A look at the career of John Hillstrand, an elite fisherman, brawler and prankster, as he prepares to retire after a storied 37 years.

In the wake of the Destination tragedy one last storm bears down on Egar, Bill, Sean and Jake; the Coast Guard attempts to save the crew of a fishing vessel while their boat takes on water.

The U.S. Coast Guard scours the Bering Sea for a missing crab vessel while the fleet anxiously waits to discover the fate of its six-man crew; after a plea from his wife, Sig contemplates an early exit.

Two old friends race to finish their seasons, but one hopes to cap a storied career; Johnathan Hillstrand wants to bid farewell in a blaze of glory.

Sean is set on a collision course with another boat, two deckhands get taken down on the Wizard, and Jake almost loses a deckhand.

Captain Sig's chest pains threaten the remainder of his season; Captain Jake struggles with a green crew.

After suffering chest pains, Sig awaits news in the hospital; Wild Bill struggles to stay out of harm's way while also handling dissention on deck; Sean lays down the law with Zack.

Sig, Johnathan and Jake attempt to run from a second arctic hurricane, but Keith refuses to heed the warnings; Stress-induced chest pains threaten the remainder of Sig's season.

Sig's stress takes a toll. Sean tries to dock in a hurricane. Keith is left dead-stick in massive seas. Jake motivates a defiant hand. Johnathan rolls the dice by Russia.

To honor his grandfather, a WW2 Dutch Harbor war hero, Johnathan plans the largest fireworks display in the island's history. The captains examine a bloody attack on Dutch Harbor.

An Arctic mega-storm rocks the fleet; Sig plays cat-and-mouse with towering waves; Keith watches an 800-pound crab pot launch into a deckhand; Wild Bill fights for a comeback.

The first of multiple back-to-back hurricanes descend on the fleet; spotty fishing and mutiny converge to create the perfect storm.

Sig returns to the season that nearly killed him. After a tough start, Keith and son struggle to prove themselves. Wild Bill gives Nick McGlashan a second chance. Jake lets go of a friend.

Competition doubles when the quota is cut in half. Three captains arrive early for the winter season, but Johnathan goes one step further and plots a dangerous, 600-mile course to Russia.

While coping with a fractured relationship with his son, Wild Bill rushes to convert his two million dollar investment into a commercial crabber before the season begins.

The last moments of the fall season bring its biggest storm. Wild Bill struggles to pilot his new boat in big seas. Johnathan faces off with a massive swell in the perilous False Pass.

A big decision weighs on Sig Hansen. Rookie captain Sean Dwyer gambles on a new venture with a new crew. Jake Anderson struggles to replace a lost anchor before his quota is taken away.

A massive leak fills the Time Bandit; a fistfight tests Jake's resolve while heavy winds and a snapped anchor threaten to wreck his boat; Sig's greenhorn has an awkward question.

Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand fish together for the last time; Keith's inattentive crew sends the Wizard on a collision course; a belligerent deckhand tests Jake's resolve as captain.

Wild Bill uncovers the truth about Nick McGlashan's terminal illness; a damaging mechanical issue threatens to crush Jake's future; warming seas force Keith into the unknown.

Rising sea temperatures test the fleet. Toxic smoke engulfs the Saga. Sean struggles to save the family business on the Brenna A. Wild Bill fears he could lose Nick to a terminal illness.

The fall season begins with uncertainty; a seismic shift in sea temperature sends the fleet searching for displaced crab, while also fighting a large first storm

This hour explores some of the most brutal injuries and death defying moments in crab fishing history. Even with new safety regulations, can crabbing ever be made safe?

A look at how Capt. Keith Colburn turned his last $50 into a million-dollar empire and grew the Wizard into one of the fiercest vessels in the fleet today.

The crabs have vanished, igniting a grueling hunt to save the fleet's way of life. Captain Sig resumes the helm after a major heart attack. Wild Bill debuts his own brand new boat in a crisis season. A rescue is attempted for a heart attack victim.

There are three sides to every story. For the first time captains and crews open up about the death-defying season that nearly took one of the fleet's most respected captains.