blog.lib.umn.edu | by Bobbo Gus | Tue, May 13
Tue, May 13
The Hansens and the Northwestern are featured on Discovery Channel's highest rated and Emmy nominated series -- "Deadliest Catch." The series that captivated nearly three million viewers each week returns for a fourth season this April.
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Phil Harris, captain of the Cornelia Marie, will seek applicants Saturday at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for a crew to go out on his next Alaskan king crab fishing excursion in the Bering Sear.
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Select Deadliest Catch DVD’s Blu-Ray 50% Off Time Running Out! 
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Star sightings: 'Deadliest Catch' guys at Discovery Cove 
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Something tells me we're not in the Bering Sea anymore. Two crab fishermen from the Northwestern -- as seen on Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch -- visited Discovery Cove this week.
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"Deadliest Catch" seamen say fishermen not greedy 
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Deadliest Catch Captain’s Biography Featuring Sig Hansen 
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Sig Hansen Sig Hansen Sig Hansen aboard the F/V Northwestern Born April 28, 1966 (1966-04-28) (age 43) United States Occupation Captain Sigurd Lille Hansen (born April 28, 1966) is the Seattle, Washington-based Captain of the fishing vessel Northwestern. Hansen has been prominentl...
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source: Deadliest Catch
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Little League fund-raiser extends 'Deadliest Catch' connection 
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Published Sat, Jul 25
source: Deadliest Catch
After three consecutive 25 hour shifts, the crew of the Northwestern is closer to the end and ready to go home. Thoughts of home and family is on the minds of everyone as the season draws closer to an ending. On top of all this Jake Anderson is also battling the stomach flu. [...]
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