<p id=”par-1_68″>Let the race begin. <a href=”https://cheatsheet.com/tag/deadliest-catch”><em>Deadliest Catch</em></a><em> </em>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. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/deadliest-catch-captains-earn-good-money-show-jake-anderson.html/”>Tough-as-nails fishermen</a> 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. </p>
<p id=”par-2_26″>“This is more than just fishing to make money,” says <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/deadliest-catch-inside-sig-hansens-poisoned-relationship-estranged-daughter.html/”>Captain Sig Hansen</a> in a teaser (via <a href=”https://youtu.be/wAI5E-9If3c?feature=shared” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>YouTube</a>) for the season. “It’s a race against time.” </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-f-v-time-bandit-and-f-v-northwestern-return-to-deadliest-catch-for-season-20″>The F/V Time Bandit and F/V Northwestern return to ‘Deadliest Catch’ for season 20</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1200″ height=”675″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Northwestern-Deadliest-Catch.jpeg?strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”The F/V Northwestern on the water in ‘Deadliest Catch’ Season 20″ class=”wp-image-3660997″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Northwestern-Deadliest-Catch.jpeg 1200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Northwestern-Deadliest-Catch.jpeg?w=640&h=360 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Northwestern-Deadliest-Catch.jpeg?w=1024&h=576 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Northwestern-Deadliest-Catch.jpeg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Northwestern-Deadliest-Catch.jpeg?w=620&h=350 620w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Northwestern-Deadliest-Catch.jpeg?w=300&h=169 300w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Northwestern-Deadliest-Catch.jpeg?w=200&h=113 200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Northwestern-Deadliest-Catch.jpeg?w=902&h=507 902w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Northwestern-Deadliest-Catch.jpeg?w=107&h=60 107w” sizes=”(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>The F/V Northwestern of ‘Deadliest Catch’ | Discovery Channel</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-3_15″>The newest season of Discovery Channel’s enduring reality show will feature several familiar fishing vessels. </p>
<p id=”par-4_51″>Keith Colburn will once again be at the helm of the F/V Wizard, while <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/deadliest-catch-wild-bill-wichrowski-strenuous-relationship-son-zack-larson.html/”>Captain Wild Bill Wichrowski</a> 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. </p>
<p id=”par-5_38″>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 <em>Deadliest Catch </em>in season 16, when it was captained by Scott Campbell Jr. </p>
<p id=”par-6_38″>The F/V Aleutian Lady and its captain, Rick Shelford, made their <em>Deadliest Catch </em>debut in season 19. They’re back this season along with <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/deadliest-catch-season-19-jacob-hutchins.html/”>Jacob Hutchins</a>, who is making a play for the relief captain spot on the boat. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1200″ height=”800″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg?strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Captain Sig Hansen standing in front of his boat, the F/V Northwestern, in a promo shot for ‘Deadliest Catch’ Season 20″ class=”wp-image-3663114″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg 1200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg?w=640&h=427 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg?w=1024&h=683 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg?w=150&h=100 150w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg?w=525&h=350 525w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg?w=254&h=169 254w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg?w=200&h=133 200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg?w=761&h=507 761w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sig-Hansen.jpeg?w=90&h=60 90w” sizes=”(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Captain Sig Hansen and the F/V Northwestern of ‘Deadliest Catch’ </figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-7_24″>One boat that fans won’t see much of this season? The F/V Saga. Captain Jake Anderson has lost the boat he’s captained for decades. </p>
<p id=”par-8_21″>“You’re telling me I can’t go on my boat right now,” he says to someone on the phone in the teaser. </p>
<p id=”par-9_24″>Fortunately, Anderson won’t be left out in the cold. Hansen, his former mentor, steps up and offers him a spot on the F/V Northwestern. </p>
<p id=”par-10_10″>“You can come here, if need be,” Hansen tells Anderson. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-f-v-pacific-mariner-is-new-to-deadliest-catch-this-season”>The F/V Pacific Mariner is new to ‘Deadliest Catch’ this season </h2>
<p id=”par-11_43″><em>Deadliest Catch </em>Season 20 will also introduce a new vessel, the F/V Pacific Mariner. Captains Steve Harley Davidson and Jack Bunnell are risking their reputations and financial future to upgrade to the 126-foot boat in hopes of catching more quota and more crab.</p>
<p id=”par-12_36″>Another new boat that might appear in season 20 is the F/V Titan Explorer. It’s not mentioned in Discovery’s press release about the new season, but a glimpse of it can be seen in the teaser. </p>
<p id=”par-13_15″><em>Deadliest Catch </em>Season 20 premieres Tuesday, June 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery Channel. </p>
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