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fishladyfla: What has been your scariest moment crab fishing?
Russell Newberry: I've had several. I was on a vessel called the Debra D, with Jonathan as skipper. We took a wave that rolled the boat over on its side and all the bait shifted from the port side to the starboard side and it gave our boat a 30 degree list. I was lying in my bunk at this time, and when I got to the wheel house, I heard Jonathan say, "I've never seen the boat do this before." I went straight for my survival suit! We then went through our necessary steps to put the boat back on an even keel, and the way we did that was by taking 2 pots and hanging them off the port side off of the crane. But at that point, we were laying on our side until we got the even keel. We thought we might have to go through our Abandon Ship drill.
Patty: What kind of a person does it take to be a crab fisherman?
Russell Newberry: It takes all kinds of people! Adventurous. It's fast, it's working late hours. You have to be a happy person, an optimist to be any kind of a fisherman. And I am all of these things.
Seahawk: What was your biggest accomplishment?
Russell Newberry: My biggest accomplishment was when Sophie, my 7 year old, was born in 2000. As far as other accomplishments, I'm over 40 years old, I have a house, I pay my taxes, I'm on top of my bills, and I'm proud that I vote every time.
Irsheyes: Hi Russ. You're to be commended for your role in saving Josh. Tell me, what went through your mind when you were faced with the possibility of having to jump into that icy water to rescue him?
Russell Newberry: I tell you, I got mad. The first thing when we did the man overboard drill, because I had to get my survival suit and I actually thought, "I'm going to have to get into the Bering Sea." I didn't know what shape Josh was in - was he conscious, did he hit his head? So in the 25 seconds it took me to put on the survival suit, I had thoughts about how I was going to act when I saw him off the side of the boat. When I saw him, and saw that he was conscious and able to talk to us and was still in his right mind, it was apparent when we threw him the life ring that he was capable of doing the Spiderman, and getting on our boat. You should have seen him on the side of our boat!
TXgirl25: Thanks for chatting with us. I have to ask because I'm curious, what kind of underwear do crabbers prefer? Boxers or Briefs?
Russell Newberry: I'm sure a lot depends on whether you're the skipper or a deckhand! I personally like to wear briefs when I'm on deck, just to keep myself together. When I'm in town, I like to wear boxers.
purplearcher: What is the biggest difference between the captaining styles of Jonathan and Andy?
Russell Newberry: Actually, there's not much difference. You can see their father coming out in both their styles. They both have a different way of doing things, but it's fun to watch them confer with each other and then come to a decision.
