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The “WIZARD” is a single deck crab fishing vessel designed for ocean service with a single diesel-oil propulsion engine, single rudder and single propeller. The vessel was built in 1945 by Ira Bushey and Sons, Inc. of Brooklyn, NY to a US Navy design as a yard oiler.
Mar 7, 2023 · Known for his spicy temper, his sometimes overdramatic tendencies, and his ability to fill enormous quotas, Wizard captain Keith Colburn might very well be the most successful self-made...
Aug 23, 2017 · Captain Keith Colburn's boat The Wizard was leaning dangerously to one side and his brother discovered water was flowing into a vent. Monte Colburn improvised a fix, sticking an old plastic...
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A first-generation crabber, Keith fishes with a chip on his shoulder, and the stakes — both personal and professional — are now higher than ever. Captain Keith Colburn helms the F/V Wizard, a former WWII-era oil transfer ship as seen on Discovery's Deadliest Catch.
As a skilled captain aboard the crabbing fishing vessel, Wizard, Keith is cast in the reality series Deadliest Catch. The Placerville, California, native is a first-generation crab fisherman who moved from Lake Tahoe in 1985 at the age of 22 to Alaska where he began his fishing career.
Jun 11, 2021 · Colburn is a first-generation crabber. He learned the ins-and-outs of the industry as a greenhorn on the deck of F/V Wizard and worked his way up, all the way into the pilot house of the boat, a...
