March 23, 2013 — There will be some new faces on National Geographic Channel’s “Wicked Tuna” with Gloucester’s Capt. Jimmy Santapaola Jr. and his crewman Ryan Osmond of Rockport. They will start appearing in the next episode or two.
They will be fishing aboard the 40-foot Shearwater.
The show is now in its second season and airs on Sunday at 9 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel, and since the success of the first season, the show has been a hit around the globe, putting Gloucester and its fishermen in the spotlight.
Santapaola, 36, is no newcomer to the world of fishing, having started fishing out of Gloucester when he was 10 with his father, Jimmy Santapaola, who still fishes here.
Osmond, who has been fishing out of Gloucester, delves into the world of tuna fishing for the first time.
When not fishing for tuna, Santapaola fishes out of his father’s boat, the Amanda Leigh.
“He dedicates his life to fishing,” said his daughter, 23-year-old Amber Emery. “He does all types. It’s a nonstop life for him. He’s known as the diehard worker that will go out in storms, just to make a living.”