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Deadliest Catch salaries revealed: Here’s how much captains and deckhands earn

The cast of Deadliest Catch isn’t just battling the fierce waters of the Bering Sea. They also earn hefty paychecks for their work on the dangerous frontlines of Alaska’s commercial fishing industry.  As the show’s 20th season captivates viewers with high-stakes adventures, many fans are curious about what the stars do to risk their lives

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Jake Anderson mourns the death of Tom Brossard in latest Deadliest Catch episode

The Discovery Channel’s hit series Deadliest Catch delivers another emotional blow to Captain Jake Anderson in its latest episode.  In Tuesday’s episode of Deadliest Catch, intense challenges unfolded across the fleet.  Captain Sig Hansen was thrown off course when an Arctic storm struck the Northwestern during its initial attempt to haul in Golden King crabs. 

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Exclusive: Josh Harris reels in the hard truths of Deadliest Catch: Bloodline

There are few spinoffs as deeply personal as Deadliest Catch: Bloodline. First, the star of that Discovery series, Josh Harris, is a real-life working fisherman with overhead and financial stress.  On top of all of that, he must relive the shocking 2010 death of his late father, Captain Phil Harris, a larger than life Deadliest

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Deadliest Catch star Nick McGlashan has died, no cause of death revealed

One of the stars of Deadliest Catch, Nick McGlashan, has died. He was 33 years old. The fisherman who worked as a deck boss on the Discovery Channel show passed away on Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee. The cause of death has not been determined. McGlashan has been a regular feature on Deadliest Catch since 2013

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Deadliest Catch star Sig Hansen on Harley’s tactics, Hillstrand, the Russians and USA ‘sucking it up’ to get through COVID-19

Deadliest Catch sailed into its 16th season with the core cast still at the helm. Discovery Channel’s top-rated Tuesday night block finds the Alaskan crab-fishing fleet facing stepped-up Russian competition for the best payday. The rival Russians have a brand-new crab quota system and have allegedly taken steps to end bad fishing practices and poaching.

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What crab boat sank on Deadliest Catch?

One of the biggest fears of any boat captain heading out into the wild Bering Sea is that of being lost or capsized, losing the crew slipping into the inky black ice-cold waters with no hope of rescue. That’s what happened to one crab boat, and others in the Dutch Harbor fleet know all too