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“The Fatal Capture” Star Captain Sig Hansen is no stranger to risk.
Hansen, 59, spent decades wading into the brutal, icy waters of the Bering Sea, but told Fox News that it wasn’t just storms and freezing temperatures that put his life at risk.
The veteran Crab Fisherman candidly illustrate the dangerous decisions he made at sea, including a self-driven call that almost made him give everything.
‘The Deadliest Capture’ star Sig Hansen admits worrying death makes him rethink his retirement plan
Northwest Captain Sig Hansen poses on Adak Island. “The Deadliest Capture” airs on Discovery Channel at 8 a.m. on Friday. (Discover Channel)
“Well, that’s the icing on the cake… it’s self-driven,” Hanson said. “When you’re self-oriented, you’re worried about whether you want to make more money, and the idea of greed is more than common sense, which is bad.”
“When you are self-oriented, your thoughts of worrying about whether you want to make more money and greed are more than common sense, which is not good.”
Hansen reflects on careers full of high-risk decisions and even higher consequences. Despite surviving some of the most dangerous fishing conditions, he admits that there are moments he will never regret it.
Watch: ‘The Deadliest Receive’ Star Sig Hansen reveals his biggest regret, the mistake of dangerous career
“There are a lot of regrets. I mean, good Lord, I had a heart attack at sea… Maybe I should have had a Spurs long ago.” “It’s always a bad season for a fisherman, right?
An almost weird moment that still haunts him from the early days of his career was a mistake that resulted in serious injuries to the crew.
Hanson said a mistake caused serious injury to a crew member since the beginning of his career. (Discover Channel)
“There was a man who was injured. I wouldn’t say the name. That was many years ago. I think I was about 27, 28.” “That was after the storm…I saw the waves coming and then I didn’t manage to give him an alarm…(to) notify him. When it hit him, it made him clean on the deck and he did damage his back.”
Although the crew recovered and returned to fishing, the accident shocked Hanson.
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“Sometimes you’re not talking – you’re talking about where things can happen for a few seconds. It’s true, I’ve learned a valuable lesson.”
Northwest Captain Sig Hansen’s ship was on the dock with a pile of pots on it. (Discover Channel)
Hanson said the harvest he extracted from the boating accident would not distract in the cab.
He smiled and said, “That was a second…you take it for granted, and that’s what happened. I’ve never played music there since then.” “At least when I was fishing.”
Watch: ‘The Deadliest Receive’ star Sig Hansen shares his dangers at sea this season
Even with decades of experience, the ocean continues to humble Hansen – most notably in his horrible moments The ship begins to freeze Under sub-zero conditions.
Then a fire broke out – a moment grabbed the camera, making his daughter Mandy even more intense on board.
“We caught fire on the boat…my daughter was with us, and it was really scary,” he shared with Fox News Digital. “I kept talking back-that fire broke out like an hour ago and I think we’re going to have big trouble.”
Fortunately, the “The Deadliest Receiver” star explained that the crew was ready and ready.
“We did this because these guys were very attentive. When the fire broke out, they were ready to fish on the deck…but they were just sleeping on the bunk.”
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Northwest deck Clark Pederson sorts crabs on the table. (Discover Channel)
Hansen’s time at sea tests not only his physical endurance, but his heart, both literally and symbolically.
He suffered a heart attack on the job, and it was the health panic – and the miserable loss of the F/V destination in 2017 – that first made him question whether it was time to leave the ocean forever.
Since then, he has been more cautious and more aware of the dangers of dangers as he tells Fox News Digital what a future retirement life might look like.
“I’ve been thinking since then… when you put the pot on the boat, I’m more scared, and more scared of everyone else,” he said. “And you start thinking, my wife has spent decades waiting for me. Why not… pay her my last thing. That’s what I’m doing.”
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Captain Hanson told Fox News numbers, “My wife has spent decades waiting for me. Why not… pay me the last thing. That’s what I’m doing.” (Brian to/line chart)
In Season 21 of “The Deadliest Receive”, Hansen works with the return Captain Johnathan Hillstrand, and the two head to the abandoned Adak Island for the rumored Giant King Crab.
The veteran fisherman took over time bandits together and started the modern gold rush – but the Rare Crab Competition participated Dangerous turn When chaos erupts at the Titan Explorer, Captain Jack Anderson’s crew forces the ship to give up.
As crews sailed into unknown waters to ensure profitable tugs, they encountered cruel conditions and dangerous mechanical failures – fishing high-risk hunts to fight for survival.
“The Deadliest Fishing” airs on Discovery Channel at 8 a.m. on Friday.
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