Deadliest Catch viewers want Sig Hansen to hang up his skipper’s cap after the 59-year-old fisherman suffered a scary medical emergency on Friday’s (October 21) double-episode Season 21 finale.
In Friday’s finale, Hansen was rushed to the hospital after he was found collapsed aboard his Northwestern fishing vessel. Hansen, who has previously suffered two heart attacks, met with a doctor, where he explained he’d been up for a day and a half and drinking around 15-20 cups of coffee. He also admitted he was still smoking.
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