Deadliest Catch

On the latest episode of Deadliest Catch, we continue to see some boats struggle to find the crab while others are reaping the reward of the Bering Sea and banking on large numbers of crab on every string. Captain Sig makes a decision to move the pots of the Northwestern off of decent crab in an attempt to find bigger and better numbers. The move is not received very well by his crew, but this is Sig’s boat and he is willing to go out on his own. In the end the numbers he finds in his other spot are much lower than what he where he was fishing, which again hurts the morale on deck, especially deck boss Edgar.

Bad luck seems to continue to follow the Time Bandit this season (Didn’t Jonathan talk about a premonition his mother shared before the season started?). This time while pulling pots in 25 foot seas and 40 knot winds, a pin inside a pulley snaps off the boom sending a heavy cable dangerously snapping to deck. Had a pot been attached to the cable, the tension would have forced the cable down on deck with such force that a crew member would have been easily sawed in half. Neal Hillstrand volunteers to climb the boom and repair the pulley and reattach the safety chain in high seas and heavy winds, and it isn’t long before the Time Bandit is back in business narrowly avoiding another catastrophe.

We finally get a glimpse of the North American who will fish for king crab using borrowed pots in a short two week season. The boat is on the cutting edge of “green” technology using it’s patent pending Gen-Tech system to reduce emissions and conserve fuel. The system uses he extra wasted horsepower of the boats main engine to power it’s generator rather than relying on an auxiliary engine. The resulting system saves fuel, maintenance, as well as lowering overall carbon emissions. In the wheelhouse we meet Captain Sten who comes from a long family fishing tradition as well. His father had fished alongside Sig’s father many years ago which I’m sure creates a bit of a rivalry. After leasing their quota to the Wizard the last few years, the North American is back to prove themselves on the Bering Sea. Captain Keith makes sure to gives them a proper welcome as well by tying an outhouse onto one of their pots of them to pull up later. Captain Sten takes the joke rather well then continues to press his crew as time is of the essence.