Green Articles
The Green Boat
blogs.discovery.com/deadliest_catch/ : January 08, 2008
The North American is Deadliest Catch’s first “green” fishing vessel. It is on the cutting edge of maritime technology with its Gen-Tech engine, designed by the Skaars to use hydraulics to power a backup engine, allowing greater fuel efficiency. On its trips between Seattle and Dutch Harbor the hydraulic-driven generator can prevent nearly 12 tons of carbon emissions.Deadliestcatchjskaar
As deck boss and engineer, John Skaar, 38, is the man behind the day-to-day upkeep of the North American and its experimental technology. Even in his spare time, he works on the system, hoping it can be used on a larger scale one day. John will be working closely on his green dream boat with Greenhorn Travis Arket, 24, a computer programmer with a taste for adventure. While he has little fishing experience, Travis has worked with the Skaars on their Gen-Tech system and was invited to join the crew because of his computer expertise. But will his smarts help with the crabbing? The well-traveled greenhorn is up for the challenge.
The word from Dutch is the boats are back and preparing for opilio season. The Bering gets rougher and it only gets colder …