Boat-repairing operations in the ports of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest are followed. In the series premiere, Don puts Curtis the greenhorn under a lot of pressure until the air compressor shuts down.
The crew races to fix a vessel following a devastating accident; a mishap threatens to capsize a tugboat; the salvage team tows a giant barge.
When an uninvited boat arrives needing work, Don brings on a new hire to get the job done. Don’s patience is tested and the axe falls in record time.
Shamrock Salvage and Towing’s crew finds themselves trying to figure out how to raise a rusted old barge from the shallows before someone gets hurt.
The job of building and maintaining the nation’s fleet of fishing boats, work vessels and passenger ships is fraught with stress.
The teams at some of our country’s largest shipbuilding operations rush to save sinking houseboats, launch boats and fix plumbing problems.
Paint jobs, leaky hatches and recreational boaters put shipyards around the country to work.
In the season finale, the shipyards face some of their toughest challenges, including serious hull repairs and broken generators.