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Author Topic: Deadliest Catch....non tv version  (Read 1043 times)
ybnorml
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« on: April 20, 2018, 04:47:55 PM »

I ran into a friend today that I hadn't seen in 12 to 15 years. Dean is the captain of a fishing vessel out of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.  They are long line fishing for cod, setting 17,000 hooks.....His ship is also a processing ship, where they de-head and gut each fish and either filet or steak the fish.  His ship can hold 1,000,000 pounds of product.
Dean is on a 2 week rotation....it takes 3 days of continuous sailing to the fishing grounds (100 miles from the coast of Russia), they fish for 7 days non stop, then sail back into port to unload product.
Once into port and unloaded, he flies back to Bar Harbor for most of 2 weeks, then flies back to Alaska...
Dean has been doing this for close to 12 years.....2 weeks here, 2 weeks there.
They fish along side the crab fishing vessels shown on The Deadliest Catch.....the cod eat the crabs.
Was extremely interesting catching up with and talking to Dean.....he has a crew of 27 on board, 25 inside processing and 2 outside manning the lines.
Where his ship is larger than the crabbing ships, they can withstand more powerful storms....F'that !!!
I know Wally is a faithful follower of The Deadliest Catch......
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oldsmokey
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« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2018, 04:00:36 AM »

Very intriguing, but not for me. I do watch an episode when I can.
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Tony C.
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« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2018, 05:56:10 AM »

Wow what an interesting life-style. I couldn't do it. It must be very lucrative for him to do that "commute".

When I worked for the power company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, I would meet people from the Maritime Provinces on the Toronto to Edmonton leg. They worked in the oil sands industry in the Ft. McMurray area and did something similar, 3 weeks on and 2 weeks off. The money was good, much more than they could make in the Maritimes. That said, what your friend does takes it to a whole new level. Man what stories he must be able to tell!

 Cool
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ybnorml
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« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2018, 04:03:29 AM »

Wished I could have talked with Dean much longer Tony.  He was pushing a shopping cart with twin boys, maybe 2 yrs old, and doing some shopping....
He has no desire to move closer, and the 'commute' seems second nature now that he has been doing it for so long. 
Yep, I would say the pay/reward is well worth it for those who follow and maintain that lifestyle.
Having watched many of The Deadliest Catch episodes, and seeing the severity of storms in the Bering Sea, it was interesting to say the least, talking with a captain of a ship which works those exact seas for a living.
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Wall
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« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2018, 06:09:35 AM »

Dude, That's awesome. Those guys have HUGE,,,,,,, well, courage because this is a family show. I'd love to talk to your buddy about it. The guys on the big boats make some pretty ggod pay if the catch is good. 3-4 months they can make $70,000-120,000. Then they can go into Cod season of become a tender for the fleet like the Northwestern does.
Still a tough life. Tougher than me, that's for sure.
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