Deadliest Catch boat crew member found dead. Support independent journalism by subscribing to the Sunday Times. (CNN) - A crew member of a fishing vessel seen on the 'Deadliest Catch' reality show was found dead in a Homer, Alaska, hotel room Tuesday, police said. The name of this vessel is Time Bandit, and thats because this is the ship used in Gilliams 1981 movie. Our source said this was her first contract,” said Crew Center. He was 33.Tennison's body was found Tuesday at a hotel room in Homer, Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reports. “The crew member is a South African woman who was working in the crew mess. Justin Tennison, a Deadliest Catch crew member on the Time Bandit, has been found dead. Unfortunately, they couldn’t save the crew member. “There was a medical emergency announcement on the ship’s PA system and medical staff rushed to help the crew member. “The death, which we believe to have been of an accidental nature, as is usual under such circumstances, is being investigated by the local authorities and we will continue to provide every assistance.”Īccording to Crew Center, a website run by ex-crew members sharing their experiences of life and work on cruise ships, the woman’s colleagues were devastated by her death.Ĭrew Center said according to a source she had suffered a severe injury. “We have been in communication with her family and extend our deepest condolences to them for their loss. A coworker stopped to check after not hearing from him and found him unresponsive on February 22, 2011. Tennison died in a hotel room in Homer, Alaska at age 33. His death wasn’t on the boat but off and under strange circumstances. It has been conducting three-night and four-night voyages from Durban. Justin Tennison appeared on Deadliest Catch as a deckhand on Time Bandit. MSC Orchestra resumed cruises to SA in January after pausing operations for a month. The ship left Durban for a three-night voyage on Friday. Lebo Mavuso, spokesperson for MSC Cruises SA, said the female crew member died on Thursday night. MSC Cruises SA says the death of a South African crew member aboard its ship MSC Orchestra is believed to be of an “accidental nature”.
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