On A FISHING EXPEDITION - Germany's Biggest Deep-Sea Trawler | Full Documentary

She is the flagship of the German deep-sea fishing fleet: the Maartje Theadora. Built for ocean-going service, the trawler is out in the fishing grounds of the Pacific for more than 300 days a year. This ship can process and transport around 6,000 tons of fresh fish.
The fish is sorted and frozen in the factory below deck. The trawler's fishing areas are in the English Channel, but also in the North Atlantic and the Pacific. The week-long journeys are a great physical challenge for the committed crew. Our documentary gives insights into the tough everyday life at a fishing expedition on a board the giant ship.

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[kathleenmcdonald]

This was a WOW for me. An amazing documentary. Thank you for sharing your incredible story. A Chef {cook} that bakes his own bread couldn't believe it. His food has to be wonderful. My sincere gratitude to all the fishermen. A difficult job.

[johnlockwood]

super documentary I worked on old steam ships as a mechanic in my younger days (60 years ago) and this story gave me goose bumps ...thank you to this awesome and incredible story !

[targettony]

As an industrial maintenance tech I understand the importance of repairing equipment in a timely manner. 👍 to the engineers aboard this vessel and the crew.

[justinsmith]

I spent 14 years as a deep sea fisherman in New Zealand, Australia, South America & South Africa. . Loved it very much and miss it.

[JL-lqkh]

I love these types of Documentary.
I remembered those days at sea.

[jadams]

These guys are catching and selling something that belongs to all of us.

[koomekangoria]

the narrator does a great job ... we all doesn't understand dutch..Keep up the good work

[Lunch_box]

These are documentaries I like an hour and a half long... they take the time to show you alot more than the standard 45 minute episodes of most "documentaries"

[taurus]

I watch these specifically for the awesome translations.

[coolcat]

It seems that every time you guys film a fishing vessel it breaks. I enjoy these documentaries thank you.

[NoNopeAndNo]

Great documentary 👍. Brings back memories of how I never worked on such a ship 🤔

[yobryan]

Crazy the amount of fish getting caught

[wolfofrhodeislandx]

This processor is a giant.i fished for almost a decade as a deckhand/captain on a freezer trawler out of point judith RI.i could only imagine the expenses on a boat this size.for our 100ft vessel it was 20k for fuel alone every 12 days!

[DiosdadojrLargo]

I love this documentary, i'm excited to absorb very useful knowledge about deep sea fishing!

[snj]

I absolutely loved that film. Truly amazing.... the tug boats are flippin awesome. X

[sikorsikor]

I hooked up fishing trawler on tow once. After short briefing about connecting plan we almost did not have to tell anything to the guys on the trawler, excellent seamen. It is a little different story with cargo ships.

[dennisbergmann]

Wow, what a very thorough and professional fishing trip documentary. Very good interviews, explanation of the different phases of the operation and equipment. A tremendously precise operation coupled with all types of contingencies. Very informative.

[davecopp]

Great documentary. The efficiency of the germans.

[vibgyor]

Any idea how they manage to catch only Herring, and not anything else? I guess smaller fish escape through holes in the net. But what about fish that are bigger than Herring ?

[danielr]

Awesome fine German hard working men! Thank you for the documentary! From upstate NY! USA