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While it's not their usual target, the crew of the Wizard couldn't resist when they spotted a dead walrus floating in the Bering Sea on this week's "Deadliest Catch." Captain Keith called it the "trophy" of the seas. Walrus tusks can be worth thousdands of dollars, making this a worthy diversion for the crew.

Unfortunately, they were having difficulties getting the walrus body hooked from the boat, so deckhand Freddy decided to do something crazy. He decided he was just going to jump into the freezing waters and fetch it.

Figuring out what was about to happen, Captain Keith shouted, “No, no, no, no, no! Somebody go get a survival suit! Holy sh*t! What are you doing?”

But it was too late. "Freddy just disrobed and jumped in the f*cking water on me," lamented Captain Keith. "I don’t know what he’s f*cking thinking.”

With the water at 35 degrees,...

Fans of Discovery's "Deadliest Catch" know that deckhand Freddy Maugatai -- a native of Pago Paga, American Samoa -- as a tough, volatile, hard-working crab fisherman. He was originally part of the crew of the F/V Cornelia Marie, but after the death of his boss and good friend Capt. Phil Harris, Maugatai joined Capt. Keith Colburn and the crew of the F/V Wizard.

Even though Freddy announced to Colburn earlier in the season that he and his girlfriend are expecting a baby, his taste for living on the edge doesn't appear to have been diminished.

In this exclusive clip from tonight's [July 23] episode, Maugatai risks the icy waters of the Bering Sea on a rather smelly mission ...

Feleti "Freddy" Maugatai might want to limit his battles to the ocean. The "Deadliest Catch" star has been charged with misdemeanor assault following an alleged fight in a hotel bathroom last month, TMZ reports. The alleged melee occurred on Dec. 16 at Alaska's Grand Aleutian Hotel, when Maugatai supposedly got into an argument with a man that eventually moved to the hotel's bathroom. In a criminal complaint, the wife of Maugatai's adversary claims that the Discovery Channel star put her husband in...

Deadliest Catch star Feleti “Freddy” Maugatai is in hot water after being arrested on Dec. 16 during a bathroom brawl. The star of Discovery Channel’s gritty crab fishing show was arrested on Dec. 16 after being involved in a conflict at the Grand Aleutian Hotel, according to the police blotter report in The Dutch Harbor Telegraph. Photos: Midseason TV Preview -- 17 New Shows Premiering in 2012 Feleti allegedly was involved in a fight in a bathroom where put a man into a headlock and then shoved the man’s wife when she tried to intervene. He was arrested and charged with

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The badass Samoan guy on "Deadliest Catch" is in trouble for allegedly squeezin' one out in a men's room in  Alaska ... as in, he's been accused of putting some guy in a serious headlock. TMZ has learned ... Feleti "Freddy" Maugatai has been charged with misdemeanor assault over a violent altercation at the Grand Aleutian Hotel in Alaska on December 16. According to the criminal complaint obtained by TMZ ... a female witness claims the Discovery Channel reality...