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Sig Hansen was born on April 28, 1966 and is 58 years old now.
Birthday: April 28, 1966
How Old - Age: 58
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Sig Hansen - Biography
Sigurd Jonny "Sig" Hansen (born April 28, 1966) is an American Captain of the fishing vessel Northwestern. Since 2006, Hansen has been featured in all seasons of the documentary television series Deadliest Catch, for which he also serves as technical advisor for the production.
By age 24, he began running the Northwestern full-time. Over the years, the boat has become a top producer with an excellent safety record; it has never had a single death at sea in the nearly 20 years Hansen has been at its helm, and its serious injury rate is significantly lower than other boats in the Bering Sea fleet as well. In 2005 for King Crab and 2006 for Opilio, the Northwestern won the final derby seasons, taking home the titles for both the highest poundage caught and the highest dollars earned between the featured boats in the Deadliest Catch.
In March 2010, Hansen became a published author with the release of his book (co-written with Mark Sundeen) North By Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters, which reached the bestseller list of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
Hansen has two adopted daughters, Nina and Mandy, with his wife, June and lives in Seattle. He also has a biological daughter, Melissa, from a previous marriage. He is an alumnus of Shorewood High School.
In March 2016, Hansen suffered a heart attack, which was recorded and shown on Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch. He returned to fishing the following season. He suffered a second heart attack sometime in between the 2018 opilio crab season and the 2018 king crab season, but recovered in time to fish and film the show's 15th season.
