7.8/1061 votes#1 - A Tragic Beginning
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2007
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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7.9/1055 votes#2 - The Unforgiving Sea
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2007
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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7.6/1048 votes#3 - Pain and Paybacks
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2007
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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7.9/1050 votes#4 - Cheating Death
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2007
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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7.5/1048 votes#5 - Bering Sea Salvation
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2007
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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7.4/1047 votes#6 - The Last Lap
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2007
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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7.6/1047 votes#7 - New Beginnings
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2007
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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7.9/1062 votes#8 - Caught in the Storm
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2007
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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7.5/1049 votes#9 - Crossing the Line
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2007
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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7.6/1047 votes#10 - Trials of the Greenhorns
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2007
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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7.7/1048 votes#11 - Ice and Open Water
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 6/12/2007
The 2007 Opilio Crab season continues to march on despite the dangerous risks faced by the fleet.
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7.8/1049 votes#12 - A Frozen Finish
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 6/19/2007
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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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"A Tragic Beginning" is the best rated episode of "Deadliest Catch" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 61 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/3/2007. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Unforgiving Sea".