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

Captains Sig Hansen and Steve "Harley" Davidson at the 2022 Pacific Marine Expo. NF Photo.

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