America's Deadliest Season

[TBone]

Anyone see this last night on the Discovery Channel? Great series about the Alaskan crabbers fishing for King and Opelia (sp?) crabs in the Bering Sea. It's considered the most dangerous profession in the U.S., with there being at least one death a week during the season. But the money is EXCELLENT...full hand mates can make up to $50,000 on a 5 day trip, although the average is about $15,000 for the same time...still nothing to balk at. Guys come from all over the country to mate these ships. There were a bunch of episodes on last night covering both crab seasons, and they had actual footage of a rescue of a guy going over board in almost freezing water, which is a 1 in 1,000 chance of happening. Anyway if you haven't seen it yet, it's definitely worth the time watching.