TMZ reported in 2019 that the Time Bandit had hit the market to be sold for nearly $3 million and as of December 2020, it was still listed on Dock Street Brokers. The Time Bandit has been put up for sale, but it appears that the listing's been taken down. What happened to the Time Bandit crab boat? However, after The Time Bandit suffered a major engine failure in 2018, it was been put for sale by Dock street brokers now. The FV is a commercial fishing vessel, and since it had featured on the show many times, the viewers of the show wondered whether the FV would return for the next season, i.e. Why did the hillstrands sell the Time Bandit? The vessel that assisted the Hillstrand brothers in carrying out one of the most dangerous jobs in the world was initially listed for almost a cool $3M in 2019. Hillstrand said, "I don't need this stress …pressure."īut he vowed to go "out on top, like a champion, hopefully"-and then spend time with his granddkids.As per Distractify in 2021, the Time Bandit was once put up for sale, however, the listing was taken down and the fishing boat returned to the show. While Hillstrand got teary-eyed after hanging up with his longtime friend, Hansen remarked to the cameras about leaving fishing himself, "I don’t know if I can do it right now." Northwestern captain Hansen said it was "unreal" to think that Hillstrand was retiring. "You know, when you know," Hillstrand told his buddy Sig Hansen over the phone. That wasn't going to be true for the Time Bandit, as Hillstrand had decided it was time to say "sea" you later. That meant $54,000 for each of Colburn's crew men.Ĭolburn said it was harder than it used to be to make a living but "this boat will be fishing next year."
Hillstrand decided to follow his instincts, sailing to a spot he'd found fruitful before and said that it was his "last chance for greatness" going south into a Bering Sea squall.Ĭolburn's crew on the Wizard was facing tough conditions and his crew man Crosby slid dangerously across the deck.īut Colburn finished out his winter season strong, and the Wizard wound up making $1.7 million dollars. "The survey can f-k itself," Hillstrand said as a deck hand burned the survey, too. The skipper set fire to the survey in the wheelhouse and threw it out the window. Hillstrand consulted an Alaska Fish and Game survey which recommended a certain area to fish.īut the first few crab pots were awful, disappointing Hillstrand. On the Wizard, his pal Colburn was in the eye of the storm and complained, "It's getting harder and harder to make a buck out here."Īnd on the Time Bandit, Hillstrand said, "I can't wait to get home," and hoped for a last monster haul to send him into retirement. "37 years of pain and suffering," Hillstrand joked about his job. Hillstrand's deck was covered in ice so he decided to help the crew and operated the crane to knock it off the boat. "I'll get you a rocking chair, OK?" Keith Colburn told Hillstrand over the phone. On the Discovery Channel show, Hillstrand hoped for a massive catch to end his career.Īnd his fellow fishermen and "Deadliest Catch" co-stars teased Hillstrand about cashing in his crab. The veteran captain of the Time Bandit ship was determined to retire in a blaze of glory after years at sea. Rough and ready skipper Johnathan Hillstrand ended his 37-year fishing career with teary eyes and bountiful crab hauls on Tuesday night's episode of "Deadliest Catch." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
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