The WORST episodes of Bering Sea Gold
Every episode of Bering Sea Gold ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Bering Sea Gold!
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.
#1 - Make or Break
Season 19 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2025
The weather is turning, and it's become "make or break" time for many miners in the fleet; Vern finds a lucky nugget, while Shawn battles freezing ground; Joe loses his ace diver; facing mutiny, Zeke pulls up his stakes to find a new claim.
#2 - Go Big or Go Home
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2013
With Scott MIA, Vernon hires the Anchor Management crew who are sitting dead in the water, but his own crew -- and daughter -- are also MIA. Emily's joke to Zeke sets off their powder keg of frustrations. The Pomrenkes train their third generation dredger.
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#3 - Captaincy
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/24/2012
A season of simmering grievances comes to a boil. Wild Ranger owner Vern fires one of his crew. Emily falling overboard and a blocked sluice box test Zeke's patience. Rocks falling out of a faulty sluice box rain down on solo-diving Scott Foster's head.
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#4 - Point of No Return
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2013
The Pomrenkes get off to a bad start with family squabbles and a $25K bill. Zeke and Scott M have powerful new dredges but can they rely on their crew of friends? Vernon goes all in, gambling all his savings and his deckhand daughter.
#5 - A Viking Funeral
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/17/2012
The season is halfway over, and tensions are running high as the dredgers search for new sweet spots. An accident with the 15 ton excavator threatens to end one deckhand's season...
#6 - Diver's Ed
Season 15 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/17/2023
The Gold Ship's crew strikes out on their own while Vernon is away. Shawn faces an unexpected malfunction on the Myrtle just as boss Dave Young comes to inspect it. Zeke and Emily hope that new divers will bring huge paystreaks. Kris returns to the Reaper while the Mistress is out of commission.
#8 - Don't Tell Me to Chillax!
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2013
Steve Riedel battles to save his job. Shawn Pomrenke heads to prison as his father dredges to save their family compound. A runaway skiff causes Zeke to blow up at diver John Bunce. Nome gathers to crown the fastest gold panner in town.
#9 - Pressure
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2016
Every dredge must adjust to new situations to stay on the gold; Shawn brings in family to help him reach his goal; the Kellys familiarize themselves with their new claims.
#10 - Baggage
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/2015
Through the halfway point of the ice mining season, every operation is pulling out all the stops to make it pay. But they'll have to contend with the weight of the past before they can land the riches.
#11 - No Snivelin'
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/2013
Pressure mounts as the fleet reaches the season's halfway mark. The Edge is hampered by a toxic fumes and diving phobia. The Wild Ranger enters a turf war. The Pomrenkes face the law. Will Scott Meisterheim's binge finally bring about his breakdown?
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#12 - The Bitter End
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/16/2012
Winter sets in. The now short staffed crews try to go out once more before the ice blocks them in. Each on their own, Emily salvages and Scott M. finds salvation. The crews take their earnings and face off at an auction for next year's dredging grounds.
#13 - And No More Shall We Part
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/22/2013
Zeke, Emily and Steve mourn their friend John's death. Scott returns from rehab ready to dredge despite the increasing ice and snow. Vernon hires a new diver to replace Steve. Shawn and Cody patch a rapidly increasing hole in the CHRISTINE ROSE's hull.
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#14 - Escape Goat
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/20/2015
Steve hopes to mine inland; tensions rise as a storm closes in.
#15 - Bad Vibrations
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/9/2012
The dredging season is quickly coming to an end, and so are once trusted relationships between Zeke and Emily as well as Scott and Ian Foster. Shawn sends a crew member packing while Captain Scott swallows his pride and invites Steve back. But will he accept?
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#16 - Reaper Madness
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/2017
Anxious to reverse his fortunes, Zeke makes a dangerous solo dive. The Kellys risk a thirteen mile trip in their rinky dinky dredge. George is desperate to prove he's a capable diver before his brother leaves Nome.
#17 - Dirtville
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2013
The season's end is steadily approaching, and every miner's back is against the wall. With debts mounting and feuds escalating, one skipper loads his rifle, another blows his stack, and yet another abandons his crew before hightailing it out of Nome.
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#18 - Good Morning, Viet-Nome
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/13/2015
A rocky father-son relationship turns explosive in the season premiere.
#19 - Eureka
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2012
Bad luck and bad vibes. The crews have a car accident on the way home from some hot springs R&R. A hastily welded winch roller gives way, releasing a cable that lashes Cody's leg and sends him overboard. Scott dives with an injured leg out of stubbornness.
#20 - This Means War
Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/2022
Two monster dredges duke it out on the Bering Sea as a war brews between Shawn and Kris. Vernon's diver bleeds on his ascent. Emily deals with mechanical difficulties. A notorious nomad returns to team with Zeke.
#21 - Big Cold Gold
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/11/2017
Shawn's million dollar Bluff claim is denied, leaving the grounds open to anyone; Kris Kelly drags his family across 70 miles of frozen tundra to what he hopes will be their biggest season yet.
#22 - Fear the Reaper
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/2016
Emily must step up to save the season when Zeke's custom sluice malfunctions; the Kelly clan moves in too close to Vernon's claim; Mr. Gold races to plug a hole that threatens to devastate his empire.
#23 - No Country for Cold Men
Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2021
Shawn and Vernon hope to double down with back-to-back divers; Zeke faces an undetected flooding nightmare; the Kellys run into a hose shortage that forces them to pivot.
#24 - Fickle Fortune
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/2017
Halfway through the season, Shawn Pomrenke needs to find a massive amount of gold at the Bluff or his empire could be ruined. After the debacle that was Sledge Island, Zeke and Emily reach a breaking point. Meanwhile, Nome newcomer George Young is buried in debt, but remains optimistic.
#25 - Big Dig Energy
Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/26/2023
The Kellys quarrel while trying to make their gold-sucking Crawler work. Some anatomical-looking worms in the sea may lead Shawn to gold. Vernon's best laid plans falter as he deals with health issues. Jane receives news of the birth of Emily's baby.