Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove
2016 · Discovery · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Final Crossing
Wed, 19 Oct, 12:00 pm
After weeks battling the Pacific Ocean, Oregon's crab fleet nears the finish line; Captain Mikey Retherford Jr, with his son on board, faces a deadly bar crossing into port.
About
Newport, Oregon is one of the last remaining fishing towns along the edge of the notoriously violent ‘Graveyard of the Pacific' that stretches from Oregon to British Columbia. Here, generations of Dungeness crab fishermen and their families sacrifice everything that they have, including life itself, to carve an existence from the sea.
Thousands of vessels and lives have been lost while battling the seas in what's considered the deadliest commercial fishery in the world. The Oregon coast bursts with sea life, but also a labyrinth of sandbars and currents. Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove goes on board the vessels that navigate this stretch of sea that churns up massive waves and unpredictable conditions.
Every year, the boats line up and take off – signaling the start of Dungeness crab season. Millions of dollars are up for grab in one of the last derby-style fisheries in the world, where it pays to be the fastest boat on the crab, and the first boat back to the dock to sell. But this Wild West fishing style comes at a steep price. The sea here gives life, and takes it, in equal measure.
Episodes
- E01
Sacrifice
Wed, 14 Sept· 43 minWelcome to Newport, OR, where generations of fishermen and their families sacrifice it all, including life, making a living on the sea. This series follows 4 families competing in a rare, catch-as-much-as-you-can, Dungeness Crab Derby.
- E02
Pacific Fury
Wed, 21 Sept· 60 minA savage winter storm swallows Oregon's Dungeness Crab grounds, forcing Captains to either run or fight, a decision their families on land must deal with as well. When the Newport Bar becomes impassable, boats are stranded at sea in monster swells.
- E03
Lost at Sea
Wed, 28 Sept· 60 minThree weeks into the season, a winter storm tears through the Dungeness Crab grounds. A capsized boat echoes its mayday across the fleet. Four lives hang in the balance.
- E04
Cursed Bay
Wed, 5 Oct· 60 minOregon's crab fleet suffers another devastating shipwreck just one week after losing a boat and three men to the ocean; Capt. Mikey Retherford Jr. heads to sea with his son.
- E05
Another Lost Soul
Wed, 12 Oct· 60 minAs a massive storm assaults Oregon's crab grounds, the fleet gets devastating news about one of their own; captains must consider whether the risk of fishing through deadly seas is worth the reward.
- E06
Final Crossing
Wed, 19 Oct· 60 minAfter weeks battling the Pacific Ocean, Oregon's crab fleet nears the finish line; Captain Mikey Retherford Jr, with his son on board, faces a deadly bar crossing into port.