Original subtitles

Narrator: NOW ON "BERING SEA GOLD'S"

RICHEST SEASON EVER...

♪ WHO'S GOT THE BRAKES? ♪

[ SHAWN LAUGHS ]

Shawn: I'M CLOSER THAN EVER TO BUILDING THE MEGA DREDGE.

HA! YOU'RE IT.

BUT THIS YEAR, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A FIGHT FOR GOLD.

IT'S A BATTLE FOR LEGACY.

Ken: WOO-HOO!

♪ WHO HELPS THE UNDERDOG ♪

WITH ALL THE UPGRADES,

THE MYRTLE CAN PROCESS FIVE TIMES MORE THAN IT DID.

SHAWN DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE.

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

♪ WE ARE THE BREAK FROM HOLDING ON ♪

Emily: BEING A LADY DREDGE OWNER,

I HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE EVERY SEASON.

TAKE ME SERIOUSLY AND DON'T GET IN MY WAY.

♪ OH, YEAH ♪

IF WE FIND GOOD GOLD, WE CLAIM IT,

AND THEN IT'LL BE OURS FOREVER.

♪ WHO'S GOT THE CHAINS? ♪

♪ I DON'T ♪

Kris: THE KELLYS ARE FINALLY UNITED.

OH, YEAH!

I KNOW THERE'S GOLD AT THE BLUFFS,

BUT I'LL GO EVEN FURTHER IF I HAVE TO.

FALL INTO THE FRAME

Vernon: WILD RANGERIS BACK.

THIS BOAT'S GONNA BE A GAME CHANGER IN NOME,

BUT WE GOT TO GET IT THERE.

HI, FRIENDS.

[ WOMAN SCREAMS ]

-AAH! -WHOOO!

♪ WE ARE BRAVES ♪

-STOP. -WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

ARGH!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

Ken: WHOO-HOO!

[ MAN LAUGHS ]

Man: BOOM!

♪ WE ARE THE BRAVES FROM HOLDING ON ♪

Emily: HOLD ON.

THIS IS OUR YEAR.

Man: YEAH!

♪ OH, YEAH ♪

♪ WE ARE THE BRAVES ♪

Emily: CLEAR THE MONEY

♪ WE ARE THE BRAVES ♪

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Shawn: I NEED TO COME UP WITH A LOT OF MONEY QUICK.

I NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT

THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.

Narrator: CAPTAIN SHAWN POMRENKE,

THE MAN THEY CALL MR. GOLD,

IS LOOKING TO STAY ATOP NOME'S GOLD MINING HEAT...

♪♪

I GOT A TRIED-AND-TESTED MACHINE HERE.

Narrator: ...RELYING ON HIS CUSTOM-BUILT

80-FOOT EXCAVATOR BARGE.

Shawn: I WANT TO DO 1,000 OUNCES

WITH THE CHRISTINE ROSE.

Narrator: HE'S AIMING FOR A 1,000-OUNCE SUMMER.

THAT'S $1.2 MILLION TO COVER OPERATING COSTS

AND BRING HIS ULTIMATE MINING GOAL INTO FOCUS.

♪♪

HOPEFULLY, BUY A BUNCH OF PARTS AND PIECES

FOR THE MEGA DREDGE.

Narrator: THE MEGA DREDGE IS AN 825-TON MACHINE

THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE FACE OF MINING IN NOME FOREVER.

Shawn: MINING'S ABOUT INNOVATION.

YOU GOT TO KEEP IT FANCY

AND BUILDING THINGS BETTER AND MOVING FORWARD.

Narrator: FOR YEARS...

I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT MUCH GOLD ALL AT ONE TIME.

...THE POMRENKE NAME

HAS REPRESENTED A DYNASTY IN NOME...

IF SOMEBODY CAN BEAT THAT, THEY CAN KISS MY BUTT.

Shawn: WE'RE ADDING ONTO OUR SLUICE BOX.

...AS SHAWN HAS BEEN THE TOP INNOVATOR

AND THE TOP MINER...

-87. -NICE!

[ CHUCKLES ] NICE JOB.

...LEAVING THE OTHERS IN A CLOUD OF GOLD DUST.

LOOKING GOOD.

AT LAST SEASON, MR. GOLD PULLED IN

NEARLY 800 OUNCES OF GOLD...

Shawn: NOW WE GOT ALL OF THE MATERIALS HERE.

...ENOUGH TO GATHER PARTS

AND BEGIN CONSISTING THE DREDGE OF HIS DREAMS.

IT'S GOING TO BLOW PEOPLE'S MINDS.

♪♪

THIS SUMMER, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME

TO GET THAT IN THE WATER.

SO, I GOT AN ACE UP MY SLEEVE.

Narrator: TO MINE THE GOLD,

HE NEEDS TO FUND COMPLETION OF THE MEGA DREDGE.

SO, BASICALLY, WE CUT THE BOOM OFF RIGHT THERE

AND ADDED 6 FEET TO IT.

Narrator: SHAWN IS PULLING OUT A BRAND-NEW POMRENKE INNOVATION.

NOW WE CAN GET DOWN TO GROUND

THAT WE NEVER WERE ABLE TO TOUCH BEFORE.

GET THAT GOLD THAT NOBODY'S GOT YET.

[ ENGINE WHIRRING ]

♪♪

YOU HAVE TO STAY ONE STEP AHEAD OF EVERYBODY ELSE.

I HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING MYSELF

IF I WANT THIS BUSINESS TO STAY ALIVE.

♪♪

WE COULD RUN THIS WHOLE STRIP AND MAKE SOME MONEY IN A HURRY.

THIS NEW BOOM ALLOWS US TO GO

ABOUT 600 FEET FURTHER FROM THE SHORELINE.

IT OPENS UP A BIG CHUNK OF GROUND

THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TOUCH BEFORE.

I'VE WORKED THIS AREA FOR YEARS,

AND I KNOW THERE'S GOLD OUT THERE.

SOUNDS GOOD, MAN. WE'RE GOING TO KILL IT.

[ BEEPING ]

Narrator: SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE CHRISTINE ROSEHAS MINED

IN DEPTHS UP TO 10 FEET,

CLAWING DEEPER BENEATH THE OCEAN BOTTOM

THAN ANY OTHER DREDGE,

CLEARING OUT EVERY INCH IT COULD REACH...

AND NOW WITH AN ADDED 6 FEET TO HIS EXCAVATOR,

SHAWN WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS

OVER 600 SQUARE-YARDS OF VIRGIN GROUND

AND MINE GOLDEN PAY STREAKS

THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY OUT OF REACH.

♪♪

Shawn: TIME TO START DIGGING.

♪♪

OH!

HERE WE GO.

HERE WE GO.

♪♪

COME ON, NUGGET.

BOOM!

♪♪

OOH. THIS STUFF LOOKS GOOD.

WHEW.

FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK ON THE CHRISTINE ROSE.

♪♪

ARM IS DOING PRETTY GOOD.

YEAH.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

THIS THING IS AWESOME.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DIDN'T DO THIS YEARS AGO.

♪♪

OH, WAIT. WE DIDN'T NEED TO.

REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS THING MAKING MONEY.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE GONNA BE BROKE,

AND THERE WON'T BE NO MEGA DREDGE.

♪♪

Narrator: BACK IN NOME HARBOR...

Ken: WE'RE JUST ABOUT READY TO ROCK AND ROLL WITH THIS.

Narrator: ...A THREAT TO SHAWN'S REIGN IS LOOMING.

DID YOU SEE ALL OF THE NEW REPAIRS IN HERE?

OH, YEAH.

KEN KERR HAS RETURNED WITH HIS 600-TON BEHEMOTH,

THE MYRTLE IRENE...

Dave: I LIKE HOW YOU'RE FEEDING IT.

NOW, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORK.

WE'RE CLOSE.

...ALONG WITH BUSINESS PARTNER DAVE YOUNG.

YOU WANT ME TO KICK IT ON AND WATCH IT SHAKE?

YEAH.

DAVE EQUIPPED THE BIGGEST DREDGE IN NOME

WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN UPGRADES,

INTENT ON TAKING THE TITLE AWAY FROM MR. GOLD.

CHECK THAT OUT, BABY.

Ken: WE REBUILT THE MYRTLE IRENE FROM THE BOTTOM UP.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE NOT LEAVING ANYTHING TO CHANCE.

LOOK AT THIS.

MADE A WHOLE DIFFERENT MANIFOLD SYSTEM

ON THIS WASH PLANT.

REBUILT OUR SLUICE.

IT'S, LIKE, TOTALLY REDONE.

WE BUILT THIS HEADER BOX ON IT,

SO, WE GOT ADJUSTMENT FOR OUR WATER.

Ken: LAST YEAR, WE LOST A LOT OF GOLD,

BLEW IT RIGHT OUT THE BOX.

IT WENT OVER OUR GRIZZLY SCREEN,

SO WE CHANGED ALL THAT THIS YEAR.

IT'S GONNA IMPROVE OUR PRODUCTION THIS YEAR

FROM LAST YEAR...

YEAH. ...LIKE, TRIPLE.

OUR OVERALL GOAL FOR THE SEASON IS TO, YOU KNOW,

DO 1,000 OUNCES.

Narrator: IN ADDITION TO THE MYRTLE'S

HEFTY $8,000-PER-DAY OPERATING COSTS...

Ken: YOU GOT TO SPEND MONEY ON THE FUEL, LABOR,

EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWNS, REPAIR.

Narrator: ...KEN'S GOLD,

VALUED AT $1.2 MILLION,

WOULD TURN A MASSIVE PROFIT FOR ARCTIC SEA MINING.

IT'S A HIGH NUMBER,

BUT IT'S A DOABLE NUMBER

WITH ALL OF THE CHANGES I'VE DONE.

WE'RE GONNA KICK ASS THIS YEAR.

Dave: I LIKE IT.

Narrator: LAST SUMMER...

Shawn: OH, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Narrator: ...THE ARRIVAL OF THE MYRTLE IRENE

ANNOUNCED A NEW ERA IN NOME.

Ken: WOO-HOO!

GIVE OLD POMRENKE A RUN FOR HIS MONEY.

Narrator: AND DESPITE THE MONSTER'S GROWING PAINS...

NO. IT'S COMPLETELY DEAD.

...WHEN THE MYRTLEWAS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS...

WOO!

WE'RE DIGGING IN THE PAY PILE.

...WELL...

-200 -- WOW. -WOO-HOO!

Narrator: ...THERE WAS NO DENYING

IT WAS A GAME CHANGER...

GET READY FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF ASS WHUPPING.

BET YOU 100 OUNCES YOU DON'T DO THAT.

...LEADING CAPTAIN KERR

TO PUT HIS GOLD WHERE HIS MOUTH IS...

100 OUNCES... 100 OUNCES.

...I'LL BET THAT.

...BETTING HIS RIVAL A WHOPPING $130,000

ON WHO WILL TAKE HOME THE MOST GOLD.

THIS NEXT SEASON, IT'S MY TURN.

♪♪

[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]

KEEPING THIS THING RUNNING IS A KEY TO OUR SUCCESS.

THE PRESSURE IS ON.

WITH OVER $6 MILLION ALREADY SUNK INTO THE MYRTLE

BY INVESTORS...

IF WE DON'T GET THAT 1,000 OUNCES...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, MAYBE GET SHUT DOWN.

OUR GUYS JUST PULL THE PLUG. WE WON'T HAVE NO FUNDING.

Narrator: ...IF KEN FAILS TO HIT HIS GOAL,

THE GIANT BARGE ALONG WITH KEN'S MINING CAREER

COULD BE PERMANENTLY DRY-DOCKED.

Ken: OUR INVESTORS, DEFINITELY,

THEIR PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN.

MONEY IS GOING OUT, NOTHING COMING IN

SO FEELING SOME HEAT, YEAH.

IT'S GETTING HOT IN THE KITCHEN.

MYRTLE IRENENEEDS TO LIVE AGAIN HERE QUICK.

ONCE WE MAKE THE MYRTLERUN,

WE'RE GOING A FEW MILES FROM TOWN,

GET INTO SOME DEEPER WATER MILE OFFSHORE.

WE'VE GOT SOME DRILL LOGS THAT SHOW THE GOLD IS OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, THE KEY IS KEEPING IT RUNNING

AND NOT BREAKING DOWN,

PUTTING GRAVEL THROUGH THAT THING 24/7.

NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME GOLD

AND A LOT OF IT,

BUT WE HAVE TO BEAT ALL OUR COMPETITORS,

AND YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

[ SHAWN CHUCKLES ]

♪♪

Narrator: THIS SEASON ON "BERING SEA GOLD"...

-YEAH! -[ SCREAMS ]

Shawn: WHOEVER FIGURES IT OUT FIRST IS GOING TO WIN.

POMRENKE IS WAY BEHIND US.

DONE $1 MILLION WORTH OF UPGRADES

ON THE MYRTLETHIS YEAR.

INVESTORS NEED A GOOD RETURN.

LOOK OUT, SHAWN. I'M COMING TO GET YOU.

Shawn: NOBODY CAN KNOCK ME OFF THE TOP.

MEGA DREDGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

MY GOAL IS TO GET IT ON THE WATER

BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON.

Emily: I'M MINING ONE OF THE RICHEST CLAIMS

ON THE BERING SEA

WITH THE MOST EFFICIENT SUCTION DREDGE OPERATION.

AS LONG AS WE STAY ON THE GOLD,

NO ONE'S GONNA OUTMINE THE EROICA.

ALL RIGHT, MAN. YOU READY?

WOO!

Kris: I'VE GOT MY FAMILY BEHIND ME LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

BIG CHUNKS OF GOLD OUT OF THE BOX.

AND NOW I'M LOOKING PAST THE BLUFFS.

I REALLY WANT TO MAKE MY OWN DISCOVERY.

♪♪

OH, YEAH!

Emily: HOLD ON!

BOB! NO!

-GETTING HOT. -YEAH.

STOP.

-ARGH! -NO!

DAMN IT.

-WOO. -[ CHEERING ]

MAN: Hallelujah.

[ WIND GUSTS ]

[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]

Emily: FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON.

GET OUT OF HERE.

♪♪

WE NEED TO GET ON IT RIGHT AWAY.

Narrator: CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL

IS EAGER TO DIG IN FOR ANOTHER SEASON

ON HER 40-FOOT VESSEL, THE MIGHTY EROICA.

WE'RE HEADING OUT TO THE COVETED CLAIM 14.

Narrator: CLAIM 14 IS A 500-ACRE PLOT

THAT WAS RICH ENOUGH LAST SUMMER

TO MAKE EMILY NOME'S MOST SUCCESSFUL

SUCTION DREDGE OWNER.

Emily: LAST YEAR, EVERYTHING WAS AWESOME.

I GOT THE MOST GOLD I EVER HAVE,

AND I FEEL LIKE I REALLY GREW A LOT AS A CAPTAIN,

AS A PERSON, AS A LADY.

ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL IS TO PROGRESS,

AND THAT MEANS I HAVE TO DO BETTER

THAN I DID LAST SEASON, SO, YOU KNOW,

I COULD BREAK EVEN ON THIS SEASON

BY DOING 30 OUNCES,

BUT I WANT TO BE MORE AROUND 400 OUNCES THIS YEAR.

TODAY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO A KNOWN COORDINATE

WHERE WE FOUND GOLD BEFORE.

THE CHICKEN WING...

YEAH. [ CHUCKLES ]

IT'S WHERE WE WERE AT.

Emily: WE CALL IT THE CHICKEN WING

BECAUSE IT'S CLOSE TO THE CHICKEN HOLE,

WHICH WAS WHAT THEY CALLED THIS AMAZINGLY GOOD SPOT ON 14

BACK IN THE DAY.

PEOPLE WERE JUST PULLING INSANE OUNCES

OUT OF THIS ONE AREA,

AND CHICKEN WING IS KIND OF IN THE WING OF THAT AREA.

WE CAN GET BACK ON THAT GROUND, AND WE CAN MAKE IT PAY.

Narrator: THROUGHOUT HER MINING ODYSSEY...

Man: ALRIGHT, ANCHOR WOMAN. DROP IT.

...EMILY HAS WORKED HER WAY UP FROM GREENHORN TENDER...

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

[ ALL CHEERING ]...TO THE FIRST

FEMALE DREDGE OWNER IN NOME.

I HAVE SO MUCH TO PROVE.

YEAH!

THAT'S 14 RIGHT THERE.

Narrator: LAST SUMMER PROVED TO BE HER BREAKOUT...

-THERE'S GOLD EVERYWHERE. -WOO!

Narrator: ...AS SHE PULLED IN OVER 300 OUNCES OF GOLD

WORTH NEARLY $412,000.

YEAH!

♪♪

I HAVE A GOOD TEAM, AND I HAVE A GOOD BOAT.

[ CREAKING ]

AS LONG AS WE CAN GET BACK ON THE CHICKEN WING,

WE'LL BE GOLDEN.

♪♪

-HEY, EM. -YEAH?

WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

♪♪

OH, [BLEEP].

BUT ANOTHER DREDGE IS ALREADY NESTING ON THE SPOT.

HE'S RIGHT ON IT.

♪♪

OH, WE'RE 113 YARDS, SO WE'RE LEGAL.

MINING REGULATIONS STIPULATE THAT DREDGES MAINTAIN AT LEAST

100-YARD DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER...

Bob: LET'S JUST DROP HERE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

...FORCING EMILY OFF HER GOLD-RICH WAYPOINT

AND INTO UNPROVEN GROUND.

Emily: GIVE THIS SPOT A TRY.

[ WHIRRING ]

THE ALL-IMPORTANT WATER.

WATER, WATER, WATER -- NATURE'S LUBRICANT.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

TAKING ON THE ROLE OF LEAD DIVER,

BOB HAFNER.

HEY. YOU GOT ME?

BOB: Loud and clear.

Let's go make some money, girl.

AMEN.

Alright. Let's see what we can do here.

[ MASK HISSES ]

I'm at the bottom.

♪♪

THIS IS KIND OF NEW GROUND FOR US.

WE'LL JUST KIND OF HAVE TO SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT.

How's the vis down there?

BOB: I can't really see other than

what's really right in front of me.

♪♪

Hey, you want to go pop that throttle up?

How's that?

♪♪

It's kind of a shift, you know,

from the gray to the brown.

Narrator: SEAMS ON THE OCEAN BOTTOM

OFTEN INDICATE THE SITE OF AN ANCIENT RIVERBED,

WHICH IS KNOWN TO TRAP HEAVIER MINERALS,

LIKE GOLD.

Oh, there's a piece.

Hey, Em.

Found a little bit of a spot.

YEAH, HEY!

[ BOB GROANS ]

Yeah. There's a heavy swell right now.

Yeah. She's picking up, isn't it?

♪♪

See what we find.

Emily: WEATHER IS KIND OF A LITTLE BIT IFFY.

WE'RE TRYING NOT TO HIT THIS JERK'S BOAT

NOT REALLY FOR HIS SAKE BUT FOR MY SAKE.

♪♪

Narrator: 80 MILES EAST...

Kris: VOILà, BABY.

Narrator: ...THE KELLY CLAN IS SETTING UP CAMP...

Kris: MAN, WE ARE GONNA FREEZE OUR ASS OFF THIS SUMMER.

Narrator: ...FOR ANOTHER SUMMER OFF THE GRID.

[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH. THAT'S HILARIOUS.

AND THIS YEAR,

THEY'RE RETURNING AS GENUINE TOP-SHELF MINERS

AFTER SCORING THE BIGGEST GOLD HAUL OF THEIR CAREER.

RUBBER DINGHY, CHECK. GAS CAN, CHECK.

THE TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.

Kris: MY PRIMARY GOAL IS TO BUILD OFF LAST YEAR'S SUCCESS.

EVERYTHING LOOKS AWESOME.

I HAVE TO PROVE THAT WASN'T A FLUKE.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK OUR OLD SPOTS.

I WANT OVER 130 OUNCES THIS YEAR.

WE GOT THAT LAST YEAR.

IT WAS THE MOST WE EVER GOT.

I KNOW WE CAN DO MORE THAN THAT THIS YEAR.

LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

Brad: I GOT TO COMMEMORATE KRIS.

HE'S A GOOD WORKER. HE'S COME A LONG WAY.

YOU KNOW, UNDER MY TUTELAGE, RIGHT? [ CHUCKLES ]

LET'S ROCK AND ROLL, BABY.

Brad: READY?

PUSH.

COME ON, PUSH!

GET ON.

GET ON.

Narrator: FOR SIX YEARS...

EVERYTHING IS GOOD FOR A CHANGE.

WHOA!

...THE HOT-TEMPERED KELLYS...

SOMETHING'S [BLEEP] WRONG!

ARE YOU DUMB?

...RAN COLD...

THIS IS [BLEEP].

THERE'S NO GOLD HERE!

...SEASON AFTER SEASON.

[BLEEP]

BUT LAST YEAR...

Kris: WE'RE GONNA LIVE AT THE BLUFFS ALL SUMMER.

Narrator: ...UNDER CAPTAIN KRIS' CONFIDENT LEADERSHIP...

I CAN FEEL THE GOLD.

...THE SELF-DESTRUCTING KELLYS...

AND WE'RE FLOATING!

WOW!

...BECAME KELLY UNITED.

WOO! AND IT PAID OFF...

THIS IS THE MOST GOLD I'VE MADE IN MY LIFE.

...TO THE TUNE OF 130 OUNCES OF GOLD,

WORTH $169,000.

[ SMACKING LIPS ]

Kris: PERFECT, DAD.

LAST SEASON, WE CAME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY,

AND EVERYBODY DID WHAT I TOLD THEM TO DO.

BECAUSE OF THAT, WE MADE A LOT OF GOLD.

I'VE GOT AN OUNCE GOLD NUGGET THAT I'VE GOT A GOLD NUGGET

THIS BIG THAT SAYS, "KRIS IS THE MAN."

WHAT'S IT SAY? "YEAH, YOU'RE THE MAN, KRIS."

Narrator: FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR THE MAN...

Kris: WE'RE MOTORING OUT TO OUR SPOT.

Narrator: ...LEAD HIS DAD AND BROTHER

BACK TO THEIR HOT SPOT FROM LAST SUMMER.

♪♪

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY IS SITTING ON THE GOLD.

♪♪

Narrator: WORD MUST HAVE GOTTEN OUT

ABOUT KRIS' TALKING NUGGET.

OH, WELL. OH, WELL.

WE'LL STILL FIND A LOT OF GOLD.

YEAH.[ ENGINE STARTS ]

SO, ONTO PLAN B...

...THEY'LL CIRCLE THE FRINGE

OF LAST YEAR'S HONEY HOLE...

HERE, HONEY, YOUR BRIEFCASE.

...WHILE LEAD DIVER, ANDY, SEARCHES THE SEA BOTTOM

FOR ANY SIGN OF UNTOUCHED GROUND.

♪♪

DIVER IN THE WATER.

WOO-HOO!

♪♪

ANDY: All this overgrowth and everything --

I mean, nobody has been here.

KRIS: Andy, how's it going down there?

It's going.

OKAY. LET'S DO IT. HIGH ENERGY, BABY.

♪♪

I'm trying to find a good spot.

♪♪

You see all the [bleep] on the rocks?

That indicates that nobody has flipped this rock yet.

That's the clay I'm looking for.

♪♪

OKAY.

IDLE UP.

[ ENGINE HUMS ]

♪♪

Let's see.

♪♪

Uh-huh.

OKAY, YOU HAD ENOUGH TIME. WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?

♪♪

That's it.

YEAH. WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

ARE YOU SEEING SOME GOLD, OR WHAT?

I'm finding it.

♪♪

Alright. That's what I'm talking about.

ARE YOU READY TO START JUMPING UP AND DOWN?

Yep.

YEAH. WE GOT A KILLING TODAY.

WOO!

Narrator: COMING UP...

Bob: PRIME THE BOAT TOWARDS THE ANCHOR.

Emily: HOLD ON!

BOB!

Shawn: THE FIRST CLEANUP, OUR PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.

KA-CHING, KA-CHING.

♪♪

Narrator: NOME, ALASKA.

SINCE 1898...

THIS REMOTE OUTPOST HAS BEEN GROUND ZERO

TO SOME OF THE RICHEST GOLD DISCOVERIES ON EARTH

LIKE THE LEGENDARY ANVIL NUGGET --

A MASSIVE 182-TROY-OUNCE CHUNK OF SOLID GOLD

WORTH OVER A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS.

TODAY, THE RELENTLESS HUNT

FOR FORTUNE CARRIES ON.

♪♪

[ BIRD SCREECHES IN DISTANCE ]

♪♪

SO, WE'LL GET THESE SIDES CUT, BEVELED,

GET THAT END WELDED ON GOOD.

Narrator: WITH THE CHRISTINE ROSE

MINING PAY DIRT OFFSHORE...

Shawn: GOT THE BOYS WELDING ON THE BARGE RIGHT NOW

BUILDING SLUICE BOXES, BUILDING THE HOPPER.

TO GET THAT GOLD.

WOO.

NARRATOR: ...CAPTAIN SHAWN POMRENKE

IS ALREADY SPENDING THE GOLD,

PUTTING EVERY FLAKE INTO CONSTRUCTION

OF A MASSIVE WASH PLANT FOR HIS MEGA DREDGE.

EVERY STEP WE GET DONE IS ANOTHER STEP FORWARD,

THAT MUCH CLOSER TO THE END.

THIS THING IS READY.

BESIDES THIS EDGE RIGHT HERE.

ONCE I BUILD THIS, EVERYBODY'S GONNA WANT ONE.

I'M GONNA REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY THEY MINE IN THE OCEAN.

Narrator: CUSTOM BUILDING THE COMPONENTS

OF HIS REVOLUTIONARY DREDGE

IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP.

WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.

Narrator: HE'LL NEED TO PREP THE BARGE

AND INSTALL EACH PIECE

BEFORE IT'S READY TO HIT THE WATER.

♪♪

WELD ON THAT, AND THEN...

YEAH.

THAT ONE HAS GOT TO BE GOOD.

Shawn: A LOT OF LONG HOURS WORKING OUR ASSES OFF,

BUT IT'LL BE WORTH IN THE END

FOR POMRENKE MINING.

Boy: I GOT THE BIG ROCK.

Boy #2: HEY, YOU TOOK MINE.

THERE'S THE FUTURE OF POMRENKE MINING RIGHT THERE,

FUTURE GOLD DIGGERS.

♪♪

Narrator: BUT THIS SUMMER...

DAD, I'M TRAINING FOR THE CHRISTINE ROSE.

Shawn: YEAH!

Narrator: ...SHAWN'S PLATE IS FULLER THAN EVER.

THIS SUMMER IS NOT JUST ABOUT MINING.

IT'S ABOUT SPENDING SOME QUALITY TIME WITH MY KIDS.

YOU GOT TO GET A FULL BUCKET.

I STILL HAVE TO WORK HARD, WORK EFFICIENT.

THERE YOU GO.

SO, I HOPE I CAN FIND A GOOD BALANCE

BETWEEN BEING MR. GOLD

AND BEING A DAD.

SO, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DUMP THE DIRT INTO RIGHT HERE.

-WHOA. -OOH, THAT LOOKS FUN TO CLIMB.

BE CAREFUL.

Shawn: IN THE PAST, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN,

"GET MORE GOLD, GET MORE GOLD."

WELL, I'M FINDING OUT MONEY AND ALL OF THE GOLD IN THE WORLD

WILL NEVER GIVE YOU THE TIME BACK WITH THESE GUYS.

♪♪

I STARTED OUT HAVING A FAMILY AT A YOUNG AGE.

I HAD KIDS AT 18.

SO, I'VE HAD TO WORK SEVEN DAYS A WEEK,

16-HOUR DAYS FOR...

SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GET GREASE ON YOU.

YOU'RE TRYING TO STAY ON TOP AND THEN BEING A FATHER.

BUT, I MEAN, MAYBE ONE OF THESE DAYS

THEY'LL TAKE THE EMPIRE OVER AND TAKE CARE OF ME,

BUT RIGHT NOW, THAT'S MY JOB TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.

ALRIGHT, KIDS. LET'S GO.

TIME TO GO TO WORK.

♪♪

Narrator: 5 MILES SOUTHEAST...

Emily: HEY, BOBS.

♪♪

DID YOU MOVE, OR DID WE MOVE?

BOB: Well, I'm having trouble staying in one spot.

Pulling me around down here.

Narrator: AFTER LOSING HER SPOT TO A RIVAL DREDGE...

Emily: WIND IS PICKING UP.

ALL THE FORCES OF NATURE ARE PUSHING US WEST

TOWARDS THE MOUTH OF THAT IDIOT OVER THERE.

...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL IS BATTLING AN APPROACHING STORM

AS SHE HUNTS FOR A NEW PAY STREAK.

♪♪

Aah!

Narrator: A 3-FOOT SWELL IS ENOUGH

TO CAUSE HAVOC FOR SMALL DREDGES LIKE THE EROICA,

AND ON THE BERING SEA,

WAVES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS HIGH AS 50 FEET,

PUSHED BY WINDS REACHING 130 MILES AN HOUR.

♪♪

[ Bob groans ]

Aargh.

EMILY: Bobs, are you okay?

I'm hung up on something.

♪♪

I've got a tangle on my air hose.

♪♪

Aaah!

YOU COMING UP, HUN?

I'm on my way back up.

♪♪

OH, THERE YOU GO.

[ SIGHS ]

YOU OKAY? OH, YEAH.

YEAH, SHE'S FIGHTING BACK A BIT.

THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT, LIKE, IT'S ALMOST GUARANTEED

WHEN THERE'S A CURRENT LIKE THIS, THERE'S GONNA BE A FOUL

WITH ALL OF THE LINES IN THE WATER.

Narrator: THE GOOD NEWS --

BOB IS OKAY.

UH-OH.

BUT THE EROICA...

...MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

Bob: YOU'RE APPROACHING THIS BOAT.

DRAGGING OUR BOW RIGHT INTO IT.

♪♪

Emily: CAN'T DO ANYTHING IN THIS CURRENT.

♪♪

WHERE ARE WE HOOKED, MAN? I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

Bob: WITH THE CURRENT AND THE WIND,

WE'RE NOT GETTING AWAY FROM THIS.

♪♪

HOLD ON!

OH! WHOA, WHOA!

BOB?

NO!

♪♪

Narrator: OFF THE COAST OF NOME...

Emily: WHERE ARE WE HOOKED, MAN? I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

...CAPTAIN EMILY RIEDEL...

Bob: WITH THE CURRENT AND THE WIND,

WE'RE NOT GETTING AWAY FROM THIS.

...IS WRAPPED UP IN A WHOLE NEW WAVE OF PROBLEMS.

♪♪

HOLD ON!

OH! WHOA, WHOA!

BOB!

NO!

BOB!

WE NEED TO GET OFF OF THIS THING RIGHT NOW.

OUR HOSE OR SOMETHING IS HOOKED ON THIS [BLEEP],

SO SOMEBODY NEEDS TO FIGURE IT OUT.

Bob: STOP! QUIT SCREAMING AT ME.

OKAY.

I THINK I SEE IT.

YEAH. IT'S HOOKED UNDERNEATH.

OKAY.

WE GOT THE LINE.

IT'S TAUT...

UNDERNEATH THE BOAT.

LET'S DO THIS. WE'LL CUT THAT LINE.

♪♪

HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE.I GOT IT.

♪♪

I JUST LOST AN ANCHOR. YEAH.

[ KNIFE SPLASHES ]OH, NOW YOU THROW A KNIFE, TOO.

THE BOAT, HE WAS ALMOST EXACTLY ON OUR SPOT,

SO WE NEEDED TO PARK CLOSE TO HIM.

YEAH.

AND IN TRYING TO ANCHOR CLOSE TO HIM,

THE CURRENT AND THE WIND SCREWED US,

AND WE GOT FOULED IN HIS ANCHOR LINES,

SO WE LOST AN ANCHOR TODAY. ANYTHING ELSE?

Emily: I HAVE DIVERS THAT NEED TO MAKE MONEY.

I NEED TO MAKE MONEY,

BUT THERE'S POTENTIALLY DAMAGES THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR,

AND ULTIMATELY, WE MADE $0.

RUNNING INTO SOMEBODY'S BOAT, NOT A GOOD DAY.

ONE LESSON THAT WE CONTINUALLY LEARN IN THIS BUSINESS IS

THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GONNA KNOCK YOU DOWN,

AND YOU JUST -- YOU GET UP AND DO IT AGAIN.

[ WIND GUSTING ]

Narrator: 3 MILES WEST...

Ken: WELL, COMING UP TO CHECK ON MY GUYS.

♪♪

WE'RE JUST WRAPPING IT UP.

Narrator: ...FEELING THE HEAT FROM INVESTORS

AND WITH HIS RIVAL ALREADY ON THE WATER,

CAPTAIN KEN KERR NEEDS TO GET THE MYRTLE IRENEMOVING.

Ken: WE'VE PUT NOTHING BUT MONEY INTO THIS THING.

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY,

WE'RE GETTING READY TO ROLL HER IN, THOUGH.

LET'S GO TALK TO JOHN AND SEE HOW WE'RE DOING HERE.

Narrator: THE CREW IS RACING TO FINISH THE LAST

AND MOST AMBITIOUS OF THE UPGRADES,

INSTALLATION OF A REINFORCED STEEL HULL,

BEFORE IT'S READY TO SET SAIL.

♪♪

JOHN! HOW'S IT GOING, BUDDY?

NOT BAD, YOURSELF?

YOU ABOUT WRAPPING HER UP?

YES, SIR, FINISHING UP THE LAST INSERTS NOW.

EVERYTHING IS SEALED UP,

AND IT SHOULD BE READY TO GO IN THE WATER.

RIGHT ON.

THAT WAS A GOOD JOB, MAN, LONG TIME UP HERE.

YES, SIR.

YOU'RE ALMOST PART OF THE FURNITURE IN NOME NOW.

YES, SIR.

WE NEED TO DIG A LOT OF GOLD TO PAY YOUR BILL.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

ALRIGHT. SHAKE.

RIGHT ON, MAN. THANKS A LOT.

Narrator: AFTER MONTHS, THE WORK ON THE MYRTLEIS COMPLETE,

AND ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO GET THE 600-TON BEAST

FROM LAND INTO WATER.

THEN THE RACE IS ON.

Ken: BEEN A LONG PROCESS,

YOU KNOW, CRAZY HOURS AND TIME

AND MONEY AND MATERIALS,

SO WE'RE READY TO GO.

GET IN THE WATER AND GET SOME DIGGING IN.

♪♪

Narrator: 80 MILES EAST...

Kris: OKAY, ANDY. HOW'S IT GOING DOWN THERE?

♪♪

IS EVERYTHING GOOD?

ANDY: Looking really good.

AWESOME!

...THE REAPERS'LEAD DIVER,

ANDY KELLY, IS 7 HOURS INTO HIS SHIFT.

I'm going to plow through this whole area

and find good gold.

OKAY, BUDDY.

HE IS PRETTY GOOD AT HIS JOB.

HE MOVES A LOT OF MATERIAL.

AND DESPITE THE SWARM OF DREDGES ON THE COVETED GROUNDS...

OH, YEAH!

...ANDY HAS SNIFFED OUT

A VIRGIN PAY STREAK...

I SEE IT.

...GETTING CAPTAIN KRIS AND THE KELLYS OFF

TO A HOT START.

BIG CHUNKS OF GOLD OUT OF THE BOX.

LOOK AT THAT. WOO!

We need a lot more of it.

♪♪

WIND IS DEFINITELY PICKING UP.

BUT THE SAME STORM THAT DERAILED EMILY

IS COMING FOR THE KELLYS.

[ METAL CREAKS ]

IF IT GETS MUCH WORSE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HIGHTAIL IT.

Narrator: THE REAPERS'CUSTOM AMPHIBIOUS WHEEL DESIGN HAS

A VERY HIGH CENTER OF GRAVITY,

AND RISING SEAS COULD EASILY SWAMP IT.

Kris: POUND FOR POUND, I HAVE THE BEST OPERATION

IN THE BERING SEA,

WEATHER PERMITTING.

IT'S A SMALL BOAT,

AND THE BERING SEA HAS HUGE WAVES.

♪♪

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE SUGAR RAY LEONARD

FIGHTING MUHAMMAD ALI.

REALLY, THERE'S SO MUCH MY DREDGE CAN HANDLE

BEFORE IT GETS K.O.'d.

♪♪

Boy, it's really getting wavy up here.

HOW GOOD IS IT?

♪♪

Brad: IT'S GETTING ROUGH AS HELL OUT HERE.

Narrator: NOW IT'S DECISION TIME FOR THE CAPTAIN.

♪♪

THESE WAVES KEEP PICKING UP,

IT'S JUST GONNA GET WORSE.

♪♪

You have to come up.

ANDY: Yeah. I'm on my way.

THIS SUCKS.

♪♪

Narrator: ROUGH WINDS MIGHT HAVE CUT THE DAY SHORT.

Kris: AT LEAST, WE FOUND EASY GOLD.

YOU KNOW, IT DIDN'T TAKE ANY EFFORT TO GET ON IT.

Narrator: BUT THE KELLYS MANAGED TO GET GOLD IN THE BOX

RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

Brad: FIRST DAY OUT STARTING RIGHT,

NUGGETS IN THE BOX.

♪♪

COMING UP...

THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

SIX, SEVEN,

EIGHT...

Man: PRETTY GOOD PILE THERE.

GOOD. NICE JOB.

♪♪

Narrator: AND NOW THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY MINERS.

UM, I REALLY LIKE...

OH, GOD, IT'S JUST SO EMBARRASSING.

I'VE READ THE "TWILIGHT" BOOKS.[ WOLF HOWLS ]

AND, LIKE, FOR YEARS, I'VE BEEN ALL LIKE,

"WHAT IF I WAS A VAMPIRE DREDGING?"

I WOULD NEVER NEED TO COME UP.

I WOULD NEVER REALLY NEED TO EAT

EXCEPT, LIKE, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

I COULD JUST DREDGE FOR HOURS AND DAYS ON END.

I WOULD MAKE SO MUCH MONEY.

READ MINDS.

NO. TH-THAT'D BE SCREWED UP. I WOULDN'T...

NO, I DON'T WANT THAT.

I WOULD SAY SUPERMAN.

♪♪

Kris: WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE SUPERMAN?

BUT I WANT TO BE A COOL SUPERMAN.

NO, I DON'T THINK SUPERMAN IS COOL.

I THINK HE'S COOL, LIKE, HE'S GOT

THE GREATEST POWERS IN THE WORLD,

BUT I THINK HE'S GOT A STICK UP HIS [BLEEP].

[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]

Narrator: THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF THE SUMMER MINING SEASON

ARE IN THE BOOKS.

[ WIND GUSTS ]

Shawn: LOOKING TO HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE YEAR.

WITHOUT THE CHRISTINE ROSE MAKING MONEY,

WE AIN'T BUYING ANYTHING FOR THE BIG DREDGE.

Narrator: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A HEAD START ON HIS RIVAL KEN,

SHAWN IS HOPING HIS NEW, EXTENDED EXCAVATOR ARM

WILL KEEP HIM ON THE TOP OF THE HEAT IN NOME.

SHORT RUN, BUT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF GOLD,

SO AT LEAST IT'S A START.

♪♪

WELL, LET'S RUN IT UP THE WHEEL AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE.

Man: THAT'S LOOKING GOOD RIGHT THERE.

THERE YOU GO.

KA-CHING, KA-CHING, KA-CHING.

THIS IS DONE.

♪♪

PRETTY GOOD PILE THERE.

Narrator: WITH GOLD IN THE PAN...

OUR PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.

Narrator: ...IT'S TIME FOR MR. GOLD'S FIRST WEIGHT-OUT.

Shawn: THERE'S 7,

10.

OH, YEAH. 15.

18.

21. OOH, WE HIT 21.

COME ON.

HECK YEAH, 25.

26.

26.5,

26 1/2 OUNCES.

THAT'S GOOD. NICE JOB.

THAT MAKES IT WORTH IT.

YEAH.

Narrator: 26.5 OUNCES IS WORTH OVER $30,000...

THAT'S 26 OUNCES MORE THAN KEN HAS GOT RIGHT NOW.

I THINK PUTTING THAT LONGER BOOM ON THERE WORKED OUT.

...A NICE CHUNK OF CHANGE TO PUT TOWARD THE MEGA DREDGE.

THAT'S PRETTY, BUT WE NEED MORE.

THAT'S JUST A LITTLE TASTE

OF WHAT THIS SEASON HAS TO COME.

WE PAID FOR THE ARM.

NOW LET'S PAY FOR SOME MEGA DREDGE.

ROGER THAT.

Shawn: WE GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER EVERY DAY.

I'M GONNA GET THIS THING BUILT,

AND I'M GOING TO SHOW EVERYBODY

HOW TO MINE IN THE BERING SEA.

I JUST GOT TO KEEP PUTTING DIRT THROUGH THE WASH PLANT.

BOTTLE IT UP.

LET'S GO GET READY TO MAKE SOME MORE.

WE'LL GET IT.

KEEP ON DIGGING, MAN.

♪ WELCOME TO THE MOMENT, CAN YOU FEEL THE POWER ♪

♪ BETTER MAKE A MOVE, THE CLOCK IS TICKING NOW ♪

Ken: ONCE WE GET THE NEW AND IMPROVED MYRTLEGOING...

♪ I'M ABOUT TO TAKE IT ALL ♪

...WE SHOULD GET MORE GOLD THAN ANYBODY IN THE OCEAN.

♪ I HAD A DREAM ♪

INCLUDES SHAWN, INCLUDES EVERYBODY.

WE'LL JUST LET THE GOLD SPEAK FOR ITSELF.

♪ I'LL BE WEARING THE CROWN ♪

GOING TO BE A CRAZY YEAR TO SEE IF WE CAN PULL IT OFF.

♪ I'LL BE WEARING THE CROWN ♪

BUYING ANOTHER $400 ANCHOR.

I HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SUCCEED THIS YEAR.

I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE RELYING ON ME AND THE BOAT.

IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, BUT I THINK WE CAN DO IT.

♪ I'LL BE WEARING THE CROWN ♪

Brad: LOOKING GOLD.

Kris: WE'RE JUST GONNA WEIGH IT UP

AND FIND OUT WHAT WE GOT.

♪ 1998, WE DIDN'T HAVE NO MONEY ♪

4, 5, 6.

7, 8, 9.

♪ NOW I'M ABOUT TO LIVE IT ♪

15. 15.

♪ I CAN SEE YOUR EYES ♪

Kris: WE'VE ESTABLISHED GOOD GOLD,

AND WE HAVE OUR AREA.

IF ANYBODY THINKS THEY'RE GONNA TAKE AWAY

THE BLUFFS FROM ME...

♪ I'M ABOUT TO TAKE IT ALL ♪

...COME ON DOWN BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY SORRY.

♪ I HAD A DREAM ♪

♪ I HAD A DREAM, I'LL BE WEARING THE CROWN

♪ I STILL BELIEVE ♪

♪ YEAH, I STILL BELIEVE I'LL BE WEARING ♪

♪ I'LL BE WEARING THE CROWN ♪

♪ WOO! ♪

♪ I HAD A DREAM ♪

LOOK AT THIS THING.

I'M GONNA KEEP MOVING FORWARD, KEEP BUILDING.

♪ I HAD A DREAM I'LL BE WEARING ♪

Shawn: MINING -- YOU HAVE TO STAY

ONE STEP AHEAD OF EVERYBODY ELSE.

♪ I'LL BE WEARING THE CROWN ♪

I SEE JUST A BIG PILE OF GOLD.

[ CHUCKLES ]

A BIGPILE OF GOLD.

♪♪

[ WIND GUSTS ]

Narrator: WITH THE SEASON OFF AND RUNNING,

SHAWN AND THE CHRISTINE ROSE

JUMP TO THE FRONT OF THE PACK

WHILE EMILY AND KEN HAVE YET TO HIT THE BOARD.

♪♪

Shawn: I NEED TO KEEP THE MEGA DREDGE MOVING FORWARD.

YOU GOT TO IMPROVISE.

THAT PIECE IS GOING ON THERE,

WHOLE CUT.

CAN'T STOP TILL WE GET IT IN THE WATER.

GETTING CLOSE, BUT IT ALWAYS GETS DOWN TO THE WIRE.

HERE IS THE TRICKIEST PART RIGHT HERE.

-STOP! -HEY!

Emily: WHOO!

GET THIS 400 OUNCES GOING.

HOLY SMOKE!

Vernon: I'VE BEEN PUTTING MOST OF MY ENERGY

INTO GETTING THIS NEW RIG TOGETHER.

NENANA RIVER RIGHT HERE, AND IT RUNS UP TO THE YUKON.

THAT WAS IN 2 FEET OF WATER.

-HEY! -STOP, STOP, STOP.

Shawn: WE'RE IN THE GOLD.

[ LAUGHS ]

WOO! THERE IT IS.

10,000. 20,000...

WOO!

♪♪

TASTES LIKE MONEY.