1 00:00:07,942 --> 00:00:10,776 yep. 2 00:00:10,778 --> 00:00:14,646 Sad, sad day to see my competitor still on the beach. 3 00:00:14,648 --> 00:00:15,981 It's the first year it's ever happened. 4 00:00:15,983 --> 00:00:18,917 Usually, they're out digging, and we're on the bank. 5 00:00:18,919 --> 00:00:22,454 Now we're in, they're here. 6 00:00:22,456 --> 00:00:23,522 I'm sure there's a reason for it. 7 00:00:23,524 --> 00:00:24,990 I don't know. 8 00:00:24,992 --> 00:00:28,027 But I know it's a nice setup, needs to be making some gold. 9 00:00:28,029 --> 00:00:30,162 I need some competition. 10 00:00:33,801 --> 00:00:38,103 On this episode of "bering sea gold," 11 00:00:38,105 --> 00:00:42,041 teams gear up for the epic mining season ahead... 12 00:00:42,043 --> 00:00:43,776 Baby, let's go to digging. 13 00:00:43,778 --> 00:00:45,077 Whoo-hoo! 14 00:00:45,079 --> 00:00:47,713 ...And reflect on the turmoil of last summer... 15 00:00:47,715 --> 00:00:50,149 Big swell coming in. 16 00:00:50,151 --> 00:00:51,183 It's only a matter of time 17 00:00:51,185 --> 00:00:53,552 before it kicks us off the water. 18 00:00:53,554 --> 00:00:55,254 ...Conditions that rock the sea... 19 00:00:55,256 --> 00:00:57,923 Sucks! Agh! 20 00:00:59,326 --> 00:01:01,527 that jolted the balance of power. 21 00:01:01,529 --> 00:01:03,462 That's some easy gold right there. 22 00:01:03,464 --> 00:01:06,031 No hard feelings? 23 00:01:06,033 --> 00:01:07,166 Yeah. Sure. Okay. 24 00:01:07,168 --> 00:01:08,734 I don't like being the underdog. 25 00:01:08,736 --> 00:01:10,269 I don't like starting behind. 26 00:01:10,271 --> 00:01:13,705 I like coming out and kicking ass right off the beginning. 27 00:01:13,707 --> 00:01:15,707 Put all the pieces together last year. 28 00:01:15,709 --> 00:01:18,811 Yee-hoo! Let's go! 29 00:01:18,813 --> 00:01:19,912 I'm mr. Gold now, 30 00:01:19,914 --> 00:01:21,980 and I'm planning on being here for a while. 31 00:01:21,982 --> 00:01:23,148 -good job! 32 00:01:23,150 --> 00:01:27,186 I'll literally dig my way right out of this. 33 00:01:27,188 --> 00:01:30,589 Five miners prepare for the fight of their lives 34 00:01:30,591 --> 00:01:35,527 on the hunt for riches, respect, and new challenges. 35 00:01:35,529 --> 00:01:36,962 It's time to grow as a miner. 36 00:01:36,964 --> 00:01:39,364 I want to go from being a captain of a boat 37 00:01:39,366 --> 00:01:41,233 to an admiral of a fleet. 38 00:01:41,235 --> 00:01:43,335 Aren't you happy we're not at the bluffs? 39 00:01:43,337 --> 00:01:44,736 I'm going for it. 40 00:01:44,738 --> 00:01:48,307 I got a plan right now to be as big as the super dredges. 41 00:01:48,309 --> 00:01:49,408 We've got speed. 42 00:01:49,410 --> 00:01:51,210 She's seaworthy, warm, comfortable. 43 00:01:51,212 --> 00:01:52,377 -Oh, yeah. -Yeah. 44 00:01:52,379 --> 00:01:55,080 Now that the gold ship is in nome, 45 00:01:55,082 --> 00:01:56,782 I'm unstoppable. 46 00:01:56,784 --> 00:01:58,584 Can you teach her how to pan gold? 47 00:01:58,586 --> 00:02:01,887 We can't have any freeloaders running around here. 48 00:02:01,889 --> 00:02:05,557 Plus an exclusive look at the upcoming season. 49 00:02:05,559 --> 00:02:07,926 This is better than netflix. 50 00:02:07,928 --> 00:02:09,461 This is goldflix. 51 00:02:09,463 --> 00:02:11,630 Right now, you're clam jumping. 52 00:02:11,632 --> 00:02:14,666 Then we'll gold dive, baby! That's what I do! 53 00:02:14,668 --> 00:02:16,768 Whoo-hoo! Beautiful day to fly. 54 00:02:17,471 --> 00:02:19,771 I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. 55 00:02:24,078 --> 00:02:27,079 captions by vitac www.Vitac.Com 56 00:02:27,081 --> 00:02:30,082 captions paid for by discovery communications 57 00:02:30,084 --> 00:02:34,119 As the start of summer mining looms, 58 00:02:34,121 --> 00:02:38,090 an historic heat wave is rapidly melting the winter ice, 59 00:02:38,092 --> 00:02:40,292 bringing with it the earliest start 60 00:02:40,294 --> 00:02:42,895 to a summer mining season on record, 61 00:02:42,897 --> 00:02:44,696 and a quick melt is changing 62 00:02:44,698 --> 00:02:47,065 more than just the starting gate. 63 00:02:47,067 --> 00:02:50,969 It's also altered the seafloor, shifting sand and cobble, 64 00:02:50,971 --> 00:02:53,939 wiping away previously discovered pay streaks 65 00:02:53,941 --> 00:02:57,042 and creating an entirely new map down below. 66 00:02:57,044 --> 00:02:59,478 Let's just get out there and get to work. 67 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,748 To meet these changes head-on, the fleet is driven 68 00:03:02,750 --> 00:03:04,983 to change up their own operations, 69 00:03:04,985 --> 00:03:07,953 each pushing to make this season like no other. 70 00:03:17,865 --> 00:03:21,433 well, here we are. The myrtle shop. 71 00:03:26,574 --> 00:03:28,874 got the boat on the water, got the old super myrtle 72 00:03:28,876 --> 00:03:30,809 running right now on eight cylinders, 73 00:03:30,811 --> 00:03:32,144 and I mean running good. 74 00:03:32,146 --> 00:03:34,846 New season. 75 00:03:34,848 --> 00:03:37,449 Starting the year off on top is a great feeling. 76 00:03:37,451 --> 00:03:39,451 Last year, we took shawn down a notch, 77 00:03:39,453 --> 00:03:41,253 and now I'm the new mr. Gold. 78 00:03:41,255 --> 00:03:44,256 We showed everybody what we could really do. 79 00:03:46,493 --> 00:03:50,462 Our goal this year I'd be happy if we did about 4,000. 80 00:03:50,464 --> 00:03:52,731 But, you know, 4,000-ounce season, 81 00:03:52,733 --> 00:03:53,966 that's what we're looking for. 82 00:03:53,968 --> 00:03:56,702 For ken, business partner dave young 83 00:03:56,704 --> 00:03:58,837 and operations manager george young, 84 00:03:58,839 --> 00:04:01,940 hopefully, last season's windfall was just a prequel 85 00:04:01,942 --> 00:04:04,009 to the biggest haul in bering sea history... 86 00:04:04,011 --> 00:04:05,344 Thank you, sir. 87 00:04:05,346 --> 00:04:08,046 ...And he's revamped the computer system on the myrtle 88 00:04:08,048 --> 00:04:09,948 to help get him there. 89 00:04:09,950 --> 00:04:11,550 We upgraded our electronics. 90 00:04:11,552 --> 00:04:13,986 Now I can map out the seafloor. 91 00:04:13,988 --> 00:04:15,454 We can dig scoop by scoop. 92 00:04:15,456 --> 00:04:17,689 I can map out every scoop I make. 93 00:04:17,691 --> 00:04:19,558 That's one of the reasons why we're calling her 94 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,093 the super myrtle. 95 00:04:21,095 --> 00:04:24,596 We plan on getting pounds of gold this year, not ounces. 96 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:26,765 Keep going! Keep going! 97 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:28,500 Two summers ago, 98 00:04:28,502 --> 00:04:32,004 when ken and his 600-ton behemoth, the myrtle irene, 99 00:04:32,006 --> 00:04:34,072 first rolled into town... 100 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:35,907 We need an airbag up here somewhere. 101 00:04:35,909 --> 00:04:37,576 Let's go! 102 00:04:37,578 --> 00:04:40,879 ...No one had ever seen anything like it in nome... 103 00:04:40,881 --> 00:04:42,614 Air it up! 104 00:04:42,616 --> 00:04:45,450 ...Especially mining legend shawn pomrenke. 105 00:04:45,452 --> 00:04:47,586 Son of a bitch. 106 00:04:47,588 --> 00:04:50,222 Oh, it's a big dredge. 107 00:04:50,224 --> 00:04:51,390 How deep can you dig? 108 00:04:51,392 --> 00:04:53,058 30? 30? 109 00:04:53,060 --> 00:04:54,760 Yeah, we can go into 30 deep. 110 00:05:01,001 --> 00:05:04,603 alright, let's go ahead and fire up our plant. 111 00:05:04,605 --> 00:05:06,838 Got to get out digging and make some gold. 112 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:11,410 But mining with a 125-foot-long, 40-foot-wide machine 113 00:05:11,412 --> 00:05:14,513 is, shockingly, not so easy. 114 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:18,684 What the hell is going on? 115 00:05:21,622 --> 00:05:24,823 I think we might have blown the breaker up top. 116 00:05:24,825 --> 00:05:27,292 Is that generator running? No. 117 00:05:27,294 --> 00:05:31,263 And ken's dream of grabbing the crown was shattered. 118 00:05:31,265 --> 00:05:36,968 These breakdowns like this we've had all season is bad for me. 119 00:05:36,970 --> 00:05:38,637 When I first got to nome a few years ago 120 00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:39,705 with the myrtle, 121 00:05:39,707 --> 00:05:41,807 I was ready to roll over the competition, 122 00:05:41,809 --> 00:05:44,710 and I wanted it all right away. 123 00:05:44,712 --> 00:05:47,779 Stumbling a little bit was very frustrating, 124 00:05:47,781 --> 00:05:51,016 but it helps keep you focused and keep your eye on the ball. 125 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,120 I plan on kicking your ass this year 126 00:05:55,122 --> 00:05:56,254 in the gold count, ken. 127 00:05:57,825 --> 00:05:59,391 you want to make a wager on that? 128 00:05:59,393 --> 00:06:01,360 I'll make a wager on that. 129 00:06:01,362 --> 00:06:03,261 I'll bet you 100 ounces you don't do that. 130 00:06:03,263 --> 00:06:04,730 I'll bet that. 131 00:06:04,732 --> 00:06:05,931 Alright, you heard it. 132 00:06:05,933 --> 00:06:08,433 So last summer, ken went for broke... 133 00:06:08,435 --> 00:06:10,302 See you on the water, and don't forget, 134 00:06:10,304 --> 00:06:11,903 I'm winning that 100-ounce bet. 135 00:06:11,905 --> 00:06:16,708 ...With a $130,000 wager to start the season. 136 00:06:19,012 --> 00:06:21,480 Stop, stop, stop! 137 00:06:21,482 --> 00:06:22,647 We need that bag! 138 00:06:22,649 --> 00:06:25,917 Hey! We need that bag! Plug it back up! 139 00:06:25,919 --> 00:06:27,652 It's a lot more fun out there digging for gold 140 00:06:27,654 --> 00:06:28,887 than sitting on land. 141 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:31,289 He was slow getting out of the gate. 142 00:06:33,594 --> 00:06:35,861 It's in. It's done. 143 00:06:38,065 --> 00:06:41,266 We're trying to see how much gold we can get 144 00:06:41,268 --> 00:06:42,934 right here in this spot. 145 00:06:42,936 --> 00:06:44,636 But, once on water, 146 00:06:44,638 --> 00:06:47,539 the myrtle was a gold-gobbling machine. 147 00:06:47,541 --> 00:06:49,374 That's some ground, baby. 148 00:06:49,376 --> 00:06:51,510 We found a good spot. 149 00:06:54,882 --> 00:06:57,048 yee-hoo! Let's go! 150 00:06:58,952 --> 00:07:00,485 Dig, baby, dig! 151 00:07:00,487 --> 00:07:03,054 And look at this pay streak we've been following. See it? 152 00:07:03,056 --> 00:07:05,957 Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. 153 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:08,760 Got a good area right here, we're going to dig all night, 154 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:10,695 see how that box looks in the morning. 155 00:07:13,901 --> 00:07:15,534 Alright. Can I pour it? 156 00:07:19,239 --> 00:07:21,606 That's a lot of gold in that jar. 157 00:07:21,608 --> 00:07:23,141 You never get tired of looking at gold, do you? 158 00:07:23,143 --> 00:07:24,609 It's... 159 00:07:24,611 --> 00:07:25,610 270. 160 00:07:25,612 --> 00:07:27,946 Shawn, look out, buddy, now. 161 00:07:27,948 --> 00:07:31,283 270 ounces brought the team's total haul 162 00:07:31,285 --> 00:07:35,020 to 1,160 ounces... 163 00:07:35,022 --> 00:07:37,155 This may not be catch-up anymore. 164 00:07:37,157 --> 00:07:40,058 We may be going phrew over the top. 165 00:07:40,060 --> 00:07:44,162 ...Scoring them over $1.3 million 166 00:07:44,164 --> 00:07:47,365 and putting them at the top of the final gold count. 167 00:07:49,803 --> 00:07:53,805 Now, as ken looks to keep his grip on the title... 168 00:07:53,807 --> 00:07:56,508 Sad day to see my competitor still on the beach. 169 00:07:56,510 --> 00:08:01,446 ...The question is, what of his rival? 170 00:08:01,448 --> 00:08:03,682 There's our barge. You can see it out there. 171 00:08:03,684 --> 00:08:05,016 It's the first year it's ever happened. 172 00:08:05,018 --> 00:08:07,919 Usually, they're out digging, and we're on the bank. 173 00:08:07,921 --> 00:08:10,255 Now we're in, they're here. 174 00:08:10,257 --> 00:08:11,623 I don't know what's the deal 175 00:08:11,625 --> 00:08:13,258 with why his stuff's still on here. 176 00:08:13,260 --> 00:08:15,126 I'm sure there's a reason for it. 177 00:08:15,128 --> 00:08:15,994 I don't know. 178 00:08:15,996 --> 00:08:17,529 But I know it's a nice setup 179 00:08:17,531 --> 00:08:19,931 and needs to be making some gold. 180 00:08:19,933 --> 00:08:21,500 I need some competition. 181 00:08:25,906 --> 00:08:28,607 Two miles east... 182 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:33,111 ...A rebel miner is back in nome. 183 00:08:34,715 --> 00:08:37,883 Mining is about risk. It's not playing it safe. 184 00:08:37,885 --> 00:08:40,652 Eventually, if I push myself and keep taking chances, 185 00:08:40,654 --> 00:08:44,289 all my dreams are going to come true. 186 00:08:44,291 --> 00:08:46,558 After a tough campaign last season, 187 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:49,995 kris kelly is launching the most ambitious scheme 188 00:08:49,997 --> 00:08:52,497 of his mining career. 189 00:08:54,434 --> 00:08:56,701 what's your plan? Where are we going this year? 190 00:08:56,703 --> 00:08:58,436 Well, I got this call from this guy the other day 191 00:08:58,438 --> 00:09:01,840 that wants to put his own excavation rig together, 192 00:09:01,842 --> 00:09:03,875 but his problem is he's too damn old. 193 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:05,477 It's not shawn pomrenke, is it? 194 00:09:05,479 --> 00:09:07,212 -we're not going... 195 00:09:07,214 --> 00:09:09,281 Can you just stop, please? 196 00:09:09,283 --> 00:09:11,783 The guy out of arizona, he's got a huge boat, 197 00:09:11,785 --> 00:09:13,752 and he's got a couple pieces of equipment. 198 00:09:13,754 --> 00:09:15,987 He says he wants to give it to me 199 00:09:15,989 --> 00:09:19,424 for 20% of what the boat will make. 200 00:09:19,426 --> 00:09:21,159 Look at that. 201 00:09:21,161 --> 00:09:22,727 Get out of here. No, I know! 202 00:09:22,729 --> 00:09:24,696 Look at that! 203 00:09:24,698 --> 00:09:29,868 The bering explorer, a 135-foot, 188-ton ship 204 00:09:29,870 --> 00:09:35,206 originally used for oil-and-gas exploration in the arctic. 205 00:09:35,208 --> 00:09:38,510 This boat right here is the ticket to us being rich. 206 00:09:38,512 --> 00:09:39,844 This isn't a dream. 207 00:09:39,846 --> 00:09:42,247 These are some steps that we have to go like a ladder. 208 00:09:42,249 --> 00:09:44,082 We just keep climbing the rung of the ladder, 209 00:09:44,084 --> 00:09:46,952 and every step, we get towards our million dollars a year. 210 00:09:46,954 --> 00:09:48,587 So, what's he want? What's the catch? 211 00:09:48,589 --> 00:09:50,021 The ca there's no catch. 212 00:09:50,023 --> 00:09:54,092 It's $100,000 to put everything together to re-outfit this. 213 00:09:54,094 --> 00:09:56,895 All we have to do is fix the boat up a little bit 214 00:09:56,897 --> 00:09:58,697 and put all the equipment on the boat, 215 00:09:58,699 --> 00:10:01,499 and then we start making a million dollars a year. 216 00:10:01,501 --> 00:10:03,835 Oh, at this rate, we can just travel around the world 217 00:10:03,837 --> 00:10:05,136 okay, calm down. 218 00:10:05,138 --> 00:10:06,771 I knew I didn't want to tell you guys about it. 219 00:10:06,773 --> 00:10:08,473 ...Sounds that good. Don't laugh. 220 00:10:08,475 --> 00:10:09,908 I didn't see what they got on their... 221 00:10:09,910 --> 00:10:12,944 Okay, I admit, my plans don't always work out, 222 00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:14,579 but you can't stop trying. 223 00:10:14,581 --> 00:10:17,816 All we got to do is just work together and get this done. 224 00:10:17,818 --> 00:10:19,784 Everything is going to be awesome. 225 00:10:19,786 --> 00:10:21,286 In the quest for gold, 226 00:10:21,288 --> 00:10:22,654 kris has a long history 227 00:10:22,656 --> 00:10:26,191 of taking his family on many a wild sluice chase. 228 00:10:26,193 --> 00:10:28,593 This season, we're going to do things my way. 229 00:10:28,595 --> 00:10:30,662 No, honest to god, and I guarantee 230 00:10:30,664 --> 00:10:32,330 I guarantee we're going to make more gold 231 00:10:32,332 --> 00:10:34,866 than we ever have the last five seasons. 232 00:10:34,868 --> 00:10:37,769 But despite several million-dollar plans... 233 00:10:37,771 --> 00:10:41,139 I'm going to make this work. Watch, watch. 234 00:10:41,141 --> 00:10:44,109 ...They've yet to land on a million-dollar pay day. 235 00:10:44,111 --> 00:10:47,178 Something's wrong! 236 00:10:47,180 --> 00:10:49,280 This isn't fair, man! 237 00:10:49,282 --> 00:10:50,649 This isn't fair! 238 00:10:50,651 --> 00:10:52,851 The problem is, we thought we were getting a good deal. 239 00:10:52,853 --> 00:10:56,421 Instead, we just threw $3,000 down the toilet. 240 00:10:56,423 --> 00:10:58,657 I've got to come up with another plan 241 00:10:58,659 --> 00:11:00,492 'cause this isn't going to work. 242 00:11:05,332 --> 00:11:07,465 stupid 243 00:11:07,467 --> 00:11:09,601 man, I'm sick of this 244 00:11:09,603 --> 00:11:10,802 who's got a towel, andy? 245 00:11:12,439 --> 00:11:14,773 Last summer, kris led his family 246 00:11:14,775 --> 00:11:16,374 to mine at the distant bluff... 247 00:11:18,812 --> 00:11:22,781 ...Completely off the grid in the alaskan wilderness. 248 00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:26,284 It looks like kris is trying to 249 00:11:26,286 --> 00:11:28,953 actually might be trying to get us to commit suicide here. 250 00:11:28,955 --> 00:11:30,155 I'm not really sure. 251 00:11:33,226 --> 00:11:36,127 This season on "bering sea gold"... 252 00:11:36,129 --> 00:11:41,066 Sea ice hit record lows for this time of year. 253 00:11:41,068 --> 00:11:44,636 This is the warmest month on record, 254 00:11:44,638 --> 00:11:47,772 any month, any year for this region. 255 00:11:47,774 --> 00:11:50,842 Melted ice... 256 00:11:50,844 --> 00:11:54,245 And the ice keeps melting. 257 00:11:56,516 --> 00:12:01,519 The weather in nome is changing drastically. 258 00:12:01,521 --> 00:12:03,722 Nothing's the same as it was. 259 00:12:03,724 --> 00:12:07,125 It's really changed everything underneath the water. 260 00:12:07,127 --> 00:12:09,060 And now we can get gold 261 00:12:09,062 --> 00:12:12,363 that's been sitting there for millions of years. 262 00:12:12,365 --> 00:12:14,232 Like, a lot of gold. 263 00:12:20,373 --> 00:12:22,073 This is by far the biggest hole 264 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:24,175 I've had to dig myself out of. 265 00:12:24,177 --> 00:12:25,510 I fight like hell 266 00:12:25,512 --> 00:12:27,746 and kick ken's ass 267 00:12:27,748 --> 00:12:29,748 and retake the crown of mr. Gold. 268 00:12:29,750 --> 00:12:32,450 Yeah! 269 00:12:32,452 --> 00:12:35,286 The little dredges can't get all the gold, but I can. 270 00:12:39,926 --> 00:12:41,126 the moment of truth. 271 00:12:41,128 --> 00:12:42,727 Yeah. 272 00:12:42,729 --> 00:12:43,762 that's what I'm talking about! 273 00:12:43,764 --> 00:12:45,730 We broke our bottom cable. 274 00:12:45,732 --> 00:12:47,499 One of the worst things that could happen, 275 00:12:47,501 --> 00:12:48,833 next to killing somebody. 276 00:12:48,835 --> 00:12:50,435 We're gonna die! 277 00:12:50,437 --> 00:12:51,803 Let's go big or go broke. 278 00:12:53,740 --> 00:12:55,273 the kellys are very bad people. 279 00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:57,041 -...What we're doing. -Whoa! 280 00:13:07,888 --> 00:13:10,889 In nome... 281 00:13:10,891 --> 00:13:13,491 This whole thing is going to work out 282 00:13:13,493 --> 00:13:14,759 better than you believe. 283 00:13:14,761 --> 00:13:16,060 Look at that. 284 00:13:16,062 --> 00:13:18,096 ...Kris kelly's trying to sell his dad and brother 285 00:13:18,098 --> 00:13:20,899 on a plan to fund a supersized dredge 286 00:13:20,901 --> 00:13:25,136 as their ticket to redemption and beyond. 287 00:13:25,138 --> 00:13:27,872 I know. Don't look at me like that. 288 00:13:27,874 --> 00:13:29,841 And if we don't take this opportunity right now, 289 00:13:29,843 --> 00:13:31,309 we'd be the biggest fools in our lives, 290 00:13:31,311 --> 00:13:34,312 and we'll regret it for as long as we live. 291 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:36,114 Look, last year really sucked for us. 292 00:13:36,116 --> 00:13:38,583 That's why this plan is going to be brilliant. 293 00:13:38,585 --> 00:13:40,251 Go. 294 00:13:40,253 --> 00:13:42,287 Last summer, kris rolled the dice 295 00:13:42,289 --> 00:13:46,157 on a bold plan to mine at the bluff. 296 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:47,792 The tide's going out. We gotta plank it. 297 00:13:47,794 --> 00:13:49,127 Here we go. 298 00:13:49,129 --> 00:13:50,128 Here we go. Let's go. 299 00:13:50,130 --> 00:13:51,963 Get on! Let's go. 300 00:13:51,965 --> 00:13:54,632 Okay. Go, go! 301 00:13:57,504 --> 00:13:59,237 but mother nature met them head-on 302 00:13:59,239 --> 00:14:01,739 with the worst mining conditions in decades. 303 00:14:07,447 --> 00:14:10,448 It's caught! I'm out of here right now. 304 00:14:10,450 --> 00:14:13,585 So, we're going back in. 305 00:14:13,587 --> 00:14:17,755 Boy, that's a big one. 306 00:14:17,757 --> 00:14:20,124 The waves are coming in from two different angles. 307 00:14:20,126 --> 00:14:21,559 Yeah. 308 00:14:23,496 --> 00:14:26,898 Sucks! Agh! 309 00:14:26,900 --> 00:14:28,833 Come on! Push! 310 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:37,408 hey, kris, the weather's turning bad up here. 311 00:14:37,410 --> 00:14:38,910 Okay, I'm coming up. 312 00:14:38,912 --> 00:14:40,478 We got to get back to shore. 313 00:14:42,115 --> 00:14:44,682 Ultimately, they were forced off the water. 314 00:14:48,655 --> 00:14:50,855 look at the gold, kris. 315 00:14:50,857 --> 00:14:54,659 But, despite it all, they still managed to scrape enough gold 316 00:14:54,661 --> 00:14:56,127 to break even on the season. 317 00:14:56,129 --> 00:14:58,029 -Three. -Three. 318 00:14:58,031 --> 00:15:00,131 Did we get to six? Yeah, we got to six. 319 00:15:00,133 --> 00:15:01,132 We got to six. 320 00:15:01,134 --> 00:15:04,102 6.225. 321 00:15:04,104 --> 00:15:07,906 6.2 ounces brought the fighting kellys' season haul 322 00:15:07,908 --> 00:15:12,844 to 38.8 ounces, worth just over $46,000. 323 00:15:12,846 --> 00:15:15,680 -Good job. -High fives for everybody. 324 00:15:15,682 --> 00:15:18,783 Now, the question is... 325 00:15:18,785 --> 00:15:21,286 So, you guys either get with me and get on board 326 00:15:21,288 --> 00:15:23,354 or step the out of the way. 327 00:15:23,356 --> 00:15:27,325 ...Are brad and andy in on kris' dream for the future? 328 00:15:27,327 --> 00:15:29,627 I know this whole thing sounds too good to be true, 329 00:15:29,629 --> 00:15:32,297 and my dad and brother never believe in my plans, 330 00:15:32,299 --> 00:15:33,398 but I'm serious about this. 331 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,366 This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, 332 00:15:35,368 --> 00:15:37,302 and I'm doing this with or without them. 333 00:15:37,304 --> 00:15:39,971 Okay, look, honestly, right now, are you in or out? 334 00:15:39,973 --> 00:15:43,608 Because this is a lot of work, and it's a big risk. 335 00:15:45,612 --> 00:15:47,011 I'm in. 336 00:15:47,013 --> 00:15:48,146 Andy, are you? 337 00:15:48,148 --> 00:15:49,547 I'm in. It sounds good. 338 00:15:49,549 --> 00:15:50,882 Yeah, it always sounds good. 339 00:15:50,884 --> 00:15:52,383 Yes, we're in, kris. We're in. 340 00:15:52,385 --> 00:15:54,018 It's the greatest opportunity we've had in our life. 341 00:15:54,020 --> 00:15:56,487 We can't be stopped. We just got to get out there. 342 00:15:56,489 --> 00:15:58,356 Let's just get the boat and go mining now. 343 00:15:58,358 --> 00:16:00,758 Let's go make some money. 344 00:16:08,201 --> 00:16:10,301 Across town... 345 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:13,571 You remember last summer, coming down to yukon? 346 00:16:13,573 --> 00:16:15,039 Did you have lots of fun? 347 00:16:15,041 --> 00:16:16,341 Yeah. Alright. 348 00:16:16,343 --> 00:16:18,276 Well, you're going to have more fun this year. 349 00:16:18,278 --> 00:16:20,678 You're going to get bering sea qualified. 350 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:24,482 ...Skipper vernon adkison readies his custom catamaran, 351 00:16:24,484 --> 00:16:26,918 gold ship wild ranger. 352 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,421 I think this is gonna be our best summer season ever. 353 00:16:30,423 --> 00:16:33,124 This pump, that engine... 354 00:16:33,126 --> 00:16:34,692 She ought to be a pumping machine. 355 00:16:34,694 --> 00:16:36,160 And the veteran captain's 356 00:16:36,162 --> 00:16:38,863 upgraded his $250,000 investment 357 00:16:38,865 --> 00:16:41,232 for its first full season in nome. 358 00:16:41,234 --> 00:16:42,567 We modified this. 359 00:16:42,569 --> 00:16:46,671 You know, before, the pontoon was outboard out here, 360 00:16:46,673 --> 00:16:48,473 but it looked like a wave catcher, 361 00:16:48,475 --> 00:16:51,542 so we moved the pontoon back in closer to the boat 362 00:16:51,544 --> 00:16:53,778 and put another pontoon on the other side 363 00:16:53,780 --> 00:16:55,813 to compensate so it balanced. 364 00:16:55,815 --> 00:16:57,315 This thing is fast 365 00:16:57,317 --> 00:17:00,184 the fastest, most seaworthy dredge 366 00:17:00,186 --> 00:17:01,386 in nome, alaska, 367 00:17:01,388 --> 00:17:05,156 or in possibly the known universe. 368 00:17:05,158 --> 00:17:06,858 Weather kicks up in a hurry, 369 00:17:06,860 --> 00:17:09,994 and you got to have a boat that'll stand up to it, 370 00:17:09,996 --> 00:17:13,998 and the gold ship will stand up to it. 371 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,601 Gold ship is gonna allow me to go to my western claims, 372 00:17:16,603 --> 00:17:20,371 go out to sledge, go damn near anyplace I want, 373 00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:23,975 and we're getting ready to get some major gold. 374 00:17:23,977 --> 00:17:25,843 So, are you going to put this back inside 375 00:17:25,845 --> 00:17:27,078 where it was last year? 376 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:31,416 No. It was too noisy, a lot of fumes. 377 00:17:31,418 --> 00:17:34,452 We're going to put it right up here to be outside. 378 00:17:34,454 --> 00:17:36,621 This summer, vernon's also 379 00:17:36,623 --> 00:17:39,323 tending to the adkison family legacy 380 00:17:39,325 --> 00:17:41,225 by grooming daughter elaine 381 00:17:41,227 --> 00:17:44,062 to one day inherit the captain's chair. 382 00:17:44,064 --> 00:17:48,499 I'm just wondering, how quickly can we get our gear picked up? 383 00:17:48,501 --> 00:17:50,334 I don't think it'd take long at all. 384 00:17:50,336 --> 00:17:54,205 Elaine is ambitious. She wants to be the captain. 385 00:17:54,207 --> 00:17:55,273 Well, I mean, the only way 386 00:17:55,275 --> 00:17:56,908 you're ever gonna do something like this 387 00:17:56,910 --> 00:17:59,277 is just strapping on, jumping in and do it. 388 00:17:59,279 --> 00:18:02,346 Make some mistakes, break a few things, 389 00:18:02,348 --> 00:18:05,416 but hopefully she'll learn before she killed herself. 390 00:18:05,418 --> 00:18:09,620 Sometimes that's the way you got to do it. 391 00:18:09,622 --> 00:18:11,989 And if anyone is familiar with mistakes, 392 00:18:11,991 --> 00:18:13,958 it's the veteran miner... 393 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:15,726 Going down! 394 00:18:17,464 --> 00:18:19,030 Oh! 395 00:18:19,032 --> 00:18:19,897 No! 396 00:18:19,899 --> 00:18:21,632 ...As season after season 397 00:18:21,634 --> 00:18:23,468 led to one failed effort... 398 00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:27,071 Oh damn it! 399 00:18:27,073 --> 00:18:28,873 ...After another. 400 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:30,508 Why weren't you answering the phone? 401 00:18:30,510 --> 00:18:32,310 How many times did you call me? 402 00:18:32,312 --> 00:18:34,679 And his relationship with daughter elaine 403 00:18:34,681 --> 00:18:36,414 didn't exactly go smoothly, either. 404 00:18:36,416 --> 00:18:37,949 I got business, right? Yeah! 405 00:18:37,951 --> 00:18:40,485 You answer the damn phone when I call you! 406 00:18:40,487 --> 00:18:43,921 There were times they didn't see eye to eye... 407 00:18:43,923 --> 00:18:46,190 Would you drop the damn attitude? 408 00:18:46,192 --> 00:18:47,625 I'm talking business here. 409 00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:49,193 You got a bad attitude, elaine. 410 00:18:49,195 --> 00:18:50,862 ...Quite a few times. 411 00:18:50,864 --> 00:18:53,464 Get your damn ass off this boat! 412 00:18:53,466 --> 00:18:55,399 Well, maybe most of the time. 413 00:18:55,401 --> 00:18:57,368 Sick of your 414 00:18:57,370 --> 00:19:00,104 hey, I'm just calling to let you know I'm done. 415 00:19:00,106 --> 00:19:01,572 Get on out of here. 416 00:19:01,574 --> 00:19:04,842 Don't let the door hit you in the ass. 417 00:19:04,844 --> 00:19:08,212 She's a very strong-willed person, 418 00:19:08,214 --> 00:19:12,483 and I am, too, and I had the same situation with my dad. 419 00:19:12,485 --> 00:19:14,785 We couldn't work together more than about three days 420 00:19:14,787 --> 00:19:17,121 before we were at each other's throats. 421 00:19:17,123 --> 00:19:19,957 Ultimately, after a string of missteps 422 00:19:19,959 --> 00:19:21,926 left his pockets empty... 423 00:19:21,928 --> 00:19:26,297 Every time I open the mailbox, it's the bills, bills, bills. 424 00:19:26,299 --> 00:19:29,367 ...Vernon was forced to pack it in. 425 00:19:29,369 --> 00:19:32,370 I'm stone-cold broke. 426 00:19:36,309 --> 00:19:38,843 make sure the fiberglass doesn't cave in. 427 00:19:41,314 --> 00:19:42,647 But last season... 428 00:19:42,649 --> 00:19:44,248 We're back, and we're bad. 429 00:19:44,250 --> 00:19:46,918 ...Vernon returned from his long hiatus 430 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:48,719 with a bold, new plan... 431 00:19:48,721 --> 00:19:51,322 Oh, yeah. I'm liking this. 432 00:19:51,324 --> 00:19:53,758 ...Take his innovative creation 433 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:57,261 1,000 miles down the treacherous yukon river 434 00:19:57,263 --> 00:20:00,097 all the way to the bering sea. 435 00:20:00,099 --> 00:20:02,466 Oooooooooooh! 436 00:20:02,468 --> 00:20:03,834 -Bye! -Bye! 437 00:20:03,836 --> 00:20:07,605 -We're going to nome! -We're going to nome! 438 00:20:07,607 --> 00:20:10,041 While spirits were high to start the journey... 439 00:20:10,043 --> 00:20:11,509 You're following my track. 440 00:20:11,511 --> 00:20:14,078 Well, I followed this, and I got right over there, 441 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,547 and I was in two feet of water. 442 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:21,285 ...Nothing with vernon ever goes quite as planned. 443 00:20:27,894 --> 00:20:29,827 hang on. 444 00:20:35,335 --> 00:20:36,634 Coming up... 445 00:20:36,636 --> 00:20:39,870 Mm, raining gold. Just a minute, guys. 446 00:20:39,872 --> 00:20:42,607 Mm-hmm. Alright, 27. 447 00:20:42,609 --> 00:20:44,008 I'm liking that. 448 00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:47,178 -Hell yeah. -This is not over. 449 00:20:50,416 --> 00:20:52,650 This is year three or four 450 00:20:52,652 --> 00:20:56,287 that I've got into this project since I first saw this boat, 451 00:20:56,289 --> 00:20:59,590 so it's about time it started paying off. 452 00:20:59,592 --> 00:21:01,259 This is gonna be our year. 453 00:21:01,261 --> 00:21:02,560 I think so. 454 00:21:02,562 --> 00:21:05,229 Vernon adkison, along with daughter elaine, 455 00:21:05,231 --> 00:21:07,999 prepare their gold ship wild ranger 456 00:21:08,001 --> 00:21:10,201 for what they hope will be a standout season. 457 00:21:10,203 --> 00:21:13,804 I truly believe that the gold ship is the best rig in nome. 458 00:21:13,806 --> 00:21:17,775 If anybody can get it, it's going to be us. 459 00:21:19,812 --> 00:21:22,113 But last summer... 460 00:21:24,684 --> 00:21:26,884 ...Wasn't all smooth sailing. 461 00:21:26,886 --> 00:21:28,152 Cut it loose! 462 00:21:33,660 --> 00:21:35,793 Not only was the rig tested... 463 00:21:35,795 --> 00:21:36,827 It's gone. 464 00:21:39,032 --> 00:21:42,099 ...So was the crew. 465 00:21:42,101 --> 00:21:46,337 That has everything of ours on it that matters, vernon. 466 00:21:46,339 --> 00:21:47,705 That is everything. 467 00:21:47,707 --> 00:21:50,608 I didn't need that damn boat sinking alongside us 468 00:21:50,610 --> 00:21:52,410 and pulling us down with it. 469 00:21:54,914 --> 00:21:58,716 nome boy, it's been a long time coming. 470 00:21:58,718 --> 00:22:00,951 We made it to nome. 471 00:22:07,093 --> 00:22:08,926 I've been looking for that money pit. 472 00:22:08,928 --> 00:22:10,728 Maybe this is it. 473 00:22:13,633 --> 00:22:16,267 In the end, the gold ship proved her mettle. 474 00:22:16,269 --> 00:22:19,970 Mm-hmm. Raining gold. 475 00:22:19,972 --> 00:22:23,674 We'll lay that puppy in there. 28.2. 476 00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:27,378 Vernon topped out at 30.2 ounces, 477 00:22:27,380 --> 00:22:30,381 valued at just over $36,000. 478 00:22:30,383 --> 00:22:32,249 And even more valuable, 479 00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:35,486 a father and daughter found common footing. 480 00:22:35,488 --> 00:22:37,621 We're doing a group hug. 481 00:22:37,623 --> 00:22:40,124 Hug, hug, hug! Come on! 482 00:22:44,964 --> 00:22:46,697 I got a taste last season. 483 00:22:46,699 --> 00:22:49,333 Now it's full speed ahead all summer. 484 00:22:49,335 --> 00:22:51,602 You got any questions? 485 00:22:51,604 --> 00:22:53,104 You ready to go to work? 486 00:22:53,106 --> 00:22:54,238 Yeah. 487 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:58,175 Is she gonna be your little assistant? 488 00:22:58,177 --> 00:23:00,678 Can you teach her how to pan gold? 489 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:04,048 We can't have any freeloaders running around here. 490 00:23:09,355 --> 00:23:12,123 Across the harbor... 491 00:23:14,394 --> 00:23:15,926 hey, emily. 492 00:23:15,928 --> 00:23:17,194 What's up, daryl? 493 00:23:17,196 --> 00:23:18,696 Welcome back. 494 00:23:22,869 --> 00:23:24,935 how you been? 495 00:23:24,937 --> 00:23:28,606 ...Captain emily riedel readies her dredge, the eroica, 496 00:23:28,608 --> 00:23:30,040 for the upcoming mining season... 497 00:23:30,042 --> 00:23:31,275 Welcome back to town. 498 00:23:31,277 --> 00:23:34,278 ...Along with former lead diver daryl galipeau, 499 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,514 who's returned after a one-year absence. 500 00:23:36,516 --> 00:23:37,948 I think it's going to be a good year. 501 00:23:37,950 --> 00:23:40,217 I know that last year... 502 00:23:40,219 --> 00:23:42,520 Thankfully, you weren't up. It was terrible. 503 00:23:42,522 --> 00:23:45,823 The gold was mediocre. The weather was even worse. 504 00:23:45,825 --> 00:23:48,592 The veteran skipper is looking to turn the tables 505 00:23:48,594 --> 00:23:52,329 after a tough summer thwarted plans to grow her business. 506 00:23:52,331 --> 00:23:54,365 If you're a business owner, 507 00:23:54,367 --> 00:23:57,902 you want to expand and profit more every year, 508 00:23:57,904 --> 00:23:59,737 and last summer, 509 00:23:59,739 --> 00:24:01,539 it was some of the worst weather I've ever seen, 510 00:24:01,541 --> 00:24:03,541 and we weren't able to do that. 511 00:24:03,543 --> 00:24:07,578 But if you're persistent and you adapt and you grow, 512 00:24:07,580 --> 00:24:10,080 you're going to succeed eventually, absolutely. 513 00:24:10,082 --> 00:24:14,251 I thought maybe, if we have a good June and July, 514 00:24:14,253 --> 00:24:17,988 we might think about looking into another vessel, 515 00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:19,190 into another mining vessel. 516 00:24:20,927 --> 00:24:24,128 I know there's a lot of dredging equipment in nome. 517 00:24:24,130 --> 00:24:25,596 It's great to have daryl back on board. 518 00:24:25,598 --> 00:24:27,598 He's been working with me for years, 519 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:31,202 and he's one of the best gold producers in town. 520 00:24:31,204 --> 00:24:32,937 If we get enough capital together, 521 00:24:32,939 --> 00:24:35,940 it'd be a worthwhile venture. 522 00:24:35,942 --> 00:24:39,677 This summer, emily is aiming for 300 ounces 523 00:24:39,679 --> 00:24:43,314 in her effort to secure a second dredge. 524 00:24:43,316 --> 00:24:46,817 The more I can expand, the more I can profit. 525 00:24:46,819 --> 00:24:51,956 Daryl is my ace in the gold hole, as it were. 526 00:24:51,958 --> 00:24:54,425 You know, this baby, I love her dearly, 527 00:24:54,427 --> 00:24:56,727 but she's meant for one purpose and one purpose alone, 528 00:24:56,729 --> 00:24:59,630 which is going to 14, which is 3 miles down the coast. 529 00:24:59,632 --> 00:25:00,564 Yeah. 530 00:25:00,566 --> 00:25:02,333 In terms of exploring new ground 531 00:25:02,335 --> 00:25:04,068 and new possibilities, 532 00:25:04,070 --> 00:25:06,770 finding something lightweight and fast, 533 00:25:06,772 --> 00:25:08,873 that's the key, but in order to do that, 534 00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:12,676 you know, we have to make some gold on this thing first. 535 00:25:12,678 --> 00:25:15,079 Manning a growing empire would be a challenge 536 00:25:15,081 --> 00:25:18,782 for the eroica captain, but overcoming challenges 537 00:25:18,784 --> 00:25:21,552 is what defined emily throughout her time in nome. 538 00:25:24,957 --> 00:25:27,291 She started off as a deckhand, 539 00:25:27,293 --> 00:25:29,426 viewing mining as just a pit stop. 540 00:25:33,332 --> 00:25:35,099 when I originally came to nome, 541 00:25:35,101 --> 00:25:38,135 I planned on working for a single season 542 00:25:38,137 --> 00:25:41,105 so I could make some money to go to opera school in vienna, 543 00:25:41,107 --> 00:25:43,507 and here I am, nine years later. 544 00:25:43,509 --> 00:25:45,543 I guess I liked gold. 545 00:25:47,947 --> 00:25:52,449 She quickly moved up the ranks, even trying her hand at diving. 546 00:25:55,454 --> 00:25:57,655 Our job is very deadly. 547 00:25:57,657 --> 00:26:00,424 Things could go wrong in an instant, and they do. 548 00:26:17,510 --> 00:26:21,078 you're operating heavy equipment underwater, 549 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:25,449 so you have to be 100% alert at all times. 550 00:26:25,451 --> 00:26:27,151 That suction is so strong. 551 00:26:29,021 --> 00:26:31,989 That thing is dangerous. 552 00:26:31,991 --> 00:26:34,625 While diving may not have suited her... 553 00:26:34,627 --> 00:26:38,162 All right, guys. Champagne-smashing time. 554 00:26:38,164 --> 00:26:39,063 Let's do it. 555 00:26:42,201 --> 00:26:45,402 ...Ultimately, it was as a dredge owner 556 00:26:45,404 --> 00:26:47,671 where emily found her true calling... 557 00:26:47,673 --> 00:26:50,240 There's gold all through here. 558 00:26:51,711 --> 00:26:53,143 ...And thrived. 559 00:26:53,145 --> 00:26:55,312 I've been the owner and the captain of the eroica 560 00:26:55,314 --> 00:26:57,881 for seven years, and for most of those years, 561 00:26:57,883 --> 00:27:00,718 everybody was watching with amusement 562 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,153 to see how I would fail. 563 00:27:03,155 --> 00:27:04,755 We're over 20. 564 00:27:07,126 --> 00:27:10,494 83.8. Who the hell was right? 565 00:27:10,496 --> 00:27:12,630 Hey! 566 00:27:12,632 --> 00:27:15,499 It was very, very fun proving everybody wrong. 567 00:27:15,501 --> 00:27:16,734 Coming up... 568 00:27:16,736 --> 00:27:18,035 Now we're just sitting here, 569 00:27:18,037 --> 00:27:20,437 and I can't get on it and can't move it, 570 00:27:20,439 --> 00:27:23,440 can't touch it, can't do a dang thing. 571 00:27:23,442 --> 00:27:25,609 It sucks. 572 00:27:27,213 --> 00:27:28,612 In nome... 573 00:27:28,614 --> 00:27:31,715 Just all in all, like, just not a successful season, 574 00:27:31,717 --> 00:27:34,985 and I'd really like to change that around this year. 575 00:27:34,987 --> 00:27:36,920 ...Emily riedel is determined 576 00:27:36,922 --> 00:27:39,289 to improve on last season's results. 577 00:27:39,291 --> 00:27:42,259 I think a big key to my success is directly tied 578 00:27:42,261 --> 00:27:43,894 to how many times I've failed. 579 00:27:43,896 --> 00:27:47,164 In this business, the only way to survive is to grow. 580 00:27:50,102 --> 00:27:51,769 hold on! 581 00:27:54,106 --> 00:27:55,406 Whoa, whoa! Stop! 582 00:27:55,408 --> 00:27:57,174 get down! 583 00:27:57,176 --> 00:27:59,209 No! 584 00:27:59,211 --> 00:28:00,611 Whoa! 585 00:28:00,613 --> 00:28:05,015 Last summer, she was tested like never before. 586 00:28:05,017 --> 00:28:09,119 We got the line. It's taut underneath the boat. 587 00:28:11,257 --> 00:28:12,089 Let's do this. 588 00:28:12,091 --> 00:28:14,558 We'll cut that line. 589 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:15,559 Right here. Here, here, here you go. 590 00:28:15,561 --> 00:28:16,927 I got it. 591 00:28:16,929 --> 00:28:18,996 Go fast. 592 00:28:18,998 --> 00:28:20,230 Agh! 593 00:28:25,638 --> 00:28:28,138 The worst mining conditions in years 594 00:28:28,140 --> 00:28:30,307 threatened to sink the veteran's season. 595 00:28:30,309 --> 00:28:31,642 It just makes me nervous because, 596 00:28:31,644 --> 00:28:33,844 sometimes out on the bering sea, 597 00:28:33,846 --> 00:28:40,217 it goes from this to insanity in a matter of minutes. 598 00:28:40,219 --> 00:28:41,819 But... 599 00:28:41,821 --> 00:28:42,720 Whew! 600 00:28:42,722 --> 00:28:43,954 ...In the end, 601 00:28:43,956 --> 00:28:46,623 she still managed to squeeze out a profit. 602 00:28:46,625 --> 00:28:48,492 One golden cone. 603 00:28:50,429 --> 00:28:51,729 Nice. Yeah. 604 00:28:51,731 --> 00:28:52,996 5.11. 605 00:28:52,998 --> 00:28:56,900 5.1 ounces raised emily's season total 606 00:28:56,902 --> 00:29:02,172 to 121 ounces, worth over $145,000. 607 00:29:02,174 --> 00:29:03,607 Hell yeah. Good job. 608 00:29:03,609 --> 00:29:05,743 Go home a little bit richer. Yeah. 609 00:29:05,745 --> 00:29:08,312 I mean, there were a lot of obstacles last season, 610 00:29:08,314 --> 00:29:10,881 but we came out ahead with a little bit of money. 611 00:29:10,883 --> 00:29:13,617 I mean, I wasn't in the red. 612 00:29:13,619 --> 00:29:15,886 And now emily is ready to take 613 00:29:15,888 --> 00:29:19,456 the biggest step forward yet in her mining career. 614 00:29:19,458 --> 00:29:20,591 Having a second dredge 615 00:29:20,593 --> 00:29:23,694 could mean having a 500-ounce season, 616 00:29:23,696 --> 00:29:25,596 not a 300-ounce season. 617 00:29:25,598 --> 00:29:27,731 I want all of the gold. 618 00:29:27,733 --> 00:29:32,803 And I want all of the gold, and I want to have it, like, 619 00:29:32,805 --> 00:29:35,906 in a safe somewhere with my name on it. 620 00:29:35,908 --> 00:29:37,875 Hey, welcome on. 621 00:29:37,877 --> 00:29:40,444 Welcome back, and let's go get a beer or something. 622 00:29:40,446 --> 00:29:42,279 alright. 623 00:29:52,725 --> 00:29:55,292 Three miles north... 624 00:30:02,368 --> 00:30:03,967 ...Mining legend shawn pomrenke 625 00:30:03,969 --> 00:30:06,970 is grinding away at the family's inland mine. 626 00:30:06,972 --> 00:30:10,174 I've spent 19 years of my life on the bering sea 627 00:30:10,176 --> 00:30:11,675 mining for gold, 628 00:30:11,677 --> 00:30:13,544 but now that could all be over. 629 00:30:19,952 --> 00:30:23,053 getting ready to do a shift change. 630 00:30:23,055 --> 00:30:24,822 Here you go. Thank you. 631 00:30:24,824 --> 00:30:26,190 Yeah. 632 00:30:30,830 --> 00:30:33,664 For over a decade, shawn's ruled the bering sea 633 00:30:33,666 --> 00:30:37,000 with his revolutionary custom-built dredge, 634 00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:38,635 christine rose... 635 00:30:40,172 --> 00:30:42,306 that's the sound of money right there. 636 00:30:42,308 --> 00:30:45,576 Ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching. 637 00:30:45,578 --> 00:30:48,712 ...And earned the moniker "mr. Gold." 638 00:30:48,714 --> 00:30:52,349 mr. Gold out. Later, tater. 639 00:30:54,119 --> 00:30:56,320 But now he's off the water, 640 00:30:56,322 --> 00:30:59,790 and could be permanently dry-docked. 641 00:30:59,792 --> 00:31:02,893 I got caught in a bad deal. 642 00:31:02,895 --> 00:31:04,294 I trusted this person 643 00:31:04,296 --> 00:31:05,996 and thought he was going to help me 644 00:31:05,998 --> 00:31:09,233 build the mega dredge. 645 00:31:09,235 --> 00:31:13,070 But in the end, it might just cost me everything. 646 00:31:13,072 --> 00:31:17,574 Well, the scoop is that I got into business with a guy, 647 00:31:17,576 --> 00:31:20,377 and he basically took control of the company 648 00:31:20,379 --> 00:31:26,116 and stole everything I've worked for my whole life. 649 00:31:26,118 --> 00:31:30,520 Got the mega dredge sitting idle, 650 00:31:30,522 --> 00:31:34,491 christine rose sitting idle. 651 00:31:34,493 --> 00:31:39,463 It sucks. It sucks bad. 652 00:31:47,039 --> 00:31:51,308 this guy was supposed to raise the funds 653 00:31:51,310 --> 00:31:53,343 to finish the mega dredge, 654 00:31:53,345 --> 00:31:57,614 and, basically, he just didn't raise any money, 655 00:31:57,616 --> 00:32:01,919 and he filed bankruptcy on the company. 656 00:32:01,921 --> 00:32:03,954 This is the first time the christine rose 657 00:32:03,956 --> 00:32:06,623 hasn't been in the water by this time. 658 00:32:06,625 --> 00:32:08,191 Usually, we're in the water. 659 00:32:08,193 --> 00:32:11,328 We're all mining, we're making money. 660 00:32:11,330 --> 00:32:13,230 Now we're just sitting here. 661 00:32:13,232 --> 00:32:15,766 And I can't get on it, can't move it, 662 00:32:15,768 --> 00:32:19,336 can't touch it, can't do a dang thing 663 00:32:19,338 --> 00:32:21,872 until this is all straightened out. 664 00:32:27,947 --> 00:32:31,481 Four years ago, shawn was riding high, 665 00:32:31,483 --> 00:32:34,251 looking to revolutionize offshore mining 666 00:32:34,253 --> 00:32:37,754 with the most advanced gold-getting machine ever built, 667 00:32:37,756 --> 00:32:40,691 a vessel dubbed the "mega dredge." 668 00:32:40,693 --> 00:32:44,194 there's definitely a lot more going on on this barge 669 00:32:44,196 --> 00:32:47,264 than the christine rose. 670 00:32:47,266 --> 00:32:50,600 Shawn got the pieces, including a massive barge, 671 00:32:50,602 --> 00:32:53,136 to assemble his dream dredge. 672 00:32:55,507 --> 00:32:57,407 This thing is massive! 673 00:32:57,409 --> 00:32:59,543 What did we pay for this thing? 674 00:32:59,545 --> 00:33:01,211 $200,000. 675 00:33:01,213 --> 00:33:03,880 -For a barge? -For a barge. 676 00:33:03,882 --> 00:33:07,985 But all this came at a price of millions of dollars. 677 00:33:07,987 --> 00:33:10,687 Little rusty, but... 678 00:33:10,689 --> 00:33:13,924 Hell, we're used to old, rusty junk, aren't we? 679 00:33:13,926 --> 00:33:18,195 Hate to spend 200,000 bucks for a pile of rusty steel. 680 00:33:18,197 --> 00:33:19,763 What we want to do is give you the tools 681 00:33:19,765 --> 00:33:22,599 to grow the company beyond where it is. 682 00:33:22,601 --> 00:33:24,301 And to cover the costs... 683 00:33:24,303 --> 00:33:26,803 I mean, it's going to produce 75 ounces a day 684 00:33:26,805 --> 00:33:29,106 for the next 20 years. 685 00:33:29,108 --> 00:33:30,073 Very exciting. 686 00:33:30,075 --> 00:33:31,942 The opportunity, I think, is great. 687 00:33:31,944 --> 00:33:35,345 ...Mr. Gold signed a deal with outside investors 688 00:33:35,347 --> 00:33:36,947 to help foot the bill. 689 00:33:36,949 --> 00:33:40,317 Think I might have the funding I need to build my dredge. 690 00:33:40,319 --> 00:33:41,585 Yeah! 691 00:33:41,587 --> 00:33:42,786 Coming up... 692 00:33:42,788 --> 00:33:44,654 Having all everything that 693 00:33:44,656 --> 00:33:46,390 you've worked your whole life for 694 00:33:46,392 --> 00:33:48,525 taken away like this, 695 00:33:48,527 --> 00:33:51,228 I really do not want to start over. 696 00:33:56,702 --> 00:33:58,869 When I see a huge wave approaching, 697 00:33:58,871 --> 00:34:01,071 should I slow down some? 698 00:34:01,073 --> 00:34:02,205 Don't worry about it. 699 00:34:02,207 --> 00:34:04,775 Just pretend like you're on a cocaine run 700 00:34:04,777 --> 00:34:07,644 from colombia to miami. 701 00:34:07,646 --> 00:34:09,746 He can pretend he's a drug runner 702 00:34:09,748 --> 00:34:12,482 when I'm not on board with my kid. 703 00:34:13,886 --> 00:34:15,385 Come on, you're pissing me off. 704 00:34:19,258 --> 00:34:20,991 I'm not nervous! 705 00:34:20,993 --> 00:34:23,360 I'm asking what's going on with the boat. 706 00:34:23,362 --> 00:34:25,595 The boat is doing just fine. 707 00:34:32,504 --> 00:34:34,471 what the ? 708 00:34:42,014 --> 00:34:44,981 I'm never coming on this boat with you again. 709 00:34:44,983 --> 00:34:47,517 Agh! Don't ever have daughters. 710 00:34:51,223 --> 00:34:54,791 In nome, at pomrenke headquarters... 711 00:34:54,793 --> 00:34:56,593 The christine rose, the mega dredge, 712 00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:58,428 everything is high and dry. 713 00:34:58,430 --> 00:35:01,031 At this point in time, I can't get on them, 714 00:35:01,033 --> 00:35:04,434 I can't work on them, I can't touch them. 715 00:35:04,436 --> 00:35:06,536 I'm not even allowed to move them. 716 00:35:06,538 --> 00:35:09,039 ...Mr. Gold, shawn pomrenke, 717 00:35:09,041 --> 00:35:12,275 is looking to put the pieces of his empire back together 718 00:35:12,277 --> 00:35:13,944 after a bad business deal 719 00:35:13,946 --> 00:35:16,513 brought offshore mining to a halt. 720 00:35:16,515 --> 00:35:18,648 Worst-case scenario is I lose everything 721 00:35:18,650 --> 00:35:22,319 and everything gets sold at auction. 722 00:35:22,321 --> 00:35:26,156 For shawn, it's a steep and sudden fall. 723 00:35:26,158 --> 00:35:28,258 Those are the pickers from two dives. 724 00:35:28,260 --> 00:35:31,761 Big ones. Nice, big, coarse, beautiful gold. 725 00:35:31,763 --> 00:35:33,163 Over the years... 726 00:35:33,165 --> 00:35:37,400 The gold's flowing like a fine wine in the gold room. 727 00:35:37,402 --> 00:35:40,871 We're turning dirt into gold. 728 00:35:40,873 --> 00:35:43,039 ...Shawn dominated in nome... 729 00:35:43,041 --> 00:35:44,875 Gonna need a bigger tray. 730 00:35:44,877 --> 00:35:47,410 We're doing $100 a minute. 731 00:35:47,412 --> 00:35:48,345 ...Season... 732 00:35:48,347 --> 00:35:49,646 Ah-ha! 733 00:35:49,648 --> 00:35:51,414 Ooh, there's 190. 734 00:35:51,416 --> 00:35:52,582 Nice! 735 00:35:52,584 --> 00:35:54,851 Ha-ha, ha-ha. Nice job. 736 00:35:54,853 --> 00:35:56,019 ...After season... 737 00:35:56,021 --> 00:35:57,687 $1.5 million right there. 738 00:35:59,424 --> 00:36:01,424 ...Stockpiling the funds needed 739 00:36:01,426 --> 00:36:05,262 to build the dredge of his dreams. 740 00:36:05,264 --> 00:36:08,865 And last summer, he put his plan into action, 741 00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:11,801 assembling the heart of the mega dredge... 742 00:36:11,803 --> 00:36:15,672 Gonna be part of the feeder for the new wash plants. 743 00:36:15,674 --> 00:36:18,408 ...Beginning with the hopper, 744 00:36:18,410 --> 00:36:21,545 capable of receiving hundreds of tons of material 745 00:36:21,547 --> 00:36:23,813 every day around the clock... 746 00:36:23,815 --> 00:36:26,883 We just saved ourselves a week and a half of work 747 00:36:26,885 --> 00:36:30,453 by utilizing what we have. 748 00:36:30,455 --> 00:36:32,389 Here we go. 749 00:36:32,391 --> 00:36:34,524 ...And, most importantly, 750 00:36:34,526 --> 00:36:37,894 the wash plant, where the material 751 00:36:37,896 --> 00:36:42,799 is sorted into four supersized sluice boxes, 752 00:36:42,801 --> 00:36:46,736 where the precious metal is captured. 753 00:36:46,738 --> 00:36:49,806 Yeah! We're good. 754 00:36:49,808 --> 00:36:52,209 Fire up the tractor! 755 00:36:59,484 --> 00:37:02,285 yeah! 756 00:37:02,287 --> 00:37:04,854 Coming in hot. 757 00:37:04,856 --> 00:37:06,590 Ha-ha. 758 00:37:06,592 --> 00:37:08,391 It's up there. 759 00:37:08,393 --> 00:37:10,493 Now we have a wash plant. 760 00:37:10,495 --> 00:37:13,096 Mega dredge is finally coming together. 761 00:37:13,098 --> 00:37:14,931 It's starting to look like something 762 00:37:14,933 --> 00:37:18,768 instead of just a barge. 763 00:37:18,770 --> 00:37:22,105 On the christine rose, he was hotter than ever. 764 00:37:25,344 --> 00:37:30,480 if we didn't find anything, they wouldn't call me mr. Gold. 765 00:37:30,482 --> 00:37:31,648 Looking good. 766 00:37:31,650 --> 00:37:34,784 Maybe we'll finish this season off strong. 767 00:37:37,122 --> 00:37:39,289 80... 768 00:37:40,425 --> 00:37:43,226 ...140. 769 00:37:43,228 --> 00:37:44,894 There we go. 770 00:37:44,896 --> 00:37:47,697 140 is a good way to end a season. 771 00:37:50,669 --> 00:37:54,170 Shawn topped out at 1,004 ounces, 772 00:37:54,172 --> 00:37:58,074 worth a staggering $1.2 million. 773 00:37:58,076 --> 00:38:00,510 When you rake in over 1,000 ounces, 774 00:38:00,512 --> 00:38:03,446 your haul's worth over a million dollars, 775 00:38:03,448 --> 00:38:04,981 and that's a good feeling. 776 00:38:04,983 --> 00:38:07,484 You feel like you're on top of the world. 777 00:38:07,486 --> 00:38:09,919 At least, that's the way it seemed at the time. 778 00:38:09,921 --> 00:38:12,656 Alright. Payoff time. 779 00:38:12,658 --> 00:38:15,258 But things began to take a turn. 780 00:38:15,260 --> 00:38:18,295 Shawn's gonna be 100 ounces lighter here in a minute. 781 00:38:18,297 --> 00:38:19,763 You got lucky this year. 782 00:38:19,765 --> 00:38:21,298 Shoot, luck. Ain't no luck about it. 783 00:38:21,300 --> 00:38:22,699 It's nothing but experience, buddy. 784 00:38:22,701 --> 00:38:24,734 Shawn had to pay the piper, 785 00:38:24,736 --> 00:38:27,170 handing his rival 100 ounces 786 00:38:27,172 --> 00:38:29,606 after failing to win the gold count. 787 00:38:32,010 --> 00:38:33,643 Let me have it, buddy. 788 00:38:33,645 --> 00:38:35,445 Ohh! 789 00:38:35,447 --> 00:38:38,214 I don't like giving gold away. 790 00:38:40,118 --> 00:38:42,552 But nothing could have prepared him 791 00:38:42,554 --> 00:38:45,322 for where he finds himself today. 792 00:38:45,324 --> 00:38:50,660 I don't want to be like this guy and that guy and that guy. 793 00:38:50,662 --> 00:38:52,962 The bering sea is where I've spent 794 00:38:52,964 --> 00:38:56,333 the last 15, 20 years of my life. 795 00:38:56,335 --> 00:38:58,034 That's all I know. 796 00:38:58,036 --> 00:39:00,403 I'm gonna fight my way back to the top, 797 00:39:00,405 --> 00:39:04,107 every breath, every step of the way, 798 00:39:04,109 --> 00:39:06,209 but I am gonna end up back on top. 799 00:39:06,211 --> 00:39:09,446 I'll literally dig my way right out of this. 800 00:39:18,256 --> 00:39:21,725 The dawn of the summer mining season is just moments away. 801 00:39:21,727 --> 00:39:24,828 Man, look at all these dock suckers. 802 00:39:24,830 --> 00:39:25,929 These people should be out mining 803 00:39:25,931 --> 00:39:28,064 instead of sitting on these docks. 804 00:39:28,066 --> 00:39:30,700 And the miners are making final preparations 805 00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:33,269 to meet the changes of nome head-on... 806 00:39:33,271 --> 00:39:34,537 Okay, we tested the equipment. 807 00:39:34,539 --> 00:39:36,406 Let's just get out there and get to work. 808 00:39:36,408 --> 00:39:38,808 ...As they look to top last season's haul. 809 00:39:38,810 --> 00:39:41,444 I'm gonna go get some gold out of the bering sea. 810 00:39:43,048 --> 00:39:44,948 My entire time in nome 811 00:39:44,950 --> 00:39:48,251 has all led to this period of time right now. 812 00:39:48,253 --> 00:39:49,486 It's all come together. 813 00:39:49,488 --> 00:39:53,757 All the pieces have fallen into place. 814 00:39:53,759 --> 00:39:55,658 Now the stage is set 815 00:39:55,660 --> 00:39:59,696 for the most unexpected and unpredictable summer 816 00:39:59,698 --> 00:40:02,165 the bering sea has ever seen. 817 00:40:04,302 --> 00:40:05,535 I'll finally be able 818 00:40:05,537 --> 00:40:07,804 to take our mining operation to the next level. 819 00:40:07,806 --> 00:40:11,708 Everybody else is gonna see I'm the one that made it. 820 00:40:11,710 --> 00:40:16,045 I've been breaking my back on this project for years. 821 00:40:16,047 --> 00:40:18,181 A lot of blood, sweat, and tears. 822 00:40:18,183 --> 00:40:19,516 It's time to break the bank. 823 00:40:19,518 --> 00:40:22,852 This is the year we can make it all worthwhile. 824 00:40:22,854 --> 00:40:24,854 It's time to get back to work. 825 00:40:26,725 --> 00:40:31,628 May be a little down-and-out right now, but not for long. 826 00:40:31,630 --> 00:40:34,063 We're gonna give it 110%, 827 00:40:34,065 --> 00:40:36,599 see if we can pull this rabbit out of our hat 828 00:40:36,601 --> 00:40:38,435 and make it all happen. 829 00:40:41,173 --> 00:40:42,672 Whoo-hoo! 830 00:40:42,674 --> 00:40:44,374 Alright, man. New season. 831 00:40:44,376 --> 00:40:46,342 Last year, we hit it good. We killed it. 832 00:40:46,344 --> 00:40:48,511 We're hoping it's still got a lot of gold in this spot. 833 00:40:48,513 --> 00:40:50,079 Here we are, another season. 834 00:40:50,081 --> 00:40:52,415 Go big or go home. Or go big or go broke. 835 00:40:52,417 --> 00:40:54,884 Please, lord, help me make some cash. 836 00:40:54,886 --> 00:40:57,287 I spent a lifetime building all this, 837 00:40:57,289 --> 00:41:00,490 and now I'm supposed to just let somebody walk away with it all? 838 00:41:00,492 --> 00:41:02,859 I'm not going down without a fight. 839 00:41:02,861 --> 00:41:04,360 The extreme weather in the arctic 840 00:41:04,362 --> 00:41:06,029 has significantly changed the bottom. 841 00:41:06,031 --> 00:41:08,431 There's a whole bunch of gold right here. 842 00:41:08,433 --> 00:41:10,166 Roger, roger. 843 00:41:10,168 --> 00:41:13,670 I don't want gold this season, I need gold this season. 844 00:41:13,672 --> 00:41:15,672 Okay, chunks of gold. 845 00:41:15,674 --> 00:41:16,573 Whoo-hoo! 846 00:41:16,575 --> 00:41:17,907 Let's see what we got. 847 00:41:17,909 --> 00:41:19,375 That's a lot of gold. That's all I can say. 848 00:41:19,377 --> 00:41:20,276 Whoo! 849 00:41:21,780 --> 00:41:22,712 Damn straight! 850 00:41:22,714 --> 00:41:24,547 We'll get back on top.