:00:00. > :00:00.or there's a danger she'll hit the blocks on the way out.
:00:00. > :00:00.You can pick up to a speed of between five and six knots.
:00:07. > :00:12.at the cutting edge of maritime technology...
:00:13. > :00:17.Bridge, on the move, Bob. Roger. On the move, guys.
:00:18. > :00:25.I can't slam these guys, you know. They're MY crew.
:00:26. > :00:28.You've got to be on the ball. You've got to be alert.
:00:29. > :00:31...in the most challenging conditions...
:00:32. > :00:36.If your feet get caught in that, it'll drag you over the side.
:00:37. > :00:46.LAUGHTER Oh, my God!
:00:47. > :01:12.Looking good on starboard side... No, we don't drive a submarine.
:01:13. > :01:21.The harbour has been closed for the past 26 hours.
:01:22. > :01:40.VTS, or Vessel Traffic Services, is the nerve centre of the harbour.
:01:41. > :01:49.'Do you think it's possible for us to go in this afternoon?'
:01:50. > :02:16.The first ship to come in is the NorthLink ferry.
:02:17. > :02:22.The regular captain said they're used to the approach in bad weather.
:02:23. > :02:29.He's making hard work of it, but he's getting there.
:02:30. > :02:41.the pilot can now try to take a ship out.
:02:42. > :03:29.When boatmen pitch up, you can let go. Call me when all gone.
:03:30. > :03:33.Thanks for waiting. Traffic clearance to sail.
:03:34. > :03:58.Not much chance there, but never mind.
:03:59. > :04:08.She has been taken apart and is now being put back together again.
:04:09. > :04:14.New pillars are prepared and lowered.
:04:15. > :04:24.The steering mechanism has been repaired.
:04:25. > :04:32.And the thrusters are also ready to go back.
:04:33. > :04:36.A bit of money's worth to be throwin' aboot, eh?
:04:37. > :05:04.The oil and gas sector dominates the harbour.
:05:05. > :05:08.But for most of the last century, it was fishing
:05:09. > :05:14.when the industry was one of the biggest employers in the city.
:05:15. > :05:19.Got the start of the first week coming up.
:05:20. > :05:26.Now there are only two fishing boats left.
:05:27. > :05:41.Gordon has been a fisherman since he left school at 16.
:05:42. > :05:49.We've been fishing here now for about 30, 33 years now.
:05:50. > :05:54.And Jonathan has followed in his father's footsteps.
:05:55. > :05:57.I was born the year the boat was built.
:05:58. > :06:20.In the bad weather, like. Things dinna go to plan, like.
:06:21. > :06:24.There's no-one to bother you out here.
:06:25. > :06:28.Except him. LAUGHTER
:06:29. > :06:32.Once the pots are emptied and baited,
:06:33. > :06:45.This is the dangerous part - shooting the pots over the side.
:06:46. > :06:48.I just try to shoot my way about six knots if we can.
:06:49. > :06:52.But most of the time, I'm keeping an eye on Jonathan here.
:06:53. > :07:16.I've had a few close ones. I have a knife ready just in case.
:07:17. > :07:20.We had to get it cut real quick, like.
:07:21. > :07:26.He knows what he's doing. He's keeping out the way.
:07:27. > :07:52.It's a surprisingly warm day in Aberdeen
:07:53. > :07:57.and customers in the Crown Anchor are thin on the ground...
:07:58. > :08:06.A lot of folk's awa' watchin' the fitba' an' that.
:08:07. > :08:12.Ye ken, I'm goin' to get a tattoo. Your first one? Aye.
:08:13. > :08:16.You're no' gettin' it on your arse? Well, you'll never see it.
:08:17. > :08:26.Naebody'll see it on your butt and on your boobs...
:08:27. > :08:30.I dinna ken, cos on a Saturday night, their heid is nestled...
:08:31. > :08:45.Their heid's nestled in my chest. LAUGHTER
:08:46. > :08:59.Ever since he bought the Skua ten years ago,
:09:00. > :09:05.No need for nobody here to give me a hand.
:09:06. > :09:11.I've just to take the bait out and put in the fresh bait.
:09:12. > :09:25.Another precaution is the fob he wears around his neck.
:09:26. > :09:34.A push of the button alerts the rescue services.
:09:35. > :09:39.When you're just working yourself, you've to be safe.
:09:40. > :09:42.There's a minimum size for the crabs he catches.
:09:43. > :09:47.The good thing about this job is as well, anything small goes back alive.
:09:48. > :09:55.We'll catch them the next time once they're bigger.
:09:56. > :10:05.You see, when there is a crab, it's nice crabs.
:10:06. > :10:10.But it's not been a successful haul.
:10:11. > :10:34.Then I've got the fuel to think about.
:10:35. > :10:38.Everybody thinks you're making a fortune out here, you know?
:10:39. > :10:48...packed lunch. HE LAUGHS
:10:49. > :10:54.On the Boy Gordon, they're not having much more luck.
:10:55. > :10:58.It's real bad, real bad. No crabs, no crabs.
:10:59. > :11:03.It's poor, very poor. It's the worst I've ever seen.
:11:04. > :11:14.It's been a bitterly cold spring and the crabs aren't feeding.
:11:15. > :11:26.That's us finished. Last pot of the day.
:11:27. > :11:31.If you don't fill enough pots, you don't get no money.
:11:32. > :11:45.That's just the way it goes, like, in this job, like.
:11:46. > :11:56.But Gordon's real concern is for his son.
:11:57. > :12:22.We're goin' away up to Draconian to get my first ever tattoo.
:12:23. > :12:32.It was tattooist Callum Berry who first suggested it to Val.
:12:33. > :12:43.I dinna ken if I can do this. You'll be fine. Where do you want it?
:12:44. > :12:47.I'm nae wantin' something bold that everybody can see cos I'm nae 16!
:12:48. > :12:51.How about your shoulder or just on your arm here? Yeah, that will work.
:12:52. > :12:56.No surprises for guessing her first choice of design.
:12:57. > :13:06.Either that or a pixie. Or I love wolves.
:13:07. > :13:09.I just want something that's painless.
:13:10. > :13:13.We could do a little anchor with a crown going through it.
:13:14. > :13:33.The main crab season lasts from August until January
:13:34. > :13:37.and Ricky needed to find another way of earning a living.
:13:38. > :13:43.I'm being rushed. I'll have to go. A job, very quick.
:13:44. > :13:46.Sea-Cab's just called in, a last-minute call.
:13:47. > :13:53.a purpose-built boat to transfer crew and another cargo...
:13:54. > :14:02...to ships that haven't made it into the harbour.
:14:03. > :14:06.This being a new boat, I'm learning as well, so it's all good.
:14:07. > :14:43.Back in the city, Val's tattoo is well under way.
:14:44. > :14:47.I used to drive on motorbikes when I was 13, 14.
:14:48. > :14:50.I never, ever thought about getting a tattoo.
:14:51. > :15:06.Let's have a look. My arse'll be numb with sitting.
:15:07. > :15:16.You're just a little darling. Come here.
:15:17. > :15:21.Since I'm your ex-girlfriend, I'd be as well sleeping with you the night.
:15:22. > :15:26.Why does your face go reed every time I dee that to you?
:15:27. > :15:30.I think you would like to sleep wi' me. I think he would.
:15:31. > :15:51.We'll have your sleeve done in no time.
:15:52. > :16:02...and everyone is hoping she can leave ahead of schedule.
:16:03. > :16:09.We're opening the sluices to let the water into the dry dock now.
:16:10. > :16:38.Water cascades in at a rate of 11,000 gallons every single minute.
:16:39. > :16:53.Right, we need the ship's ropes out now.
:16:54. > :17:03.Once she starts floating, once she comes off the blocks,
:17:04. > :17:20.We don't want it floating away and then damaging itself.
:17:21. > :17:30.it can be complex and time-consuming to re-start the engines...
:17:31. > :17:51.Can you just confirm that once we move you to the gate,
:17:52. > :17:55.you'll be able to get all your machinery and everything running?
:17:56. > :17:59.Once I've moved you, we don't have time to sit and wait for hours,
:18:00. > :18:12.'Will do. Stand by, Joe, for another minute.'
:18:13. > :18:27.'for the main engines to be fired up.
:18:28. > :18:45.'The likelihood for that happening is somewhere between zero and small.
:18:46. > :18:48.'OK, now I can hear something. Stand by.'
:18:49. > :18:51.We're just waiting for him to start his engines.
:18:52. > :19:01.If he doesn't get his engines heated up in the correct timescale,
:19:02. > :19:05.you can cause more damage to the engines. Yeah.
:19:06. > :19:09.Once the gate opens, the ship has to sail within the hour
:19:10. > :19:13.or there's a danger she'll hit the blocks on the way out.
:19:14. > :20:26.It's been a stormy few days and he's leaving nothing to chance.
:20:27. > :20:29.Now, today, we'll give you a survival suit
:20:30. > :20:33.and we'll give you a life-jacket as well. No problem.
:20:34. > :20:55.But once we get out to the channel, it might be OK.
:20:56. > :21:22.If I would maybe be out fishing, I would be struggling.
:21:23. > :21:27.Gordon and Jonathan have their own weather problems to contend with.
:21:28. > :21:35.There seems to be a fog bank coming in just at the south side here.
:21:36. > :21:46.The only way he can find his pots is by using the tracker.
:21:47. > :21:53.We're just coming up to one of the sets of gear.
:21:54. > :22:06.So let's hope there's a few lobsters in the pots.
:22:07. > :22:24.We've got a good lobster. That's a good start for the day.
:22:25. > :23:09.Once they give us a lee, it's not a problem, once the ship's swung round.
:23:10. > :23:29.But if they mistime the jump, they could end up in the sea.
:23:30. > :23:33.Naebody's willing to go. There you go.
:23:34. > :23:39.I think you're going to have to jump.
:23:40. > :23:43.Seafarers are used to going up ladders in rough weather.
:23:44. > :23:46.Nobody's willing to go on. HE LAUGHS
:23:47. > :23:53.'This is the best I can do for minimising the swell.'
:23:54. > :23:58.That's the best that they'll get. But the men are still not convinced.
:23:59. > :24:22.The guys are saying they'll reassess it in the morning.
:24:23. > :24:33.Yes, I wouldn't fancy taking a dip in there.
:24:34. > :24:49.It's only happened to Ricky once or twice before.
:24:50. > :25:29.On the Boy Gordon, visibility has been reduced to just a few metres.
:25:30. > :25:39.And they've saved the best till last.
:25:40. > :25:59.Pot of gold. Yeah, a pot of gold, look. That's what we want.
:26:00. > :26:18.and possibly 24 kilo maybe of lobsters.
:26:19. > :26:34.I cooked some crab yesterday, a couple of days ago,
:26:35. > :26:37.and I think we're going to have a crab salad.
:26:38. > :26:59.I won't be having crab. He doesn't eat it. I've seen enough of crab.
:27:00. > :27:05.The Skandi Inspector may not have made it ahead of schedule,
:27:06. > :27:08.but her engines are now up and running
:27:09. > :27:19.OK, I'm going to slacken down the starboard wire first.
:27:20. > :27:25.Even if some of the crew do seem half-asleep.
:27:26. > :27:49.She's heading off to her next job in the Gulf of Mexico.
:27:50. > :27:54.Another ten minutes and I turn into a pumpkin.
:27:55. > :28:01.The guy managed to get it out without even bumping it. It was amazing.
:28:02. > :28:06.After a 17-hour day, Joe's exhausted.
:28:07. > :28:09.I'm just closing the gate here. OK, that's it.
:28:10. > :28:23.I don't know where they sell burgers to 12 o'clock at night.
:28:24. > :28:26.Coming up, Val refines her sales technique.
:28:27. > :28:31.Are you nae buyin' that, you miserable little... BLEEP
:28:32. > :28:37.Fierce Border Terrier - kills for fun.
:28:38. > :29:06.Hello, I'm Ellie Crisell, with your 90-Second Update.
:29:07. > :29:10.A state of national calamity in the Philippines. The devastating typhoon
:29:11. > :29:12.is thought to have killed 10,000 people. Millions have no