Deadliest Catch: On Deck - Episode Guide

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; Jonathan appeals to the gods.

Season 5

Legends Born and Broken

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2017 (120 min)

The captains and their crews open up about the season that nearly took one of the fleet's most respected captains.

Heartache on the Bearing Sea

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Apr 11, 2017 (120 min)

Sig fights to survive a massive heart attack; Josh struggles to prove himself; Bill learns a dark secret about Zack.

Uncharted Territory

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Apr 18, 2017 (120 min)

The fleet struggles as crabs vanish; Capt. Sig resumes the helm after a major heart attack; Wild Bill debuts his own brand new boat in a crisis season; attempting to rescue a heart attack victim.

Seismic Shift

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2017 (120 min)

The fall season begins with uncertainty; a seismic shift in sea temperature sends the fleet searching for displaced crab, while also fighting a large first storm.

Down in Flames

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: May 2, 2017

Rising sea temperatures test the fleet; toxic smoke engulfs the Saga; Sean struggles to save the family business on the Brenna A; Wild Bill fears he could lose Nick to a terminal illness.

Crushing Blows

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: May 12, 2017

Wild Bill uncovers the truth about Nick McGlashan's terminal illness; a damaging mechanical issue threatens to crush Jake's future; warming seas force Keith into the unknown.

Bad Moon

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: May 12, 2017

Captains Johnathan and Andy fish together, possibly for the last time; Captain Jake deals with a belligerent deckhand; Captain Keith reaches his breaking point and sends a crew member packing.

On a Collision Course

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: May 19, 2017

Hail Mary, Full of Crab

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: May 23, 2017

Poisoned at Sea

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: May 23, 2017

Anchors Aweigh

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: May 30, 2017 (120 min)

Captain Sig makes a life-changing decision; the Time Bandit takes on water and starts to sink; Captain Sean gambles on a new venture with a new crew; the Saga struggles to meet its quota.

40-Foot Monsters

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2017

Wild Bill struggles to pilot his new boat in big seas; Johnathan faces off with a massive swell in the perilous False Pass.

The Russian Line

Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Jun 13, 2017

Competition doubles when the quota is cut in half; three captains arrive early for the winter season; Johnathan plots a dangerous 600-mile course to Russia.

Winter Season Strife

Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Jun 20, 2017 (120 min)

Capt. Johnathan charts a treacherous 600-mile course to the Russian border; Capt. Sig faces the season that nearly killed him; a familiar face returns to the Summer Bay; the Saga loses one of its veterans.

Hurricane Alley

Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Jun 27, 2017

Arctic Mega Storm

Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Jul 11, 2017

An Arctic mega-storm rocks the fleet; Sig plays cat-and-mouse with towering waves; Keith watches an 800-pound crab pot launch into a deckhand; Wild Bill fights for a comeback.

Dead-Stick

Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Jul 18, 2017

Sig's stress takes a toll; Sean tries to dock in a hurricane; Keith is left dead-stick in massive seas; Jake motivates a defiant hand; Johnathan rolls the dice by Russia.

The Long Storm

Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Aug 1, 2017 (120 min)

The fleet battles a massive arctic storm; Captain Sig's chest pains return, threatening the remainder of his season; Captain Jake struggles with a green crew and a defiant deckhand.

The Lasting Storm

Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2017 (120 min)

Sig, Johnathan and Jake attempt to run from a second arctic hurricane; Sig awaits news in the hospital; Wild Bill tries to stay out of harm's way while also handling dissention on deck; Sean lays down the law with Zack.

Respect Earned

Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2017

After suffering chest pains, Sig awaits news in the hospital; Wild Bill struggles to stay out of harm's way while also handling dissention on deck; Sean lays down the law with Zack.

450 Mile Storm

Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: Aug 15, 2017

Sig, Johnathan and Jake attempt to run from a second arctic hurricane, but Keith refuses to heed the warnings; stress-induced chest pains threaten the remainder of Sig's season.

Man Down

Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: Aug 15, 2017

Sean faces a collision course with another boat, two deckhands get taken down on the Wizard, and Jake almost loses a deckhand.

Hillstrand's Last Catch

Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2017

Two old friends race to finish their seasons, but one hopes to cap a storied career; Johnathan Hillstrand wants to bid farewell in a blaze of glory.

Lost at Sea

Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: Aug 29, 2017

The U.S. Coast Guard scours the Bering Sea for a missing crab vessel while the fleet anxiously waits to discover the fate of its six-man crew; after a plea from his wife, Sig contemplates an early exit.

Missing in Action

Episode: 5x25 | Airdate: Sep 5, 2017

The fleet reacts when a crab boat disappears; Captain Sig makes an early exit; one last storm bears down on Captains Edgar, Bill, Sean and Jake as they finish out the season.