Cornelia Marie near collision with Deadliest Catch Chase Boat

Posted on October 27, 2009 - by morgan

Cornelia Marie near collision with Deadliest Catch Chase Boat

It has been reported on other websites and forums that the F/V Cornelia Marie was hit by the Deadliest Catch chase boat. As it turns out, our boat was never actually hit, but experienced a near collision that had everyone concerned. The picture to the left and the video below show a near collison that occurred between the F/V Lisa Marie and the Deadliest Catch chase boat, the F/V Sea Star. This event happened at the beginning of the King Crab season last year.

Since the boats are both moving so dramatically, the most stable shot for the camera person is one that is hand held. When shooting hand held, it’s best to shoot on a wide angle lens to lessen the shakiness of the shot. This is why the chase boats get so close to the fishing boats; because they can’t really zoom in.

Meanwhile, the F/V Cornelia Marie continues fishing for King Crab. Our season is short due to lower quotas, but is going well. We have made one delivery to St. Paul and will be finished soon.

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October 27, 2009

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Corrine Graves said:

thank you so much Morgan for posting this !! its a relief to know that the CM and its captain and crew are safe and no one on either vessel was hurt !!! :)
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October 27, 2009

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Nikki POGORZELSKI said:

Geez Discovery guys, take it easy & take care of the precious cargo on the M/V Cornelia Marie (that means the crew). Who is the Cornelia Marie named after?
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October 27, 2009

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Liz / Pitbrat8e said:

Thanks so much for clearing this up. Hope the CM has a safe season.
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October 27, 2009

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morgan said:

Nikki, The F/V Cornelia Marie is named after my mother - Cornelia Marie Devlin. She is majority owner of the boat with Capt. Phil has partner.
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October 28, 2009

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Diane Browning said:

OMG! I’m so glad the F/V Cornelia Marie and crew are OK! and the chase boat! Captain Phil - BE CAREFUL!
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October 28, 2009

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Lezlie Perkins said:

Howdee and THX! for the update. It is hard watching anything on TV, tell the production crew to speed it up, so we can see you guys! The other shows are so boring.

Let ‘er Buck and Good Luck, come back safe!

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October 29, 2009

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Diana said:

Morgan,
Thanks so much for the update. Full pots and safe travels to the CM.
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November 1, 2009

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Bob Klock said:

That’s a little sketchy. The cinimaphotograpers might be a little trigger happy. It’s not worth a good shot to risk a serious collision on the Bering Sea. Someone should tell them to back off. Thankfully everything was okay, but since this has happened more than once, maybe they need to establish some safety margins. These are human lives we’re talking about!
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November 2, 2009

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The Boating & Marine Supply Guy said:

I would not want to be the Captain of the Chase Boat. He has a harder job than any other boat in those treacherous waters!
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November 7, 2009

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Yvonne said:

Itls so good to know that all the prayers being sent to these men are working! Hope to see you again when you finish this season!.Please stay safe. y
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November 12, 2009

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Melinda Berbert said:

I really love all you guys out there!! Please keep it safe!! To me the meaning of a real man are truely you guys out there on the Bearing Sea!!You guys are awesome!!
For my birthday since this show has aired I have gotton every season on DVD as a gift from my best friend!This is the best gift ever!! Deadliest Catch is what I call a true REALITY T.V. SHOW!! Here is to all of you MTV punkass reality show people..YOU SUCK!!!! If you want to see a REAL MAN IN ACTION WATCH DEADLIEST CATCH!!
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November 14, 2009

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nw moleman said:

if you saw after the catch -the reason
the lisa marie almost collided with the
sea star is because the lisa marie capt,
i think was named wade henley was
distracted,not watching outside and
his navigation/auto pilot malfunctioned
capt larry of seastar was quick to avoid
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December 27, 2009

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chuck tryon said:

you guy”s have BIG coconuts and i admire every one of you guys even tho i dont eat crab.I watch all of the shows and yes reruns allso. I want to buy a 4x jacket with name of boat and picture on it. well good craben in the future and stay healthy.