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The ''Northwestern'' is one of the most successful boats in the crab fishing fleet. She continues to meet her quota and bring in a lot of money for the crew and family. The vessel has become popular as it is currently being featured in its third season of [[Discovery Channel]]'s ''Deadliest Catch''. <ref name="Deadliest Catch">{{cite video |title =The Deadliest Catch|medium= Documentary|publisher = Discovery Communications Inc|date = 2005}}</ref> |
The ''Northwestern'' is one of the most successful boats in the crab fishing fleet. She continues to meet her quota and bring in a lot of money for the crew and family. The vessel has become popular as it is currently being featured in its third season of [[Discovery Channel]]'s ''Deadliest Catch''. <ref name="Deadliest Catch">{{cite video |title =The Deadliest Catch|medium= Documentary|publisher = Discovery Communications Inc|date = 2005}}</ref> |
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In addition to the three Hansen brothers, Sig, Norman, and Edgar, the remainder of the crew consists of longtime deck hands, Matt Bradley, Nick Mavar Jr. |
In addition to the three Hansen brothers, Sig, Norman, and Edgar, the remainder of the crew consists of longtime deck hands, Matt Bradley, Nick Mavar Jr.; Jake Anderson, a [[greenhorn (slang)|greenhorn]] was added for the 2007 Opilio season.<ref name="The Crew">{{cite web | url=http://www.fvnorthwestern.com/crew.html | title=Your Northwestern Crew | publisher=Northwestern Brothers Marketing LLC | accessdate=2007-05-31}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 17:44, 30 July 2007
The F/V Northwestern is a crab fishing vessel that is owned and operated by the Hansen family. She has recently been featured in the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch. The current captain is Sig Hansen. His brothers, Edgar and Norman, are both deckhands/engineers on the ship. [1]
History
The Northwestern was built in 1977 in Seattle. She was built for the sole purpose of fishing King and Tanner Crab off of the coast of Alaska. In the 1980s the ship was one of the first to fish Opilio crab. Throughout the '80s the Northwestern kept very busy year round fishing Opilio crab, Blue King crab, Red King crab and Brown King crab at different times of the year.
To keep up with the increasing demand for crab in the late '80s and early '90s, boats needed to carry more pots (steel boxes that are used to fish crab). Rather than buying a whole new boat, the Hansen family simply extended the Northwestern twice. Originally built at 108 feet (32.9 m) with the ability to carry 156 pots, the Northwestern was extended to 118 feet (36.0 m) in 1987 to allow for 200 pots. In 1991 the vessel was extended again to 125 feet (38.1 m) to accommodate 250 pots — the maximum allowed by the law. [2]
Today
Today the Northwestern continues to fish King, Tanner, and Opilio crab; however, she is now one of few boats to get in on pot cod fishing as well. During the summer the vessel keeps busy tendering salmon and herring. Tendering is when a boat packs fish from fishing grounds to the processors.[2]
The Northwestern is one of the most successful boats in the crab fishing fleet. She continues to meet her quota and bring in a lot of money for the crew and family. The vessel has become popular as it is currently being featured in its third season of Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch. [3]
In addition to the three Hansen brothers, Sig, Norman, and Edgar, the remainder of the crew consists of longtime deck hands, Matt Bradley, Nick Mavar Jr.; Jake Anderson, a greenhorn was added for the 2007 Opilio season.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "F/V Northwestern". Northwestern Brothers Marketing LLC. 2007.
- ^ a b "The Fishing Vessel Northwestern". Northwestern Brothers Marketing LLC. 2007.
- ^ The Deadliest Catch (Documentary). Discovery Communications Inc. 2005.
- ^ "Your Northwestern Crew". Northwestern Brothers Marketing LLC. Retrieved 2007-05-31.