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The Best Episodes of Bering Sea Gold

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In the frontier town of Nome, Alaska, there’s a gold rush on. But you've never seen gold mining like this before — here, the precious metal isn't found in the ground. It’s sitting in the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Bering Sea Gold Season 12 Episode 1 - Dawn of the Dredge
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Dawn of the Dredge

    S12:E1

    Summer temperatures at an all time high disrupt the seafloor, causing miners to find new strategies. Shawn fights a legal battle. Ken tries to keep his gold crown, while Emily and the Kellys look to expand their operations.

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  2. Bering Sea Gold Season 17 Episode 5 - Born a Gamblin' Man
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Born a Gamblin' Man

    S17:E5

    Facing dangerous conditions, the entire fleet rolls the dice to save their season. Mr. Gold gambles on shallow ground. Chris risks it all on another solo dive as Zeke doubles down. Kris tries to power through a crisis.

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  3. Bering Sea Gold Season 19 Episode 2 - Storm Warning
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Storm Warning

    S19:E2

    The first storm of summer arrives to rock the fleet; rivals Chris and Joe battle over big gold; Vern's diver faces a deep-water emergency; Kris orders the Mistress to put her crew on notice; Shawn makes a promising discovery.

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  4. Bering Sea Gold Season 19 Episode 6 - Big Bering Sea Gold Nugget
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Big Bering Sea Gold Nugget

    S19:E6

    The fleet goes for broke as Kris launches his crawler deeper than anyone has ever mined. Shawn must haul massive, season-saving equipment through a rising river, and Chris makes a historic discovery: the biggest gold nugget ever found offshore from Nome!

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  5. Bering Sea Gold Season 19 Episode 7 - Pedal to the Gold Metal
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Pedal to the Gold Metal

    S19:E7

    As the end of the mining season looms, the fleet has its richest week to date; Shawn unleashes a full force of equipment inland, Joe's marathon dives hit the jackpot and Chris fights against currents to reach his payday.

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  6. Bering Sea Gold Season 19 Episode 8 - Make or Break
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Make or Break

    S19:E8

    The weather is turning, and it's become "make or break" time for many miners in the fleet; Vern finds a lucky nugget, while Shawn battles freezing ground; Joe loses his ace diver; facing mutiny, Zeke pulls up his stakes to find a new claim.

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  7. Bering Sea Gold Season 19 Episode 9 - Gold Can Mend a Broken Heart
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Gold Can Mend a Broken Heart

    S19:E9

    Last-minute hopes hang in the balance. Shawn follows old mining evidence as he hunts for his biggest gold haul yet, but Kris suffers a catastrophic failure on the All In that threatens to end not just his season, but his mining career.

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  8. Bering Sea Gold Season 19 Episode 10 - Last Gasp for Gold
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Last Gasp for Gold

    S19:E10

    In an epic finale, the fleet risks their operations for one last big payday as Nome Harbor freezes over. Shawn battles the inland ice, facing the facts; Chris goes for his biggest haul yet; and Vern overcomes the loss of his key diver for a big payday.

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  9. Bering Sea Gold Season 19 Episode 4 - Stand Your Ground
    8.5/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Stand Your Ground

    S19:E4

    Tensions rise as the mining season hits its midpoint; the Kellys launch the All-In and Zeke hits the cheese; Shawn struggles to find a pay streak and an alleged claim jumper sets up on the Tomcod Claim hotspot.

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  10. Bering Sea Gold Season 19 Episode 5 - Boiling Point
    8.5/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Boiling Point

    S19:E5

    Tensions explode on the Tomcod Claim; Chris takes radical action against a dredge he believes is jumping his claim; when a massive explosion blows a hole in the Mistress, Kris scrambles to save his livelihood.

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  11. Bering Sea Gold Season 3 Episode 1 - Fire and Icebergs
    6.5/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Fire and Icebergs

    S3:E1

    Summer dredging season begins. The Pomrenkes have competition from a new megadredge crewed by Scott Meisterheim. Emily's first day as captain goes up in flames. Zeke has a run-in with the law. Steve R is first out, but his crew strands him on an iceberg.

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  12. Bering Sea Gold Season 10 Episode 11 - King of Nome
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - King of Nome

    S10:E11

    Desperate to be Nome's gold king, Shawn risks the Christine Rose in dangerous waters. Ken struggles to free the Myrtle from the harbor. Emily fights a fouled airline and Kris attempts one more dive at the Bluff.

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  13. Bering Sea Gold Season 10 Episode 10 - Innovate & Overcome
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Innovate & Overcome

    S10:E10

    In a race against winter, Shawn extends his sluice to get more gold. Ken pushes the Myrtle 24 hours a day. Emily tangles with the tide. Kris battles a bed of quartz and George enjoys a season-ending dive with his son.

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  14. Bering Sea Gold Season 10 Episode 2 - Crash Course
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Crash Course

    S10:E2

    Dangers rise with the tide when Shawn has a life-threatening mishap underwater and Emily's dredge, The Eroica, faces a possible collision. George prospects for his brother Dave and his business partner Ken Kerr while the Kellys take home a chunk of gold.

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  15. Bering Sea Gold Season 10 Episode 8 - Every Ounce Counts
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Every Ounce Counts

    S10:E8

    Shawn works overtime to cover for his exhausted crew. Kris is blindsided by the loss of his lead diver. Emily jumps in to prevent a fuel spill. Ken and George collaborate to find Myrtle a motherlode.

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  16. Bering Sea Gold Season 1 Episode 1 - Paydirt
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Paydirt

    S1:E1

    In Nome, Alaska, the gold rush is on. Meet the dredgers, driven by gold fever and sometimes desperate need, who pilot their ragtag dredges and dive with hoses to suck up gold from the bottom of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea.

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  17. Bering Sea Gold Season 1 Episode 2 - One Bad Deal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - One Bad Deal

    S1:E2

    A bar brawl threatens not only Shawn's health but the Christine Rose's future. The Wild Ranger's luck is getting worse as they're down a man and have sprung a leak. The Sluicey's Ian calls in a friend who offers both experience and criticism.

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  18. Bering Sea Gold Season 1 Episode 3 - Suction
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Suction

    S1:E3

    The weather may be perfect, but storms are brewing onboard the dredges as egos clash and tempers flare. Emily's first dive is almost her last when she learns the dangers of dredging first-hand.

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  19. Bering Sea Gold Season 1 Episode 4 - A Viking Funeral
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - A Viking Funeral

    S1:E4

    The season is halfway over, and tensions are running high as the dredgers search for new sweet spots. An accident with the 15 ton excavator threatens to end one deckhand's season.

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  20. Bering Sea Gold Season 1 Episode 5 - Captaincy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Captaincy

    S1:E5

    A season of simmering grievances comes to a boil. Wild Ranger owner Vern fires one of his crew. Emily falling overboard and a blocked sluice box test Zeke's patience. Rocks falling out of a faulty sluice box rain down on solo-diving Scott Foster's head.

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  21. Bering Sea Gold Season 1 Episode 6 - Eureka!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Eureka!

    S1:E6

    Bad luck and bad vibes. The crews have a car accident on the way home from some hot springs R&R. A hastily welded winch roller gives way, releasing a cable that lashes Cody's leg and sends him overboard. Scott dives with an injured leg out of stubborness.

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  22. Bering Sea Gold Season 1 Episode 7 - Bad Vibrations
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Bad Vibrations

    S1:E7

    The dredging season is quickly coming to an end, and so are once trusted relationships between Zeke and Emily as well as Scott F and Ian. Shawn sends crewmember Robbi packing while Scott M swallows his pride and invites Steve back. But will he accept?

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  23. Bering Sea Gold Season 1 Episode 8 - The Bitter End
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Bitter End

    S1:E8

    Winter sets in. The now short-staffed crews try to go out once more before the ice blocks them in. Each on their own, Emily salvages and Scott M finds salvation. The crews take their earnings and face off at an auction for next year's dredging grounds.

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  24. Bering Sea Gold Season 2 Episode 1 - Point of No Return
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Point of No Return

    S2:E1

    SEASON PREMIERE: The Pomrenkes get off to a bad start with family squabbles and a $25K bill. Zeke and Scott M have powerful new dredges but can they rely on their crew of friends? Vernon goes all in, gambling all his savings and his deckhand daughter.

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  25. Bering Sea Gold Season 2 Episode 2 - Dead Men Gather No Gold
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Dead Men Gather No Gold

    S2:E2

    EDGE dredger John is out of the hospital and on the gold, but Zeke may lose it all when accused of claim jumping. Scott puts the crew at risk taking the dredge out during a storm. The DNR shuts the Pomrenkes down. "Hurricane Dave's" antics test Vernon.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Dawn of the Dredge" is the best rated episode of "Bering Sea Gold". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/15/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Born a Gamblin' Man".