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After a successful season on the Northwestern, Mother Nature gives Sig and his crew some major payback.
2009 season 5

The Time Bandit slowly trudges their way through the ice pack, trying to make it safely back to the harbor.
2009 season 5

As night falls on the Incentive, 70-knot winds and 40-foot seas pound the fishermen, testing the limits of their pain threshold. 2009 06/23/09

The ice pack is slowly swallowing the Northwesterns gear but Captain Sig is determined to win the battle against the ice. 2009 06/23/09

Captain Phils anger escalates as he desperately tries to save his gear.
2009 Preview 06/23/09

Captain Phil is back!
The crew of Cornelia Marie welcomes back Captain Phil, hoping for a brand new start to the Opilio season.
2009

After a successful king crab season, greenhorn Josh Warner gets the rare "attaboy" from Captain Keith Colburn. But the rest of the crew have other plans for him... 2009

When Josh Harris steps in to help little brother Jake preserve his worn back, he ends up stepping on his pride.
2009

To counter the dropping crab prices and finish out the season strong, Captain Keith Colburn works his crew for 36 straight hours. Will the push be worth it for the Wizard crew? 2009

St. Louis based band The Breakers song "Miles Away" featured on the Discovery Channels hit show The Deadliest Catch. This is just the clip of the show in which the song was featured. To download the entire show check itunes for Season 5 Episode 3 entitled "Stay Focused or Die". For links to download the song go to www.thebreakersmusic.com/sfye.htm. This is the album page for The Breakers most recent release entitled "Songs For Young Executives". "Miles Away" is track 10. for more info on The Breakers goto

As the crew of the Wizard heads into savage seas, Captain Keith urges his tired fishermen to power through the night.
2009. Episode 6

A lot is on the line for the crew of the Cornelia Marie, as the crab season comes to an end.
2009 preview for eppy 6.

As usual, tensions flare on the crew of the Northwestern as the Greenhorn gets worked up about his role on the boat.
The Northwestern is 200 miles NE of Dutch Harbor. Sig Hansen is tired and deckhand Jake has had it...(2009)

How does the Coast Guard find shipwrecked survivors at sea? Answer: By honing in on the lightspeed transmissions of an EPIRB rescue beacon.
2009

Sig Hansen discusses diet and eating at sea.

Keiths need for more bait pushes him to do the last thing he wants to do is ask Sig for help.
2009, season 5

Quick thinking and nimble feet keep deckhand Russ from being taken overboard by a waveswept pot. 2009

Just because the F/V Lisa Marie is the smallest in the fleet doesnt mean there isn't all sorts of action going on there. 05/11/2009

Title says it all .

Edited version of advertisement for Mother's Day 'Deadliest Catch' Marathon airing Sunday 05/10/09.