Change of Date for Meet Sig Hansen at Helly Hansen, Newport!
April 22nd, 2008 Posted in FV Northwestern News | No Comments »Sig or Edgar Hansen will be at Helly Hansen in Newport RI on May 31, 2008 and May 16th
Please note change of date! Sig or Edgar , maybe both will be in Newport on May 31, 2008. autograph session in the afternoon 12- 5
All Northwestern products will be available and you can sign up to win dinner with Sig!
Deadliest Catch - Season Four Upcoming Episodes
April 14th, 2008 Posted in FV Northwestern News | No Comments »Deadliest Catch Returns!
Season 4 of Deadliest Catch on Discovery Channel begins April 15th
| Apr 15, 9:00 pm | Deadliest Catch : Get ‘Em Back Safe! The crab fishing fleet once again sets off to brave the deadly Bering Sea and cash in on king crab. But first, Northwestern must quickly make much needed repairs. Wizard trains two greenhorns and Time Bandit welcomes Johnathan’s son Scott. |
| Apr 22, 9:00 pm | Deadliest Catch : A Numbers Game A mechanical breakdown presses Northwestern’s Edgar to make a dangerous repair. Meanwhile questionable counting makes Sig lose his temper. Hard work separates the greenhorns on Wizard. On Cornelia Marie, Phil’s health is failing and impacts the crew. |
| Apr 29, 9:00 pm | Deadliest Catch : Unsafe and Unsound Greenhorns, skippers, and family fishing dynasties begin to crack. On Northwestern, Sig and Edgar have a “last man standing” contest to see who can fish the longest without sleep. Time Bandit’s Captain Johnathan has a brush with death. |
| May 06, 9:00 pm | Deadliest Catch : No Mercy Tempers flare onboard Wizard and Northwestern. Time Bandit has a dangerous electrical short. On Cornelia Marie, Phil’s health deteriorates. Early Dawn runs headlong into high seas when its greenhorn falls asleep at the wheel. |
| May 13, 9:00 pm | Deadliest Catch : Racing The Clock With a few weeks left in king crab season, the fate of every deckhand’s paycheck sits squarely on his captain’s shoulders. Time Bandit’s Capt Johnathan has had good fishing but a string of bad luck for crew and boat. The North American returns to duty. |
Deadliest Catch - Alaskan Storm
April 14th, 2008 Posted in FV Northwestern News | No Comments »Here’s another preview clip of the upcoming video game , Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm. For more information you can click here for more information. Stay tuned for information on how and when to preorder, as we are currently expecting a mid May release date, but will update as the date moves nearer . Enjoy the clip.
Battle 40-foot waves, storms, ice and a nearly 100-percent crewmember injury rate in the dangerous hunt for undersea riches on the Bering Sea with the new video game “Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm,” to be launched on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC in April 2008. The game was inspired
by Sig, Edgar and Norman Hansen — three brothers who have made their living crab fishing on the Bering Sea aboard their family’s fishing vessel, the Northwestern. The Hansen brothers started game development with Liquid Dragon Studios in October 2005.
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.
Whether the gamer is a die-hard fan or someone who has never seen the Discovery Channel series, “Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm” is an immersive and challenging experience, putting them at the helm of one the world’s most dangerous jobs — that of a crab boat captain in the icy Bering Sea.
“Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm” lets gamers captain their own boat in the frenzied search for an undersea jackpot. Gamers select one of five real crab boats, including the Northwestern, Cornelia Marie and Sea Star — all featured on the series, or create and customize their own boat. Gamers then recruit and lead their own crew from a roster of twenty real crab fishermen. Selecting the wrong boat or recruiting the wrong crew member can mean the difference between landing a Bering Sea jackpot or disaster. Lead your fatigued, hungry and hardworking crew in the strategic search for King Crab and Opilio Crab, while battling to secure your catch and livelihood before other captains and crews get to the crab first.
Authenticity and realism were critical to the Hansen brothers. They invited key development team members to Dutch Harbor, Alaska to personally experience life on the Northwestern. The game’s realism is enhanced with four real Bering Sea harbors and 34,000 miles of real Bering Sea coastline created from the United States Geological Survey. In addition, “Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm” is the first video game to feature United States Coast Guard vessels and helicopters.
With waves over 40 feet high, “Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm” features the best wave effects in a video game to date. In the words of Captain Sig Hansen, “It may not be life or death, but chills went up my spine the first time I saw the Northwestern sink in the game.”
Weather and fishing conditions are based on authentic weather and storm data and get progressively worse each season, increasing the challenge. The ultimate goal is to return safely each season, upgrade your boat and crew, and attempt to break Captain Sig Hansen and the Northwestern crew’s actual lifetime catch of twenty million pounds.
“Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm” includes the following features and content:
– Career Mode (Realistic and challenging simulation for gamers and
“Deadliest Catch” fans)
– Missions (Gamers experience the hard core Bering Sea life, including
participation in United States Coast Guard search and rescue missions and
ice flow navigation)
– Arcade Mini-Games (Allows casual gamers to enjoy fun challenges,
including crab boat races and skiff races)
– Five Authentic Crab Boats (including Northwestern and Cornelia Marie)
– Twenty Real Fishermen (including Edgar and Norman Hansen, Josh and
Jake Harris)
– Six Authentic Captains (including Captains Sig Hansen, Phil Harris and
Larry Hendricks)
– 4,500 lines of recorded character dialogue
– United States Coast Guard Search and Rescues (First time in a video
game)
– Captain the 370ft. USCG Cutter Mellon
– Throw-the-Hook Mini-Game
– Skiff Racing Mini-Game
– 34,000 Miles Actual Coastline
– Four Real Bering Sea Harbors (Akutan, Dutch Harbor, King Cove and St.
Paul)
– Interactive Virtual Tour Northwestern Crab Boat
– 100 Exclusive Crew Videos
– Xbox Live multiplayer
Captain Sig Hansen personally announces the game he inspired with a video on Discovery.com at www.discovery.com/deadliestcatch. Every Tuesday until “Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm” launches, a new video featuring captains or crewmembers from the “Deadliest Catch” series discussing the game will be released at www.discovery.com/deadliestcatch.
“Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm” is being developed by Liquid Dragon Studios (www.liquiddragon.com). The exclusive crew videos were filmed on location on the Bering Sea by Hi-Five Films (www.hifivefilms.com). The game is published by Greenwave, a recently established video game publisher based in Seattle. The game will be available April 2008 for the Xbox® 360 video game system from Microsoft and for PC. The game is not yet rated. For more information about “Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm,” visit www.alaskanstorm.com or www.greenwavegames.com.
Meet Sig Hansen at Helly Hansen, Newport!
April 10th, 2008 Posted in FV Northwestern News | 1 Comment »Sig Hansen will be at Helly Hansen in Newport RI on May 31, 2008.
Please note change of date! Sig will be in Newport on May 31, 2008. Sig will have a autograph session in the afternoon.
All Northwestern products will be available and you can sign up to win dinner with Sig!
New! We now offer Big Sizes
April 10th, 2008 Posted in Shop Online News | No Comments »
We’ve gotten requests from fans for larger sizes, so we’ve just added some new items in XXL, 3XL and 4XL sizes in various product styles. Click here to see what we’ve added. More products coming soon, so stay tuned.
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Sig and Edgar Hansen talk about Deadliest Catch on Jay Leno TONIGHT!
April 7th, 2008 Posted in FV Northwestern News | No Comments »Don’t forget to watch Jay Leno tonight, April 7, 2008 to see Sig Hansen and Edgar Hansen talk about this season’s “Deadliest Catch.”
For more info, go to Jay Leno’s site at http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/calendar/04072008.shtml
NY Times Article: Commercial Fishermen, Battling the Elements Between Commercials
April 7th, 2008 Posted in FV Northwestern News | No Comments »DUTCH HARBOR, a fishing port in this town on a pair of islands in the middle of the Aleutians, may be the bleakest, wildest frontier left in America. There used to be a bowling alley, but it closed. So, just recently, did the worst and most dangerous of the town’s three bars. Now most of the port’s social life, and a fair amount of its business activity, takes place in the two others. One of them, the Unisea, has a sign outside that says, “If you fight on these premises, you will be 86’d for an indefinite period of time.” Inside there is a sign proclaiming “Where Fish and Drink Become One,” whatever that means.
Northwestern update and Deadliest Catch recent photos
March 12th, 2008 Posted in FV Northwestern News | 1 Comment »You may not know this yet but Discovery has already sent out small sneak peek
videos via the web for the new series of Deadliest Catch starting April 14th.
We are now receiving some killer footage from the crew on the Northwestern
and here is a small sample of what you can expect to see when the show ramps
up again next month.
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