DEADLIEST Catch has sadly lived up to its name multiple times.

The Discovery Channel reality show returns April 18, 2023, with a two-hour season premiere.

The reality TV series, which is entering its 19th season, first premiered in 2005.

Mainly filmed in the tough conditions of Alaska, it depicts the hazardous conditions fishermen face while scouring the Bering Sea.

The prize is pricey king crabs and snow crabs caught during the dangerous fishing season.

According to a description, the first episode will introduce a young generation of fishermen venturing out to the Bering Sea.

Fans of the show have come to know the crew members lives both on and off the boats.

Tragically, too many members have lost their lives for a variety of reasons after finding fame.

PHIL HARRIS

After the show exploded in popularity, Captain Phil Harris became a household name.

But fans were shocked in 2010, when he suddenly died.

On February 9, 2010, Phil died at the age of 53 after he suffered a stroke while unloading his boat at Saint Paul Island, Alaska.

The stroke happened a few days prior, on January 29, but ended up putting him in a medically-induced coma after surgery.

Despite all odds, Phil woke up and was able to spend time with his family before passing five days later.

“I think that miraculous recovery that happened so rapidly and blew the doctors’ minds away was so that he could say the things that he had to say to the people he had to say them to,” Dan Mittman, Harris’s best friend of 36 years, told People at the time.

“I got five days to actually talk with him,” his son Josh added. “We had nine days total that we were there to enjoy a few moments with him. We had our closest people there and it was awesome. ”

JUSTIN TENNISON
Deckhand Justin Tennison was featured in season 7, searching for king crab in 2010 and 2011.

After a successful season in February 2011, the 33-year-old checked into a hotel in Homer, Alaska, along with several crewmates.

The next morning, his body was found unresponsive in his hotel room.

An autopsy found that his death was due to complications from sleep apnea.

The young father of two knew the risks of the job, and had previously told friends and family if something was to happen, his dying wish was to be cremated and “taken out on the water for one last trip.”

JOSEPH MCMAHON
In 2015, associate producer Joseph McMahon was fatally shot outside of his house in Pasadena, California.

The 24-year-old had gone outside to check out a strange noise he heard when he was shot multiple times.

Joseph died at the scene.

The suspect, an old friend of his from high school, was soon found dead in his car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Joseph worked on 19 episodes of Deadliest Catch between 2013 and 2014.

TONY LARA
Captain Tony Lara took over the F/V Cornelia Marie after the passing of Phil Harris.

His tenure was short-lived, leaving the show after just one season.

Years later, Tony suffered a heart attack while attending the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota.

He passed in August 2015 at the age of 50.

In a tweet, fellow captain Keith Colburn remembered his friend.

“Saddened to hear of the passing of Capt.,Tony Lara,” Keith tweeted. “Top notch chief, great capt.,& even better friend.”

THE CREW OF THE EAGLE III
In 2016, the spin-off show Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove debuted.

The series, which only lasted six episodes, followed Oregon crab searching for Dungeness crabs.

In the third episode, the Eagle III was toppled by a 10-foot wave.

Crew members Josh Paulus, 31, Danny Matlock, 37, and Blaine Steinmetz, 52, lost their lives.

The only survivor was the ship’s captain, Glenn Burkhow, who miraculously managed to swim back to the shore.

But his nightmare was not over yet.

After reaching land, Glenn had to walk more than four miles, dripping wet, freezing, and exhausted, to find help.

BLAKE PAINTER

Fisherman Blake Painter appeared in the second and third seasons before leaving the series.

The former captain of the F/V Maverick was found dead in his home in Oregon on May 25, 2018 – more than a decade after his time on the show.

Blake had been in and out of trouble with the law due to drug offenses, and prescription pills were found on the scene.

MAHLON REYES

Mahlon Reyes, who served as a deckhand on one of the crab fishing boats, died in his hometown of Whitefish, Montana, in July 2020.

The 38-year-old worked on two Deadliest Catch boats: the Seabrooke and Cape Caution.

He was also a part of the fishing team led by Captain “Wild” Bill Wichrowski, and last appeared in the series in 2015.

His wife confirmed he suffered a heart attack, adding a decision to withdraw life support was made the following day.

Flathead County Sheriff and Coroner Brian Heino later revealed Mahlon’s cause of death was due to acute cocaine intoxication.

Mahlon was cremated, and his Deadliest Catch crew made plans to spread some of his ashes in the Bering Sea.

NICK MCGLASHAN

Nick McGlashan was a seventh-generation fisherman who appeared as a deck boss on the Discovery Channel reality show in 78 episodes over seven years.

He was known for his “witty quips, working through the pain, and not stopping the job until its done.”

However, the star was suspended from part of season 13 of Deadliest Catch due to substance abuse issues.

At the height of his addiction, Nick said he was drinking half a gallon of vodka and shooting up with one gram of meth and two grams of heroin in a single day.

The 33-year-old was found dead at a Holiday Inn on December 27, 2020.

Police at the time said his death may have been related to drug use.

TODD KOCHUTIN

Besides his passion for fishing he loved music, Todd Kochutin enjoyed playing his guitar and video games.

He was also known for his great sense of humor.

The 30-year-old only appeared in two episodes as a “greenhorn” on Summer Bay before his death in a freak accident.

Todd died from injuries suffered after an incident with a crab pot, one of the 800-pound cages used to secure the day’s catches.

A YouTube video, uploaded by Discovery UK, showed crew members learning about Todd’s death.

Captain Bill Wichrowski of the Summer Bay was told the Patty Lee had a medevac on board for one of the workers.

Bill somberly said into a CB radio: “I hope it’s not Todd.”