Deadliest Catch Season 5

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Everything on the Line
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5x01 Everything on the Line aired Apr 14, 2009

The 2008 King crab fleet faces huge stakes - before boats even cast off. Skippers Keith and Phil could be sidelined by life threatening illnesses and all the... read more

Red Skies in the Morning
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5x02 Red Skies in the Morning aired Apr 21, 2009

A vicious storm kicks up and a Mayday goes out. The Skippers are glued to their radios -- waiting to hear the fate of 11 brother fishermen in distress...

Stay Focused or Die
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5x03 Stay Focused or Die aired Apr 28, 2009

The fleet is still dialing into the crab, and already a typhoon has taken its toll. A boat has sunk - and bone-chilling accounts of the fate of its men relay... read more

Put Up or Shut Up
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5x04 Put Up or Shut Up aired May 05, 2009

It¹s week four of King Crab Season. Seven souls have perished, but the fishermen soldier on, in the hunt for crab. Grueling hours and vicious hazing test th... read more

Long Haul, Short Fuses
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5x05 Long Haul, Short Fuses aired May 12, 2009

Crab pots still come up empty and the skippers are out of ideas. Low bait and long grinds take our crews to dark places -- the smallest infractions from a Gr... read more

Deadline
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5x06 Deadline aired May 19, 2009

A new deadline is set: an upcoming drop in the price of king crab has the skippers rushing to finish their season. But crew battles and a fierce arctic stor... read more

Down to the Wire
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5x07 Down to the Wire aired May 26, 2009

The king crab season is down to the wire and skippers are desperate to top off their quotas. It's looking bleak as crews pick through bone-yards of fished ou... read more

Payback Time
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5x08 Payback Time aired Jun 02, 2009

The 2008 King crab season is over with and It's the start of the 2009 Opilio Crab Season. Anything the Bering Sea held back during King Season is now being p... read more

No Second Chances
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5x09 No Second Chances aired Jun 09, 2009

In this episode the fleet arrives on the Opi Grounds and boats struggle with ice, big seas, and bad information to hunt down the crab. A skipper regrets send... read more

Sea of Misery
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5x10 Sea of Misery aired Jun 16, 2009

It's week three of the Opilio Crab Season. Long hours and miserable conditions already have the crabbers turning on each other. Boat-crushing ice stands betw... read more

Lockout
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5x11 Lockout aired Jun 23, 2009

After weeks battling freezing spray, forty foot waves, and sub-zero temperatures, skippers have begun plugging their boats with Opilio crab. As they race to ... read more

A Slap in the Face or Kick in the Butt
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5x12 A Slap in the Face or Kick in the Butt aired Jun 30, 2009

Halfway through the season, each skipper faces his own personal form of hell. Frozen crab, frozen gear, and a frozen harbor chill the hearts of the most call... read more

Ends of the Earth
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5x13 Ends of the Earth aired Jul 07, 2009

When the fleet gets word of great fishing by the ice pack, the chase is on to the ends of the earth! Two egos collide, when Keith and Phil fight over fishing... read more

Bitter Tears
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5x14 Bitter Tears aired Jul 14, 2009

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 begin... read more

Day of Reckoning
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5x15 Day of Reckoning aired Jul 21, 2009

The Opilio season is almost over, but an arctic storm front has the skippers on edge. The boats race to plug their tanks with crab and get back to port unsca... read more

Shipwrecked
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5x16 Shipwrecked aired Jul 28, 2009

The fleet receives a PAN PAN call that a fishing vessel has taken on water off Akutan Island. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk arrives on scene to find the Icy Mi... read more

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