Keith Colburn didn’t follow a traditional path to success. He went from the kitchens of Lake Tahoe to the storm-battered wheelhouse of one of the Bering Sea’s most recognized crab boats. A trained chef turned seasoned fisherman, Keith carved out a...
Jack Bunnell emerged on Deadliest Catch in Season 19 as the young captain of the F/V Barbera J., bringing a decade of experience and a deep-rooted family history to the Bering Sea. A third-generation fisherman from Homer, Alaska, Jack was raised...
Hannes M. Huswick served as a deckhand and deck boss aboard the F/V Saga, appearing on Deadliest Catch during Seasons 12 and 13. He was featured in at least nine episodes between 2016 and 2017, taking on the physically demanding and...
Nickola “Nick” Mavar Jr., a familiar face to fans of Deadliest Catch and a respected member of the F/V Northwestern crew, passed away on June 13, 2024, at the age of 59. He died following a sudden medical emergency while preparing...
Meet Sig Hansen, the fearless captain of the F/V Northwestern, one of the most successful fishing vessels in the history of the Bering Sea. He is a proud Norwegian-American, who inherited his love for the sea and his knack for crab...
Working on a boat floating on coldest and stormiest water on earth is not a job of a normal person especially with strong winds and high waves continually hitting the deck. Despite the danger, Edgar Hansen and his brothers have been successful...
When Deadliest Catch first hit Discovery Channel in 2005, few could have predicted how deeply it would capture the grit and danger of Alaskan crab fishing. The show turned real-life captains and deckhands into household names — men who faced 40-foot...
Storms roll in without warning, waves rise taller than houses, and half-ton crab pots swing across icy decks. Since 2005, Deadliest Catch has brought viewers face-to-face with the unforgiving reality of Alaskan crab fishing. It’s a job where danger is constant,...
Unlike most of the captains featured on Deadliest Catch who are more often than not rage monsters, Captain Sean Dwyer is a mellow sort of fellow. On the helm of fishing vessel Brenna A, Sean is calm and calculating but underneath...
A 7th-generation fisherman, Nick McGlashan comes from a long line of fishermen. His great uncle, Nick McGlashan, worked on the first boat which is said to have pioneered the U.S. crab industry. The family custom was carried on by generations including Nick’s...
