The Coast Guard says a fish processing boat with 11 crew members on board is missing*UPDATE*
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Coast Guard says a fish processing boat with 11 crew members on board is missing off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
The agency received a distress signal just after 1 a.m. Wednesday from the 93-foot boat Katmai, which is home-ported in Seattle.
The military says all that searchers had found by noon Wednesday were two empty survival suits, a partially deflated life raft, and the emergency beacon registered to the Katmai. There were no signs of the boat or crew members.
The Katmai is owned by Katmai Fisheries Inc., based in Ballard, a company official told KOMO 4 News. The boat is based in Kodiak during the fishing season.
The Coast Guard said weather conditions were 35 mph winds with 10-15 foot seas and a rain/snow mix, limiting visibility to three miles.
The Katmai was headed toward an island in the Aleutian chain with a load of cod. The company says the crew is from all over the Northwest.
Fox Really Awards 2008 - Favorite Non Competition Show
This isn’t a Hansen Martini it’s actually a photo of a Crab Fisherman on National TV accepting an award he had no idea Deadliest Catch was up for. So Deadliest Catch walked away with “Favorite Non Competition” 2008 Really Award.
The Deadliest Ale
NEWPORT, OR, October 10, 2008 – Rogue Ales and Captain Sig Hansen of the Discovery Channel’s The Deadliest Catch have collaborated on the creation of Captain Sig’s Deadliest Ale. The partnership between Rogue and Captain Sig was spawned when Sig decided that his world class Alaskan King and Opelia crab needed a beer to complement and balance the strength and flavor of his catch.
The Deadliest Ale will be available in serigraphed 22oz. bottles that feature Captain Sig’s boat, the Northwestern. The crest on the boat symbolizes family, heritage, history and has 3 points that represent the three Hansen brothers. Captain Sig’s Deadliest Ale is India Pale Ale meets Red Ale that combines the traditional maltiness of a red ale with the hoppy profile of an IPA.
Captain Sig’s Deadliest Ale will be available in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Northern California, Maine, Massachusetts, the Gulfs of Florida and Texas, Canada, and Norway.
A portion of the proceeds of Captain Sig’s Deadliest Ale will be given to the Fisherman’s Fund, a non-profit foundation established by the Hansen families that benefits various Northwest charities.
In celebration of Deadliest Ale, Rogue has added a Captain Sig hopoe to the currency of the Rogue Nation. Rogue Nation embassies in San Francisco, Portland, Eugene, Astoria, Newport, and Issaquah, Washington will be serving Captain Sig’s Northwestern Roast coffee.
Captain Sig’s Deadliest Ale is created using 9 ingredients: 2-Row Pale, Munich, Carastan, and Chocolate Malts; Amarillo and Cascade Hops; Pacman Yeast and Free Range Coastal Water.
Read The Full Press Release Here
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Capt. Phil Sinks Cornelia Marie (with Sig’s Help)
Fox Reality Awards Show
The votes are in and be sure to watch tomorrow to see who wins.
Deadliest Catch Experience Auction of a Lifetime!
Captain Sig Hansen of the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch and Seattle’s Nordic Heritage Museum would like to announce a very special opportunity for fans of the acclaimed television series.
On September 21, 2008, the Nordic Heritage Museum will be holding their annual fundraiser, the Northern Lights Auktion, taking place at the Grand Hyatt Ballroom in downtown Seattle. A very exciting auction lot item has been donated by Captain Hansen to help support operations at the Museum.
One lucky bidder and one guest will have a chance to visit Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and spend some time with Sig and his crew! This once in a lifetime experience will include a short sightseeing trip around Dutch Harbor and the Island aboard the Northwestern. Later that evening, enjoy dinner with the crew at the Grand Aleutian Hotel’s Chart Room restaurant. In addition, here’s your chance to join the guys for drinks, meet the locals and perhaps some of the other fishermen from the show! This auction item also includes round-trip airfare for two from Seattle and two nights hotel at the Grand Aleutian in Dutch Harbor.
This is an exciting opportunity for all Deadliest Catch fans out there and here is what to do:
Visit www.nordicmuseum.org and click on Deadliest Catch, fill out the form with your HIGHEST BID and secure bidder information, and either fax or mail back to the Nordic Heritage Museum NO LATER THAN 5pm SEPTEMBER 19, 2008.
*UPDATE*
Captain Sig Hansen’s “Deadliest Catch Experience” was certainly one of the big highlights of the evening. Sig Hansen and his wife June attended the event and a great time was had by all! The “Deadliest Catch Experience” was sold on the auction block to Museum supporters Elling and Barbara Halvorsen for $8500!