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The Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch

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Forty-foot waves, 700 pound crab pots, freezing temperatures and your mortality staring you in the face…it's all in a day's work for these modern day prospectors. During each episode we will watch crews race to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Deadliest Catch Season 13 Episode 16 - Man Down
    8.8/10(29 votes)

    #1 - Man Down

    S13:E16

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

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  2. Deadliest Catch Season 20 Episode 16 - My Brother's Keeper
    8.7/10(28 votes)

    #2 - My Brother's Keeper

    S20:E16

    After Keith suffers a cardiac event at sea, Monte races to get his brother to the nearest airstrip for medivac. As the fleet prays for Keith's safety, the Wizard crew must navigate the notoriously dangerous port entry at Saint Paul in perilous conditions.

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  3. Deadliest Catch Season 6 Episode 16 - Captain Phil Harris Remembered
    8.6/10(69 votes)

    #3 - Captain Phil Harris Remembered

    S6:E16

    Saluting Capt. Phil Harris, who died on Feb. 9, 2010.

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  4. Deadliest Catch Season 17 Episode 9 - Dedication
    8.6/10(33 votes)

    #4 - Dedication

    S17:E9

    In the Winter premiere, the fleet reels from the loss of Summer Bay deck boss Nick McGlashan. Wizard and Cornelia launch early into a massive Arctic storm. Johnathan can't see eye-to-eye with an old friend and shocking news forces Sig to change his plans.

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  5. Deadliest Catch Season 11 Episode 12 - 5-Year Storm (1)
    8.5/10(31 votes)

    #5 - 5-Year Storm (1)

    S11:E12

    The most menacing storm of opilio season moves in on the fleet. A rogue wave terrorizes the Cape Caution, ripping steel and timber. The Wizard crew races to plug a gushing leak. The Saga, captained by Jake Anderson, is nearly capsized by a 40-foot wave.

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  6. Deadliest Catch Season 13 Episode 18 - Lost at Sea
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Lost at Sea

    S13:E18

    The U.S. Coast Guard desperately 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.

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  7. Deadliest Catch Season 14 Episode 15 - Greenhorn Overboard
    8.4/10(27 votes)

    #7 - Greenhorn Overboard

    S14:E15