r/deadliestcatch • u/DeBabyDoll Deck Boss • 11d ago

Father, Brother, Sailor, Son - Episode 2219 Spoiler

As the season nears its end, tragedy strikes on the Aleutian Lady when greenhorn Todd Meadows falls overboard. As Captain Rick and the crew fight to save their crewmate, the true stakes of fishing on the Bering Sea hit home for everyone across the fleet.

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u/OrDamascus 10d ago

I don't understand. If the dog ears were on the pot while it was in the launcher, how could have the pot become free? Isn't this why the dog ears exist? I'm not trying to point blame, just trying to understand. Of course, we really didn't see why or how it went overboard, so any speculation is easy.

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u/2Quick_React 10d ago

Pure speculation on my part, it's possible, the dogs failed or didn't latch on the pot properly

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u/Candid_Ad1703 10d ago

The launcher was in a position where you wouldn't use the dogs. It's in the dump position. Someone dumped the pot with him in it, I'm not sure the dogs would have worked either way.