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12 Episodes 2007 - 2007
Reality series profiling crab fishermen in Alaskan waters.
Episode 1
Tue, Apr 3, 2007 60 mins
The third season opens at the end of the red-king-crab season. Captains and crews are on the Bering Sea fishing for opilio crab in subzero arctic weather, 60-mph winds and turbulent seas, forcing deckhands to spend hours clearing ice with sledgehammers.
Episode 2
Tue, Apr 10, 2007 60 mins
The fleet and the Coast Guard search for survivors of a sunken fishing boat; the equipment on the Northwestern & Cornelia Marie fails; the Time Bandit and the Maverick have contrasting catches.
Episode 3
Tue, Apr 17, 2007 60 mins
A deckhand on the Wizard suffers a devastating injury and the captain heads for shore; a deckhand on the Northwestern worries about jail time.
Episode 4
Tue, Apr 24, 2007 60 mins
The crews are working 40 hours without sleep, and equipment failures and weather make things even more perilous. The Maverick and Far West Leader stop for repairs, and the Time Bandit picks up a crewman who fell overboard from another ship.
Episode 5
Tue, May 1, 2007 60 mins
As king-crab season wanes, Captain Hillstrand on the Time Bandit starts dropping gear; Capt. Hansen of the Northwestern hauls in pots full of keepers; the crew of the Wizard struggle to make their final offload.
Episode 6
Tue, May 8, 2007 60 mins
The 2006 red king-crab fishing season ends, and Sig Hansen and the Northwestern crew finish a 30-hour shift and head for home; Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie returns to Dutch Harbor with no injuries.
Episode 7
Tue, May 15, 2007 60 mins
Opilio crab season opens, and first-time crewmen experience the brutal Bering Sea and bone-chilling weather.
Episode 8
Tue, May 22, 2007 60 mins
A major storm system arrives early in the Opilio season, and high seas cause Captain Andy of the Time Bandit to call his men off deck, seconds before a rogue wave slams into the starboard side.
Episode 9
Tue, May 29, 2007 60 mins
The Northwestern has a string of bad luck that puts the crew a week behind schedule; Captain Sig drops all of his gear far north of the rest of the fleet and crosses his fingers.
Episode 10
Tue, Jun 5, 2007 60 mins
Greenhorns on the crab boats are put to the test as a new deckhand on the Wizard begins to falter after three days, while newbies on the Northwestern and Cornelia Marie fare better.
Episode 11
Tue, Jun 12, 2007 60 mins
Crews weigh the risks against a possible rich haul.
Episode 12
Tue, Jun 19, 2007 60 mins
The 2007 opilio crab tally is in and a winner is declared. Meanwhile, some of the greenhorns have become successful, but others will not return.