
Deadliest Catch F/V Time Bandit, helmed by Captains Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand, has lost a crew member.
Justin Tennison, who fished the King Crab 2010 and Opilio 2011 seasons on camera as well as many off season fisheries for the boat, was found dead of unknown causes in a Best Western Bidarka Inn hotel room in Homer, Alaska yesterday.
The room was registered to Tennison where alcohol and what could be marijuana was found in his room. “There was information that there had been a party at an adjacent room,” said an officer.
The statement on the Time Bandit’s official site reads:
It is with great sadness that the Time Bandit family announces the death of crew member, Justin Tennison. Justin died peacefully in his sleep the night of February 21, 2011.
Justin fished commercially for many years, living in Alaska for 28 years. He worked on the Time Bandit, alongside his second cousin, Eddie Uwekoolani, Jr., serving as Engineer during the tendering seasons, and joined the Time Bandit crew as a deckhand fishing the Red King 2010 and Opilio 2011 seasons.
Justin was tough as a bull and was an all-around good hand. The Captains and Crew appreciated his hard work and many contributions this past year. We will miss him terribly and wish his family all the best during this most difficult time.
Justin is survived by a son, daughter, sister, father and grandparents. He was 34 years old.
[image: Discovery]