Drama, calamity and constant danger dog the footsteps of the folks who ride the Alaskan seas in their fishing boats for Discovery's cameras in "The Deadliest Catch." Following a fleet of fishermen and crabbers who make their living in the frigid waters up north every single winter, the show doesn't flinch away from the horrors, strains, stresses and problems faced by the men and women who populate the show.

At least one captain took ill on camera, there was one heart attack, and Captain Phil Harris later passed away from complications after experiencing a stroke. "Wild" Bill Wichrowski has been coping with cancer during recent seasons as well. Even with the possibility that they won't make it home, the captains still take their boats and crews onto the ocean. The ultimate goal is to be ri

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