sentences:  The vessel is owned and operated by the Hansen family of the state of Washington with Sig Hansen serving as the vessel's primary captain.The "F/V Northwestern", a western rigged boat, was constructed in 1977 at Marco Shipyards in Seattle, Washington for the sole purpose of fishing King and Tanner Crab off of the coast of Alaska.It was christened "F/V Northwestern" on 1977 November 5 by Snefryd Hansen, the wife of then-owner and captain Sverre Hansen.