The dispute between sig, the hilstrands and discovery, isn't a matter of 'the mighty dollar', but is a contractual dispute arising from the fact that the Hilstrands signed a contract with discovery, to produce a spin-off show called 'Hilstranded', which they filmed, but subsequently refused to take part in post-production interviews/voiceovers, that was part of their contract. Effectively, they wasted discovery's time, the time of the camera crews, production and planning time, and as such, have been sued for that cost, which is entirely within the rights of Discovery to do.
You can be damn sure that if it were the other way around, the Hilstrands would have been the ones sueing Discovery.
As for Sig, well, I think there is more to it than the 'show of solidarity', as I am pretty certain that the Hansens and the Hilstrands, have the same legal representation.
Yes, I'm not happy two see this situation, I'd like to see it resolved in the next 10 days (before the start of King Crab Season), but at the same time, it gives some space for new boats, which is sorely needed, and allows for more focus on the remaining boats, especially the Cornelia Marie, which will only be fishing for King Crab this year, as she is due for major refit work during Opilio season.
And who knows, by the time it comes for opies, maybe everything will be sorted out.
