SEASON 1
- SEASON 1
- SEASON 2
- SEASON 3
- SEASON 4
- SEASON 5
- SEASON 6
- SEASON 7
Summary of Season 1 (2005) - 5 discs
Robust crews of Alaskan crab fishermen battle the formidable dangers of the Bering Sea in this gripping reality series from the Discovery Channel. Though the rewards are great -- a man can earn enough money to support his family for the entire year in the eight-week season -- the challenges are brutal. The skippers and their crews face 40-foot waves, 700-pound crab pots, frigid temperatures and the constant risk of injury or death.
Summary of Season 2 (2006) - 3 discs
Hardy crews of Alaskan crab fishermen continue to battle the formidable dangers of the Bering Sea as they race to pull as many crabs from the water as possible in this second season of the Emmy-nominated series.
Summary of Season 3 (2007) - 3 discs
In the third season of the Emmy-nominated reality show about crab fishing in the Bering Sea, the Coast Guard searches for a missing ship, a deckhand suffers a potentially crippling accident and a captain recalls a failed rescue mission.
Summary of Season 4 (2008) - 4 discs
The crab fleet sails again in another Emmy-nominated season of this captivating reality show that follows some of Alaska's most courageous captains and crews as they head into the dangerous Bering Sea in search of Alaskan king crab and other bounty. But bad weather, rookie mistakes, mechanical failures and exhaustion all threaten to thwart each boat's high-risk mission. Meanwhile, medical emergencies plague the fleet, and a Coast Guard rescue turns treacherous.
Summary of Season 5 (2009) - 5 discs
Sig Hansen and other skippers are back for another gripping season of this Emmy-winning show, as they set sail from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for the treacherous waters of the Bering Sea, where they hope to score a lucrative harvest of Alaskan king crab. As the 2008 crabbing season commences, crews face the challenges of injuries, broken equipment, deadly storms and their own reckless desperation to recover the costs of expensive off-season repairs.
Summary of Season 6 (2010) - 4 discs
As Season 6 opens, skippers Keith and Phil may be land-bound due to illness, another skipper lets pressure lead him into mortal danger, and the entire fleet is in debt following off-season repairs.
Summary of Season 7 (2011) - 4 discs
Following a memorial for Phil Harris, the rugged fishermen of the crab boats of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, return to business, including two new crews whose internal conflicts threaten to sink their ambitions to become the top earners of the 2010 season.