Fishermen experience deadly dangers, uncertainty, and discomfiture in the Bering Sea aboard fishing vessels during the Alaskan king crab, snow crab, and bairdi crab fishing seasons.
S14 E1: Battle Lines
When Sig rejects Jake's partnership offer, it sparks an intense feud between the pair. Plus, Josh Harris works hard to prove himself as captain of his father's boat.
S14 E2: First Blood
Jake becomes suspicious of Captain Keith's true intentions when he offers to take him on as an apprentice. Plus, Sig plots his revenge against his newest rival, Jake.
S14 E3: Dead In The Water
Sean and Casey forge an alliance but when one strikes crab, will he betray it? Plus, will Wild Bill's risky new bait and fishing strategy pay off big?
S14 E4: Salt Wounds
Sig heads off the grid on a daring midnight mission, hoping to shake his rivals. Plus, Keith receives big news from his doctor regarding a mystery illness.
S14 E5: Collision Void
Keith struggles to keep the Wizard afloat as a flooding collision void threatens to sink him. Plus, Jake is left stranded when a boat part goes missing.
S14 E6: Arctic Hurricane
A massive Arctic hurricane causes treacherous conditions, threatening to capsize the Saga. As the captains rush to the harbour, Wild Bill heads into the storm.
S14 E7: Clash Of Kings
Sig seeks revenge for his son-in-law's prank. Jake faces sudden challenges in freakish weather. Josh and Casey make a bet. Wild Bill fights to make his last delivery.
S14 E8: Becoming Captain
A US Coastguard chopper attempts a dangerous rescue as Sean and Josh seek help from above. Edgar takes a major gamble and rejects advice from brother Sig.
S15 E19: Dark Ship
As smoke fills the Wizard, the Colburns face a dark ship nightmare. And, the storm and towering breakers shatter Jake's steel anchor, threatening the crew.
S15 E20: Time And Tide Wait For No Man
Winter unleashes its fury on the Summer Bay. A rookie mistake leaves Captain Bill a deckhand short, and Sean finds a fatal flaw in his crab count.
S15 E21: Dead Or Alive
Each skipper's next move determines who survives the final winter dash. Winds put the Wizard on a collision course and Jake taps a Hillstrand to save the Saga.
S15 E22: Now Or Never
A crushing injury requires Coast Guard rescue. Josh and Casey face a huge loss when their offload gets cancelled, and Monte hauls more crab than the Wizard can hold.
S16 E1: Cold War Rivals
A dramatic change in the Russian crab industry rocks global markets and sparks new competition. As crab prices grow, legendary captains return to claim their piece.
S16 E2: Typhoon Hagibis
As the fleet begins its race against the Russians, ferocious typhoon Hagibis hits the Bering Sea. Captains must choose whether to risk their lives for a big payday.
S16 E3: Breaking Point
Still reeling from deadly typhoon Hagibis, the fleet claws its way back into competition against the Russians – and the pressure to make up ground has mounted.
S16 E4: Shotguns And Fist Fights
With the Russian menace looming, co-captains Johnathan and Jake blast a shotgun at their problems while a vicious fist fight breaks out on the Seabrooke.
S16 E5: Double Agent
The Cornelia Marie taps American satellites to spy on the Russians while Scott Campbell Jr. pioneers a long-dormant fishery. And, Wild Bill faces big setbacks.
S16 E6: The Bleeding Edge
Johnathan goes under the knife at sea and Junior bets it all while chasing the elusive Golden King crab. Plus, Wild Bill faces an unruly greenhorn.
S16 E7: Into The Red
Co-captains Jake and Johnathan try to join forces with rival Keith Colburn. Junior risks crossing into enemy waters and Wild Bill seeks work in Russia.
S16 E8: Mayday: Scandies Rose
As winter slams the fleet, the Coast Guard responds to a Mayday call, as captains and crew brace for the loss of friends. Sig and Monte track an opilio hoard.
S16 E9: Cold War Heating Up
As the crab biomass migrates across the Russian line, Josh and Casey dump 175 pots on the border. Meanwhile, Jake's new deckhand suffers an injury.
S16 E10: Harm's Way
Facing a 500-mile wide Siberian storm, Josh takes a big risk to keep the Cornelia Marie crew safe. Junior loses control and puts his boat at the mercy of dangerous seas.
S16 E11: Chase Boat Rescue
For the first time, Junior has to call on the chase boat to help rescue them. Plus, Josh and Casey hit a massive wave that causes major trouble.
S16 E12: Dutch Harbor Double Cross
Trouble is brewing when Bill's backup block goes missing. Cornelia Marie skippers Josh and Casey navigate a tenuous partnership at the Russian line.
S16 E13: Bomb Cyclone
The Wizard catches fire in a violent storm known as a bomb cyclone. Meanwhile, Josh and Casey face 30-foot seas and Wild Bill's crew grind for 72 hours straight.
S16 E14: Bering Sea Crash
Battling exhaustion, Wild Bill's crew face the full wrath of the bomb cyclone. A snapped tendon puts the Summer Bay at risk and Josh gambles on crab-rich grounds.
S16 E15: Gut Instinct
As Sig is troubled by an injury, Mandy takes the helm to face a disgruntled Northwestern crew. Plus, Josh and Casey suffer tragedy on the Cornelia Marie.
S16 E16: Bering Sea Wrecking Ball
Jake scrambles to repair a slack tank before it kills his crab or capsizes the Saga. Plus, Josh and Casey's rudder fails in heavy traffic.
S16 E17: Danger Close
As seawater destroys his hydraulic motors, Junior attempts a risky high seas delivery of three new motors. Harley and his crew argue over his fishing strategy.
S16 E18: Like Father Like Daughter
Sig and Mandy conspire to get Jake to do their prospecting, but he refuses to play along. Junior fears the worst when a deckhand falls from the stack.
S16 E19: Rogue Wave Juggernaut
A rare weather event churns up some dangerous waves. Josh and Casey face a 55-foot monster, while Jake risks capsizing to repair his rudder in unruly seas.
S16 E20: A Problem Like Maria
As the super snow-moon storm peaks, the Cornelia Marie's deck becomes a gauntlet for Josh and a greenhorn. Plus, Junior fights a sea-flea infestation.
S16 E21: End Of The Beginning
As the fleet mounts a final season push, sad news rattles the Cornelia Marie. Lady Alaska greenhorn, Gabby, overcomes a painful injury to support her crew.
S16 E22: Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Josh fights to get home for a reunion with his brother amid rumours that ports are closing due to a virus and Sig's daughter is rushed to the hospital.
S16 E23: Everything Changes
The Cornelia crew fights to save their gear from sea ice. As a pandemic looms, Russian boats vanish and captains race to dock before crab prices crash.
S17 E1: Out Of The Ashes
With half the crab boats tied up, Sig devises a plan to save the fishery from destruction. As Johnathan Hillstrand returns to help, veterans try to work together.
S17 E2: Russian Dragger
When Mandy devises a plan for partnering, Sig must rethink his own tactics. On the Time Bandit, John and Josh conspire to outmanoeuvre a Russian captain.
S17 E3: Point Of No Return
As hundreds of dolphins lead the Summer Bay into an approaching cyclone, Jake attempts a daring rescue. Sig makes a controversial call to save the fishery.
S17 E4: Time Machine
Wild Bill's crew fights a mid-gale power outage, but the days are numbered for their greenhorn. Josh and Casey attempt Johnathan's strategy for tracking king crab.
S17 E5: Force Majeure
As a typhoon hits the Bering Sea, the Southern Wind collides with the Summer Bay. Casey hunts for the elusive bairdi crab, and Sig gambles all his pots in one spot.
S17 E6: Restricted Zone
The Time Bandit and Northwestern are struggling so they decide to join forces and throw cages down on either side of the restricted zone.
S17 E7: What Would Phil Harris Do?
With the Bairdi fishery open for the first time in years, Josh and John on the Time Bandit ask Casey and Sig to help tank the fleetwide quota.
S17 E8: Tangled Web
Time Bandit and Cornelia Marie race for the last spot at the cannery. Sig rallies his fellow captains with an unconventional plan after an emergency shutdown.
S17 E9: Dedication
The fleet reels from the loss of deck boss Nick. Wizard and Cornelia launch early into a massive Arctic storm. Plus, shocking news forces Sig to change his plans.
S17 E10: Truth Will Set You Free
When Johnathan trusts his instincts more than his partners, the Time Bandit appears in the Northern Grounds just as Josh and Casey need him most.
S17 E11: Shipbreakers
As seawater floods in, Wild Bill's crew rushes to find a hole in the Summer Bay's hull. Johnathan faces a fire on the Time Bandit and the Saga has a hydraulic failure.
S17 E12: Extreme Arctic
A catastrophic collapse of the Northwestern’s crane leaves Sig and Mandy with no way to haul pots. On the Cornelia Marie, a deckhand narrowly escapes disaster.
S17 E13: Of Ice And Men
Wild Bill enlists Jake's diver to attempt a risky underwater repair. Sig makes a desperate bid to save his gear from the descending ice pack.
S17 E14: The Crush
Sig and Mandy rush to re-join the fray ahead of a fast-moving ice edge. On the Cornelia Marie Josh and Casey's race to save their pots comes at a heavy cost.
S17 E15: Run Silent Run Deep
A wound side-lines Wild Bill's new rail man and injuries on the Time Bandit take out two crew. Josh and Casey apply frontier medicine to a bleeding deck boss.
S17 E16: First Come First Served
As canneries unexpectedly change delivery rules, captains must race to get to the front of the line. Jake risks a daring entry into St. Paul harbour.
S17 E17: Quid Pro Crab
Captains scramble to meet an expanded quota in the path of a violent storm system. A breakdown on the Wizard puts Monte in debt to the Time Bandit.
S17 E18: Winter's Gambit
An Arctic storm blasts the fleet as Sig ventures to waters he hasn't fished in 17 years. The Time Bandit steers into 30-foot waves in a risky run toward Russia.
S17 E19: Wicked Game
Josh and Casey follow a blind tip from an unknown fisherman into uncharted waters. Johnathan fears for the worst when Freddy lands in the icy Bering Sea.
S17 E20: Over The Rail
Jake battles a hurricane in the fleet's smallest boat while Keith orders crew over the rail to avoid capsizing. Johnathan's crew scrambles to locate a hoard of crabs.
S17 E21: First In Line
When processors shut down due to outbreaks, captains take inordinate risks to deliver in rough seas. Josh and Casey race to deliver live crab after their pump fails.
S17 E22: The Ultimate Price
Keith risks pushing through jagged ice in search of the Wizard's lost pots. Wild Bill overturns the Summer Bay and a beloved crewman makes the ultimate sacrifice.
S18 E1: Long Live King Crab!
When the government closes the king crab fishery, captains must save an industry they worked to create. Plus, Sig pursues invasive Russian king crab in Norway.
S18 E2: No Sleep Till Rescue
Captain Sig suddenly loses power as he battles to launch his new Norwegian fishing operation. Plus, Captain Rip Carlton races to save an injured deckhand.
S18 E3: One Hell Of A Story To Tell
Captain Rip heads into an Arctic storm to attempt the riskiest helicopter rescue in recent history. Plus, John fights to save the Time Bandit at anchor.
S18 E4: Invasive Russian Reds
Sig struggles with a crewman who thinks he knows more than the captain. Plus, Captain Wild Bill fights to save his boat from the rocky Norwegian coastline.
S18 E5: Desperate Measures
Captain Sig looks north to Russia to catch Norwegian reds. Meanwhile, a rekindled partnership between The Cornelia Marie and Time Bandit quickly turns sour.
S18 E6: Brother In The Bight
Josh's brother Shane gets caught in the bight as a typhoon slams the Cornelia Marie. Plus, Rip faces a crisis when a greenhorn collapses unconscious.
S18 E7: Follow The Rainbow
Johnathan searches for a pot of Golden Kings at the end of a rainbow. A medical mystery confounds Captain Rip and Keith partners with Josh and Casey.
S18 E8: Deepest Alaska
Johnathan sets mile-deep pots and pulls up a mystery species. Jake's niece gets injured on the Saga, and Clark takes the helm in Sig's wheelhouse.
S18 E9: Rip Tide
Mandy's shocking news forces Sig and Clark to reconsider their decision to keep fishing. Jake teams up with Rip but powerful Aleutian tidal currents cause crossed lines.
S18 E10: Dark Waters
Johnathan risks losing his entire live catch when the Time Bandit ventures into fresh water. Josh experiments with glow sticks to attract crab at the darkest depths.
S18 E11: No Good Deed Unpunished
A freighter cuts Jake's lines, forcing his crew to drag for valuable pots. Rip helps Johnathan locate the motherlode only to pay with a broken block.
S18 E12: Sailors Delight
An orca leads the Cornelia Marie to the season's best pots. Plus, when John's autopilot fails, Jake leads him home, and Clark and Sig rush home for Mandy's baby.
S18 E13: To The End Of The Earth
Josh and Casey race to beat the coming ice pack. Meanwhile, Sig and Keith attempt to find common ground and Johnathan finds his co-captain a bit wobbly.
S18 E14: Where Eagles Dare
The Northwestern has a risky encounter with a bald eagle. Josh and Casey place a bet on a hard-to-find quota, while casualties mount on the Patty Lee.
S18 E15: The Crush Of Winter
New mum Mandy returns to Sig's wheelhouse as heavy ice builds on the Northwestern. Jake unveils a new super pot as winter weather blindsides the fleet.
S18 E16: No Turning Back
One of the deadliest jobs in the world is that of the Alaskan crab fisherman. They brave the treacherous waves of the Bering Sea in search of valuable king crabs.
S18 E17: Operation Anvil Drop
Keith recruits Johnathan to intercept a Russian trawler fishing illegally. But the situation intensifies when a missile streaks across their position.
S18 E18: Hell On The High Seas
Josh and Casey approach the ice edge while braving an Aleutian storm. Jake’s niece and engineer climb the 30ft crane to make a critical repair.
S18 E19: Avian Apocalypse
The Cornelia Marie crashes into the ice pack when the greenhorn on watch falls asleep at the wheel. Plus, hundreds of seabirds bombard the Saga.
S18 E21: Frozen
Battered by the ice pack, Sig changes tactics deploying an experimental bait from Norway. On the Time Bandit, frustration boils over as Freddy tests Johnathan.
S18 E22: Graveyard Of Gear
With intense currents holding back the Arctic ice pack, Keith struggles to retrieve his catch. Jake and Sean face losing everything when ice swallows their gear.
S18 E23: Episode 23
S18 E24: Port Of Last Resort
As ice blocks St. Paul Harbor, captains race to deliver their final snow crab. Sig deploys a risky tactic and the Wizard's 77-year-old hull cracks open.
S19 E1: New Blood, Primal Fears
New blood joins familiar faces. As the Coast Guard encounters a surge of illegal foreign vessels at sea, perils mount for the new generation.
S19 E2: Episode 2
S19 E3: Episode 3
S19 E4: Episode 4
S19 E5: In Need Of Rescue
Sig returns from his mother's funeral only to find his gear in harm's way. The Coast Guard gets a call to extract a sailor with broken legs 200 miles out to sea.
S19 E6: Blood And Treasure
When Sig and Mandy disagree on a fishing strategy, Clark is caught in the middle. Wild Bill comes down hard on deckhands as Linda gets too close to danger.
S19 E7: Cold Hard World
On the Saga, Sean Dwyer joins Jake for a high-risk trek west to Adak Island. Meanwhile, Rick attempts a dangerous shortcut through the treacherous Unimak Pass.
S19 E8: Anchor Management
As a continent-size storm pummels the fleet, John and Andy fight to save their anchor and the boat. Plus, an orca befriends the Northwestern.
S19 E9: Episode 9
S19 E10: Between Payday And Mayday
An early closure forces captains to work together to get their catch safely to port. Sig crosses a line when he repositions a rookie captain's pots.
S19 E11: Episode 11
S19 E12: Tradition Of Superstition
Captain Keith eagerly repositions his pots when Johnathan makes an offer he simply can't refuse. Bob follows a pod of porpoises to her first big solo haul.
S19 E13: Episode 13
The safety of Bob's operation is jeopardized when another vessel collides with her boat. On the Barbara J, Jack gambles big to get home to honour a friend.
S19 E14: Episode 14
S19 E15: Uncharted Grounds
Winter unleashes its fury on the fleet. When Keith's winch seizes, the Wizard crew work a double shift to retrieve their pots. Plus, the Summer Bay runs aground.
S19 E16: Episode 16
S19 E17: Dead Reckoning
When Sig loses GPS navigation, Mandy must work a decades-old magnetic compass. OJ's replacement on the Wizard makes a misfit crew a bit more awkward.
S19 E18: Episode 18
S19 E19: Beware The King Tide
Johnathan drives the Time Bandit into towering waves to haul the riskiest set of his career. Jake faces a potentially unstoppable magnesium fire.
S19 E20: Battleship
Hampered by damage, Sig must outmanoeuvre an unknown captain to hold onto his ground. Jake allies with Wild Bill to make a critical deadline.
S19 E21: Last Stand Of John Hillstrand
S19 E22: Episode 22