I remember being a little tween when I first watched Deadliest Catch. It was a summer day, and I was hanging out with my then-girlfriend at the pool. I remember walking by the lounge and seeing dark oceans boiling on the TV. On top of the seething waves was a boat worked by men and women covered head to toe in heavy-duty weather gear, pulling crustaceans the size of my face from the depths. I knew then that it was a job I would never have the strength to do.
To be a sailor on one of those boats takes courage, grit, determination, and a relationship with death that many of us landlubbers would call too close for comfort. While most of the time, the cast of Deadliest Catch makes it home to safe harbor, sadly, that isn’t always the case. Here are all the names of those who sadly died during or after their time on Deadliest Catch.
