The Strange Suitcase Superstition Sig Hansen Couldn’t Let Go Of On Deadliest Catch

During an interview with The Fishing Website, Captain Sig Hansen admitted that he is extremely careful about not bringing suitcases aboard the F/V Northwestern, as an old sailor’s superstition says that bringing a suitcase on board is bad luck. “The one about suitcases we take seriously,” Hansen explained. “The first camera crew tried to take a bunch of suitcases on board, but we refused, so they had to unpack everything onto the boat and leave the suitcases on the dock.”

Hilariously, Hansen prefaced this statement by saying that most sailor superstitions are only good for “bar-talk” or to use as a conversation starter, and that they rarely ever stop anybody from fishing. Considering Hansen’s apparent dismissal of any other superstitions, it is certainly interesting to learn that this obscure superstition actually has a direct effect on the filming of “Deadliest Catch” itself — as it forces the entire camera crew to go through several hoops in order to capture their footage.

In any case, perhaps some fans will look at “Deadliest Catch” a bit differently the next time they see footage aboard Sig Hansen’s F/V Northwestern, knowing now that the camera crew has had to leave all of their luggage on the dock due to Hansen’s strange superstition.