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[suspenseful music playing]
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[Kris] We got two
or three inches of solid ice.
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The weather dropped like
25 degrees last couple days.
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But we need this gold
no matter what.
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[narrator] Time has run out
for the miners.
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[Emily] We got one more day
left of the season.
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It's like now or never.
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[narrator] With ice
forming in the harbor
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and a winter storm
speeding toward Nome
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that'll bring
the mining season to an end...
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[Kris]
It's all about the gold!
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[Shawn] Here we go.
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[narrator] ...it's the fleet's
last push for gold.
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[Vernon] Get mining!
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Oh, yeah.
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[Kris]
We're killing it right now.
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[Vernon] This is the best gold
I've seen in Nome.
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[Emily] Woo-hoo,
we're making money at the end.
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[narrator]
In the final showdown
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between the miners
and the Bering Sea...
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Looks like the storm is coming
in earlier than we thought.
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[Kris] We're gonna keep
pressing hard
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before the ocean
makes us leave.
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[narrator] Who will fold first
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and who will be
the last one standing?
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[Dan speaking]
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[Emily] Oh, [bleep].
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[Dan] You can't see anything.
It's just black.
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We gotta get out of here.
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[Cam speaking]
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[Chris] Come up, come up.
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[bleep]
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[dramatic music playing]
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[Shawn] Our last run
of the season.
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It's time to get the hell out
of here and go make some gold.
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[narrator] On the final day
of summer mining,
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the first one
out of the gate pre-dawn
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is Mr. Gold, Shawn Pomrenke.
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Security, security.
The Myrtle Irene
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leaving the inner harbor,
heading for sea.
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This is our lucky run.
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We're gonna have
a smooth run.
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Smooth.
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I mean,
because we need the gold.
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We've had a horrible season.
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But right now, hopefully,
we've gotten everything fixed
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to where we could just go out
and run and make some gold.
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The last day of every mining
season, you get butterflies.
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The pressure's on.
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But this season,
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more than ever,
I'm feeling it.
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The Myrtle's given me
a lot of fits this summer.
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[Shawn speaking]
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It could be the end
of the Myrtle's season.
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Shut everything off. Hey!
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Damn it.
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The bearings
went out on the plant.
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[bleep] bull [bleep].
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I've been fighting
with my dad
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over the deal
for the inland mine.
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[bleep] you.
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I ain't gonna [bleep]
stand down anymore!
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And the storm of the century
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threatened to shut us down
completely.
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[Shawn speaking]
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The water is rising
and rising.
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I could lose
every boat I own.
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All right, Myrtle.
Be nice to us.
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No breakdowns.
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You think you can
handle that?
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In the end, I cut my goal
for the season in half.
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That'll be enough to pay
the bills, pay out my dad
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for the inland mine,
and to have just enough
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to keep my investor Dave Young
willing to move forward.
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But I need everything
to go right for me
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to hit that number.
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Today is gonna be
a good day.
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Gonna get out there,
gonna pile a whole bunch
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of gold into the box.
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That's the plan.
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Gold. Gold, gold, gold.
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Here we are on the spot.
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Let's get ready
to drop the spuds.
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[Cody] Copy that.
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[Shawn] Go ahead
and fire up that water pump.
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Plant is running.
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Nice.
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Cody was on a solid
pay streak last time out,
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so the plan is to get
the Myrtle on it, too.
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We got about 12 to 14 hours
before the weather kicks in
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and the fat lady calls it.
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Till then,
we need the Christine Rose
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and the Myrtle
on the gold every second.
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Plant's shaking.
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Moving and grooving.
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Cody found a little spot.
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It's a little too deep
for him to dig on
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but not too deep
for the Myrtle.
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Here we go.
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The Christine Rose
can dig 19 feet deep.
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And the Myrtle,
it can dig 25, just past it.
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So Cody's gonna hit
the shallow part
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of the pay streak,
while I hit the deeper.
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With both of us
tag teaming it,
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we should be able
to hit our goal.
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But time's almost up.
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We're gonna have to thread
a needle to pull this one off.
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Cody found it was sand
and then a nice good cobble,
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so let's see.
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What do we got?
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We got our sand.
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So then, there should be
nice some rock.
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Come on,
you son of a bitch.
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Make some gold today.
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[Shawn speaking]
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Where's this cobble at?
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Where's the gold at?
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Can't make no money
with buckets like that.
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See what the hell
we can find here.
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Show me some gravel
underneath there.
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Steady as she goes.
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Oh, there it is.
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Look at that.
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Oh, yeah.
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You got big rock, gravel,
sand, and everything you want.
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This is some
of the best looking material
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I've seen all year.
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But with the clock
running down,
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I'm not leaving
anything to chance.
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We're gonna check
the box, see how we're doing.
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I gotta see if this dirt
is really paying.
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Beautiful.
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Box is looking good.
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Got a bunch
of gold in the box.
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Oh, yeah.
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This is what we wanna run.
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Yeah, there's gold
in that stuff right there.
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Boom.
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Now I just have
to stay on the gold
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long enough
to end the season strong.
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Every hour that you're
feeding dirt in the plant,
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every bucket that goes
into the wash plant
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is gold in the box.
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Right now we need it.
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We need a really good cleanup.
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We're gonna get as many hours
on the box as we can.
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You gotta make hay
while the sun shines.
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[narrator] Back in Nome...
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[Kris] The final push.
No excuses right now.
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We need this gold
no matter what.
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I'm going out
on the Mistress.
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It's gonna be bad weather
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-at midnight.
-Okay.
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So just push it
as long as you can.
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Hopefully, we have visibility
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and hopefully you guys
get some [bleep] gold
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-to save our season.
-Okay.
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[narrator]
With just hours remaining,
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Kris Kelly is intent
on unleashing
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the full might
of Reaper Nation.
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Okay.
I'll see you guys tonight.
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-Okay.
-Good luck.
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-Any problems, call me...
-[Andy] Don't call you.
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But I won't be able
to do anything
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-because I'm not--
-That's what I said.
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-Don't call you.
-Okay.
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What are you gonna do
for me?
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You know what, we are broke.
Make that money.
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[man] Yeah, let's go get it.
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Yeah.
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[man speaking]
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Get on the boat, everybody.
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-Let's go.
-[man] Okay. Let's hit it.
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So this is it,
last day to mine.
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This season hasn't exactly
lived up to my expectations.
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We had issues pretty much
all the way around.
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Oh, [bleep] good thing
I came down here
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because we got
about six inches of water
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going through
the whole boat.
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That doesn't look right.
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[Kris] Wow. I can't believe
I got [bleep] so hard.
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[bleep]
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The crawler was supposed
to be ready from day one,
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but that didn't happen.
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And when it was on the water,
it was far from flawless.
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You lost the crawler?
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[Andy speaking]
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I'm [bleep]!
I just [bleep] got it going.
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[Kris speaking]
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Okay, let's rock and roll.
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[engine rumbling]
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Now it's all come down
to the last few hours
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to hit our goal.
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If we could hit that mark,
it'll prove
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that Reaper Nation
has a future.
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And it will show Kevin
that it's all worth it.
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But if not,
it might be all she wrote
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and we'll have
to pack it in.
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Now that makes me happy.
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See my boats come out
in a line.
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Everybody going out there
to make money.
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Good luck, everybody!
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I'll see you tonight!
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Don't come back
without gold!
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I came here living in a tent
with my boat on the river.
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Now I own
my own excavation barge,
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my own crawler.
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I [bleep] becoming a force
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to be reckoned with
in this town.
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Next year
will be ten times better.
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Every year
will just keep getting better
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and I'm building
on my empire.
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This is just
the [bleep] start.
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So the plan is super simple.
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We're gonna pull up to this
spot that says number eight.
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We're gonna hit it.
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And then,
if we can't get a lot of gold,
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we'll just start going in
from there,
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because from here
to the shore,
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there's a bunch of gold
in here.
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We have limited time,
so my strategy
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is make these hours
count as much as we can.
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We've been on okay gold,
but I'm moving off of it
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and onto a spot where
we've scored big this season.
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It's a risk
but if we don't get back
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on that killer gold,
we could end up with nothing.
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I'm confident
this is the right call.
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Yeah, let's do it right there!
We're on the spot!
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[Kris] Dropping.
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We're here,
we're gonna push hard.
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We're gonna make it work.
We're gonna get a lot of gold.
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Spuds are down.
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We're ready to dig.
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[Kevin speaking]
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It's garbage.
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We're making a move.
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Okay. So maybe this isn't
exactly the right spot,
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but I know I'm close.
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We'll just move
a little bit
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and I'm sure
we'll be on it.
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Let's just, uh,
drop back.
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Exactly where we are,
drop backwards.
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You know, we don't have
a lot of time left.
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It'd be nice to start
seeing 150, 200 colors,
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but I'm not greedy,
but I need it.
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Yeah, we're at the spot.
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Another crappy pan.
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I'm not gonna go out
like this. I can't settle.
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[Kevin] Push back
like five feet.
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Let's... Yeah, let's drop back
and stay on the...
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Stay on the cut if we can.
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It's gotta be great gold.
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That's our only choice
right now.
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00:13:00,367 --> 00:13:02,734
And we just gotta move fast
and find it.
255
00:13:06,367 --> 00:13:07,367
Okay!
256
00:13:20,467 --> 00:13:21,567
Man.
257
00:13:26,867 --> 00:13:28,600
I don't know
if that's gold or pyrite.
258
00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:29,667
That's gold.
259
00:13:29,667 --> 00:13:31,433
It's washing away,
it means it's pyrite.
260
00:13:34,767 --> 00:13:36,433
God it makes me
even more grumpy.
261
00:13:38,667 --> 00:13:40,967
[Kris speaking]
262
00:13:51,767 --> 00:13:54,867
That's some chunky gold
and it's looking better.
263
00:13:56,567 --> 00:13:58,800
I'm always in a better mood
when I make money.
264
00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:00,800
I don't know,
call me sick I guess.
265
00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,734
Oh, hey!
266
00:14:06,467 --> 00:14:08,100
[Kris] Now we're talking.
267
00:14:08,100 --> 00:14:09,767
This is the spot
I was hoping to find.
268
00:14:09,767 --> 00:14:12,367
Now we just gotta dig
and dig and grind
269
00:14:12,367 --> 00:14:14,367
until the last
possible second.
270
00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,767
Our future's at stake here.
271
00:14:18,767 --> 00:14:21,567
We're moving
so much material.
272
00:14:21,567 --> 00:14:24,934
We're getting
over $1,000 an hour right now.
273
00:14:26,166 --> 00:14:27,433
That's perfect.
274
00:14:30,500 --> 00:14:31,767
[upbeat music playing]
275
00:14:36,967 --> 00:14:38,700
[Emily] We got one more day
left of the season.
276
00:14:38,700 --> 00:14:40,166
This is our last push.
277
00:14:40,166 --> 00:14:42,667
And we're, uh...
I'm pulling out.
278
00:14:42,667 --> 00:14:44,467
Everything's cold.
279
00:14:44,467 --> 00:14:46,667
We should just run...
We should run the compressor,
280
00:14:46,667 --> 00:14:48,367
the generator,
we should just run everything
281
00:14:48,367 --> 00:14:49,467
while we're motoring out.
282
00:14:49,467 --> 00:14:50,867
-Let it warm up.
-[Dan speaking]
283
00:14:50,867 --> 00:14:52,767
-Work the kinks out.
-[Dan speaking]
284
00:14:52,767 --> 00:14:56,266
[narrator] On Team Eroica's
last day of the season...
285
00:14:56,266 --> 00:14:58,934
[Dan speaking]
286
00:15:04,300 --> 00:15:05,467
Yeah. All right.
287
00:15:05,467 --> 00:15:06,867
We're rocking
and we're rolling.
288
00:15:06,867 --> 00:15:09,500
[narrator] The final dive
will rest entirely
289
00:15:09,500 --> 00:15:12,066
on the shoulders
of Dan Rainwater.
290
00:15:12,066 --> 00:15:14,233
[Dan speaking]
291
00:15:17,867 --> 00:15:19,400
[Emily] All right.
292
00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:22,400
This summer
has been total madness.
293
00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:23,867
We finally built
a great team of divers,
294
00:15:23,867 --> 00:15:25,667
which was the strategy
for the season,
295
00:15:25,667 --> 00:15:28,400
but for this last part,
we just have Dan.
296
00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,767
The other guys have gone home.
Alex is with the baby.
297
00:15:32,867 --> 00:15:34,200
So it'll be on Dan and I
298
00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:35,767
to meet our goals
for the season.
299
00:15:37,700 --> 00:15:40,967
Basically, we need
22 ounces to get to 200.
300
00:15:40,967 --> 00:15:43,266
I... I'd be disappointed
if we didn't get it.
301
00:15:43,266 --> 00:15:45,667
It's like an investment
in the future of this boat
302
00:15:45,667 --> 00:15:47,867
to have good divers
who can produce gold
303
00:15:47,867 --> 00:15:49,567
and be more dependable.
304
00:15:49,567 --> 00:15:50,867
We have a really good thing
going here.
305
00:15:50,867 --> 00:15:52,567
[Dan speaking]
306
00:15:58,667 --> 00:16:00,700
[Emily] The strategy
of the day is to go
back to the spot
307
00:16:00,700 --> 00:16:03,000
that's producing
hot gold for us all summer.
308
00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,800
I'm just gonna have Dan stay
down as long as possible
309
00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:07,967
'cause we're really hoping
to hit that 200 ounce mark
310
00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:09,400
and I know Dan's up for it.
311
00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,867
He's got gold fever,
so he'll stay down
312
00:16:11,867 --> 00:16:13,266
as long as he needs to.
313
00:16:13,266 --> 00:16:16,367
[Emily speaking]
314
00:16:18,166 --> 00:16:21,767
A good long dive from Dan
is gonna be a way
315
00:16:21,767 --> 00:16:23,867
to make up
the horrible ice mining season
316
00:16:23,867 --> 00:16:25,000
we had last winter
317
00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,867
and to get us set up
for the future.
318
00:16:26,867 --> 00:16:28,667
Ounces in the box,
it's what's all about
319
00:16:28,667 --> 00:16:30,166
now that we have
a family to support.
320
00:16:30,166 --> 00:16:33,333
[Dan speaking]
321
00:16:34,367 --> 00:16:35,300
[Dan speaking]
322
00:16:35,300 --> 00:16:36,533
[Emily speaking]
323
00:16:40,767 --> 00:16:41,967
There's a lot at stake here
324
00:16:41,967 --> 00:16:44,000
and I really want
this dive to go well.
325
00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,000
So, it's re-it's really...
It's really important.
326
00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,367
All right. Suit up.
Let's go.
327
00:16:47,367 --> 00:16:48,734
[Dan speaking]
328
00:17:00,567 --> 00:17:02,000
[Emily speaking]
329
00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:02,967
[Dan speaking]
330
00:17:02,967 --> 00:17:04,300
[Emily speaking]
331
00:17:04,300 --> 00:17:05,567
[Dan speaking]
332
00:17:08,867 --> 00:17:10,734
[Emily speaking]
333
00:17:13,467 --> 00:17:16,567
[tense music playing]
334
00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:27,634
[Dan] Okay.
335
00:17:28,667 --> 00:17:30,634
[Dan speaking]
336
00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:36,467
The visibility is good
337
00:17:36,467 --> 00:17:40,767
and the current
is not too strong.
338
00:17:40,767 --> 00:17:43,367
[Emily speaking]
339
00:17:43,367 --> 00:17:44,834
[Dan] Idling up.
340
00:17:58,467 --> 00:18:01,367
[Dan speaking]
341
00:18:10,767 --> 00:18:12,367
Are you seeing
any gold down there?
342
00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,600
Uh, no.
343
00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,266
Don't see any gold yet.
344
00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,233
Where are you?
345
00:18:23,767 --> 00:18:25,066
Where are you?
346
00:18:26,967 --> 00:18:28,467
[Dan speaking]
347
00:18:28,467 --> 00:18:29,667
[Emily] Okay, roger.
348
00:18:29,667 --> 00:18:31,200
Just keep working.
349
00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:32,800
[Dan] Roger.
350
00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,166
[Dan speaking]
351
00:18:42,367 --> 00:18:44,166
All right.
352
00:18:44,166 --> 00:18:45,834
[Dan speaking]
353
00:19:27,567 --> 00:19:28,634
Gobble 'em up.
354
00:19:30,500 --> 00:19:32,700
Oh, yeah. There's even more
further I get into this.
355
00:19:32,700 --> 00:19:33,600
Look at that.
356
00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:35,400
[Emily] All right.
357
00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,300
Dude, that's amazing.
358
00:19:37,300 --> 00:19:38,700
[Dan] Oh, yeah,
they're all up in here.
359
00:19:38,700 --> 00:19:40,567
One, two,
three, four, five, six.
360
00:19:40,567 --> 00:19:42,500
Look at that one.
Seven right there,
361
00:19:42,500 --> 00:19:43,967
just more and more gold.
362
00:19:45,767 --> 00:19:46,967
That's really good news.
363
00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:49,700
[Dan] Gold,
gold, gold, gold, gold.
364
00:19:49,700 --> 00:19:52,467
[Dan speaking]
365
00:19:52,467 --> 00:19:54,367
Hell, yeah!
366
00:19:54,367 --> 00:19:56,033
That's what
I'm talking about!
367
00:19:57,867 --> 00:20:00,100
Great. Dan's doing it.
368
00:20:00,100 --> 00:20:02,166
He's diving,
he's on some good gold.
369
00:20:02,166 --> 00:20:03,767
[Dan] Ye-haw.
370
00:20:03,767 --> 00:20:06,266
[Dan speaking]
371
00:20:06,266 --> 00:20:08,567
[Emily] Woo-hoo!
We're making money at the end.
372
00:20:08,567 --> 00:20:10,200
[Dan] Oh, boy is it nice.
373
00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,967
[Dan speaking]
374
00:20:16,767 --> 00:20:18,433
[narrator] Back
in the harbor...
375
00:20:22,467 --> 00:20:24,266
[Vernon] Going gold mining
376
00:20:24,266 --> 00:20:26,300
and we're just about ready
to blast off.
377
00:20:26,300 --> 00:20:29,066
Now we get
some gold in that box.
378
00:20:29,066 --> 00:20:31,200
[narrator]
Vernon Adkison gears up
379
00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,433
for his last push
of the season.
380
00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:36,066
Let's see
if we can't get out here.
381
00:20:36,066 --> 00:20:37,667
How's my stern?
382
00:20:37,667 --> 00:20:39,333
You're okay.
383
00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:42,700
[Vernon] There's snow
in the harbor.
384
00:20:42,700 --> 00:20:44,367
Ice is starting to form.
385
00:20:44,367 --> 00:20:46,467
This is truly
the end of the line
386
00:20:46,467 --> 00:20:48,567
for a very rough season.
387
00:20:48,567 --> 00:20:51,000
[man speaking]
388
00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,400
Hand over fist,
hemorrhaging [bleep] money.
389
00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:54,967
The boat's ready to go.
390
00:20:54,967 --> 00:20:58,767
I got gold on my claim,
but I've got no divers.
391
00:20:58,767 --> 00:21:01,834
1.75 ounces. Damn it.
392
00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,667
It's been a struggle.
393
00:21:05,667 --> 00:21:09,000
I reduced my season goal
from a pie in the sky number
394
00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,667
to a more practical one.
395
00:21:11,867 --> 00:21:14,367
I've been bleeding money
all season long.
396
00:21:14,367 --> 00:21:16,600
The smaller number
is what it'll take
397
00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:17,767
to keep me in business.
398
00:21:17,767 --> 00:21:19,066
If I don't reach it,
399
00:21:19,066 --> 00:21:20,767
I may not be able to afford
400
00:21:20,767 --> 00:21:22,433
to keep going any longer.
401
00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,066
Okay. Here it goes.
402
00:21:30,266 --> 00:21:32,100
Let's get her fired up.
403
00:21:32,100 --> 00:21:33,433
Get the gear in the water.
404
00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,667
[grunts]
405
00:21:35,667 --> 00:21:37,867
The plan for today
is straightforward.
406
00:21:37,867 --> 00:21:40,800
We're gonna keep
with our deep mining strategy.
407
00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,567
Going 40 plus feet
408
00:21:42,567 --> 00:21:44,700
is much more
dangerous for divers,
409
00:21:44,700 --> 00:21:46,867
much easier
to get the bends,
410
00:21:46,867 --> 00:21:49,967
or to get caught in the long
lines going down there.
411
00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:52,767
But the ground
is untouched
412
00:21:52,767 --> 00:21:55,200
so the rewards
have been worth the risk.
413
00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,400
Going for maximum gold.
414
00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:58,834
[Gary] There we go. Okay.
415
00:21:59,867 --> 00:22:00,834
All right.
416
00:22:02,100 --> 00:22:03,934
[Vernon]
Gary's my gold gorilla.
417
00:22:04,467 --> 00:22:05,500
He's going down first.
418
00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:08,166
I need him to get
on the gold ASAP.
419
00:22:08,667 --> 00:22:10,000
[Gary speaking]
420
00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,767
[Vernon] Then we'll throw
as many more divers
421
00:22:11,767 --> 00:22:14,233
as we can on it
for the rest of the day.
422
00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:41,433
[Vernon speaking]
423
00:22:41,900 --> 00:22:42,867
[Gary speaking]
424
00:22:43,767 --> 00:22:45,533
[Vernon] So, Gary,
what do you think?
425
00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,166
[Gary speaking]
426
00:22:50,567 --> 00:22:53,000
You got just straight sand?
427
00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,767
[Gary speaking]
428
00:22:55,700 --> 00:22:57,867
How much overboard
before you get down
429
00:22:57,867 --> 00:22:59,066
to the hard pan?
430
00:23:00,567 --> 00:23:02,867
[Gary speaking]
431
00:23:03,767 --> 00:23:06,433
A few inches of sand
to the hard pan?
432
00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:09,433
[Gary speaking]
433
00:23:12,166 --> 00:23:14,467
It's got gold in the sand?
434
00:23:14,467 --> 00:23:17,667
[Gary speaking]
435
00:23:17,667 --> 00:23:19,934
All right,
that's what we wanna hear.
436
00:23:20,500 --> 00:23:23,033
[Gary speaking]
437
00:23:24,667 --> 00:23:26,000
[Vernon speaking]
438
00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,033
[Gary speaking]
439
00:23:27,900 --> 00:23:29,467
[Vernon speaking]
440
00:23:30,166 --> 00:23:31,233
[Gary speaking]
441
00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:33,734
[Vernon] Hey, uh, Kevin?
442
00:23:35,567 --> 00:23:37,033
Let's pull that test mat.
443
00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:41,767
Gary is seeing gold,
444
00:23:41,767 --> 00:23:43,367
but the only way
to really know
445
00:23:43,367 --> 00:23:46,133
if it's worth sticking around
for is to do a test pan.
446
00:23:48,066 --> 00:23:50,600
I don't even wanna
waste a second today,
447
00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,333
so let's make sure
we got something good here.
448
00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,233
All right.
Let's see what we got here.
449
00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,834
Oh, yeah, that's perfect.
450
00:24:02,300 --> 00:24:04,133
Nice chunky stuff.
451
00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,367
We're on it, Vern, finally.
452
00:24:07,367 --> 00:24:10,166
That's good gold.
That's a good test mat.
453
00:24:10,166 --> 00:24:11,467
Really good.
454
00:24:12,367 --> 00:24:14,166
I'm very pleased with that.
455
00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:17,767
The test mat
is looking good.
456
00:24:17,767 --> 00:24:19,100
Beautiful gold
457
00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:21,166
and it couldn't come
at a better time.
458
00:24:21,166 --> 00:24:22,800
This spot's the bomb.
459
00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,233
Now we just need to squeeze
out every last ounce.
460
00:24:27,767 --> 00:24:30,634
[Gary speaking]
461
00:24:32,467 --> 00:24:34,634
[Vernon] Mop it up.
Mop it up.
462
00:24:40,100 --> 00:24:43,433
[narrator] With a winter storm
set to hit Nome overnight,
463
00:24:45,367 --> 00:24:48,767
the fleet faces their
final day of summer mining.
464
00:24:50,467 --> 00:24:51,834
And in the harbor...
465
00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:53,800
All right. Good morning.
466
00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,400
[narrator]
...Chris McCully's hoping
467
00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,767
to get one last bite
at the golden apple.
468
00:24:58,767 --> 00:25:01,100
We're here out again
on the Bering Sea
469
00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:03,867
in the hopes
for a good visibility today.
470
00:25:03,867 --> 00:25:07,266
Every day, every time
we wake up, we're trying.
471
00:25:07,266 --> 00:25:10,533
This summer is like the tale
of two seasons for me.
472
00:25:11,767 --> 00:25:14,867
[Chris speaking]
473
00:25:17,100 --> 00:25:19,100
Definitely is
gonna pay out.
474
00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:20,533
Whoo!
475
00:25:20,967 --> 00:25:22,500
Things started out hot
476
00:25:22,500 --> 00:25:24,000
and the first
half of the summer,
477
00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,300
we were on fire.
478
00:25:25,300 --> 00:25:28,433
[Chris speaking]
479
00:25:29,367 --> 00:25:32,000
[Cam speaking]
480
00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,300
But since that storm hit,
481
00:25:33,300 --> 00:25:34,867
I haven't been able to mine.
482
00:25:34,867 --> 00:25:36,533
How's that vis?
483
00:25:37,900 --> 00:25:39,634
[Cam speaking]
484
00:25:45,166 --> 00:25:46,367
Copy that.
485
00:25:46,367 --> 00:25:48,900
Everyone's situation
is different
486
00:25:48,900 --> 00:25:51,467
and every claim
is different as well,
487
00:25:51,467 --> 00:25:55,867
but there's literally
zero visibility on my claim.
488
00:25:55,867 --> 00:25:58,467
I really wanted to smash
300 ounces this summer
489
00:25:58,467 --> 00:26:00,400
following what I have
done this winter
490
00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,367
to prove that I'm one of
the biggest players up here.
491
00:26:03,367 --> 00:26:05,300
Not sure
if I'm gonna pull it off.
492
00:26:05,300 --> 00:26:07,867
And today's
my last shot to do it.
493
00:26:07,867 --> 00:26:10,400
Look at that, there's snow
on the mountains already,
494
00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,700
so I feel like
the end is coming
495
00:26:12,700 --> 00:26:14,066
quicker than I thought.
496
00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:16,133
It's brutal, man.
497
00:26:20,867 --> 00:26:24,667
Cam is gonna go in the water
to check the visibility,
498
00:26:24,667 --> 00:26:26,767
and if there's visibility
then that's great
499
00:26:26,767 --> 00:26:29,066
because we can put
more gold in the box.
500
00:26:29,066 --> 00:26:31,467
So cross my fingers,
501
00:26:31,467 --> 00:26:33,433
hopefully we got good vis.
502
00:26:35,900 --> 00:26:37,867
There's no way
to sugarcoat this.
503
00:26:37,867 --> 00:26:40,266
It all comes down
to this dive.
504
00:26:40,266 --> 00:26:42,266
We still have some gold
left in the box,
505
00:26:42,266 --> 00:26:44,200
but there's no way
we can hit our goal
506
00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:45,467
if we can't mine today,
507
00:26:45,467 --> 00:26:47,033
and that sucks.
508
00:26:48,667 --> 00:26:51,367
All right, buddy,
to gettin' money!
509
00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,834
[Cam speaking]
510
00:27:02,567 --> 00:27:04,600
Oh, yeah, seeing
Cam is in the water,
511
00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,166
so let's roll the dice.
512
00:27:12,266 --> 00:27:13,800
Mic check. Mic check.
513
00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:15,734
[Cam speaking]
514
00:27:16,367 --> 00:27:17,600
[Chris] All right.
Loud and clear.
515
00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:18,533
[Cam] Yeah.
516
00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:22,467
[Cam speaking]
517
00:27:23,266 --> 00:27:25,100
You wanna try
to run a little bit,
518
00:27:25,100 --> 00:27:26,333
see if it clears up?
519
00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,567
[Cam speaking]
520
00:27:34,667 --> 00:27:36,133
Let me know
when you're ready.
521
00:27:39,900 --> 00:27:41,734
[Cam speaking]
522
00:27:46,867 --> 00:27:48,734
[Chris speaking]
523
00:27:49,767 --> 00:27:53,100
[motor roaring]
524
00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:56,233
[tense music playing]
525
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,000
Trying to figure it out
if it's workable or not.
526
00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,634
He said so far
it's pretty murky.
527
00:28:07,467 --> 00:28:10,066
[Cam speaking]
528
00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:13,900
He's punching hole right now,
529
00:28:13,900 --> 00:28:16,967
but it's still
not clear enough to see.
530
00:28:16,967 --> 00:28:19,000
But as soon
as you throttle up,
531
00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,400
I'm hoping
that all that suction
532
00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,467
would suck up that bad vis,
533
00:28:23,467 --> 00:28:25,467
we'll see.
Cross the fingers, man.
534
00:28:30,567 --> 00:28:33,000
So what's
your visibility like?
535
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,533
Do you think
it's workable enough or no?
536
00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,233
[Cam speaking]
537
00:28:40,467 --> 00:28:41,634
[bleep]
538
00:28:42,166 --> 00:28:43,467
Damn it.
539
00:28:43,467 --> 00:28:46,133
[bleep] nasty situation, dude.
540
00:28:48,166 --> 00:28:49,834
[Cam speaking]
541
00:28:53,700 --> 00:28:55,367
Let me go check it
real quick.
542
00:28:57,300 --> 00:28:59,333
[Cam speaking]
543
00:29:09,667 --> 00:29:11,100
Yeah, it's still running.
544
00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:13,867
I think it's plugged up again
with that gunk [bleep].
545
00:29:13,867 --> 00:29:15,634
We need to clean up
the carburetor.
546
00:29:16,700 --> 00:29:18,734
[Cam speaking]
547
00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:27,333
[motor whirring]
548
00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:30,066
[Cam speaking]
549
00:29:57,967 --> 00:30:00,367
[Chris] Yeah, the [bleep]
thing would stop...
550
00:30:00,367 --> 00:30:01,667
-Huh?
-It doesn't wanna work.
551
00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:04,834
It's not workable
anyway right now, so...
552
00:30:05,300 --> 00:30:06,634
[Chris] Not good enough.
553
00:30:10,166 --> 00:30:12,266
Well, at least we tried,
you know?
554
00:30:12,266 --> 00:30:13,200
[Cam] Yeah.
555
00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:14,500
We're trying to make money,
556
00:30:14,500 --> 00:30:15,634
but can't really.
557
00:30:17,467 --> 00:30:19,367
With the vis
it's not workable today,
558
00:30:19,367 --> 00:30:22,767
so we're just gonna
pack up and head home.
559
00:30:24,667 --> 00:30:26,100
It's really devastating.
560
00:30:26,100 --> 00:30:27,467
The first half of the season
561
00:30:27,467 --> 00:30:28,800
couldn't have been
any better,
562
00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:30,467
and then the storm kicks in
563
00:30:30,467 --> 00:30:31,900
so we can't mine anymore
564
00:30:31,900 --> 00:30:33,867
and basically,
I'm forced to pack it in.
565
00:30:33,867 --> 00:30:36,767
It's a rollercoaster ride
and it's not a good one.
566
00:30:36,767 --> 00:30:38,166
It's frustrating.
567
00:30:38,166 --> 00:30:39,433
Yeah, it's sad.
568
00:30:40,166 --> 00:30:41,367
How it is right now,
569
00:30:41,367 --> 00:30:42,767
it's like...
570
00:30:42,767 --> 00:30:44,634
it's hopeless,
you know what I mean?
571
00:30:46,567 --> 00:30:47,734
Heartbreaking.
572
00:30:51,066 --> 00:30:52,767
[narrator] As Chris
and the Tahta
573
00:30:52,767 --> 00:30:54,333
pack it in for the season...
574
00:30:56,100 --> 00:30:57,300
across the water...
575
00:30:57,300 --> 00:30:59,166
[Kris] We're killing it
right now.
576
00:30:59,166 --> 00:31:00,967
[machinery whirring]
577
00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,567
[Kris] Lots of gold.
578
00:31:03,567 --> 00:31:05,266
She's been
mining pretty steady.
579
00:31:05,266 --> 00:31:06,867
We haven't had
any problems
580
00:31:06,867 --> 00:31:08,667
with the 58 mining so far.
581
00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:13,266
[narrator] Kris Kelly
has the Mistress
582
00:31:13,266 --> 00:31:14,567
raking in the gold.
583
00:31:16,066 --> 00:31:18,266
[Kris] The buckets
look so good.
584
00:31:18,266 --> 00:31:20,166
It may have taken
to the end of the season,
585
00:31:20,166 --> 00:31:22,200
but The Mistress
is finally operating
586
00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:23,867
like I always
thought it would.
587
00:31:25,266 --> 00:31:27,300
Bam, I like it.
588
00:31:27,300 --> 00:31:28,867
We're gonna stay
on this pay streak
589
00:31:28,867 --> 00:31:31,000
as long as I possibly can
590
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:32,000
and finish with a bang.
591
00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,400
I just hope Andy is doing
592
00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:34,834
as good on the crawler.
593
00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:36,467
[man] Yeah!
594
00:31:36,467 --> 00:31:37,433
[Kris] Whoo!
595
00:31:37,867 --> 00:31:39,734
It's all about the gold!
596
00:31:41,300 --> 00:31:43,433
[narrator]
And on the other side
of the claim...
597
00:31:45,467 --> 00:31:46,900
Our anchors are set.
598
00:31:46,900 --> 00:31:49,400
We're exactly at 30 feet
where I wanna start out.
599
00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:52,166
Now, we're gonna start to get
all my equipment together
600
00:31:52,166 --> 00:31:54,834
to drop it
in the water and get going.
601
00:31:56,367 --> 00:31:58,767
This is what
I needed to start this day.
602
00:31:58,767 --> 00:32:01,967
No nonsense, no drama
and ground at 30 feet.
603
00:32:01,967 --> 00:32:04,266
That's the sweet spot
for the crawler.
604
00:32:04,266 --> 00:32:06,100
It's deep enough
that the ground is untouched,
605
00:32:06,100 --> 00:32:08,266
but it's not so deep
that there's no light.
606
00:32:08,266 --> 00:32:11,266
We're gonna get the crawler
down there on the gold
607
00:32:11,266 --> 00:32:12,767
'cause I need this half
for Reaper Nation
608
00:32:12,767 --> 00:32:13,967
to make it work.
609
00:32:13,967 --> 00:32:15,367
How's my line?
610
00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:17,600
[man speaking]
611
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:18,400
[Andy] Okay.
612
00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:21,166
[machinery whirring]
613
00:32:21,166 --> 00:32:24,266
[tense music playing]
614
00:32:29,300 --> 00:32:31,867
[Andy] The water is actually
not looking that bad.
615
00:32:35,367 --> 00:32:37,533
I got a clear view
of my nozzle.
616
00:32:38,700 --> 00:32:40,367
I'm on the bottom.
617
00:32:40,367 --> 00:32:42,934
I got visibility to work,
so I'm good to go.
618
00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,000
We had no issues
getting the crawler down,
619
00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,900
no issues getting
to the right depth.
620
00:32:47,900 --> 00:32:50,000
And for the first time
since the storm,
621
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:51,967
the visibility's been good.
622
00:32:51,967 --> 00:32:54,000
Everything's coming
together on the last day.
623
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,700
We just gotta fire up
the sluice
624
00:32:55,700 --> 00:32:56,867
and start making money.
625
00:32:56,867 --> 00:32:58,367
Start everything up.
626
00:32:58,367 --> 00:33:01,467
[engine sputtering]
627
00:33:07,500 --> 00:33:09,033
[Andy] What's the matter?
628
00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:11,367
Is this frozen?
629
00:33:11,367 --> 00:33:12,266
[man speaking]
630
00:33:12,266 --> 00:33:13,767
Oh, what the [bleep].
631
00:33:15,166 --> 00:33:16,567
Get everything all set.
632
00:33:16,567 --> 00:33:18,867
I have visibility
and then bam.
633
00:33:18,867 --> 00:33:20,367
[groans]
634
00:33:20,367 --> 00:33:23,500
Our waterline
to our sluice box is frozen.
635
00:33:23,500 --> 00:33:25,200
So he's gonna heat it
up real fast,
636
00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:27,667
get the ice broken out
so we can get going.
637
00:33:31,166 --> 00:33:33,000
It happens
this time of the year.
638
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,467
It's the time of the year
where you gotta start
639
00:33:34,467 --> 00:33:37,266
thawing your sluice box,
all your waterlines.
640
00:33:37,266 --> 00:33:38,900
If I was a diver right now,
641
00:33:38,900 --> 00:33:42,066
I'd be blowing out
my umbilical, my waterline.
642
00:33:42,066 --> 00:33:43,667
Just that time of the year.
643
00:33:43,667 --> 00:33:45,266
So, we're just thawing it
right now
644
00:33:45,266 --> 00:33:47,567
and we'll get this bitch up
running here shortly.
645
00:33:51,867 --> 00:33:53,200
We're good to go.
646
00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:55,066
We're gonna start it
back up and go to work.
647
00:33:56,166 --> 00:33:57,734
-[man] You're ready to go?
-[Andy] Yeah, go do it for me.
648
00:33:58,567 --> 00:33:59,667
[man speaking]
649
00:33:59,667 --> 00:34:02,333
[engine revving]
650
00:34:06,567 --> 00:34:08,233
Uh, what's the problem?
651
00:34:08,900 --> 00:34:10,233
[man speaking]
652
00:34:12,266 --> 00:34:14,000
[Andy] Whoa.
What the [bleep].
653
00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:16,667
[engine sputtering]
654
00:34:17,467 --> 00:34:19,166
[man speaking]
655
00:34:19,967 --> 00:34:22,000
We had a freeze up
in our pipeline.
656
00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:23,867
We go to start back up again.
657
00:34:23,867 --> 00:34:25,467
My fuel pump took a [bleep].
658
00:34:25,467 --> 00:34:28,133
Like, what the [bleep], man?
659
00:34:29,500 --> 00:34:30,734
I mean,
660
00:34:31,367 --> 00:34:32,767
everything's running great.
661
00:34:32,767 --> 00:34:34,266
My equipment is all down.
662
00:34:34,266 --> 00:34:37,533
I'm ready to go and now a fuel
pump is gonna stop my day.
663
00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,567
I can't catch a [bleep]
break on this boat.
664
00:34:46,667 --> 00:34:49,467
This sucks. There's been
something wrong every time.
665
00:34:49,467 --> 00:34:51,400
Finally, everything
was going great,
666
00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:52,900
then the pump engine
went out
667
00:34:52,900 --> 00:34:55,100
and we can't mine
without it.
668
00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:57,266
I'm bringing
my crawler up right now.
669
00:34:57,266 --> 00:35:00,433
[engine revving]
670
00:35:03,667 --> 00:35:05,900
The crawler has promise.
It works great,
671
00:35:05,900 --> 00:35:08,166
but this whole operation
was frustrating.
672
00:35:10,900 --> 00:35:12,800
We're gonna
iron out everything.
673
00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:14,467
And when we do,
it's gonna be great.
674
00:35:14,467 --> 00:35:16,767
But for this summer,
that's it.
675
00:35:16,767 --> 00:35:18,900
I don't have
an extra fuel pump on me.
676
00:35:18,900 --> 00:35:21,467
I mean, there's just
always something
677
00:35:21,467 --> 00:35:23,100
that's just
kicking me back down
678
00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:25,467
every time
I'm just about to do it...
679
00:35:27,066 --> 00:35:28,066
and...
680
00:35:29,266 --> 00:35:31,100
I don't know.
Now, I'm out of service.
681
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:33,033
I can't call my brother and...
682
00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:37,333
[bleep] me, man.
683
00:35:38,467 --> 00:35:40,066
This boat's done
for the season.
684
00:35:40,867 --> 00:35:42,834
I don't know
what else to say.
685
00:35:43,567 --> 00:35:45,100
That was a big waste
of time.
686
00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:46,367
All right.
687
00:35:52,867 --> 00:35:55,333
[tense music playing]
688
00:36:00,667 --> 00:36:02,834
[Vernon] So, Gary,
what are you seeing?
689
00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,734
[Gary speaking]
690
00:36:08,567 --> 00:36:11,600
[narrator] Vernon Adkison's
final deep water push,
691
00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:14,567
good results in deep pockets.
692
00:36:14,567 --> 00:36:18,166
[Gary speaking]
693
00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:23,333
[Vernon speaking]
694
00:36:24,734 --> 00:36:26,567
[Gary speaking]
695
00:36:28,367 --> 00:36:31,367
You gotta make your
decompression stop, right?
696
00:36:31,367 --> 00:36:32,367
[Gary speaking]
697
00:36:32,367 --> 00:36:33,467
[Vernon] Okay.
698
00:36:33,467 --> 00:36:35,233
We'll handle
your umbilical.
699
00:36:38,767 --> 00:36:41,367
Gary's got
his two hours in.
700
00:36:41,367 --> 00:36:42,934
He's coming up.
701
00:36:42,934 --> 00:36:46,634
I got a feeling he had
a really productive two hours.
702
00:36:48,667 --> 00:36:49,967
At these depths,
703
00:36:49,967 --> 00:36:52,033
the divers
can only go for two hours
704
00:36:52,033 --> 00:36:53,734
before their nitrogen
builds up
705
00:36:53,734 --> 00:36:55,100
and it gets too risky.
706
00:36:55,100 --> 00:36:56,734
So, we'll have Gary come up.
707
00:36:57,467 --> 00:36:59,033
[Gary] It's not bad.
708
00:36:59,033 --> 00:37:01,166
The next one will be
a lot better than this one.
709
00:37:01,166 --> 00:37:02,467
I mean, I'm on it
down there.
710
00:37:02,467 --> 00:37:04,400
I mean, I can see
the little gold everywhere.
711
00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:05,800
Really? Nice.
712
00:37:07,166 --> 00:37:09,166
[Vernon] Now we'll get
Brad down there.
713
00:37:09,166 --> 00:37:12,033
If we can get a full dive in
with him too,
714
00:37:12,033 --> 00:37:13,567
I'll consider this a win.
715
00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:16,767
After a rotten summer
for the gold chip,
716
00:37:16,767 --> 00:37:20,166
we may be on the verge of our
best day for the season.
717
00:37:20,166 --> 00:37:22,367
[tense music playing]
718
00:37:22,367 --> 00:37:24,400
[Gary] All right.
There he goes.
719
00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:26,634
[Vernon] Okay.
We got another diver down.
720
00:37:28,033 --> 00:37:31,233
[dramatic music playing]
721
00:37:41,066 --> 00:37:42,934
Yeah. Brad,
do you hear me?
722
00:37:50,367 --> 00:37:52,266
[Brad speaking]
723
00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:22,834
Okay. Real good.
724
00:38:22,834 --> 00:38:23,834
Real good.
725
00:38:24,934 --> 00:38:29,433
So far, I'm liking
this spot just fine.
726
00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,834
We gotta finish
this season with a bang.
727
00:38:36,367 --> 00:38:37,567
[narrator] Back in Nome...
728
00:38:40,367 --> 00:38:41,867
[Zeke] What up?
729
00:38:41,867 --> 00:38:43,533
We're gonna
go for a boat ride.
730
00:38:44,767 --> 00:38:46,266
[narrator]
With the highest gold total
731
00:38:46,266 --> 00:38:48,166
of his career
already in the books,
732
00:38:48,166 --> 00:38:50,567
Zeke Tenhoff's
looking to squeeze out
733
00:38:50,567 --> 00:38:54,066
one last run
before calling it a season.
734
00:38:54,066 --> 00:38:55,867
We're gonna give her a run.
735
00:38:55,867 --> 00:38:57,066
Good to go?
736
00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:03,467
Beautiful day on the water.
737
00:39:05,367 --> 00:39:06,467
I've heard mixed reports
738
00:39:06,467 --> 00:39:08,233
about there
being any visibility.
739
00:39:08,934 --> 00:39:10,567
If there's no vis today,
740
00:39:10,567 --> 00:39:12,867
I'm thinking
that like that's gonna...
741
00:39:12,867 --> 00:39:15,233
That's just gonna be
a season-ender.
742
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:19,200
This season's been rough
for the fleet and for Nome.
743
00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:21,333
But for me, it's been amazing.
744
00:39:22,266 --> 00:39:24,200
I set a goal of 55 ounces,
745
00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:25,834
but I'm already past that.
746
00:39:25,834 --> 00:39:27,834
So, I had to set a new goal.
747
00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:33,100
I made enough to make
the first $100,000 payment
748
00:39:33,100 --> 00:39:34,300
on the Synergy,
749
00:39:34,300 --> 00:39:35,600
but that's just
what was due
750
00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:36,967
at the end
of the summer.
751
00:39:36,967 --> 00:39:39,667
I still have
to pay another $300,000
752
00:39:39,667 --> 00:39:41,100
for this boat over time.
753
00:39:41,100 --> 00:39:43,467
So, we really can't
take our foot off the gas.
754
00:39:43,467 --> 00:39:46,367
Go ahead and throw the anchor
down right about here.
755
00:39:49,033 --> 00:39:51,967
But today, the question
is visibility on Tomcod.
756
00:39:51,967 --> 00:39:54,100
Am I even gonna get
a chance at the plate
757
00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:56,400
or are we done
for the season?
758
00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:58,467
Let's, uh,
pop that camera down.
759
00:39:58,467 --> 00:40:00,033
[man] Yeah. Let's definitely
drop the camera.
760
00:40:00,033 --> 00:40:01,867
See if it inspires us.
If it doesn't inspire us,
761
00:40:01,867 --> 00:40:04,033
then I'm totally down
to turn this boat around
762
00:40:04,033 --> 00:40:05,367
and head right back
to the harbor.
763
00:40:05,367 --> 00:40:06,533
[man] Word.
764
00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:08,600
One of the keys to mining
765
00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:10,967
on the Bering Sea
is ingenuity.
766
00:40:10,967 --> 00:40:13,100
We have to figure out ways
to get whatever it is
767
00:40:13,100 --> 00:40:14,867
that needs to get done
in the moment.
768
00:40:14,867 --> 00:40:17,266
What we have to figure out
today is visibility.
769
00:40:17,266 --> 00:40:19,166
So, I'm gonna strap
a GoPro camera
770
00:40:19,166 --> 00:40:21,500
to a three-foot pipe
and send it down.
771
00:40:21,500 --> 00:40:22,867
I'm gonna try
to get a sense
772
00:40:22,867 --> 00:40:24,967
of how much murk
is down there.
773
00:40:24,967 --> 00:40:27,100
I have to have at least
three feet of visibility
774
00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:28,867
in front of my face
to make it work.
775
00:40:28,867 --> 00:40:30,867
So, this is one foot,
two foot,
776
00:40:30,867 --> 00:40:32,166
and then we'll guesstimate
777
00:40:32,166 --> 00:40:34,100
that this is
gonna be three foot.
778
00:40:34,100 --> 00:40:37,367
And then we're gonna attach
the GoPro back here.
779
00:40:37,367 --> 00:40:39,033
We should be able to, uh,
780
00:40:39,033 --> 00:40:40,734
get a really good reading.
781
00:40:41,467 --> 00:40:42,867
So if we could see there,
782
00:40:42,867 --> 00:40:45,266
then we'll be able to see.
783
00:40:45,266 --> 00:40:46,567
But that'll
basically just drop
784
00:40:46,567 --> 00:40:48,333
in the water like that.
785
00:40:57,066 --> 00:41:00,166
[dramatic music playing]
786
00:41:18,934 --> 00:41:20,734
Okay. That's on the bottom.
787
00:41:41,467 --> 00:41:43,133
All right. Here we go.
788
00:41:47,467 --> 00:41:49,600
Oh, yeah.
That's [bleep] black.
789
00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:51,667
[Zeke] Yeah. [bleep] that.
790
00:41:51,667 --> 00:41:53,734
That's grim.
That's grim, dude.
791
00:41:53,734 --> 00:41:55,500
-It's pitch-dark down there.
-Yeah.
792
00:41:55,500 --> 00:41:57,100
[Zeke] You can't see anything.
793
00:41:57,100 --> 00:41:59,200
[man] I hate to say it,
but I guess it's time
794
00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:00,567
-to get into the boat.
-Time to get the boat
out of the water.
795
00:42:00,567 --> 00:42:02,467
[man] Get the boat
out of the water and--
796
00:42:02,467 --> 00:42:04,467
-Boat's coming out.
-[man] Boat's coming out.
797
00:42:04,467 --> 00:42:07,867
-[Zeke] Boat's coming out.
-[man] Yeah. Boat's
coming out now. Sure.
798
00:42:07,867 --> 00:42:10,100
So, that big typhoon
that we had,
799
00:42:10,100 --> 00:42:13,300
it stirred up
the murk so badly
800
00:42:13,300 --> 00:42:14,834
that, uh...
801
00:42:15,467 --> 00:42:17,667
the murk just never
cleared out.
802
00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:22,066
The storm really
screwed up everything
for this last stretch.
803
00:42:22,066 --> 00:42:24,667
There've been little pockets
where it's been mineable.
804
00:42:24,667 --> 00:42:27,000
But overall,
it really killed our ability
805
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:28,667
to be able to do our job.
806
00:42:28,667 --> 00:42:31,834
Even now, the impact
of the storm is ongoing
807
00:42:31,834 --> 00:42:33,734
and it really sucks for us.
808
00:42:33,734 --> 00:42:35,867
You gotta be able to see
down there. You can't see.
809
00:42:35,867 --> 00:42:38,667
It doesn't even look like
we had an entire foot of vis.
810
00:42:38,667 --> 00:42:41,033
There's like a layer
of just black stuff
811
00:42:41,033 --> 00:42:43,400
on the bottom that looks
like it's a couple feet deep.
812
00:42:43,400 --> 00:42:44,567
Just murk,
813
00:42:44,567 --> 00:42:48,467
just black,
impenetrable gloom.
814
00:42:48,467 --> 00:42:51,333
It's time to wrap it up
for the season.
815
00:42:52,767 --> 00:42:54,667
We did all we could.
816
00:43:00,166 --> 00:43:01,367
[suspenseful music playing]
817
00:43:01,367 --> 00:43:04,467
[seagulls cawing]
818
00:43:09,367 --> 00:43:11,667
[Emily] Hey, how is it
going down there?
819
00:43:13,567 --> 00:43:15,000
[Dan] It's going great.
820
00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:16,834
[Dan speaking]
821
00:43:25,667 --> 00:43:27,734
[Emily speaking]
822
00:43:27,734 --> 00:43:30,200
[Dan] Awesome.
Thanks, Emily.
823
00:43:30,200 --> 00:43:33,166
[narrator] Three hours
into the final dive
of the season...
824
00:43:33,166 --> 00:43:35,200
[Dan speaking]
825
00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:37,667
...Eroica diver,
Dan Rainwater,
826
00:43:37,667 --> 00:43:40,867
is making the most
of his time on the sea floor
827
00:43:40,867 --> 00:43:44,266
and 200 ounces may be
within reach.
828
00:43:44,600 --> 00:43:47,166
[Dan speaking]
829
00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:51,000
Let her eat.
830
00:43:52,300 --> 00:43:53,433
Oh, yeah.
831
00:43:54,667 --> 00:43:55,834
There we go.
832
00:44:01,667 --> 00:44:02,900
Oh...
833
00:44:04,100 --> 00:44:05,567
[Dan speaking]
834
00:44:05,567 --> 00:44:07,533
[Emily] Are you kidding me?
835
00:44:15,367 --> 00:44:18,166
Yeah. I think you've
got a rock jam.
836
00:44:19,367 --> 00:44:20,533
[Dan] All right.
837
00:44:21,367 --> 00:44:22,934
[engine whirring]
838
00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:26,734
[Emily] Just when you thought
you were killing it
839
00:44:26,734 --> 00:44:29,967
and Dan's on good gold,
we got this nasty rock jam.
840
00:44:29,967 --> 00:44:32,100
And that could really make
all the difference right now.
841
00:44:32,100 --> 00:44:33,934
I mean,
this is our last chance.
842
00:44:33,934 --> 00:44:35,734
There's not gonna be
another day to mine.
843
00:44:40,033 --> 00:44:42,467
We do not have the time
844
00:44:42,467 --> 00:44:45,033
to spend on this rock jam.
845
00:44:45,033 --> 00:44:46,967
We have to do whatever
it takes to fix it
846
00:44:46,967 --> 00:44:49,433
as fast as possible
to get back on the gold.
847
00:44:52,266 --> 00:44:53,467
[grunting]
848
00:45:12,166 --> 00:45:15,667
We hit the hose and it did
nothing to move the rock.
849
00:45:15,667 --> 00:45:18,734
Let's go ahead
and float the hose
850
00:45:18,734 --> 00:45:20,634
and see if we can find it
that way.
851
00:45:21,467 --> 00:45:22,600
[Dan speaking]
852
00:45:25,367 --> 00:45:27,834
[Emily] Yeah, dude.
I'm so sorry.
That's such a bummer.
853
00:45:27,834 --> 00:45:29,767
Hopefully, it's just a jam
854
00:45:29,767 --> 00:45:32,166
and we can get
right back to it.
855
00:45:32,166 --> 00:45:33,567
All right.
856
00:45:34,567 --> 00:45:36,667
We really can't diagnose
the problem right now
857
00:45:36,667 --> 00:45:38,767
and I'm worried that
it might be an equipment issue
858
00:45:38,767 --> 00:45:40,033
and not a rock jam.
859
00:45:40,033 --> 00:45:42,500
And if that's the case,
I mean, we're done
860
00:45:42,500 --> 00:45:44,667
and there's no chance
we hit 200.
861
00:46:04,600 --> 00:46:07,000
Anyway, we're gonna pull
the hose up...
862
00:46:17,266 --> 00:46:19,166
[Emily] At this point,
whatever the problem is,
863
00:46:19,166 --> 00:46:21,100
whether it's equipment
or a rock jam,
864
00:46:21,100 --> 00:46:23,934
it's taking up too much time
and I cannot afford that.
865
00:46:23,934 --> 00:46:25,567
I think if there's a jam
in the hose,
866
00:46:25,567 --> 00:46:27,467
it's probably there. It's low.
867
00:46:27,467 --> 00:46:29,667
I gotta hook it up,
gotta get the hose to me
868
00:46:29,667 --> 00:46:32,734
and just hit it with a hammer
until it frickin' gives in.
869
00:46:38,367 --> 00:46:40,166
[Dan speaking]
870
00:46:40,867 --> 00:46:43,000
[Emily groans]
871
00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:45,166
[suspenseful music playing]
872
00:46:51,567 --> 00:46:54,367
[hammer pounding]
873
00:46:56,100 --> 00:46:57,233
Okay.
874
00:47:00,266 --> 00:47:03,333
[engine revving]
875
00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:07,333
[Emily speaking]
876
00:47:20,100 --> 00:47:21,333
[Dan speaking]
877
00:47:32,367 --> 00:47:34,667
-Whoo! Booya.
-Okay.
878
00:47:34,667 --> 00:47:36,066
[Emily] All right.
879
00:47:37,266 --> 00:47:38,767
Situations like this,
you gotta
880
00:47:38,767 --> 00:47:41,166
roll up your sleeves
and fix the problem,
881
00:47:41,166 --> 00:47:44,967
especially if you know
you have no time left,
just like today.
882
00:47:44,967 --> 00:47:47,200
-I'm going for it.
-All right.
883
00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:49,567
So, we found the rock,
we got the hose cleared,
884
00:47:49,567 --> 00:47:51,100
and we got
full suction again.
885
00:47:51,100 --> 00:47:52,300
And it's time for Dan
886
00:47:52,300 --> 00:47:53,767
to get back down there
and go to work.
887
00:47:53,767 --> 00:47:56,934
[suspenseful music playing]
888
00:48:01,767 --> 00:48:03,033
[Dan speaking]
889
00:48:38,767 --> 00:48:39,867
Awesome.
890
00:48:39,867 --> 00:48:42,200
[Emily speaking]
891
00:48:42,200 --> 00:48:44,834
It's a bummer.
We lost some time
892
00:48:44,834 --> 00:48:46,600
for the rock jam.
893
00:48:46,600 --> 00:48:49,467
-[Dan speaking]
-[Emily] Nice.
894
00:48:49,467 --> 00:48:50,867
We lost like an hour
and a half
895
00:48:50,867 --> 00:48:52,467
with that horrible rock jam
896
00:48:52,467 --> 00:48:56,100
and it's our [bleep]
very last night
897
00:48:56,100 --> 00:48:58,266
of gold dredging
for the season,
898
00:48:58,266 --> 00:49:00,367
but we're making it happen.
899
00:49:00,367 --> 00:49:02,333
[Dan speaking]
900
00:49:09,200 --> 00:49:10,767
That's great, dude.
Keep it up.
901
00:49:10,767 --> 00:49:11,834
[Dan] Yeah.
902
00:49:13,066 --> 00:49:14,433
[Emily speaking]
903
00:49:16,467 --> 00:49:17,934
[narrator] Across the water...
904
00:49:22,867 --> 00:49:24,233
[Shawn] Look at that.
905
00:49:25,033 --> 00:49:27,634
We're piling up the gold.
906
00:49:29,767 --> 00:49:32,467
We've been here
about four hours
907
00:49:33,100 --> 00:49:34,767
and it's been paying
908
00:49:34,767 --> 00:49:36,634
and paying, and paying.
909
00:49:38,834 --> 00:49:40,266
[narrator] On his last run
of the season,
910
00:49:40,266 --> 00:49:42,767
Shawn Pomrenke
could be headed
911
00:49:42,767 --> 00:49:43,934
to a golden finish.
912
00:49:44,567 --> 00:49:45,634
[Shawn] Oh, yeah.
913
00:49:46,300 --> 00:49:49,133
We're digging down
into the pay layer
914
00:49:50,266 --> 00:49:53,834
about six feet below
the top of the surface.
915
00:49:54,734 --> 00:49:56,467
And it seems like good pay
916
00:49:56,467 --> 00:49:57,667
all the way down
to the bottom.
917
00:49:57,667 --> 00:49:59,433
It's really easy digging,
918
00:50:00,066 --> 00:50:01,734
production stays up
919
00:50:01,734 --> 00:50:03,934
because you're not
spending your time moving.
920
00:50:07,100 --> 00:50:10,567
And the box looked really good
the last time we checked it.
921
00:50:12,567 --> 00:50:14,634
Making some damn money.
922
00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:18,934
Yeah.
923
00:50:20,100 --> 00:50:22,934
We needed everything to fire
on all cylinders today,
924
00:50:22,934 --> 00:50:26,066
both the CR and the Myrtle
had to be cranking.
925
00:50:28,033 --> 00:50:30,934
And so far, it looks like
that's what's happening.
926
00:50:32,400 --> 00:50:34,000
[Cody] What's up, dude?
927
00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:35,734
How's it going over there?
928
00:50:36,567 --> 00:50:38,367
This ground is pretty rich.
929
00:50:38,367 --> 00:50:40,867
You know, we're catching
a lot of gold here.
930
00:50:40,867 --> 00:50:42,400
How's it going with you?
931
00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:44,967
Yeah, I don't know.
I got into this hole
932
00:50:44,967 --> 00:50:46,166
over here and it's good.
933
00:50:47,266 --> 00:50:49,533
There's a big pay streak
right here.
934
00:50:51,667 --> 00:50:53,333
[Cody speaking]
935
00:50:55,967 --> 00:50:57,567
Yup. 10-4.
936
00:50:59,367 --> 00:51:00,867
[Cody] Oh, yeah.
937
00:51:00,867 --> 00:51:01,934
Real good.
938
00:51:05,400 --> 00:51:07,967
He's brought in
some good pay over there,
939
00:51:07,967 --> 00:51:10,100
we're over here
about a mile away
940
00:51:10,100 --> 00:51:11,800
and we're in
the good pay.
941
00:51:15,166 --> 00:51:18,033
When you hear that rock
running down the screen deck
942
00:51:18,033 --> 00:51:20,367
like it is right now...
943
00:51:23,967 --> 00:51:24,934
It's money.
944
00:51:31,033 --> 00:51:32,834
There's the clay.
945
00:51:34,100 --> 00:51:35,367
Oh, yeah.
946
00:51:37,300 --> 00:51:39,033
Gold here is amazing.
947
00:51:39,033 --> 00:51:40,567
But I gotta get back
to the harbor
948
00:51:40,567 --> 00:51:42,567
and prep for the arrival
of the Myrtle.
949
00:51:42,567 --> 00:51:45,266
I'm gonna have the night crew
come in a little early
950
00:51:45,266 --> 00:51:47,567
and push it alongside Cody
951
00:51:47,567 --> 00:51:49,367
for the last couple hours.
952
00:51:49,367 --> 00:51:52,066
The fun stuff is digging.
953
00:51:52,066 --> 00:51:55,000
And digging up gold
and following the pay.
954
00:51:58,400 --> 00:52:00,667
I have to trust my guys
955
00:52:00,667 --> 00:52:02,433
to do it while I'm not here.
956
00:52:07,467 --> 00:52:10,100
It makes everybody
feel better.
957
00:52:10,100 --> 00:52:12,667
This makes the bank account
feel good, too.
958
00:52:12,667 --> 00:52:13,533
[Chuck] Yeah.
959
00:52:14,266 --> 00:52:17,667
All right, Chuck.
Pile the gold up, buddy.
960
00:52:17,667 --> 00:52:19,467
I'm gonna go get ready.
961
00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:22,500
It all comes down
to that final clean out.
962
00:52:22,500 --> 00:52:24,600
Hopefully, the haul
from the CR
963
00:52:24,600 --> 00:52:27,333
and the Myrtle will get us
to where we need to be.
964
00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:30,367
Oh, yeah. There you go.
965
00:52:30,367 --> 00:52:32,634
-All right, buddy. Good luck.
-[Chuck] Yup.
966
00:52:34,767 --> 00:52:37,834
[Shawn] Call me if you guys
need anything.
967
00:52:42,667 --> 00:52:44,367
I wish I could stay out
there digging,
968
00:52:44,367 --> 00:52:47,333
but somebody's gotta keep
this business running.
969
00:52:49,166 --> 00:52:50,834
[tense music playing]
970
00:52:57,000 --> 00:52:59,166
End-of-season cleanup.
971
00:52:59,967 --> 00:53:01,533
[Zeke] This is the last of it.
972
00:53:02,367 --> 00:53:05,166
[man] I'm surprised
that it's this much.
973
00:53:05,166 --> 00:53:06,767
[narrator] Zeke Tenhoff
wasn't able to get
974
00:53:06,767 --> 00:53:08,767
a last day of mining in,
975
00:53:08,767 --> 00:53:10,867
but it's possible
that a few ounces
976
00:53:10,867 --> 00:53:13,967
from the buckets
could propel him
977
00:53:13,967 --> 00:53:15,967
to 150 ounces.
978
00:53:15,967 --> 00:53:17,834
Sweet.
979
00:53:18,867 --> 00:53:20,367
We weren't able
to mine today,
980
00:53:20,367 --> 00:53:21,734
but we did pretty well
981
00:53:21,734 --> 00:53:23,400
in the past few days
we were able to,
982
00:53:23,400 --> 00:53:24,934
and we still have some gold
to scrape out
983
00:53:24,934 --> 00:53:26,367
of the bottom of the box.
984
00:53:26,367 --> 00:53:28,266
If this weigh out
is anywhere near as good
985
00:53:28,266 --> 00:53:29,567
as the ones
we've been having,
986
00:53:29,567 --> 00:53:31,767
we're gonna end the season
with a bang.
987
00:53:31,767 --> 00:53:34,367
I hope so. Let's hit
the trail loaded down.
988
00:53:34,934 --> 00:53:36,266
Let's see
how it weighs up.
989
00:53:43,000 --> 00:53:45,900
3, 4, 5, 6,
990
00:53:46,467 --> 00:53:48,000
7, 8,
991
00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:50,033
9, 10,
992
00:53:50,033 --> 00:53:54,100
11, 12, 13, 14.
993
00:53:55,467 --> 00:53:57,567
Oh, almost 15.
994
00:53:58,133 --> 00:54:00,200
[narrator] 14.8 ounces
995
00:54:00,200 --> 00:54:02,767
rings in at over $26,000,
996
00:54:02,767 --> 00:54:05,066
bringing Zeke's final tally
997
00:54:05,066 --> 00:54:07,734
to 152 ounces,
998
00:54:07,734 --> 00:54:11,734
worth over $270,000.
999
00:54:11,734 --> 00:54:14,867
-[man] Not bad for a scraping
the bottom of the boat.
-Okay. Scraping.
1000
00:54:14,867 --> 00:54:16,367
-I'll take it all day.
-Yup, yup, yup.
1001
00:54:16,367 --> 00:54:18,300
[Zeke laughs]
1002
00:54:18,300 --> 00:54:21,000
[Zeke] What a season. First,
meeting our initial goal
1003
00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:23,066
and then breaking through
the revised one?
1004
00:54:23,066 --> 00:54:24,467
We really crushed it.
1005
00:54:24,467 --> 00:54:26,133
This is really gonna help
1006
00:54:26,133 --> 00:54:28,066
with the remaining payments
that I have on the Synergy.
1007
00:54:28,066 --> 00:54:30,567
And I have a lot of confidence
now moving forward.
1008
00:54:30,567 --> 00:54:33,033
I feel like
we're really leveling up.
1009
00:54:33,033 --> 00:54:34,867
-Killer season.
-Yeah.
1010
00:54:34,867 --> 00:54:36,734
We roll into it next year,
1011
00:54:36,734 --> 00:54:39,066
um, that with the same stride,
1012
00:54:39,066 --> 00:54:41,567
we'll be able to get
double that easily.
1013
00:54:41,567 --> 00:54:43,600
Sure. We know what the boat
is gonna produce
1014
00:54:43,600 --> 00:54:45,367
every hour it goes out.
1015
00:54:45,367 --> 00:54:48,033
[Zeke] Everything was working
exactly how it needs to work.
1016
00:54:48,033 --> 00:54:50,767
Eventually, you have
to just, like, realize
1017
00:54:50,767 --> 00:54:53,667
that you have a good idea
of what you're better at
than other things.
1018
00:54:53,667 --> 00:54:55,266
You should probably
just stick with the things
1019
00:54:55,266 --> 00:54:57,467
that you notice you're better
at than the other things.
1020
00:54:58,166 --> 00:55:00,467
[laughing]
1021
00:55:03,667 --> 00:55:05,634
[narrator] Back
on the water...
1022
00:55:07,734 --> 00:55:09,100
[radio buzzing]
1023
00:55:09,100 --> 00:55:10,934
-[Vernon] Hey, Brad.
-[Brad] Yeah?
1024
00:55:11,400 --> 00:55:12,667
[Vernon speaking]
1025
00:55:13,967 --> 00:55:16,433
[Brad speaking]
1026
00:55:17,967 --> 00:55:20,600
[Vernon] The visibility
is deteriorating?
1027
00:55:20,600 --> 00:55:21,533
[Brad speaking]
1028
00:55:22,066 --> 00:55:23,367
[Vernon] All right.
1029
00:55:25,100 --> 00:55:27,000
[narrator] The door is closing
on the last dive
1030
00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:29,200
of the season
for Team Adkison.
1031
00:55:30,967 --> 00:55:33,867
He's seeing zero visibility
down there.
1032
00:55:33,867 --> 00:55:37,467
So, I think I'm gonna go ahead
and pull him out
1033
00:55:37,467 --> 00:55:39,000
and get our gear up.
1034
00:55:39,367 --> 00:55:40,834
Yeah.
1035
00:55:41,567 --> 00:55:42,300
[radio buzzes]
1036
00:55:42,300 --> 00:55:43,667
Hey, Brad.
1037
00:55:43,667 --> 00:55:44,867
[Brad] Yeah?
1038
00:55:44,867 --> 00:55:46,567
Right now,
you've been under
1039
00:55:46,567 --> 00:55:49,333
one hour and 50 minutes.
1040
00:55:49,867 --> 00:55:52,433
Let's go ahead and pull you.
1041
00:55:53,500 --> 00:55:54,700
[Brad speaking]
1042
00:55:56,667 --> 00:55:58,834
[Vernon]
The visibility is starting
to get too cloudy
1043
00:55:58,834 --> 00:56:01,367
down there to mine,
and Brad got almost
1044
00:56:01,367 --> 00:56:04,066
to the two-hour mark,
so I'm considering the day
1045
00:56:04,066 --> 00:56:07,467
a big success with two hot
dives on good gold.
1046
00:56:08,467 --> 00:56:11,066
We're finishing
on a good note, for sure.
1047
00:56:11,066 --> 00:56:13,333
Now hopefully, that skill
shows us a winner.
1048
00:56:14,367 --> 00:56:15,967
This some of the best gold
1049
00:56:15,967 --> 00:56:18,000
I've seen since
I've been in Nome.
1050
00:56:18,734 --> 00:56:20,333
We got a good lick.
1051
00:56:27,133 --> 00:56:30,100
[upbeat music playing]
1052
00:56:31,367 --> 00:56:32,834
[Vernon] All right.
1053
00:56:32,834 --> 00:56:36,567
Let's see what kind of Twitter
bombs there are out there.
1054
00:56:36,567 --> 00:56:39,066
[narrator] And now,
buckle for another
1055
00:56:39,066 --> 00:56:41,166
"Social Hour with Vernon."
1056
00:56:42,166 --> 00:56:43,667
[Vernon] At NuggetsMeLotz,
1057
00:56:43,667 --> 00:56:46,033
"What was the biggest waste
of money
1058
00:56:46,033 --> 00:56:47,433
when it comes to mining?"
1059
00:56:50,567 --> 00:56:53,567
Well, the year
I had six dredges
1060
00:56:53,567 --> 00:56:55,367
in the water,
1061
00:56:55,367 --> 00:56:57,734
that was a big waste.
1062
00:56:57,734 --> 00:56:59,500
Got six boats in the water.
1063
00:56:59,500 --> 00:57:01,734
And boats are expensive.
1064
00:57:01,734 --> 00:57:05,166
I've cashed in all my chips
and put everything
on the line here.
1065
00:57:05,166 --> 00:57:06,667
My retirement,
1066
00:57:06,667 --> 00:57:07,967
my savings,
1067
00:57:07,967 --> 00:57:09,367
I'm all in.
1068
00:57:09,367 --> 00:57:11,734
So I had six rigs
in the water,
1069
00:57:12,266 --> 00:57:14,867
I only ever had six running
1070
00:57:14,867 --> 00:57:17,967
at the same time for one day
for about three hours.
1071
00:57:17,967 --> 00:57:19,066
Fact is...
1072
00:57:21,033 --> 00:57:22,867
I probably got a half
a million wrapped up
1073
00:57:22,867 --> 00:57:25,166
in this operation.
1074
00:57:25,166 --> 00:57:27,734
And the other thing
is that bottom crawler.
1075
00:57:28,367 --> 00:57:30,634
We ready? Okay.
Here we go.
1076
00:57:32,066 --> 00:57:33,734
I'm thinking
we got a winner.
1077
00:57:34,967 --> 00:57:36,567
[line snaps]
1078
00:57:36,567 --> 00:57:38,567
-[Vernon] Whoa [bleep]!
-[man speaking]
1079
00:57:38,567 --> 00:57:40,367
[man] No!
1080
00:57:40,367 --> 00:57:42,066
[Vernon] Well, we just broke
the damn line
1081
00:57:42,066 --> 00:57:43,567
and the bot dropped.
1082
00:57:43,567 --> 00:57:46,967
It's only quarter
of a million dollar robot.
1083
00:57:46,967 --> 00:57:48,600
I could've just quit
and said [bleep] that,
1084
00:57:48,600 --> 00:57:51,033
I lost a lot of money.
Woe is me.
1085
00:57:51,033 --> 00:57:52,900
I'm done with this [bleep],
but I didn't.
1086
00:57:54,567 --> 00:57:56,300
I took what I learned
from that
1087
00:57:56,300 --> 00:57:58,500
and I built a bigger,
better rig.
1088
00:57:58,500 --> 00:57:59,967
It's taken me a few years,
1089
00:57:59,967 --> 00:58:01,300
actually several years.
1090
00:58:01,300 --> 00:58:03,667
-[seagull squawks]
-[Vernon] But that's okay.
1091
00:58:03,667 --> 00:58:05,567
I'm not gonna give up,
I'll keep after it
1092
00:58:05,567 --> 00:58:07,734
until I get it figured out.
1093
00:58:08,867 --> 00:58:10,367
[narrator]
This has been another
1094
00:58:10,367 --> 00:58:13,166
"Social Hour with Vernon."
1095
00:58:13,166 --> 00:58:14,867
I mean,
I got full confidence
1096
00:58:14,867 --> 00:58:16,367
that I can figure
this [bleep] out.
1097
00:58:16,367 --> 00:58:18,734
So, you know, you live
and you learn.
1098
00:58:19,734 --> 00:58:21,834
But I burned up
a lot of money.
1099
00:58:23,500 --> 00:58:26,333
[tense music playing]
1100
00:58:31,233 --> 00:58:34,800
All right. Let's see what
we got to deal with here.
1101
00:58:35,867 --> 00:58:38,834
[narrator] Despite
being shut down
on the water yet again,
1102
00:58:38,834 --> 00:58:42,166
Chris McCully's hoping
that the final scrape
of the box
1103
00:58:42,166 --> 00:58:45,667
yields a few final ounces
on the scale.
1104
00:58:45,667 --> 00:58:46,667
[Chris] Okay.
1105
00:58:46,667 --> 00:58:49,533
We'll classify the dirt.
1106
00:58:51,033 --> 00:58:54,533
I know we won't be able
to hit the 300 ounce season.
1107
00:58:55,567 --> 00:58:58,100
But I have a few buckets
that we haven't cleaned yet.
1108
00:58:58,100 --> 00:59:00,800
So I'm hoping for a little
surprise on the scale.
1109
00:59:01,400 --> 00:59:03,333
All right.
Let's see how she goes.
1110
00:59:05,567 --> 00:59:06,667
Oh, yeah.
1111
00:59:06,667 --> 00:59:08,300
You see that?
1112
00:59:10,400 --> 00:59:12,600
Starting to pile up
right there.
1113
00:59:12,600 --> 00:59:15,934
[Cam speaking]
1114
00:59:15,934 --> 00:59:18,033
[Chris] So far,
it's looking good.
1115
00:59:18,400 --> 00:59:20,100
See how that looks.
1116
00:59:20,100 --> 00:59:22,133
Oh, okay. All right.
1117
00:59:22,133 --> 00:59:24,200
There it is. Yup.
1118
00:59:24,967 --> 00:59:26,634
Let's weigh this out.
1119
00:59:26,934 --> 00:59:28,233
So, here we go.
1120
00:59:31,967 --> 00:59:33,567
[Chris] 160, 190,
1121
00:59:33,567 --> 00:59:35,433
there's 200 grams.
1122
00:59:37,133 --> 00:59:38,567
There's 300 grams.
1123
00:59:39,667 --> 00:59:42,533
Come on, 380, 390.
1124
00:59:43,467 --> 00:59:45,834
Come on 400, 400.
1125
00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:49,600
Nice. Oh, there's more.
1126
00:59:49,600 --> 00:59:52,266
[Cam] We forgot
the coarse pieces, man.
1127
00:59:52,266 --> 00:59:53,767
[Chris] There's more.
1128
00:59:53,767 --> 00:59:56,467
We got 410 grams,
so that's...
1129
00:59:56,467 --> 00:59:59,100
Yeah, wow.
We got 13.1.
1130
00:59:59,100 --> 01:00:01,066
Dude, [bleep] did it.
1131
01:00:01,767 --> 01:00:03,967
[narrator]
13.1 ounces is worth
1132
01:00:03,967 --> 01:00:05,867
over 23 grand,
1133
01:00:05,867 --> 01:00:07,767
bringing Chris' season total
1134
01:00:07,767 --> 01:00:09,934
to 233 ounces
1135
01:00:09,934 --> 01:00:13,734
worth over $420,000.
1136
01:00:13,734 --> 01:00:15,367
That's really good,
that's really,
1137
01:00:15,367 --> 01:00:17,100
really great,
you know, that's,
1138
01:00:17,100 --> 01:00:20,066
that's just the result
I wanna come up with.
1139
01:00:20,066 --> 01:00:23,033
Did I hit my 300-ounce goal
this summer? No.
1140
01:00:23,033 --> 01:00:25,166
But did I get
a ton of gold?
1141
01:00:25,166 --> 01:00:26,266
Absolutely.
1142
01:00:26,266 --> 01:00:27,867
I think I proved to everyone
1143
01:00:27,867 --> 01:00:29,967
that I'm one of
the heavy-hitters out here.
1144
01:00:29,967 --> 01:00:32,600
Two seasons in a row now
we delivered big.
1145
01:00:32,600 --> 01:00:35,467
If we can get a summer
without a storm
of the century,
1146
01:00:35,467 --> 01:00:37,967
I think we'd
be unstoppable.
1147
01:00:37,967 --> 01:00:40,500
My plan from there
is to continue on
1148
01:00:40,500 --> 01:00:43,033
where I've been mining
this whole summer.
1149
01:00:43,033 --> 01:00:46,166
And it's just a matter of when
can I get back down there.
1150
01:00:46,166 --> 01:00:47,834
I'm gonna keep
getting that gold.
1151
01:00:48,567 --> 01:00:50,033
Let's get paid, eh?
1152
01:00:51,967 --> 01:00:55,634
[tense music playing]
1153
01:00:56,300 --> 01:00:58,867
[narrator]
Back out on the water...
1154
01:00:58,867 --> 01:01:01,367
[Emily] All right, Dan.
You've been down
about six hours.
1155
01:01:01,367 --> 01:01:02,767
You ready to call it?
1156
01:01:02,767 --> 01:01:04,734
[Dan speaking]
1157
01:01:11,367 --> 01:01:14,100
Yeah, I think
it's for the best.
1158
01:01:14,100 --> 01:01:15,567
[Dan speaking]
1159
01:01:16,867 --> 01:01:18,867
[Emily] All right. Roger that.
I'm going to
1160
01:01:18,867 --> 01:01:20,967
turn the light on
and drop the hook.
1161
01:01:20,967 --> 01:01:22,333
[Dan speaking]
1162
01:01:24,667 --> 01:01:27,500
[narrator] With a six-hour
dive on the books,
1163
01:01:27,500 --> 01:01:29,934
Emily calls it a day
1164
01:01:29,934 --> 01:01:33,400
before nighttime blankets
the Bering Sea.
1165
01:01:33,400 --> 01:01:36,734
Dan's been down for six hours
and that's a long dive,
1166
01:01:36,734 --> 01:01:39,934
and I don't really feel
like pushing it.
1167
01:01:39,934 --> 01:01:42,867
I think it's healthy
to call it at six.
1168
01:01:42,867 --> 01:01:44,634
We got some good time
in today.
1169
01:02:00,834 --> 01:02:04,000
Six hours is the absolute
maximum time
1170
01:02:04,000 --> 01:02:05,600
you should be down there,
1171
01:02:05,600 --> 01:02:07,667
and that's how long
Dan dove tonight.
1172
01:02:07,667 --> 01:02:10,367
And I'm super glad he stuck it
out the whole way.
1173
01:02:10,367 --> 01:02:12,133
But at this point,
it's nighttime.
1174
01:02:12,133 --> 01:02:14,033
Temperature's dropping
1175
01:02:14,033 --> 01:02:16,667
and the reduced visibility
because of the darkness
1176
01:02:16,667 --> 01:02:19,233
adds a whole new element
of danger for the diver.
1177
01:02:19,233 --> 01:02:21,033
And we got a storm coming in,
1178
01:02:21,033 --> 01:02:22,667
it's definitely time
to call it.
1179
01:02:22,667 --> 01:02:24,333
Good job. You killed it
today, though.
1180
01:02:25,367 --> 01:02:26,367
Oh.
1181
01:02:28,467 --> 01:02:30,934
-[Dan speaking]
-[Emily imitates munching]
1182
01:02:30,934 --> 01:02:32,967
Wow. Until a second ago,
1183
01:02:32,967 --> 01:02:35,867
that was just lost on
the floor of the Bering Sea.
1184
01:02:35,867 --> 01:02:38,133
-[Dan] Oh, it's now ours.
-And now it's ours forever.
1185
01:02:38,133 --> 01:02:39,634
Wow, that's awesome, Dan.
1186
01:02:40,266 --> 01:02:41,266
[Emily speaking]
1187
01:02:41,266 --> 01:02:42,400
-[Dan speaking]
-All right.
1188
01:02:42,400 --> 01:02:44,033
-[Dan speaking]
-Okay.
1189
01:02:45,266 --> 01:02:46,367
[Emily speaking]
1190
01:02:47,166 --> 01:02:49,233
-All we need is--
-[Emily speaking]
1191
01:02:52,166 --> 01:02:53,266
Yeah, actually,
yeah, it was...
1192
01:02:53,266 --> 01:02:54,467
-Oh, [bleep].
-Holy...
1193
01:02:54,467 --> 01:02:56,000
-Holy [bleep].
-[laughter]
1194
01:02:56,000 --> 01:02:57,300
[Emily] Oh, my gosh.
There's so much gold
in there.
1195
01:02:57,300 --> 01:02:58,734
[Dan] Are you kidding me?
1196
01:02:58,734 --> 01:03:01,000
[Emily] Holy [bleep],
there's so much gold in there.
1197
01:03:01,000 --> 01:03:03,166
-[Dan speaking]
-What?
1198
01:03:03,500 --> 01:03:05,000
[Emily] Holy shit!
1199
01:03:06,266 --> 01:03:07,500
[Emily] Oh, my gosh.
1200
01:03:07,500 --> 01:03:08,467
[Dan speaking]
1201
01:03:08,467 --> 01:03:09,867
[Emily] Oh, [bleep].
1202
01:03:09,867 --> 01:03:11,734
Dan, you were in it.
1203
01:03:11,734 --> 01:03:13,667
Oh, my gosh. Yay!
1204
01:03:14,567 --> 01:03:16,767
Dan absolutely killed
it down there
1205
01:03:16,767 --> 01:03:18,767
and the box
definitely shows it.
1206
01:03:18,767 --> 01:03:20,867
So it's a great way
to end our final dive.
1207
01:03:20,867 --> 01:03:22,867
Ooh.
1208
01:03:22,867 --> 01:03:24,367
Ah.
1209
01:03:24,867 --> 01:03:27,166
So much gold.
1210
01:03:27,166 --> 01:03:29,100
You always hope
the box is lit up,
1211
01:03:29,100 --> 01:03:31,166
but this is even better than
Dan and I thought it would be.
1212
01:03:31,166 --> 01:03:34,266
It's a grand slam, probably
the best day of the season.
1213
01:03:34,266 --> 01:03:36,934
And I can't wait to see
what's on the scale.
1214
01:03:40,934 --> 01:03:42,834
[Emily speaking]
1215
01:03:45,133 --> 01:03:47,567
-[Dan speaking]
-Look how nice that is.
1216
01:03:47,567 --> 01:03:49,667
[Dan speaking]
1217
01:03:50,467 --> 01:03:52,133
[Emily] Oh, I...
No doubt these--
1218
01:03:52,133 --> 01:03:53,533
[Dan] That is the best
six hours I've ever seen.
1219
01:03:53,533 --> 01:03:55,467
[Emily] I think that's
the best six hours I've ever
had on the Bering Sea.
1220
01:03:55,467 --> 01:03:56,867
Oh, my gosh.
1221
01:03:56,867 --> 01:03:58,467
[Emily laughs]
It's so good.
1222
01:03:58,467 --> 01:04:00,300
Whoo!
1223
01:04:00,300 --> 01:04:03,166
Dan got us some freaking
awesome-looking gold,
1224
01:04:03,166 --> 01:04:04,467
which is amazing.
1225
01:04:04,467 --> 01:04:05,400
[Dan speaking]
1226
01:04:05,400 --> 01:04:06,467
So... Best gold ever.
1227
01:04:06,934 --> 01:04:08,266
For our last day,
1228
01:04:08,266 --> 01:04:10,800
sail away into the sunset
with some beautiful gold.
1229
01:04:11,166 --> 01:04:12,567
[Dan speaking]
1230
01:04:12,567 --> 01:04:14,200
[Emily] Nicely done, sir.
1231
01:04:15,667 --> 01:04:18,533
Oh, that was worth
that terrible rock jam.
1232
01:04:25,767 --> 01:04:27,834
[tense music playing]
1233
01:04:30,200 --> 01:04:31,400
[Emily] How's it going?
1234
01:04:31,400 --> 01:04:33,533
[Dan speaking]
1235
01:04:34,467 --> 01:04:36,567
[Emily]
All signs point to good.
1236
01:04:36,567 --> 01:04:38,033
[Jane] That's awesome.
1237
01:04:38,033 --> 01:04:39,266
[Emily]
That's just from six hours?
1238
01:04:39,266 --> 01:04:40,567
[Dan] Quartz vein, six hours.
1239
01:04:40,567 --> 01:04:42,433
-[Emily] Whoa.
-[Dan] Yeah.
1240
01:04:42,834 --> 01:04:44,166
[Emily] Nice.
1241
01:04:44,166 --> 01:04:45,500
[narrator]
It's the end of the road
1242
01:04:45,500 --> 01:04:47,367
for Emily's summer campaign.
1243
01:04:47,367 --> 01:04:48,934
[Emily] Well also,
we had that huge rock jam
1244
01:04:48,934 --> 01:04:50,400
in the middle
of your dive.
1245
01:04:50,400 --> 01:04:53,867
[narrator] Mama's looking
to end on a high note.
1246
01:04:53,867 --> 01:04:55,634
-[Emily] That's amazing.
-[Dan] Yeah.
1247
01:04:57,200 --> 01:04:58,467
[Emily] Oh, yeah.
1248
01:04:58,467 --> 01:05:00,266
Yeah, we're looking
really good here.
1249
01:05:00,266 --> 01:05:03,266
We need 22 ounces
to get to 200.
1250
01:05:03,266 --> 01:05:06,367
I don't think there's any way
we're not gonna make it.
1251
01:05:06,367 --> 01:05:09,767
It's very dangerous for me to
make that kind of prediction
1252
01:05:09,767 --> 01:05:11,400
but I don't think I'm wrong.
1253
01:05:11,400 --> 01:05:14,667
I just think we, like,
hit some incredible pay.
1254
01:05:14,667 --> 01:05:16,367
So here we go.
1255
01:05:16,367 --> 01:05:18,200
This is my first full season
back in a while
1256
01:05:18,200 --> 01:05:19,834
and it's crucial
we finish strong.
1257
01:05:19,834 --> 01:05:21,967
The bank account
was pretty depleted
1258
01:05:21,967 --> 01:05:24,767
after a disastrous winter
and we're just hoping
1259
01:05:24,767 --> 01:05:26,667
to fill that account
back up.
1260
01:05:26,667 --> 01:05:28,233
My family's
depending on it.
1261
01:05:29,100 --> 01:05:31,600
-Here we go.
-[Emily] Yeah.
1262
01:05:31,600 --> 01:05:33,500
-There it is, the omelet.
-[Dan] Beautiful.
1263
01:05:33,500 --> 01:05:35,233
This is it.
This is it for our season.
1264
01:05:35,600 --> 01:05:37,000
[Emily] Right.
1265
01:05:37,000 --> 01:05:38,166
All right.
Let's pour this thing.
1266
01:05:39,033 --> 01:05:41,000
[tense music playing]
1267
01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:46,967
1, 2, 3, 6, 7,
1268
01:05:46,967 --> 01:05:52,266
8, 9, 10...
Oh, gosh, 11, 12,
1269
01:05:52,266 --> 01:05:56,066
13, 14, 15, 16,
1270
01:05:56,066 --> 01:05:59,200
17, 18, 19, 20, 21...
1271
01:05:59,200 --> 01:06:01,200
[Dan] Come on, come on,
come on, come on.
1272
01:06:01,667 --> 01:06:04,333
[Emily] 22.35.
1273
01:06:05,166 --> 01:06:10,100
[narrator] 22.35 ounces
is worth over $40,000,
1274
01:06:10,100 --> 01:06:14,634
bringing Team Eroica's season
haul to 202 ounces,
1275
01:06:15,467 --> 01:06:21,000
banking Emily
a mammoth $363,000.
1276
01:06:23,266 --> 01:06:24,600
Dude, this feels
really good.
1277
01:06:24,600 --> 01:06:26,166
This was a tough season
1278
01:06:26,166 --> 01:06:28,667
and there were a lot of times
I didn't think we'd come
1279
01:06:28,667 --> 01:06:30,667
even close
to meeting this goal.
1280
01:06:30,667 --> 01:06:32,400
But we pulled through
1281
01:06:32,400 --> 01:06:35,767
and to build a great dive
team to weather the storm,
1282
01:06:35,767 --> 01:06:37,467
it just proves
that we belong here
1283
01:06:37,467 --> 01:06:39,133
and that we're
gonna move forward
1284
01:06:39,133 --> 01:06:42,000
and continue to grow wealth
for our family
1285
01:06:42,000 --> 01:06:43,834
and I'm really excited
for the future.
1286
01:06:43,834 --> 01:06:45,867
Baby Bear heard
the gold was, uh...
1287
01:06:45,867 --> 01:06:47,000
-Hi, cutie.
-...getting weighed
1288
01:06:47,000 --> 01:06:48,133
-and she woke up.
-Hi.
1289
01:06:48,133 --> 01:06:49,767
-She got excited.
-Hi, cutie.
1290
01:06:49,767 --> 01:06:50,834
[Emily] What's that?
1291
01:06:50,834 --> 01:06:54,133
Ooh, is that college tuition?
1292
01:06:54,133 --> 01:06:55,500
We did it.
We're north of 200.
1293
01:06:55,500 --> 01:06:57,000
-[Jane] She heard it--
-[Alex] Yes!
1294
01:06:57,000 --> 01:06:58,600
[Emily] I don't think
I've ever been this proud,
1295
01:06:58,600 --> 01:07:00,166
-honestly. Like--
-[Jane] Aw.
1296
01:07:00,166 --> 01:07:01,166
[Emily] Really.
1297
01:07:01,166 --> 01:07:02,066
We made a good team.
1298
01:07:02,066 --> 01:07:03,367
-That's really awesome.
-[Emily] Yeah.
1299
01:07:03,367 --> 01:07:05,433
-No, it was a great team.
-[Alex] Yeah.
1300
01:07:06,300 --> 01:07:08,100
-[Emily] Uh... Mmm-hmm.
-No?
1301
01:07:10,867 --> 01:07:12,867
[Emily]
By the skin of our teeth.
1302
01:07:12,867 --> 01:07:14,166
Good job, everybody.
1303
01:07:15,266 --> 01:07:18,266
[dramatic music playing]
1304
01:07:18,266 --> 01:07:19,634
[narrator]
Back out on the water...
1305
01:07:23,734 --> 01:07:25,066
[Kris speaking]
1306
01:07:27,400 --> 01:07:28,467
[narrator] As night falls,
1307
01:07:28,467 --> 01:07:31,200
not every captain
has called it quits.
1308
01:07:31,567 --> 01:07:33,467
[Kris speaking]
1309
01:07:33,467 --> 01:07:35,867
[narrator] Kris Kelly
is pushing Reaper Nation
1310
01:07:35,867 --> 01:07:37,367
as long as he can,
1311
01:07:38,734 --> 01:07:42,500
and he may be on the verge
of the most profitable day
1312
01:07:42,500 --> 01:07:44,734
in the history
of the Mistress.
1313
01:07:44,734 --> 01:07:46,567
[Kris] Good gold all day.
1314
01:07:46,567 --> 01:07:48,133
Everything's going great.
1315
01:07:50,033 --> 01:07:51,200
We're killing it right now.
1316
01:07:51,200 --> 01:07:53,400
Like, the gold we see
in the pan
1317
01:07:53,400 --> 01:07:55,500
is a fraction
of what we're getting.
1318
01:07:55,500 --> 01:07:57,133
We're gonna keep
pressing hard
1319
01:07:57,133 --> 01:07:59,433
until the ocean
makes us leave.
1320
01:08:00,767 --> 01:08:04,066
Which the weather's coming up,
so it's gonna happen soon.
1321
01:08:06,000 --> 01:08:07,767
It's been a long,
hard season,
1322
01:08:07,767 --> 01:08:10,133
but I'm determined
to get every ounce we can
1323
01:08:10,133 --> 01:08:12,433
and stay out
as long as I possibly can.
1324
01:08:15,367 --> 01:08:17,300
That's what this summer's
been all about.
1325
01:08:17,300 --> 01:08:20,100
Just pushing harder
than anyone else this season
1326
01:08:20,100 --> 01:08:21,867
and challenging ourselves.
1327
01:08:21,867 --> 01:08:23,667
And that's how
we're gonna finish.
1328
01:08:25,934 --> 01:08:27,266
[Kevin]
We're on good gold.
1329
01:08:27,266 --> 01:08:28,767
And we're on a really
good spot.
1330
01:08:28,767 --> 01:08:31,367
We're gonna get as much gold
as can before we take off.
1331
01:08:34,567 --> 01:08:36,266
Looks like the storm
is coming in
1332
01:08:36,266 --> 01:08:37,734
earlier than we thought.
1333
01:08:42,400 --> 01:08:44,266
[Kris speaking]
1334
01:08:44,266 --> 01:08:46,934
[Kevin]
It starting to get pretty
rough and violent out here.
1335
01:08:48,166 --> 01:08:50,300
[Kris] On a personal note, I
just want to stay out
1336
01:08:50,300 --> 01:08:52,867
longer than
the Christine Rose
and the Myrtle.
1337
01:08:52,867 --> 01:08:55,367
Shawn has his night crew
out there working.
1338
01:08:55,367 --> 01:08:56,934
If they pull up
their anchors before us,
1339
01:08:56,934 --> 01:09:00,066
then we're literally the last
boat out here.
1340
01:09:00,066 --> 01:09:01,934
That would be a huge
personal victory
1341
01:09:01,934 --> 01:09:04,266
and that would say
a lot about this team.
1342
01:09:04,667 --> 01:09:06,734
[Kevin speaking]
1343
01:09:12,767 --> 01:09:15,467
[dramatic music playing]
1344
01:09:18,467 --> 01:09:20,266
It's looking pretty rough
out there, huh?
1345
01:09:20,266 --> 01:09:22,667
Yeah, let's get out
of here, dawg.
1346
01:09:22,667 --> 01:09:25,600
[Kris] Man, we're getting
a lot of gold right now.
1347
01:09:25,600 --> 01:09:27,667
Let me check my weather.
1348
01:09:27,667 --> 01:09:29,266
You're right,
it's picking up fast.
1349
01:09:29,266 --> 01:09:31,033
Yeah, let's get
the [bleep] out of here.
1350
01:09:32,500 --> 01:09:34,500
Weather is picked up quick.
1351
01:09:34,500 --> 01:09:36,934
We just got
an updated report.
1352
01:09:36,934 --> 01:09:40,367
We're getting south wind
with a south swell.
1353
01:09:40,367 --> 01:09:43,100
Where it's just...
it's gonna go
to [bleep] really fast.
1354
01:09:44,367 --> 01:09:47,166
The current's ripping.
Let's just go home.
1355
01:09:48,300 --> 01:09:50,166
We're on good gold,
though.
1356
01:09:51,100 --> 01:09:52,166
Okay. Let's do it.
1357
01:09:52,166 --> 01:09:54,500
[dramatic music playing]
1358
01:09:54,500 --> 01:09:56,367
Let's pass these [bleep] now.
1359
01:09:56,367 --> 01:09:59,033
[Kevin] Oh, I'm gonna pass 'em
up like they're standing
still dawg, watch.
1360
01:09:59,033 --> 01:10:00,367
[Kris] There you go, baby.
1361
01:10:00,734 --> 01:10:01,834
We did it.
1362
01:10:01,834 --> 01:10:03,734
The Christine Rose
and the Myrtle
called it a season
1363
01:10:03,734 --> 01:10:04,934
before we did.
1364
01:10:04,934 --> 01:10:06,467
We're officially
the last one
1365
01:10:06,467 --> 01:10:08,166
mining on the Bering Sea.
1366
01:10:08,166 --> 01:10:10,400
But because the Mistress
is a fast boat,
1367
01:10:10,400 --> 01:10:12,166
we're gonna beat 'em
into harbor.
1368
01:10:12,166 --> 01:10:13,266
That's another win.
1369
01:10:13,266 --> 01:10:15,066
We're ending on a good note.
1370
01:10:15,066 --> 01:10:16,567
It's a race to get home.
1371
01:10:16,567 --> 01:10:18,667
Right now, we're gonna pass
the Christine Rose
1372
01:10:18,667 --> 01:10:21,166
and the Myrtle like
they're doing nothing.
1373
01:10:22,600 --> 01:10:24,500
That thing's a turtle.
1374
01:10:24,500 --> 01:10:27,834
They could change the name
from the Myrtle to the Turtle.
1375
01:10:30,300 --> 01:10:33,500
[dramatic music playing]
1376
01:10:33,500 --> 01:10:38,266
[narrator] Overnight,
snow and ice blanket Nome
1377
01:10:38,266 --> 01:10:41,233
bringing the official
end to summer mining.
1378
01:10:44,200 --> 01:10:45,433
And in the harbor...
1379
01:10:46,767 --> 01:10:51,100
Finally nice to see
everything coming together.
1380
01:10:52,000 --> 01:10:54,400
[narrator]
In the snowy Nome morning...
1381
01:10:54,400 --> 01:10:56,333
I'm thinking
we're looking damn good.
1382
01:10:56,834 --> 01:10:58,033
[man] Woo-hoo!
1383
01:10:59,266 --> 01:11:01,500
[narrator]
Vernon Adkison has high hopes
1384
01:11:01,500 --> 01:11:03,567
for his last clean out
of the summer.
1385
01:11:03,567 --> 01:11:05,166
There. You guys ready?
1386
01:11:05,166 --> 01:11:06,567
[Vernon] Let's take a look.
1387
01:11:06,567 --> 01:11:07,867
[man 1] I don't know.
1388
01:11:07,867 --> 01:11:08,934
[man 2] Oh.
1389
01:11:08,934 --> 01:11:10,667
Hey, that looks better
than the last one.
1390
01:11:10,667 --> 01:11:12,200
-You know?
-Yeah.
1391
01:11:12,200 --> 01:11:13,667
Glad we went that deep.
1392
01:11:13,667 --> 01:11:15,266
[Gary] Well, I'm surprised.
1393
01:11:15,266 --> 01:11:16,734
[Vernon]
There's some gold in there.
1394
01:11:17,500 --> 01:11:19,033
The gold is good.
1395
01:11:19,033 --> 01:11:20,667
Our backs were up
against the wall
1396
01:11:20,667 --> 01:11:22,767
after the first half
of this season,
1397
01:11:22,767 --> 01:11:24,567
so we've been rolling
the dice,
1398
01:11:24,567 --> 01:11:26,667
pushing those divers
to go deeper
1399
01:11:26,667 --> 01:11:28,900
than almost anyone ever goes.
1400
01:11:29,400 --> 01:11:31,166
And that's been paying off.
1401
01:11:31,166 --> 01:11:32,834
On this final effort,
it looks like
1402
01:11:32,834 --> 01:11:34,634
it might pay off big.
1403
01:11:35,033 --> 01:11:36,166
Getting there.
1404
01:11:37,033 --> 01:11:39,567
Hopefully, we get enough
to hit our goal
1405
01:11:39,567 --> 01:11:41,333
and we can keep
the lights on.
1406
01:11:41,767 --> 01:11:43,066
Okay, guys,
1407
01:11:43,467 --> 01:11:44,834
here we go.
1408
01:11:44,834 --> 01:11:46,600
[dramatic music playing]
1409
01:11:46,600 --> 01:11:49,533
1, 2...
1410
01:11:51,000 --> 01:11:53,233
3, 4, 5,
1411
01:11:53,667 --> 01:11:54,800
7...
1412
01:11:56,266 --> 01:11:57,567
10, 11...
1413
01:11:59,367 --> 01:12:02,800
13, 14...
1414
01:12:04,934 --> 01:12:06,133
Come on, baby.
1415
01:12:10,767 --> 01:12:12,667
14.96.
1416
01:12:15,033 --> 01:12:19,467
[narrator] 14.96 ounces
is worth over $26,000,
1417
01:12:19,467 --> 01:12:22,266
the skipper's best clean
out of the summer.
1418
01:12:22,266 --> 01:12:24,734
[Vernon]
That's a good little lick.
1419
01:12:24,734 --> 01:12:27,166
[narrator] And it brings
Vernon's season haul
1420
01:12:27,166 --> 01:12:32,900
to 52.26 ounces
worth over $94,000.
1421
01:12:33,400 --> 01:12:34,967
Good clean out.
1422
01:12:34,967 --> 01:12:36,634
I'm very happy.
1423
01:12:37,033 --> 01:12:37,867
Very happy.
1424
01:12:37,867 --> 01:12:40,166
And that doesn't happen
very often.
1425
01:12:40,166 --> 01:12:43,967
Well, sometimes, you're happy
just to survive another day
1426
01:12:43,967 --> 01:12:46,133
and that's what
this season is about.
1427
01:12:46,133 --> 01:12:48,767
We've had more crap
thrown at us this season
1428
01:12:48,767 --> 01:12:51,667
than I even remember,
but we didn't give up,
1429
01:12:51,667 --> 01:12:54,667
and in the end,
found a way to keep going.
1430
01:12:54,667 --> 01:12:57,467
And we also learned
for the future
1431
01:12:57,467 --> 01:13:01,667
that the gold is incredible
when you go deeper on 56.
1432
01:13:01,667 --> 01:13:03,734
All right,
we'll do a fist bump.
1433
01:13:03,734 --> 01:13:05,066
-[Kevin] Yeah.
-[Gary] Yes.
1434
01:13:05,066 --> 01:13:06,567
-[Brad] Fist bumps?
All right.
-[Kevin] Great stuff.
1435
01:13:06,567 --> 01:13:08,200
Tony, tell me what it takes.
1436
01:13:08,200 --> 01:13:09,634
[Tony] Teamwork.
1437
01:13:10,500 --> 01:13:12,000
[Vernon] Well, that's it.
1438
01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:13,667
Let's get the hell
out of here.
1439
01:13:16,467 --> 01:13:18,100
[upbeat music playing]
1440
01:13:18,100 --> 01:13:19,834
Wish I had a nicer jar.
1441
01:13:19,834 --> 01:13:22,500
You could see the gold
in it a little better.
1442
01:13:22,500 --> 01:13:24,767
I'm supposed to meet
Shawn down here.
1443
01:13:24,767 --> 01:13:26,934
Pay him up his royalties
for the season.
1444
01:13:28,100 --> 01:13:29,500
-How's it going, Zeke?
-Hi, Shawn.
1445
01:13:29,500 --> 01:13:30,934
It's been going good.
1446
01:13:31,266 --> 01:13:32,300
This boat crushes.
1447
01:13:32,300 --> 01:13:33,967
Dude, I love
running this boat.
1448
01:13:33,967 --> 01:13:35,967
These are all the cleanups
we did this year.
1449
01:13:35,967 --> 01:13:38,133
152 ounces.
1450
01:13:38,133 --> 01:13:40,867
And so that comes
to 22.8 for your royalties.
1451
01:13:40,867 --> 01:13:41,934
[Shawn] Okay.
1452
01:13:41,934 --> 01:13:44,433
So, I hope this buys you
some fuel or...
1453
01:13:45,133 --> 01:13:46,266
Don't spend it
all in one place.
1454
01:13:46,266 --> 01:13:47,567
Well, it helps pay
for the claim
1455
01:13:47,567 --> 01:13:48,867
so we can keep
mining on it.
1456
01:13:48,867 --> 01:13:50,033
Right on. Well, yeah,
1457
01:13:50,033 --> 01:13:51,266
I'm really glad
you got that claim.
1458
01:13:51,266 --> 01:13:52,467
-Yeah.
-It's really, uh,
1459
01:13:52,467 --> 01:13:54,000
really working out for us.
1460
01:13:54,000 --> 01:13:55,166
Well, I appreciate it, Zeke.
And...
1461
01:13:55,166 --> 01:13:56,467
-[Zeke] Appreciate it, Shawn.
-I wish you the best
1462
01:13:56,467 --> 01:13:57,767
of luck with everything.
1463
01:13:57,767 --> 01:13:59,266
[Zeke] Right.
Well, good luck. Thanks.
1464
01:13:59,266 --> 01:14:00,367
-Yeah.
-[Zeke] Appreciate it.
1465
01:14:00,367 --> 01:14:02,166
All right. Thanks, Zeke.
1466
01:14:02,166 --> 01:14:04,133
I've got Shawn paid up
for royalties
1467
01:14:04,133 --> 01:14:07,100
for, uh, all the gold
I've mined this year.
1468
01:14:07,100 --> 01:14:09,467
And I've gotten more gold this
year than I've ever gotten
1469
01:14:09,467 --> 01:14:12,567
in a season before,
so I feel like that's a win.
1470
01:14:12,934 --> 01:14:14,133
Good to go.
1471
01:14:16,934 --> 01:14:19,333
[rock music playing]
1472
01:14:24,367 --> 01:14:26,467
[Kris] There's a lot
of chunky gold.
1473
01:14:26,467 --> 01:14:28,767
Better than the slap
in the face.
1474
01:14:28,767 --> 01:14:30,667
I think we did pretty good.
1475
01:14:30,667 --> 01:14:34,500
Andy, let's start cleaning
off these screens.
1476
01:14:34,500 --> 01:14:37,033
Let's just start
getting this crap done.
1477
01:14:37,033 --> 01:14:38,266
[narrator] For Reaper Nation,
1478
01:14:38,266 --> 01:14:40,467
it's the final clean out
of the season.
1479
01:14:40,467 --> 01:14:44,233
And while it hasn't reached
the heights Kris Kelly hoped,
1480
01:14:44,233 --> 01:14:46,333
he's still optimistic
about the future.
1481
01:14:46,333 --> 01:14:48,000
I know it was a tough week
1482
01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:49,600
and we worked ourselves
to death,
1483
01:14:49,600 --> 01:14:52,934
but it's all for the cause.
1484
01:14:52,934 --> 01:14:55,266
One day, you're gonna look
back on the beginning
1485
01:14:55,266 --> 01:14:57,467
of Reaper Nation and say,
"You know what?
1486
01:14:57,467 --> 01:14:59,000
I did that."
1487
01:14:59,000 --> 01:15:00,667
-Uh-huh.
-[Andy] Oh, really.
1488
01:15:00,667 --> 01:15:02,166
He's gonna look back
and be, like,
1489
01:15:02,166 --> 01:15:03,867
"Why the [bleep]
did I do that?"
1490
01:15:03,867 --> 01:15:06,266
[laughter]
1491
01:15:06,266 --> 01:15:08,300
I hope that's not
the [bleep] case.
1492
01:15:08,834 --> 01:15:10,533
Andy, you [bleep].
1493
01:15:11,734 --> 01:15:13,734
So it's been a long,
hard season for me,
1494
01:15:13,734 --> 01:15:16,333
getting the Mistress
dialed in,
1495
01:15:16,333 --> 01:15:19,066
getting the All In
on the water, working,
1496
01:15:19,066 --> 01:15:22,166
getting the crawler
on the bottom of the ocean.
1497
01:15:22,166 --> 01:15:24,033
Hey, Andy,
thanks for all your help.
1498
01:15:25,266 --> 01:15:27,333
It was ambitious,
but we definitely
1499
01:15:27,333 --> 01:15:29,567
moved the ball forward
for Reaper Nation.
1500
01:15:29,567 --> 01:15:31,467
I just hope
that Kevin feels the same
1501
01:15:31,467 --> 01:15:32,467
at the end of the day.
1502
01:15:32,934 --> 01:15:33,734
[Kevin speaking]
1503
01:15:33,734 --> 01:15:37,166
[upbeat music playing]
1504
01:15:41,934 --> 01:15:44,233
[Kris] Okay.
Let's get this going.
1505
01:15:44,233 --> 01:15:45,667
Everyone's tired.
1506
01:15:45,667 --> 01:15:48,367
And I'm gonna throw some pizza
and some energy drinks,
1507
01:15:48,367 --> 01:15:49,867
and we're gonna push
through this.
1508
01:15:49,867 --> 01:15:53,166
[upbeat music playing]
1509
01:15:54,667 --> 01:15:56,400
[Kris] We got pizzas.
1510
01:15:56,400 --> 01:15:58,934
This is the best thing in
Nome, man, the cheesy bread.
1511
01:15:58,934 --> 01:16:00,867
Less talk, more work.
1512
01:16:00,867 --> 01:16:02,867
-How's the gold looking?
-Good.
1513
01:16:02,867 --> 01:16:04,634
[Kris] Good. Good.
1514
01:16:05,333 --> 01:16:06,467
We're almost done.
1515
01:16:06,467 --> 01:16:08,400
We got the gold ready.
1516
01:16:08,400 --> 01:16:09,834
[Kevin] All right, Kris,
here we go.
1517
01:16:09,834 --> 01:16:11,266
Here we go.
1518
01:16:11,266 --> 01:16:13,567
Uh, there's actually
a lot of gold there.
1519
01:16:13,567 --> 01:16:15,467
Yeah, I'm excited, man.
Let's see what we got, huh?
1520
01:16:15,467 --> 01:16:16,834
Let's see what we got.
1521
01:16:16,834 --> 01:16:17,934
There it is.
1522
01:16:20,767 --> 01:16:22,000
We got 1...
1523
01:16:22,000 --> 01:16:26,233
-[Kris] Yeah.
-[Kevin] 3, 5, 6.
1524
01:16:26,233 --> 01:16:28,233
Come on, baby.
Where's the weight at?
1525
01:16:28,667 --> 01:16:31,467
10, 15, Kris?
1526
01:16:35,667 --> 01:16:38,066
19.75, baby.
1527
01:16:38,066 --> 01:16:40,567
That's not bad for the amount
of hours that we ran.
1528
01:16:40,567 --> 01:16:42,066
[Kris] That's a lot of gold.
1529
01:16:42,066 --> 01:16:43,367
I think we just beat
our average.
1530
01:16:43,367 --> 01:16:44,467
You know what?
1531
01:16:44,467 --> 01:16:46,166
This is hard-earned gold.
1532
01:16:46,166 --> 01:16:49,066
Wow, dude, 19.75,
you know how I'm happy
1533
01:16:49,066 --> 01:16:53,000
that makes me though? That
gives me energy today, bro.
1534
01:16:53,000 --> 01:16:57,600
[narrator] 19.75 ounces
brings in over $35,000,
1535
01:16:57,600 --> 01:17:00,266
but that's just
from the Mistress.
1536
01:17:00,266 --> 01:17:02,033
[Kris] Oh, there's a lot
of gold in here, huh?
1537
01:17:02,033 --> 01:17:03,166
All right.
1538
01:17:03,166 --> 01:17:04,367
[narrator] Now, it's time
1539
01:17:04,367 --> 01:17:05,934
to weigh out
the crawler's haul
1540
01:17:05,934 --> 01:17:07,133
from the season.
1541
01:17:07,133 --> 01:17:08,734
Okay. Let's see what we got.
1542
01:17:10,133 --> 01:17:12,467
-What you got? 3...
-[Kris] Already 2, 3...
1543
01:17:12,467 --> 01:17:13,934
-[Kevin] 3...
-[Kris] 5, 8.
1544
01:17:13,934 --> 01:17:15,600
-I'm already happy.
-[Kevin] You're at 8, Andy.
1545
01:17:15,600 --> 01:17:18,266
10, 12, 13, 14.
1546
01:17:18,266 --> 01:17:20,200
Why don't we give it
a couple taps?
1547
01:17:23,166 --> 01:17:25,934
14 and a half-ish.
1548
01:17:26,867 --> 01:17:29,467
[narrator]
14 and a half-ish ounces
1549
01:17:29,467 --> 01:17:34,166
is worth $26,000-ish.
1550
01:17:34,166 --> 01:17:36,567
Bringing Reaper Nation's
summer haul
1551
01:17:36,567 --> 01:17:41,000
to a hardy 197.45 ounces
1552
01:17:41,000 --> 01:17:44,600
worth over $355,000.
1553
01:17:44,600 --> 01:17:49,000
Easily besting any previous
season total for the Kellys.
1554
01:17:49,000 --> 01:17:50,667
If we would have got it
dialed in,
1555
01:17:50,667 --> 01:17:51,767
way before the storm,
1556
01:17:51,767 --> 01:17:53,033
we would have done
a lot better.
1557
01:17:53,033 --> 01:17:54,567
[Kevin]
I mean, how many days
you got on this material?
1558
01:17:54,567 --> 01:17:55,567
[Andy] Really hours.
1559
01:17:55,567 --> 01:17:57,066
-Well, you--
-Well, now, we just gotta weed
1560
01:17:57,066 --> 01:17:58,033
through the problems.
1561
01:17:58,033 --> 01:17:59,934
But we know it works, Kris.
1562
01:17:59,934 --> 01:18:01,834
[Kris] Are we millionaires
like I hoped?
1563
01:18:01,834 --> 01:18:05,767
No. But did we make huge
strides for the future? Yes.
1564
01:18:05,767 --> 01:18:08,600
And all of us
see the potential,
Kevin included.
1565
01:18:08,600 --> 01:18:10,867
Beautiful bread pan
of gold there.
1566
01:18:10,867 --> 01:18:12,967
With the Mistress,
the All In,
1567
01:18:12,967 --> 01:18:15,066
and my crawler
running at full strength,
1568
01:18:15,066 --> 01:18:16,867
the sky is the limit
next year.
1569
01:18:16,867 --> 01:18:19,567
And I can't wait
to get back out there.
1570
01:18:19,567 --> 01:18:22,500
This proves right now
that we're on the right track.
1571
01:18:22,500 --> 01:18:24,467
So we gotta put in
lots of hours
1572
01:18:24,467 --> 01:18:26,734
and we need it to run
24 hours a day.
1573
01:18:26,734 --> 01:18:28,166
-[Kevin] Yeah.
-That's the only way
1574
01:18:28,166 --> 01:18:30,166
we're gonna make 1,000
ounces a year
1575
01:18:30,166 --> 01:18:31,734
is if that thing
doesn't turn off.
1576
01:18:31,734 --> 01:18:33,600
Uh, let's sell this gold
and take care
1577
01:18:33,600 --> 01:18:35,834
of some financial
bull [bleep].
1578
01:18:36,266 --> 01:18:37,266
And that's it.
1579
01:18:37,266 --> 01:18:38,767
It's a wrap
to my season
1580
01:18:38,767 --> 01:18:40,467
and I'm glad it's over.
1581
01:18:41,934 --> 01:18:44,033
[upbeat music playing]
1582
01:18:44,033 --> 01:18:45,300
[narrator] Across town...
1583
01:18:47,000 --> 01:18:50,233
[upbeat music playing]
1584
01:18:55,667 --> 01:18:56,834
[Shawn] Looking good.
1585
01:18:56,834 --> 01:18:59,600
Gold rolling up the wheel.
1586
01:18:59,600 --> 01:19:01,233
[narrator] With one
of the toughest seasons
1587
01:19:01,233 --> 01:19:02,266
of his career
1588
01:19:02,266 --> 01:19:04,133
now in the rearview mirror,
1589
01:19:04,133 --> 01:19:07,767
Shawn Pomrenke prepares
for his final clean out.
1590
01:19:07,767 --> 01:19:09,767
[Shawn] It's definitely worth
pushing through
1591
01:19:09,767 --> 01:19:12,467
because that last hole
was a hot one.
1592
01:19:12,467 --> 01:19:15,734
Days like that
is what keeps you mining.
1593
01:19:17,000 --> 01:19:19,734
Some seasons,
everything goes right,
1594
01:19:19,734 --> 01:19:21,233
and then, sometimes,
1595
01:19:21,233 --> 01:19:23,834
the Bering Sea gods decide
to put you through the ringer.
1596
01:19:23,834 --> 01:19:26,367
Well, this was one
of those seasons.
1597
01:19:26,367 --> 01:19:27,934
[Cody] Rich looking dirt.
1598
01:19:27,934 --> 01:19:29,500
[Shawn] Yeah.
1599
01:19:29,500 --> 01:19:31,166
Well, that's not bad.
1600
01:19:31,166 --> 01:19:32,934
But we finished strong.
1601
01:19:32,934 --> 01:19:34,433
That's the important thing.
1602
01:19:35,166 --> 01:19:36,734
Hopefully, we get enough gold
1603
01:19:36,734 --> 01:19:39,533
to hit our goal
and get past the finish line.
1604
01:19:40,166 --> 01:19:41,834
First on the scale,
1605
01:19:41,834 --> 01:19:43,266
the Christine Rose.
1606
01:19:43,266 --> 01:19:44,967
Time to weigh some gold.
1607
01:19:44,967 --> 01:19:46,967
Big number, Cody.
1608
01:19:46,967 --> 01:19:48,367
-All right.
-What do you got?
1609
01:19:48,367 --> 01:19:49,266
What do you got?
1610
01:19:49,266 --> 01:19:50,467
[Cody] Final cleanup.
1611
01:19:51,400 --> 01:19:56,000
I'm already at 10, 20,
1612
01:19:58,367 --> 01:19:59,567
30...
1613
01:20:02,266 --> 01:20:03,967
36 and a half.
1614
01:20:03,967 --> 01:20:05,300
[Shawn] There we go.
1615
01:20:05,867 --> 01:20:08,567
[Cody speaking]
1616
01:20:08,567 --> 01:20:13,100
[narrator] 36.4 ounces
is worth 65 grand.
1617
01:20:13,100 --> 01:20:16,500
And edges the Pomrenke
empire ever closer
1618
01:20:16,500 --> 01:20:19,266
to 1,500 ounces.
1619
01:20:19,266 --> 01:20:22,333
Now, it's up to the Myrtle's
last clean out.
1620
01:20:22,333 --> 01:20:24,467
[Shawn]
Let's see what we got here.
1621
01:20:24,467 --> 01:20:27,533
[tense music playing]
1622
01:20:27,967 --> 01:20:32,066
[Shawn] 10, 15,
1623
01:20:33,266 --> 01:20:34,634
there's 20,
1624
01:20:35,333 --> 01:20:38,767
30, 40.
1625
01:20:38,767 --> 01:20:41,000
Nice job, guys.
1626
01:20:41,000 --> 01:20:45,467
[narrator] 40.2 ounces
rings in at $72,000,
1627
01:20:45,467 --> 01:20:48,367
bringing Shawn's total haul
for the season
1628
01:20:48,367 --> 01:20:52,000
to 1,535 ounces
1629
01:20:52,000 --> 01:20:55,567
worth over $2.7 million.
1630
01:20:56,266 --> 01:20:58,166
[Shawn] Nice little pile.
1631
01:20:58,166 --> 01:20:59,667
I've had bigger seasons,
1632
01:20:59,667 --> 01:21:01,834
but not such a hard
fought one.
1633
01:21:01,834 --> 01:21:03,867
Just goes to show
what experience can mean
1634
01:21:03,867 --> 01:21:05,767
when you got your back up
against the wall.
1635
01:21:05,767 --> 01:21:08,967
And we proved once again,
we're at the top of our game.
1636
01:21:08,967 --> 01:21:10,834
I'm breathing
a sigh of relief.
1637
01:21:10,834 --> 01:21:13,867
But with an operation like
this one, it'll be brief,
1638
01:21:13,867 --> 01:21:15,500
because the fight
never stops.
1639
01:21:15,500 --> 01:21:17,500
You gotta get right
back at it.
1640
01:21:17,500 --> 01:21:20,767
I think we've done pretty
well for ourselves.
1641
01:21:20,767 --> 01:21:22,367
All right, that's a wrap.
1642
01:21:22,367 --> 01:21:23,834
Let's get the hell
out of here.
1643
01:21:25,867 --> 01:21:28,934
[dramatic music playing]
1644
01:21:36,367 --> 01:21:37,467
[Shawn] That's it.
1645
01:21:37,467 --> 01:21:39,400
It's 13 degrees out.
1646
01:21:39,400 --> 01:21:41,233
Harbor's freezing up.
1647
01:21:42,266 --> 01:21:43,934
Season's over.
1648
01:21:43,934 --> 01:21:45,066
It's done.
1649
01:21:46,367 --> 01:21:48,734
Definitely a weird season
this year.
1650
01:21:49,867 --> 01:21:51,033
Nome took a hit.
1651
01:21:51,033 --> 01:21:53,100
We've never had
a season like this.
1652
01:21:53,567 --> 01:21:55,834
That storm was unreal.
1653
01:21:57,266 --> 01:21:58,500
Burned a restaurant.
1654
01:21:58,500 --> 01:22:00,166
Bar down.
1655
01:22:00,166 --> 01:22:03,300
I mean, it floated a house
into the river.
1656
01:22:04,166 --> 01:22:05,967
It was bad.
1657
01:22:05,967 --> 01:22:08,567
Nome's been through
hard times before.
1658
01:22:08,567 --> 01:22:10,834
I'm sure this ain't
the last of it.
1659
01:22:11,734 --> 01:22:14,433
But right now,
we're gonna push through it.
1660
01:22:16,967 --> 01:22:19,433
We've survived some hard
times in the past.
1661
01:22:20,266 --> 01:22:22,667
This year was one of them.
1662
01:22:23,467 --> 01:22:25,166
But we'll be just fine.
1663
01:22:25,166 --> 01:22:26,934
We're gonna be just fine.
1664
01:22:28,133 --> 01:22:30,100
We're gonna pick up
the pieces
1665
01:22:30,100 --> 01:22:31,433
and carry on.
1666
01:22:32,767 --> 01:22:35,667
This town, there's one
thing that will fix it.
1667
01:22:35,667 --> 01:22:40,233
That's a bunch of gold,
big piles and piles of gold.
1668
01:22:40,667 --> 01:22:42,467
Put people to work,
1669
01:22:42,467 --> 01:22:44,600
Nome's full of good,
hardworking people.
1670
01:22:44,600 --> 01:22:48,066
So, I just wanna get gold
pumping through the veins
1671
01:22:48,066 --> 01:22:50,033
of this town again.
1672
01:22:50,033 --> 01:22:52,600
There's a lot of gold left
in that ocean.
1673
01:22:52,600 --> 01:22:56,166
That's just building the one
machine that'll go out there,
1674
01:22:56,166 --> 01:22:57,467
annihilate it.
1675
01:22:58,667 --> 01:23:01,233
Gonna be a lot
of opportunities coming,
1676
01:23:01,233 --> 01:23:04,634
and if you ain't ready for
it, it's gonna pass you by.
1677
01:23:06,400 --> 01:23:07,734
Time to get ready.
1678
01:23:07,734 --> 01:23:08,834
Let's go.