Tour the Northwestern and eat with the crew
The Nordic Heritage Museum is offering a unique opportunity for fans of the Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” tv show. On May 22nd, fans can attend a private tour of the …
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Surveying the damage on ‘Deadliest Catch’ boat
We snapped some photos from the Ballard side of the water today of the fire damage aboard the Arctic Dawn, the crabbing vessel that burned in a three-alarm fire along …
Memorial for Deadliest Catch captain
Update: Magnolia Voice has the story of Captain Phil Harris’ memorial. Earlier: One day before the second annual “CatchCon,” fans of the popular Discovery Channel show ‘Deadliest Catch’ have a …
See Captain Sig and be part of King5 audience
Star of the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch Captain Sig Hansen will be on King-TV’s new show New Day Northwest later this week. Hansen recently released his memoir “North by Northwestern: …
‘Deadliest’ memoir to be released
Captain Sig Hansen, one of the captains on the popular Discovery show The Deadliest Catch has written his memoir, “North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters,” which …
‘Deadliest Catch’ star arrested in Seattle
“Deadliest Catch” deckhand and son of the late Captain Phil Harris, Jake Harris was arrested by the State Patrol for investigation of DUI and hit-and-run, KIRO-TV reports. The State Patrol …
Captain Phil of ‘Deadliest Catch’ dies at 53
Captain Phil Harris of the Discovery Channel TV show Deadliest Catch died last night, reports the cable channel. “Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the …
‘Deadliest Catch’ captain recovering from stroke
Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris is recovering from a stroke he suffered last Friday. Kiro Radio reports that a crew member on the Seattle-based Cornelia Marie found Harris on the …
Tour a Deadliest Catch boat
Take a tour of the Sea Star, one of the boats from Discovery’s “Deadliest Catch” that has just returned to Fishermen’s Terminal. The boat is at dock 9, and it’s …
‘Deadliest Catch’ fans flood CatchCon
My Ballard reader Rob Senita attended Saturday’s sold-out Deadliest Catch fan convention in Seattle featuring Ballard’s most famous fishermen. Rob filed this report from “CatchCon” below…
One of the hottest tickets in town today was not the Mariners or Sounders, but CatchCon. Discovery Channel put on the first-ever Deadliest Catch Convention today at Pier 66. Tickets were limited to the first 500 people who signed up on Discovery Channel’s Web site.
The doors opened at noon, and ticket holders were ushered into the convention center where they could test their skill in the “Deadliest Sort” — a game where you had 30 seconds to sort through plastic crabs according to the gender.
The Wizard and Northwestern boats were on hand for tours throughout day. You were able to climb aboard these mighty vessels and take photos with some of the crew and of the boat itself…
‘Deadliest Catch’ back with tasty tradition
A fresh season of “Deadliest Catch” returns to the Discovery Channel on Tuesday nights with Ballard’s own Sig Hansen at the helm of the Northwestern. This preview clip features the …
‘Deadliest Catch’ convention coming to town
Seattle is full of “Deadliest Catch” fans, so the Discovery Channel has decided to host the very first “CatchCon” here. The one-day event will give fans “a behind-the-scenes look at …