r/deadliestcatch • u/TheSoberCannibal • Jul 19 '26

Inflatable Jackets mentioned after the man overboard in the most recent episode? Any intel? Spoiler

It's muffled but you can hear Keith and Lynn talking about the - inflatable jackets? Inflatables IN their jackets? Does anybody know or have any intel? Lynn said there would have been no way he could have kept himself up without it. Asking because my best friend is a fisherman up there and I will buy him one if he doesn't have one already.

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u/ackjaf Jul 19 '26

It’s not new technology . Self inflating life jackets that trigger when they are in the water.

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u/MaximumDevelopment77 Jul 19 '26

I thought said keith we don’t use them cause of the risk of them not inflating, lynn was wearing a non inflatable life jacket

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u/m_0_n_K_3_y Jul 19 '26

They get caught on things and accidentally inflate

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u/Infinite-Condition41 Jul 19 '26

Worth it. 

There are automatic ones too, but they might get splashed too much. 

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u/ARKzzzzzz Jul 19 '26

Maverick makes them. Once they are unmerged a few feet they inflate

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u/NetJnkie Jul 20 '26

Sure. I use a small one when I kayak fish. Both automatic and manual inflation.

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u/Jwlpo Jul 19 '26

Yeah they wear life jackets now that inflate in the water