Desperate Measures

May 17, 2022

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Deadliest Catch - S18 - E5

In the extreme north of Norway, Sig risks dropping pots on the Russian line. As water floods the Saga's engine room, Jake scrambles to save his boat and his niece. Josh and Casey call in an undeserved favor from Johnathan as canneries close their doors.

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Deadliest Catch: Season 18 - 23 Episode s

18x1 - Long Live King Crab!
April 19, 2022
When the government closes the king crab fishery, captains must save an industry they worked to create. Plus, Sig pursues invasive Russian king crab in Norway.
18x2 - No Sleep Till Rescue
April 26, 2022
Captain Sig suddenly loses power as he battles to launch his new Norwegian fishing operation. Plus, Captain Rip Carlton races to save an injured deckhand.
18x3 - One Hell of a Story To Tell
May 3, 2022
Captain Rip heads into an Arctic storm to attempt the riskiest helicopter rescue in recent history. Plus, John fights to save the Time Bandit at anchor.
18x4 - Invasive Russian Reds
May 10, 2022
A deckhand who thinks he knows more than Captain Sig fights for his life tangled in a potline. Wild Bill struggles to save his vessel from impacting the jagged fjords.
18x5 - Desperate Measures
May 17, 2022
In the extreme north of Norway, Sig risks dropping pots on the Russian line. As water floods the Saga's engine room, Jake scrambles to save his boat and his niece. Josh and Casey call in an undeserved favor from Johnathan as canneries close their doors.
18x6 - Brother in the Bight
May 24, 2022
Sig scrambles to get home for Bairdi and Mandy's baby as his crew finds a honey hole of Russian King Crab. Josh's brother Shane gets caught in the bight as a typhoon slams the Cornelia Marie. Rip faces a crisis when a greenhorn collapses unconscious.
18x7 - Follow the Rainbow
May 31, 2022
Johnathan searches for a pot of Golden Kings at the end of a double rainbow. A medical mystery confounds Captain Rip when his greenhorn regains consciousness on the Patricia Lee. Keith partners with Josh and Casey until John steps in.
18x8 - Deepest Alaska
June 7, 2022
Johnathan pulls an unknown species with mile-deep commercial crab pots. Jake's niece gets injured on the Saga and Clark takes the helm in Sig's wheelhouse.
18x9 - Rip Tide
June 14, 2022
Mandy's pregnancy complication forces Sig and Clark to reconsider their stand. Jake and Rip team up in deep waters to battle powerful Aleutian tidal currents.
18x10 - Who Let the Cod Out?
June 21, 2022
Jake hits pay dirt taking his niece to an ancestor's fishing grounds, but after a crewman leaves a hatch open, their prized black cod escape by the hundreds. When the Time Bandit ventures into freshwater, Johnathan risks killing his entire live catch.
18x11 - No Good Deed Unpunished
June 28, 2022
With dock prices spiking, the fleet races to deliver. Jake witnesses a freighter severing his longline, forcing the Saga crew to drag the bottom for a valuable string of pots. Rip helps Johnathan locate the motherlode only to pay with a broken block.
18x12 - Sailor's Delight
July 5, 2022
In an epic Fall season finale, Clark scuttles Sig's partnership with Harley to get home for the birth of his and Mandy's baby. An orca leads the Cornelia Marie to the season's best pots. When John's autopilot fails, Jake is the star that leads him home.
18x13 - To The End of the Earth
July 12, 2022
In the Winter premiere, nautical weather slams the fleet as Josh and Casey race north in hopes of beating the coming ice pack. Sig and Keith attempt to find common ground, and on the Time Bandit, Johnathan finds his co-captain a bit wobbly. 300th episode.
18x14 - Where Eagles Dare
July 19, 2022
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.
18x15 - The Crush of Winter
August 3, 2022
New-mother Mandy returns to Sig's wheelhouse, but as heavy ice builds on the Northwestern, she reckons with the risks the family is taking; Jake unveils a new super pot to stake his claim in the cod derby as winter weather blindsides the fleet.
18x16 - No Turning Back
August 9, 2022
Sig is forced to jettison pots lest he capsizes the Northwestern; Jake and the Saga hit bottom; Sean Dwyer devises creative motivation for his greenhorns.
18x17 - Operation Anvil Drop
August 16, 2022
Keith recruits Johnathan to intercept a Russian trawler fishing illegally in US waters but the situation intensifies when the Time Bandit crew spots a missile streaking across their position. Bill and Sean fight to defend their pots from rogue trawlers.
18x18 - Hell on the High Seas
August 23, 2022
Josh and Casey race to the approaching ice edge as an Aleutian storm slams the opilio grounds. Jake discovers his niece and engineer have been hooking up more than crab gear as they risk life and limb climbing the 30ft crane to make a critical repair.
18x19 - Avian Apocalypse
August 30, 2022
The Cornelia Marie crashes into the ice pack when the greenhorn on watch falls asleep at the wheel; Jake's crew experiences a stunning phenomenon when a flock of seabirds bombards the Saga; Wild Bill tackles an unsafe sea state on the Summer Bay.
18x20 - Frozen
September 6, 2022
After risking his crew salvaging gear from the ice pack, Sig changes tactics deploying an experimental bait from Norway. On the Time Bandit, frustration boils over as Freddy tests Johnathan. Jake hauls in seas so volatile his crew must take shelter.
18x21 - Graveyard of Gear
September 13, 2022
With intense currents holding back the Arctic ice pack, Keith drives into deck-wrecking waves to retrieve his catch before the ice bounces back. Jake and Sean face losing everything when ice swallows their gear as Rip enters a pot cemetery of his own.
18x22 - Sub-Zero Scramble
September 20, 2022
The icy depths of the Bering Sea threaten to claim Sig and Wild Bill's gear unless they can move quickly enough to beat the rapidly freezing waters; Rip take on a massive amount of extra quota, and if he can't catch it, he'll have to buy it.
18x23 - Port of Last Resort
September 27, 2022
As ice blocks St. Paul Harbor, captains race to deliver their final snow crab. Sig deploys a risky tactic his father pioneered, while Jake battles a slack tank to save the Saga. Keith and John scuttle a plan as the Wizard's 77-year-old hull cracks open.

18x1 - Long Live King Crab!

18x2 - No Sleep Till Rescue

18x3 - One Hell of a Story To Tell

18x4 - Invasive Russian Reds

18x5 - Desperate Measures

18x6 - Brother in the Bight

18x7 - Follow the Rainbow

18x8 - Deepest Alaska

18x9 - Rip Tide

18x10 - Who Let the Cod Out?

18x11 - No Good Deed Unpunished

18x12 - Sailor's Delight

18x13 - To The End of the Earth

18x14 - Where Eagles Dare

18x15 - The Crush of Winter

18x16 - No Turning Back

18x17 - Operation Anvil Drop

18x18 - Hell on the High Seas

18x19 - Avian Apocalypse

18x20 - Frozen

18x21 - Graveyard of Gear

18x22 - Sub-Zero Scramble

18x23 - Port of Last Resort

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