‘Deadliest Catch’ Star Sophia ‘Bob’ Nielsen: Everything We Know About Her Parents
Sophia ‘Bob’ Nielsen from ‘Deadliest Catch’ Season 19 lost both of her parents before hitting the Bering Sea with Jake Anderson. Here’s what to know.
Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch Season 19 Episode 12 features cast member Sophia “Bob” Nielsen overcoming personal tragedy to captain her parents’ 74-foot wooden hull vessel, the F/V Victory. Bob’s past remains somewhat of a mystery in the series despite her presence, and fans want to know more about her. Here’s everything to know about Bob’s parents and family.
What happened to Sophia ‘Bob’ Nielsen’s parents? Here’s what we know about the ‘Deadliest Catch’ star
At just 23 years old, Sophia “Bob” Nielsen is one of the youngest stars in Deadliest Catch Season 19. She joined the series as a crew member for the F/V Saga led by Captain Jake Anderson, and she continued to learn a lot from him while aboard his crabbing vessel.
While Bob is a third-generation fisherman, she never got the chance to fish alongside her father. “Unfortunately, I never worked with my father on the boats when he was alive,” she said during an interview with Vegas Film Critic. “It took for him to pass away for me to finally jump on the boats.” With that said, she couldn’t wait to captain the F/V Victory on her own. This is the boat she inherited after her father died.
“My father was a fisherman — that’s all I could remember,” Bob shared with Fox News Digital. “And from a very early age, I knew that I was going to be inheriting this business and this boat. When I was a kid, I didn’t realize how hard my family worked to keep the boats going …. But shortly after I became 18 and the businesses were mine, I started working really hard and putting my sweat and tears into the business.”
As for what happened to Bob’s parents, Bob’s father, Gary Nielsen, reportedly died in 2013 due to heart issues. Her father left her and her brother two fishing vessels.
“Right off the bat, I knew I was gonna inherit it,” Bob told Vegas Film Critic. “My mom was doing everything she could, my brother did everything he could to keep it until I became of age to decide what I wanted to do with it.”
A few years after her father died, her mother, Annette Donvito, also died, though it’s unclear what happened.
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