Three fishermen have died after their crab boat capsized in the the treacherous Oregon waters featured on the TV show Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove.

The US Coast Guard say the vessel was crossing the dangerous Yaquina Bay bar in 14 foot waves on Tuesday night when the tragedy unfolded.

Two of the three crew members were recovered from the Mary B II unresponsive and died at hospital, according to reports. A third died trapped in the boat.

The 42-foot boat vessel - thought to have been featured on the Discovery show - was spotted capsized at the entrance point of the two jetties.

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The boat's skipper, identified as Stephen Biernacki, 50, left, was found dead at the scene with the vessel. A Coast Guard aircrew recovered James Lacey, 48, right, from the boat

Joshua Porter, 50, of Toledo, Oregon, was found near Nye Beach at around 12:28 a.m

The US Coast Guard say the vessel was crossing the dangerous Yaquina Bay bar in 14 foot waves on Tuesday night and tweeted this image

James Lacey, 48, of South Toms River, New Jersey was found in the water and Joshua Porter, 50, of Toledo, Oregon was found on a beach north of the north jetty.

Oregon State Police say skipper Stephen Biernacki, 50, of Barnegat Township, New Jersey was pronounced dead at the scene.

In a press release promoting the show Discovery wrote: 'Newport, Oregon is one of the last remaining fishing towns along the edge of the notoriously violent 'Graveyard of the Pacific' that stretches from Oregon to British Columbia.

'Here, generations of Dungeness crab fishermen and their families sacrifice everything that they have, including life itself, to carve an existence from the sea.

'Thousands of vessels and lives have been lost while battling the seas in what's considered the deadliest commercial fishery in the world.'

Petty Officer Levi Reed told Komo news: 'The Coast Guard was on scene quickly, even as it happened as vessel's crew had asked for escort across the bar, so we were there very quickly.

'Unfortunately, we were not able to recover them. The Yaquina Bay bar is a dangerous bar, as are all of the river bars in the Pacific Northwest.

'We did everything we could. Unfortunately, it was just a tragedy outcome and our hearts and thoughts are with the family and friends of the crew.'

On Twitter fans expressed their sadness at the tragedy, with one writing: 'RIP to the fishermen of the Mary B II, featured on the 2016 Deadliest Catch season set in Oregon. The boat capsized in 15 foot seas this morning and all 3 crew aboard were killed.'

Joshua Porter was killed alongside his two crew mates when their boat capsized

The 42-foot boat vessel - thought to have been featured on the Discovery show - was spotted capsized at the entrance point of the two jetties

In May last year Deadliest Catch star Blake Painter was found dead aged 38 in Oregon.

He died days before police discovered his body at his home on Friday, where they were examining substances for narcotics.