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Last Gasp for Gold
s19e10 · 2025-10-11
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Bering Sea Gold
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In the frontier town of Nome, Alaska, there's a gold rush on. But you've never seen gold mining like this before -- here, the precious metal isn't found in the ground. It's sitting in the most unlikely of places: the bottom of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea. And there are a handful of people willing to risk it all to bring it to the surface in Bering Sea Gold.
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22 this season · 212 totals12e01 Dawn of the Dredge 2020-05-16 00:00
Dawn of the Dredge
Summer temperatures at an all time high disrupt the seafloor, causing miners to find new strategies. Shawn fights a legal battle. Ken tries to keep his gold crown, while Emily and the Kellys look to expand their operations.
s12e02 Back in the Ring 2020-05-23 00:00
Back in the Ring
As summer kicks into gear, Ken and the Myrtle Irene get stuck in the mud. The Kellys are forced to bail out at Fort Davis. Elaine tries to make up for lost time due to Vernon's late start and Shawn receives word on the fate of the Christine Rose.
s12e03 Sweet Child O'Mining 2020-05-30 00:00
Sweet Child O'Mining
Shawn gets his first taste of the shifting seabed. Ken tries a new perspective to find new ground. Kris and Emily each try out greenhorn divers to boost their productivity, but the plan grinds to a halt for one of them.
s12e04 Shift Happens 2020-05-30 01:03
Shift Happens
As the miners look to find more valuable ground, Shawn must fight the sea's shifting tide, Ken strains his excavator arm when digging hard cobble, Kris tries his chances with a rookie diver and new diver Brian saves Vernon's day.
s12e05 Ready, Claim, Fire 2020-06-06 00:00
Ready, Claim, Fire
Tensions fly as Brad leads The Reaper into hostile waters where Emily defends Claim 14 from claim jumpers. Shawn hunts an elusive pay-streak. Ken puts a risky Myrtle Irene repair to the test.
s12e06 The Gold, The Bad, & The Ugly 2020-06-06 01:05
The Gold, The Bad, & The Ugly
Shawn's rocky pay-streak takes him for a wild ride. Kris raids another claim but a rival dredge fights back. Vernon loses patience with his crew's performance. Ken tests a new operator to keep running around the clock.
s12e07 Dredge Men Tell No Tales 2020-06-13 00:00
Dredge Men Tell No Tales
With a massive storm about to hit Nome, Shawn and Ken push their operations to the brink to get one last score in. Emily gambles on untested ground. Kris battles bad attitudes. One dredge pushes too far into the storm, forcing its crew to abandon ship.
s12e08 Dive Hard with a Vengeance 2020-06-20 00:00
Dive Hard with a Vengeance
After the raging storm, Ken learns the Myrtle Irene's fate. Shawn uses a new tool to hunt for new hotspots. Emily brings on a new crew member from her past. Veron tries his luck at river mining. Kris gambles on an alliance to turn his season around.
s12e09 Gold is Thicker Than Blood 2020-06-27 00:00
Gold is Thicker Than Blood
Shawn confronts his dad for the sake of the family operation — to disastrous results. Emily brings her father aboard The Eroica. When Veron loses a diver, he turns to an unlikely replacement — his daughter Elaine.
s12e10 The Heat is Off 2020-07-11 00:00
The Heat is Off
As summer's end nears, Shawn claws his way closer to the top of the gold count. Emily leaves her unpredictable father to tend on the Eroica. Kris works his new partnership in pursuit of a brighter future. And Ken pushes the repaired Myrtle Irene.
s12e11 Claim of Thrones 2020-07-18 00:00
Claim of Thrones
Kris mines an undersea trench, but a cave-in of rocks threatens his life, pinning him to the seafloor. Desperate to find a patch of career-saving gold, Shawn follows a hunch to deeper ground.
s12e12 How It All Pans Out 2020-07-25 00:00
How It All Pans Out
In the midst of the season-ending storm, Emily plays chicken with Mother Nature, but may lose her diver in the process. Ken pushes the Myrtle to its max. Elaine proves herself to Vern by calling the shots.
s12e13 The Ice Mine Cometh 2020-08-01 00:00
The Ice Mine Cometh
Winter has come -- along with the thinnest, most unpredictable ice in decades. After three years, Shawn returns to diving under the ice in pursuit of the Tomcod claim. Kris tries to set up and mine in one day. Emily's dependable Claim 14 shocks her.
s12e14 Frozen Choke Hold 2020-08-08 00:00
Frozen Choke Hold
Only days into the winter mining season, a regulator freeze up cuts off Shawn's air supply. Emily negotiates with Mr. Gold for season-saving coordinates. Vernon returns to the ice with an eye to buy Claim 16. The Kellys get on some gold.
s12e15 Snow Blind 2020-08-22 00:00
Snow Blind
The clock ticks as an impending, violent arctic storm the Siberian Express gathers strength. Shawn can't quit the gold. Kris gambles on another rookie miner. Emily finds gold but her equipment fails. Vernon risks everything to test Claim 16.
s12e16 Pain in the Ice 2020-08-29 00:00
Pain in the Ice
Following the arctic storm that drove everyone to shore, Shawn embarks on a marathon dive, Kris unveils a diving relay with The Reaper's new diver Shaunna and Emily takes another desperate shot at TOMCOD gold.
s12e17 Total Meltdown 2020-09-05 00:00
Total Meltdown
Suffering the icy burn of possible defeat, Kris wrecks his 3-diver relay plan and abandons his crew. Shawn is forced to question TOMCOD. Emily returns home to Claim 14. Vernon gambles on the edge of the ice.
s12e18 Cold Man and the Sea 2020-09-12 00:00
Cold Man and the Sea
The clock ticks as Shawn races to prove the viability of the TOMCOD. Kris makes amends with his crew and Brad dives for the first time in five years, saving the day with a surprise. Back on Claim 14, Emily tries to break her ice season curse.
s12e19 Freezer Burn 2020-09-19 00:00
Freezer Burn
When the temperature plummets to a season low, Shawn fights frozen ground with steam heat. Kris' hot plan to beat the cold fizzles quickly. Vernon gambles on a new spot.
s12e20 Up in Flames 2020-09-26 00:00
Up in Flames
As an arctic blizzard wreaks havoc across Nome, Kris finds gold under the ice but fire erupts overhead. Shawn struggles to rescue his operation. Emily risks it all on a double dive and Vernon leans on a diver making her comeback.
s12e21 No More Mr. Ice Guys 2020-10-03 00:00
No More Mr. Ice Guys
On this ice season Judgement Day, Shawn pushes himself and his equipment to the edge. Kris and the Kellys rise from the ashes of an engine shack fire. Vernon pitches his operation to a big time investor.
s12e22 Winter Take All 2020-10-10 00:00
Winter Take All
As the miners rush to solid ground before the ice vanishes, Mr. Gold outlasts the fleet to secure TOMCOD. Kris assembles a makeshift operation. Emily rolls the dice on one last dive and Vernon hightails it to land on dangerous ice.