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{{Short description|American reality television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = DC Title.png
| creator              = [[Thom Beers]]
| narrated             = [[Mike Rowe]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 21
| num_episodes         = 351<!-- As of October 22, 2024  -->
| list_episodes        = List of Deadliest Catch episodes
| executive_producer   = Ernie Avila<br />Thom Beers<br />Jeff Hasler<br />Brian Lovett<br />Arom Starr-Paul
| editor               = Nathan Araiza<br />Josh Earl
| runtime              = 60 minutes
| company              = [[Original Productions]]
| network              = [[Discovery Channel]]
| first_aired          = {{start date|2005|4|12}}
| last_aired           = present
| related              = 
}}
'''''Deadliest Catch''''' is an American [[Reality television|reality]] television series that premiered on the [[Discovery Channel]] on April 12, 2005. The show follows [[Crab fisheries|crab fishermen]] aboard [[fishing vessel]]s in the [[Bering Sea]] during the [[Alaskan king crab]] and [[Chionoecetes opilio|snow crab]] fishing seasons. The base of operations for the [[fishing fleet]] is the [[Aleutian Islands]] port of [[Dutch Harbor, Alaska]]. Produced for the Discovery Channel, the show's title is derived from the inherent high risk of injury or death associated with this line of work.

The season premier for season 21 will air on August 1, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Wild West |url=https://www.discovery.com/shows/deadliest-catch/episodes/the-wild-west |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=Discovery |language=en}}</ref>

==Premiere==
''Deadliest Catch'' premiered on the Discovery Channel in 2005 and currently airs worldwide. The first season consisted of ten episodes, with the finale airing on June 14, 2005. Subsequent seasons have aired on the same April to June or July schedule every year since.

== Format ==
The series follows a fisherman's life on the Bering Sea aboard various crab fishing boats during two of the [[Alaskan king crab fishing|crab fishing]] seasons, the October [[king crab]] season and the January [[Chionoecetes opilio|opilio crab]] season. The show emphasizes the dangers on deck to the fishermen and camera crews as they duck heavy crab pots swinging into position, maneuver hundreds of pounds of crab across a deck strewn with hazards, and lean over the rails to position pots for launch or retrieval, while gale-force winds and high waves lash the deck constantly.

Each episode focuses on a story, situation, or theme that occurs on one or more boats. In contrast, side stories delve into the backgrounds and activities of one or two crew members, particularly the "[[wikt: greenhorn|greenhorns]]" (rookie crew members) on several boats. The fleet's captains are featured prominently, highlighting their camaraderie with their fellow captains and relationships with their crews, as well as their competition with other boats in the hunt for crab. Common themes include friendly rivalries among the captains (particularly between [[Sig Hansen]] of the ''F/V Northwestern'' and Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand of the ''F/V Time Bandit''), the familial ties throughout the fleet (brothers Sig, Norm, and Edgar Hansen, who own the ''Northwestern''; the Hillstrand brothers and Johnathan's son Scotty on the ''F/V Time Bandit''; brothers Keith and Monte Colburn of the ''Wizard''), the stresses of life on the Bering Sea, and the high burnout rate among greenhorns.

Because Alaskan crab fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, the [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] rescue helicopters stationed at [[Integrated Support Command Kodiak]] ([[Kodiak, Alaska]]) and their outpost on [[Saint Paul Island (Alaska)|St. Paul Island]], near the northern end of the crab fishing grounds, are frequently shown rescuing crab boat crew members who fall victim to the harsh conditions on the Bering Sea. The U.S. Coast Guard rescue squad was featured prominently during the episodes surrounding the loss of ''[[FV Big Valley|F/V Big Valley]]'' in January 2005, the loss of F/V ''Ocean Challenger'' in October 2006, and the loss of F/V ''Katmai'' in October 2008. Original Productions keeps a camera crew stationed with the Coast Guard during the filming of the show in preparation for such occurrences.

=== Narration ===
The show has no on-camera host. A narrator provides commentary connecting the storylines as the show shifts from one boat to another. Discovery Channel voice artist [[Mike Rowe]] narrates the action for North American airings. In the United Kingdom, voice artist Bill Petrie serves as narrator. The show transitions between boats using a mock-up [[radar]] screen that shows the positions of the ships relative to one another and the two ends of the fishing grounds, [[Saint Paul Island (Alaska)|St. Paul Island]] to the north and Dutch Harbor to the south.

Rowe was originally supposed to be the on-camera host, and he appeared in taped footage as himself during the first season of shooting. As filming of the first season was nearing completion, Discovery greenlit production on another Rowe project, ''[[Dirty Jobs]]'', under the condition that Rowe chose only one show on which to appear on camera.<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20043289_20043293_20043300_3,00.html|title=Shock And Awe: The stars of the edutainment shows ''Survivorman'', ''Deadliest Catch'', and ''Dirty Jobs'' share jaw-dropping tales from their brave work|access-date=July 26, 2007|last=Collis|first=Clark|date=June 21, 2007|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=August 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809113350/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20043289_20043293_20043300_3,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Most of the footage Rowe shot during the first season became part of the first season's "Behind the Scenes" episode. After the third season of ''Deadliest Catch'', Rowe began hosting a post-season behind-the-scenes miniseries entitled ''After the Catch'', which is a roundtable discussion featuring the captains relating their experiences filming the previous season's episodes.

=== Changes required for parental guidance ratings ===
Because ''Deadliest Catch'' is essentially a filmed record of everyday life in a stressful working environment, the producers have to censor gestures and language deemed inappropriate for television audiences. For example, under the U.S. Television rating system, ''Deadliest Catch'' is rated [[TV-14]] with inappropriate language ("L") as a highlighted concern.<ref name="TVRatings">{{cite web|url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=1.13056.25934.4150.7|title=Discovery Channel::TV Listings::Deadliest Catch|author=D[[Discovery Communications]]|access-date=2011-06-27}}</ref> For visual disguise of such items as finger gestures, bloody injuries, or non-featured crew member anonymity, the producers use the traditional [[pixelization]] or blurring. However, due to the volume of profanities used in the course of crew member conversation, the producers occasionally employ alternate methods of [[Censorship|censoring]] profanities, such as using sound effects in place of the traditional "[[bleep censor|bleep]]".

=== Theme song ===
Following the first season, original broadcast episodes of the show used the [[Bon Jovi]] song "[[Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)|Wanted Dead or Alive]]" as the main theme. Through the course of the show, the theme was eventually truncated and, following season 11, its use was replaced entirely.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartzman |first=Lisa |date=2023-08-17 |title=The 'Deadliest Catch' theme song and why it changed, explained |url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/the-deadliest-catch-theme-song-and-why-it-changed-explained/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=We Got This Covered |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Subject matter ==
{{Main|Alaskan king crab fishing}}

=== Dangers of commercial fishing ===
[[Commercial fishing]] has long been considered one of the most dangerous jobs in America. In 2006, the [[Bureau of Labor Statistics]] ranked commercial fishing as the job occupation with the highest fatality rate with 141.7 per 100,000, almost 75% higher than the fatality rate for pilots, flight engineers, and loggers, the next most hazardous occupations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf|title=National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries 2006|publisher=Bureau of Labor Statistics|access-date=August 30, 2008}}</ref> However, [[Alaskan king crab fishing]] is considered even more dangerous than the average commercial fishing job, due to the conditions on the Bering Sea during the seasons when they fish for crab. According to the pilot episode, the death rate during the main crab seasons averages out to nearly one fisherman per week, while the injury rate for crews on most crab boats is nearly 100% due to the severe weather conditions (frigid gales, rogue waves, ice formations on and around the boat) and the danger of working with such heavy machinery on a constantly rolling boat deck. Alaskan king crab fishing reported over 300 fatalities per 100,000 as of 2005,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fishfat.html|title=Fatalities in the commercial fishing industry in Alaska |publisher= [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017151320/http://cdc.gov/niosh/fishfat.html|archive-date=October 17, 2007}}</ref> with over 80% of those deaths caused by drowning or hypothermia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/facts/facts_03.html|title=Crab-Fishing 101|publisher=Discovery.com|access-date=April 28, 2007}}</ref>

=== Rationalization: derby vs. quota ===
The series' first season was shot during the final year of the derby style king crab fishery. The subsequent seasons have been set after a change to the quota system as part of a process known as "rationalization". Under the old derby style, a large number of crews competed with each other to catch crab during a restrictive time window. Under the new [[Individual fishing quota|Individual Fishing Quota]] (IFQ) system, established owners, such as those shown on the series, have been given quotas that they can fill at a more relaxed pace. In theory, it is intended to be safer, which was the main rationale for the change in the fishing rules. The transition to the quota system was also expected to increase the value of crab by limiting the market of available crab. An influx of foreign crab negated some of these gains during the 2006 season.<ref name=NF>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalfisherman.com/2008.asp?ItemID=1773&pcid=343&cid=359&archive=yes|author=Ess, Charlie|title=Flood of Russian kings negates price gains expected with rationalization|publisher=National Fisherman|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315002421/http://www.nationalfisherman.com/2008.asp?ItemID=1773&pcid=343&cid=359&archive=yes|archive-date=March 15, 2009}}</ref>
The rationalization process put many crews out of work because the owners of many small boats found their assigned quotas too small to meet operating expenses. During the first season run under the IFQ system, the fleet shrank from over 250 boats to about 89 larger boats with high quotas.<ref name="quota">{{cite web|url=http://www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/index.cfm?adfg=wildlife_news.view_article&articles_id=181&issue_id=33|title=Alaska's Crab Fishery: Big Money Days are Gone |access-date=June 6, 2007|last=Carroll|first=Amy|date=December 2005|work=Alaska Fish and Wildlife News|publisher=Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation}}</ref>

=== Society of fishermen ===
One of the series' main features is the portrayal of the harsh life at sea, including the behavior and mannerisms of the fishermen who are engaged in a hazardous lifestyle with little tolerance for low performance or ineptitude. Several of the series' shows have featured "[[novice|greenhorn]]" fishermen who are usually the brunt of harsh criticism and sometimes [[bullying]] by veteran deckhands. In one case, a new fisherman entered a ship's bridge to berate his captain for what he saw as unfair comments (the fisherman was fired as soon as the ship returned to port). Another filmed incident was a fight on board the fishing vessel ''Wizard'' in which a greenhorn sailor [[sucker punch]]ed a veteran fisherman who had been engaged in harassment and bullying.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/deadliest-catch-fight-dane-freddie-video_n_3504576.html|title='Deadliest Catch': Fight Breaks Out Between Dane And Freddie On The Wizard (VIDEO)|date=26 June 2013|via=Huff Post}}</ref> Again, the greenhorn was fired as soon as the ship hit port, leading to mixed reactions by fans of the show.

== Production ==
=== Technical ===
The ''Behind the Scenes'' special provided insight on how the program is produced. A two-person TV crew lives on each boat profiled. They use handheld Sony HVR-Z5U and HVR-Z7U [[HDV]] cameras to shoot most of the series (one on the main [[deck (ship)|deck]], one in the [[bridge (nautical)|wheelhouse]]). Additional footage is provided by four stationary cameras that are permanently mounted around the ship and are constantly recording. Shots from vantage points outside the boat are accomplished through a variety of methods, including the use of a [[helicopter]] for footage near the harbor and a cameraman on a chase boat (in season 1, the main chase boat was the ''F/V Time Bandit''). The crew also makes use of underwater cameras, including one attached to a crab pot for a "crab's eye view" of the pot being retrieved in season 2, one mounted in the main crab tank on the ''F/V Northwestern'' beginning in season 2, and one mounted to a [[submersible]] watercraft beginning in season 3. The Season 9 "Behind the Lens" special shows two more filming methods: divers near the boats (and on the bottom of Dutch Harbor for the king crab fleet departure), and a helicopter with a belly-mounted turret camera (same as that used to film scenes in ''[[Skyfall]]'').

Audio is recorded using [[wireless microphone]]s worn by the fishermen and [[shotgun microphone]]s attached to the cameras. Because of a lack of space on the boats, the crews do not have an [[audio mixer]] on board. In audio post-production, the sound team attempts to use actual sounds that were recorded on the boats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asoundeffect.com/this-is-how-the-dramatic-sound-of-discoverys-deadliest-catch-is-created/|title=This is how the dramatic sound of Discovery's 'Deadliest Catch' is created|last=Andersen|first=Asbjoern|date=April 22, 2014|access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref>

Although the equipment is carefully waterproofed, the cameras are routinely damaged by [[corrosion]], ice and accidents.

Captain [[Sig Hansen]] of the ''F/V Northwestern'' serves as a technical advisor to the series' producers.

=== Filming ===
Shooting episodes of ''Deadliest Catch'' is a dangerous occupation for the camera crews on board the boats. In the early seasons, when many of the camera crews had little or no experience on crab boats, they frequently ran into dangers not normally encountered when shooting a documentary. ''F/V Northwestern'' captain [[Sig Hansen]] told talk show host [[Jimmy Kimmel]] that he saved a cameraman's life during the first season, screaming at him to get out of the way just seconds before a 900-pound crab pot swinging from a crane crossed the space where the cameraman was standing.<ref name="JimmyKimmel">{{YouTube|eYb9c46F8nQ|Sig and Edgar Hansen on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''}}, aired April 27, 2007; retrieved September 11, 2007.</ref> In another incident, showcased on the behind the scenes special, an inattentive cameraman had his leg fall through an open hatch on the deck of one of the boats when he unwittingly stepped into the hole, suffering three broken ribs (and, according to the cameraman, having to buy a case of beer for the entire crew as per tradition on crab boats).

==== Personal and sensitive situations ====
Interactions between the film crew and the fishermen appear in the show occasionally. During an episode of season 4, ''Wizard'' captain Keith Colburn demanded that cameras be turned off when he got into a heated argument with his brother Monte. The cameras were turned off, but the Colburns neglected to remove their wireless mics, and the subsequent exchange was recorded and featured in the episode. Also, in season 4, ''F/V Cornelia Marie'' Captain Phil Harris asked the cameraman filming him not to tell anyone else about his injuries, for fear it would stall his fishing. Later on, crew member and later acting captain Murray Gamrath, concerned for Phil's well-being, asked a cameraman to keep an eye on him and to report any problem. During season 5, the camera crew on the ''Northwestern'' were requested not to film crew member Jake Anderson being informed of his sister's death, which the camera crew honored.

On September 28, 2010, it was reported that three of the principal captains featured throughout the series' run, the brothers Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand and [[Sig Hansen]], would not return to the show due to litigation initiated by [[Discovery Communications]] involving the Hillstrands.<ref name="stars quit">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/deadliest-catch-stars-quit-discovery-28481|title='Deadliest Catch' stars quit the show|last=Belloni|first=Matthew|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 28, 2010|access-date=November 21, 2010}}</ref> On October 8, 2010, it was announced that the three captains had reached an agreement with Discovery and would return for the seventh season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleeman|first=Mike|title=Captains Returning to Deadliest Catch after Dispute|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20433050,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009100443/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20433050,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2010|access-date=October 8, 2010|newspaper=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=October 8, 2010}}</ref>

==== The death of Captain Phil Harris ====
On January 29, 2010, as Original Productions' crews shot footage for season 6 of the ''F/V Cornelia Marie'' offloading ''C. opilio'' crab at [[Saint Paul Island (Alaska)|St. Paul Island]], [[Phil Harris (fisherman)|Captain Phil Harris]], who had earlier complained of being excessively tired, went to his stateroom to retrieve pain medicines and collapsed after suffering a [[stroke]]. Second-year Engineer Steve Ward discovered him on the floor of his stateroom, conscious but unable to move his left leg or his left hand. Ward immediately got Phil's sons, Josh and Jake, to come to his stateroom while he called for paramedics. According to Thom Beers, producer and creator of ''Deadliest Catch'', Harris insisted that the camera crews continue to film him. "We want to remember Phil as who he was," Beers told [[Zap2it|Zap2it.com]] writer Kate O'Hare. "We want to remember all the dynamics, but at the same time, the guy was persistent when we were doing this, saying, 'Dude, you've got to. We've got to have an end to the story [about the strength and resiliency of familial bonds, especially the father/son bond]. You want to film this, film this.'"<ref name="HarrisFamilyDrama">{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/06/deadliest-catch-thom-beers-talks-jake-josh-and-phil-harris-family-drama.html |title=''Deadliest Catch'': Thom Beers talks Jake, Josh, and Phil Harris family drama |work=Zap2it |first=Kate |last=O'Hare |date=June 22, 2010 |access-date=June 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626001000/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/06/deadliest-catch-thom-beers-talks-jake-josh-and-phil-harris-family-drama.html |archive-date=June 26, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Beers said he honored Harris' wishes and continued to shoot as Harris was airlifted to [[Anchorage, Alaska]], where doctors performed emergency brain surgery to relieve the [[Intracranial pressure#Increased ICP|pressure building up in the cranial vault]] and avoid further brain damage. Harris spent eleven days in ICU before succumbing to complications from his stroke on February 9, 2010.<ref name="HarrisFamilyDrama" />

The [[Soul Rebels Brass Band]] performed a New Orleans style [[Jazz Funeral]] for the late Captain Phil Harris on ''After The Catch''.<ref name="Pompo Bresciani Photagraphy">{{cite web|last=Bresciani|first=Pompo|title=Jazz Funeral|url=http://www.pompo.com/tag/blue-nile-deadliest-catch-filming/|access-date=7 April 2012}}</ref>

== Vessels ==
=== Current fishing vessels ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Fishing Vessel
! Captain(s)
! Season(s)
|-
| ''F/V Aleutian Lady''
| Rick Shelford
| 19–20
|-
| rowspan="4" | ''[[FV Northwestern|F/V Northwestern]]''
| [[Sig Hansen]]
| Pilot, 1–8, 9,<ref name=":1">King crab and opilio seasons only.</ref> 10,<ref name=":1" /> 11–12, 13,<ref name=":1" /> 14,<ref name=":2">King crab season only.</ref> 18,<ref name=":4">Bairdi and opilio seasons only.</ref> 20
|-
| Edgar Hansen{{Ref|1|1}}
| 9,<ref>Blue king crab and opilio seasons only.</ref> 10,<ref name=":3">Bairdi season only.</ref> 12,<ref name=":3" /> 13,<ref name=":3" /> 14<ref name=":3" />
|-
| Sig & Mandy Hansen
| 14,<ref name=":0">Opilio season only.</ref> 15–17, 19, 21
|-
|Sig Hansen & [[Jake Anderson]]
|20<ref name=":2" />
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |''F/V Time Bandit''
|Johnathan & Andy Hillstrand{{ref|2|2}}
|2–13, 19<ref>Fall golden king crab season only.</ref>
|-
|Johnathan Hillstrand & Josh Harris
|17<ref name=":2" />
|-
|Johnathan Hillstrand
|17,<ref name=":0" /> 18, 19,<ref>Winter golden king crab season only.</ref> 20–21
|-
|''F/V Titan Explorer''
|Jake Anderson
|20–21
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''F/V Wizard''
| Keith Colburn
| 3–9, 10,<ref name=":1" /> 11–13, 14,<ref name=":2" /> 15, 16,<ref name=":2" /> 17–20
|-
| Monte "Mouse" Colburn{{ref|3|3}}
| 10,<ref name=":3" /> 14,<ref name=":4" /> 15,<ref name=":4" /> 16,<ref name=":4" /> 20<ref name=":3" />
|}

{{refbegin}}
{{note|1|1}}Sig's brother Edgar occasionally took over as captain for blue king crab or bairdi seasons, and sporadically during the middle of an opilio season up until his removal from the show sometime after season 14.

{{note|2|2}}Johnathan usually served as captain for king crab season while Andy took over as captain during opilio season.

{{note|3|3}}Keith's brother Monte occasionally takes over as captain for bairdi and opilio seasons.
{{refend}}

=== Former fishing vessels ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Fishing Vessel
! Captain(s)
! Season(s)
|-
| ''F/V Aleutian Ballad''
| Jerry "Corky" Tilley
| 2-3
|-
| ''F/V Arctic Dawn''
| Ole Helgevold
| Pilot
|-
| rowspan="1" | ''F/V Barbara J''
| Jack Bunnell & Steve "Harley" Davidson
| 19
|-
| rowspan="2" |''F/V Billikin''
| Jeff Weeks
| 1<ref name=":0">Opilio season only.</ref>
|-
| Steve "Harley" Davidson
| 18<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''F/V Brenna A''
| Sean Dwyer
| 12–15, 18<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''F/V Cape Caution''
| "Wild" Bill Wichrowski
| 9-12
|-
| rowspan="6" | ''F/V Cornelia Marie''
| [[Phil Harris (fisherman)|Phil Harris]]{{Ref|b1|1}}
| 2-3, 4,<ref name=":1"/> 5,<ref name=":0" /> 6<ref name=":1" />
|-
| Murray Gamrath
| 4,<ref name=":0" /> 5<ref name=":2">King crab season only.</ref>
|-
| Derrick Ray
| 6,<ref name=":0" /> 7<ref name=":2" />
|-
| Tony Lara{{Ref|b2|2}}
| 7<ref name=":0" />
|-
| Josh Harris & Casey McManus
| 10,<ref name=":0" /> 11–16, 17,<ref name=":0" /> 18
|-
| Casey McManus
|17<ref name=":2" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''F/V Early Dawn''
| Allen Oakley
| 3
|-
| Rick Fehst
| 4
|-
| ''F/V Elinore J''
| Sean Dwyer
| 18<ref>Dungeness crab season only.</ref>
|-
| ''F/V Erla N''
| Bing Henkel
| Pilot
|-
| ''F/V Farwest Leader''
| Greg Moncrief
| 3
|-
| ''F/V Fierce Allegiance''
| Tony LaRussa{{Ref|b3|3}}
| 1<ref name=":2" />
|-
| ''F/V Incentive''
| Harry Lewis
| 5<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''F/V Kiska Sea''
| Mike Wilson
| 9<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''F/V Kodiak''
| "Wild" Bill Wichrowski
| 6-8
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''F/V Lady Alaska''
| Peter Liske
| 1<ref name=":0" />
|-
| Scott Campbell Jr.
| 16,<ref name=":0" /> 17<ref name=":2" />
|-
| ''F/V Lisa Marie''
| Wade Henley
| 5<ref name=":2" />
|-
| ''F/V Lucky Lady''
| Vince Shavender
| 1<ref name=":2" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''F/V Maverick''
| Rick & Donna Quashnick
| 1,<ref name=":0" /> 2, 3<ref name=":0" />
|-
| Blake Painter{{Ref|b4|4}}
| 3<ref name=":2" />
|-
| ''F/V North American''
| Sten Skaar
| 4
|-
|''F/V Pacific Mariner''
|Jack Bunnell & Steve "Harley" Davidson
|20<ref name=":2" />
|-
| ''F/V Patricia Lee''
| Rip Carlton
| 18
|-
| ''F/V Ramblin' Rose''
| Elliott Neese
| 7-8
|-
| ''[[:File:The Labrador and Retriever -- fishing vessels.jpg|F/V Retriever]]''
| Jim Stone
| 1<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''F/V Rollo''
| Eric Nyhammer
| 2
|-
| rowspan="5" | ''F/V Saga''
| Roger Strong
| Pilot, 1<ref name=":2" />
|-
| Elliott Neese
| 9-10, 11<ref name=":2" />
|-
| Jake Anderson 
| 11,<ref name=":0" /> 12–15, 16,<ref name=":0" /> 17–18, 19<ref>Winter cod and bairdi seasons only.</ref>
|-
| Jake Anderson & Johnathan Hillstrand
| 16<ref name=":2" />
|-
| Jake Anderson, Sophia "Bob" Nielsen, & Sean Dwyer
| 19<ref>Fall cod season only.</ref>
|-
| ''F/V Sea Star''
| Larry Hendricks
| Pilot, 1<ref name=":2" />
|-
| rowspan="3" | ''F/V Seabrooke''
| Scott Campbell Jr. 
| 7–9, 10,<ref name=":0" /> 16<ref name=":2" />
|-
| Brad Petefish
| 10<ref name=":2" />
|-
|Greg Wallace & Sophia "Bob" Nielsen
| 20<ref name=":2" />
|-
| rowspan="1" | ''F/V Southern Wind''
|Steve "Harley" Davidson
| 15–16, 17,<ref name=":0" /> 18<ref name=":2" />
|-
| ''[[Stålbas|M/S Stålbas]]''
| Sig Hansen
| 18<ref name=":2" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |''F/V Summer Bay''
|"Wild" Bill Wichrowski
|13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20<ref name=":2" />
|-
|"Wild" Bill Wichrowski & [[Linda Greenlaw]]
|19
|-
|Landon Cheney
|20<ref name=":3" />
|-
|-
| ''F/V Tromstind''
| "Wild" Bill Wichrowski
| 18<ref name=":2" />
|-
| rowspan="1" | ''F/V Victory''
| Sophia "Bob" Nielsen
| 19<ref name=":3" />
|-
| ''F/V Vixen''
| Shaun Miles{{Ref|b5|5}}
| 1<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''F/V Western Viking''
| Coleman Anderson
| 1<ref name=":2" />
|}

{{refbegin}}
{{note|b1|1}}Harris was forced to leave during the ''C. opilio'' season in season 4 due to what turned out to be a [[pulmonary embolism]] and his medical issues prevented him from going out during the king crab portion of season 5. Murray Gamrath relieved him as captain in both seasons. A camera crew stayed with Harris both when he was hospitalized in season 4 and after his forced departure at the start of season 5. He continued to make occasional appearances during season 5. Harris suffered a massive stroke on January 29, 2010, during the filming of the ''C. opilio'' season for season 6 and died on February 9, 2010, from complications. Derrick Ray took over as captain for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/10/obit.captain.phil.deadliest.catch/index.html |title=Capt. Phil Harris of TV's 'Deadliest Catch' dies after stroke |work=CNN.com |date=February 10, 2010 |access-date=February 10, 2010}}</ref><ref name="thr100209">{{cite news |url=http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/02/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dies.html |title='Deadliest Catch' Captain Phil Harris dies |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 9, 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213061020/http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/02/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dies.html |archive-date=February 13, 2010}}</ref>

{{note|b2|2}}Tony Lara, the fourth captain of ''F/V Cornelia Marie'', died on August 8, 2015, in [[Sturgis, South Dakota]], victim of [[Cardiac arrest]] while participating in the famed [[Sturgis Motorcycle Rally]], hosted annually in Sturgis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wqad.com/article/news/entertainment/deadliest-catch-captain-tony-lara-dies-in-sturgis-south-dakota/526-5311d36e-9702-4ef7-bae6-3ddbc76a399e|title='Deadliest Catch' captain Tony Lara dies in Sturgis, South Dakota|website=wqad.com|date=11 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/08/11/deadliest-catch-star-tony-lara-dead-50/31452331/|title='Deadliest Catch' star Tony Lara dead at 50|first=Maeve|last=McDermott|website=USA TODAY}}</ref>

{{note|b3|3}}Not to be confused with former [[Chicago White Sox]], [[Oakland Athletics]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]] manager [[Tony La Russa]].

{{note|b4|4}}Blake Painter died on May 28, 2018, due to an [[overdose]] of [[heroin]]. His body was found at his home in [[Astoria, Oregon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://popculture.com/reality-tv/2018/06/04/deadliest-catch-stars-who-have-died/|title='Deadliest Catch': Remembering Cast Members We've Lost|date=August 2020 }}</ref>
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{{note|b5|5}}The boat did have a film crew on board. However, the footage was never broadcast on the U.S. version, but it did appear in some international versions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/shaun-miles|title = Shaun Miles|website = [[Metacritic]]}}</ref>

=== Fishing vessels with no embedded film crew ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Fishing Vessel
! Event
! Season(s)
|-
| ''Alaska Juris''
| 238-foot factory trawler that requested a medevac of a 25-year-old crewmember who sustained a severe head injury following an accident involving a steel cable. Coast Guard rescue helicopter 6006 arrived on the scene and lowered their rescue swimmer to assess the victim. However, by this time, the victim had succumbed to his injuries.
| 8
|-
| ''Alaska Mist''
| At the end of 2013 King Crab season, this 166-foot [[factory trawler]] suffered a mechanical failure that the crew was unable to repair at sea that left it drifting 172 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor, near [[Amak Island]] on November 11, 2013. [[United States Coast Guard|USCG]] dispatched the cutter ''[[USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751)|Waesche]]'' and helicopter 6005 for rescue of the ship and its 22 crew members. With two trips, the helicopter successfully rescued 11 non-essential crew members (as shown in "Lost at Sea"), while ''Waesche'' towed the vessel and the remaining 11 essential crew members to safety. ''Waesche'' lost [[Petty officer third class|PO3]] Travis Obendorf on December 18, 2013, to a fatal head injury suffered in the rescue attempt.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20131114/rescue-pulls-22-disabled-fishing-vessel-adrift-bering-sea-alaska|title=Rescue pulls 22 off disabled fishing vessel adrift in Bering Sea off Alaska|publisher=AlaskaDispatch|last=Medred|first=Craig|date=November 14, 2013|access-date=June 4, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606233334/http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20131114/rescue-pulls-22-disabled-fishing-vessel-adrift-bering-sea-alaska|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=COAST GUARD MOURNS PASSING OF SHIPMATE|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|date=December 18, 2013|url=http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2036890/|access-date=June 4, 2014}}</ref>
| 10
|-
| ''[[FV Alaska Ranger|Alaska Ranger]]''
| 189-foot fishing vessel that took on water in her rudder room and stern and sank on March 23, 2008. The 47 people on board were forced into the water; all but five were rescued.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004318873_ranger01m.html|title=Alaska Ranger survivors recall jarring ice collisions|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=April 1, 2008|first=Hal|last=Bernton|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616133348/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004318873_ranger01m.html|archive-date=June 16, 2008}}</ref>
| 4
|-
| ''Alaskan Leader''
| 150-foot fishing vessel that called the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] when crewmember suffered a heart attack. A nighttime rescue attempt by a Coast Guard helicopter had to be aborted. A second rescue attempt the next day by rescue helicopter 6015 was successful. The deckhand, Chad Smith, 40, was medivaced to Anchorage via Saint Paul, and ultimately survived.<ref>[http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/470643/ USCGalaska.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927153726/http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/470643/ |date=September 27, 2011 }}</ref>
| 6
|-
| ''Alaskan Monarch''
| Crab fishing vessel that ran aground at [[Saint Paul Island (Alaska)|St. Paul Island]] due to ice in 1990. All of the 6 crewmen were saved, but the boat was destroyed.
| 2, 3
|-
| ''Aleutian Beauty''
| Crab-fishing vessel that rescued the crew of the ''Western Venture''. Crew-recorded cell phone video showed the fire damage to the ''Western Venture'' in greater detail: only the port-side structure was still intact.
| 10
|-
| ''Amatuli''
| Chase boat, shown in behind the scenes/lens specials.
| 7 (sp), 9 (sp)
|-
| ''American No.&nbsp;1''
| Trawling vessel that encroached on the ''Northwestern’s'' fishing gear.
| 19 
|-
| ''American Star''
| Crab-fishing vessel that caught fire and ran aground in January 2000; all five crewmen plus one dog were rescued by the United States Coast Guard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_view=keyalbum.KeywordAlbum&g2_keyword=F%2FV&g2_itemId=113606|title=Fishing Vessel ''American Star'' Rescue|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708122133/http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_view=keyalbum.KeywordAlbum&g2_keyword=F/V&g2_itemId=113606|archive-date=July 8, 2012}}</ref>
| 1
|-
| ''Arctic Fjord''
| Requested Coast Guard Medivac for injured crewman. U.S. Coast Guard [[MH-60 Jayhawk]] helicopter 6004 attempted a hoist during a storm but then aborted due to the dangerous conditions. It was later determined that the crewman was not as seriously injured as originally thought, and he was taken to [[Dutch Harbor]] on board the boat.
| 14
|-
| ''Arctic Hunter''
| 93-foot crab-fishing vessel that ran aground and took on water about two miles outside of Dutch Harbor. The six-man crew abandoned ship into their life raft, and they were rescued by Captain Elliott Neese and the ''Saga'', the closest rescue-capable ship. The rescue was complicated due to the shallow bottom, which the ''Saga'' hit with no apparent damage, and two attempts to tie the rescue line to the life raft. The successful tie-off was accomplished by Elliott's father, Mike Neese.
| 10
|-
| ''Beauty Bay''
| Deckhand Brandon Himey was medivaced by a Coast Guard [[MH-60 Jayhawk]] after suffering a hand injury from a fish grinder.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1719247/Coast-Guard-crews-medivac-injured-fisherman-near-St-Paul-Alaska |title=Coast Guard crews medivac injured fisherman near St. Paul, Alaska |publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]] |date=March 8, 2013 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726064600/http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1719247/Coast-Guard-crews-medivac-injured-fisherman-near-St-Paul-Alaska |archive-date=July 26, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 9
|-
| ''Bering Sea''
| 111-foot crab fishing vessel that conducted an at-sea transfer of crewman OJ Ganuelas to the ''Wizard''.
| 19
|-
| ''[[FV Big Valley|F/V Big Valley]]''{{ref|b1|1}}
| 92-foot crab fishing vessel that sank at the start of the 2005 ''C. opilio'' season; five of six crew died. [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] investigation later determined that the boat was severely overloaded, carrying 30% more pots than normal, causing her to capsize during a storm the morning of January 15, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscgboating.org/waypoints/archived/nov05/art10_crab.htm |title=New Style of Crab Fishery on the Horizon; U.S. Coast Guard Warns Fishermen Against Overloading|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715203635/http://www.uscgboating.org/waypoints/archived/nov05/art10_crab.htm|archive-date=July 15, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1
|-
| ''Blue Gadus''
| Longline fishing vessel that required a crewman medivac by a USCG helicopter because of a [[pulmonary embolism]]; the basket rescue was complicated by 30-foot seas and 100-knot winds.
| 10
|-
| ''Bountiful''
| 166-foot crab catcher/processor vessel that required a crewman medivac by USCG MH-68 Jayhawk helicopter 6041 due to severe burns after falling into boiling water.
| 16
|-
| ''Carly Renee''
| 59-foot cod fishing vessel, capsized and partially sank 22 miles from Dutch Harbor at start of 2009 King Crab season; four-man crew abandoned ship and rescued by a "good samaritan vessel", ''The Guardian''. The ''Carly Renee'' eventually ran aground on a nearby island and was left for junk.
| 6
|-
| ''Constellation''
| Catcher/Processor vessel that required a crewmen medivac by USCG HH-60J helicopter 6030 after their left arm was crushed by a metal door.
| 18
|-
| ''Courageous''
| Fishing vessel that assisted in the search for survivors from the fishing vessel ''Katmai''.
| 5
|-
| ''Defender''
| 135-foot longline fishing vessel that required a medivac by USCG helicopter 6004 after a 21-year-old crewmen had a 50-pound bag of bait fall on his head.
| 14
|-
| ''Destination''
| Crab fishing vessel, sank for unknown reasons at beginning of 2017 opilio season. All six crew presumed dead. The season 13 episode "Lost at Sea" was filmed at the time of the incident and is when the Deadliest Catch crews heard the news, first aired on August 22, 2017. Initially all that was found were a few buoys and oil slick indicative of a vessel sinking. The more comprehensive search, completed later that summer, found the vessel in approximately 250 feet of water. Discovery and the cast and crew gave their condolences to the families of the lost crew. This disaster was profiled in a January 24, 2021, episode of ''[[Disasters at Sea]]'' on the [[Smithsonian Channel]] titled ''Destination Unknown''. Johnathan Hillstrand on the ''F/V Time Bandit'' was seen in that episode.
| 13
|-
| ''Foremost''
| Sverre Hansen's predecessor to the ''F/V Northwestern''. This Alaskan crab fishing vessel sank on 4 May 1977 approximately 75 miles east southeast of Saint George Island toward Cape Sarichef due to a [[Free surface effect|slack tank]] causing it to capsize. The four-man crew survived, and Sverre commissioned the building of ''F/V Northwestern'' to address the stability problems ''Foremost'' had with its water tanks. ''Foremost'' was first briefly alluded to in the Season 8 episode "Release the Beast" (and later in ''After the Catch VI'' episode 5), when Edgar discovered a water-level alarm malfunction caused a slack tank on the ''F/V Northwestern'' and he and Sig recalled that is what sank their father's previous boat. Edgar caught the problem in time, repaired the alarm and pumped the excess water from the tank, before a deck full of stacked pots and hold full of crab could cause it to capsize en route to the processor.
| 8, 10 (sp)
|-
| ''Galaxy''
| 180-foot fishing vessel that caught fire at sea during 2002 king crab season. All 23 crew members were rescued by [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]; three men later died from injuries sustained during the fire.
| 1
|-
| ''Golden Pisces''
| ''F/V Brenna A'' collided with the bow of this vessel whilst leaving Dutch Harbor in fierce winds. Damage was limited to paint on the bow.
| 13
|-
| ''The Guardian''
| 99-foot crab fishing vessel that rescued the four-man crew of the ''Carly Renee'' after they abandoned ship. Deckhand John Ardenia filmed the rescue using his phone.
| 6
|-
|''Handler''
|Crab fishing vessel that provided a spare hydraulic motor to the ''Lady Alaska'' in an at-sea transfer after three of the ''Lady Alaska's'' motors burned out.
|16
|-
| ''Icy Mist''
| 58-foot cod fishing vessel that took on water and grounded on western shore of [[Akutan Island]]; four-man crew evacuated to shore and rescued by Coast Guard.<ref name="Icy Mist 1">{{cite press release |title=Mayday call in the Aleutians, Coast Guard responding |publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]] |date=2009-02-25 |url=http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/256377/ |access-date=2009-07-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805111537/http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/256377 |archive-date=2009-08-05 }}</ref><ref name="Icy Mist 2">{{cite press release |title=Update: Coast Guard saves Icy Mist fishermen in hurricane force winds |publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]] |date=2009-02-25 |url=http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/256516/ |access-date=2009-07-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805183556/http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/256516 |archive-date=2009-08-05 }}</ref>
| 5
|-
| ''Jennifer A''
| Partner boat of ''F/V Time Bandit''. Pranked by ''F/V Time Bandit'' with a flour pot during the Season 3 wrap-up.
| 3
|-
| ''Kari Marie''
| Crab fishing vessel that required a medivac by a USCG helicopter. Deckhand Cody Rhodes suffered a compound fracture in his left leg after a pot fell off the launcher and crushed it while the crew were emptying the pot.
| 15
|-
| ''Katmai''
| 93-foot head and gut fishing vessel that capsized and sank in the Aleutian Islands early in the morning on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Only four of the 11 crew members were saved; two were never found.<ref name="Katmai 1">{{cite press release | title=Coast Guard Recovers 4 Survivors From Missing Fishing Vessel, 3 Deceased, Search Continues for 4 | publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]] | date=2008-10-22 | url=http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/234016/ | access-date=2009-05-16 }}</ref><ref name="Katmai 2">{{cite press release |title=*Update*2 missing fisherman recovered, Search continues for 2 |publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]] |date=2008-10-22 |url=http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/234044/ |access-date=2009-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026093243/http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/234044/ |archive-date=2008-10-26 }}</ref><ref name="Katmai 3">{{cite press release |title=Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Katmai Fishermen |publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]] |date=2008-10-26 |url=http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/235898/ |access-date=2009-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719115208/http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/235898 |archive-date=2009-07-19 }}</ref> One of the survivors, the vessel's captain, appears on ''After the Catch'' 3.
| 5
|-
| ''Kodiak''
| Assisted the Saga by giving them one of their spare hydraulic lines when one of the Saga's lines in the block breaks and they are unable to find their spare.
| 14
|-
| ''Master Carl''
| Crab fishing vessel that sank in April 1976 returning home from tanner crab season. All four crew members abandoned ship and made it into the life raft, but only two were found alive.
| 1
|-
| ''Nuka Island''
| Crab fishing vessel that was hit by a large rogue wave north of St. Paul Island, temporarily disabled.
| 5
|-
| ''Ocean Challenger''
| Four-man crew abandoned ship as boat capsized and took on water in October 2006. One survivor; two bodies found; one body lost. Debris field, EPIRB, and an empty life raft found along with an empty survival suit indicated vessel ultimately sank. Rescue efforts were featured in the Season 3 episodes "A Tragic Beginning" and "The Unforgiving Sea".
| 3
|-
|''Patricia Lee''
| Former ''F/V Summer Bay'' deckhand Todd Kochutin suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a falling pot onboard this vessel.
|17
|-
|''Paragon''
| Crab fishing vessel that shadowed the ''Wizard'' and was accused of tampering with the ''Wizard’s'' pots. The vessel is shown on screen but its markings are digitally obscured. 
|4
|-
| ''Perseverance''
| Deadliest Catch Chase Boat, rendered aid to the Lady Alaska after a flooding forward void jeopardized the vessel's stability in the season 16 episode "Chase Boat Rescue", collided with the Wizard in the season 17 episode "Russian Dragger"
|16, 17
|-
| ''Predator''
| A 75-foot fishing vessel that began taking on water and ran aground off the coast of Akutan. All 3 crewmen were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter.
| 13
|-
| ''Prowler''
| Crewman suffered a serious eye injury. Medivaced by {{USCGC|Munro|WHEC-724|6}}.
| 10
|-
| ''Raven''
| 86-foot crab fishing vessel that capsized in 2003. All crew rescued by [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]]. Later towed to Dutch Harbor and repaired.
| pilot
|-
| ''Roaming McGee''
| Built in the early 1980s, this craft was seen briefly at the docks in the Season 3 episode "The Hammer and Ice".
| 3
|-
| ''Rosie G''
| Crab fishing vessel that sank in 1997. Six-man crew escaped in a life raft and were rescued by the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]].
| 1
|-
| ''Sea Rover''
| Fishing vessel that assisted in the search for ''F/V Big Valley''.
| 1
|-
| ''Sandra Five''
| Jake Anderson was transferred to ''Sandra Five'' from the ''F/V Northwestern'' to go to Saint Paul Island so that he could fly home to his family after his sister died.
| 5
|-
|''[[F/V Scandies Rose|Scandies Rose]]''
| 130-foot crab fishing vessel that sank near Sutwick Island on 31 December 2019 while en route to Dutch Harbor from Kodiak, killing five of the seven crew members on board. 
|16
|-
| ''Shaman''
| Former ''F/V Sea Star'' deckhand Terry Rosendahl fell overboard while on the pot stack in 2003 and drowned.
| pilot
|-
|''Silver Spray''
|First vessel to arrive at the accident site following the sinking of the ''Destination'', recovered the ''Destination's'' EPIRB as well as a life ring which allowed the debris field to be identified.
|13
|-
| ''St. Patrick''
| Took a 90-degree list and took on water in engine compartment in December 1981. Eleven-man crew tied themselves together and leapt into the sea when the life boat was lost. Only two men survived. It was later discovered that the boat had righted herself after the crew abandoned ship; the vessel was found adrift by the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] and towed into port still afloat before she finally sank while moored in port.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mms.gov/alaska/ref/ships/walltime.htm|title=Alaska's Worst All-Time Shipping Losses|publisher=[[Minerals Management Service]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822012144/http://www.mms.gov/alaska/ref/ships/walltime.htm|archive-date=August 22, 2007}}</ref>
| 1
|-
| ''Starbound''
| 300-foot trawler, nearly collided with the Wizard while it was leaving port
| 15
|-
| ''Stormbird''
| Briefly seen in a shot in St. Paul harbor in the season 15 episode "Unbreakable".
| 15
|-
| ''Sultan''
| Deckhand Manu Lagai Jr. fell overboard from this 134-foot crab fishing vessel and drowned, becoming the sixth fatality within the first 24 hours of the 2005 opilio season.
| 1
|-
| ''Tempo Sea''
| Crab fishing vessel that delivered a replacement coiler motor to the ''F/V Time Bandit''.
| 17
|-
| ''Trailblazer''
| Deckhand Josh White fell overboard while tying pots on the stack in October 2006; rescued by ''F/V Time Bandit''.
| 3
|-
|''Valiant''
| Crab Boat that encroached upon the ''F/V Cornelia Marie's'' course while emergency repairs to the Cornelia's port main engine were underway
|16
|-
| ''Western Venture''
| ''Western Venture'', as [[Sig Hansen]] said, was a 59-foot longline fishing vessel he thought he knew. It was destroyed by an engine fire 60 nautical miles west of [[Adak, Alaska|Adak]] early in the shortened 2013 king crab season. The five-man crew abandoned ship and activated its EPIRB. [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] helicopter 6005 and a [[C-130]] Hercules were dispatched for search-and-rescue. The C-130 arrived at the vessel's last known position a half-hour before the helicopter, recorded video of the vessel on fire, and saw that all five crew were in their life raft. Crab-fishing vessel ''Aleutian Beauty'' was the closest craft to the scene, and successfully rescued the ''Western Venture'' crew from their life raft.
| 10
|}

{{refbegin}}
{{note|b1|1}}During the shooting of the first season of ''Deadliest Catch'', the F/V ''Big Valley'' sank on January 15, 2005, sometime after 0734 [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska Standard Time]] when the Coast Guard first detected her [[EPIRB]] signal. Five members of the six-man crew perished; three were never found. Cache Seel was the only survivor. Discovery Channel camera crews on the ''F/V Maverick'' and ''F/V Cornelia Marie'' captured the first footage of the debris field, confirming that the boat had capsized and gone down. The search for the ship is featured in the episode "Dead of Winter."
{{refend}}

=== Non-fishing vessels ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Vessel Name/Type
! Event
! Season(s)
|-
| {{USCGC|Acushnet|WMEC-167|6}}{{Ref|d1|1}}<br />(U.S. Coast Guard cutter)
| Assisted in the search and rescue efforts when the ''Katmai'' sank.
| 5
|-
| ''APL Turkey''<br />(Containership)
| Severed the buoy of one of the ''Saga’s'' [[sablefish|black cod]] longline strings, forcing them to drag a large metal hook along the ocean bottom in an effort to recover the pots.
| 18
|-
| {{USCGC|Bertholf|WMSL-750|6}}<br />(U.S. Coast Guard cutter)
| Conducted an at-sea boarding of the ''F/V Northwestern''. Misidentified as "''Bertoff''" in the caption of radio transmission.
| 9
|-
| ''[[MV Cougar Ace|Cougar Ace]]''<br />(Pure Car Carrier)
| Rolled over during ballast exchange operations of the Aleutian Islands and was towed into Dutch Harbor in the first episode of Season 3
| 3
|-
| ''Ever Unique''<br />(Containership)
| Crewmember critically injured with a broken neck and smashed leg by a falling engine block, medivaced by Coast Guard rescue helicopter 6015.
| 7
|-
| ''FPMC 33''<br />(Liberia-flag bulk carrier)
| Required US Coast Guard medivac after a 44-year old crewmen had his legs broken while working on deck.
| 19
|-
| ''Independence''<br />([[factory ship|processor]])
| Offloaded the opilio from the ''F/V Time Bandit'', anchored at St. Paul in the middle of a dangerous ice pack.
| 3
|-
| ''Island Enterprise''<br />(processor)
| 51-year old crew member Rafael Orosco was medivaced by United States Coast Guard rescue helicopter 6035 after experiencing a seizure.
| 4
|-
| {{USCGC|Kimball}}<br />(U.S. Coast Guard cutter)
| Seen in Dutch Harbor right before the start of the 2022 fall season.
| 19
|-
| {{USCGC|Midgett|WHEC-726|6}}<br />(U.S. Coast Guard cutter)
| Conducted an at-sea boarding of the ''F/V Rollo''.
| 2
|-
| {{USCGC|Morgenthau|WHEC-722|6}}{{Ref|d2|2}}<br />(U.S. Coast Guard cutter)
| Assisted in the search for survivors from the missing crab fishing vessel ''Destination''.
| 13
|-
| {{USCGC|Munro|WHEC-724|6}}<br />(U.S. Coast Guard cutter)
| Assisted in search and rescue efforts when the ''Ocean Challenger'' sank. In the Season 10 finale, ''Munro'' participated in the medical evacuation of an injured crewmember off the ''Prowler''. ''Munro'' used ''Wizard'' Captain Keith Colburn to demonstrate other rescue techniques in ''The Bait'' 2 season finale.
| 3, 10;<br /> ''The Bait'' 2.
|-
| ''Ocean Phoenix''<br />(processor)
| Crewmember medivaced by the United States Coast Guard rescue helicopter.<ref>{{cite press release | title=COAST GUARD MEDIVACS INJURED WOMAN NEAR COLD BAY, ALASKA | publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]] | date=2014-02-12 | url=http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2092378/ | access-date=2014-07-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808082302/http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2092378/ | archive-date=2014-08-08 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 10
|-
| MV ''Overseas Joyce''<br />(U.S.-flag Pure Car Carrier)
| Witnessed sinking of ''Ocean Challenger'', unable to render aid.
| 3
|-
| ''Stellar Sea''<br />(processor)
| Suffered an engine room fire at the start of the opilio season, forcing the crab boat crews to suspend fishing or look for [[Chionoecetes|bairdi crab]]. Towed back to Dutch Harbor and repaired.
| 3
|-
| P/V ''Stimson''<br />(Alaska Marine Enforcement Section Patrol Vessel)
| Assisted in the search and rescue efforts when the ''F/V Big Valley'' sank. Recovered the body of crew member Carlos Riviera.
| 1
|-
| {{USCGC|Waesche|WMSL-751|6}}<br />(U.S. Coast Guard cutter)
| Conducted an at-sea boarding of the ''F/V Time Bandit'' for spot inspection of safety gear at the start of 2013 King Crab season; identified on radio transmissions only as "Cutter 751". At the end of the 2013 King Crab season, they also assisted in the rescue of the ''Alaska Mist'' crew and were more prominently identified in footage and radio transmissions.
| 10
|-
| ''Westward Wind''<br />(processor)
| Processor for the ''F/V Cornelia Marie'', anchored at Dutch Harbor for king crab offload.
| 2, 4 & 5
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==Episodes==
{{main|List of Deadliest Catch episodes}}
''Deadliest Catch'' draws consistently high ratings for Discovery Channel; season 3 attracted more than 49 million viewers throughout the season and over 3 million viewers per first-run episode, making it one of 2007's most successful programs on cable TV.<ref name=" DC4 commercials">Total viewership numbers are stated in commercials for season 4.</ref>

Overall ratings for season 6 exceeded season 5's by more than 10%; as a result, ''Deadliest Catch'' regularly wins its U.S. primetime telecast timeslot (Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;EST).<ref name="lat100616">{{cite news |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/06/deadliest-catch-devoted-to-captain-phil-harris.html |title=The rest of ''Deadliest Catch'' season devoted to Captain Phil Harris |work=Show Tracker via Los Angeles Times |first=T.L. |last=Stanley |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=July 8, 2010}}</ref> Ratings for the season opener "Slow Burn" drew a record 4.6 million viewers;<ref name="lat100616" /> on June 22, 2010, "Blown Off Course", the first of five episodes that dealt with Phil Harris's stroke and its impact, drew 5.2 million viewers, more than 10% over "Slow Burn".<ref name="nyt100624">{{cite news |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/a-large-audience-for-catch-episode-about-captains-stroke/ |title=A Large Audience for 'Catch' Episode About Captain's Stroke |work=Media Decoder via The New York Times |first=Brian |last=Stelter |date=June 24, 2010 |access-date=July 8, 2010}}</ref> On July 13, 2010, the episode "Redemption Day", which dealt with the death of Harris at its close, set another record audience for the show with 8.5 million viewers, making the episode the third-most-viewed broadcast in Discovery Channel's history.<ref name="lat100714">{{cite news|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/captain-phil-harris-final-deadliest-catch-episode-sets-records.html|title=Captain Phil Harris's final 'Deadliest Catch' episode sets records|work=Show Tracker via Los Angeles Times|first=Maria Elena|last=Fernandez|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=July 14, 2010}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[The New York Times]]'' study of the 50 TV shows with the most [[Facebook Like]]s found that ''Deadliest Catch'' was "most popular in areas that are rural, cold and close to the sea, particularly Alaska and Maine".<ref name="katz20161227">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html|title='Duck Dynasty' vs. 'Modern Family': 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide|last=Katz|first=Josh|date=December 27, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

==Critical response==
In 2011, [[Matt Zoller Seitz]] of Salon.com praised ''Deadliest Catch'' as a reality program that is "really a documentary series about the toll taken by relentless physical labor", and stated that other series trying to emulate it such as ''[[Ice Road Truckers]]'' and ''[[Swamp People]]'' "tend to miss the atmosphere and deep attention to psychology that make this series so special."<ref>{{cite web|last=Seitz|first=Matt Zoller|author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz|title=The best nonfiction TV of 2011|url=https://www.salon.com/2011/12/22/the_best_nonfiction_tv_of_2011/|website=[[Salon.com]]|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223033404/https://www.salon.com/2011/12/22/the_best_nonfiction_tv_of_2011/|archive-date=December 23, 2011|date=December 23, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Mini-series and extended episodes==
===After the Catch (2007-2012)===
{{See also|List of Deadliest Catch episodes#After The Catch Miniseries|l1=List of After The Catch episodes}}

''After the Catch'' is a roundtable, [[documentary film|documentary]]-style television mini-series that follows the captains from ''Deadliest Catch'' when they're not fishing. The captains and crew members swap stories about the experiences and sights while fishing the Bering Sea. The spin-off series is produced in partnership with [[Original Productions]] and Silent Crow Arts. The first season aired in 2007, filmed at the [[Lockspot Cafe]], a bar in [[Seattle]]{{'s}} [[Ballard, Seattle|Ballard]] neighborhood, hosted by ''Deadliest Catch'' narrator [[Mike Rowe]]. ''After the Catch II'' aired in 2008, filmed at Pratty's Bar in [[Gloucester, Massachusetts]], and hosted by Rowe. The third season, titled ''After the Catch III'', aired in 2009 and was filmed at RTs Longboard Bar and Grill in [[San Diego]] with ''[[Cash Cab (American game show)|Cash Cab]]''{{'s}} [[Ben Bailey]] hosting. ''After the Catch IV'' aired in 2010 and was filmed at the Blue Nile bar in [[New Orleans]], with Rowe returning as host.

The ''After the Catch'' miniseries was one of Discovery Channel's highest-rated miniseries in 2007 and spawned several new after-the-series type follow-up documentaries such as ''Everest: After the Climb'', the 2007 follow-up to ''[[Everest: Beyond the Limit]]''.

''After the Catch VI'' was the last season of the post-fishing mini-series. Responding in part to a challenge-in-jest made late in the season by Mike Rowe to the captains to host a show of their own, the format for Season 9 was changed to run throughout the season's air dates. (See ''The Bait'' below.)

===Inside the Catch (2012)===
{{See also|List of Deadliest Catch episodes#Inside the Catch|l1=List of Inside the Catch episodes}}

=== The Bait (2013-2014)===
{{See also|List of Deadliest Catch episodes#The Bait|l1=List of The Bait episodes}}

''The Bait'' is a "[[pregame show]]" roundtable [[documentary film|documentary]]-style television mini-series that previews select episodes of ''Deadliest Catch'' since season 9, filmed in Dutch Harbor, and hosted by [[Sig Hansen]], Johnathan, and Andy Hillstrand, and Keith Colburn, with narration by ''Deadliest Catch'' narrator [[Mike Rowe]]. The captains swap stories about the off-season and hints on what the viewers can expect in that night's episode, with previews of the upcoming season in the king crab and opilio crab kickoffs. Regular features include "The Hot Seat" (interview focused on one Captain or deckhand) and questions from celebrity fans of the show. The spin-off series is produced in partnership with [[Original Productions]] and Silent Crow Arts. The first episode, "Opening Day: King Crab," aired on April 16, 2013.

=== On Deck (2013-2014)===
{{See also|List of Deadliest Catch episodes#On Deck|l1=List of On Deck episodes}}

''On Deck'' is an expanded episode of ''Deadliest Catch'' featuring previously unaired footage, production notes, facts, and on occasion, social media comments. ''On Deck'' debuted April 23, 2013, and paralleled Season 9.

=== Decked (2014)===
{{See also|List of Deadliest Catch episodes#Decked|l1=List of Decked episodes}}

''Decked'' is a rebroadcast episode of ''Deadliest Catch'' featuring webcam CatchChat with one or more Captains between episode segments.

===Captain's Choice (2015)===
{{See also|List of Deadliest Catch episodes#Captain's Choice|l1=List of Captain's Choice episodes}}

===Pilot===
The show was created as a regular series after two well-received pilots about Alaskan crabbing were produced by [[Thom Beers]] for the Discovery Channel.

The first pilot was a one-hour documentary entitled ''Deadliest Job in the World'', which appeared in 1999. The show, which started with the sinking of the ''Rosie G'' (5 on board, all rescued alive), followed the ''Fierce Allegiance'' through the 1999 opilio crab season.

The second pilot was a three-part miniseries entitled ''America's Deadliest Season'', which premiered on July 18, 2004, and covered the 2003–04 king and opilio crab seasons. The miniseries followed the vessels ''F/V Northwestern'', ''Erla-N'', and ''F/V Sea Star'' during king crab and ''Erla-N'', ''Saga'', and ''Arctic Dawn'' during opilio crab. The series also features several crises, including the half-capsized ''Raven'' (5 on board, all rescued alive), man-overboard calls from ''Shaman'' (recovered dead) and ''Saga'' (greenhorn Kevin Davis, rescued alive), and the constant threat of cold water and freezing spray.

Beers did the voice-over narration for both series. Discovery picked up the show and ordered an 8-episode season to premiere in 2005. Beers turned the narration duties over to fellow Discovery Channel voice artist [[Mike Rowe]], allowing Beers to continue working on new show development through his production company, [[Original Productions]].

=== ''MythBusters'' Crabtastic Special ===
A 2013 episode of ''[[MythBusters]]'' featured Johnathan Hillstrand and Scott Campbell Jr. traveling to [[M5 Industries]] in [[San Francisco]] to help bust three myths related to crab fishing: that someone can get caught in a pot's rope as it is dumped and be dragged to the bottom (plausible), that 20-minute naps every 6 hours can double effectiveness over a 30-hour shift (confirmed) and that crab pots are impervious to explosives (busted).

=== ''How It's Made'' Deadliest Catch Edition ===
The Discovery/Science documentary program ''[[How It's Made]]'' showed the production of oceanographic buoys, sushi, rubber boots, and industrial wire ropes in this episode featuring items used in or connected with crab fishing. None of the captains, crew members or vessels appeared in the program.

== Spin-offs ==
=== ''Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove'' ===
A spinoff titled ''Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove'' premiered on September 12, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLennan |first=Cindy |date=2016-04-01 |title=Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove: Discovery Orders Spin-Off Series |url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/deadliest-catch-dungeon-cove-discovery-orders-spin-off-series/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale |language=en-US}}</ref> The series focused on a handful of boat captains and crews fishing for [[Dungeness crab]] off the [[Oregon Coast]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turnquist |first=Kristi |date=2016-09-10 |title=Oregon-set 'Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove' plays up the drama of Dungeness crab fishing (review) |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2016/09/oregon-set_deadliest_catch_dun.html |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}}</ref> The first season consists of eight episodes with the season finale airing on October 18, 2016. Discovery has not made any formal announcement on whether or not the show has been cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RenewCancelTV |date=2016-09-01 |title=Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove Cancelled Or Renewed For Season 2? |url=https://www.renewcanceltv.com/deadliest-catch-dungeon-cove-cancelled-renewed-season-2/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=RenewCancelTV |language=en-us}}</ref>

=== ''Deadliest Catch: Bloodline'' ===
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A spinoff titled ''Deadliest Catch: Bloodline'' premiered on April 14, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking News - Captain Josh Harris Forges His Own Path on the High Seas in Brand-New Series, "Deadliest Catch: Bloodline" Premiering April 14 on Discovery Channel {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/03/23/captain-josh-harris-forges-his-own-path-on-the-high-seas-in-brand-new-series-deadliest-catch-bloodline-premiering-april-14-on-discovery-channel-832111/20200323discovery01/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}</ref> The series focuses on Josh Harris and Casey McManus exploring the notes Phil Harris left behind on a fishing chart of the Hawaiian Islands and learning to catch [[Ahi tuna]].

=== ''Deadliest Catch: The Viking Returns'' ===
A spinoff titled ''Deadliest Catch: The Viking Returns'' premiered on September 13, 2022.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Boucher |first=Ashley |date=2022-09-13 |title=Watch the opening of 'Deadliest Catch: The Viking Returns |url=https://ew.com/tv/deadliest-catch-viking-returns-cold-open-exclusive/ |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> The series focuses on [[Sig Hansen]] and his daughter, Mandy, as they try their hand at fishing off the coast of Norway after the Alaskan red king crab fishery is shut down.<ref name=":5" /> Sig brings along son-in-law Clark Pederson, one of his crew members from the ''F/V Northwestern,'' to join him and Mandy.<ref name=":5" /> In order to catch over $1 million in Norwegian red king crab quota, the Hansen family return to the ''[[Stålbas|M/S Stålbas]]'' to catch it''.'' Mandy, in order to lure ''Saga'' captain and co-owner [[Jake Anderson]], into going fishing with them, offers him a 10% ownership stake into the business, taken from her own percentage.<ref name=":5" />

==Related extras==
=== Books ===
In April 2008, Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand, co-captains of the ''F/V Time Bandit'', with [[Malcolm MacPherson (writer)|Malcolm MacPherson]], released a book titled ''Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs'' ({{ISBN|978-0345503725}}) on their experiences as crab fishermen.

Also, in April 2008, Discovery Channel released the book ''Deadliest Catch: Desperate Hours'' ({{ISBN|978-0696239427}}). Edited by Larry Erikson, the book contains true stories of life and death at sea, as related by the captains and deckhands featured on the series.

In December 2009, Travis Arket, deckhand of the ''North American'', released a book titled ''Deadliest Waters: Bering Sea Photography'' ({{ISBN|978-1935359210}}). This book is the first photography collection to be published about Bering Sea crab fishing and includes many people from ''Deadliest Catch''.

In March 2010, [[Sig Hansen]], captain of the ''F/V Northwestern'', released the book ''North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters'' ({{ISBN|978-0312591144}}), cowritten with the author [[Mark Sundeen]]. The book details the Hansen family's history and that of Norwegian Americans in the fishing industry of the Pacific Northwest.

In April 2013, Josh and Jake Harris released the book ''Captain Phil Harris: The Legendary Crab Fisherman, Our Hero, Our Dad'' ({{ISBN|978-1451666045}}), co-written with best-selling author Steve Springer and Blake Chavez. The book details the hard and fast life, and death of the hard-working ''F/V Cornelia Marie'' crab fisherman, who was described as always openhearted and infectiously friendly, a devoted friend, a loving father, a steadfast captain, and a hero to audiences across America and around the world.

=== Video games ===
In February 2008, [[Sig Hansen]] and Liquid Dragon Studios announced the upcoming release of a video game for [[Xbox 360]] and [[personal computer|PC]] inspired by the ''Deadliest Catch'' series entitled ''[[Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm]]''. Liquid Dragon designers spent time with the Hansens on the ''F/V Northwestern'' in the safety of [[Dutch Harbor]] and out on the [[Bering Sea]] to give them a sense of the real conditions that needed to be duplicated in the game. The game itself features the ''F/V Northwestern'', ''F/V Cornelia Marie'', and ''F/V Sea Star'' as crab boats that can be chosen by the player, along with the ''Bering Star'' and the ''Shellfish''.<ref name="DCGame">{{cite press release |title=Life and Death on the Bering Sea, Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm for Xbox 360 and PC |publisher=Greenwave |date=2008-02-26 |url=http://www.greenwavegames.com/dcas-approved.pdf |access-date=2008-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529174532/http://www.greenwavegames.com/dcas-approved.pdf |archive-date=2008-05-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On June 17, 2008, the game was released in stores around North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alaskanstorm.com/ |title=Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm official website |access-date=2008-06-13 |archive-date=2009-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207090929/http://alaskanstorm.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A second game, titled ''Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos'', was announced in June 2010 and released in November 2010. It is developed by [[DoubleTap Games]] and published by [[Crave Entertainment]].<ref name="px360-20100610">{{cite news |url=http://www.planetxbox360.com/article_10882/Crave_Announces_the_Deadliest_Catch_Sea_of_Chaos_Game |title=Crave Announces the Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos Game |work=PlanetXBox360.com |first=Eric |last=Bush |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=June 12, 2010}}</ref>

A mobile game developed by [[Tapinator|Tapinator, Inc.]] named ''Deadliest Catch: Seas of Fury'', launched on July 13, 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://toucharcade.com/2015/05/13/upcoming-deadliest-catch-game-promises-to-throw-you-into-the-icy-alaskan-seas/|title=Upcoming 'Deadliest Catch' Game Promises to Throw you into the Icy Alaskan Seas|last=Lazarides|first=Tasos|date=May 13, 2015|work=Touch Arcade}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/deadliest-catch/ Deadliest Catch Network] at Discovery.com
*{{IMDb title|446809}}
*{{Facebook|DeadliestCatch}}

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