The boats have encountered low crab numbers creating even more tension among the crew. When the fleet wakes up to ominous red dawn skies, the captains speculate that a severe storm is on the way. But with crab quota to catch, the boats keep fishing. The Time Bandit hits pay dirt, while the Cornelia Marie strikes out. When 20-foot seas and high winds kick up — even the bravest skippers call in their men to wait out the storm. One boat, with 11 souls on board, sends out a Mayday. In an all too familiar scene, the Coast Guard launches rescue helicopters, and the skippers stay glued to their radios — anxiously awaiting news of the fate of their fellow fishermen.

Luckiest Catch Komo 4

Seattle viewers set your DVR and/or free your schedule for November 29th, 2008. Starting @ 10:00PM Mike Ferreri for the next hour will take you on a look behind the scenes of a Captain, Father & Husband Sig Hansen.

 Join Mike and Sig as they travel coast to coast for a special 1 hour look of Captain Sig Hansen.

KOMO’s Mike Ferreri has spent most of the summer with Sig Hansen, a Seattle native and Bering Sea crab fisherman. Sig’s new found popularity has taken him all over the country and he has finally reeled in the “Luckiest Catch.”