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Learn more about the crew manning Time Bandit.

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  • Capt. Johnathan Hillstrand
    Fishing Vessel: TIME BANDIT
    Brothers Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand share the skippering duties on board their family-operated vessel, the Time Bandit. Designed by the Hillstrands' father and custom-built by the brothers, the boat features luxuries unheard of on other crab boats, such as staterooms with queen-sized beds, a four-person sauna and a dishwasher.

    Johnathan is the captain during king crab season. He runs a tight ship and is not afraid to speak his mind. When he's not embracing the elements at sea, the Homer, Alaska, resident enjoys a zest for life on the edge that includes riding a Harley that is rigged to rocket to 120 mph at the touch of a button.

    Andy Hillstrand is skipper during opilio season and also runs the business side. During the off-season, Andy spends time at his ranch in Indiana, where he engages in his other passion -- training horses.

    The youngest of the brothers, Deckhand Neal Hillstrand is responsible for prepping the boat at the start of each season and serves as the cook. Deckhand Nathan Vandecoevering also returns to fish on the Time Bandit. New to the boat this year is Deckhand Russ Newberry, who brings with him nearly 20 years of crabbing experience.
     
 
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Jul 06,
4:00 pm
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Deadliest Catch
Beat the Clock

With half a day left in the Alaskan king crab season, the crews r
Jul 07,
4:00 pm
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Deadliest Catch
Dead of Winter

It is the dead of winter in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, where the days
Jul 07,
7:00 pm
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Deadliest Catch
Lockout

After weeks battling freezing spray, forty foot waves, and sub-ze
Jul 07,
8:00 pm
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Deadliest Catch
A Slap in the Face or a Kick in the Butt

Halfway through the season, each skipper faces his own personal f
Jul 07,
9:00 pm
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Ends of the Earth

When the fleet gets word of great fishing by the ice pack, the ch
 

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