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.
Sig must choose between traditional grounds or taking a risk out west. A rumoured billion-dollar bounty lures crews beyond the bounds of rescue.(S21,E101)
Sig and John co-captain the Time Bandit, sparking a gold rush for giant crab out west. Chaos on the Titan Explorer forces Jake's crew to abandon ship.(S21,E01)
After a chemical leak forces Jake to abandon ship, Keith races to find the crew and save their ailing vessel. Mandy helms her first solo king season.(S21,E02)
A typhoon brings monstrous waves and high winds. Rick and Bob attempt to stitch a wound in turbulent seas, while John makes a risky harbour entrance.(S21,E03)
A knife injury on deck leaves Sig scrambling. After one crewman quits, tensions explode on the Confidence. Keith's throttle fails in rough seas.(S21,E04)
400 miles west of traditional grounds, Wizard captains Keith and Monte come to blows. Captains Rick and Bob face a slack tank, risking their vessel.(S21,E05)
Sig prompts Rick to search for a decades-old chart and secret fishing grounds. Johnathan risks 20-foot seas at the entrance to St. George Harbour.(S21,E06)
Sig runs into freezing spray, forcing an emergency set. Keith goes toe to toe with a combative Australian greenhorn. Jake takes a risky strategy.(S21,E07)
Water in his fuel causes Jake to have a psychotic episode. Keith fires a dishonest deckhand, ending in a final confrontation at the airport bar.(S21,E08)
Sig steals a tiny hot spot from Keith. Rick and Bob take a huge wave and lose their electronics. Harley and Greg face a breakdown in 20-foot seas.(S21,E09)
When the Time Bandit loses power, Johnathan deploys a camera probe to find the problem. Keith sets a decoy to lure Sig away from good fishing.(S21,E10)
When the lucrative snow crab fishery reopens unexpectedly, Keith and Jake charge north into a Siberian storm while Sig gambles on an unproven partner.(S21,E11)
Sig and Rick's alliance shatters, while Keith fights through a debilitating injury and a short-handed crew. Jake loses steering in heavy seas.(S21,E12)
Sig gambles on a risky trip to the far North but ends up with a major equipment failure. Plus, a gruesome injury hits a key crew member.(S21,E13)
Keith and Jake defend their grounds from encroaching trawlers. Sig struggles to keep his vessel operational under the pressure of a looming offload.(S21,E14)
Sig suffers a life-threatening event at sea. Keith's future is in jeopardy at the hospital in anchorage while Monte loses steering in 20ft seas.(S21,E15)
The fleet races to finish the first Opilio season in two years. Sig's cardiac event at sea forces Clark Pederson into the captain's chair.(S21,E16)