Before complaining about the market price of Alaska king crab, check out this gripping documentary series, revealing the mortal perils and intense discomfort that fishing crews face to catch the delicacy; those perils include 40-foot waves, 700-pound crab pots that can easily crush a careless crewman, and freezing temperatures around the clock.
The fleet braces for their first Super El Niño, an atmospheric phenomenon forecast to unleash a gauntlet of cyclonic storms across the Bering Sea.(S20,E102)
King Crab is back. Two decades since Sig Hansen first allowed a camera on board, a new generation lays claim to an industry he helped pioneer.(S20,E101)
The crab fishing season begins with a derby-style race. After losing the Saga, Jake joins Sig as co-captain. A fire on the Wizard traps Keith's deckhand below deck.(S20,E01)
Jake's next move puts him at odds with Sig. Wild Bill battles heavy seas and side effects, while Sophia attempts to pop in a deckhand's dislocated hip.(S20,E02)
After leaving the Northwestern, Jake has a lot to prove on a massive new boat. Sig and Johnathan jockey to get ahead of a migrating king crab hoard.(S20,E03)
A below-deck brawl puts Sophia's captaincy to the test. A hydro leak threatens Wild Bill's entire King Crab season. Keith goes dark in 20-foot seas.(S20,E04)
When Sig discovers Jake stole his fishing data, he deals his protégé a lesson he won't soon forget. Rick faces a deckhand rattled by incessant waves.(S20,E05)
For the first time, Captain Sig faces a man overboard. The tide turns for Johnathan when thousands of porpoises guide the Time Bandit to new grounds.(S20,E06)
Sig risks capsizing when his tank floods in an Arctic storm. Sophia must prove she can lead in severe weather while Jake battles insubordination.(S20,E07)
Sig deploys a Norwegian secret weapon to locate the bairdi school. Meanwhile, in Dutch, crew drug tests threaten to leave them a man down.(S20,E08)
A Bering Sea gale takes out Rick's deckhand while Sophia helms the Seabrooke in high-risk conditions. Johnathan alters time to make good on a promise.(S20,E09)
Sig devises a way to speed up his crew. Wild Bill promotes Landon to the wheelhouse while he goes under the knife. Keith helps Jack but is suspicious.(S20,E10)
Mother Nature blows back as Landon embarks on his first solo mission. Sig fishes in 20-foot seas as ferocious tides endanger John's crewmen.(S20,E11)
Sig and Keith risk fishing far from land and encounter a gauntlet of Bering Sea weather. Johnathan strategically sets pots near a submarine volcano.(S20,E12)
A 30-foot wave crushes a Titan Explorer deckhand, threatening Jake's captaincy. On the Time Bandit, Johnathan loses a generator and goes dark.(S20,E13)
Keith must retrieve a lost anchor in 50-knot winds. Sig attempts a risky new fishing strategy. Rick faces losing a greenhorn to a gruesome injury.(S20,E14)
Sig gets blown off course in extreme seas. Jake faces the loss of his longtime engineer. Monte takes the wheel of the Wizard when Keith collapses.(S20,E15)
After Keith suffers a cardiac event at sea, Monte races to get his brother to medivac, braving the perilous St. Paul harbour entry in severe weather.(S20,E16)
Keith fights for his life in Anchorage General hospital as brother Monte partners with Sig to get back on crab. Jacob and Vasily go toe to toe.(S20,E17)
John risks capsizing with a slack tank. Jake hauls in the highest seas of his career and Sig rushes to get Clark home as mechanical problems mount.(S20,E18)
Sig suffers a major systems failure while Jake uses his only gear to back out of trouble. Plus, John bets the farm on sea mammals.(S20,E19)