Captain Johnathan Hillstrand is at the wheel monitoring the ice pack that is 5 miles (8.0 km) from their northern pots. After a 47-hour shift, the crew of the Time Bandit hits the rack. Paul so that Jake can go home to be with his family. Nick tells the news to Jake and the Northwestern heads to St. On board the Northwestern, Deckhand Nick Mavar, Jr's wife calls with the news that Jake's sister, Chelsea Dawn Anderson, has died. After some searching, Captain Andy Hillstrand locates their pots and gets good numbers from them. However, at the designated spot, the pots are nowhere to be found. The Time Bandit has returned after two days to the pots she had dropped 2 miles (3.2 km) from the ice pack before running to an offload. A radio call alerts them about the approaching ice pack, forcing the crew to stack their pots on deck and move to different grounds. The crew of the Wizard is working a 15 hour grind with big numbers. Greenhorn Ryan Simpson accidentally steps into the crab tank, earning the rest of crew a case of beer when they get back into town.

The Cornelia Marie is back to averaging 600 keepers per pot now that the she is no longer sharing fishing grounds with the Wizard. Captain Keith decides that a distracted Josh is a liability on deck and pulls him off the deck. On board the Wizard, Greenhorn Josh Warner tells Captain Keith Colburn that he will be getting off the boat at the end of this trip so that he can see his brother who is shipping off to Iraq.

On deck, a slip by Greenhorn Jake Anderson nearly causes him to be crushed under a pot being brought on board. After three consecutive 25-hour shifts with poor numbers, dirty crab, and 400,000 pounds (180,000 kg) left in their quota, the crew of the Northwestern begins to think of home.

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