During one trip, Sig stitched his brother Edgar Hansen's head, after a huge piece of ice hit him there. He used some dental floss to sew it.
In the 2004 King Crab Season and in the 2005 Opilio Crab Season, Sig
Hansen was awarded a $250,000 bonus from the Discovery Channel for
having the vessel which harvested the most king crab and opilio
crab.
Sig, along with his two younger brothers, Edgar Hansen and Norman Hansen, were the first generation of their family to be born in the U.S.
Sig has been running the 125 ft. Northwestern since he was 22, along with
two younger brothers, Edgar Hansen and Norman Hansen.
Along with Captain Larry Hendricks of the "Sea Star", Sig is a consultant
for the show, Deadliest Catch (2005).