Bering Sea Gold

We're gonna run all night and party all day.

...The fleet enters the home stretch...

And a couple of little specks not enough to mine.

Let's get back at it.

Alright, boys, spud them up. We're moving.

We're gonna go find another pay streak.

...As the end of the summer mining season

could come any day.

I'll get him up to peak performance.

Dad, don't provoke the diver.

I've got it under control.

So, now...

We're taking on water!

Holy . Grabber's sinking.

...No matter what challenge lies ahead...

Production! Oop! Pull down!

It's produce or die.

...It's time to dig in...

I'm digging!

No way shawno could keep up with us.

"I'm kenny kerr. I'm the best miner in nome."

...For every last ounce.

Whoo! The fruits of our labor.

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that storm put us really behind.

We were on a really good pay streak,

and then, that storm got us, pulled us right off of it.

We missed a lot of time mining. It sucks.

Captain ken kerr's newly repaired myrtle irene

is finally ready to, once again, hit the water...

Catastrophic, dire failure.

We need immediate assistance to get into the harbor.

This is the end of the myrtle irene.

...After the summer's biggest storm nearly took her down.

I'm not gonna lie, I thought the season could have been over

for us this year.

But we're rising from the ashes,

and roaring back to life.

With the summer in its final days,

ken's goal of grabbing the biggest season haul

in nome's history is in jeopardy.

Coast guard's cleared us to go back.

We're ready to go back mining.

We were on a really good pay streak before this happened,

so we're gonna get back on it,

and ride it for the rest of the season.

Watch out. Myrtle's coming back.

Back in the saddle again.

So, we will get right back on that pay streak,

get back to digging.

eh, see what old myrtle's got for us today.

Got to get my secret weapon going, here,

so I know where I've dug.

Lookit. We're right about on our

right where we were digging where we left off.

Just moved over a little bit. Hope it pays off.

Let's rev her up, pull this bucket off the deck.

Let's go to work.

Big storm can't keep us down.

first bucket after the storm. We'll see what happens.

mediocre in the bucket. We'll see what the pan says.

Couple of little specks not enough to mine.

Man! Let's get back at it.

Pull the spuds. I'll move.

Backing right into our hole, there.

Going right where I want it to go.

all you know is you're on the same spot you were,

and you had gold, and you're digging.

Next thing you know, you got 30 feet of sand on your spot.

we'll go and do a pan, and see what we got.

What kind of gold we're getting, here, at this spot.

looking pretty weak.

Looks like we're gonna have to move.

This ain't mine-able ground, here.

The ocean bottom got changed

from the storm moving in and out.

Well, we had gold. We don't have gold now.

Either it's covered up too deep in sand,

or it moved.

It's not an ideal time, 'cause the clock is still ticking.

We've got to turn this thing around real quick this year.

I don't want to just hit my goal.

I need to stay ahead of shawn.

It's not an easy process,

getting back on a pay streak when you lose it.

It takes a day, sometimes, to get back on the gold.

And days are precious right now.

Alright, boys, spud them up. We're moving.

1 mile east...

to score enough ounces to add a second dredge,

emily riedel is determined to push until the very last minute.

What's the stern doing? Is it going in?

Yeah.

Hold it! Hold it!

To make that happen,

she's leaving the helm to her father, steve.

I'm gonna go to check out dredge number 2,

and leave you here with bo.

Okay.

To tend for him. Alright.

As long as dad is covering the fundamentals,

making sure that the air pressure is good,

and the water temperature is good,

he should be more or less fine.

Dad, don't provoke the diver.

Leave him be.

Let him do his job in peace.

You know, you can sometimes antagonize people.

And bo he's a pushover.

Hopefully, he just does his job as a tender,

and as a manager of the boat,

and just makes sure the diver has what he needs.

Bo.

How's the weights?

Weights are good. Hoses look good.

Emily's plan?

While she goes with lead diver daryl

to check out a potential second dredge,

she'll leave dad to oversee rookie diver bo best.

We'll put these down your shoes, right here. Okay?

This is where we're putting the weights.

This'll help you dig in better.

Here, let's get this one up here.

Okay. Alright. Okay.

Let's get in the water. Let's go.

dad, dad. What?

Let's get the weights out.

Well, I thought it was a good idea.

You can dig in better.

Let's take the weights out. Let's get to work, dad.

Okay. Alright, alright. Alright. Let's go.

We're losing time, we're losing time.

Alright.

It's a simple plan

if steve can just avoid making everybody crazy.

I've been reading and watching videos.

We're gonna have the most efficient day ever.

I have some ideas about what's going on.

We'll make this

we'll make him rock and roll.

Just, you know...

Make sure the air and water are good.

That's all you got to do.

Just make sure the water temp is good, make sure the air is good.

That's where my ideas about the water temperature

okay, no, no, no, no, no, no. I've got it under control.

No ideas about the water temperature.

Just keep it above 100, at least.

I've been watching these russian videos

russian videos on efficiency and temperature.

We got to get in the water. We got to get mining.

couple push-ups, jumping jacks, no?

Okay, ready.

I can adjust his temperature of his water.

I'll get him up to peak performance.

I need to keep the gold going, and I need somebody

trustworthy around to run the eroica

while I go look into this second gold operation.

I got this boat under control.

I just need somebody topside to make sure everybody stays alive.

While emily sets her plan in motion...

...2 miles west...

It's gonna be a great day today.

Big gold, lots of nuggets.

Weather is supposed to be good. There's no wind.

This is our chance, right now.

With the end of the season just around the corner,

one more big day of mining is all captain kris kelly needs

to reach the promised land.

Plan is super easy this morning.

We're going back to tomcod,

working right next to the au grabber,

and we're just gonna make big gold all day long.

Sounds good. Let's do it. Kick off.

Off to big riches.

Going back down to where the grabber's working.

We're gonna work right in their hulls again,

like we've been doing.

It seems to be paying off pretty good.

Thanks to a lucrative partnership with the au grabber,

kris is within reach of the ounces he needs

to refurbish a super-sized dredge of his own.

You're gonna be first down today.

Gonna get down there, put in your time, get a lot of gold.

I'm in a good mood, now. Hey.

The grabber's out there in the harbor.

Or...

Maybe not.

The grabber's not even out there.

Ryan's waving us over.

We're taking on water!

Holy . Grabber's sinking.

They're out of commission. Yeah, look at that.

We seen them yesterday. It was listing.

But now, they're looks like they're actually sinking.

Can you come and get under here for us, and take a look?

I've made a deal with the au grabber,

and I've got to take care of my part of the deal.

I've got to make this work.

I just really don't want to wind up