Deadliest Catch’ Vessels, Captains, and Seasons

For 19 seasons, the Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” has been a window into the world of commercial fishing in the Bering Sea. Over the years, various vessels and their captains have become well-known figures in the series, and each new season introduces fresh challenges and moments of success.

*Featured vessels and captains from 2005 – 2023 include:

• F/V Aleutian Ballad | Captain Jerry “Corky” Tilley – Seasons 2, 3
• F/V Aleutian Lady | Captain Rick Shelford – Season 19
• F/V Arctic Dawn | Captain Ole Helgevold – Pilot
• F/V Billikin
  Captain Jeff Weeks – Seasons 1,
  Captain Steve “Harley” Davidson– Season 18
• F/V Barbara J | Captains Jack Bunnell & Steve “Harley” Davidson – Season 19
• F/V Brenna A | Captain Sean Dwyer – Seasons 12, 13, 14, 15, 18
• F/V Cape Caution | Captain “Wild” Bill Wichrowski – Seasons 9, 10, 11, 12
• F/V Cornelia Marie
  Captain Phil Harris – Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  Captain Murray Gamrath – Seasons 4, 5
  Captain Derrick Ray – Seasons 6, 7
  Captain Tony Lara – Season 7
  Captain Josh Harris – Seasons 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
  Captain Casey McManus – Seasons 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
• F/V Early Dawn
  Captain Allen Oakley – Season 3
  Captain Rick Fehst – Season 4
• F/V Elinore J | Captain Sean Dwyer – Season 18
• F/V Erla N | Captain Bing Henkel – Pilot
• F/V Farwest Leader | Captain Greg Moncrief – Season 3
• F/V Fierce Allegiance | Captain Tony LaRussa – Season 1
• F/V Incentive | Captain Harry Lewis – Season 5
• F/V Kiska Sea | Captain Mike Wilson – Season 9
• F/V Kodiak | Captain “Wild” Bill Wichrowski – Seasons 6, 7, 8
• F/V Lady Alaska
  Captain Peter Liske – Season 1
  Captain Scott Campbell Jr. – Seasons 16, 17
• F/V Lisa Marie | Captain Wade Henley – Season 5
• F/V Lucky Lady | Captain Vince Shavender – Season 1
• F/V Maverick
  Captain Rick Quashnick – Seasons 1, 2, 3
  Captain Blake Painter – Season 3
• F/V North American | Captain Sten Skaar – Season 4
• F/V Northwestern
  Captain Sig Hansen – Seasons Pilot, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19
  Captain Edgar Hansen – Seasons 9, 10, 12, 13, 14
  Captain Mandy Hansen – Seasons 14, 15, 16, 17, 19
• F/V Patricia Lee | Captain Rip Carlton – Season 18
• F/V Ramblin’ Rose | Captain Elliott Neese – Seasons 7, 8
• F/V Retriever | Captain Jim Stone – Season 1
• F/V Rollo | Captain Eric Nyhammer – Season 2
• F/V Saga
      Captain Roger Strong – Seasons Pilot, 1
  Captain Elliott Neese – Seasons 9, 10, 11
  Captain Jake Anderson – Seasons 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
  Captain Johnathan Hillstrand – Season 16
  Captain Sophia “Bob” Nielsen – Season 19
  Captain Sean Dwyer – Season 19
• F/V Sea Star | Captain Larry Hendricks – Pilot, Season 1
• F/V Seabrooke
  Captain Scott Campbell Jr. – Seasons 7, 8, 9, 10, 16
  Captain Brad Petefish – Season 10
• F/V Southern Wind | Captain Steve “Harley” Davidson – Seasons 15, 16, 17, 18
• M/S Stålbas | Captain Sig Hansen – Season 18
• F/V Summer Bay
  Captain “Wild” Bill Wichrowski – Seasons 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
  Captain Linda Greenlaw – Season 19
• F/V Time Bandit
  Captain Johnathan Hillstrand – Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 19
  Captain Andy Hillstrand – Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19
      Captain Josh Harris – Season 17
• F/V Tromstind | Captain “Wild” Bill Wichrowski – Season 18
• F/V Victory | Captain Sophia “Bob” Nielsen – Season 19
• F/V Vixen | Captain Shaun Miles – Season 1
• F/V Western Viking | Captain Coleman Anderson – Season 1
• F/V Wizard
      Captain Keith Colburn – Seasons 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
      Captain Monte “Mouse” Colburn – Seasons 10, 14, 15, 16