Why isn't the Maverick on Deadliest Catch anymore?

Answer 1

The previous answer that was listed here I don't feel is really accurate. Ricks family are Oregon locals, and through a series of events I got the chance to actually speak to Rick.

Rick no longer fishes the Maverick for King Crab because he leases his license to another operation. The leave from the TV show had nothing to do with anything that happened on the show. He still fishes the Maverick off of the pacific coast.

With out releasing private information this is all I can say, but I would rather say little than allow others to provide information simply based off of what they've seen on the show.

I've known Rick and Donna for close to ten years, a couple of the reasons they stay close to home is that they are helping to raise their grandson, and Rick still fishes his other boat, "The Donna" around OreOregon. The Maverick is usually docked in Warrenton Oregon, when not at sea.