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The F/V ''Wizard'' is a crab fishing boat that can be seen on Discovery Channel's TV show ''Deadliest Catch''. ''Wizard'' was built by the U.S. Navy in 1945 as a fuel oil barge designated ''YO-210'' for service during World War II. After the war was over, the oiler boats were only used for practice targets and building Artificial reefs. The Navy sold ''YO-210'' in March 1974. In 1978, John Jorgensen bought the boat. He outfitted it to be used for crab fishing on the Bering Sea. Two of the eight tanks were removed for extra engine room during this conversion. Four of the original holding tanks are now used for storing crab, and the two forward tanks are used for dry storage and refrigerated seawater unit. They fished Bairdi crab and the small-population of Opilio crab from the time the boat started fishing to the late '80s. In the late '80s, the King crab population recovered, and the population of Opilio crab were booming. During this time, the ''Wizard'' was one of the top 10 crab producers. In 2005, the boat was sold to Keith Colburn. After Colburn bought the boat, he gave it a new paint job. 〔http://www.crabwizard.com〕 ==References and Sources== *(''Wizard'' history ) * * *("Caterpillar" Customer Kieth Coulburn Testimonial Interview ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FV Wizard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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