41:40,100
[Kris] No,
but I'm lucky as [bleep].
689
00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:41,200
I'm Irish.
690
00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:43,600
You know what? I know this
is gonna work out for me.
691
00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:45,467
Right now,
I just hope it holds out
692
00:41:45,467 --> 00:41:47,133
and we can keep grinding gold.
693
00:41:55,567 --> 00:41:57,066
[machine rumbling]
694
00:41:57,066 --> 00:41:59,867
[rhythmic metal creaking]
695
00:42:36,867 --> 00:42:38,867
Well, you know what,
it's not a problem
696
00:42:38,867 --> 00:42:40,333
until we start leaking water.
697
00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:42,066
[rhythmic metal creaking]
698
00:42:50,266 --> 00:42:52,166
I need to start
paying off debt.
699
00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:57,934
[relaxed music playing]
700
00:42:58,767 --> 00:42:59,834
[man sighs happily]
701
00:43:01,367 --> 00:43:03,800
Welcome to
Vernon's Social Hour.
702
00:43:03,800 --> 00:43:06,667
It can't get
more social than this.
703
00:43:06,667 --> 00:43:08,400
[narrator] And now, saddle up
704
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:11,266
for another Social Hour
with Vernon.
705
00:43:11,266 --> 00:43:15,867
Let me see what the latest
news is on the chat sites.
706
00:43:15,867 --> 00:43:17,300
[notification rings]
707
00:43:17,300 --> 00:43:18,767
"Something you want to say
708
00:43:18,767 --> 00:43:22,667
but never had a chance to
on camera?"
709
00:43:22,667 --> 00:43:25,667
Not really. I pretty much
say it all. [chuckles]
710
00:43:25,667 --> 00:43:27,166
Whether or not they air it,
711
00:43:27,166 --> 00:43:30,300
that's a different story,
but I don't hold back.
712
00:43:30,300 --> 00:43:31,367
Answer the phone!
713
00:43:31,367 --> 00:43:34,000
I'm about to give 'em
a [bleep] piece of landmine,
714
00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:35,200
and then torch it off!
715
00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:37,000
Hey, you wanna fight [bleep]?
716
00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:38,600
There's no buffer on my mouth
717
00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:41,467
and really,
I don't have a lot of,
718
00:43:41,467 --> 00:43:43,000
what do you
call those, filters?
719
00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:46,367
One of the greatest ways
of relieving stress
720
00:43:46,367 --> 00:43:49,567
is to fire all those [bleep]
that really need to be fired.
721
00:43:49,567 --> 00:43:50,867
[bleep] you [bleep]!
722
00:43:50,867 --> 00:43:52,500
Get your ragged ass
out of there
723
00:43:52,500 --> 00:43:54,133
[bleep] snowflake.
724
00:43:56,867 --> 00:43:58,300
I'm probably a liability.
725
00:43:58,300 --> 00:44:00,667
I'm probably
an extreme liability.
726
00:44:00,667 --> 00:44:02,667
He's a snowflake,
you can't take an attitude
727
00:44:02,667 --> 00:44:04,467
because it hurts
his little [bleep].
728
00:44:04,467 --> 00:44:06,634
[bleep] the federal
government!
729
00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:08,467
This is it.
730
00:44:08,467 --> 00:44:10,100
You can either take
it or leave it
731
00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:14,266
and I really, really truly
do not give a [bleep].
732
00:44:14,266 --> 00:44:17,967
Instead of pulling your butt,
what else is going on, over?
733
00:44:17,967 --> 00:44:19,266
[bleep] damn.
734
00:44:19,266 --> 00:44:21,367
I can piss faster than this.
735
00:44:21,367 --> 00:44:23,467
Crank that sucker up
and start sucking.
736
00:44:23,467 --> 00:44:25,634
You know,
I'm right, my sexual pride.
737
00:44:26,367 --> 00:44:28,367
I am what I am what I am.
738
00:44:28,367 --> 00:44:30,900
And there ain't no changing it
and I'm not [bleep]
739
00:44:30,900 --> 00:44:34,400
damn not gonna start
changing it now.
740
00:44:34,400 --> 00:44:38,467
[announcer] This has been
Social Hour with Vernon.
741
00:44:38,467 --> 00:44:39,800
Well, do what you wanna do.
I don't care.
742
00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:44,800
Whatever color,
green, purple, from Mars.
743
00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:48,333
I really literally
do not give a [bleep].
744
00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:59,266
[Shawn] Nothing ventured,
nothing gained.
745
00:44:59,266 --> 00:45:01,333
First time in
shallow with the Myrtle.
746
00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:08,867
Up in here, close to shore.
747
00:45:10,700 --> 00:45:12,567
We're right on top
of the drill hole.
748
00:45:16,166 --> 00:45:17,867
The drill hole says it's hot.
749
00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:23,567
[Shawn speaking]
750
00:45:25,567 --> 00:45:27,867
[narrator] Shawn's gambling
on shallow water,
751
00:45:27,867 --> 00:45:30,200
but with nothing yet
to show for it,
752
00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:31,834
he might be in deep trouble.
753
00:45:36,867 --> 00:45:38,367
[Shawn] That's looking better.
754
00:45:46,767 --> 00:45:47,967
I'm not quite
through the clay,
755
00:45:47,967 --> 00:45:50,867
but I'm scraping
the top of the clay off
756
00:45:50,867 --> 00:45:53,000
and as a little bit further
I reach out,
757
00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:54,266
the better it's looking.
758
00:45:58,166 --> 00:46:00,200
The Myrtle
can reach 30 feet deep.
759
00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:04,867
But when you come in shallow,
the cycle time bringing
the arm up and down
760
00:46:04,867 --> 00:46:06,233
is so quick.
761
00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:11,066
I can cover three times
as much ground,
762
00:46:11,066 --> 00:46:12,667
but it's risky.
763
00:46:12,667 --> 00:46:16,867
We don't wanna get stuck up
close to the shore like this.
764
00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:23,100
But if we can get
on the hot ground
765
00:46:23,100 --> 00:46:25,967
that I think is here,
it'll be worth the risk.
766
00:46:27,967 --> 00:46:29,500
Starting to see some clay,
767
00:46:29,500 --> 00:46:32,000
but I really need to get
into that hard ground.
768
00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:33,500
Because if there's
some gold here,
769
00:46:33,500 --> 00:46:34,867
that's where it'll be.
770
00:46:44,567 --> 00:46:46,533
[Shawn speaking]
771
00:46:55,000 --> 00:46:56,133
More gravel.
772
00:47:02,100 --> 00:47:04,066
Really liking what I see.
773
00:47:05,467 --> 00:47:08,166
Yeah, that stuff
is looking really good.
774
00:47:11,367 --> 00:47:14,333
This might be
the little break we needed.
775
00:47:17,800 --> 00:47:19,400
That looks more like it,
776
00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:21,166
but the only way
to really know
777
00:47:21,166 --> 00:47:22,533
is to take a test pan.
778
00:47:26,667 --> 00:47:27,467
Oh, yeah.
779
00:47:27,467 --> 00:47:28,567
It's in there.
780
00:47:29,100 --> 00:47:30,634
We are good to go.
781
00:47:32,500 --> 00:47:35,533
It took some patience,
but we're on the good stuff.
782
00:47:38,567 --> 00:47:40,233
This is what we came here for.
783
00:47:41,166 --> 00:47:44,233
[Shawn speaking]
784
00:47:46,166 --> 00:47:47,800
[Shawn] Now,
we just gotta let the Myrtle
785
00:47:47,800 --> 00:47:49,333
sink her teeth into it.
786
00:47:50,266 --> 00:47:51,634
We need every ounce.
787
00:47:53,166 --> 00:47:56,634
And the material
is looking awesome.
788
00:47:58,400 --> 00:47:59,967
Look at that stuff.
789
00:47:59,967 --> 00:48:01,166
That looks amazing.
790
00:48:01,166 --> 00:48:03,166
This stuff
has not been touched.
791
00:48:05,800 --> 00:48:07,200
When a dig's hard like that,
792
00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:09,166
you know it's virgin ground.
793
00:48:10,166 --> 00:48:12,967
Virgin ground means
nobody has ever touched it.
794
00:48:12,967 --> 00:48:14,533
It's never been mined.
795
00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:20,767
We're in closer than
the Christine Rose right now.
796
00:48:20,767 --> 00:48:24,734
Up high, a little too hard
to dig in for the CR.
797
00:48:26,166 --> 00:48:28,600
But the Myrtle
is a big old pig,
798
00:48:28,600 --> 00:48:30,300
got a lot of horsepower
799
00:48:30,300 --> 00:48:31,800
and a lot of weight
behind her,
800
00:48:31,800 --> 00:48:35,867
so you can actually dig
this harder material up
801
00:48:35,867 --> 00:48:37,233
and get the gold out of it.
802
00:48:43,100 --> 00:48:45,133
That's a lot of fresh ground.
803
00:48:45,667 --> 00:48:47,133
Perfect for the Myrtle.
804
00:48:51,266 --> 00:48:54,433
This stuff is sticky, gooey.
805
00:48:59,300 --> 00:49:03,033
Really liking what I see,
but I wanna keep moving.
806
00:49:10,266 --> 00:49:12,333
Put the gold
in the box right now.
807
00:49:13,400 --> 00:49:14,533
[Shawn whistles]
808
00:49:16,100 --> 00:49:17,400
Oh, yeah.
809
00:49:17,400 --> 00:49:18,567
It's hot.
810
00:49:20,467 --> 00:49:21,834
[narrator] One mile east.
811
00:49:26,166 --> 00:49:27,934
[heavy breathing]
812
00:49:52,867 --> 00:49:55,367
[Chris speaking]
813
00:50:15,367 --> 00:50:18,934
[narrator] Chris McCully's
luck may now be running out.
814
00:50:24,567 --> 00:50:27,867
[Chris speaking]
815
00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:48,333
Wow, it's getting rough.
816
00:50:50,266 --> 00:50:51,567
Time to go.
817
00:50:54,367 --> 00:50:57,767
[bleep] guys are not even
[bleep] here yet. [bleep]
818
00:50:59,166 --> 00:51:00,734
Idiots, man.
819
00:51:02,100 --> 00:51:05,166
[tense music playing]
820
00:51:19,700 --> 00:51:20,934
They're not here yet.
821
00:51:21,567 --> 00:51:22,867
[Chris] So, I let my crew know
822
00:51:22,867 --> 00:51:24,800
that it's critical
to get out here,
823
00:51:24,800 --> 00:51:27,700
and still,
there's no signs of them.
824
00:51:27,700 --> 00:51:29,867
So, I'm stuck out here
by myself.
825
00:51:29,867 --> 00:51:32,433
They're putting me
and the Tata in danger.
826
00:51:34,166 --> 00:51:35,266
Look at all
these [bleep] waves.
827
00:51:35,266 --> 00:51:36,300
I'm getting swamped, man.
828
00:51:36,300 --> 00:51:38,233
Look at my outboards,
they're getting swamped.
829
00:51:40,066 --> 00:51:42,667
I gotta call them back
to get their asses down here.
830
00:51:44,767 --> 00:51:45,567
[man speaking]
831
00:51:45,567 --> 00:51:47,000
Yo, what up? Hey.
832
00:51:47,000 --> 00:51:48,767
Are you guys gonna come
save me or what,
833
00:51:48,767 --> 00:51:51,367
are you guys just gonna
watch me die out here?
834
00:51:51,767 --> 00:51:53,300
[man speaking]
835
00:51:53,300 --> 00:51:54,900
Yeah, dude,
it's [bleep] picking up
836
00:51:54,900 --> 00:51:55,967
20 miles an hour right now.
837
00:51:55,967 --> 00:51:56,867
Are you guys gonna come out?
838
00:51:56,867 --> 00:51:59,000
[man speaking]
839
00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:00,800
All right. Dude,
hurry up, dude.
840
00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:01,767
[man speaking]
841
00:52:01,767 --> 00:52:03,800
[bleep] sakes.
They're still...
842
00:52:03,800 --> 00:52:05,767
He's still on the couch
for [bleep] sake, man.
843
00:52:05,767 --> 00:52:06,533
[bleep].
844
00:52:08,400 --> 00:52:10,066
I have no help.
845
00:52:10,066 --> 00:52:11,867
They're gonna struggle
going through out here
846
00:52:11,867 --> 00:52:13,066
because, look.
847
00:52:15,266 --> 00:52:16,467
It's whitecap.
848
00:52:19,667 --> 00:52:22,734
It's like 3, 4-foot
swells right now, dude.
849
00:52:23,967 --> 00:52:26,400
Worst-case scenario,
because my plan B
850
00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:30,233
is I'm gonna drop everything
in the water.
851
00:52:31,867 --> 00:52:33,767
But I really
don't wanna do that.
852
00:52:33,767 --> 00:52:35,767
Last thing I wanna do
is leave my gear
853
00:52:35,767 --> 00:52:37,066
down in the water.
854
00:52:39,600 --> 00:52:42,567
It's gonna go up
to 32 miles an hour.
855
00:52:42,567 --> 00:52:45,533
I can't be out
here 32 miles an hour.
856
00:52:47,467 --> 00:52:49,467
I mean, this is the borderline
right here.
857
00:52:49,467 --> 00:52:50,533
I'm pushing it.
858
00:52:52,667 --> 00:52:54,100
I might snap my anchor line,
859
00:52:54,100 --> 00:52:56,533
I get drifted
to the [bleep] rocks.
860
00:52:57,900 --> 00:53:00,767
I just hope that rear anchor
holds on tight,
861
00:53:00,767 --> 00:53:03,367
you know, because it's so much
stress on that back anchor.
862
00:53:06,367 --> 00:53:07,900
And I'm literally
left for dead.
863
00:53:07,900 --> 00:53:09,300
It's what it feels like.
864
00:53:09,300 --> 00:53:10,767
I'm being left for dead
out here.
865
00:53:13,867 --> 00:53:14,800
[groans]
866
00:53:27,967 --> 00:53:29,767
[Chris] And I'm literally
left for dead.
867
00:53:29,767 --> 00:53:30,867
It's what it feels like.
868
00:53:30,867 --> 00:53:32,533
I'm being left for dead
out here.
869
00:53:36,166 --> 00:53:37,734
These [bleep] guys.
870
00:53:40,567 --> 00:53:43,634
All I can do
is just watch, listen.
871
00:53:47,467 --> 00:53:48,567
[Chris speaking]
872
00:53:55,900 --> 00:53:58,233
[bleep] where's [bleep] Bobby?
873
00:54:01,567 --> 00:54:02,667
Where's Bobby?
874
00:54:05,467 --> 00:54:06,767
Come on, let's go.
875
00:54:08,200 --> 00:54:09,667
[Chris] I'm glad
that Cam is here,
876
00:54:09,667 --> 00:54:12,767
but getting all the gear up
requires all three men.
877
00:54:13,467 --> 00:54:14,533
Back it up, back it up.
878
00:54:16,667 --> 00:54:18,100
Especially in these swells.
879
00:54:18,100 --> 00:54:19,100
It's gonna be tough,
880
00:54:19,100 --> 00:54:20,900
but we really don't have
a choice.
881
00:54:20,900 --> 00:54:22,066
All right. We gotta hurry up.
882
00:54:22,066 --> 00:54:23,000
Yup.
883
00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:24,166
It's [bleep] ripping.
884
00:54:24,166 --> 00:54:25,500
A race against the clock.
885
00:54:25,500 --> 00:54:27,467
We ain't got no time
to go slow.
886
00:54:32,600 --> 00:54:34,767
So, the main thing
we need to do
887
00:54:34,767 --> 00:54:38,834
is to get the jet log up
and the hose detached.
888
00:54:39,567 --> 00:54:40,834
Let's push it this way.
889
00:54:41,367 --> 00:54:42,767
Pull it out of the water.
890
00:54:42,767 --> 00:54:44,600
[grunts] Okay. Good.
891
00:54:44,600 --> 00:54:46,300
And then, tie it back
to the dredge.
892
00:54:46,300 --> 00:54:47,266
All right.
893
00:54:47,266 --> 00:54:48,500
So, if either one of them
894
00:54:48,500 --> 00:54:50,266
was left out in these swells,
895
00:54:50,266 --> 00:54:52,467
it'll be torn off for sure.
896
00:54:52,467 --> 00:54:53,634
Pull it, pull, pull.
897
00:54:54,066 --> 00:54:55,333
Keep pulling now.
898
00:54:55,800 --> 00:54:57,567
Yeah, nice, nice, nice.
899
00:54:57,567 --> 00:55:00,433
[tense music playing]
900
00:55:03,600 --> 00:55:04,834
Keep pulling it.
901
00:55:11,667 --> 00:55:13,433
Oh, [bleep]. No, no, no.
902
00:55:13,967 --> 00:55:16,333
[Chris speaking]
903
00:55:21,367 --> 00:55:22,967
You got it? Got it?
904
00:55:22,967 --> 00:55:24,667
Keep pulling! Keep pulling!
905
00:55:24,667 --> 00:55:25,767
Okay.
906
00:55:25,767 --> 00:55:28,467
Yes! That's good enough.
That's good.
907
00:55:28,467 --> 00:55:30,166
-It's the last one.
-All right.
908
00:55:33,300 --> 00:55:34,567
Here comes the nozzle.
909
00:55:39,100 --> 00:55:40,767
Nice. Woo!
910
00:55:40,767 --> 00:55:42,066
Mission accomplished.
911
00:55:45,100 --> 00:55:46,867
Whoa! Whoa!
912
00:55:46,867 --> 00:55:49,967
[tense music playing]
913
00:55:53,767 --> 00:55:55,166
Woo!
914
00:55:55,166 --> 00:55:56,467
That was close.
915
00:56:00,166 --> 00:56:02,333
[engine revving]
916
00:56:13,867 --> 00:56:15,266
Oh, those big whitecaps
coming in.
917
00:56:15,266 --> 00:56:16,567
Look at that.
918
00:56:16,567 --> 00:56:18,834
That's about to [bleep]
hit us right there.
919
00:56:19,800 --> 00:56:21,533
Big whitecaps.
920
00:56:22,400 --> 00:56:23,700
[whistles]
921
00:56:23,700 --> 00:56:24,734
Whoa!
922
00:56:26,367 --> 00:56:27,734
[alarm beeping]
923
00:56:29,500 --> 00:56:30,667
[Chris speaking]
924
00:56:33,367 --> 00:56:34,967
[engines stalling]
925
00:56:34,967 --> 00:56:36,467
No [bleep] way.
926
00:56:36,467 --> 00:56:40,133
[suspenseful music playing]
927
00:56:40,867 --> 00:56:43,166
My starboard side is stalling.
928
00:56:48,266 --> 00:56:50,166
I don't know
why it's stalling, but...
929
00:56:57,600 --> 00:56:59,967
Woo! That was close.
930
00:57:09,800 --> 00:57:12,767
So, I gotta admit,
diving solo without a crew
931
00:57:12,767 --> 00:57:14,266
is really risky.
932
00:57:14,266 --> 00:57:16,266
That was a really
serious close call.
933
00:57:16,266 --> 00:57:18,100
But you know what,
at the end of the day,
934
00:57:18,100 --> 00:57:20,166
that boat is still
in one piece
935
00:57:20,166 --> 00:57:22,100
and I still got killer gold.
936
00:57:22,100 --> 00:57:24,533
So, I think it was all
worth the gamble.
937
00:57:37,166 --> 00:57:39,667
I got off extra early
this morning
938
00:57:39,667 --> 00:57:42,000
and I was able to put my dive,
939
00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:44,567
my full dive's work
in today before the...
940
00:57:44,567 --> 00:57:46,433
Before the wind kicked in.
941
00:57:49,767 --> 00:57:51,767
And then, once this wind
calms the [bleep] down,
942
00:57:51,767 --> 00:57:54,967
then we're gonna go back
out again and go get it.
943
00:57:54,967 --> 00:57:56,467
I'm telling you,
there's a lot of...
944
00:57:56,467 --> 00:58:00,500
I mean, there's copious amount
of gold to be sucked up.
945
00:58:00,500 --> 00:58:04,133
We're just gonna reset
and start fresh tomorrow.
946
00:58:06,300 --> 00:58:08,033
I'm glad we got my gears up.
947
00:58:09,100 --> 00:58:10,533
Job well done.
948
00:58:12,367 --> 00:58:13,634
[narrator] Across the water...
949
00:58:14,166 --> 00:58:18,133
[tense music playing]
950
00:58:24,000 --> 00:58:27,467
The waves are getting
a little bigger,
the wind is picking up,
951
00:58:27,467 --> 00:58:29,467
and it's getting
a little rough.
952
00:58:29,467 --> 00:58:31,200
Thank God
I'm already in position
953
00:58:31,200 --> 00:58:34,266
and my boat is angled
right into the wave.
954
00:58:34,266 --> 00:58:37,867
[narrator] Kris Kelly's rusty
support beam clings to life,
955
00:58:39,266 --> 00:58:41,634
as he hopes
his big bet pays off.
956
00:58:43,367 --> 00:58:44,567
And it is getting
a little rougher.
957
00:58:44,567 --> 00:58:45,567
I don't know what to do.
958
00:58:53,266 --> 00:58:54,533
[rhythmic metal creaking]
959
00:59:14,166 --> 00:59:16,200
When you owe a lot of money
like we do,
960
00:59:16,200 --> 00:59:18,934
it's gonna impact
on how far you push things.
961
00:59:20,800 --> 00:59:22,867
That's why in this situation,
I'm gonna keep running
962
00:59:22,867 --> 00:59:25,166
and I hope to God
the beam survives.
963
00:59:30,900 --> 00:59:31,734
Yeah.
964
00:59:38,967 --> 00:59:40,233
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
965
00:59:47,767 --> 00:59:48,867
Looks like the all-in
966
00:59:48,867 --> 00:59:51,367
is not going
in the water today,
967
00:59:51,367 --> 00:59:53,367
which is [bleep], you know?
968
00:59:53,367 --> 00:59:55,400
I need to get that boat
in the water,
969
00:59:55,400 --> 00:59:57,100
do our final fixes,
970
00:59:57,100 --> 00:59:59,333
get everything dialed in
and start making money.
971
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:01,300
The seasons are short.
972
01:00:01,300 --> 01:00:03,400
We don't have a lot of time
to [bleep] around.
973
01:00:03,400 --> 01:00:04,934
We gotta get this going.
974
01:00:06,367 --> 01:00:08,367
The truth is, right now
with the all-in
975
01:00:08,367 --> 01:00:10,533
out of commission,
I don't have a lot of options.
976
01:00:12,266 --> 01:00:14,166
And the wind is picking up
pretty hard.
977
01:00:14,166 --> 01:00:15,600
We're starting
to see whitecaps
978
01:00:15,600 --> 01:00:18,867
and uh,
keeps getting bigger, um...
979
01:00:20,767 --> 01:00:24,500
So, even with
the swells getting bigger,
I just gotta roll the dice.
980
01:00:24,500 --> 01:00:26,967
Bring in night crew
and hope to God it makes it
until the morning.
981
01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:37,100
[man] [bleep].
982
01:00:37,100 --> 01:00:40,233
[tense music playing]
983
01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:44,367
[Kris] Right now,
I just need my gold clean out
984
01:00:44,367 --> 01:00:46,834
to be amazing, like amazing.
985
01:00:56,700 --> 01:00:57,834
[Jeff] Yo, yo.
986
01:00:58,900 --> 01:01:00,967
Uh, how's that ground
down there still looking?
987
01:01:02,767 --> 01:01:04,400
[Zeke] It's been
super productive so far.
988
01:01:04,400 --> 01:01:05,634
I can see gold.
989
01:01:07,600 --> 01:01:11,000
[narrator] Dive two
of a planned four-dive day
990
01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:14,133
is nearly in the books
for the two-man Tenhoff team.
991
01:01:16,200 --> 01:01:17,867
[Zeke] It's super bomb.
992
01:01:19,000 --> 01:01:21,767
Yeah. It's really good
diving down there.
993
01:01:21,767 --> 01:01:24,066
Make sure we don't leave any
for the other guy.
994
01:01:24,367 --> 01:01:25,533
[Zeke] Oh.
995
01:01:26,867 --> 01:01:28,266
Oh, yeah, for sure.
996
01:01:32,600 --> 01:01:33,600
[groans]
997
01:01:35,066 --> 01:01:36,700
How's the weather
looking up there right now?
998
01:01:36,700 --> 01:01:37,767
Is it starting to pick up?
999
01:01:38,600 --> 01:01:40,367
[Jeff] Definitely
getting a little windy.
1000
01:01:40,367 --> 01:01:43,166
So, yeah, we definitely
got the whitecaps coming in.
1001
01:01:44,100 --> 01:01:47,033
Uh, the rollers
are kind of so-so.
1002
01:01:50,767 --> 01:01:53,634
[Zeke] Yeah, you really
have to be able
to show up for this.
1003
01:01:54,667 --> 01:01:56,467
If you're gonna make money
with this,
1004
01:01:57,600 --> 01:01:59,133
you have to get strong.
1005
01:01:59,867 --> 01:02:02,800
Oh, I'm pretty tired.
1006
01:02:02,800 --> 01:02:04,767
All right, bud.
You ready for me
to pull your umbilical?
1007
01:02:05,867 --> 01:02:07,433
[Zeke] Yeah.
I'm just gonna head up.
1008
01:02:09,600 --> 01:02:11,033
Yeah, sounds good.
1009
01:02:11,567 --> 01:02:14,934
[Zeke speaking]
1010
01:02:16,367 --> 01:02:18,166
[Jeff] Yeah, bud,
in a white cup, sounds good.
1011
01:02:18,166 --> 01:02:20,767
[Zeke speaking]
1012
01:02:20,767 --> 01:02:22,166
Copy. I'll see you
at the front.
1013
01:02:29,567 --> 01:02:30,734
Hey.
1014
01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:35,367
[Zeke] Dive number two
is a wrap,
1015
01:02:35,367 --> 01:02:37,467
but our endurance
is getting tested
1016
01:02:37,467 --> 01:02:38,500
so we're gonna have
to dig deep
1017
01:02:38,500 --> 01:02:40,500
to keep it going for four.
1018
01:02:40,500 --> 01:02:42,900
At this stage, it's all
about staying hydrated,
1019
01:02:42,900 --> 01:02:44,767
keeping well-fed
and maintaining
1020
01:02:44,767 --> 01:02:46,567
a positive mindset.
1021
01:02:46,567 --> 01:02:48,567
Now it's time
for dive number three.
1022
01:02:48,567 --> 01:02:51,266
Jeff's gonna go down
for his second of the day,
1023
01:02:51,266 --> 01:02:52,600
and then I'll close it out.
1024
01:02:52,600 --> 01:02:54,333
We're just gonna keep pushing.
1025
01:03:02,867 --> 01:03:03,700
[Zeke] Going, Jeff?
1026
01:03:03,700 --> 01:03:05,066
Wait up till I'm clear.
1027
01:03:05,066 --> 01:03:06,233
Going down.
1028
01:03:30,100 --> 01:03:32,333
Yeah, I'd say this is
a pretty good ground, Zeke.
1029
01:03:36,900 --> 01:03:38,367
There's so much gold in that.
1030
01:03:38,367 --> 01:03:40,166
[Jeff] Yes, right.
1031
01:03:40,166 --> 01:03:43,467
Yeah. There's a lot that's
going well right now.
1032
01:03:43,467 --> 01:03:47,066
[Jeff] So, we're just gonna
continue on this little hole
that Zeke started.
1033
01:03:55,500 --> 01:03:57,767
What we're doing today
may seem crazy,
1034
01:03:57,767 --> 01:03:59,467
but we have big bills to pay.
1035
01:03:59,467 --> 01:04:01,000
So, there's no slowing down.
1036
01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:02,600
We can't afford it.
1037
01:04:02,600 --> 01:04:04,700
Yeah. Gotta make $6,000
boat payment,
1038
01:04:04,700 --> 01:04:06,867
and then I gotta make
a $10,000 fuel bill,
1039
01:04:06,867 --> 01:04:09,166
and then I just had to pay
$6,000 to the port
1040
01:04:09,166 --> 01:04:12,000
and I had to make another
$8,000 boat insurance payment.
1041
01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:14,867
You know, that took my bank
account like [bleep] bam,
1042
01:04:14,867 --> 01:04:16,000
down, ow, gone.
1043
01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:17,467
It kind of hurts my brain
1044
01:04:17,467 --> 01:04:19,266
that I haven't saved anything.
1045
01:04:19,266 --> 01:04:20,867
But what I found
is that, like,
1046
01:04:20,867 --> 01:04:22,767
I don't think I would take
very much comfort
1047
01:04:22,767 --> 01:04:24,100
from my savings account.
1048
01:04:24,100 --> 01:04:25,867
If I have money
in a bank account,
1049
01:04:25,867 --> 01:04:28,100
it makes me worry
that I'm not doing enough
1050
01:04:28,100 --> 01:04:32,266
in the present to, like,
propel my ideas forward.
1051
01:04:32,266 --> 01:04:34,500
I think that's where I'm
seeing maybe I have like
1052
01:04:34,500 --> 01:04:36,467
a kind of a gambler mentality.
1053
01:04:36,467 --> 01:04:38,767
-[man] Yeah.
-Where I'm like [bleep]
just all in, dude.
1054
01:04:38,767 --> 01:04:41,066
Why not? I mean, like,
what else are you gonna do
1055
01:04:41,066 --> 01:04:43,266
with your short life?
You could be dead tomorrow.
1056
01:04:43,266 --> 01:04:46,433
[tense music playing]
1057
01:04:49,100 --> 01:04:50,200
[Zeke] Yeah.
We still have lot...
1058
01:04:50,200 --> 01:04:52,667
A bunch of work to do
in this area.
1059
01:04:52,667 --> 01:04:53,900
[Jeff] Oh, yeah, dude.
1060
01:04:53,900 --> 01:04:55,000
When I get to the hard pan,
1061
01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:56,100
I definitely see color.
1062
01:04:56,100 --> 01:04:57,266
So, I mean...
1063
01:04:59,467 --> 01:05:02,667
make the best out of...
Out of every dive we can.
1064
01:05:02,667 --> 01:05:05,834
[tense music playing]
1065
01:05:19,266 --> 01:05:20,867
[Zeke] I'll meet you
at the top.
1066
01:05:22,567 --> 01:05:24,100
You know,
we're crushing it today.
1067
01:05:24,100 --> 01:05:25,567
-[Jeff] Yeah, bud.
-[Zeke] I'll finish out.
1068
01:05:25,567 --> 01:05:27,233
I'll just dive
until it's too rough.
1069
01:05:30,467 --> 01:05:32,200
[Zeke] Jeff just knocked
out his second dive.
1070
01:05:32,200 --> 01:05:34,333
Now, it's up to me
to pull off number four.
1071
01:05:35,000 --> 01:05:36,300
The pressure's on.
1072
01:05:36,300 --> 01:05:37,467
I should feel beat,
1073
01:05:37,467 --> 01:05:39,400
but I have all these
endorphins going.
1074
01:05:39,400 --> 01:05:42,100
I'm just gonna hammer it out
for as long as I can.
1075
01:05:42,100 --> 01:05:45,233
[dramatic music playing]
1076
01:05:56,100 --> 01:05:57,233
[Zeke speaking]
1077
01:05:59,967 --> 01:06:01,767
All right. Bud in the house.
Can you hear me?
1078
01:06:01,767 --> 01:06:02,867
[Zeke] Yeah. Got you.
1079
01:06:02,867 --> 01:06:04,266
Copy.
1080
01:06:04,266 --> 01:06:06,367
Does that cut look like
it's staying the same?
1081
01:06:06,367 --> 01:06:07,800
[Zeke] Yeah,
and it's super bomb.
1082
01:06:07,800 --> 01:06:08,867
[Jeff] Awesome.
1083
01:06:10,600 --> 01:06:12,000
[Zeke] All right.
Pretty much, you know,
1084
01:06:12,000 --> 01:06:13,266
I'm just carving into it
1085
01:06:13,266 --> 01:06:15,467
in pretty much
in all directions.
1086
01:06:15,467 --> 01:06:18,567
He said the material is so
good that he can work the hose
1087
01:06:18,567 --> 01:06:20,667
any direction and he's happy.
1088
01:06:21,467 --> 01:06:23,533
So, it's good to have
a happy Zeke.
1089
01:06:25,900 --> 01:06:28,433
[dramatic music playing]
1090
01:06:45,467 --> 01:06:46,934
[Shawn] Looking really good.
1091
01:06:50,100 --> 01:06:52,233
[Shawn speaking]
1092
01:07:07,667 --> 01:07:10,767
[narrator] Twelve hours into
chewing up shallow ground,
1093
01:07:10,767 --> 01:07:14,433
Mr. Gold's Hail Mary
may be a game changer.
1094
01:07:15,200 --> 01:07:17,333
[Shawn speaking]
1095
01:07:27,867 --> 01:07:31,634
Right now she's firing
on all cylinders.
1096
01:07:33,000 --> 01:07:35,700
Pretty spectacular.
1097
01:07:35,700 --> 01:07:38,166
[Shawn] We need to swing
for the fences today.
1098
01:07:39,266 --> 01:07:41,533
And it looks like
we might've hit a homerun.
1099
01:07:43,000 --> 01:07:44,667
This ground's hard digging.
1100
01:07:44,667 --> 01:07:46,300
It was just waiting
for a beast
1101
01:07:46,300 --> 01:07:48,333
as big as the Myrtle
to come get it.
1102
01:07:52,600 --> 01:07:54,800
Now, it's time to hand it
over to the
night crew
1103
01:07:54,800 --> 01:07:56,500
so they can keep
hammering on it.
1104
01:07:56,500 --> 01:07:58,467
You want me to [bleep]
wrap around this pole?
1105
01:07:58,467 --> 01:07:59,667
[man] Yeah.
1106
01:08:02,967 --> 01:08:05,166
[Shawn speaking]
1107
01:08:05,166 --> 01:08:06,400
That's hot.
1108
01:08:06,400 --> 01:08:07,934
Hot, hot, hot.
1109
01:08:09,500 --> 01:08:10,767
I've had enough.
1110
01:08:10,767 --> 01:08:12,500
I'm getting tired.
1111
01:08:12,500 --> 01:08:15,467
I've been up since 6:00.
1112
01:08:15,467 --> 01:08:18,166
All right. Let's
get the [bleep] out of here.
1113
01:08:18,166 --> 01:08:20,400
We took a shot, it paid off.
1114
01:08:20,400 --> 01:08:21,567
It's a good feeling.
1115
01:08:21,567 --> 01:08:23,266
Hopefully, the number
on the scale
1116
01:08:23,266 --> 01:08:25,133
will make me feel even better.
1117
01:08:34,900 --> 01:08:36,433
That's it. That's a wrap.
1118
01:08:38,100 --> 01:08:39,634
Do it again tomorrow.
1119
01:08:52,500 --> 01:08:56,300
[narrator] With the sky
staying bright past 1:30
in the morning,
1120
01:08:56,300 --> 01:09:00,734
every captain is back
on shore except for one.
1121
01:09:09,700 --> 01:09:11,533
[Zeke speaking]
1122
01:09:15,166 --> 01:09:17,700
[narrator] Zeke Tenhoff's
pushing into
the night
1123
01:09:17,700 --> 01:09:19,767
on his second dive of the day,
1124
01:09:19,767 --> 01:09:24,400
trying to log a staggering
fourth dive for the team.
1125
01:09:24,400 --> 01:09:26,533
[Zeke speaking]
1126
01:10:09,100 --> 01:10:10,767
[laughs]
1127
01:10:10,767 --> 01:10:13,734
Uh, do you think it'd
help if I turn the lights on?
1128
01:10:14,667 --> 01:10:16,266
[Zeke speaking]
1129
01:10:22,000 --> 01:10:24,100
I will definitely
throw the cables
1130
01:10:24,100 --> 01:10:25,867
before you quit gold mining
with me, buddy.
1131
01:10:25,867 --> 01:10:26,967
[Zeke] Okay.
1132
01:10:37,367 --> 01:10:38,567
All right, buddy.
Cables are down.
1133
01:10:38,567 --> 01:10:39,834
[Zeke] Okay. I got them.
1134
01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:45,233
I'm coming up.
1135
01:10:59,100 --> 01:11:00,467
It's 2:00 in the morning.
1136
01:11:00,467 --> 01:11:04,800
Like, I mean, we definitely
can't say we didn't try,
1137
01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:07,367
but at some point,
you know, like I said,
1138
01:11:07,367 --> 01:11:10,934
it's just mind over matter,
you know, and whatever.
1139
01:11:15,800 --> 01:11:18,367
Well, that might not have been
the strongest finish,
1140
01:11:18,367 --> 01:11:19,834
but I'm still happy
that we did it.
1141
01:11:22,800 --> 01:11:25,800
We got our four dives
in and that's just stellar.
1142
01:11:25,800 --> 01:11:27,600
Hopefully, there's enough gold
in the box
1143
01:11:27,600 --> 01:11:30,200
to prove that
it was worth the push.
1144
01:11:30,200 --> 01:11:33,533
I don't know. That looks like
a lot of hard work down there.
1145
01:11:34,567 --> 01:11:37,266
And, like, if it's, like,
in the middle of the night,
1146
01:11:37,266 --> 01:11:41,266
it's dark, and it's murky
and it's like, I don't know.
1147
01:11:41,266 --> 01:11:44,967
I just... When you're having
a bad time like that,
1148
01:11:44,967 --> 01:11:46,967
it's like [bleep]
if I'm gonna have...
1149
01:11:46,967 --> 01:11:49,000
You having this bad
of a time doing this,
1150
01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:51,000
then like I should get
another career.
1151
01:11:51,000 --> 01:11:53,700
[laughs] Like,
how you start feeling.
1152
01:11:53,700 --> 01:11:56,467
[Jeff] Yeah. Well, you know,
this is a long day.
1153
01:11:56,467 --> 01:11:57,900
You know?
1154
01:11:57,900 --> 01:11:59,967
[Zeke] I feel like such a cush
little [bleep] sometimes.
1155
01:11:59,967 --> 01:12:02,467
I'm just like, "Ah, if I don't
get my nine hours of sleep,
1156
01:12:02,467 --> 01:12:05,166
I'm cranky." [laughs]
1157
01:12:06,166 --> 01:12:08,133
[Jeff] We'll be sleeping
like babies.
1158
01:12:10,667 --> 01:12:13,567
[dramatic music playing]
1159
01:12:28,166 --> 01:12:29,767
[Kris] Cleanup time.
1160
01:12:29,767 --> 01:12:31,700
Right now,
we hope we get 35 ounces.
1161
01:12:31,700 --> 01:12:34,900
Right here, we got
a little bit of proof
1162
01:12:34,900 --> 01:12:36,467
that we did pretty good.
1163
01:12:36,467 --> 01:12:38,867
[Andy speaking]
1164
01:12:38,867 --> 01:12:40,400
That's a nice piece.
1165
01:12:40,400 --> 01:12:43,467
[Kris] That's a nice piece.
We got a bunch of nice pieces.
1166
01:12:43,467 --> 01:12:47,166
[narrator] The Mistress
and her support beam
survived the night,
1167
01:12:47,166 --> 01:12:52,100
and now it's time
to reap the rewards
from Kris's winning gamble.
1168
01:12:52,100 --> 01:12:53,867
[upbeat music playing]
1169
01:12:53,867 --> 01:12:55,100
It's looking
really good today.
1170
01:12:55,100 --> 01:12:56,467
Oh, the box looks really good.
1171
01:12:56,467 --> 01:12:58,333
I'm happy for my brother
and Kevin.
1172
01:12:59,000 --> 01:13:00,367
[man] I got you.
1173
01:13:00,367 --> 01:13:02,000
[Kris] The beam held on.
1174
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:03,400
It's a Bering Sea miracle.
1175
01:13:03,400 --> 01:13:04,800
I took a big risk
1176
01:13:04,800 --> 01:13:07,266
and now, hopefully,
it'll pay off on the scale.
1177
01:13:12,767 --> 01:13:13,800
[Jay] We have to make money.
1178
01:13:13,800 --> 01:13:15,200
We got real bills here.
1179
01:13:15,200 --> 01:13:16,900
Nobody gave us this operation.
1180
01:13:16,900 --> 01:13:18,433
We're making payments
on it still.
1181
01:13:20,867 --> 01:13:24,867
We spent money
on the crawler, the all-in,
the new excavator,
1182
01:13:25,567 --> 01:13:27,600
all these are real costs.
1183
01:13:27,600 --> 01:13:29,800
That's why I set our goal
at 1,000 ounces
1184
01:13:29,800 --> 01:13:31,834
'cause we can't see
5 or 10 ounces.
1185
01:13:33,767 --> 01:13:36,367
We're on an excavator barge
for God's sake.
1186
01:13:37,867 --> 01:13:39,233
So, this is what we got
1187
01:13:39,700 --> 01:13:41,100
and no matter what it is,
1188
01:13:41,100 --> 01:13:42,100
it's never enough.
1189
01:13:42,100 --> 01:13:44,433
So, you know, here we go.
1190
01:13:45,300 --> 01:13:46,667
[Jay] Let's see
what we got, baby.
1191
01:13:46,667 --> 01:13:48,066
Let's see what we got.
1192
01:13:48,066 --> 01:13:49,367
[man coughs]
1193
01:13:49,367 --> 01:13:50,867
-[Andy] Five.
-Going five.
1194
01:13:51,467 --> 01:13:53,000
-Ten, baby.
-[Andy] Ten.
1195
01:13:53,000 --> 01:13:54,667
[Jay] It's moving quick.
1196
01:13:54,667 --> 01:13:56,567
Twenty-five.
1197
01:13:56,567 --> 01:13:57,867
[Kris] Twenty-five.
1198
01:13:58,467 --> 01:13:59,600
[Jay] Thirty-two, Kris.
1199
01:13:59,600 --> 01:14:01,266
Keep going, Kris.
Thirty-three.
1200
01:14:01,266 --> 01:14:04,333
Oh, he wants to get to 33.
1201
01:14:04,800 --> 01:14:07,400
[Kris] Okay, 32.95,
1202
01:14:07,400 --> 01:14:09,000
which is basically 33.
1203
01:14:09,000 --> 01:14:10,567
-Thirty-three.
-[Jay] Thirty-three.
1204
01:14:10,567 --> 01:14:12,166
-I like it. Andy, we're good.
-[Andy] That's great.
1205
01:14:12,166 --> 01:14:14,100
-That's not a bad number.
-[Jay] Nope.
1206
01:14:14,100 --> 01:14:16,000
[narrator] 32.9.
1207
01:14:16,000 --> 01:14:18,667
Oh, heck,
let's just call it 33 ounces.
1208
01:14:18,667 --> 01:14:20,867
It's worth over $59,000
1209
01:14:20,867 --> 01:14:23,200
and it's the Kelly's
biggest clean out
1210
01:14:23,200 --> 01:14:24,667
so far this season.
1211
01:14:24,667 --> 01:14:26,767
I know everyone
may look at this
1212
01:14:26,767 --> 01:14:29,100
like we didn't accomplish
what we wanted to accomplish.
1213
01:14:29,100 --> 01:14:30,567
[Andy] That's still
a lot of gold here.
1214
01:14:32,000 --> 01:14:34,700
-Two pounds of gold.
I love it when we weigh gold.
-Two pounds of gold.
1215
01:14:34,700 --> 01:14:35,867
Yeah, 33 ounces.
1216
01:14:35,867 --> 01:14:37,467
-That's pretty decent, right?
-That's...
1217
01:14:37,467 --> 01:14:39,367
Dude, that's success.
1218
01:14:39,367 --> 01:14:41,000
That's proof right there
1219
01:14:41,000 --> 01:14:43,166
that the Mistress
is gonna make us
1220
01:14:43,166 --> 01:14:44,667
$2 million a year
1221
01:14:44,667 --> 01:14:45,800
for the next 10 years
1222
01:14:45,800 --> 01:14:47,800
and that's what that is.
1223
01:14:47,800 --> 01:14:50,300
Okay. It may not be
a Mr. Gold number,
1224
01:14:50,300 --> 01:14:52,667
but 33 ounces
is still pretty good.
1225
01:14:54,100 --> 01:14:55,567
And we just keep
getting better,
1226
01:14:55,567 --> 01:14:58,600
which tells me
we're doing something right.
1227
01:14:58,600 --> 01:15:01,367
My confidence in Reaper Nation
keeps growing.
1228
01:15:01,367 --> 01:15:04,467
[upbeat music playing]
1229
01:15:10,100 --> 01:15:12,100
Uh, we still have a lot to do
1230
01:15:12,100 --> 01:15:13,867
to make our operation better.
1231
01:15:13,867 --> 01:15:15,900
I think that we could get
these numbers up.
1232
01:15:15,900 --> 01:15:17,266
Okay? Let's go.
1233
01:15:17,266 --> 01:15:19,767
Divide and conquer.
1234
01:15:19,767 --> 01:15:21,000
Let's get out of here, guys.
1235
01:15:21,000 --> 01:15:22,667
-All right.
-Let's go make this happen.
1236
01:15:30,166 --> 01:15:31,600
Uh, we're going
to Bill Potter.
1237
01:15:31,600 --> 01:15:33,100
We're gonna sell some gold
1238
01:15:33,100 --> 01:15:35,367
and we're gonna let him make
fun of me for a little while
1239
01:15:35,367 --> 01:15:37,266
because we have
some of the dirtiest gold
1240
01:15:37,266 --> 01:15:38,433
I've ever panned.
1241
01:15:41,567 --> 01:15:42,867
[Bill] Hey, guys.
How's it going?
1242
01:15:42,867 --> 01:15:43,800
[Kris] Hey, good morning.
How are you?
1243
01:15:43,800 --> 01:15:44,634
[Bill] Good afternoon.
1244
01:15:45,100 --> 01:15:46,200
Ah, hey.
1245
01:15:46,200 --> 01:15:49,233
[Bill speaking]
1246
01:15:54,867 --> 01:15:56,467
How much gold you say
you have in here?
1247
01:15:56,467 --> 01:15:58,567
33 ounces.
1248
01:15:58,567 --> 01:16:00,567
I'm willing to bet whilst
we're all done about 32.
1249
01:16:00,567 --> 01:16:01,900
[Jay] Yup, [bleep].
1250
01:16:01,900 --> 01:16:05,266
Well, we were expecting you
to bring out your
big magnet today.
1251
01:16:05,266 --> 01:16:06,800
[Bill] Well,
let's see how much magnetite
1252
01:16:06,800 --> 01:16:08,233
we have in here.
1253
01:16:16,100 --> 01:16:19,367
Magnetite, 1.1 ounces.
1254
01:16:19,367 --> 01:16:20,667
-Wow.
-I told you it was bad.
1255
01:16:20,667 --> 01:16:21,967
That's hitting
on the money, yeah.
1256
01:16:21,967 --> 01:16:24,700
Tell you what,
I'm gonna be real generous
1257
01:16:24,700 --> 01:16:26,066
and only nail you
for a half ounce.
1258
01:16:27,100 --> 01:16:29,500
I'll even give you
your jar back.
1259
01:16:29,500 --> 01:16:34,066
So, you're looking at
45,820 bucks.
1260
01:16:34,066 --> 01:16:35,266
You're the boss, Bill.
1261
01:16:35,266 --> 01:16:36,767
In that case,
I'll offer you $40,000.
1262
01:16:36,767 --> 01:16:37,867
-[Jay] No, no.
-[Kris] [bleep].
1263
01:16:37,867 --> 01:16:39,300
$30,000 will be fine, Bill.
1264
01:16:39,300 --> 01:16:42,867
I'm sorry I don't have a lot
of a personality today.
1265
01:16:42,867 --> 01:16:44,634
We've been killing ourselves.
1266
01:16:45,000 --> 01:16:46,000
And $40,000.
1267
01:16:46,000 --> 01:16:47,333
[Kris] Oh, yeah.
1268
01:16:48,467 --> 01:16:49,700
[sighs]
1269
01:16:49,700 --> 01:16:51,266
-Thank you very much.
I really appreciate it.
-All right.
1270
01:16:51,266 --> 01:16:52,266
[Jay] Bill, thank you so much.
1271
01:16:52,266 --> 01:16:53,467
-And you're very nice, too.
-Thanks very much.
1272
01:16:53,467 --> 01:16:55,367
Thank you so much
for having us.
1273
01:16:55,367 --> 01:16:56,934
[Shawn] You have a great day.
1274
01:17:00,767 --> 01:17:02,266
Wow. Look at
how much gold is there.
1275
01:17:02,266 --> 01:17:04,333
It looked like a fat cleanup.
1276
01:17:05,100 --> 01:17:06,667
[narrator] The Tenhoff crew
is ready to see
1277
01:17:06,667 --> 01:17:09,533
how big their four-dive bet
paid off.
1278
01:17:20,467 --> 01:17:22,300
[Jeff speaking]
1279
01:17:22,300 --> 01:17:24,066
[Zeke] I think we got
about 30 ounces.
1280
01:17:24,066 --> 01:17:26,367
[Jeff speaking]
1281
01:17:26,367 --> 01:17:29,300
If we're already slapping down
cleanup like this,
1282
01:17:29,300 --> 01:17:31,867
even if this is as good
as it got, I'd be fine.
1283
01:17:31,867 --> 01:17:32,967
[bleep] yeah.
1284
01:17:32,967 --> 01:17:35,066
But I know
it's gonna get better.
1285
01:17:35,066 --> 01:17:36,767
[Jeff] Weigh out this gold,
see what we got.
1286
01:17:36,767 --> 01:17:37,967
[Zeke] Scale.
1287
01:17:37,967 --> 01:17:38,934
[Jeff] Okay, sweet.
1288
01:17:41,400 --> 01:17:43,367
-[scale beeping]
-[sighs]
1289
01:17:43,367 --> 01:17:44,634
[Zeke speaking]
1290
01:17:45,500 --> 01:17:47,066
[Jeff speaking]
1291
01:17:51,367 --> 01:17:52,867
[scale beeping]
1292
01:17:52,867 --> 01:17:53,767
[Jeff speaking]
1293
01:17:53,767 --> 01:17:55,166
[Zeke] Oh, God.
1294
01:17:59,300 --> 01:18:00,967
Zeke, we can do a mad dash
1295
01:18:00,967 --> 01:18:02,166
and get batteries in town.
1296
01:18:02,166 --> 01:18:03,500
-And weigh it in town?
-Yeah.
1297
01:18:03,500 --> 01:18:04,567
In your truck?
1298
01:18:04,567 --> 01:18:06,367
All right. Let's do that.
1299
01:18:06,367 --> 01:18:08,000
Let's put it in a jar
or something,
1300
01:18:08,000 --> 01:18:09,667
and then we'll bust into town
1301
01:18:09,667 --> 01:18:11,367
and get some...
Get some AAA batteries.
1302
01:18:11,367 --> 01:18:12,400
Yeah, we're gonna
do this real quick.
1303
01:18:12,400 --> 01:18:13,967
Put it in that tin.
1304
01:18:16,266 --> 01:18:19,700
This is looking like it might
be the biggest clean out
of the summer so far.
1305
01:18:19,700 --> 01:18:21,567
There's no way I'm leaving
this amount of gold
1306
01:18:21,567 --> 01:18:24,266
lying around in the yurt
while I go look for batteries.
1307
01:18:24,266 --> 01:18:25,867
You have the scale, right?
1308
01:18:26,767 --> 01:18:28,567
This gold is coming with me.
1309
01:18:30,367 --> 01:18:32,367
It's nice.
It's a lot of work, you know,
1310
01:18:32,367 --> 01:18:36,033
like that's like the essence
of, like, a lot of labor.
1311
01:18:39,266 --> 01:18:41,467
We've got some new batteries
for our scale.
1312
01:18:41,467 --> 01:18:42,900
Let's weigh out this gold,
see what we got.
1313
01:18:42,900 --> 01:18:44,000
[Jeff speaking]
1314
01:18:44,000 --> 01:18:45,166
[Zeke speaking]
1315
01:18:45,767 --> 01:18:47,433
[Jeff] All right. Here we go.
1316
01:18:49,100 --> 01:18:52,266
2 ounces, 5, 6,
1317
01:18:54,767 --> 01:18:57,166
14, 15,
1318
01:18:58,200 --> 01:19:00,166
16, 17.
1319
01:19:04,000 --> 01:19:04,867
[Zeke] What are we at?
1320
01:19:04,867 --> 01:19:07,567
[Jeff] 29.4.
1321
01:19:08,567 --> 01:19:10,066
Right now, with this cleanup,
1322
01:19:10,066 --> 01:19:11,166
it's about 30 ounces.
1323
01:19:11,867 --> 01:19:14,000
[narrator] 29.4 ounces
1324
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:17,367
is worth a hearty $52,000.
1325
01:19:17,367 --> 01:19:20,367
And Zeke is already
within striking distance
1326
01:19:20,367 --> 01:19:21,867
of his season goal.
1327
01:19:21,867 --> 01:19:23,600
We're really early
in the season
1328
01:19:23,600 --> 01:19:26,767
and we're pulling down
30-ounce cleanups.
1329
01:19:26,767 --> 01:19:28,266
I'll take it.
1330
01:19:28,266 --> 01:19:29,467
This is a huge number.
1331
01:19:29,467 --> 01:19:31,166
The four dives
really pushed us
1332
01:19:31,166 --> 01:19:34,000
and it was exhausting,
but it was totally worth it.
1333
01:19:34,000 --> 01:19:36,567
This might be shaping up
to be my best season yet.
1334
01:19:36,567 --> 01:19:38,500
I couldn't be happier.
1335
01:19:38,500 --> 01:19:41,233
[upbeat music playing]
1336
01:19:46,500 --> 01:19:49,100
If we can keep slapping down
30-ounces cleanups,
1337
01:19:49,100 --> 01:19:50,834
things are going real well.
1338
01:19:52,600 --> 01:19:55,567
[tense music playing]
1339
01:20:01,900 --> 01:20:04,834
[Shawn] Well,
let's see how we did
on the Myrtle cleanup.
1340
01:20:07,266 --> 01:20:08,934
Hopefully, it's a big one.
1341
01:20:13,767 --> 01:20:16,367
[narrator] After risking
it all on shallow water,
1342
01:20:16,367 --> 01:20:19,767
Shawn Pomrenke's
hoping the gold goes deep.
1343
01:20:19,767 --> 01:20:22,166
[Shawn] It's getting
in the right area,
1344
01:20:22,166 --> 01:20:24,367
trying to find that hot spot.
1345
01:20:24,367 --> 01:20:26,066
It's pretty damn good.
1346
01:20:28,867 --> 01:20:31,533
[Shawn] I needed something
to reignite
my season.
1347
01:20:32,367 --> 01:20:34,233
It took several hours
to find it.
1348
01:20:35,100 --> 01:20:36,433
Pretty clean.
1349
01:20:37,467 --> 01:20:39,000
But hopefully, this hot spot
1350
01:20:39,000 --> 01:20:40,934
is the answer
I've been looking for.
1351
01:20:42,367 --> 01:20:43,967
Let's see what we got.
1352
01:20:51,667 --> 01:20:54,634
Thirty, forty.
1353
01:20:55,667 --> 01:20:57,066
There's 50...
1354
01:20:58,667 --> 01:21:01,433
60, 70...
1355
01:21:02,667 --> 01:21:03,734
80...
1356
01:21:05,567 --> 01:21:07,867
86.82.
1357
01:21:08,867 --> 01:21:10,166
That's nice, Ron.
1358
01:21:10,166 --> 01:21:11,333
Pretty damn good.
1359
01:21:12,300 --> 01:21:15,100
[narrator] 86.82 ounces
1360
01:21:15,100 --> 01:21:18,000
is worth over 156 grand.
1361
01:21:18,000 --> 01:21:20,767
And shallow ground
made deep pockets
1362
01:21:20,767 --> 01:21:22,667
for Mr. Gold.
1363
01:21:22,667 --> 01:21:24,967
[Shawn] All right, Myrtle.
1364
01:21:24,967 --> 01:21:26,433
Oh, that's a good one.
1365
01:21:27,800 --> 01:21:29,500
Doing really well.
1366
01:21:29,500 --> 01:21:31,467
It's enough
to keep the lights on,
1367
01:21:31,467 --> 01:21:34,100
pay the fuel bill,
pay the guys.
1368
01:21:34,100 --> 01:21:36,800
We were only on the hot spot
for a few hours.
1369
01:21:36,800 --> 01:21:40,166
Seeing big numbers like this
in that short amount of time,
1370
01:21:40,166 --> 01:21:42,266
not only tells me
we're on the right spot,
1371
01:21:42,266 --> 01:21:44,100
but we're gonna be seeing
bigger numbers
1372
01:21:44,100 --> 01:21:45,800
from here on out.
1373
01:21:45,800 --> 01:21:47,934
Hopefully, I'm right
'cause we need it.
1374
01:21:48,867 --> 01:21:50,367
That's a good cleanup.
1375
01:21:50,367 --> 01:21:52,734
That's more like what
we're supposed to be doing.
1376
01:21:53,300 --> 01:21:54,400
We're so close.
1377
01:21:54,400 --> 01:21:55,567
We're gonna hit it big.
1378
01:21:55,567 --> 01:21:57,066
It's time to get back to work.
1379
01:21:58,100 --> 01:21:59,533
Let's go do it again.
1380
01:22:03,166 --> 01:22:04,266
[narrator] Across the fleet,
1381
01:22:04,266 --> 01:22:06,667
rolling the dice has paid off
1382
01:22:06,667 --> 01:22:09,300
as Shawn stays atop
the leaderboard
1383
01:22:09,300 --> 01:22:12,266
while Reaper Nation
and the Tenhoff crew
1384
01:22:12,266 --> 01:22:14,066
makes some noise of their own.
1385
01:22:15,166 --> 01:22:17,867
[narrator] Next time
on Bering Sea Gold...
1386
01:22:19,100 --> 01:22:20,100
[Shawn] Waiting for dad.
1387
01:22:20,100 --> 01:22:22,266
There might be some yelling
and screaming.
1388
01:22:22,266 --> 01:22:23,367
What's going on now?
1389
01:22:23,367 --> 01:22:24,700
[Shawn] We got some [bleep]
to figure out.
1390
01:22:24,700 --> 01:22:27,066
[Kris] Today's
the day, gentlemen.
1391
01:22:27,066 --> 01:22:28,867
We really don't want
anything bad to happen
1392
01:22:28,867 --> 01:22:32,734
when all of your investment
is hanging clean in the air
like that.
1393
01:22:33,667 --> 01:22:35,266
[Chris] I'm actually
falling behind.
1394
01:22:35,266 --> 01:22:37,066
I really have to stay focused.
1395
01:22:37,500 --> 01:22:39,233
[Chris speaking]
1396
01:22:40,367 --> 01:22:41,734
[Emily speaking]
1397
01:22:42,767 --> 01:22:44,100
[woman] We're gonna pop
him down there.
1398
01:22:44,100 --> 01:22:45,033
See what happens.
1399
01:22:45,300 --> 01:22:46,767
[man speaking]
1400
01:22:46,767 --> 01:22:47,967
[woman] Oh, my God.
1401
01:22:48,567 --> 01:22:49,367
[Sarah] Woo!
1402
01:22:49,367 --> 01:22:51,033
I'm excited.
1403
01:22:53,600 --> 01:22:55,000
How's it looking down there?
1404
01:22:55,000 --> 01:22:57,634
[Zeke] It looks like
we will have a fat cleanup.
1405
01:22:58,200 --> 01:22:59,900
[Sarah] So cool.
1406
01:22:59,900 --> 01:23:01,100
[Kris] Made it!
1407
01:23:01,100 --> 01:23:02,800
We made it! Perfect.
1408
01:23:02,800 --> 01:23:04,266
All these years
in your future,
1409
01:23:04,266 --> 01:23:06,100
I still have to [bleep]
make a living.
1410
01:23:06,100 --> 01:23:08,000
You wanna leave me
with [bleep]?
1411
01:23:08,000 --> 01:23:09,767
It ain't my [bleep] fault!
1412
01:23:09,767 --> 01:23:11,200
Yeah, it is!
1413
01:23:11,200 --> 01:23:12,700
[Kris] Oh, my God.
1414
01:23:12,700 --> 01:23:14,767
This boat will sink
from the back end
1415
01:23:14,767 --> 01:23:16,767
if we don't get that
hole taken care of.
1416
01:23:17,567 --> 01:23:19,100
[Shawn] We're already
taking on water.
1417
01:23:19,100 --> 01:23:20,266
[man yells in frustration]