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Narrator: SHE'S A BIG SHIP
WITH HER SIGHTS SET ON THE BIG CATCH.
THIS IS NORTHERN EAGLE,
THE MOST ADVANCED SHIP WORKING IN THE ALASKA FISHERY.
SHE'S HEADING OUT INTO THE UNFORGIVING BERING SEA
IN HIGH SEASON,
WHEN THE CHANCE OF REWARD IS GREATEST...
Man: UH, IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG ONE.
Narrator: AND THE RISK OF FAILURE
IS MOST DEVASTATING.
Man: YES, THE PRESSURE IS ON.
Man: DAYS LIKE THIS I WISH I WAS ANYTHING...
ANYTHING BUT A FISHERMAN.
Narrator: ON THE MOST IMPORTANT FISHING TRIP
OF THEIR ENTIRE SEASON,
WILL NORTHERN EAGLE GET THE BIG CATCH,
OR COME BACK EMPTY-HANDED?
NORTHERN EAGLE IS A FLOATING FACTORY
WITH A PRODUCTION LINE THAT RIVALS ANY ON LAND.
UP TO 54,000 FISH PER HOUR
CAN BE CAUGHT, CLEANED, AND PROCESSED ON BOARD.
341 FEET LONG, 52 FEET WIDE,
NORTHERN EAGLE IS THE MOST MODERN TRAWLER
IN NORTH AMERICA.
ON THE TRAWL DECK,
HER NET CAN HAUL IN UP TO 180 TONS OF FISH.
HER ONBOARD PROCESSING PLANT
TAKES UP TWO-THIRDS OF THE SPACE BELOW DECK
AND CAN FILLET AND FREEZE UP TO 160 TONS OF FISH A DAY.
AND SHE FISHES ONE OF THE MOST RESILIENT AND BEST-MANAGED
FISH STOCKS ON THE PLANET:
ALASKA ***.
THEY CAN REPRODUCE FASTER THAN MOST OTHER FISH SPECIES.
AND ONLY ABOUT 14%
OF THE TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF *** IN THE BERING SEA
IS ALLOWED TO BE CAUGHT EACH YEAR.
JENS JOHNSEN IS NORTHERN EAGLE'S CAPTAIN.
Jens Johnsen: LET'S GET READY TO SET.
Narrator: EVERY ONE OF HER 140-PERSON CREW
GETS PAID ACCORDING TO THE VALUE OF THE CATCH,
SO THEY ALL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON JOHNSEN'S SKILL,
AND LUCK.
Johnsen: LET'S HAVE A SUCCESSFUL NEXT TRIP.
IT'S A SHORT TIME TO CATCH.
WE NEED TO GET OUT THERE.
THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME IN FISHING.
Narrator: IT'S JANUARY,
AND NORTHERN EAGLE IS AT PORT IN DUTCH HARBOR,
ON ALASKA'S ALEUTIAN ISLAND CHAIN.
THEY ARE 800 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE,
ALMOST AS CLOSE TO JAPAN AS THEY ARE TO THE LOWER 48.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE PLACES ON EARTH.
NORTHERN EAGLE SPENDS SEVEN MONTHS EVERY YEAR IN ALASKA,
BUT SPAWNING HAS JUST A TWO-WEEK PEAK,
AND THAT'S RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS WHEN THE FISH GATHER TOGETHER BY THE MILLIONS
AND ARE EASIEST TO FIND.
60 COMPETING SHIPS ARE OUT THERE FISHING.
NORTHERN EAGLE IS THE MOST MODERN.
AND HER CAPTAIN IS EAGER TO GET GOING.
Johnsen: WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FISH TO CATCH,
SO EVERY HOUR SITTING IN HERE IS LOST REVENUE
AND LOST TIME THAT WE'RE OUT THERE.
Narrator: BUT NORTHERN EAGLE ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE
UNTIL SOME BIG PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED.
THE ROTOR ON ONE OF THE SHIP'S TWO MAIN POWER GENERATORS
BROKE DOWN ON THEIR LAST VOYAGE.
THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM FOR CHIEF ENGINEER OTTO GALDAL.
Otto Galdal: WE GOTTA MAKE IT FIT HERE.
Narrator: HIS TEAM CAN'T REPAIR THIS GENERATOR,
SO THEY HOIST IT ASHORE.
HE HAS TWO BACKUP GENERATORS, BUT THOSE ARE RARELY USED,
AND THEY HAVE HALF THE POWER.
Otto: YEAH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE RUNNING ON A BACKUP GENERATOR,
AND WE'RE DOWN ONE MAJOR PLAYER
SO WE'RE KIND OF STRUGGLING ON THIS TRIP.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE STRUGGLING
WITH ONLY THREE OUT OF FOUR GENERATORS,
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT...
A COUPLE OF BLACKOUTS HERE.
SO HOPEFULLY, EVERYTHING'S GOING TO GO OKAY,
NOT TOO MUCH PROBLEMS.
Narrator: THERE'S NO TIME TO WAIT FOR A REPLACEMENT.
DUTCH HARBOR IS A REMOTE HOSTILE PLACE
AT THE BEST OF TIMES.
IN JANUARY, FLIGHTS IN AND OUT ARE UNPREDICTABLE.
OTTO DECIDES THEY WILL MAKE THIS VOYAGE
USING THE SHIP'S TWO BACKUP GENERATORS.
BETWEEN THEM THEY GENERATE THE SAME POWER AS THE DEAD ONE.
IN THEORY, IT SHOULD WORK,
BUT IN PRACTICE, THEY'VE NEVER TRIED IT.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK, THERE'S NO OTHER SOLUTION.
Otto: I THINK THE ENGINE IS SO COLD NOW,
IT HUNTS A LITTLE BIT.
Narrator: IN THE ENGINE ROOM,
MECHANIC SAMBA SARRS IS OUT TO ENSURE
THE SHIP'S SECOND MAIN GENERATOR KEEPS WORKING.
IF IT FAILS, THIS HIGH-PROFIT OPERATION WILL BE A BUST.
Otto: ARE WE LIKING WHAT WE'RE SEEING, SAMBA?
CAN WE LIVE WITH IT?
Samba Sarrs: YEAH, I THINK SO.
Narrator: THE GENERATOR IS JUST ONE PROBLEM.
THERE'S ANOTHER:
A HOLE IN THE HULL.
Otto: WE HAVE A HOLE
IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOREPEAK BALLAST TANK.
IT LEAKS A LITTLE BIT OF SEAWATER INTO THIS TANK,
SO WE HAVE DIVERS DOWN THERE PATCHING IT UP.
WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE A MAJOR EVENT
SO WE WANT TO FIX IT NOW BEFORE WE LEAVE.
Narrator: THE STAKES ARE HIGH TO GET THE PROBLEMS FIXED.
AMERICAN SEAFOODS
IS THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF *** IN THE WORLD,
AND NORTHERN EAGLE IS THE COMPANY'S BIGGEST SHIP.
IN THE ONBOARD FISH FACTORY, ALL IS QUIET.
Man: YOU GUYS GOING TO PUT THAT SENSOR IN?
Narrator: FOREMAN JACK NUSBAUM CAN'T STAND IT THAT WAY.
Jack Nusbaum: DO YOU THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN GET DONE
BEFORE WE GET FISH?
THE HIGHER THE PRODUCT IS, THE HIGHER REVENUE PRODUCT IS,
EVERYBODY MAKES MORE MONEY WITH THAT.
PAY, PAY, PAY, PAY.
WHAT ELSE YOU GOT GOING ON? ANYTHING BESIDES THIS?
Man: I'VE GOT TO LOOK AT MY LIST AGAIN.
Jack: WE WANT TO DO IT QUICKLY.
WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,
AS FAST AS POSSIBLE,
AND EVERYBODY MAKES MORE MONEY THAT WAY.
Narrator: IT TAKES A DAY AND A HALF,
BUT THE PROBLEMS ARE FINALLY FIXED.
Otto: ALRIGHT, THE DIVER'S GOT THE PATCH ON,
SO WE SHOULD BE READY TO GO FISHIN'.
Narrator: THE BACKUP GENERATORS ARE RUNNING,
AND THE LEAK IN THE HULL IS REPAIRED.
TIME TO GO.
Jack: WE'RE EXPECTING THIS TO BE A REALLY FAST TRIP,
A HIGH-PACED TRIP, HIGH-PRODUCTION TRIP,
SO WE'RE REALLY PUMPED UP
AND WE WANT TO GET OUT THERE AS SOON AS WE CAN.
Johnsen: IT'S GO TIME.
Narrator: IT'S 3:00 P.M.
THE ARCTIC WINTER SUN IS SETTING.
NORTHERN EAGLE PULLS OUT OF DUTCH HARBOR,
STRAIGHT INTO THE JAWS OF THE BERING SEA.
THEY ARE HOPING FOR A MOTHER LODE CATCH
ON A TWO-WEEK TRIP.
BUT WITH ONE MAIN GENERATOR DOWN AND THE HARSH JANUARY WEATHER,
THIS COULD BE ONE TOUGH VOYAGE.
Johnsen: WE'RE READY TO TAKE OFF HERE.
Otto: YEAH, JENS. WE'VE GOT BOTH THE ENGINES,
AND THEY'RE BOTH PUNCHED IN, SO WE'RE READY TO GO FISHIN'.
Johnsen: GOOD. WE'RE LEAVING TOWN.
Narrator: THE BERING SEA IS A DEADLY PLACE--
COLD, UNPREDICTABLE, STORMY, AND REMOTE.
FISHING HERE IS ONE OF THE RISKIEST JOBS ON THE PLANET.
BUT AT MORE THAN 300 FEET LONG,
NORTHERN EAGLE IS A HUGE SHIP
AND CAN RIDE OUT EVEN THE WILDEST STORMS
WHILE MANY OF HER COMPETITORS ARE TOSSED LIKE TOYS.
FISHING IS GAMBLING, AND THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES.
IT'S ALL ABOUT INSTINCT.
CAPTAIN JOHNSEN FOLLOWS HIS GUT.
HE TAKES NORTHERN EAGLE BACK TO THE PLACE
THEY LAST FISHED A FEW DAYS AGO,
WHERE THE *** WERE PLENTIFUL.
Johnsen: WE'RE IN 49 FATHOMS DEPTH.
Narrator: SONAR SCANS THE BOTTOM,
SEARCHING FOR BIG ***
THAT CAN BRING THE CREW A BIG PAYCHECK.
Johnsen: WHEN WE'RE FISHING, WE'RE USING THE SONAR.
IT SHOWS 180 DEGREES OR 360 DEGREES
UNDERNEATH THE VESSEL, AROUND US,
WHERE THE FISH IS ALONG THE BOTTOM.
THIS IS THE BOTTOM RIGHT HERE.
Narrator: BUT ALL THE TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD
CAN'T TELL A FISHERMAN WHERE TO ACTUALLY FIND THE FISH.
AND HERE THERE ARE NONE.
THE CAPTAIN IS BAFFLED.
Johnsen: WE LEFT DUTCH HARBOR LAST NIGHT,
AND THIS MORNING, WE'RE IN THE AREA WHERE WE--
THE EARLIEST THAT WE CAN START TO SEE SOME FISH.
AND WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS AREA HERE BEFORE, LAST TRIP,
AND RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST LOOKING,
LOOKING ALONG THE BOTTOM AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING
THAT LOOKS LIKE POLLACK SIGN.
AND IT'S DAYLIGHT,
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO FIND THE FISH.
Narrator: FISH FOLLOW THE FOOD IN THE OCEAN.
THE CURRENTS HAVE TAKEN THE FOOD, AND THE FISH,
ELSEWHERE.
IT'S AS IF CAPTAIN JOHNSEN HAS LED THE SHIP TO A FISHLESS SEA.
IT'S THE FIRST DAY
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FISHING TRIP OF THE ENTIRE YEAR--
SPAWNING SEASON.
BUT NORTHERN EAGLE IS IN A PLACE
WHERE THERE ARE NO FISH TO BE CAUGHT.
THE CREW IS PAID ACCORDING TO THE VALUE OF THE CATCH.
ALL EYES ARE ON THE CAPTAIN.
Otto: DO YOU SEE ANYTHING?
Johnsen: NO. THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE HERE.
Otto: YEAH, WE'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
Narrator: HE SCOURS THE SEA WITH SONAR,
LOOKING FOR ALASKA ***.
Johnsen: LOOKING.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN WE'LL FIND IT,
BUT IT MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME.
Otto: IT'S THERE.
Narrator: FINALLY, HE FINDS FISH.
*** ARE THE ONLY FISH IN THE BERING SEA
THAT MOVE IN LARGE SCHOOLS,
IN MIDWATER DEPTHS BETWEEN 300 AND 2,000 FEET.
Johnsen: THIS IS FISH.
THIS IS STUFF WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SIZE OF FISH IT IS,
BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT
AND THAT'S TRY TO PUT IT DOWN AND GET A SAMPLE.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JOHNSEN CALLS DOWN TO THE CONTROL ROOM.
TIME TO DEPLOY THE NETS.
Otto: ENGINE ROOM.
Johnsen: OTTO, IS EVERYTHING FINE DOWNSTAIRS?
Otto: YEP.
Johnsen: I'M GOING TO START THE PUMPS AND SET IT OUT.
Otto: YEAH, GO FOR IT. Johnsen: OKAY. THANKS.
Otto: JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THE POWER BACK THERE.
Narrator: ON THE DECK, THE CREW PAYS OUT THE NET.
PLUNGING DOWN MORE THAN 1,600 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE,
IT STRETCHES OUT HALF A MILE BEHIND THE SHIP,
WITH TENSION SENSORS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
TO MEASURE HOW FULL THE NET IS.
WHEN FILLED, IT CAN HOLD UP TO 180 TONS OF LIVE FISH.
THERE'S EVEN A VIDEO CAMERA AT ITS MOUTH
THAT ALLOWS THE CREW TO VIEW FISH ENTERING THE NET.
MORE THAN 95% OF THE CATCH IS ***.
THE REMAINDER IS OTHER FISH,
AND BY THE STANDARDS OF OTHER FISHERIES,
THAT NUMBER IS REMARKABLY LOW.
*** ARE AMONG THE WORLD'S FASTEST REPRODUCING FISH.
WITH MILLIONS OF *** HERE AND STRICT LIMITS ON THE CATCH,
COMMERCIAL FISHING BOATS ARE STRICTLY REGULATED
TO PROTECT AGAINST OVERFISHING.
TWO HOURS PASS.
THE NET IS FULL.
THIS IS WHAT THE CREW CALLS "A BAG."
Johnsen: IT'S ALMOST GOT A BAG HERE,
BUT WE JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT IT IS
BEFORE WE START SPENDING MORE TIME IN THIS AREA.
IF THE FISH ARE TOO SMALL,
IT'S NOT WORTH CONTINUING TO FISH HERE.
Man: YEAH, I'LL GO GET THE STAFF READY.
Narrator: THE DECK CREW HAULS THE NET IN.
Johnsen: THE BACK END OF THE NET
WILL GO TO THE SURFACE BEHIND US HERE SHORTLY.
YOU'LL SEE THIS BAG START FLOATING
WITH ALL THE FISH IN IT.
SEE ALL THE SEAGULLS BACK THERE GOING CRAZY.
Narrator: DECKHAND DAVE FLANDERS GETS READY TO OPEN THE NET.
Dave Flanders: PRETTY GNARLY.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE ZIPPER. WE HAVE IT CHOKED.
WE'RE GOING TO POP IT, LET THE FISH INTO THE TANK.
IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
RIGHT NOW, IT HAS A LITTLE NUT RIGHT HERE.
WE LIFT UP WITH THE SCUTTLE, THE HOOK...
THE FISH COME OUT.
YEAH, WE NEED TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF FISH TO THE FACTORY.
WE'VE GOT FOUR TANKS.
EACH TANK HOLDS 40 TONS.
Narrator: A QUICK VISUAL INSPECTION
CONFIRMS THE CATCH IS ALMOST ALL ***,
WITH VERY FEW OTHER FISH MIXED IN.
Dave: WE CAN ONLY DUMP 40 TONS.
AFTER THAT, WE HAVE TO CHOKE IT BACK UP
AND WAIT FOR ANOTHER TANK TO BE EMPTY
BEFORE WE DUMP ANOTHER 40 TONS.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JOHNSEN IS NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT HE SEES.
Johnsen: THEY LOOK KIND OF SMALL.
THIS IS SMALL FISH.
THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF FISH WE WANT TO SEE THE FIRST TOW.
Narrator: SMALL FISH PRODUCE SMALLER FILLETS
AND ARE LESS PROFITABLE.
Johnsen: HEY, KARE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AROUND
FOR SOME BIGGER FISH.
ALRIGHT, I'VE GOT TO GO BACK TO WORK.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JOHNSEN DECIDES TO GO FARTHER WEST,
FOLLOWING THE SHOAL TO AN AREA WHERE HE'S HAD LUCK BEFORE.
EVEN THOUGH THE FISH ARE SMALL, THE FACTORY GETS TO WORK.
THE FISH RUN FROM THE HOLDING TANKS,
ALONG 700 YARDS OF CONVEYOR BELT,
FOR SORTING AND FILLETING
BEFORE BEING FLASH FROZEN, BOXED,
AND DROPPED INTO THE HOLD OF THE SHIP.
THE FACTORY IS BRAND-NEW, REPLACED JUST A YEAR AGO.
OF THE 140 PEOPLE ABOARD, 90 WORK ON THE FACTORY FLOOR.
THEIR FIRST TASK:
SORTING THE *** BY SIZE AND WEIGHT.
Jack: GET A REAL NICE SORT
SO THE MECHANICS WHO WORK ON THE MACHINES
CAN GET AS MUCH OUT OF THE FISH AS WE CAN.
Narrator: THEN THE *** ENTER THE MAIN PRODUCTION LINE.
THIS FIRST STAGE DE-HEADS, GUTS, SKINS,
AND DE-BONES THE FISH
AT A RATE OF 150 PER MINUTE.
Narrator: WITH A TOTAL OF SIX LINES RUNNING,
NORTHERN EAGLE CAN PROCESS A WHOPPING 900 FISH PER MINUTE
OR 54,000 *** PER HOUR.
Narrator: U.S. GOVERNMENT OBSERVERS ONBOARD THE SHIP
MONITOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY CATCH.
THEY DOCUMENT ANY FISH THAT AREN'T ***.
THOSE FISH ARE FROZEN AND GIVEN TO A FOOD BANK BACK IN ALASKA.
THE FILLETS WILL BE TURNED INTO FISH STICKS AND PATTIES
FOR FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.
Narrator: THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF RAZOR-SHARP BLADES
MOVING AROUND ON THIS FACTORY FLOOR.
ONE MISTAKE CAN COST A WORKER A FINGER, A HAND,
EVEN AN ARM.
AND THE NEAREST HOSPITAL IS A TWO-DAY TRIP AWAY.
Narrator: IT'S HARD, DANGEROUS WORK,
BUT IT'S WORTH THE MONEY.
THE CREW HERE GETS PAID DOUBLE WHAT THEY WOULD
FOR A SIMILAR JOB ON LAND.
IN FOUR HOURS, THE NET IS EMPTY.
THE FINAL STAGE IS THE PLATE FREEZER.
THE FISH ARE FLASH FROZEN IN 46-POUND BOXES
AT 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
THESE BOXES WILL BE SHIPPED
TO MAKE FISH STICKS AND SANDWICH PATTIES.
NORTHERN EAGLE COSTS $75,000 A DAY TO OPERATE.
AND THESE SMALL FISH FILLETS
DON'T FETCH AS MUCH MONEY AS BIGGER ONES.
THE CAPTAIN ALSO NEEDS TO FIND MATURE FISH
BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN EGGS, ALSO CALLED ROE.
IN STURGEON, THESE EGGS PRODUCE CAVIAR,
ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST EXQUISITE FOODS.
IN ***, THE EGGS ARE POPULAR IN ASIAN CUISINE.
THE ROE IS THE MOST VALUABLE PART OF THE FISH AT MARKET
AND NORTHERN EAGLE'S MAIN SOURCE OF PROFIT.
THE ROE IS IN AN EGG SAC WITHIN THE FEMALE FISH.
THE BIGGER THE FISH, THE BIGGER THE SAC,
THE MORE ROE.
GOOD *** ROE
FETCHES FIVE TIMES AS MUCH MONEY AS THE FILLETS.
IF CAPTAIN JOHNSEN CAN'T FIND FISH THAT HAVE ROE,
THE ENTIRE VOYAGE WILL BE A BREAK-EVEN ENTERPRISE.
Johnsen: I DON'T REALLY KNOW OF A LOT OF OTHER AREAS
WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF FISH AT THIS TIME,
SO WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK.
Narrator: THERE'S NO HIDING THE FACT
THAT THE CATCHES SO FAR HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTING.
Dave: IF WE CAN'T FISH, THEN WE DON'T MAKE MONEY.
Narrator: THE CREW IS A SUPERSTITIOUS BUNCH,
AND RUMORS NOW SIMMER BENEATH THE SURFACE.
HAS CAPTAIN JOHNSEN LOST HIS MOJO?
Johnsen: YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST TOW.
IT'S A SHORT WAY FROM HERO TO ZERO.
Narrator: DAWN BREAKS ON THE FACTORY TRAWLER,
NORTHERN EAGLE.
Johnsen: YOU CAN SEE IT ALL AROUND HERE ON THE SONAR, TOO.
Narrator: CAPTAIN JENS JOHNSEN IS FEELING THE HEAT.
Johnsen: YES, THE PRESSURE IS ON.
LIVING ON THE BOAT LIKE THIS
FOR, YOU KNOW, TWO WEEKS AT A TIME, EVERY DAY,
AND YOU CAN'T GET AWAY,
YOU JUST WALK ONE FLOOR DOWN TO YOUR ROOM FOR A FEW HOURS,
AND BACK UP AGAIN,
AND IT'S... THE PRESSURE IS THERE.
Narrator: WITH THE LATEST TRAWL,
NEW HOPE.
Dave: PULL UP YOUR DOOR LEGS.
Narrator: THEY'VE FOUND FISH, AND THE NET IS FILLING FAST.
DAVE FLANDERS AND THE REST OF THE TRAWL CREW
ARE HOPING IT'S THE CATCH THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.
Dave: UH, IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG ONE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG ONE.
PROBABLY LIKE 120, 130.
HOPEFULLY IT'S BIG FISH.
Johnsen: THERE'S A LOT OF FISH HERE.
Narrator: NOW IT SEEMS THEIR HOPES HAVE BEEN REALIZED.
Dave: THIS ONE'S PRETTY GOOD.
WE'RE HAPPY.
GREAT DAY, GREAT HAUL.
WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME MONEY OUT OF THIS FISH.
Narrator: ON THE BRIDGE, THE CAPTAIN'S MOOD HAS CHANGED.
HE'S HAPPY WITH THE FISH.
THINGS SEEM TO BE TURNING AROUND FOR NORTHERN EAGLE AND HER CREW.
Johnsen: THOSE ARE THE DAYS THAT WE LIKE TO SEE.
Narrator: JUST THEN,
AN UNEXPECTED, POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM.
Dave: EXCUSE ME, GUYS.
Narrator: A WATER PUMP IS BROKEN,
AND THE WATER TO THE FACTORY IS GONE.
Narrator: EVERY DAY,
THE FACTORY USES 170,000 GALLONS OF PURIFIED WATER
PRODUCED FROM SEAWATER
TO PROCESS THE FISH.
WITHOUT WATER, THE FACTORY SHUTS DOWN.
THE FISH SITTING ON THE DECK
NEED TO BE PROCESSED WITHIN THE HOUR.
IF NOT, THE PRECIOUS EGGS, OR ROE,
START TO CHANGE COLOR AND CAN BE DOWNGRADED IN PRICE.
Narrator: THE CREW WORKS FRANTICALLY TO FIX THE PUMP.
IT TAKES 25 MINUTES--
AN ETERNITY ON THE FACTORY FLOOR.
Johnsen: OKAY, SO THE PUMP IS FIXED
AND IT'S READY FOR US TO SET AGAIN?
THANK YOU.
Narrator: IT'S TOO LATE.
SOME OF THE FISH EGGS, OR ROE,
HAVE NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE *** IN TIME
TO PREVENT THEM FROM TURNING SLIGHTLY GREEN.
IN ASIA, FRESH PINK ROE IS THE ONLY ROE WORTH BUYING.
ITS QUALITY AND VALUE IS DOWNGRADED.
THE BIG MONEY'S GONE.
DESPITE THE ROE SETBACK,
OTHER PROCESSING ABOARD NORTHERN EAGLE PUSHES AHEAD.
ANOTHER MAJOR PRODUCT PRODUCED HERE
IS A FISH PASTE CALLED SURIMI.
IT'S USED TO MAKE 1,500 DIFFERENT FISH PRODUCTS IN ASIA.
IT'S ALSO THE MAIN INGREDIENT OF IMITATION CRAB IN NORTH AMERICA.
LEAD SURIMI TECH LOPAKA COLE CHECKS THE SURIMI QUALITY.
Narrator: A DECK BELOW, ANDRZEY CIESLA IS WORKING
ON NORTHERN EAGLE'S LATEST PRODUCT:
FISH OIL, LOADED WITH OMEGA 3.
Narrator: ANDRZEY AND HIS TEAM
ALSO MAKE FERTILIZER OUT OF BONES, SKIN, HEADS, AND TAILS.
AND THIS UNGLAMOROUS PART OF THE OPERATION
ACCOUNTS FOR 13% OF THE SHIP'S TOTAL REVENUE.
AFTER FIVE DAYS AT SEA, THE NET HAS FILLED TEN TIMES.
500 TONS OF FISH FILLETS ARE IN THE FREEZER.
BUT THE FACT IS THE FISH ARE TOO SMALL.
THEY ARE NOT GETTING THEIR QUOTA OF BIG FEMALE ***,
FILLED WITH FISH EGGS, OR ROE.
Johnsen: SMALLER FISH DOESN'T HAVE THE SIZE OF ROE
THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE.
SO NOW WE'RE MOVING A LITTLE BIT SHALLOWER
TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOME BETTER QUALITY FISH.
Narrator: FIRST MATE BRIAN WEBER
ARRIVES ON THE BRIDGE FOR THE NIGHT SHIFT
TO RELIEVE THE CAPTAIN.
Johnsen: LET'S GO A LITTLE BIT SHALLOWER
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.
Narrator: BRIAN IS FRUSTRATED.
STILL NO FISH.
Brian Weber: NO, I'M GOING TO FIND FISH.
I KNOW THERE'S FISH AROUND.
I'M JUST NOT ON THEM RIGHT NOW.
SO IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE.
CERTAINLY NOT WHERE I'VE BEEN SO FAR.
Narrator: HE CHARTS A COURSE AWAY FROM OTHER VESSELS--
NORTHWARD, WHERE NO ONE IS FISHING.
IS IT A DARING PLAN,
OR A FISHERMAN'S FOLLY?
SIX DAYS HAVE PASSED
SINCE THE FISHING VESSEL NORTHERN EAGLE HAS LEFT PORT,
AND FIRST MATE BRIAN WEBER
IS NOW TRAWLING IN LESS FAMILIAR WATERS.
HIS GAMBLE APPEARS TO HAVE PAID OFF.
THE SONAR SHOWS LOTS OF FISH.
NOW, ONE OF THE BERING SEA'S INFAMOUS STORMS SETS IN.
WAVES AS HIGH AS A THREE-STORY BUILDING
CRASH DOWN ON NORTHERN EAGLE.
GALE-FORCE WINDS SWEEP ACROSS HER DECKS.
FOREMAN JACK NUSBAUM REPORTS TO THE BRIDGE
WITH A PLAN TO KEEP THE FACTORY ROLLING,
EVEN WHILE THE SHIP IS ROCKING.
Johnsen: WE WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET SLOWER.
Jack: YEAH, YEAH, WE'LL KEEP GOING.
I THINK JUST A COUPLE EXTRA PEOPLE THERE,
AND DO OUR USUAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR BAD WEATHER,
AND WE SHOULD BE FINE.
Johnsen: SOUNDS GOOD. JUST KEEP ME INFORMED.
THANKS. THANKS, JACK.
Narrator: THE FACTORY FLOOR CAN BE A DANGEROUS PLACE
WHEN THE SHIP IS BEING TOSSED ABOUT.
Narrator: ALL CREWS IN THE BERING SEA
HAVE SEEN THEIR SHARE OF BAD WEATHER.
Dave: YEAH, THE WEATHER TODAY IS PRETTY ROUGH.
THIS IS A TYPICAL DAY IN THE BERING SEA,
IN THE WINTERTIME.
THIS IS HOW IT NORMALLY IS. YEAH.
WHEN THE SWELLS GET PRETTY BIG LIKE THIS,
YOU NEED TO WATCH WHERE YOU'RE STANDING,
WATCH THE CABLES, PRETTY MUCH WATCH EVERYTHING.
ALL IT TAKES IS ONE WAVE, AND SWEEP YOU AWAY.
BEING A DECKHAND
IS DEFINITELY THE MOST DANGEROUS JOB ON THE BOAT.
YOU HAVE ALL KINDS OF RIGGING HERE
THAT YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE OF--
HEAVY EQUIPMENT, CHAINS.
IT WAS 4:00 IN THE MORNING IN ROUGH WEATHER,
AND THERE WAS JELLYFISH ALL OVER THE DECK.
THE BOAT TOOK A ROLL,
THE NET HIT MY LEG,
AND I FLIPPED OVER WHILE I WAS CARRYING THE GILSON.
AND WHEN I LANDED ON THE DECK,
THE GILSON LANDED ON TOP OF MY FINGER
AND JUST TOOK IT OUT COMPLETELY.
IT SPLIT OPEN ALL THE WAY FROM DOWN HERE...
IT JUST SPLIT THE WHOLE THING OPEN.
THERE WAS BONE STICKING THIS WAY,
BONE STICKING THAT WAY.
THE TENDONS WERE HANGING OUT... EVERYTHING.
IT WAS NASTY.
Narrator: THE ROUGH WEATHER'S JUST ONE PROBLEM.
ANOTHER IS THE TEMPERATURE.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE PUSHED NORTH, THE SEAWATER IS COLDER HERE.
AND THE SYSTEM THAT CONVERTS SALTWATER TO FRESHWATER
IS NOW FROZEN.
THE FACTORY FLOOR USES 170,000 GALLONS OF FRESHWATER
EVERY DAY,
AND COULD SOON HAVE NONE.
Narrator: FROM THE CONTROL ROOM,
CHIEF ENGINEER OTTO GALDAL PHONES CAPTAIN JOHNSEN.
THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL.
Johnsen: YEAH.
Otto: HEY, JENS, OUR WATER MAKER IS FREEZING UP,
AND WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PRODUCTION OF FRESHWATER.
Jack: IF WE DON'T MAKE A CHANGE QUICK,
WE'RE GOING TO RUN OUT OF FRESHWATER
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DEAD IN THE WATER, SO...
Narrator: THE CHIEF WORKS OUT A PLAN
WITH FIRST ASSISTANT ENGINEER TRAVIS JOHNSON.
Otto: I'VE GOT A CROSSOVER PIPE
FROM THE ENGINE SEAWATER COOLING
THAT I MAYBE CAN BLEED BACK SOME WARM ENGINE COOLING WATER
INTO THE SEAWATER CHEST
TO WARM UP THE SEAWATER.
Narrator: OTTO'S HOPING TO DRAW ENOUGH HEAT FROM A WARM PIPE
AND HEAT THE COLD SEAWATER.
Otto: SO IT MIGHT BE WARM ENOUGH
JUST FOR US TO KEEP THE WATER MAKER GOING.
Narrator: THE FIX WORKS.
DISASTER AVERTED...FOR NOW.
ON THE FACTORY FLOOR, JACK'S PROBLEMS ARE STACKING UP.
Narrator: FIRST THE WEATHER,
THEN NO FRESH WATER.
AND NOW, A BROKEN FILLET MACHINE.
Narrator: AND MOST OF THE FISH THEY ARE CATCHING
ARE STILL TOO SMALL.
Narrator: THE FACTORY CHIEF HAS NO CHOICE.
HE MUST ADJUST THE MACHINES TO FILLET SMALLER FISH--
FISH THAT HAVE NO ROE.
IT MEANS NORTHERN EAGLE IS JUST BREAKING EVEN,
WITH A REDUCED TAKE-HOME FOR HER CREW.
ON THE STERN DECK, THE CREW BRINGS IN ANOTHER HAUL OF FISH.
FROM THE BRIDGE, BRIAN SPOTS A NEW PROBLEM.
Man: OKAY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A RIP HERE.
THE NET IS TORN.
Brian: OKAY, THIS IS AN EXTENSIVE TEAR.
THE BELLY'S BEEN TORN OUT OF THE NET HERE.
Narrator: THEY HAVEN'T LOST ANY FISH,
BUT IT WON'T BE POSSIBLE TO SEND THIS NET BACK OUT.
Brian: PEELED BACK INTO THE BACK END OF THE NET,
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STRAIGHTEN IT ALL OUT
AND SEE WHAT'S THERE.
SO IT'S A FAIRLY...
FAIRLY BIG TEAR.
Man: YEAH, THIS IS THE WORST ONE THIS SEASON....
Man: AH, IT DOESN'T LOOK TOO GOOD.
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,
WITH THE AUXILIARY NET IN THE WATER,
THE NIGHT SHIFT IS STILL TRYING TO FIX THE TEAR.
Johnsen: THIS IS ALMOST 12 HOURS LATER.
THEY'RE STILL WORKING AT IT HERE
AND TRY TO PULL IT FORWARD AND PATCH IT BACK UP AGAIN.
AND, UM...
IT'S TAKING SOME TIME, BUT THEY'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
Narrator: THE WEATHER IS ONLY GETTING WORSE.
Dave: YEAH, IT'S A HUGE PAIN IN THE ***.
Narrator: THESE ARE THE DAYS
THAT DECKHAND DAVE FLANDERS DREADS.
Dave: IT'S BEEN SNOWING ALL NIGHT,
HARD TO WALK, YOU DON'T HAVE TRACTION ON YOUR BOOTS...
FREEZING COLD, WET, HUNGRY.
AND RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE ONE NET TO USE.
SO IF THAT NET WAS TO RIP,
THEN WE'D KIND OF BE IN A TIGHT SPOT RIGHT NOW.
DAYS LIKE THIS, I WISH I WAS ANYTHING...
ANYTHING BUT A FISHERMAN.
Narrator: DESPITE THEIR RUN
OF CATCHING SMALL, LESS PROFITABLE FISH,
THE WORK CONTINUES.
ANOTHER HUNDRED-TON BAG COMES ON DECK.
Man: IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
Narrator: THE DECK CREW WORKS TO POP THE ZIPPER.
SUDDENLY, THE LINE SECURING A 22-POUND HOOK SNAPS.
THE HOOK SWINGS DANGEROUSLY, 50 FEET ABOVE THE CREW.
DECKHAND DAVE FLANDERS CLIMBS THE LADDER, 50 FEET UP,
HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE ON THE ROCKING SHIP.
HE GETS HOLD OF THE HOOK
AND GENTLY LOWERS IT BACK DOWN TO THE DECK.
Dave: IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH FROM DOWN HERE,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE UP THERE, IT'S HIGH,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE BOAT'S ROCKING.
Narrator: THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED.
THE FISH ONCE AGAIN MAKE THEIR JOURNEY
FROM THE NET INTO THE FACTORY FOR PROCESSING,
BEFORE BEING BOXED AND SENT INTO THE SHIP'S HOLDS.
Narrator: TANGA NGANDO, ORIGINALLY FROM CONGO,
WORKS IN THE FREEZER, WHERE IT'S 26 BELOW ZERO.
HIS FAMILY THINKS HE'S CRAZY.
Narrator: TANGA WILL HELP STACK 70,000 BOXES
BEFORE THE VOYAGE IS DONE.
IT'S HARD, COLD WORK.
BUT HE'LL MAKE TWICE WHAT HE'D MAKE ON LAND,
AS LONG AS CAPTAIN JOHNSEN CAN FIND THE BIG FISH.
IT'S BEEN NINE DAYS SINCE THEY LEFT PORT.
AND THEY STILL NEED ONE HAUL OF BIG FISH
TO MAKE A DECENT PROFIT.
CAPTAIN JOHNSEN PUSHES FARTHER NORTH.
IT'S A HUGE RISK.
THE ICE CAN DESTROY THE NET.
Johnsen: THERE'S SOME NICE FISH HERE.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ICE IS SO CLOSE.
WE HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE ICE TO GET THE FISH.
THESE ARE SOME NICE BIG FISH.
I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN GET SOME ROE OUT OF THIS.
Narrator: THEN, A NEW UNEXPECTED DELAY.
A COAST GUARD SHIP APPROACHES.
NORTHERN EAGLE IS ABOUT TO BE BOARDED.
Man: YEAH, WE'RE GETTING A VISIT
FROM THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD.
Narrator: THE COAST GUARD DOES RANDOM SPOT CHECKS
ON ALL FISHING VESSELS IN THE BERING SEA
TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE OBEYING STRICT SAFETY RULES
AND NOT CATCHING ANYTHING THEY SHOULDN'T.
Johnsen: THEY'RE COMING OVER TO DO AN INSPECTION
OF OUR LOGBOOKS...
YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING
RULES AND REGULATIONS, SAFETY...
THAT WE HAVE OUR FLARES AND SURVIVAL SUITS
AND THAT WE DO OUR DRILLS.
Narrator: THESE SEARCHES ARE RARE,
AND IT'S CAUGHT THE CREW OF NORTHERN EAGLE OFF GUARD.
Man: THE COAST GUARD IS ON THE BOAT,
BUT WE'VE GOT A HAUL BACK RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: THE CREW BRINGS IN THEIR NET
FOR THE COAST GUARD TO INSPECT THE CATCH.
DOWN IN THE FACTORY,
TWO COAST GUARD OFFICERS WATCH THE FISH LINE
TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO ILLEGAL FISH.
Narrator: COAST GUARD OFFICER KELLY KOLODZIK
HAS NEVER SEEN A FACTORY FLOOR AS LARGE OR AS MODERN
AS NORTHERN EAGLE'S.
Kelly Kolodzik: IT'S AN INTERESTING PROCESS HERE
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE PROCESSING PLANT
AS WELL AS THE FISHING VESSEL,
SO IT'S LIKE A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR THEM.
IT'S A LITTLE SCARY DOWN THERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF MACHINERY.
THOSE GUYS LOOK LIKE THEY WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD.
Narrator: NORTHERN EAGLE HAS PASSED THEIR INSPECTION
WITH FLYING COLORS.
Johnsen: TAKE CARE, GUYS.
Narrator: NOW, BACK TO WORK.
BRIAN WEBER SHOWS UP FOR THE NIGHT SHIFT,
UNEASY ABOUT THE ICE.
Brian: THERE ARE LOTS OF LITTLE BITS OF ICE FLOATING AROUND
THAT COULD ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, MESS US UP.
BUT I CAN'T SEE THEM UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE, RIGHT NOW.
SO HOPEFULLY... HOPEFULLY LUCK'S WITH US.
Narrator: HOURS LATER, BRIAN BRINGS IN A HUGE NET OF FISH.
Brian: IT'S GOT TO BE 180 TONS, PLUS.
Narrator: THE NET STRAINS UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE HAUL,
AND A LINE SNAPS.
THE CREW DUCKS FOR COVER.
THE ROPE COULD CUT THROUGH ANY ONE OF THEM LIKE A KNIFE.
Brian: WE BROKE TWO LIFTING BRIDLES.
AND I HEARD ONE OF THE CHAINS
ON THE RIB LINES ON THE COD-END BREAK.
SO WE GOT SOME WORK TO DO TO.
Narrator: NOW THE ENGINEERS ARE FACING ANOTHER CHALLENGE.
ONE MAIN GENERATOR IS DEAD FROM A PREVIOUS TRIP.
TWO BACKUP GENERATORS HAVE BEEN PICKING UP THE SLACK,
BUT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN STRAINED SO HARD.
HAULING IN THE NET DRAWS MAJOR POWER.
Narrator: THERE ARE OBVIOUS DRAWS
ON THE SHIP'S POWER SUPPLY,
LIKE THE PROPELLERS
AND THE WINCHES THAT HAUL IN THE NETS.
THE ONBOARD FACTORY IS ANOTHER MAJOR DRAW.
THE MOST POWER IS DRAWN BY THE FLASH FREEZERS
AND REFRIGERATED HOLDS.
NOW, WITH EVERYTHING RUNNING AT ONCE,
THE POWER TO THE FACTORY DRAINS.
Narrator: IT'S A BAD BROWNOUT.
Narrator: IF JACK AND HIS TEAM
DON'T GET THE SYSTEMS BACK UP AND RUNNING RIGHT AWAY,
THE FACTORY WILL TAKE MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR TO REBOOT.
AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING
AS THE BIGGEST CATCH OF FISH THEY'VE HAD ALL WEEK
LOSES ITS VALUE, SITTING IN THE NET.
Jack: IF HE DOESN'T GET THE DECANTER GOING
IN THE NEXT FIVE, TEN MINUTES,
WE'RE GOING TO LOSE IT FOR HALF AN HOUR,
MAYBE EVEN AN HOUR.
Narrator: LOPAKA GETS THE JOB DONE
WITH JUST MINUTES TO SPARE.
CAPTAIN JENS JOHNSEN IS ANXIOUS TO WRAP UP THIS TRIP.
BUT HE NEEDS ONE REALLY GOOD HAUL BEFORE HEADING HOME.
IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF PROFIT,
BUT ALSO OF PRIDE.
Johnsen: WE'RE FIGHTING THE ELEMENTS:
THE ICE, THE WIND...
AND TRYING TO GET OUR LAST COUPLE OF TOWS OF GOOD FISH.
Narrator: HE DECIDES TO HEAD NORTH ONCE AGAIN
AND INTO MORE ICE.
IT'S THE FURTHEST NORTH ON THEIR ENTIRE TRIP
AND A HUGE RISK TO THEIR NETS.
THE CAPTAIN FINDS FISH.
BUT ARE THEY BIG ONES?
[PHONE RINGS]
Johnsen: WERE YOU ABLE TO GET A SAMPLE
OUT OF THE LAST BAG?
Narrator: CAPTAIN JOHNSEN GETS THE WORD.
HE'S LOOKING AT PERFECTLY SIZED FISH
FOR VALUABLE EGGS, OR ROE.
Johnsen: THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THAT WAS WELL WORTH IT.
Johnsen: YES.
THAT IS OUR LAST TOW FOR THIS TRIP HERE.
THAT WILL PUT US OVER 1,500 AND A FULL BOAT.
Narrator: THIS CATCH YIELDS THE BEST ROE
OF THE ENTIRE VOYAGE,
BRINGING EACH OF THEM PROFIT,
AS THEY ARE PAID BY THE VALUE OF THE CATCH.
NORTHERN EAGLE'S CREW IS GOING HOME TO A BIG PAYCHECK,
THANKS TO THEIR CAPTAIN'S DETERMINATION, SKILL, AND LUCK.
Johnsen: THIS TRIP HAS ENDED.
IT'S A GOOD FEELING.
Narrator: BUT THE TRIP ISN'T QUITE OVER YET.
WEATHER AT THEIR HOME PORT OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS ALMOST ZERO VISIBILITY--
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
Johnsen: WE'RE COMING AROUND THE RED CAN HERE.
SO WE'LL BE THERE...
PROBABLY IN ABOUT AN HOUR, WE SHOULD BE GOOD AND TIED UP.
A LOT OF TRAFFIC. CAN'T SEE A THING.
WE JUST PASSED TWO MOORING BUOYS RIGHT INSIDE HERE,
WHERE USUALLY FUEL BARGES ARE TIED UP ON.
YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE...
SEE THE DOCK WE'RE GOING INTO OVER THERE NOW
WITH A LITTLE LIGHTS, COUPLE OF LIGHTS.
SO TODAY WE'RE TAKING IT A LITTLE SLOW
TO GET INTO THE DOCK.
Narrator: THE CAPTAIN IS STRESSED.
THERE IS NEVER ANY ROOM FOR ERROR COMING INTO DUTCH.
AND NIGHT HAS FALLEN, MAKING VISIBILITY WORSE.
Johnsen: THIS IS IT.
THE DOCK IS RIGHT OVER THERE.
JUST A COUPLE OF BOAT LENGTHS IN FRONT OF US,
AND IT'S STILL NOT CLEAR.
Narrator: FINALLY, BLINDLY,
HE GETS NORTHERN EAGLE TO THE DOCK.
Johnsen: THERE WE ARE, TOUCHING THE DOCK.
THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.
Narrator: THE OFFLOAD BEGINS.
675 TONS OF FISH FILLETS, FROZEN AND PROCESSED.
675 TONS OS SURIMI, TO BE SHIPPED TO ASIA
AND TURNED INTO DOZENS OF FISH PRODUCTS.
92 TONS OF OMEGA 3 FISH OIL.
240 TONS OF FISH MEAL.
AND FINALLY, 170 TONS OF PRECIOUS ROE,
THE EGGS WORTH ALMOST TWO MILLION DOLLARS
TO ASIAN BUYERS.
AFTER 27 HOURS, THE HOLDS ARE EMPTY.
TEN HOURS LATER, NORTHERN EAGLE HEADS STRAIGHT BACK OUT
TO TRY FOR ANOTHER BIG CATCH.
THIS PRIME FISHING SEASON IS SHORT,
AND IT'S THE ONLY TIME TO MAKE THE BIG MONEY.
Johnsen: IT'S A GOOD FEELING WHEN YOU DO FIND GOOD FISH.
AND YOU'RE HAPPY, EVERYBODY'S HAPPY.
IT NEVER ENDS, UNTIL THE DAY THAT YOU'RE GOING HOME.
THEN YOU THINK ABOUT NOTHING BUT GOING HOME.
SO UNTIL THEN, THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
Narrator: FOR CAPTAIN AND CREW, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE CASH.
IT'S ABOUT THE CHALLENGE
OF BEING THE BEST FISHING SHIP IN THE WORLD.