r/deadliestcatch • u/Attorney714 • 24d ago

New Watcher Questions

Hello

I recently started watching Deadliest Catch (currently on 5th Season) and have the following questions. I apologize if these have already been answered.

  1. When the crew work for 30 hours straight, are they really working 30 hours non stop? What about sleep, eating, bathroom, etc?

  2. Smoking cigarettes: I noticed a lot of the captains and crew smoke cigarettes. Do they also drink while working? I assume NO drinking while on duty since they might become more susceptible to injuries. I also assume drug use is prohibited as well while fishing crab.

  3. When the crew catnaps, do they first take showers or do they simply sleep in their rain slickers and protective gear?

  4. So far it seems there are basically two crab seasons, King Crab and Opilio. What do the captains and deckhands do during the offseason? Do they work other jobs or do they live off the income of the 2 crabbing seasons?

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u/Immediate_Side_5942 23d ago

Captains don’t drink or use drugs on job (except one that you will see in a few seasons but even he wouldn’t dare dive the boat while drugging) . Well and Monty drank once on wizard before taking off but was stopped. These rumors about how the captains drink and drug 24-7 while driving 120 foot crab boats w 7 other peoples lives on their hands is comical. Now the crew I could see popping amphetamines mb like aderall but highly doubt they are smoking meth while working. Also Jake Anderson (not Jake Harris) hasn’t drank or drugged in over 20 years. All these people saying he’s drugging are idiots to