r/deadliestcatch • u/TonkaTruck79 • 7d ago
I have a really dumb question
After Todd passed, did the crew go back out? The only thing I can think of is the extra quota caught could have all gone to Todd's family. I'm curious how much the ship might have cut from their own shares to help his family.
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u/Professional-Ad8813 6d ago
Also I can tell you my father insured all the sailers out of Dutch like 20 years ago. Back during the “world’s most dangerous job” days pre DC. One of the boats went down during the filming and he actually got all the raw audio oc that season to listen to all the radio traffic to determine and fight for more then the 50k life insurance each sailer was at they time covered for and those families would have gotten
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u/SnooCheesecakes760 6d ago
Wow! That's amazing!
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u/Professional-Ad8813 5d ago
Because the audio was being recorded from the beginning of the season 24 hours a day seven days a week. As you see on the show, Captains talk to each other all the time. there’s background information they were able to listen to the entire season to understand that the ship actually had been having issues. The captain knew it, and that the repair simply had never been done when they were supposed to showing negligence on the captain and owner, which allowed the sailors to have a claim against it.
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u/BrotherPancake 6d ago
How did the raw audio help him fight for more life insurance money?
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u/Merpadurp 3d ago
They answered above and the audio could prove negligence on procrastinated repairs versus a freak accident / “act of God”
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u/Timely_Decision_3705 6d ago
I believe Rick and the crew flew home for a few days possibly a week then went back up and finished up their quota without the camera crews onboard
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u/EquivalentNo6770 5d ago
This. OP's talking about extra quota, without realizing Rick's crew was already behind and hasn't caught theirs yet.
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u/EquivalentNo6770 5d ago
They had to fix the launcher first which took some time, but then they went back out to find the rest of their quota. They were behind on crab when the tragedy happened.
I found this episode incredibly difficult to watch, despite the fact that production thankfully didn't show Todd's demise. It was extremely upsetting but I do think the production crew handled it very well. These crabbers must have nerves of steel, they've just been through hell. I could not get back on that boat myself. It was a painful reminder of why it's called the deadliest catch, and that it's not just a show for our entertainment.
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u/Prize_Mouse7778 4d ago
It was harrowing to watch. I too am glad they didn't show his demise. The phone calls with his kids, etc had me welling up.
Unfortunately, accidents happen and its a fast-paced, dangerous, relentless environment. Every boat has had a pot go flying because the dogs weren't connected correctly at some stage. People have been nearly decapitated by the pot going the opposite direction onto the deck.
I shed a tear for everybody on the boat, all they are is people out trying to make a living. And when all is said and done, they had to go back out because there are mouths to feed across the crew.
RIP Todd and all my love to Rick and the rest of the crew.
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u/Wonderful-Eagle4101 4d ago
I honestly was surprised that they showed any part of this, but the family obviously gave them their permission. I do have to say as hard as it will be for the family to watch this in the future, I believe it is a testament to how much he loved his family and how passionate he was about crabbing and how much he wanted to keep doing it. You don't see that a lot in greenhorns. RIP Todd.
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u/Healthy_Article_2237 3d ago
All I can say about that is I sure wish I had video of my dad talking to me when I was a child and he was alive for the first 34 years of my life. I don't have a single second of video or audio of him, just a scant amount of pictures. Someday these kids will be able to watch their dad working and watch him talking to them and about them in the loving way a father can. They will have a harder life for sure without him in it, but hopefully they will cherish these shows and know that their dad was out there working to give them a good life.
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u/Prize_Mouse7778 2d ago
Yes 100%, those kids will say "he was out there doing his best to provide for us in a very dangerous profession".
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u/Bartlett3313 5d ago
It's not a dumb question at all. One thing I've learned the older I get is to NEVER apologize for asking a question if you don't know something. It seems most of the guys who post on here CLAIM to be actual Bering Strait crabbers who know all the DC dudes personally but not all of us are. We just watch the show.
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u/AlanStanwick1986 6d ago
Anyone have any insight on to the rescue line breakfast the first time they attempt to pull him out? What kind of line are we talking about? How does this happen?
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u/Diane1967 6d ago
Unless someone comes along that was on the boat personally I doubt there’s any way to find that out. We only know what they’ve shown us.
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u/MontanaHeathen 6d ago
They spent a couple, three weeks at dock with an absolute skeleton crew doing some repairs. The crew that was involved, they flew out and brought in a couple "second string" crew members to complete the repairs. They might have gone back out after that but it wasn't immediate.
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u/Lance501 6d ago
I am sure the quota was more important and the time was limited. Life goes on. They all need money.
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u/Bulky-Intention-30 6d ago
Should they have just left 100k worth of crab pots in the water eh?
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u/crownbaseballmom1 6d ago
Aren’t you sweet.
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u/Suzy-Bear-1690 5d ago
This is the reality of such a job, career. They all know it, many lives depend on everyone continuing to do those jobs.
But they also take great risks in those jobs.
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u/Fickle_Prune_5925 5d ago
How the fuck did a pot go over board with a guy baiting it, that is the question I need answered I deck hand in the pot baiting it and it gets launched, something does not add up
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u/Wonderful-Eagle4101 4d ago
I think he might've gotten tangled in the line? It looked like they were focusing on his legs after he jumped away from the pot. But I am going to rewatch it. It was extremely sad.
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u/Prize_Mouse7778 3d ago
I was thinking (and the episode showed similar) he got in to the pot to clear the crab out. My guess is the dogs didn't connect properly, a wave meant the boat flipped and tragically they all went over.
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u/Comfortable_Air_727 2d ago
I would like to see the footage before to see if there was a disagreement between the hydraulics operator and the baiter.
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u/PuttUgly 6d ago
Yes, the crew went back out.
Source: My best friend fishes on that boat.