‘Fishing first, camera second’ 18 Jul 2013 | 04:59 pm

As captain of the fishing vessel “The Northwestern,” Sigurd “Sig” Hansen thought he had seen it all. He’s witnessed the lives of friends and crew permanently altered in a split-second. He’s broken up ...

Northwestern Grind 9 May 2013 | 08:19 pm

The Bad Boys of the Bering Sea are back! Are you ready? 26 Mar 2013 | 05:21 pm

An all new season of Deadliest Catch premiers April 16 at 9/8c.

‘Deadliest Catch’ Returns April 16: ‘It’s a War’ — SNEAK PEEK 10 Mar 2013 | 12:55 am

Deadliest Catch returns to Discovery for its ninth season on April 16 (Tuesdays, 9 p.m. ET), and as the exclusive tease premiered today at the network’s first-ever SXSW panel “Twitter for Tough Guys” ...

Boating Never Stops For ‘Deadliest Catch’ Fisherman 3 Sep 2012 | 06:22 am

For Edgar Hansen, crab fishing is something he was born to do. “I was born in Seattle and raised on a fishing boat,” he says. One of the crab fishermen on the Discovery Channel’s hit docudrama “Deadli...

The Deadliest Catch’s Sig Hansen on Miami Heat, Reality Show Fame, and Stress Relief 20 Aug 2012 | 10:17 pm

Captain Sig Hansen of Discovery’s The Deadliest Catch is a man. A real man. After all, he faces unrelenting storms, 900-pound swinging crab pots and arctic temperatures for a living — a rare find in t...

Deadliest Catch’s Captain Sig Hansen on Chocolate, King Crab, and Norwegian Fish Balls 14 Aug 2012 | 09:59 pm

Captain Sig Hansen has dedicated his life to feeding the cravings of monied diners. As beloved captain of the Northwestern on Discovery’s mega-hit reality TV show, Deadliest Catch, Hansen risks his li...

Q-and-A With Captain Sig From ‘The Deadliest Catch’ 19 Jul 2012 | 09:58 pm

Itemizer-Observer staff reporter Craig Coleman interviewed Sig Hansen, captain of the Northwestern, of the “Deadliest Catch” on Monday by telephone from his Seattle home. Here are highlights from thei...

Eating seafood with a Deadliest Catch star: How to dodge angry crabs, certain death and fish jokes 17 Jul 2012 | 01:29 am

I’ll never look at seafood the same way after chatting with legendary Alaskan king crab fisherman Edgar Hansen — engineer and deckhand of the acclaimed Northwestern fishing vessel and one of the stars...

‘Deadliest Catch’ Captain Sig Hansen: ‘Every Time We Leave The Dock With A Full Load Of Pots, I’m Afraid’ 9 Jul 2012 | 07:49 pm

Sig Hansen has been captain of the crab-fishing vessel Northwestern for almost 20 years, and he and his boat have starred on the Discovery Channel’s Emmy-winning reality show “Deadliest Catch” for all...