Arctic ice pack descends as the fleet makes its final push. Northwestern's Capt. Sig and Wizard's Capt. Keith battle freezing spray. Cornelia Marie's crew suffers from Be ...

Arctic ice pack descends as the fleet makes its final push. Northwestern's Capt. Sig and Wizard's Capt. Keith battle freezing spray. Cornelia Marie's crew suffers from Be ...

Northwestern fights the ice pack. The Wizard sets off with tempers flaring and a new greenhorn. Phil's future on Cornelia Marie is questionable, so the crew struggles on ...

Northwestern fights the ice pack. The Wizard sets off with tempers flaring and a new greenhorn. Phil's future on Cornelia Marie is questionable, so the crew struggles on ...

Capt. Phil heads for the hospital, so Murray struggles to take over the helm of the Cornelia Marie. The Northwestern strains its crane to the breaking point and destabili ...

Capt. Phil heads for the hospital, so Murray struggles to take over the helm of the Cornelia Marie. The Northwestern strains its crane to the breaking point and destabili ...

On Time Bandit, Capt. Johnathan joins the deck crew and promptly has an accident while showing off his skills. The Northwestern crew is irritating Capt. Sig. Lenny from W ...

On Time Bandit, Capt. Johnathan joins the deck crew and promptly has an accident while showing off his skills. The Northwestern crew is irritating Capt. Sig. Lenny from W ...

A routine Coast Guard rescue becomes a battle against nature. Cornelia Marie heads to land for repairs. Fatigue is causing mistakes on Northwestern. On the Wizard, Greenh ...

A routine Coast Guard rescue becomes a battle against nature. Cornelia Marie heads to land for repairs. Fatigue is causing mistakes on Northwestern. On the Wizard, Greenh ...

January 2008 on the Bering Sea, Opilio Crab season starts. ...

January 2008 on the Bering Sea, Opilio Crab season starts. ...

As the King Crab season ticks down, mass amounts of stinging jellyfish in unfilled pots add insult to injury. The Cornelia Marie faces losing their captain for good. Crew ...

As the King Crab season ticks down, mass amounts of stinging jellyfish in unfilled pots add insult to injury. The Cornelia Marie faces losing their captain for good. Crew ...

With a few weeks left in king crab season, the fate of every deckhand's paycheck sits squarely on his captain's shoulders. Time Bandit's Capt Johnathan has had good fishi ...

With a few weeks left in king crab season, the fate of every deckhand's paycheck sits squarely on his captain's shoulders. Time Bandit's Capt Johnathan has had good fishi ...

Finale for the greenhorns -- some have succeeded in their quests to become Bering Sea crab fishermen, others won't be coming back. The 2007 Opilio crab tally's in and a w ...

Finale for the greenhorns -- some have succeeded in their quests to become Bering Sea crab fishermen, others won't be coming back. The 2007 Opilio crab tally's in and a w ...

The promise of a great catch outweighs the dangerous risks faced by the Opilio Crab fishing vessels. ...

The promise of a great catch outweighs the dangerous risks faced by the Opilio Crab fishing vessels. ...

Greenhorns are put to the test as the Bering Sea's harsh winter weather deteriorates. Guy, the Wizard horn has only worked three days and is already faltering; but the No ...

Greenhorns are put to the test as the Bering Sea's harsh winter weather deteriorates. Guy, the Wizard horn has only worked three days and is already faltering; but the No ...

Busted buoys, broken pots, and a blown engine have put the Northwestern more than a week behind schedule. Captain Sig hopes Lady Luck will smile upon him as he drops all ...

Busted buoys, broken pots, and a blown engine have put the Northwestern more than a week behind schedule. Captain Sig hopes Lady Luck will smile upon him as he drops all ...

Only days into the Opilio season, a major storm system has arrived on the fishing grounds. High seas cause Captain Andy of the Time Bandit to call his men off deck, momen ...

Only days into the Opilio season, a major storm system has arrived on the fishing grounds. High seas cause Captain Andy of the Time Bandit to call his men off deck, momen ...

January 2007 on the Bering Sea, Opilio Crab season starts. ...

January 2007 on the Bering Sea, Opilio Crab season starts. ...

The end of the king crab season is drawing near. Captain Johnathan and crew start dropping gear. The Time Bandit is back in contention, Captain Sig hauls in huge pots of ...

The end of the king crab season is drawing near. Captain Johnathan and crew start dropping gear. The Time Bandit is back in contention, Captain Sig hauls in huge pots of ...

Halfway through the season the grind is on. On all the boats the men are working 40 hours without sleep. Equipment failures, fatigue and bad weather are making fishing ev ...

Halfway through the season the grind is on. On all the boats the men are working 40 hours without sleep. Equipment failures, fatigue and bad weather are making fishing ev ...