Discovery Channel returns to the Bering Sea for an all-new riveting season of the hit original series DEADLIEST CATCH. Viewers will once again voyage to the frigid Alaskan waters where crab fishermen collide with Mother Nature performing the most dangerous job in the world - where there is a nearly 100% injury rate and an average of one fisherman is lost every week. This season the men must also deal with restrictive state-imposed regulations that dramatically impact their lives, their livelihood, and the crab fishing industry.
The premiere of the first season of DEADLIEST CATCH in April 2005 was the highest rated series premiere on Discovery Channel this decade. The highlighy anticipated second season debuts March 28 at 9 PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel.
Crewmembers face sub-zero temperatures, 40-foot waves (almost three times the size of last year´s 15 foot waves) and 50-knot winds (compared with last year´s 30-knot winds) that knock the crew off their feet and drag them across the decks. But it´s not just the weather that forces the crew to pull 20-hour shifts. They must also meet demanding seafood processor deadlines and minimize rising fuel costs.
For many of these men, often second and third generation fishermen, working to the brink of exhaustion to haul in their quota of crab as quickly as possible is also simply a matter of pride. Derby style or not, captains continue to forge into the Bering Sea to compete not only against Mother Nature, but also against each other.
DEADLIEST CATCH follows the captains and crew of five ships on this dramatic voyage as they struggle against treacherous conditions to earn a living and, in many cases, to uphold family tradition that has lasted for generations.
