• Air date: 12 Apr '11 17 episodes
      Forty-foot waves, 700 pound crab pots, freezing temperatures and your mortality staring you in the face…it's all in a day's work for these modern day prospectors. During each episode we will watch crews race to meet their quota and make it home safely.
  • List of Episodes (17)
    • 1. New Blood

      12 Apr '11
      Fresh blood join the crab fleet as the 2010 crab season begins; new skippers are Scott Campbell Jr. on the Seabrooke and Elliot Neese on the Ramblin' Rose.
    • 2. Proving Grounds

      19 Apr '11
      Across the Bering Sea crab fleet, bad fishing causes high tensions and low morale as empty pots whittle away profits and nerves among the men
    • 3. Old Age and Treachery

      26 Apr '11
      Jake Harris gets a sink-or-swim lesson on driving the Cornelia Marie as danger strikes the Wizard when a crew member gets caught in the line.
    • 4. Breaking Point

      03 May '11
      A serious injury forces a crew member to his bunk after the crane breaks on the Kodiak, while the Seabrooke's greenhorn has a mental breakdown.
    • 5. A Wing and a Prayer

      10 May '11
      A deckhand falls asleep at the wheel and sends the boat towards a fleet of vessels.
    • 6. Exit Wounds

      17 May '11
      In the midst of a rough King Crab season, a mutiny transpires on the Cornelia Marie while mental and physical breakdowns plague the crew of the Kodiak.
    • 7. Thick as Thieves

      24 May '11
      The police are called in after a confrontation on the Cornelia Marie while an injury onboard the Ramblin' Rose causes the rookie skipper to have a change of heart.
    • 8. Graduation Day

      31 May '11
      The King Crab Season closes with a fierce arctic storm, a spectacular prank on the Northwestern by the crew of the Time Bandit and the departure of one of the fleet's most revered fishermen.
    • 9. Sea Change

      07 Jun '11
      Massive change strikes every returning boat as Opilio season begins. Edgar finally says farewell to the Northwestern, a new captain boards the Cornelia Marie and the entire fleet is shut down by an epic arctic storm.
    • 10. Frontier Medicine

      14 Jun '11
      The fleet battles a devastating arctic hurricane as the focus shifts from fishing to survival; the captains consider drastic measures as the ice and injuries pile up.
    • 11. Birds, Bones and Blood

      21 Jun '11
      A crewman's nose gets broken on the Northwestern; the Ramblin' Rose takes a gamble as a winter storm rips through the crab-fishing grounds; danger at the dock for the Time Bandit.
    • 12. It's Not All Mai Tais and Yahtzee

      28 Jun '11
      A loose pot causes havoc on the Kodiak; a Seabrooke crewman is nearly crushed by ice and the new skipper of the Cornelia Marie courts mutiny when his new string comes up lean.
    • 13. Pirate School

      05 Jul '11
      A captain and deckhand clash on the Cornelia Marie over a crippling lack of bait, while skipper Elliott Neese attempts to fix a possible season-ending breakdown and the Time Bandit's soft-spoken greenhorn goes to the Hillstrands' Pirate School.
    • 14. The Island

      12 Jul '11
      Offloading crab in the treacherous waters off St. Paul island proves a daunting task as a harbor surge snaps lines on the Wizard and the Seabrooke loses a crew member.
    • 15. I Smell a Nightmare

      19 Jul '11
      As the Opilio season winds down exhaustion causes tempers to boil over on the Time Bandit; the skippers of the Seabrooke and the Cornelia Marie both suffer injuries.
    • 16. Mohawks & Madness, Goodness & Gladness

      26 Jul '11
      The Seabrooke captain fights a painful illness; the Cornelia Marie returns from what could be its final season as the Harris brothers mull over who will run the boat and the Northwestern exacts some revenge.
    • 17. Episode 17

      27 Jul '11