Let the race begin. Deadliest Catch is back for a landmark 20th season. Alaska has opened the lucrative red king crab fishery for the first time, igniting the kind of derby-style race that hasn’t been seen for decades.
Tough-as-nails fishermen will have just a short window to bring in a make-or-break haul of crab. But everything from personal health challenges to severe weather threatens their chances of success. “This is more than just fishing to make money,” says Captain Sig Hansen in a teaser (via YouTube ) for the season.
“It’s a race against time.” The F/V Time Bandit and F/V Northwestern return to ‘Deadliest Catch’ for season 20 The newest season of Discovery Channel’s enduring reality show will feature several familiar fishing vessels. Keith Colburn will once again be at the helm of the F/V Wizard, while Captain Wild Bill Wichrowski is navigating the high seas in the F/V Summer Bay.
Captain Johnathan Hillstrand of the F/V Time Bandit has been lured out of retirement by the reopening of the red king crab season. Sophia “Bob” Nielsen, the youngest captain in the fleet, is eager to prove herself aboard the 113-foot F/V Seabrooke. That vessel last appeared on the Deadliest Catch in season 16, when it was captained by Scott Campbell Jr.
The F/V Aleutian Lady and its captain, Rick Shelford, made their Deadliest Catch debut in season 19. They’re back this season along with Jacob Hutchins , who is making a play for the relief captain spot on the boat. O.
