Sig Hansen Net Worth

Sigurd Jonny Hansen has a net worth of
$3 Million

His salary is
$250,000

Sigurd Jonny Hansen Wiki Biography

Sig Hansen, born as Sigurd Jonny Hansen on 28 April 1966 in Seattle, Washington State USA, comes from a family of Norwegian ancestry. He is the American captain of the fishing vessel called Northwestern, which has been featured in the television series ‘Deadliest Catch’.

As of late 2017, Sig Hansen’s net worth is estimated at $3 million, accumulated from his successful career and television appearances. He is not only a reality TV personality but also the producer of the series. Part of his net worth includes a $250,000 prize he received from Discovery Channel for having the vessel with the most harvested king crabs and olio crabs.

Born into a family with a strong fishing tradition, Sig naturally followed in the footsteps of his ancestors and began fishing at the age of 14. He attended Shorewood High School but devoted his time fully to his family’s business, working as a deckhand on his father’s boat before eventually becoming the captain of Northwestern.

Under Sig’s leadership, Northwestern achieved remarkable success in fishing and won the highest poundage caught and highest amount of money earned among the featured boats in ‘The Deadliest Catch’. The television series has won 16 Primetime Emmy awards and Sig has made significant contributions to its development, also serving as a technical advisor and consultant.

Aside from his television appearances, Sig is a writer and has published the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal bestseller, ‘A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters’.

In his personal life, Sig has been married twice and has three children. He speaks Norwegian fluently and was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2016, he suffered a heart attack, which was documented on ‘Deadliest Catch’, but he recovered and returned for the following season of the series.

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