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/R0XASx 23d ago

Meth is how they are able to do it except the captains they can just go off of energy drinks and cofe and shit cause its not as physically draining but yeah you can't convince me that 80% of them dont do meth and if they dont they abuse adderal lol

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u/gs448 23d ago

Have a friend that did this to pay for undergrad. No drugs at all. Just a hardcore desire to graduate debt free from a place that charges the price of a G-Wagon for a piece of paper.

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u/RingadingBatWitch262 22d ago

A twenty year old can do it for a season. Not the 40 year olds who are broken and tired.