Deadliest Catchlost one of their own in 2021 — and new details about the death have surfaced.
In the clip, multiple crew members learn that one of their shipmates had been injured and demanded medical attention. Captain Bill Wichrowski is told that someone on the ship requires medics, and speaks to the team over his radio.
Another captain, Sig Hansen, later revealed that someone may have been hit with a crab pot, which is a cage up to 800 pounds that can cause significant harm to a human. Hansen then calls it a “scary, scary thought.”
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The medic says the injured person is in a “lot of pain” and later, news comes in that the injured person was Kochutin. Shortly after, he died on the ship.
Kochutin’s loss was significant to the crew, even though theDeadliest Catchteam has been through their share of crewmate injuries and deaths.
One of Kochutin’s onboard friends, Landon, expressed the devastation of the dangerous career. “I can’t keep losing friends,” he says in the video.
Kochutin’s obituary also addressed his love for the water, and his job as a fisherman.
“He was a passionate fisherman. He devoted most of [his] summers and winters to fishing for king crab, opilio, Pacific cod and pollock in the Bering Sea,” it continued. “The Bering Sea was very special place near and dear to his heart.”
Deadliest Catchis currently airing its 18th season on Discovery. It first debuted in 2005 and has aired over 286 episodes.
New episodes air Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Discovery.
source: people.com
