Deadliest Catch

With Cornelia Marie Captain Phil Harris staying on land for the first time in seventeen years, he turns his boat and the entire million dollar operation over to the boats engineer and longtime friend, Murray. The entire crew is drained both physically as well as mentally by the time the offloading of their catch is complete and the boat returns to the fishing grounds. As for Phil he discovered that he is lucky to still be alive as a blood clot which formed in his leg traveled through his body and ended up in his lung. While his health is still in jeopardy, had the clot ended up blocking an artery while at sea it would have meant almost certain death. He is able to speak with both his boys as well which certainly provides a boost of everyones spirits.

Over on the Northwestern a lost anchor becomes an anything but routine chore out on the open waters. The anchor broke off during the last storm and along with it’s chain rests on the ocean floor and needs to be retrieved if they are to continue fishing. Edgar is able to put together a homemade grappling hook from some spare metal found on the boat. They then drag the hook over the ocean floor and with amazing luck manage to hook on the anchor chain right away. As they are bringing it up, Edgar attaches a line from the crane to help support the weight, however the boat starts drifting and the extra tension caused by the weight of the boat causes the line to snap. As they race t maneuver the boat and attach other lines to the five thousand dollar anchor the perilous ordeal turns into a four hour marathon. Eventually the anchor is rescued without injury to any of the crew.

On board the Wizard the crew is just starting to get some rest after 3 days of nonstop fishing, when they are awakened by an alarm. A quick inspection reveals a water piper has begun leaking spraying sea water used to in the holding tanks into the engine room bilges. If the leak cannot be repaired, the holding tanks will empty meaning a loss of all of the crab in the aft tanks and a loss of many of thousands of dollars. Reacting quickly Captain Keith is able to patch the leaking using some sheets of rubber and two large hose clamps. Afterwards it’s back to port to offload the crab as well as troublesome greenhorn Moi, whose replacement is already on his way to meet the boat.