The 20-hour long search for the other crewmembers was called off late Wednesday evening as it was presumed they did not survive.Īn investigation as to what caused the boat to sink is underway. We're heartbroken that the Hillstrand brothers have chosen to part ways with their beloved family boatand that this means Time Bandit's Deadliest Catch stint has officially run its course. The Coast Guard has identified the five missing men as the boat’s captain, Gary Cobban Jr., the captain’s son, David Lee Cobban, Arthur Ganacias, Brock Rainey and Seth Rousseau-Gano, the AP reported. According to the post, Time Bandit, built in 1991, can stash up to 365,000 pounds of salmon and 175,000 pounds of crab (wow). Who died on the Time Bandit Deadliest Catch star Justin Tennisons death is the latest in a string of tragedies to hit the cast on board the Discovery shows ship. Every vessel featured on Deadliest Catch is in a life-threatening condition. So far, the United States Coast Guard has not yet determined why the crab boat sank. Although the Saga did not sink, it is possible that it will do so in the future. RELATED: Remembering the Late Deadliest Catch Stars, from Phil Harris to Blake PainterĪ representative from Discovery Channel did not immediately reply to PEOPLE’s request for comment. What episode of Deadliest Catch did the Scandies Rose sink And so is Lawler. and John Lawler were found on the boat, both suffering from hypothermia but have since been released from the hospital, according to the AP. While using helicopters, planes and boats to search for the missing crewmembers, rescuers noticed a faint light in a life raft in the distance, which is where the two surviving men were discovered, Anchorage Daily News reported.įormer Deadliest Catch member Dean Gribble Jr. The Aleutian Islands port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, is the base of operations for the fishing fleet.
The Coast Guard launched rescue efforts after the ship sent a mayday distress call, and they arrived around 2 a.m. Deadliest Catch is a documentary television series produced by Original Productions for the Discovery Channel.It portrays the real life events aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab, bairdi crab, and opilio crab fishing seasons.
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According to police reports, in 2011, he was found dead in the Best Western Bidarka Inn in Homer, Alaska. Justin Tennison worked as the deckhand on the Time Bandit ship. Photo: Beverly Rickard Anderson Source: Facebook. According to the AP, the 130-foot boat was last seen 170 miles southwest of Kodiak Island and sank around 10 p.m. Former deckhand on the Time Bandit ship and cast of Deadliest Catch Justin Tennison that died in 2011.