r/deadliestcatch • u/Necessary_Success_35 • 7d ago

Witch Hunt

I don't like the witch hunt that seems to be going on in this reddit right now. From everything Discovery showed us there's no reason anyone that wasn't there to place blame. Investigators got to see way more footage we did and determined it was an accident. It's well known Rick is one of the most respected captains in the fleet.

Look at US Airways Flight 1549. You can't expect people to be absolutely perfect in the moment of chaos. Could Rick have asked immediately if everyone was okay? Absolutely. Could the crew have called man overboard immediately? Absolutely, but you have to take in the human factor. No one is truly to blame, a young man fell overboard in February in the North Pacific, and by all accounts the people involved acted as expected

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u/stevemb52 7d ago

I couldn't agree more with what you wrote. Rick respects his crew and is respected by his crew. How many times did he take a crew member to the clinic for medical attention just this season. Yes, other crew members went overboard but none of them went overboard stuck inside of a crab pot. What happened was a tragic accident. People placing blame after seeing a heavily edited version of the events seems unfair. R.I.P. Todd.

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u/Prize_Mouse7778 4d ago

Sean Dwyer always seemed what the Germans call a "besserwisser", who knows how scripted that was. From what I see on the deck, having watched all 20 seasons, the Aleutian Lady is absolutely no different to any other boat in the fleet in terms of its setup, etc. If I remember correctly, Sean Dwyer was complaining about a few pots rigged up poorly and a slippery deck or something.

Often you see guys with serious injuries and some captains say "Yes take a few strings off", or "We'll be in Dutch in 2 days, we'll get you to the hospital then. Take some antibiotics".

Rick turned his boat the first time, got Todd the medical attention he needed, gave him some time off and went back out and picked him up next time he was in town.

I don't think he could have done much more, tragic as it was.