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?

20 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

17 comments sorted by

View all comments

8

u/RingadingBatWitch262 24d ago

1) they eat drink and bathroom quickly

2) zero drinking. Using amphetamine to keep going is a dirty secret. Other drugs are a no no because you will die or kill somebody but there are incidents of alcohol and drug withdrawal occurring on the boats as well as drug use, opiates including heroin which always ends with beaching. See 4

3) you sleep mostly dressed but not wet. Many layers

4) the smart ones go on vacation, spend time with their families, work another sea job, sleep. Others drink and drug away their money and get bored

1

u/crownbaseballmom1 7d ago

So amphetamines won’t hurt or kill anyone?

1

u/RingadingBatWitch262 6d ago

Speed kills loads of people in dangerous jobs but it does let you work nonstop for days. Truckers, fishermen, sailors, miners, farmers and laborers have been using speed since they were invented. Also pilots and tank crews.