The FV Time Bandit is a commercial crab fishing vessel co-captained by brothers Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand. It is featured on the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch. The Time Bandit is a 113-foot house aft boat owned by the Hillstrand brothers that was designed by the Hillstrands' father. The five men helped custom-build the boat's interior, including some comforts unheard of in a crab boat: a four-man sauna, state rooms with queen-size beds and a dishwasher.^[1] The vessel carries 137 crab pots.

Filmmaker Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits was released in 1981, when I was nine years old. It had a PG rating, and that label — and the fact the protagonist was 11 years old — suggested to my parents and me that it was a children's movie. But it took all of 10 minutes in the theater to disabuse me of that notion, scare the wits out of me and confirm this was a serious, life-altering silver. The Time Bandit, built in 1991, was adorned with a skull-and-crossbones motif. She was as famous as a pirate ship of legend. Brothers Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand captained the Time Bandit alternately during the king crab and opilio crab seasons. Neal Hillstrand, the youngest of the five Hillstrand brothers, was the boat’s engineer. Having stolen the Supreme Being's one-of-a-kind map of time and space, the audacious time-bandits whisk Kevin off on an exciting journey to the depths of history, skipping from one era to another. Here's Why You Won't Be Seeing the Time Bandit on 'Deadliest Catch' By Gabrielle Bernardini. 3 2019, Updated 1:08 p.m.

In October 2018 the vessel suffered a major engine failure forcing the crew to skip the season.^[2] The Time Bandit returned to Deadliest Catch for Season 17..^[3]

Crew[edit]

Three of the five Hillstrand brothers make up the six-man crew. Manning the helm are either Johnathan Hillstrand, typically during the King crab season, or Andy Hillstrand, typically during the Opilio crab season, with their youngest brother Neal Hillstrand serving as engineer and Neal's sons, Axel and Phillip Hillstrand, working as deckhands. All three elder Hillstrands act as mechanics for the boat as well.^[4]

Justin Tennison, an engineer on the Time Bandit for two seasons, was found dead in a Homer, Alaska, hotel room on 22 February 2011.^[5] An autopsy revealed that his death was due to complications related to sleep apnea.

Additional specifications[edit]

F V Time Bandit Sold

• Engines: two 600 horsepower (450 kW) Cummins QSK19 diesels^[6]
• Props: two 58 × 55 propellers^[6]
• Hydraulics: two 125 kW auxiliaries
• Crane: 10 ton 40’ knuckle boom
• Built in 1991 at the Giddings Boat Works in Coos Bay^[7]

The engine and prop upgrades were detailed in a special episode of Deadliest Catch about the history of the Time Bandit on 16 April 2013.^[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Deadliest Catch - Season 2'. Discovery Channel.
2. ^Hillstrand, Johnathan (13 October 2018). 'This is the first time in 38 yrs I'm going to miss a Bering Sea King crab season , besides the closer in the mid 80s !! Our main engine blew up so no season !!!!'. @captjohnathan. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
3. ^https://www.tvshowsace.com/2020/09/28/deadliest-catch-season-17-time-bandit-is-back-fishing-will-hillstrands-return/
4. ^'Deadliest Catch - Season 2 and following'. Discovery Channel.
5. ^'Deadliest Catch boat crew member found dead'. CNN. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
6. ^ ^ab'New Power In The Heart of the Beast'. Alan Haig-Brown. Retrieved 16 April 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
7. ^'Deadliest Catch - Meet the Men'. Discovery Communications, LLC. Retrieved 13 July 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
8. ^List of Deadliest Catch episodes#Specials

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Deadliest Catch fans may be wondering where the Time Bandit has been Season 15 of the Discovery show. On Wednesday, there was a new report that the Hillstrands lowered the price of the crab boat and updated the exterior. Is the Time Bandit no more?

.@DeadliestCatch viewers have been wondering what happened to the Time Machine. Here's what you need to know #DeadliestCatchhttps://t.co/qAetYTpFu8

— Monsters and Critics (@monstersandcrit) September 4, 2019

Johnathan Hillstrand

What Happened To The Time Bandit?

What happened to Captain Johnathan and the Time Bandit? Deadliest Catch Season 15 is missing the big and fun personality that is the Hillstrands and the fireworks of the Time Bandit. Now there is new news on the boat that three generations of Hillstrands ran. What happened?

First of all, on September 8, 2018, the Time Bandit captain went to social media to tell fans that the engine “blew up.” Hillstrand also shared that there was no agreement with Discovery, thus, no cameras on board. This was especially distressing as on August 30, Deadliest Catch executive producer Decker Watson had shared that it looked as though Captain John and Time Bandit would return.

A month later, the news got even worse for Time Bandit fans. Captain John shared that for the first time in 38 years, he was missing King Crab season. The engine problem appeared to be massive in order to miss such an important marker.

For all who are asking what our plans are for the season. We will be fishing as soon as the engine is back on the boat. As of today, we don’t have an agreement to have cameras on the boat. So it doesn’t look like we will be back on the show! #deadliestcatch

— Johnathan Hillstrand (@captjohnathan) September 8, 2018

Next big news on the Hillstrands was in March 2019, when it was reported that the Deadliest Catch stars put the Time Bandit up for sale. They had listed the fishing boat with Dock Street Brokers for $2,888,888.

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Former Deadliest Catch Boat Unrecognizable

On Wednesday, Monsters & Critics’ April Neale reported that the Time Bandit has had a facelift and a drop in price. The Hillstrand’s 113-foot crab boat is now $2,250,000. Viewing photos on the Dock Street Boaters site, the crab boat itself is unrecognizable. The body of the boat is no longer the menacing black. It is now a deep red. The name “Time Bandit” is no longer emblazoned across the bow.

If anyone doubts that the Hillstrands are done fishing, this is the definitive answer. The Time Bandit is no more.

Financial Woes For Former Deadliest Catch Stars?

Neal Hillstrand, who recently joined Jake Anderson on the Saga to repair their engines, recently was divorced. His now ex-wife was to receive $10,000 on the sale of the vessel. That does not seem like a financial reason to sell the boat.

What is most likely the biggest financial burden on the Hillstrands is from an injury onboard the Time Bandit in 2013. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Time Bandit crew member David “Beaver” Zielinski sustained a serious injury onboard the fishing vessel.

Time Bandits Trailer

They were throwing out Hillstrand brand fireworks when one exploded in Beaver’s hand. After many surgeries, he was able to still use his hand, but he had to discontinue fishing. He sued the Hillstrands and was awarded $2.7 million. But, the judge halved that, as he said that half of the blame is on him. It is not clear if the boat’s insurance will cover this, or if selling the Time Bandit will fulfill their legal obligation. Whatever the case, the Hillstrands are no longer a fishing family and the Time Bandit is just a memory.

Time Bandit Crabber

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