'Deadliest Catch' Season 16 Episode 17 Preview: Will the crew overcome engine failures and internal strife?
It has been a stressful time for the captain and the crew members as they race to make sure they beat Russia to the opilio crab hunt. They've suffered injuries like concussions, nosebleeds due to the rough waters but that hasn't stopped them in their crab hunt.
Going by the synopsis for the next episode, the crew seems to be in even more trouble, as there is an engine failure, coupled with internal disagreements. It reads, "Josh and Casey race to haul pots as engine failure threatens their delivery window; as seawater destroys his hydraulic motors, Junior attempts a risky high seas delivery of three new motors; Harley and his crew bang heads over his fishing strategy."
Last week's episode of 'Deadliest Catch' was titled 'Bering Sea Wrecking Ball', and the title rang true. For the most part, it was a grueling episode with the crew members getting battered as they struggled to repair a slack tank before it killed the crab or capsized the Saga in entirety. Nevertheless, all's well that ends well, and everyone got a good haul of crabs at the end. Turns out a couple of injuries is a small price to pay, as long as there are crabs involved.
It has been a tough season for everyone, as they even had to wade through Bomb Cyclone and were almost one man down. Bill's greenhorn, Mahlon who injured himself while pulling a pot was down, while Mac, Junior's trusted engineer, was hit by a 25-foot rogue wave that launched the ice off the deck and slammed into his back. The tragedies don't seem to be ending anytime soon, so if the crew thought by burning Taylor's 'bad luck' shirt last year might ease the unfortunate incidents, they couldn't have been more wrong. There have been personal losses as well, as DJ, one of the crew members of Cornelia Marie, lost his mother and captains Josh Harris and Casey McManus stood by him like true friends to get him through the difficult time.
'Deadliest Catch' airs on Discovery, Tuesdays at 9 pm. Tune in for all the crab-catching fun!
