Posted in Season 5 on Jul 29th, 2009
As the end of Oplio season draws to a close the entire fleet is being pummeled by a fierce Artic storm. With more crab left to catch to fulfill their quota, Captain Keith has the crew on the Wizard playing a game of cat and mouse with the weather. The crew scrambles out on deck [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 29th, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC – The Discovery Channel’s Keith Colburn, captain of the F/V Wizard on cable’s number one series “The Deadliest Catch,” is joining with the Coast Guard Boating Safety Division this summer to promote life jacket wear and recreational boating safety on the nation’s waterways.
As an official spokesperson for the Coast Guard’s “Boat Responsibly” initiative, [...]
Posted in Sig Hansen on Jul 28th, 2009
Sig Hansen
Sig Hansen
Sig Hansen aboard the F/V Northwestern
Born
April 28, 1966 (1966-04-28) (age 43)
United States
Occupation
Captain
Sigurd Lille Hansen (born April 28, 1966) is the Seattle, Washington-based Captain of the fishing vessel Northwestern. Hansen has been prominently featured in all seasons of the documentary television series Deadliest Catch, where he also serves as technical advisor for the production.
Biography
Early [...]
Posted in News on Jul 27th, 2009
ALASKAN CRAB FISHING 101
DEADLIEST CATCH boats follows 2 crab seasons: red king crab and opilio crab.
Red king crabs are the largest crab species, weighing an average of six to 10 pounds (with the record female and male weighing 10.5 and 24 pounds, respectively. The male’s leg span was nearly five feet across). Opilio crabs weigh [...]
Posted in Season 5 on Jul 26th, 2009
After plenty of requests for the song that played during the “Bitter Tears” episode when Jake got the call that his sister had passed away, we were able to dig up the song as well as a video made by a fan of the show. Enjoy…
Posted in Season 5 on Jul 22nd, 2009
As Opilio season draws closer to an end the crews of the crab fleets are getting ready to battle a fierce Artic storm. On board the Wizard, Captain Keith is running out of time as he needs to catch the rest of his quota and meet a rapidly approaching deadline. They also need [...]