For 19 seasons, the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" has been a window into the world of commercial fishing in the Bering Sea. Over the years, various vessels and their captains have become well-known figures in the series, and each new season introduces fresh challenges and moments of success.
*Featured vessels and captains from 2005 - 2023 include:
- F/V Aleutian Ballad | Captain Jerry "Corky" Tilley - Seasons 2, 3
- F/V Aleutian Lady | Captain Rick Shelford - Season 19
- F/V Arctic Dawn | Captain Ole Helgevold - Pilot
- F/V Billikin
Captain Jeff Weeks - Seasons 1,
Captain Steve "Harley" Davidson- Season 18 - F/V Barbara J | Captains Jack Bunnell & Steve "Harley" Davidson - Season 19
- F/V Brenna A | Captain Sean Dwyer - Seasons 12, 13, 14, 15, 18
- F/V Cape Caution | Captain "Wild" Bill Wichrowski - Seasons 9, 10, 11, 12
- F/V Cornelia Marie
Captain Phil Harris - Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Captain Murray Gamrath - Seasons 4, 5
Captain Derrick Ray - Seasons 6, 7
Captain Tony Lara - Season 7
Captain Josh Harris - Seasons 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Captain Casey McManus - Seasons 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 - F/V Early Dawn
Captain Allen Oakley - Season 3
Captain Rick Fehst - Season 4 - F/V Elinore J | Captain Sean Dwyer - Season 18
- F/V Erla N | Captain Bing Henkel - Pilot
- F/V Farwest Leader | Captain Greg Moncrief - Season 3
- F/V Fierce Allegiance | Captain Tony LaRussa - Season 1
- F/V Incentive | Captain Harry Lewis - Season 5
- F/V Kiska Sea | Captain Mike Wilson - Season 9
- F/V Kodiak | Captain "Wild" Bill Wichrowski - Seasons 6, 7, 8
- F/V Lady Alaska
Captain Peter Liske - Season 1
Captain Scott Campbell Jr. - Seasons 16, 17 - F/V Lisa Marie | Captain Wade Henley - Season 5
- F/V Lucky Lady | Captain Vince Shavender - Season 1
- F/V Maverick
Captain Rick Quashnick - Seasons 1, 2, 3
Captain Blake Painter - Season 3 - F/V North American | Captain Sten Skaar - Season 4
- F/V Northwestern
Captain Sig Hansen - Seasons Pilot, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19
Captain Edgar Hansen - Seasons 9, 10, 12, 13, 14
Captain Mandy Hansen - Seasons 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 - F/V Patricia Lee | Captain Rip Carlton - Season 18
- F/V Ramblin' Rose | Captain Elliott Neese - Seasons 7, 8
- F/V Retriever | Captain Jim Stone - Season 1
- F/V Rollo | Captain Eric Nyhammer - Season 2
- F/V Saga
Captain Roger Strong - Seasons Pilot, 1
Captain Elliott Neese - Seasons 9, 10, 11
Captain Jake Anderson - Seasons 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Captain Johnathan Hillstrand - Season 16
Captain Sophia "Bob" Nielsen - Season 19
Captain Sean Dwyer - Season 19 - F/V Sea Star | Captain Larry Hendricks - Pilot, Season 1
- F/V Seabrooke
Captain Scott Campbell Jr. - Seasons 7, 8, 9, 10, 16
Captain Brad Petefish - Season 10 - F/V Southern Wind | Captain Steve "Harley" Davidson - Seasons 15, 16, 17, 18
- M/S Stålbas | Captain Sig Hansen - Season 18
- F/V Summer Bay
Captain "Wild" Bill Wichrowski - Seasons 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Captain Linda Greenlaw - Season 19 - F/V Time Bandit
Captain Johnathan Hillstrand - Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 19
Captain Andy Hillstrand - Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19
Captain Josh Harris - Season 17 - F/V Tromstind | Captain "Wild" Bill Wichrowski - Season 18
- F/V Victory | Captain Sophia "Bob" Nielsen - Season 19
- F/V Vixen | Captain Shaun Miles - Season 1
- F/V Western Viking | Captain Coleman Anderson - Season 1
- F/V Wizard
Captain Keith Colburn - Seasons 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Captain Monte "Mouse" Colburn - Seasons 10, 14, 15, 16
*Source: Discovery Channel
