Deadliest Catch

Hours before king season, a massive new boat with a renegade captain discovers the crab are all in one spot. As the fleet races to find the quarter billion-dollar hoard, captains battle each other to claim their share.

Atop the king crab super swarm, full pots boil over into conflict as young guns Sean and Jake join forces to set down Sig.

As the first arctic storm of the season arrives, Saga's deck boss takes a knife to the ribs. Josh and Casey's record-setting haul gets interrupted when a hand gets tangled in the coiler.

A freak accident threatens the Northwestern crew. Josh changes course on the Cornelia while Casey sleeps. Harley's launcher snaps at the worst possible moment, and a short circuit cuts power to the Wizard's forward lights.

Jake faces a life and death decision when a shifting stack threatens to capsize the Saga. Sig and Mandy haul through angry seas, while Josh and Casey gamble on quota but find there's more on the line than sheer numbers.

The Bering Sea takes a brutal toll on captains and crew. Jake confronts a disorderly crew, forcing his toughest decision yet as captain. Josh mans the helm as Casey makes a risky ship-to-ship transfer in high seas.

The coldest weather in nearly a decade threatens to crush hulls and freeze the sea. Monte must fill his tanks fast to get home to his ailing father, while a shocking mishap leaves a Hansen family member grasping for life.

As winter intensifies, Sean faces an engine room fire. Summer Bay deck boss suffers a season-threatening injury. Monte races to fill Wizard's Bairdi quota so Keith can say farewell to their father.

Josh and Casey risk a 500-mile trek north to the icy Russian line. Jake tracks his own fast-moving crab horde. Sig does double duty on the Northwestern. The Bering Sea cracks the Wizard's 74-year-old steel hull.

Josh and Casey haul their all time biggest pots, starting a gold rush to the Russian line. Captain Bill gets inside intel, while Harley confirms numbers his own way.

The wrath of Arctic Storm Elsa hits the Cornelia hardest as a breakaway pot thrashes Josh and Casey's crew. Captain Keith orders deckhands onto the stack as Elsa's icy blasts threaten to capsize the Wizard.

Trapped in the crab-rich northern grounds, the Cornelia Marie, Wizard and Southern Wind haul pots as big as the waves, until one boat faces a 60-foot monster.

In storm-driven seas, Cornelia Marie's crane goes off the rails, smashing Josh and Casey's wheelhouse and injuring deckhand Taylor. Sig risks navigating a rocky passage in treacherous conditions.

Deckhands pay in blood as captains make up for time lost to a storm. On the Cornelia Marie, Josh takes the wheel as Casey does surgery. Brenna A tests an ex-Marine, and Sig faces a worst-case scenario with a call from home.

Sig's crew pays a price for stuffed pots, while Harley risks gear on an elusive hoard under the ice. Freddy attempts self-surgery on the Wizard, and the Summer Bay crew gets news on Nick's future.

Monte returns to co-captain the Wizard just as a freight train of storms slams the fleet from the south. Jake battles the risk of hauling pots in 30-foot seas to return to his family.

As crab turn elusive, veterans Sig Hansen and "Harley" Davidson form an unlikely alliance, but trust doesn't come easy for old school captains.

As smoke fills the Wizard, the Colburns face a dark ship nightmare. Towering breakers shatter Jake's steel anchor forcing him to fight to avoid the rocks of St. Paul Island.

The bone-breaking winter unleashes its fury on the Summer Bay. A rookie mistake leaves Captain Bill short a hand. Jake hits the jackpot at sea, but forces on land cost him dearly.

Each skipper's next move determines who survives the final winter dash. Winds put the Wizard on a collision course with a monster. Jake taps a Hillstrand to save the Saga.

In the season finale, with just ten pots to go, a crushing injury requires Coast Guard rescue. Josh and Casey face a huge loss when their offload gets cancelled.

The captains return to Dutch Harbor days before the opening of king crab season. As they prepare their boats and their crews for battle, they must also face each other to settle unfinished business from the past season.

The fleet's youngest captain was born into chaos - a family crab boat lost at sea, a beloved father gone too soon. But Capt. Sean turned tragedy into triumph, transforming the family business into an fishing empire, raising the bar for a new generation.

Captain Sean turned tragedy into triumph, transforming the family business into an fishing empire, raising the bar for a new generation.

Greenhorns arrive in Dutch Harbor each season looking to pocket thousands for a few week's work. But how do crews train a new guy to survive the world's most dangerous job? Captains and a clinical psychologist compare "tough love" to "new school" methods.