Deadliest Catch

- Season 12

(2016)

An adrenaline-packed new season brings a new face: 23 year-old Sean Dwyer -fighting for the legacy of the father he lost too soon. The Time Bandit squares off with the law, Captain Keith's life spirals, and Sig torments his former protégé.

24-year-old Captain Sean Dwyer and his crew prepare for their first crab season aboard the Brenna A. Jake Anderson fears he made a big mistake. Wild Bill handles a challenging deckhand. Keith gets support from an unlikely counselor, Johnathan Hillstrand.

Wild Bill risks his biggest lead in history to bail Josh Harris out of trouble. 23-year-old Sean Dwyer finds out if he's got what it takes. Veteran skipper Johnathan Hillstrand leans on his crew and a little tip from a friend to turn his season around.

Josh Harris is forced to take over the Cornelia Marie. Sean Dwyer gets his first taste of the angry sea. Greenhorns on the Cape Caution are slapped to attention. Weather, mechanical failures, and inexperienced crews complicate matters across the fleet.

Jake Anderson attempts a treacherous short cut with only one engine. Casey and Josh perform surgery at sea. Edgar Hansen works to make his mark as captain with his greenhorn son Eric on deck. Captain Keith hopes to turn his season and his life around.

The season's worst storm yet slams the fleet. Freshmen Skipper Sean Dwyer must choose between crab and a childhood friend. Wild Bill questions his son's status as a crabber and man. As injuries stack up one deckhand reveals a painful secret in his pants.

With Captain Edgar Hansen at the helm, the Northwestern nears the brink of mutiny. Drunk deckhands put the Saga at risk, captain Johnathan gambles big to end his season, and Freddie Maugatai takes honoring his skipper to the extreme.

A new generation of captains steps up to harness the Bering Sea. But with injuries & breakdowns plaguing the fleet, do they have the drive that it takes to become a legend?

Winter crab season is here and with it this year's biggest storm. Every captain must choose; risk it all and head out into the storm or stay back, tied to dock losing money. However carefully they choose the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

In the final throes of the season's first arctic storm, captains and crews battle for survival. While veterans fight the weather, rookie skipper Sean Dwyer stands fast, waiting out the storm, making his first trip of the year during blue skies.

Keith and Johnathan test the boundaries of partner fishing. Captain Jake struggles to stay cool with a problematic deckhand. Zack must step up when Wild Bill gives him a shot at the helm.

Big weather hits the fleet. An unruly deckhand forces captain Sean Dwyer to enforce his dad's law. Josh and Casey square off. Sig grinds his crew. Keith struggles with new greenhorns.

Alone on the water, days from land, the Northwestern catches fire. On the Time Bandit a family emergency forces Johnathan to make a desperate move. Josh Harris' judgment is tested.

Captain Sig and crew fight for their lives against an engine room fire 250 miles from land. Faulty hydraulics and a flying 800-pound pot make for a deadly situation on the deck of the Saga.

Blood is shed on the Time Bandit, a fight breaks out on the Wizard, the Northwestern grapples with a burnt out boat, and a lost bet leads to cod guts on the Brenna A.

A rogue wave forces Zack to make a life or death decision. Against his co captain and crew, Josh bets on a Bering Sea myth. Giant seas roll Sean Dwyer. Sig turns to daughter Mandy for help.

Intense weather and more damage to his battered boat take a toll on Sig's heart. The USCG attempts a dangerous medevac. Bill struggles with a water leak. Jake recruits an old friend.

Sig fights to survive a massive heart attack. Bill learns a dark secret about his son. Josh fights to prove himself. Jake learns a valuable lesson. Johnathan appeals to the gods.