Does the deadliest catch season 8 last episode has happy end or sad ending?

In the last episode of _Deadliest Catch_ season 8, titled "End of an Era," there are mixed emotions and both happy and sad moments. Some of the crew celebrate their accomplishments but there are also some sad goodbyes to the F/V Northwestern when Captain Sig Hansen decides to sell the historic crab fishing vessel due to financial difficulty.

So we can say The ending might not meet every viewer's expectation for a conclusive celebratory farewell but it can be considered bittersweet with its balance of celebration and the melancholy goodbye.