Bering Sea Gold cast Yvonne Adkison and Elaine Adkison are in the saloon and mining business. Yvonne and Elaine are best known as the Vernon Adkison daughters.
Adkison siblings were introduced to the viewers of Bearing Sea Gold in season one. They appeared on the reality show along with their father Vernon and his team Wild Ranger according to Distractify. The girls worked as deckhands before things changed for both.
The discovery channel show Bering Sea Gold is not for the faint of heart. The show features companies or groups trying their luck on the Alaskan gold but not on the land. These skilled miners have honed the necessary tactics to bring the shiny metal out of the seabed.
The show not just follows the company and its mining endeavors, but also follows the relationships, clashes, and drama among them. Although Yvonne and Elaine have been away from the television screens for a while now, they make regular updates on social media.
Who Is Yvonne Adkison From Bering Sea Gold?
Yvonne Adkison from Bering Sea Gold is the youngest daughter of Vernon Adkison. Yvonne also appeared as a deckhand in her father’s Wild Ranger.
Adkison is 30 years old as of January 2023. She was born on August 29, 1992. She was joined by several of her friends to celebrate the special day as seen on her Facebook.
In the post, Yvonne thanked everyone for celebrating with her and reflected on her 20s. She expressed all the lessons she learn in her 20s and all the sufferings she went through.
She was detained by the Alaskan authorities for possessing a controlled substance with an intent to distribute and sell. Adkison was apprehended while the authorities were executing a search warrant in December 2014, according to Distractify.
Yvonne received a two-year sentence for her deeds and served at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center. She was also handed out three-year probation along with her prison sentence.
She was taken under control just after she had completed filming for her debut season, season 4 of Bering Sea Gold. The reality television star’s debut season premiered on March 13, 2015, and ended on May 15, 2015. During her appearance in the show, Yvonne served as a deckhand on her father’s boat Wild Ranger.
However, Yvonne has now turned her life around. She has quit mining and started a beauty saloon named Beyond the mirror Salon in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America. She did make a quick appearance in season 12 but under tense circumstances when her father was struggling in a storm according to Distractify.
Who Is Elaine Adkison From Bering Sea Gold?
Elaine Adkison from Bering Sea Gold is the eldest daughter of Wild Ranger’s owner Vernon Adkison. Elaine is also one of his employees.
Elaine’s Facebook profile reads she is a nautical captain and a professional gold digger.
A baby mama herself, Elaine shares a daughter named Penny with her ex-boyfriend Shem Fogelman. The couple welcomed their daughter in 2015. Before dating Shem, she was in a relationship with a fellow diver Flint Collins.
Shem and Elaine’s relationship started when they both were working in Vernon’s boat. Their relationship did not gain approval from Vernon and as a result the father-daughter relationship also turned sour.
Adkison has made an appearance since season 2 of the series. She appeared as a deckhand in her father’s Wild Ranger and captain of Bering Booty. She also appeared in season 3 and season 4 as well. She put on quite a show during her appearance ranging from relationship drama to a full-fledged verbal fight with her father.
The reality television star decided to leave her father’s boat after a fight and live with Sherm. She left the dredge mid-season but returned towards the end of the season with an apology and news about her pregnancy. Adkison also vowed to return to the show next season with her father.
She welcomed her second daughter Eleanor Olivia Yvonne Jones with her current partner Matt Jones.
Vernon Adkison Relationship With His Daughters
Vernon Adkison is close with Yvonne and Elaine. Vernon shared an image with his girls on his Facebook account on August 28, 2018.
Adkinson had problems with his elder daughter Elaine’s relationships and boyfriends during the fourth season of the Discovery show Bering Sea Gold. The two even had a full-fledged verbal fight souring their relationship.
However, Elaine reconciled with her father towards the end of season 4. She apologized to her father while breaking the news of her pregnancy. She also declared to return to her father’s boat in the next dredging season.
Speaking of his daughter Elaine on camera, Vernon said she is an ambitious girl with the determination of making a captain someday. He also added that she must do everything on her own and learn by breaking a few things, according to Distractify.
Vernon’s younger daughter Yvonne was also seen accompanying her father and sister as the crew of Vernon’s Goldship Wild Ranger. In an image shared on Facebook by Vernon, the father and daughter stood side by side on the boat’s deck.
The two sisters, Yvonne and Elaine, are also seen having great times together. They were seen arm wrestling and the video of the incident was shared by their father on his Facebook profile.
