Favorite Episodes-Time Bandit Rescue
Feb 4th, 2009 by admin
It was one of the most talked episodes, when Jonathan Hillstrand steered his Time Bandit over just in time to pluck deckhand Josh White from the Bering Sea. It was definitely one of the more emotional moments of the show, knowing how fragile life can be and how seconds can make the difference between life and death. The deckhand, a veteran of five years was on a stack of pots on the F/V Trailblazer, securing them for the return trip back to port. Within minutes the seas began to rise and the wind began to pick up causing the boat to rock dangerously from side to side and eventually knocking White into the water. Luckily only a few hundred yards away is the Time Bandit when the frantic call comes in over the radio, “Man Overboard”. Knowing that the Trailblazer would have to make a full circle to rescue White, Jonathan Hillstrand knew he was his only hope. In just four minutes in total, Josh White is pulled aboard the Time Bandit where he is warmed up to avoid hypothermia, victoriously escaping the wrath of the Bering Sea.