'Deadliest Catch' star sued
By LEVI PULKKINEN
P-I REPORTER
A Seafair reveler injured while celebrating aboard Sig Hansen's crab boat, the Northwestern, is suing Seattle's most famous fisherman.
Hansen, who is featured in the Discovery Channel program "Deadliest Catch," and his company, Hansen Enterprises Inc., are named in the lawsuit, which was filed by Jon Moreno late last month in King County Superior Court.
According to the lawsuit, Moreno boarded Hansen's boat at the Seafair log boom, a gathering point for boaters near the annual hydroplane races. Like other partygoers aboard the boat, Moreno and a friend were hoisted above the water by a crane on the crab boat and dropped into Lake Washington.
Moreno was hurt in the fall, suffering a broken pelvis and other injuries, according to the suit. He was rushed to shore by another boat, then taken by ambulance to Harborview Medical Center.
In the lawsuit, Moreno is asking for unspecified financial damages to cover the costs of his injuries, legal expenses and loss of work.
No response from Hansen has been filed with the court. He could not be reached for comment Friday.
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