"I remember the news reports at the time. I know he made it to Anchorage alive. But there was no further info. My guy who used to be a medic was thinking stroke. "

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"I agree,but what would make his fingers curl up like that,it really scared me and I was only watching the show,cannot imagine how all crew felt having to watch that young man go thru whatever it was so far away,and then having to wait for the rescue team to arrive,my heart really goes out to everyone on the Wizard.Sandi"

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"Pearl, my first trip up, that was the case for me too. Never done either and I was fine. It is hard to find people with any kind of similar experience and usually it works to have people with no preset notions.

I think DC showed him eating and doing normal activities on purpose. If it was seasickness, I think they would have shown him being green all over. Remember his first symptoms were a tingly arm, neck and face. The kid always looked inner-city pale to me. I think the crew thought it might be dehydration too but I cringed thinking it wasn't that good of an idea to pour liquid into the mouth of someone convulsing. "

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"Pearl, my first trip up, that was the case for me too. Never done either and I was fine. It is hard to find people with any kind of similar experience and usually it works to have people with no preset notions.

I think DC showed him eating and doing normal activities on purpose. If it was seasickness, I think they would have shown him being green all over. Remember his first symptoms were a tingly arm, neck and face. The kid always looked inner-city pale to me. I think the crew thought it might be dehydration too but I cringed thinking it wasn't that good of an idea to pour liquid into the mouth of someone convulsing. "

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"Clouds, I noted that because the Captains have all stated from time to time that the industry is in a depression and there are a lot of deckhands out of work. If that's the case, why not pick someone who's at least been out on the water?

If he was seasick, he was a silent sufferer - if there is such a thing. All the people I've been around who were seasick were too miserable to care whether anyone saw them or not. :-("

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"I think right after they went to quotas for opies you had a lot of guys that needed work but it doesn't take too long before they find something else and fade from the scene. As you know, they tend to scatter once off the boat. It's been a few years now. I expect most have found work elsewhere that doesn't lend itself to fishing schedules. There isn't a website, that I know if anyway, that you can post your resume as a fishermen and have it be seen by owners and captains. Most times, it's by word of mouth.

Case in point. My ex has been looking for work, back on a boat, after a hiatus of 11 years. He tried to catch up with some boat owners and captains we know but nothing was panning out yet. Zack Larson posted on FB that the Kodiak keeps losing guys. So I messaged him and told him I knew an experienced guy. He said they were full at the moment but he had heard that the Bering Hunter was looking for a guy. So, I researched until I found the boat owner's contact info. My Ex did the calling and emailing and Bingo! He's currently on a plane right now that will eventually take him out to St. Paul. Poor sucker. LOL

I was somewhat of a quiet sufferer. But then again, I didn't get -that- sick. Especially my first trip out. The first two weeks, the only thing I was able to keep down for longer than 30 minutes was half a cup of tea (literally) and half of an english muffin. But no one knew I was green. Mostly, I think because they were too busy to care.
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"the post was great,so nice of you to help out your ex,hope all works out well,Sandi"

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