Estranged daughter sues ‘Deadliest Catch’ star Sig Hansen, alleging she was molested as a child

March 18, 2017 National, Pacific

The estranged daughter of celebrity Alaskan crab boat captain and cable TV star Sig Hansen claims her father sexually abused her as a toddler, while her parents were divorcing nearly three decades ago, according to interviews and court records. As a result of the alleged abuse, Melissa Eckstrom, now a 28-year-old family law attorney in Seattle, contends in a lawsuit that she battled depression, eating disorders, suicidal thoughts and other trauma throughout her childhood. She also claims that she still harbors memories of her father’s abuse of her as a 2-year-old in 1990. “I have memories … of being in a room alone with my father and crying out in pain,” Eckstrom stated in a court declaration. Read the story here. (I ain’t buying it) 10:06

alleging she was molested as a child, Estranged daughter, Melissa Eckstrom, Sig Hansen, sues, “Deadliest Catch

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Ocean Resource Privatization

Articles Posted by Date
December 2024

M T W T F S S

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

« Nov

December 2024
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

Recent Posts
- Portland waterfront rezoning moves forward, Fisherman’s Wharf project doesn’t
  
  As the Portland Planning Board moves forward on changes that will restrict commercial development on Commercial Street, the project that prompted it is no longer in Read More »
- RCMP respond to Saturday boat fire at in Digby County, N.S.
  
  The Digby RCMP officers and fire fighters responded to a report of a fishing boat that caught fire at the Sandy Cove wharf in Digby, N.S., Read More »
- We Wish You a Very Merry Christmas!
  
  Read More »
- Something to crab about – Victoria Co-operative Fisheries Ltd.,
  
  Chronical Herald- Not that anyone else in Neils Harbour is putting on airs either, but Osborne Burke doesn’t at first have the look of a man in charge of Read More »
- An original song by Paul “Sasquatch” Cohan, Christmas In Gloucester
  
  An original song by Paul “Sasquatch” Cohan celebrating America’s Oldest Seaport, Gloucester Massachusetts. Sasquatch covers the vocals and guitar, John Hicks plays mandolin and bass, Ev Read More »
- Lawsuit claims US federal government violated regulations in approving Massachusetts offshore wind project
  
  A Texas non-profit research institute that aims to promote free enterprise in Texas and the nation is acting on behalf of fishing companies in Massachusetts, a Read More »
- New England fishermen ask government to buy more shark – New England states have about 24 million pounds of dogfish quota.
  
  “When life gives you lemons, you drink lemonade, right?” said Rhode Island fisherman Chris Brown. continued@portlandpressherald Read More »
- Maine fishermen snag unusual catch from the ocean
  
  Oh dear, it’s a deer. Commercial fisherman Ren Dorr, was about 5 miles off of Harrington when he brought in an animal from the sea that Read More »
- Guest View: Saving cod won’t be easy
  
  Cod, the fish that has fueled New England seaport economies for nearly four centuries, have all but disappeared from the Gulf of Maine, and recent stock Read More »
- NFI sues NOAA over new IUU rule
  
  The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has sued the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce over a recently enacted rule that could Read More »
- Sustaining Sea Scallops
  
  SUSTAINING SEA SCALLOPS is a 35-minute documentary on the history and resurgence of the Atlantic sea scallop fishery, seen through the eyes of fishermen and researchers. Read More »
- EDITORIAL: A different kettle of …lobster
  
  We’ve supported the idea of a two-cent-per-pound lobster levy since an independent panel recommended it last fall in a report on the fickle Maritime lobster fishery. Read More »
- United States continues global leadership to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing
  
  In its 2015 biennial report to Congress on illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU), NOAA has identified six nations — Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nigeria, Nicaragua, and Read More »
- Stability class aims to keep fishing vessels and crews upright
  
  The Burlington-based nonprofit Fishing Partnership Support Services came to Coast Guard Station Gloucester on Harbor Loop to give 13 people who risk their lives at sea Read More »
- Coast Guard rescues boat captain from attack off Marco Island
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard is out searching for an empty fishing boat that was last seen around 70 miles off Marco Island. The captain of that Read More »
- Stuart Vorpahl – Crusader for Rights of Fishermen and Common People
  
  Stuart Vorpahl, a lifelong fisherman, historian, former town trustee, and descendant of one of East Hampton’s oldest families, died on Thursday morning at Southampton Hospital. “He Read More »
- Tasty abalone carefully farmed under Monterey’s wharf
  
  Way out at the very end of the Municipal Wharf in Monterey, Art Seavey descends through a trapdoor, walks on a handmade network of slippery wooden Read More »
- U.S. Coast Guard rescues seven in two missions off the Georgia coast – Video
  
  The Coast Guard rescued seven people in two separate search and rescue cases Tuesday off the Georgia coast. In the first rescue, three people were hoisted Read More »
- Blessing of the Fleet: Riding the wave of celebration and sorrow
  
  Losing her husband to the sea more than 20 years ago still feels like yesterday to Jude Wells, but the annual Blessing of the Fleet brings Read More »
- Japan boosts fishing sector aid after Fukushima water release
  
  The announcement came as more than 100 fishermen and locals living near Fukushima Prefecture were to file a lawsuit this week seeking to stop the discharge. Read More »
- Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week: 68′ Steel Shrimper/Scallop Dragger, Cat 3406
  
  To review specifications, information, and 5 photos’, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series, >click here< 08:41 Read More »
- Ship Strikes: Thousands of whales are being killed by passing ships. Can we save them?
  
  A collision with a vessel is one of the main threats to whales and if the whale does not die on impact, it is usually only Read More »
- Developing: Shrimp boat stuck near Buckman Bridge, captain nowhere to be found
  
  A shrimp boat without a captain is stuck near the Buckman Bridge Thursday morning, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. JFRD originally tweeted that Read More »
- Beaufort boat captain who helped start famed Shrimp Shack dies
  
  A longtime Beaufort shrimper who helped spawn a must-stop Lowcountry food destination died Monday. Robert “Bob” Upton, 82, was surrounded by family at his marshfront home Read More »
- NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?
  
  The “blame it all on fishing” management philosophy “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as Read More »