Modern Marvels: DEADLY FISHING in the Alaska Ocean (S14, E7) | Full Episode

PETITION TO BRING BACK MODERN MARVELS!

I did 2 years on that boat and I got to tell ya, it was the toughest job I have ever had. working 12-16 shift 7 days a week, extremely physical. One thing that they don't lack is food, the kitchen always had top notch food, lots of seafood, fruits, ice cream as much as you can eat. they also had a little theatre room with a gym.

This was my life for over a decade. I've witnessed alot of crazy shi out on the bering sea. Alot of work n long hrs but God kept me n the crew safe out there.

These people have my utmost respect for the insanely work they do for all of us back home. The pay they get is well deserved.

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I found my heart on the Bering Sea as a young Minnesota man who never saw the ocean or even flew on a plane before I signed my first fishing contract. This was the eighties. The owner of my vessel is now the richest man in Norway. I can say I met a billionaire. I was a driver on the line after going through every job the factory offered a processor. We had driver contests and our production went through the roof. I made some hefty bonuses because of it and now at sixty I am having back surgeries as another result. I don’t regret it though…like I said, I found my heart on the Bering sea and now I share it with everyone I Love. FISH ON!!

America bought Alaska from Russia in 1867 for less than 2 cents an acre. From a national security standpoint...Alaska was priceless for American security.

"The sea was angry that day my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli."

"It ain't too cold down here" he says with ice on his eyelashes.

Im 42 now and when i got out of the navy in 2012, one of my friends got out the same time i did and he went and did this. He tried to talk me into it and i regret not going with him. He stopped 2 years ago and owns a construction company now. He made alot of money. The 1st 3 years he had no bills. Just phone and car insurance. When not on the ship he slept in a little camper he bought for dirt cheap.