Polar ice descends and each Skipper must choose flight or fight. The Saga is in danger of sinking & Jake must act fast to save his crew. Josh takes a huge gamble against Casey's wishes and heads towards the ice. Sig & Johnathan race to rescue gear.

The ice pack hits the fishing grounds causing rush for the captains as they attempt to finish out their seasons.

The crew of the Cornelia Marie make plans to watch a football game. A captain is lost on the Time Bandit whilst a huge mistake is made by the crew of the Cape Caution.

The fleet battles mental and physical breakdowns late in the season; Captain Jake Anderson gets a shot at redemption; Keith props up ailing greenhorns.

A second major storm slams the fleet. Rookie skipper Jake Anderson reaches out to Sig Hansen for help. Josh Harris arrives on the grounds weeks late. Captains Keith Colburn and Wild Bill Wichrowski struggle to keep their greenhorns in the game.

A 600-mile-wide arctic storm continues to ravage the fleet, and rookie skippers Jake Anderson and Josh Harris struggle just to keep their heads above water.

A menacing storm moves into the fleet, with a rogue wave ripping steel at the Cape Caution. Jake, a freshman skipper, struggles to battle through the winds.

While Jake Anderson prepares to captain the Saga for the first time, Captain Andy Hillstrand returns to find the Time Bandit in disarray.

While Johnathan struggles with a rogue deckhand, skipper Jake prepares for the birth of his baby. Plus, a hydraulic explosion calls Zack's dedication into question.

Christmas at sea for the Time Bandit is disturbed when an unhinged deckhand terrorizes the crew. Meanwhile, Jake Anderson awaits the birth of his baby.

King Crab season draws to a close. Casey forces Josh to fish at full throttle on the Cornelia Marie, and Jake takes another turn at the wheel on the Northwestern.

On the Northwestern Jake gets a Whiplash-style captaining lesson from Sig and a long trip and a prank threaten Captain Johnathan's catch on the Time Bandit.

With a 1.5 million dollar boat of his own and more King Crab quota than any other captain in the fleet, Elliott Neese throws it all away and bids a final farewell.

A typhoon puts livelihoods on the line, with Rookie skipper Josh Harris's weaknesses exposed and Captain Sig's control of the Northwestern in jeopardy.

With the typhoon Nuri closing in, Captains are forced to make hard choices. The Northwestern charges into the storm, while the Cape Caution retreats to land.

Huge waves test rookie skipper Josh, but it's fire not water that threatens to sink his Cornelia Marie. On the Wizard, a mutinous crew faces off with Captain Keith.

An additional 15 million dollars in crab sends the fleet into a fishing frenzy. To get ahead, the Time Bandit and Wizard must put a decade old rivalry behind them.

Just weeks after crab season, the Cornelia Marie is back on the grind. Josh Harris struggles to keep his father's boat working in the offseason. The origin of the Cornelia Marie is explored and Josh soon realizes: being a boat owner has its consequences.

King Crab season kicks off with a 12 million pound Bairdi quota increase that causes a fishing frenzy. Plus, a boat is stolen the night before launch.