Deadliest Catch
Season 5
16 episodes
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S05E01 Everything on the Line
It's a bad start to the crab season as skippers Keith and Phil await medical test results, while repairs to the rest of the boats mean they're all in debt.
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S05E02 Red Skies in the Morning
A severe storm whips up massive 20ft waves, so most of the boats head for home. But one boat sends out a mayday. Can the coastguard reach it in time?
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S05E03 Stay Focused or Die
The typhoon has sunk one of the boats. But as the weather clears the fleet can't dwell on the tragedy and heads back out on the treacherous seas.
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S05E04 Put Up or Shut Up
It's the 2008 King Crab season in Dutch Harbour, so get prepared for more high drama on the treacherous and deadly Bering Sea.
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S05E05 Long Haul, Short Fuses
After 40 hard days at sea the pressure is on and tempers boil over on deck. And the superstitious Captain Keith is upset to have missed a herd of walruses.
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S05E06 Deadline
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 storm block the way.
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S05E07 Down to the Wire
The King Crab Season comes down to the wire, as the struggling skippers battle to top off their quotas. Who will land a bumper haul in this end of season sprint?
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S05E08 Payback Time
It's the start of the 2009 Crab Season, and things are looking up for our spectacular skippers. But will their dreams been shattered by a colossal rogue wave?
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S05E09 No Second Chances
When the fleet arrives on the Opi grounds a skipper regrets sending his men out in savage weather to save the boat - there are no second chances on the Bering Sea.
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S05E10 Sea of Misery
Three weeks in, the miserable conditions already have the crabbers turning on each other. Plus deadly ice stands between one skipper and the safety of harbour.
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S05E11 Lockout
After battling freezing spray, colossal waves and sub-zero temperatures, it's a race to harbour to offload their haul. But the immense arctic ice pack stands in their way.
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S05E12 A Slap in the Face or a Kick in the Butt
Mid-season and frozen crabs, frozen gear and a frozen harbour chill the hearts of the crew. Plus, the Northwestern battles a deadly storm.
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S05E13 Ends of the Earth
When the fleet gets word of great fishing by the ice pack, the chase is on. But will hellish hours and missing pots push these men over the edge?
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S05E14 Bitter Tears
Weeks into the opilio season, delirium sets in - and deadly mistakes are made. But for one fisherman it is a tragedy on land that causes heartbreak at sea.
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S05E15 Day of Reckoning
The opilio season is almost over, but a storm front has the skippers on edge. The boats race to plug their tanks with crab, but can they make it back unscathed?
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S05E16 Shipwrecked
The 2009 crab season is almost over, and a savage storm causes multiple maydays. Can the Coast Guard save four men before their boat is pounded against the rocks?
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