Bering Sea Gold is a reality show dedicated to showing viewers what it takes to make a living in exacting conditions. It follows ambitious and bold miners’ lives as they rush to Alaska to explore and possibly harvest the precious metal. Often, the gold sits in strange and unexpected locations in the erratic and icy Bering Sea.
The cast members are always more than willing to risk their lives to acquire gold. The hunt is like no other. On one side, the danger is always lurking around, but on the other side, the reward is massive. If you manage to find the metal, you are a rich man or woman.
During the first season of Bering Gold Sea, a total of four boats were featured. By season 4, the number had gone up by 2. The cameras follow each of the six dredges (boats), profiling the captains’ daily activities and generally the tasks involved in mining gold in sea.
One of the most notable cast members from the reality show is Scott Meisterheim. Fans remember him as the villain in the show. He seemed to always be in a bad mood. The network portrayed him as a bad-tempered miner who was always picking fights with the rest of the crew. Could this be the reason the star was let go from Bering Sea Gold?
Back to the Beginning
Born on 8th July 1967, Scott Meisterheim is an Alaskan native. He was born in the tundra and was raised there. Before mining gold in the Bering Sea, the star was in the oil industry. He’s also been a construction worker at some point in his life. Not much is known about his life growing up.
Scott on Bering Sea Gold
Scott is genuinely talented when it comes to gold mining. So, when the show producers were looking for worthy people to be part of the cast, Scott’s name came up. He was the first person on the list and immediately assigned to the “Wild Ranger”, where he captained it in season one.
However, by the show’s second season, the captain had been promoted to anchor management. Together with his good buddy, Todd Allen, Scott captained the ship. Unfortunately for Scott, Todd left Bering Gold Sea in the middle of season 2. Todd claimed that Scott’s drinking problem led to his departure.
