Deadliest Catch Crab Time Bandit Boat Crew Member Wins $1.4 Million Settlement for FireWorks Explosion
https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Jury-delivers-for-Deadliest-Catch-crabber-11189995.php
A “Deadliest Catch” crabber maimed by a fireworks explosion aboard the fishing vessel Time Bandit has been
awarded $1.35 million by a King County jury.
Jan. 13, 2013, should have been a good day for David “Beaver” Zielinski, who was headed out to sea for another season aboard the Hillstrand brothers’ crab boat. Instead, Zielinski’s hand was badly injured when a Time Bandit-brand firework exploded in the launcher he was holding.
The explosion that left Zielinski injured occurred as the “Deadliest Catch” crew was filming another Bering Sea snow crab season of the Discovery documentary series. Time Bandit captains Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand have been heavily featured on the program, which is currently in its 13th season.
Time Bandit boat now for sale. $2.8 Million.