Gold Divers, I Quit

With more dredges than ever headed for one small lease, and the price of gold plunging, this season the competition will be tougher than ever before.

The first storm of the summer has struck the dredging fleet. Sophomore skipper Emily gets caught sleeping, with her vessel still anchored in high seas.

The Pomrenke's head in-land for their gold, but the new venture is reliant on hauling 5 lbs of gold from the sea. Plus, Hank is tested on the excavator.

Shaun Pomrenke is teaching his 17 year old son the ropes on the Christine Rose, but his father's vision of the future doesn't match his own.

The self-proclaimed best dredger in Nome is quitting the fleet. Shawn brings his daughter to work, but soon has his hands full when a hydraulic leak dumps oil.

Rough conditions on the Bering Sea are taking their toll. While Shawn makes the most of his excavator skills, one diver realizes he's too broke to continue dredging.

On the Eroica, Emily struggles to discipline her divers and it backfires on her. Shawn battles a crew of dredges who are blocking his way, and gets a pile of gold.

The gloves are coming off as the fleet fights for their season goals. Captain Vernon Adkison and Captain Emily Riedel look for last-minute new hires.

Four crews rush to clean out the Tomcod claim and an all-out gold war ensues. Meanwhile, Captain Emily Riedel, and her new diver face a battle of their own.

The season freezes to a halt as the dredges rush out for their final push for gold. Captain Hank Schimschat saves the day and the Pomrenkes break records and new ground.