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Longtime Deadliest Catch crab boat the Wizard will miss the coming season
The F/V Wizard, part of Deadliest Catch since Season 3, will not appear in the next season. It is the first time the boat has been left out since it joined.
The F/V Wizard is heading for a break from the cameras.
The famous crab boat will not be part of the upcoming season of "Deadliest Catch," according to people familiar with the decision.
Those sources stress the boat was not dropped from the show. Production simply is not filming on board the Wizard this fall.
Not unusual
Swapping boats in and out is routine for the Discovery Channel hit. Vessels rotate for many different reasons.
The Wizard has been on the show since Season 3 and has appeared for 20 straight seasons. That makes this the first season it will sit out since it joined the fleet.
What's next
Season 23 is in production right now. There is no word yet on whether the Wizard could return down the line.
Captain Keith Colburn declined to comment.
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