Deadliest Catch

Deadliest Catch Film Crew Prepares for Season 6

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:37:29 +0000

In preparation for the next season of Deadliest Catch (Yes, there is a light ahead in the tunnel), four memebers of the production and film team recently received training from the U.S. Coast Guard. The training was designed to hopefully keep the crew safe while working in the harsh Bering sea environment. Everyone see first [...]

Deadliest Catch Rewind

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:33:04 +0000

Just a clip from Season 1, episode 1 of Deadliest Catch. A lot has changed since that first season. Gone is the derby style of fishing when the boats and crews would be competing against each other as well as the clock atempting to haul as many crab as possible before the season [...]

Select Deadliest Catch DVD’s Blu-Ray 50% Off Time Running Out!

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:47:18 +0000

Other titles available as well. Click Below… Hurry, offer expires 8/22, 11:59pm EST BLU-RAY BLOWOUT: Get 50% off select Blu-Ray DVDs by entering promo code BLU50 at checkout Forty-foot waves, freezing temperatures and a nearly 100-percent injury rate. Crab fishing off the Alaskan coast on the icy Bering Sea is one of the world’s most dangerous jobs. But [...]

Coast Guard News Archive Icy Mist Crew Rescued

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:59:59 +0000

Coast Guard saves Icy Mist fishermen in hurricane force wind Feb 25, 2009 JUNEAU, Alaska - A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew safely hoisted all four Icy Mist fishermen from the western shore of Akutan Island in winds up to 120 mph at approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday. Dan Oliver, 45, Clint Packer, 43, Kevin Fisner, 36, [...]

Deadliest Catch Season Finale Shipwrecked

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:50:42 +0000

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 [...]

Deadliest Catch Wizard’s Captain Keith Colburn Promotes Boating Safety

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:16:32 +0000

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, [...]

Deadliest Catch Captain’s Biography Featuring Sig Hansen

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:37:27 +0000

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 [...]

Alaskan King Crab Fishing 101

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:11:11 +0000

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 [...]

Deadliest Catch Song “Farther Find Me Now” by Coal Men

admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:02:45 +0000

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…

Deadliest Catch Days of Reckoning

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:48:09 +0000

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 [...]