On the Saga, Jake's new hire, Tommy, struggles to keep up with the pace, and time runs out for him to fill his boat. And Sig suffers a huge heart attack. S12/Ep2
As Sig fights for his life, rookie skipper Josh Harris battles to prove himself. Plus, Johnathan Hillstrand makes an offering of human hair to the crab gods. S12/Ep3
Competition doubles when the quota is halved. Three captains arrive early for the winter season, but Johnathan plots a dangerous, 600-mile course to Russia. S13/Ep9
Sig returns to the season that nearly killed him. After a tough start, Keith and son fight to prove themselves. Plus, Wild Bill gives Nick another chance. S13/Ep10
Wild Bill learns a dark secret about his son Zack. Captain Shaun Dwyer rushes to get a lead on the competition, and Sig undergoes further tests in hospital. S12/Ep4
Crab fishing off the Alaska coast on the icy Bering Sea is deadly work and it's health versus wealth. New beginnings see big investments and bittersweet endings. S13/Ep1
When the Arctic unleashes its winter wrath, the first of several hurricanes descend on the fleet. Patchy fishing and mutiny converge to create the perfect storm. S13/Ep11
The season's first storm rocks the fleet as Sig plays cat-and-mouse with towering waves. Keith sees an 800-lb crab pot launch into a deckhand's spine. S13/Ep12
Crab fishing off the Alaska coast on the icy Bering Sea is deadly work and it's health versus wealth. New beginnings see big investments and bittersweet endings. S13/Ep2
The fall season begins with uncertainty. A seismic shift in sea temperature sends the fleet searching for displaced crab - and fighting an unusually large first storm. S13/Ep2
Sig's stress takes a toll while Sean tries to dock in a hurricane. Keith is left dead-stick in massive seas and Johnathan rolls the dice by the Russian border. S13/Ep13
Sig, Johnathan and Jake try to escape a second arctic hurricane, but Keith refuses to heed warnings. Stress-induced chest pains threaten the rest of Sig's season. S13/Ep14
Toxic smoke engulfs the Saga, Sean struggles to save the family business on the Brenna A and Wild Bill fears he may lose Nick to a terminal illness. S13/Ep3
Wild Bill gets the truth about Nick's terminal illness. A damaging mechanical issue threatens to crush Jake's future and warming seas force Keith into the unknown. S13/Ep4
After suffering chest pains, Sig awaits news in the hospital. Wild Bill pilots the Summer Bay whilst handling conflict on deck, and Sean lays down the law with Zack. S13/Ep15
The perilous Bering Sea is wreaking havoc. Sean is set to collide with another boat, two deckhands get taken down on the Wizard, and Jake almost loses a deckhand, twice. S13/Ep16
Johnathan and Andy fish together for the last time. Keith's inattentive crew sends the Wizard on a collision course and an angry deckhand tests Jake's resolve. S13/Ep5
Two old friends race to finish their seasons. Johnathan Hillstrand wants to bid farewell in a blaze of glory, but the Bering Sea may have other plans. S13/Ep17
The Coast Guard scours the Bering Sea for a missing crab vessel, while the fleet awaits news on fate of its crew. After a plea from his wife, Sig ponders an early exit. S13/Ep18
The Northwestern has a risky encounter with a bald eagle. Josh and Casey place a bet on a hard-to-find quota, while casualties mount on the Patty Lee. S18/Ep14
New mum Mandy returns to Sig's wheelhouse as heavy ice builds on the Northwestern. Jake unveils a new super pot as winter weather blindsides the fleet. S18/Ep15
A dangerous list forces Sig to jettison pots or capsize the Northwestern. One wrong move in the narrow False Pass causes Jake and the Saga to hit bottom. S18/Ep16
Keith recruits Johnathan to intercept a Russian trawler fishing illegally. But the situation intensifies when a missile streaks across their position. S18/Ep17
Deckhand Freddie celebrates a bumper catch on the Cornelia Marie by smearing cod blood across his face - but will his rituals protect their run of good luck? (S6 Ep2)
As the new crab season opens captains poach deckhands, families fall out, and the fleet loses a fishing boat. Who can keep their cool and land a bumper catch? (S6 Ep1)