‘Deadliest Catch’ star captain Sig Hansen on prying John Hillstrand out of retirement: ‘It was pretty tough’

‘Deadliest Catch’ star captain Sig Hansen on prying John Hillstrand out of retirement: ‘It was pretty tough’

“Deadliest Catch” Season 17 was met with big challenges on land and sea and grave uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus, which kept boats of the Bering Sea fleet tied up in Seattle, Wa. However, Captain Hansen had an additional concern: Johnathan Hillstrand had retired.