Sigurd "Sig" Hansen (born April 28, 1966) is the Seattle, Washington based Captain of the fishing vessel "Northwestern". Hansen has been prominently featured in all seasons of the documentary television series "Deadliest Catch", where he also serves as technical advisor for the production. Hansen began fishing at age 14. After he graduated from high school, he began fishing year-round, spending on average 10 months per year in Alaska and the Bering Sea. Wikipedia
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Each year, hundreds of fishermen converge on Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for the beginning of the Alaskan king crab season. While at sea, they face nearly 24-hour shifts for days at a time, in less-than-optimal conditions: 40-foot waves, 80-mph winds, subfreezi dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/bios/bios.html
Hansen lives in Seattle with his wife, June, and two children, Nina and Mandy. During one trip, Sig stitched his brother Edgar's head, after a huge piece of ice hit him there. He used of dental floss to do it. In the 2004 King Crab Season and in the 2005 www.imdb.com/name/nm2626480/
