A Sobering Journey
Considered “the best deck hand in Alaska” by Captain “Wild” Bill, Nick McGlashan had worked as a Bering Sea crabber since he was 13. While many of his crew mates saw his hard-work and dedication, they had failed to realize McGlashan struggle with alcohol and heroin addiction until it was almost too late. While working on the Summer Bay, they noticed the deck hand was sickly pale and slurring his words and after discovering his secret stash, “Wild” Bill had McGlashan fired. Now, he credits his public outing with helping him become sober, stating in an interview with Anchorage Daily News, “I lost the ability to work as sea because I forgot how to live on land.”
Fight or Flight
In December 2012, Feleti “Freddy” Maugatai was arrested following a physical dispute at the Grand Aleutian Hotel. The Hollywood Reporter stated the “Deadliest Catch” alum had forced a man into a headlock inside a bathroom and then proceeded to violently shove the man’s wife when she tried to intervene. A complaint from the star obtained from TMZ states “Freddy” was merely defending himself after the man had allegedly punched him in the face but was nevertheless “charged with assault in the fourth degree.”