#THE TIME BANDIT SERIES#

He sued the Hillstrands and was awarded $2.7 million. After many surgeries, he was able to still use his hand, but he had to discontinue fishing. They were throwing out Hillstrand brand fireworks when one exploded in Beaver’s hand. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Time Bandit crew member David “Beaver” Zielinski sustained a serious injury onboard the fishing vessel. What is most likely the biggest financial burden on the Hillstrands is from an injury onboard the Time Bandit in 2013.

That does not seem like a financial reason to sell the boat. His now ex-wife was to receive $10,000 on the sale of the vessel. Neal Hillstrand, who recently joined Jake Anderson on the Saga to repair their engines, recently was divorced. Financial Woes For Former Deadliest Catch Stars? If anyone doubts that the Hillstrands are done fishing, this is the definitive answer. The name “Time Bandit” is no longer emblazoned across the bow. The body of the boat is no longer the menacing black. Viewing photos on the Dock Street Boaters site, the crab boat itself is unrecognizable. The Hillstrand’s 113-foot crab boat is now $2,250,000.

On Wednesday, Monsters & Critics’ April Neale reported that the Time Bandit has had a facelift and a drop in price. Former Deadliest Catch Boat Unrecognizable They had listed the fishing boat with Dock Street Brokers for $2,888,888. Next big news on the Hillstrands was in March 2019, when it was reported that the Deadliest Catch stars put the Time Bandit up for sale. So it doesn’t look like we will be back on the show! #deadliestcatch As of today, we don’t have an agreement to have cameras on the boat. We will be fishing as soon as the engine is back on the boat. The engine problem appeared to be massive in order to miss such an important marker.įor all who are asking what our plans are for the season. Captain John shared that for the first time in 38 years, he was missing King Crab season. This was especially distressing as on August 30, Deadliest Catch executive producer Decker Watson had shared that it looked as though Captain John and Time Bandit would return.Ī month later, the news got even worse for Time Bandit fans. What happened?įirst of all, on September 8, 2018, the Time Bandit captain went to social media to tell fans that the engine “blew up.” Hillstrand also shared that there was no agreement with Discovery, thus, no cameras on board. Now there is new news on the boat that three generations of Hillstrands ran. What happened to Captain Johnathan and the Time Bandit? Deadliest Catch Season 15 is missing the big and fun personality that is the Hillstrands and the fireworks of the Time Bandit. Here's what you need to know #DeadliestCatch viewers have been wondering what happened to the Time Machine. On Wednesday, there was a new report that the Hillstrands lowered the price of the crab boat and updated the exterior. The engine and prop upgrades were detailed in a special episode of Deadliest Catch about the history of the Time Bandit on 16 April 2013.Deadliest Catch fans may be wondering where the Time Bandit has been Season 15 of the Discovery show. Built in 1991 at the Giddings Boat Works in Coos Bay.Engines: two 600 horsepower (450 kW) Cummins QSK19 diesels.An autopsy revealed that his death was due to complications related to sleep apnea. Justin Tennison, an engineer on the Time Bandit for two seasons, was found dead in a Homer, Alaska, hotel room on 22 February 2011. All three elder Hillstrands act as mechanics for the boat as well. Manning the helm are either Johnathan Hillstrand, typically during the King crab season, or Andy Hillstrand, typically during the Opilio crab season, with their youngest brother Neal Hillstrand serving as engineer and Neal's sons, Axel and Phillip Hillstrand, working as deckhands. Three of the five Hillstrand brothers make up the six-man crew. As of December 2020 the ship is still for sale at $2.8 million dollars by Dock Street Brokers. In October 2018 the vessel suffered a major engine failure forcing the crew to skip the season. The vessel carries 137 crab pots.Īndy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand and Neal Hillstrand The five men helped custom-build the boat's interior, including some comforts unheard of in a crab boat: a four-man sauna, state rooms with queen-size beds and a dishwasher. The Time Bandit is a 113-foot house aft boat owned by the Hillstrand brothers that was designed by the Hillstrands' father.

#THE TIME BANDIT SERIES#

It is featured on the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch. The FV Time Bandit is a commercial crab fishing vessel co-captained by brothers Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand.

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