History TearJerker / DeadliestCatch

** This could've easily fallen into HarsherInHindsight territory, as Phil was extremely close to [[IHaveNoSon cutting Jake out of his life completely]], but softened when Jake admitted he was an addict. Jake's life has been hard enough following Phil's death (as of the ninth season he's ''still'' battling addiction). How hard would it have been if Phil's last lucid moment was kicking Jake out of his life?

** Jesus, the whole ending of that episode is a giant TearJerker. Scott "Junior" Campbell was clearly emotional recounting the death of his friend - and then Nick, Jake of the ''Northwestern's'' uncle, starts recounting how he lost a man three years ago while captaining a salmon boat, crying through it. ''[[CoolOldGuy Andy]] and [[BadassGrandpa Jonathan]]'' start crying to the point where neither one can speak and Jonathan leaves the table. Even ''Sig'' gets his moment: He recalls that he had gotten a job on a boat, but he broke his ankle getting on and he lost his job. That same boat was never seen from again. Just the way these stone-cold bad-asses talk about death on the Bering Sea is just... wow.

* The whole incident aboard the ''Alaska Juris'' in the Season 8 finale, with the CoastGuard being called in to help a guy who was struck in the head by a cable [[spoiler:and died of severe head trauma soon afterwards. Hearing the Coast Guardsman that went aboard radioing "the patient is deceased" was just heartbreaking, as was one of the rescuer's accounts of the crew's reactions (that the captain was crying and other crewmen {specifically the deceased crewman's TWO brothers} were punching lockers in anguish).]]

** The Destination sinking in season 13. The boat went down with no survivors. Sig and Keith were most effected because they were friends with the crew.

** Jesus, the whole ending of that episode is a giant TearJerker. Scott "Junior" Campbell was clearly emotional recounting the death of his friend - and then Nick, Jake of the ''Northwestern's'' uncle, starts recounting how he lost a man three years ago while captaining a salmon boat, crying through it. ''[[CoolOldGuy Andy]] and [[BadassGrandpa Jonathan]]'' start crying to the point where neither one can speak and Jonathan leaves the table. Even ''[[BlondesAreEvil S]][[JerkWithAHeartOfGold i]][[AloofOlderBrother g]]'' gets his moment: He recalls that he had gotten a job on a boat, but he broke his ankle getting on and he lost his job. That same boat was never seen from again. Just the way these stone-cold bad-asses talk about death on the Bering Sea is just... wow.

* From "Legend of the ''Northwestern''": Norman "He Who Must Not Be Filmed" Hansen choked up remembering how he found his father after he had passed away... Norman couldn't continue and Edgar (whose daughter [[BirthDeathJuxtaposition was being baptized]] that day) said their father had apparently found a comfortable chair, curled up, fell asleep and died of a heart attack.

* When ''Northwestern'' ex-greenhorn Jake learned that his very IllGirl sister had died. In a later interview he revealed that the ''Northwestern'' crew were like the brothers he never had (his late sister was the oldest of 4 older sisters).

* The whole incident aboard the ''Alaska Juris'' in the Season 8 finale, with the Coast Guard being called in to help a guy who was struck in the head by a cable [[spoiler:and died of severe head trauma soon afterwards. Hearing the Coast Guardsman that went aboard radioing "the patient is deceased" was just heartbreaking, as was one of the rescuer's accounts of the crew's reactions (that the captain was crying and other crewmen {specifically the deceased crewman's TWO brothers} were punching lockers in anguish).]]

** The Hansens' mother (who basically raised the three boys while their dad was away) became choked up when asked if she was proud of her sons for running the boat and their involvement with the show -- [[SoProudOfYou "Very proud."]]

** To this troper, it was how Justin Tennyson died that hit hard. After surviving a three straight months of snow crab fishing, he dies of sleep apnea two days later at age 33, leaving behind two children.

** This could've easily fallen into HarsherInHindsight territory, as Phil was extremely close to [[IHaveNoSon cutting Jake out of his life completely]], but softened when Jake admitted he was an addict. Jake's life has been hard enough following Phil's death (he had a DUI arrest before his final stint in rehab in Palm Springs). How hard would it have been if Phil's last lucid moment was kicking Jake out of his life?

* The whole incident aboard the ''Alaska Juris'' in the Season 8 finale, with the Coast Guard being called in to help a guy who was struck in the head by a cable [[spoiler:and died of severe head trauma soon afterwards. Hearing the Coast Guardsman that went aboard radioing "the patient is deceased" was just heartbreaking, as was one of the rescuer's accounts of the crew's reactions (that the captain was crying and other crewmen were punching lockers in anguish).]]

** The end of Phil's last episode, Josh Harris' phone call to his younger brother: "We lost Dad, dude."

* The toast to missing men at the end of the "Save Me" episode of ''After The Catch'', which included the ''Seabrook's'' Moose and the enthusiastic new guy from the ''Time Bandit'' who was flour-bombed into the crew.
** Jesus, the whole ending of that episode is a giant TearJerker. Jr. was clearly emotional recounting the death of his friend - and then Nick starts recounting how he lost a man three years ago while captaining a salmon boat, crying through it. ''[[CoolOldGuy Andy]] and [[BadassGrandpa Jonathan]]'' start crying to the point where neither one can speak and Jonathan leaves the table. Even ''[[BlondesAreEvil S]][[JerkWithAHeartOfGold i]][[AloofOlderBrother g]]'' gets his moment: He recalls a boat that he had gotten a job on, but he broke his ankle getting on and he lost his job. That same boat was never seen from again. Just the way these stone-cold bad-asses talk about death on the Bering Sea is just... wow.

* Freddy Maughtai encouraging Josh to stay with his dad: "The crab is always catch. It's harder to catch a dad." Doubly wrenching when it's revealed that Freddy's own dad passed away while he was fishing and he didn't go home because he didn't think it was that serious.
* Keith's reaction when he gets the news about Phil's stroke.

* Jake Anderson and Jake Harris talking after Captain Phil is hospitalized, with both boys facing the very real chance that they may lose/have lost their fathers.
** Even more than that, earlier in the same episode, Jake Anderson was talking about his dad being missing without explanation, and how he wasn't letting himself think about it because he had a job to do. At the end of the episode, when he's talking about Phil being in the hospital, you realize that ''he was lying the entire time'', because he hasn't been able to ''stop'' thinking about his dad.
* Watching the episode where Phil is in the hospital and the doctors say he'll live...[[ForegoneConclusion when we know he won't.]]
* The end of Phil's last episode, Josh Harris' phone call to his younger brother: "We lost Dad, dude."
* The promos using Pearl Jam's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tI1heeMb5c Rise]]" are quite bittersweet, especially the one that opens with a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfRm-uzZYz0 closeup on Phil's eyes]] and later has him say how happy he is to spend time with his kids on the boat and get to know then.
* The sight of several rugged sailors discussing the end of derby fishing around the second half of season 1, due to the fact that a number of ships were going to be out of work.
* In the second-to-last-episode of Season 6, "Valhalla", Keith ordered his crew to set one pot over the side with its rope and buoys locked inside as he rang the ''Wizard'''s bell eight times, so that Phil would "always have a full one to come back to." That in itself was a touching show of respect, but Keith was so grief-stricken he could barely get the words out.
* And later in "Valhalla", as the ''Northwestern'' is sailing out for their final run, all the crew gather on deck and salute the ''Cornelia Marie''...except for Jake Anderson, who is standing at the rail, sobbing openly. He eventually gets so upset that he has to leave the deck.

* In the second-to-last-episode, "Valhalla", Keith ordered his crew to set one pot over the side with its rope and buoys locked inside as he rang the ''Wizard'''s bell eight times, so that Phil would "always have a full one to come back to." That in itself was a touching show of respect, but Keith was so grief-stricken he could barely get the words out.
* Also in the second-to-last episode of Season 6, as the ''Northwestern'' is sailing out for their final run, the crew all salute the ''Cornelia Marie''...except for Jake Anderson, who is standing at the rail, sobbing openly. He eventually gets so upset that he has to leave the deck.

* When ''Northwestern'' ex-greenhorn Jake learned that his very IllGirl sister had died. In a later interview he revealed that the ''Northwestern'' crew were like the brothers he never had (his late sister was the oldest of 4 older sisters).
--> '''Jake Anderson''': She's in a better place, Mom. (chokes up) She's finally beautiful now. She can run.