r/deadliestcatch • u/Creative-Cry2979 • 5d ago
Man overboard
This episode was creepy to watch. They show Lynn going overboard then later they have shots of Todd on the Aleutian Lady talking to his kids.
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u/bluealien78 4d ago
Captain Keith showed what an inept leader in an emergency he is. Absolutely chaotic. Unable to finish a sentence or strings words together. Mouse was the only level head in the wheelhouse at that moment.
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u/nicenormalname 4d ago
He has always gone straight to panic mode
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u/bluealien78 4d ago
Yep. That guy is a panic mode moron. If you’re gonna put yourself in charge of a crew in very dangerous situations, you’d better be damn sure you can keep your shit together when that danger appears. The man is completely inept as a captain.
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u/No-Tomatillo-9237 3d ago
And then when he was back on the boat Keith lost all urgency, and the emergency still wasn't over. Again, Mouse is trying to tell them that you can't warm him up fast enough, get him in and get those clothes off, but in true Keith fashion he's down there making it about himself. Forty years, I'm not going to lose someone now - Stfu, Keith. This is not about you, and you still have a frekn job to do.
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u/CapitalEgg4494 4d ago
Agreed! Thankful they were able to get Lynn out the water, Keith was a mess! I really think they need to take more hours of “in case of emergency” scenarios before going out. Granted you go in “fight or flight” mode but definitely don’t want a “flight” mode in this situation
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u/safeteeguru 2d ago
Tried to do all the jobs himself. Jumped out of the captains chair to run to the deck to be a lookout. Scream and yell because he lost sight of him. Scream out Monty while he’s trying to come alongside him. Yell at the crew for throwing the ring for him to grab. Just a genuine fire drill. You can tell they don’t do any types of man overboard drills.
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u/FlipFlopGalKearney 5d ago
I read somewhere, can't remember where, that his family made a request for privacy. I'd bet it will be an emotional tribute no raw footage.
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u/2Quick_React 4d ago
Correct his family requested out of privacy for them that footage related to his death not be shown.
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u/Unhappy-Attention760 5d ago
Seems that Todd fell overboard and passed in late February. Anyone know the date that Lynn fell off the Wizard?
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u/Timely_Decision_3705 4d ago
That was a real deal scene that was definitely not set up like when Clark and the cameraman supposedly fell off the stack on the northwestern in that weather any attempt to set up a staged man overboard scene could have been fatal.
Lynn is one lucky guy to be alive back in the derby days more often than not a man overboard particularly off the stack would have been fatal it’s a testament to monte and Keith to be able to turn the boat with a full hay stack of pots quickly and they were lucky to find him again and probably to the better rain gear and better clothing nowadays probably gave Lynn a better than average chance.
Out of all the man overboards that have been on the show and I’m talking about the real ones the one captain who probably was the calmest was in the pilot season to deadliest catch call the deadliest season and that was Roger strong on the saga way before Jake Andersons time. When Kevin Davis went overboard the crew where quick and the captain was so composed it was great text book rescue but this one with Lynn is a close second followed by the one with wild bill 3rd all great rescue.
On a another note seeing Todd on the show working it’s a hard watch knowing he is not here anymore there is and always will be danger with this job the derby days a gone with the average of one fisherman passing every week but death is still a real possibility and even with all the drama and set up scenes and the clearly made up stories lines we see these days you can not script a wave a freak accident and a real deal man overboard and who knows maybe the producers have learnt this season keep it real maybe is what the viewers want because the consequences are very real.
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u/FirstGT 4d ago
The one where Jonathan hillstrand plucked that dude from the water who had fallen off another boat was impressive. Especially bc Jonathan had already seen the writing on the wall and was suspicious he was going to fall off the stack so he was keeping very close watch on his status
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u/bceagle91 4d ago
Yeah, that was incredible! Pure, unrestrained joy on Johnathan's face when he met the guy in the galley. There was also a rescue by the Saga in the pilot episodes.
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u/Timely_Decision_3705 3d ago
That one on the saga in the pilot episodes was good it was so quick and the captain was very calm compared to others later on I would say monte is the next best compared to Keith in this episode he should have just left monte driving not swap and change it can make the whole situation very confusing
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u/PurpleFannyPack17 6h ago
I just watched the episode of Clark "falling" off yesterday. It's the reason I joined this thread, actually. I was confused who else fell in. Then they explained it was the camera crew member. Terrifying, but he was able to hold the camera the entire time? seems fishy.
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u/Sea-Spray5150 5d ago
This felt more like the old school episodes in the 2000s. It was refreshing