Deadliest Catch

Season 2

TV-PG
Before complaining about the market price of Alaska king crab, check out this gripping documentary series, revealing the mortal perils and intense discomfort that fishing crews face on the Bering Sea to catch the delicacy. Those perils include 40-foot waves, 700-pound crab pots that can easily crush a careless crewman, and freezing temperatures around the clock.

12 Episodes

  • Heading Out to Sea
    E1
    Heading Out to SeaOctober in Dutch Harbor means only one thing: king crab season. Bering Sea weather reports warn of some of the roughest seas the fleet has seen in years. A massive storm system is moving in. The captains must decide whether to shove off or batten down.
  • Batten Down the Hatches
    E2
    Batten Down the HatchesIn the pre-dawn hours of October 17, the king crab fishing fleet are enjoying rare, calm weather on the Bering Sea. Though the weather is cooperating momentarily, there is word of an impending storm and the decision must be made to run or to fish.
  • On the Crab
    E3
    On the CrabOne of the worst storms in years is raging on the crab grounds, but the crab fishing fleet must continue its hunt for the deadliest catch: Alaskan King Crab. In spite of a torrential downpour and a blinding snowstorm, the crews push on.
  • The Finish Line
    E4
    The Finish LineAfter a profitable offload on Akutan Island, Captain Sig Hansen and the Northwestern crew are back on the trail of the Alaskan King Crab. Meanwhile, the crew of the Maverick witness a change in command as their Captain stands down.
  • Friends and Rivals
    E5
    Friends and RivalsThe Aleutian Ballad is knocked on its side by a vicious wave, stripping the ship of power and leaving the crew scrambling in the dark. Meanwhile, the exhausted crews of the Time Bandit, the Maverick, and the Rollo endure rough weather.
  • A New Hunt Begins
    E6
    A New Hunt BeginsA new crab season beings and this time its the Opilio Crab season. As the crews and the ships return to Dutch Harbor in January, they prep their ships in hopes that this new season will better than the last one
  • Smoke on the Water
    E7
    Smoke on the WaterWith the fierce arctic storm continuing, the Time Bandit pushes through the ruff waters with a limited amount of bait. While the Rollo and the Maverick drop their posts quickly to avoid rolling into the sub-zero waters. Meanwhile, a frustrated Cornelia Marie is stuck at port and the Northwestern sticks with what works, Cod.
  • Man vs. Ice
    E8
    Man vs. IceFights break out on the Maverick and the Rollo, due to fact of fray nerves that is being caused by two factors, bad crabs and long days. Meanwhile the Time Bandit, despite the artic onslaught, presses northward and Sig wakes up from a short nap to find out that his ship is lost.
  • On the Edge
    E9
    On the EdgeFights break out on the Maverick and the Rollo, due to fact of fray nerves that is being caused by two factors, bad crabs and long days. Meanwhile the Time Bandit, despite the artic onslaught, presses northward and Sig wakes up from a short nap to find out that his ship is lost.
  • Pribilof Stare
    E10
    Pribilof StareThe freezing weather and the dangerous icing takes its toll on board the Cornelia Marie, when one of its deckhands, Dave Gilbert becomes the first victim, by falling on the deck. Also the Time Bandit atempts to navigates the northern ice pack and the Maverick must attempt a jury-rig repair of the shattered stiff arm.
  • Race Against the Ice
    E11
    Race Against the IceRollo and Maverick race back to the crab grounds after a heavy offload on St. Paul Island. The Rollo's Captain Eric is cross with his crew after miscalculation results in forty thousand more pounds of crab than scheduled.
  • Cashing In
    E12
    Cashing InThe end of the Opilio season is upon the fleet, and crews push hard to bring in the last of the crab. With the crab tanks full, the next task is to make it back to port…in one piece.

Cast of Season 2

  • Phil HarrisSelf
  • Jerry "Corky" TilleySelf
  • Keith ColburnSelf
  • Sig HansenSelf
  • Ethan ProchnikProducer
  • Steven RobillardProducer
  • Matt RennerProducer
  • Todd StanleyProducer
  • Sheila McCormackProducer
  • Lisa TanzerProducer
  • Tim PastoreProducer
  • Zac McFarlaneProducer
  • Nat HavholmProducer
  • Patrick CostelloProducer
  • Tracy GreenProducer
  • Larry LawProducer
  • Chris NeeProducer
  • Brian LovettProducer
  • Monica MartinoProducer
  • Johnny PetilloProducer
  • Doug StanleyProducer
  • Vanessa Serrao HiemenzProducer
  • Will JohnsonProducer
  • Decker WatsonProducer
  • Sean DashProducer

 

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