Bering Sea Gold

Narrator: LESS THAN A WEEK REMAINS

IN THE SHORTEST ICE MINING SEASON EVER.

OH, WE'RE GONNA GET KICKED OFF BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 6 DAYS.

YOU KNOW, HONESTLY...

Narrator: ALREADY BATTLING THE CLOCK,

THE FLEET MUST NOW CONTEND WITH ANOTHER FOE.

Woman over radio: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WINTER STORM WARNING,

PRODUCING UP TO 35-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS

WITH GUSTS OF 50 MILES PER HOUR.

USE CAUTION, AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER.

WHOA.

JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT CAN'T GET ANY TOUGHER, IT ALWAYS DOES.

Narrator: IN A MATTER OF HOURS,

A 300-MILE-WIDE ARCTIC STORM WILL MAKE LANDFALL,

MAKING AN ALREADY DIFFICULT JOB NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

WE'RE BARELY IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS ON OUR GOLD COUNT.

SEASON'S DAMN NEAR OVER.

HEY, GUYS! STAY FOCUSED HERE!

Narrator: WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THE LINE,

IT'S TIME TO BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES

AND PUSH HARD FOR THE GOLD.

I'VE GOT ALL MY MONEY INVESTED INTO THIS .

OH, MAN. THIS IS IT. DO OR DIE.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: IN THE CITY OF NOME...

Zeke: WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT IN THE SEASON.

WE ONLY GOT, LIKE, 5 OR 6 DAYS LEFT.

...WITH JUST UNDER A WEEK TO TURN A PROFIT,

CAPTAIN ZEKE TENHOFF IS LOOKING TO MAKE A CHANGE.

DON'T REALLY HAVE THE HEART TO TELL THE GIRLS

THAT I'M NOT SEEING MUCH GOLD IN THE SLUICE BOX.

Narrator: SO FAR THIS SEASON,

ZEKE'S PARTNERSHIP

WITH EMILY RIEDEL AND HER TEAM OF GREENHORNS...

COME THE ON, YOU GUYS!

...HAS BEEN BIG ON DRAMA...

2.8 OUNCES, AGAIN.

...AND SHORT ON GOLD.

NOW, ZEKE HAS GOT A NEW PLAN.

RATHER THAN, LIKE, START, LIKE, FIRING PEOPLE

AND MESSING EVERYTHING UP AND TELLING THE GIRLS

THEY CAN'T DIVE AND MAKING THEM ALL UPSET

AND HURTING THEIR LITTLE FEELINGS,

I'M JUST GOING TO GET MY BROTHER FROM THE AIRPORT.

IT'S KINDA, LIKE, HURT MY SOUL A LITTLE BIT

TO NOT HAVE ANY BRO HELP.

I NEED SOME BRO TIME.

I NEED TO GET MY BROTHER UP HERE,

AND I NEED TO ENJOY HIS COMPANY

BECAUSE OTHERWISE, I'M GONNA GO CRAZY.

I'M DONE HOLDING THESE GIRLS' HANDS.

BETWEEN ME AND MY BROTHER, WE CAN PULL DOWN SOME SERIOUS HOURS

AND, LIKE, TURN THIS AROUND.

ALSO, MY BROTHER GABE IS REALLY GOOD WITH THE LADIES.

HE'LL BE ABLE TO SMOOTH THEM OVER AND MANIPULATE THEM

IN A WAY THAT I CAN'T, REALLY.

GABE! AH!

HOW'S IT GOING?

NOT ONLY IS GABE A LOT OF FUN,

BUT GABE IS AN EXPERIENCED DIVER.

HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING WHEN HE'S ON THE BOTTOM,

AND I CAN TRUST HIM TO PUT A LOT OF GOLD IN THE BOX.

HONESTLY, LIKE, WE NEED TO GET SOME MORE GOLD

IN THE SLUICE BOX, LIKE, STAT, DUDE.

AND I ALSO NEED, LIKE, HELP AS KIND OF A BUFFER

BETWEEN ME AND, LIKE, THESE GIRLS.

AND... I'LL BUFF 'EM OUT FOR YA.

YOU'RE GONNA BUFF 'EM OUT FOR ME?

Narrator: WHILE ZEKE AND GABE GET READY FOR SOME BUFFING,

2 MILES TO THE WEST,

THE WILD RANGER IS ON THE MOVE.

FIXIN' THE HOSE RIGHT HERE, CONNECTED OVER THERE.

SO IT'S GOTTA COME AROUND ON THAT SIDE.

Narrator: $100,000 IN THE HOLE

FOR HIS STATE-OF-THE-ART SUB-DREDGE...

HELP ME MOVE THE BARS.

...VERNON HAS LESS THAN A WEEK TO MAKE IT PAY.

FINALLY GOT VERNON CONVINCED THAT WE DESPERATELY NEEDED

TO MOVE IF WE WERE GONNA MAKE ANY MONEY THIS WINTER.

Narrator: ON THEIR LAST ATTEMPT...

I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU THAT THERE'S GOOD GOLD OVER THERE,

BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT THERE'S NOT GOLD HERE.

...VERNON'S CREW CONVINCED HIM TO SPEND

THE NECESSARY TIME AND MONEY TO MOVE THE ENTIRE OPERATION.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

YEAH.

Narrator: NOW...

ALL RIGHT, BOBBY.

...WITH JUST DAYS REMAINING,

IT'S TIME TO SEE IF THE GAMBLE WILL PAY OFF.

WE ONLY GOT ANOTHER FEW DAYS LEFT IN THE SEASON.

THIS COMING HOLE, IT'LL MAKE US OR BREAK US.

BUT, UH, ACCORDING TO THE DIVERS,

THERE IS A SANDBAR NEAR OUR -- OUR PRESENT LOCATION,

WHICH'LL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT THIS MACHINE --

WHAT THE SUB-DREDGE CAN DO.

OKAY. DROP IT DOWN.

THE LAST HURRAH!

I HOPE THIS HOLE PAYS WELL 'CAUSE I WANNA SEE GREAT GOLD.

WE COULD HAVE A MAJOR PAYDAY HERE, SHORTLY.

ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: THE PLAN IS TO CAPITALIZE

ON A POTENTIALLY GOLD-RICH SPOT,

WHERE ONLY A DENSE SANDBAR COVERS THE PAY LAYER,

PERFECT GROUNDS FOR THE SUB-DREDGE.

ALL RIGHT, I GOT A VISUAL ON THE UMBILICAL.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T GET CAUGHT UNDERNEATH

THE, UH, THE TRAP.

GOT ABOUT 7 FEET.

EASY.

AND TOUCHDOWN!

OKAY. FIRE IT UP.

FIRIN' IT UP.

I'M HOPIN' IT PAYS OUT FOR US, BUDDY.

Narrator: WHILE VERNON AND CREW START CHEWING UP THE SAND,

100 MILES TO THE EAST...

AT THE BLUFF...

WE GOT ANOTHER DAY. WE GONNA DO ANOTHER DIVE.

THERE AIN'T NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

...WITH AN ARCTIC STORM LOOMING,

THE POMRENKE CREW IS ON THE HUNT FOR THE MOTHER LODE.

MAYBE THIS'LL BE OUR LUCKY HOLE.

MAYBE IT'LL BE JUST LIKE THE REST.

BUT WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A SHOT.

WE GOTTA GET LOADED UP.

WE'RE HEADING TO OUR LAST HOLE OF THE YEAR.

HOPEFULLY IT'S A GOOD ONE.

WE HAVEN'T HIT A REAL GOOD ONE YET.

Narrator: AFTER SPENDING 30 GRAND

ON A MINING EXPEDITION IN THE WILD,

"MR. GOLD" IS STILL A LITTLE LIGHT ON GOLD.

Steve: PICKED OUT THIS SPOT YESTERDAY.

HIGH, HIGH HOPES.

Narrator: FIVE DAYS AGO,

SHAWN'S FATHER AND BUSINESS PARTNER, STEVE...

THAT'S THE OLD MAN.

OH, NO!

...SHOWED UP TO LAY DOWN THE LAW...

ANYTHING GETTIN' DONE AROUND HERE?

...AND HELP PUT THE CREW ON PAY DIRT.

THERE'S A STREAK ABOUT 100 FEET WIDE.

Narrator: AFTER A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION...

HOLY ! THAT'S A BIG !

...THEY'RE STILL SEARCHING FOR THAT BONANZA.

GOTTA GET ONE MORE HOLE IN HERE! COME ON!

I THINK I HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR SHAWN

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MY DAD EXPECTED OUTTA ME.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS SURVIVE AND THRIVE,

I GOTTA STAY ON 'EM.

ALL RIGHT. NOW LET'S FIND SOME MORE.

OTHERWISE, YOU WILL PAY THE PRICE.

Narrator: UNDER THE GUN FROM THE OLD MAN,

IT'S TIME TO PUT UP OR SHUT UP.

Shawn: WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY NICE WEATHER.

DAD SHOWS UP, BRINGS WEATHER.

BUT AT LEAST HE'S HERE,

HELPIN' OUT WITH THE LAST COUPLE HOLES HERE.

SO GLAD TO SEE HIM OUT HERE.

I'M REALLY GLAD TO BE HERE, TOO, BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE

WHAT KIND OF GOLD WE GOT HERE FOR THE FUTURE OF THAT BOAT

WE GOT IN THE HARBOR SITTIN' UP THERE.

HE COME OUT, THINKIN' WE WERE JUST AROUND OUT HERE.

BUT, UH, YOU WANNA FIND GOLD, YOU BETTER WORK YOUR ASS OFF.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOIN'.

Narrator: WHILE FATHER AND SON GET SET UP TO DIVE,

100 MILES WEST...

AT THE CLARK...

...DIVER JEN NEWBY WRAPS UP A 4-HOUR SHIFT UNDER THE ICE.

VERY NICE! GREAT JOB, MAN. RIGHT ON!

THANK YOU.

HOW'D YOU FEEL DOWN THERE? IT WAS AWESOME.

REAL GOOD, HUH? RIGHT ON, RIGHT ON. AWESOME.

THESE ARE MOTIVATED, HARD-WORKING WOMEN

WITH A REAL CHANCE AT SUCCEEDING UP HERE AS GOLD MINERS.

BUT IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE

THE KIND OF GOLD WE NEED TO MAKE TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SEASON,

WE'RE GONNA NEED TO BRING IN ANOTHER DIVER.

TROUBLE IS ARRIVING!

AND ZEKE BRINGS UP GABE.

GABERS!

EMBRACE ME!

WOW. OH, THIS IS -- THIS IS GREAT.

WHOA. BRING IT IN. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT'S UP?

OKAY, WE'RE TURNING INTO A FRAT HOUSE.

WELCOME TO THE FRAT HOUSE, MAN.

YEAH, TOTALLY. I'M GABE. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'VE BEEN COMING DOWN TO NOME

AND BEEN DREDGING FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS,

SO I KNOW WHAT GOOD GOLD LOOKS LIKE ON THE BOTTOM,

AND I KNOW HOW TO MOVE GROUND.

I'M A HARD WORKER, YOU KNOW? AND I'LL GET DONE.

WORK YOUR WAY ALONG THE SANDBAR,

AND THEN AS FAR LEFT AS YOU SEE GOLD FROM THE SANDBAR, TOO.

ME, TOO.

I WORK REALLY WELL WITH ZEKE. YOU KNOW, HE'S MY BROTHER.

WHAT I WANT TO SEE IS A SMILE ON HIS FACE

AND US BEING PRODUCTIVE.

IT'S PRETTY COOL HAVING THE CEILING LIKE THAT.