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Kyle Craig of Deadliest Catch Death: The Family and Fans of a Deceased Artist Are Shocked.

As a deckhand on the F/V Brenna A., Kyle Craig put in long hours. Who Was Kyle Craig? An Ocean Springs, Mississippi man named Kyle Craig is 26 years old. December 21, 1994, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, was the date of his birth. Craig Enterprises was owned and operated by Kyle. He became enamored with ATVs and boats, and he enjoyed buying and selling both. He was also capable of repairing a motor while keeping his eyes shut. We posted >his obituary here on August 1, 2021<. He loved the sea, his work, and appreciated his crewmates. There wasn’t a lot of detail on what had happened to Kyle. Watching the statistics the other day, we noticed a big spike in traffic with no explanation, but it led back to Kyles obituary. Then we stumbled onto this article which brings the tragic end of his life to light. The cause of Kyle Craig’s tragic death is detailed below. We extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and his shipmates. >click to read< 17:17

Kyle Richard Craig 37, of Sedro Woolley, WA, a Commercial Fisherman, has passed away

Kyle was born on February 6, 1984 in Seattle, WA to Rick and LoRayne Craig of Lynnwood, WA. Kyle was raised in Lynnwood, where as a youth, he enjoyed playing baseball, hockey and earned his athletic letter in golf while attending Edmonds-Woodway High School. Kyle’s love of fishing began as a child while on camping trips with his family to Jameson Lake. Trout fishing on the lake and participating in “Karen’s Fishing Derbies” led to a career as a Commercial Fisherman, fishing for crab in Alaska’s Bering Sea and black cod and halibut in the Gulf of Alaska. He loved the sea, his work, and appreciated his crewmates. >click to read< 19:45

Fundraising appeal launched to support family of fisherman who died at sea

Joseph Lacaste, 45, was out with the trawler Copious when he fell overboard in the early hours of yesterday (Thursday). Despite rescue attempts from the coastguard and RNLI, he was later confirmed to have died. His friend Robie Johnson set up a fundraiser for the family, She said his family were struggling financially and needed help paying their mortgage.  >click to read<, and >click here<, Help Josephs Family Fundraiser, and please donate if you can. 07:36

 Man dies after falling overboard from fishing boat – A fisherman has died after going overboard from local whitefish trawler Copious 30 miles south east of Sumburgh in the early hours of the morning on Thursday. >click to read<

Downtime – This year’s Slam’n Salm’n Derby winner is a commercial fisherman who hits Ship Creek on his time off

This year’s winner of the Slam’n Salm’n Derby is an Anchorage angler who spends many of his hours off from commercial fishing at Ship Creek. Robert George III won this year’s Anchorage fishing derby with a 30.35-pound king salmon.,,, After the creekside awards ceremony Sunday, George examined a hefty gold nugget included as part of the prize package valued at more than $5,000. George said he commercial long-lines for Pacific cod out of Dutch Harbor.,,, >click to read< 16:42

‘Everything I ever had, I had to build or rebuild’

Story, Photo by Dwight Caswell

Story, Photo by Dwight Caswell

A commercial fisherman who lives in Bay Center, Washington, Horne has built or rebuilt boats, a truck, and even the off-the-grid house he lives in with his wife, Jazz. Rick Horne was born on “the island,” the high part of Bay Center that is almost an island in the middle of Willapa Bay (the other part is known as “the flatlands”).,, The 56-foot hull came with an engine but no wiring, no rudder, and not much of anything else a commercial fishing boat needs. But after five months of work, the Double Eagle was launched. “It was kind of a major undertaking,”  Read the rest here 2 more photos 12:00