12x11 - How it All Pans Out

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The bering sea is
in the cross hairs

Of mother nature's frigid fury.

dangerous wind gusts


expected within
the next two hours.

And a massive storm
only a few hours away

Is guaranteed to end the season

Of even the most
determined miner.

visibility less than half mile

with extreme swells
and freezing spray.

So, now it's a race
and a gut check

Till the doors slam shut
on summer mining.



Keep digging away at it.

It went from like


With winds increasing
and storm clouds gathering...

Keep digging.

...shawn pomrenke is still
pushing in a relentless quest

To get pay dirt one last time.

Maybe there's a pile of gold
at the bottom of this drop off.

Might be the spot we need
to finish off the season.

Pulling ourselves with
the excavator on the bottom

And I come across a big
indention in the ocean floor.

Hopefully there's a nice, big,
fat pay streak underneath us.

You have a big impression
in the bottom of the ocean,

That gold, once it comes across
that, it drops down into there,

And the light stuff
gets blown off the top,

And the gold stays behind.

This is the exact kind of thing
I've been looking for all day.

A lot of clay.

Ooh, that looks like
a good catch.

Let's see what's in this pan.

Looks like good stuff.

No sand, raked the cobble, clay.
Got all the right stuff.

Now all we need is to see
if some gold in the pan.

It'd be heartbreaking
to fall short

At the end of the season
and lose everything.

Not gonna let that happen.

The stinkier the better.

Looks good.

Oh man. Amazing.

Good one.

Best test pan
I've seen all season.

Just what I needed.

You get excited, and you want
to fire up the plant

And start washing dirt.



Yeah!

You don't know
which bucket's gonna be

Your last one in this weather.

Now we have a storm coming in.

It's a rush to get as much gold
in the box as you can.

Good day to find some gold.

And you got to make
every one count.

Hasn't stopped looking amazing.

Making the money.

Making the money.

As shawn taps
a rich pay streak...



Yeah, that's what
I'm talking about.

Man, that's good
looking material.

...his rival, captain ken kerr,

Has been running
at full tilt all day...

Putting the gold in the box.

...pushing the mighty myrtle

And her excavator arm
to the brink.

Man.

This stuff's hard. Wow.

Man.

We hit some really
good, dark material,

But it's hard as heck.

Oh, wow, man.
This stuff is tough.

We're doing damage with the arm,

You know,
with the state it's in.

We're in good gold, so we want
to keep digging at it.

Wherever the gold leads you,
if it's hard you got to dig it.

If it breaks, it breaks.

Man, pushing it so hard
to the limit.

Oh, yeah, I'm worried
about our bushing

And that cylinder tearing off.

Hard on our repairs
and our bushings,

But, you know, we're all in.

Cylinders are bumping around
and bucket's getting loose,

But, hopefully, it holds up.

gale-force wind alert.

small- and large-craft advisory.

storm front less than


repeat... Gale-force-wind alert
in effect.

As the storm nears...

Storm bearing down on us
right when we're

In the pay streak, man.

...it's no longer just ken's
excavator arm that's at risk.

Now, it's his entire operation.

I don't plan on getting caught
in this storm like before.

If he doesn't get this thing in,
and the winds come up to 50,

He's gonna be in
some serious trouble.

When ken locked horns
with the last big storm

To hit nome, he may have pushed
a little too far.

Gold fever gets the best
of some people,

And they make bad decisions.

Man.

We've got millions of dollars,
me and my partners, in this.

What I learned from all this...
Our season could be over.

In fact,
the barge could be over,

So your whole investment...
Over in a day.

But it's not
just about equipment.

It's all about staying safe.

You can replace that steel
and that iron.

You're not gonna replace
some father or some son.

You know,
you're not gonna replace that.

You got to weight
the consequences.

That's always in the back
on my mind.

Storm is on our back.

Bad! Wow!

Almost took a wave
over the stern

And I pushed as hard as I can,

But I can't put
this barge at risk.

I'm gonna have to call it
and bring her in

Before this storm
tears us apart.

Always get a little trigger shy

After pushing it
a few times before.

You always want to push it,
but then, you know,

Hopefully,
you're one step smarter,

And you learned
from the last mistake.

alright, boys, we're calling it.

it's the end of the year, baby.

let's pull up this bud,
count the gold, it's done.

whoo-hoo! We're calling it.

You know,
it's a bittersweet day.

It's definitely,
I don't know how to say it.

It's like when the ride ends,
you know?

You're on a disneyland ride, and
the ride ends, it's kind of sad.

You know, it's sad
to get off the ride.

I can't wait to do this
clean up, see how good it is.

In nome...

Here's a gold pan, kris.

Last gold cleanup of the season.

You know,
we got lots of gold today.

We hope to god
it puts us over 100 ounces.

Looks pretty clean.

After he was trapped
under an avalanche of boulders,

Kris kelly is hoping
his exploits will result

In an avalanche of gold.

I was on some really good gold
before the cave-in,

But there was really bad vis,

And I couldn't really tell
how much.

You know, it was really hard
at the end.

Those cave-ins
are very dangerous.

Sooner or later
we're not gonna get lucky.

More like me,
I'm not gonna get lucky.

You know, it is worth it,
though, don't you think?

See how much gold I got in here?
Look at that.

It's looking good.

Let's just go dry it up
and take it to bill,

And let's see what we got.

Right now, I just hope I didn't
almost drown for nothing.

I almost died for this gold,

So I think
it should be all my gold.

You.

No, I'm just joking.

Bill.

Hey how's it going? Good.

It's all based upon this cleanup

If we can go to seward,
get our boat going

So we're ready for next year,

This could get my ball rolling,

Or it could stop it
in its tracks.

Need 15?

Need 15. We need 15.

Come on, baby.



We're done,
so we'd better got 15.

Come on.

That's 11. Just give it a tease.

Come on, baby. It's 13.
Come on 13, 14.

Holy

Now that's more
than I thought you'd have.

That's way more
than I thought I had.

Yep. 21.25. Alright.


Over $31,000,

Putting the kellys just over
their 100 ounce summer gold

And sending them to seward

To meet the dredge
of their dreams.

Alright, best cleanup
of the year, boys.

Yep, price the gold up
and got over 20.

Gold, man.

Yeah, you did alright, kris.

I don't want
to tell you too much

Because it goes to your head,
and you get a big head.

Head's already huge.

Thank you very much for making
my dreams come true this year.

Okay. We got a 100 ounces.

We're on our way to seward.

Thank you.

Alright, thank you very much.

I'll see you. Alright.

Thank god, after all we've been
through this season,

We've reached our goal.

If it wasn't
for the hail mary pass to gold,

We probably
wouldn't have pulled it off.

That's it! Success, boys!

We're going to seward now
to ride this big dream.

Getting out of nome! Whoo-hoo!

I'm telling you... This seward
thing's gonna work out so well.



alright, we're on
a pay streak here. Good gold.

We're giving it one last shot.

We've got a really
small window here.

...in summer's waning
moments, captain vernon adkison

Has handed over the reigns
of the gold ship

wild ranger to daughter elaine.

got a good pay streak.

I really am gonna have to
pull you, though, here

In a few minutes, man.
It's starting to whitecap.

no, gary, I got to
get you out, man.

it's really picked up.

Despite anchoring
the team on a rich pay streak,

The rookie captain has to decide
when to pack it in.

I mean, you're always taking
chances, and it's all dangerous.

It's these or get off
the pot decisions

That are the toughest call
for the captain to make.

But I'm gonna keep
my mouth shut,

Elaine's gonna have to do
this one on her own.

Okay, you can have five minutes,

But you got to come up
after that, okay?

alright. got to get going.

- This is crazy.
- still chunky!

We really need to
wrap this thing up.

oh! Whoa! Whoa!
Look at this nugget!

oh, yeah!

oh, yeah!

found a nugget! Found a nugget!

Yeah!

Put it in your glove.

oh, that's definitely
going in my glove.

put that in there
for safe keeping.

Looks like them
showing the ropes.

I can't do it, gary.
We got to come up.

Hang onto that nugget. I got to
pull you up, man. I'm sorry.

oh, give me a moment,
and I'm out. No!

It's bad gary. I know.
It's painful for me, too.

alright, I guess I'll come up
with this nugget.

this will be
my little something.

alright, captain,
you're making the call.

coming up.

That was the best gold
I've seen on that monitor

This entire summer.
That's crazy.

Alright, good job, elaine.

Good save on that one.
No damage done.

I'm happy to see that even
though gary found a nice nugget,

Elaine stuck by her g*ns.

She made a call
and pulled him on up.

That was the right thing to do.

Alright. Hey.

How's that nugget?

Whoa, nice! Get out of here.

Oh, my gosh.

What?! That looks good.

Yeah, that's a good sign
right there.

That's sick.

Check that out, vernon.

Oh, yeah. Very nice.

Got no regrets about
giving elaine the reigns.

She did a damn good job
and made the right call.

She was right
on top of everything.

Coming up.

Now all that's left
is to do a cleanup

And see what we came up with.

Yeah, we made it
just in time, man.

This is getting crazy.

This wind's picked up quick, and
that's what it does out here.

You got to be ahead of the game
if you want to get home safely.

In nome...

What we've been waiting
for... So much gold.

...after letting daughter elaine
take the captain's chair,

Vernon adkison is ready
to assess

The weight of his decision.

- Alright.
- Ooh, wow.

That is lit up.

Oh, yeah, that is
a tray full of gold.

That's a beautiful sight.

Definitely the best cleanup.

Oh, yeah!
We got the second tray there.

Oh, yeah.

After all the problems
we've had,

This is a great way
to end the season.

Let's get this cleaned up,
dry it, weigh it.

See exactly what we've got here.

I know everyone's gonna be happy
with the numbers.

You know, I think dad's finally
starting to ease up his grip.

You know, I'm very confident
that I've showed him

That I can run things up here.

He's really ready
to let go of the reigns.

Let's weigh this gold,
see what we got here.

Alright, here we go.

Can I help you with
the spoon a little bit?

Yep.













Nice chunky stuff in there, too.





Nice!



Yes!

What do you think, dad?

I'm happy.

This makes it all
worthwhile right here.

All of the problems,
all the aggravation.

We keep up like this,

Hell, we'll be rolling
in the gold for years to come.

And I didn't build this thing
just for a season or two,

I built it for the long haul.

I think it's gonna be
for years to come.

After seeing this,
I'm glad to be aboard, guys.

I'll tell you what,
years to come,

That boat will still be here
for years to come.

And it'll be the money
making-est boat,

The gold getting-est boat
in nome,

I guarantee you,
before it's over.

Still got a little ways to go,

We know what improvements
need to be done, made on it.

We will make those improvements,
and before it's over with,

It's gonna be
the cadillac of the fleet.

And each time we improve the
equipment, the return is better.

So, that's what
I'm looking forward to.

I guarantee you
we've pulled ahead

And have more hours on our box

Than any other diver
operating a dredge

And probably any, you know,
even the bigger dredges.

I can't even imagine
what we're gonna do next summer.

We're gonna k*ll it.

Yeah. This is what we can do
with three divers,

And I think we're all
in agreement

There's room for one more.

So, we get four divers
on board next year,

That's gonna improve the take
by 25% just using simple math.

And you'll all benefit
from that.

And you won't be
so damn dog-a*s tired

From getting in the water,
everybody get rested up.

Get more rest,
and it'll work out better,

Another man to share the load.

Another man?
I was thinking woman.

Oh, yeah. We got a diver
right here.

I mean, you know,
I can pitch in a little bit,

But I'm not trying to be
a diver.

I'm the captain, so, you know.

We will discuss it.

If I have to go up there
and live on the damn boat

And take two of myself,
we're gonna wring the last ounce

Of gold off the bottom
of that ocean.

The fact is we got a team here,
and everybody contributes.



Rounded off, $65,000.

...a healthy sum, especially
for a rookie captain...

-A nice chunk of change.
-This is a good pay day.
-Really good.

...and brings
the season total to 108 ounces,

Worth over $160,000.

Fantastic cleanup. We were
up against the weather today.

We had to cut it short.

I can only imagine
how much it would have been

If the weather had
held out for us.

And on top of that,
gary managed to find a nugget.

This proves that I can handle
business when you're gone.

So, that means I don't even have
to come up here anymore.

You can just send me gold.

I mean, essentially,
that would be ideal, yes.

In days to come, I mean,

That would be
the ultimate objective.

Elaine really stepped up.
She made all the right calls,

And I don't want to get
bumped up too much,

But I think she's got what
it takes to make a good captain.

First of the year,
I was talking 500 ounces.

We didn't get 500 ounces.

But you know what?
We went sniffing distance,

And we put a lot of time,

And blood, sweat, and tears
into this thing.

And we got it tuned up now.

We can multiply this many,
many times over.

Everybody, thanks a million.

Elaine, you're... Damn. Stop it.

Chip off the old block.

Yes. Yes, indeed.



What's the weatherman saying?

storm front less than


gale force winds imminent.
Coast guard advises all boats

to make their way
back to the harbor.

It's coming.

...after tapping into the best
pay streak of the season...

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

We got a big storm coming in.
It's cold.

...captain shawn
pomrenke is clashing

With the oncoming winter storm,

And he's now faced
with the ultimate question...

Should he stay, or should he go?

Gold fever will take
any rational thinking you have

And throw it out the door.

This is always
when the greed takes over,

And you can push it too far

Because you never know that next


Could be a 400
or 500 ounce little spot.

And then you have to sit there
and wonder all winter,

"Well, if we would have
went another day,

If we would have
went another hour,

If we would have
went another week,

What would have happened?"

This is it.
Its getting too rough out here.

Season's over.

Last bucket of the season
right here,

And we're getting out of here.

Time to go home,
pull the boat out.

I've worked so hard this season

And I cannot risk losing
the christine rose

This close to the end
with a box full of gold.

That's it. We're done.

I better get going. We'd better
get out of here, though.

We just got to get the gold
cleaned out of the box,

And we can pull the dredge
and call it a season.

It's been a rough one.
It's been hard.

Legal battles, battles with
my dad, battles with the ocean.

I mean, the cards were stacked
against us this season.

Definitely a good feeling
to be ending it

With a box full of gold
than a box full of rocks.

Definitely a blessing
from the bering sea.

that's it. We're done.

Let's get back to town
before the storm comes in.

We don't want to pull a ken.

roger.

I'm feeling pretty good about
what we have in the box.

All I have to do
is tally the gold,

Add up all the numbers.

Looks good.

Hopefully we have enough
to hit our goal.

The real mr. Gold's come back.

On our way home.

As shawn heads for the safety
of harbor, 12 miles east...

How you doing down there?

do you feel the waves at all?

yeah, back and forth.

...captain emily riedel is
the last dredge standing,

Locked in a risky game
of chicken with mother nature.

It's making me seasick.

nozzle.

Dude, the wind just shifted
around out of nowhere

From the south,
and it's just, like,

Whitecapping like
crazy out here.

Beau, we got to get out of here.

is it getting bad up there?

Yeah, dude,
it's just flipped on us.

yeah, I can feel it down here.

where am i?

Beau, come up. Are you lost?
What's your status?

Insane, like, crazy white caps.

Where the are you?

i don't know!

Two miles outside nome...

- Where the are you?
- I don't know!

that's what I'm asking you!

Extreme winter swells
and gale-force winds

Have engulfed the bering sea.

I don't see you.

And captain emily riedel's
small eroica

Is caught in the cross hairs.

alright.

We're in a crisis.
We might need a tow.

But as the storm
gathers even more strength,

It threatens
to overwhelm the dredge.

I'm gonna get in the skiff,
be on standby.

Beau's gonna note her in
after he pulls up anchor.

I got a tow hitch ready.

We're down to one half.
I've alerted hook up.

To save the eroica in the event
the dredge needs to be towed...

...emily mans the skiff.

Alright, I got you.
Loud and clear.

Okay, loud and clear, thanks.

Going to five-foot swells.

I'd say not even
half a second to spare.

Oh.

It's hard to steer.

keep going!

Once we get into this port,
we'll be fine.

Alright, we're good.

Whoo!

You're awesome.

That was scary.

Unpredictable, inclement weather
is common this time of year,

But I've never experienced
such a rapid change.

Man, it was crazy, dude.

I haven't had a wild boat thing
like that happen lately.

- Man, yeah.
- That was like,

Vaguely apocalyptic
because, like,

Up here the ocean was just
like losing it's damn mind.

We're tough, we've been here
before, we know how this works.

But on the other hand
it doesn't matter because

The bering sea has decided
that we can't do our jobs.

We were sitting there having
a nice day, beau was diving.

And then in like literally
two minutes

The wind shifted around

And was blowing 25
out of the south.

You were like, going further
and further away

And I was like,
"is he getting dragged out?

What's happening?"

I don't understand,
it defies physics.

Yeah, dude, that was crazy.

I mean, I was looking out
on the horizon

Which was placid and flat calm,

And 30 seconds later
it was 100% whitecaps.

Being out there, there's
no limit to what can go wrong

And you just have
to be prepared for

When things are taking a turn.

I mean, we got out.
Hell of a season, man.

- Yeah, I wish daryl was here.
- Yeah.

Alright, but it's nice
to have you, man.

Let's hop on the boat.
It's nice to be here.

It could cost you everything

To defy the bering sea.

You have to have
a healthy respect for it.

Got our coolant for the box,
box is still there.

We've avoided disaster.

At this point,
what is in the sluice box

Is what we have for our
gold count this season

So I just hope
we reach our goal.

It's a little bit
more excitement

Than I was wanting today.



In seward, alaska...

Well, we're finally here.
We made our goal.

Going to look at the boat
for the first time,

I hope everything
works out today.

The guy is actually
promising us a lot.

The guy is promising
a decent boat,

An excavator, a wash plant.

All the pieces are there to put
together to make this work.

After hitting
their goal for the summer,

The kellys are en route to the
dredge of their dreams...

No, it's basically
a floating mansion.

...the bering explorer.

That's a good deal.

No, it's a great deal.

...which, after
some minor tune ups,

Kris hopes will be
their ticket to the future.

Oh, the picture looks great.

It's sounding too good
to be true, but we'll see.

Usually when something
sounds too good to be true,

It usually is. The truth is,

The boat's been out
of the water three years,

So it's gonna be
a little bit messed up

But it's still gonna be
a great boat.

You know, that boat
was made in the '50s

When, you know,
they built things to last.

That's when america had pride.

I need you guys
to look at this thing

And really see potential in it.

We're never gonna get another
opportunity like this.

$1 Million a year is what
I'm trying to go after here.

I can't wait to see it, either,
hopefully it's real nice.

It's gonna be real nice.
I mean...

Looking at the picture of it,
it's beautiful.

It just was taken out of
the water three years ago,

Which means that it hasn't had
a long time to sit there.

No, I know.

The boat's 135 feet long,
it sleeps 28 people.

You know, this boat's big enough
to go through 100-year storms.

You know, we're not even
gonna feel waves in nome.

We won't have one problem.

That's what it is, man,
we're laughing.

We are laughing, we're laughing.
This guy?

It just came out of the water
three years ago.

This is a guy that's


He was gonna put this
whole thing together himself

And he just ran
out of time in life.

You know, he says that all we
have to do is start putting...

There's an observation deck
that I need to cut off.

And then we just put all of
the equipment on the boat

And we just push
the boat in the water.

That's all we have to do?

He says the boat doesn't
need a lot of repairs,

It needs minimal things.

This is gonna get us
our foot in the door

In a real mining operation.

You know, the excavator will get
us down 18 feet into the cobble.

We're gonna make
so much money from this

And we're not gonna
have any problems.

We'll get away from nome,
we'll start making

Some really big gold,
at least 1,000 ounces a year.

The boat has a lot of potential.

Yeah, but try to get us
some real divers,

Not like the other
ones you brought.

You know, now we go down here,

We're gonna check out the boat,
see how everything is.

See if we can clean it out
and start living on it.

We're gonna see how much work

It's really gonna take
to make this work.

Okay, look, we're
doing something

That we don't belong in.

This industry that we're
trying to get into,

We don't belong here.

There you go, look,
the boat looks good.

Hmm. Let's see that picture?

Mm, it's got
a little rust on it.

It's looking worse and worse
as we drive up to it.

What the hell's going on?

What a piece of.

It really is kind of a piece of.

I mean, look at the picture

And then look at the boat.

Look at the picture,
and then look at the boat.

Oh, that's the picture?

There's the boat.

Guess that's titanic junior
after it got sunk.

Seeing a picture of this boat

Is like seeing
a picture of a hot date

Before you've met her.
And then you go to the date

And she looks nothing
like the picture.

But hey, that doesn't mean
we still can't have a good time.

It's what's on the inside
that counts.

You know what, look it.
You look at this boat

Right here, you see a piece of

And in reality it's a
million-dollar piece of.

You know, you fix
a little bit of steel

And you paint the thing,
all of a sudden

It's a million-dollar boat
again. You know?

God, I'm afraid to see
what the inside looks like

If this is the outside.
Okay, well let's check it out,

And try to be in
a good mood about it.

Ah.

Another thing
you guys don't understand,

This is an ice breaker wall.

This can handle
almost three feet of ice,

Break through it
and smash it, keep going.

Think john wayne, this was
the same boat on that movie

"North to alaska"
with john wayne.

Nah, wyatt earp drive
this thing here.

My dad and brother are not
impressed with this boat.

But the reaper's a piece of,

Though, look what we did
with that.

It's leaking there,
leaking there.

Really leaking right down there.

That's not a big deal.

It's a diamond
in the rough, right?

Diamond in the rough, my a*s.

Don't look at that barnacle.

This is what every boat
kind of looks like

When you bring it out.
Maybe not as many holes.

It's a rust bucket,

It looks like something
came out of a horror movie.

You got a bad attitude.
No, I don't.

Okay, come on.

That's the engine over there,
this is the drive motor.

It looks good.

Think the pulleys look great,
the belts look great in it.

I don't see anything that looks

Like rust or blown off
or taken apart.

Drive shaft looks good.
Hey, that wasn't that bad.

Look at this.

Don't hang onto that railing,
you might fall over with it.

You know, it's got
a lot of potential.

All it really needs is a paint
job and a little bit of fixing.

I like it.

Hey, come on,
let's get off this boat.

Let's go look at some
other pieces that we get.

This looks like
the first excavator.

Now it looks like it served
in world w*r ii, but it didn't.

I'm not sitting on that seat.
I've seen worse.

Yeah, we just came from it.

Hey, let's go look
at the next piece.

Hopefully it gets
better for me today.

It's gonna be interesting.
Let's go look at the wash plant.

You know, we cut everything off
that we don't need.

We don't need any of that,
we cut that off.

That's right. At least one thing
is working out for me today.

The wash plant's
looking pretty good.

For every bad part of the boat,
there's a good part.

The outsides are rough
but the engines

Are in really good shape.

So you know, like, right now
we're looking at 50/50 odds.

It's gonna take a lot
to get this sea-worthy

And I don't even know
what the hell.

I don't wanna be a ship builder.
You know?

So anyways I don't know
what I'm gonna do at this point,

I'm still kicking the tires.

Just, it's really not what
I thought it was gonna be.

Coming up...

Spoon it.

That's 10.

There's 50, 70.



Feeling a little bit of a chill.

You know, I could really
use a cup of coffee.

Uh-huh.

Sitting in the chair and all of
a sudden you want coffee, huh?

Well, yeah, I mean, doesn't that
come with the responsibility?

I wouldn't get too
carried away with all that.

I told her she could be captain
for the day and she was just,

You know, she was just
flexing a little bit.

Alright.

I let her get away with it.

That's okay, I don't mind.

I'll make anybody
a cup of coffee.

I'm not proud that way.

Poo-poo coffee.

Yeah, as long as she
doesn't get used to me

Making her coffee we'll be okay.

An occasional cup, maybe.

Okay, sweet darling elaine.

Wow.

I know how to follow orders.

I think that was a little
petty revenge on her part

For all the coffee
I've made her make for me.

Gold star for deckhand vernon.

Starting to get kind
of knotty out here.

In nome...

I've never seen a storm
like that.

...after narrowly making it
safely off the water...

I was running around on the deck
like a banshee and you were,

And I thought we were
gonna lose the boat.

Imagine sinking the boat
and losing the sluice box.

...captain emily riedel
is hoping her haul

Is big enough
to expand her fleet.

There's a lot
of yellow in there.

My ability to acquire
a second dredge hinges

Completely on the results
of this cleanup.

So I'm kind of
philosophical about it,

If it's meant to be,
it's meant to be.

Come on, come on,
mama needs a new boat.













Alright, man, congrats.

North of 300.

Whoo! Alright.


Worth north of $87,000

And it puts emily 40 ounces
over her season goal.

We're walking away with enough
gold to acquire a second dredge.

Damn, we made so much gold
this season.

Awesome.

Went through a lot
of hell to get there.

Yeah, this sexy pile of gold
makes it all worth it.

One dredge is a lot and two,

It's gonna be
a whole new journey

But I'm really excited about it.
I'm excited about the future.

All that chaos.

- This is it.
- This is it, brother.

Last cleanup of the season.

After pushing his
excavator arm to the limit,

Captain ken kerr and operations
manager george young...

Oh, man, that's a good pile
of gold, buddy.

...are looking to bank
enough ounces

To keep the crown in house
for a second straight summer.

Could we've had
a better season, yeah.

If we didn't have the setbacks,

Didn't have the breakdowns
that we did, if, if, if.

If ifs and nuts were candy
and butts

We'd all have a merry
christmas, so.

Whoo! Other than that,

I'm pretty happy
with what we did.

Man, that's heavy. Oh, man!

I'm gonna have to
work out a little bit.







Yeah, that's awesome.

Yeah!

What a way to end the season.

- That is a gold count.
- Whoo!

The myrtle ends the season
with a bang.


Ken's summer mining total

To a whopping 2,055 ounces...

Wow, what a season.

It's our best season
that we've ever had.

...worth over $3 million.

It's a personal best
and just might be enough

To keep hold of the title.

Finished out strong.
End of the season,

What more could you ask for?

Didn't hit the 4,000-ounce mark,
but we still k*lled it.

This summer we made more gold

Than we ever have
by a landslide.

We wanna keep sharpening
our mining talents as we go, so,

Each year we get
a little bit better.

I hope we kept our title,
that's all.

Oh, we kicked a*s.

You think we beat pomrenke?

I don't know. We'll find out.

Across town...

Time to clean some gold!
Last cleanup of the season.

We have a lot of gold.

...in an effort
to erase his massive debt...

Looking amazing.

...shawn pomrenke rode a pay
streak to the bitter end.

But will it be enough to finally
regain control of his operation?

End of the season's
usually bittersweet,

But there's been so much
bitter in this season.

I think I'm owed
something sweet.

Here we go.

Been a long season
to get to this pan.

Makes all this
hard work worth it.

All the lawyers and bull.

Get it on the scale,
let's see what we got.

That's a nice pile of gold.

Wanna weight it out? Spoon it.

That's 10.

There's 50,





Oh, look at you go.



- Nice.
- Nice.



Bringing his summer total
to 2,079 ounces

Of bering sea gold.

Really satisfied.

Shawn will not only reclaim
all his equipment in full,

He also ends the summer
at the top of the gold count.

Got all of our stuff back.

Nobody can take it from us now.

Redemption feels amazing,
just goes to show you

What hard work
and dedication will get you.

Don't ever bet against us.

Now ken's gonna start crying.

With the amount
of gold ken's got

He can probably make a tiara.

But I'm gonna make a crown
out of this one.

Got my boats back, got a little
extra money in my pocket,

And we kicked ken's a*s.

We made it through this season,
we can make it through anything.

After starting the
summer behind the eight ball,

Shawn pomrenke rises
from the ashes

And proves himself the one
and only mr. Gold.

This season, I've had more on
the line than ever before.

We didn't have a choice but
to buckle down and go harder.

Instead of giving up, I did what
I had to do to get back on top.

If I made it through this season
I can make it through anything.

The old bering sea threw some
punches at us, we got hit hard,

But we didn't lie down.
We fought back.

Yeah-hoo!

I plan on continuing to fight
and continuing to raise the bar.

Best barge in nome,
hands down. Bar none.

I think it's doable.

It's gonna take
a lot of hard work

But when we're done we're gonna
have a million-dollar operation.

We fought our way to 100 ounces
to outfit this boat,

And I'm sticking to that plan.
It's not gonna be easy

But we're never taken
the easy way to get anywhere.

This honest to god
is a real future for us.

We definitely have
a brighter future

Than we ever have
in our entire lives.

We're all-in from this point.
There's no turning back.

Been a long haul, appreciate
everything you've done.

Every time we went out,
we got better

And this from the heart.

We had some growing pains
this season,

But they needed to happen.

Good job! Thank you.

Every season I'm getting better
at this business

And getting more gold,
and that's all I can ask for.

A big part of it
is just perseverance.

- You're welcome, vernon.
- Thank you.

Damn nice job.

After today, I'm gonna be the
proud owner of a second dredge.

This is a great moment for me.
It's been a lot of hard work

To be able to get to where
I can purchase a second dredge.

Success is never guaranteed.

But we will fight every battle
that we have to.

This is a lot of work
right here.

Big, heavy pile of gold.

Out there, there's
an endless amount of gold

And I'm gonna get it.

Let's go!

Next time
on "bering sea gold"...

The fleet reloads
for a new battle on the ice

As winter mining...

Time to get in the water.

...takes over nome.

You don't have no idea
what you're going into.

You know, this is ice mining.
It's brutal stuff right here.

It's scary as.

I got one-foot visibility.
Just that.

Come up now.

Send the gold up here. Yeah!

Get away! Just lost our entire

Winter mining operation!