Season 16 - A New Cold War
(2020)
Overview
A dramatic change in the Russian crab industry rocks global markets and drives new competition between Dutch Harbor captains and their Russian adversaries. For the first time ever, in season 16 the Alaskan crab fleet will face off against their biggest rival – the Russians.
Cast
Episodes
Cold War Rivals 7.0
April 14, 2020
A dramatic change in the Russian crab industry rocks global markets and drives new competition between Dutch Harbor cap…
Typhoon Hagibis 7.0
April 21, 2020
Just as the fleet begins its race to beat the Russians, ferocious typhoon Hagibis turns its deadly gaze on the Bering S…
Breaking Point 7.0
April 28, 2020
Still reeling from deadly typhoon Hagibis, the fleet claws its way back into competition against the Russians. The pres…
Shotguns and Fist Fights 7.0
May 5, 2020
With the Russian menace looming, co-captains Johnathan and Jake blast a shotgun at their problems while a vicious fist …
Double Agent 7.0
May 12, 2020
The Cornelia Marie uses US satellites to spy on the Russians, Scott pioneers a dormant fishery and Wild Bill faces off …
The Bleeding Edge 7.0
May 19, 2020
Johnathan finds himself going under the knife at sea as King season comes to an end. Junior chases the elusive Golden K…
Into The Red 7.0
May 26, 2020
Junior risks crossing into Russian waters to tank golden crab. Co-captains Jake and Johnathan attempt an alliance with …
Mayday Mayday 0.0
June 2, 2020
The Coast Guard responds to a mayday call as captains and crew brace for the loss of friends during a brutal winter sto…
Cold War Heating Up 0.0
June 9, 2020
As the crab biomass migrates across the Russian line, Josh and Casey dump 175 pots on the border. Sig and Mandy go dark…
Harms Way 0.0
June 16, 2020
Facing a 500-mile wide Siberian storm, Josh takes a big risk to keep the Cornelia Marie crew safe. Junior loses control…
Chase Boat Rescue 0.0
June 23, 2020
Listing heavily and taking on water, Junior calls on chase boat rescue for the first time in series history. Wild Bill …
Dutch Harbor Double Cross 0.0
June 30, 2020
On the Summer Bay there's hell to pay when Bill's backup block goes missing. Cornelia Marie skippers Josh and Casey nav…
Bomb Cyclone 0.0
July 7, 2020
The Wizard catches fire in a violent storm known as a bomb cyclone. Josh and Casey attempt to fish in 30-foot seas, whi…
Bering Sea Crash 0.0
July 14, 2020
Battling exhaustion, Wild Bill and his crew face the full wrath of the bomb cyclone. A snapped tendon puts the Summer B…
Gut Instinct 0.0
July 21, 2020
As an injury knocks Sig out of his wheelhouse, Mandy takes the helm to face a disgruntled Northwestern crew.
Bering Sea Wrecking Ball 0.0
July 28, 2020
Stuffed pots come at a price as Jake scrambles to repair a slack tank before it kills his crab or capsizes the Saga.
Danger Close 0.0
August 4, 2020
Josh and Casey race to haul pots as engine failure threatens their delivery window. As seawater destroys his hydraulic …
Like Father Like Daughter 0.0
August 18, 2020
Sig and Mandy conspire to get Jake to do their prospecting, but the former deckhand seizes the moment to fill his own t…
Rogue Wave Juggernaut 7.0
August 25, 2020
A rare weather event churns up rogue waves as supermoon tides collide with a cyclonic snowstorm. Josh and Casey face a …
A Problem Like Maria 6.0
September 1, 2020
As the super snow-moon storm peaks, the Cornelia Marie's deck becomes a gauntlet for Josh and Casey's greenest greenhor…
End of The Beginning 0.0
September 8, 2020
As the fleet mounts a final Winter season push, sad news rattles the Cornelia Marie wheelhouse. Lady Alaska greenhorn, …
Blood Is Thicker Than Water 0.0
September 15, 2020
Saga loses a veteran deckhand, forcing Jake to steam a greenhorn army to the Russian line. Amid scuttlebutt that ports …
Everything Changes 0.0
September 22, 2020
The Cornelia crew fights to save its gear from sea ice; Jake risks the far north to fill his tanks before his son's bir…