Unfortunately, paperwork and permits did not come through, so Capt Johnathan is back fishing Kings and Opilio crab this year.’ In a Facebook post on Jonathan’s official page, his social media assistant Shelly answered fans’ questions regarding this issue: ‘Plans were made for Capt Johnathan to “retire” from King Crab and Opilio Crab fishing, to start a brand new crab fishery this year. However, as JohNathan continued sharing videos on social media of himself fishing, it was speculated his real reason for leaving was different from what was announced.
Andy appeared in the show mainly during the Opilio crab season, while his brother Jonathan was in charge during the King crab season.Īndy’s brother Johnathan announced at the end of “Deadliest Catch” 13th season his retirement, and with him his boat and family would also exit the show. Showcasing crude, sensitive and somewhat violent situations, the audience of “Deadliest Catch” is mostly male, of ages largely in the 18 to 49 age group.
This reality TV show centers on the life on board with various fishing boats’ crews, as they sail seas risking their life in commercial fishing, one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, as fishermen have a fatality rate higher than flight engineers and pilots. Officially licensed as captains with more than three decades of experience, Andy and Johnathan appeared for the first time in second season of Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch”.
Spending the majority of his life aboard commercial ships, Andy is an expert not only on the workings of the fish trade, but has also acquired technical and practical experience on how to manage and navigate commercial fishing boats. There’s no information about Andy’s education, however, it’s known that he’s passionate about music, and plays various instruments such as guitar and drums.Īndy has been co-Captaining his family’s crab fishing boat Time Bandit for years, along with his brother Johnathan. Using Twitter, Johnathan Hillstrand also announced the Time Bandit was out of commission for the series.One of my favorite Captains ⚓️⚓️ #timebanditcaptain #andyhillstrandĪ post shared by Kelley M Bushner on at 11:01am PDT That amount was effectively halved, as the jury found Zielinski to be 50 percent responsible for his injuries.” He was awarded $1.35 million by a King County jury in Washington state.Īccording to, “Having deliberated for a week, the Seattle jury determined Zielinski was due $2.7 million in compensation for his injuries. He was an equal share owner of Tine Bandit along with his Captains Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand.Īlso, an accident aboard the ship was litigated in 2019 and the jury found for David Zielinski, a deckhand who was severely injured. Why is the boat for sale?įinancial woes seemed to have created a “perfect storm” for the three Hillstrand brothers, Neal, Johnathan and Andy.ĭivorce was one of the factors, as Neal Hillstrand needed cash in early 2019 to give to his estranged wife. The Time Bandit first appeared on Discovery show in season 2, but some legal woes hit the Hillstrands hard, read on. Since then, the ship got a paint job and the price has dropped a bit.
The ship had been part of the series since Season 2 on Discovery.īut tides have turned and the ship was listed for sale with Dock Street Brokers in the spring of 2019 for $2,888,888 million.
The F/V Time Bandit is a 113-foot houseboat owned by the Hillstrand brothers, who were lucky enough to have it designed by their own father. Pic credit: Jay Galvin via Wikipedia Commons.įans of Deadliest Catch have noticed that one mainstay vessel is MIA.