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The Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch Season 3

Every episode of Deadliest Catch Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch Season 3!

The Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch Season 3

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...
  1. Background image for A Tragic Beginning
    7.8/10(62 votes)

    #1 - A Tragic Beginning

    S3:E1

    The 2006 Crab season is underway in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Fishing vessels and crews are preparing for the harsh conditions they will endure. Fierce seas, high winds, and ice build-up will make this season of Deadliest Catch…deadly.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Unforgiving Sea
    7.9/10(56 votes)

    #2 - The Unforgiving Sea

    S3:E2

    Fishing is put on hold for boats in the area of where a fellow vessel sank, fellow fishermen search with the Coast Guard to locate survivors. Between faulty equipment and bad fishing crews are struggling with a rough start to the 2006 season.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(49 votes)

    #3 - Pain and Paybacks

    S3:E3

    The Bering Sea is relentless this season, claiming one life after another. The high seas are a dangerous place to work, a deckhand on board the Wizard is badly injured causing the captain to rush back to shore.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Cheating Death
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #4 - Cheating Death

    S3:E4

    Despite the tragedies, fatigue, equipment problems, and weather the crews push on. Boats and crews are working forty hours with no sleep, making this dangerous job even more dangerous. With the Bering Sea still claiming victims crews are questioning decisions, working who will be the next victim.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Bering Sea Salvation
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    #5 - Bering Sea Salvation

    S3:E5

    The bright light at the end of the 2006 King Crab season is upon the fleet. Captains and crews muster up one final push for dropping gear, hauling pots in and getting crab off the boats.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.4/10(47 votes)

    #6 - The Last Lap

    S3:E6

    The 2006 King Crab season has come to a close, so the Captains head back to Dutch Harbor. Despite the tragedy at sea, mechanical problems, and injuries…the fishing has been good.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(48 votes)

    #7 - New Beginnings

    S3:E7

    As the Opilio crab season opens, several greenhorns are about to experience the subfreezing temperatures and icy winter waters of the Bering Sea for the first time.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Caught in the Storm
    7.9/10(63 votes)

    #8 - Caught in the Storm

    S3:E8

    A couple of days into the Opilio crab season a major storm system hits the fishing fleet. Forcing many captains to call their crews off their decks and even forces a few to head back to port because of breakdowns.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Crossing the Line
    7.5/10(49 votes)

    #9 - Crossing the Line

    S3:E9

    Forced back to port because of a blown engine, the Northwestern, a week behind is now back on the fishing grounds. Capt. Sig hopes that putting all of his gear far north will pay off.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(47 votes)

    #10 - Trials of the Greenhorns

    S3:E10

    Several greenhorns are put to the test as the Bering Sea's harsh winter weather deteriorates. The one on the Wizard is already faltering under the grueling working conditions; but the ones on the Northwestern and Cornelia Marie step up to prove their worth.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(48 votes)

    #11 - Ice and Open Water

    S3:E11

    The 2007 Opilio Crab season continues to march on despite the dangerous risks faced by the fleet.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.8/10(51 votes)

    #12 - A Frozen Finish

    S3:E12

    The 2007 Opilio season has been long, cold, dangerous, and filled with problems. Now, the captains and their crews hurry back to unload despite the freezing conditions, so they can cash in.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"A Tragic Beginning" is the best rated episode of "Deadliest Catch" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 62 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/3/2007. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Unforgiving Sea".