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Inside the 'Below Deck: Down Under' consent incidents that led to 2 firings and an outpouring of praise

Two cast members were fired from Bravo’s “Below Deck Down Under” following incidents of inappropriate behavior involving sexual consent.

Laura Bileskalne and Luke Jones were both terminated by Capt. Jason Chambers during two recent episodes of the reality series, and the show’s fans have been praising the way the captain and other staff handled both incidents.

Here’s what to know about the recent firings on “Below Deck Down Under.”

What happened during the 'Below Deck' consent scandal?

The incidents unfolded across Episodes Six and Seven of Season Two. It all began when the crew left the yacht for a night out together in Cairns, Australia. 

The evening involved a lot of drinking, and third stew Margot Sisson said she had been “really drunk” at dinner. 

As the crew headed back to the boat at the end of the night, bosun Luke Jones propositioned Sisson, telling her that she “should come and cuddle” with him, and inviting her to join him in the jacuzzi.

Sisson declined, and chief stew Aesha Scott helped Sisson get safely to bed.

“I am glad that you’re here,” Sisson told Scott in the episode. “I don’t want to go in the jacuzzi, I want to go to bed. All I want is water and bed, no Luke.”

Scott then left Sisson in her cabin to sleep. 

After this, Jones entered Sisson’s cabin while she slept and climbed into her bed completely naked.

The show’s producers swiftly intervened, telling Jones he had to leave. "I gotta get you out of here because she wants to go to bed," a producer said, banging on Jones' back.

Jones attempted to engage Margot in conversation and ask if she "wanted to go to bed." She responded, "Yeah, sleepy time." Jones got down from the bed and said, "Can you guys f---" off? before slamming the door.

The show's producers open the door back up and say, "You can't do that." He then left, seeming to be upset. Jones told second stew Laura Bileskalne he "didn't do anything," and continued, "I was just sitting there."

Later, Sisson told Scott what had happened from her point of view.

“Did you consent to him being in here?” she asked Sisson.

“No, I was asleep,” said Sisson. “I did not invite that at all.”

"This is why I'm not comfortable leaving you here," Scott said.

Scott then woke up the yacht’s captain, Jason Chambers, to tell him what had happened. Through tears, she shared that the incident reminded her of a time she had been sexually assaulted.

“You don’t have the right to put someone unconscious into that position,” Scott said. “I have had a drunken sexual assault experience before, and I never wanted that to happen to anyone else. And she’s just such a sweet angel that the thought of anyone violating or being in her space, it just makes me feel sick.” 

It was later revealed that a second incident involving inappropriate conduct happened on the boat that night, around the same time as the incident with Sisson and Jones.

Bileskalne also entered deckhand Adam Kodra’s room after he told her he didn’t want her to be there. "I told her many times I just want to be friends but she's not getting the point across," Kodra told the camera.

She climbed into his bed without his consent and attempted to give him a massage.

“You’re not sleeping in here, dude,” she said. “I’m gonna kick your a-- out.”

Producers also had Bileskalne leave Kodra's room. She kissed his back as she got out of bed.

Which 'Below Deck: Down Under' crew members were fired? 

Both Jones and Bileskalne were fired. When Capt. Chambers learned that Jones had entered Sisson’s cabin without her consent, he sent him off the boat to stay in a hotel for the night. Jones was let go the following morning.

Chambers also fired Bileskalne when he learned she had entered her colleague’s cabin against his wishes. 

The captain admonished Bileskalne for her reaction to the incident involving Jones and Sisson. Bileskalne had defended Jones’ behavior, telling Sisson that Jones was “only joking” and should not have been fired.

“There’s a big disconnect now, and it’s not where I want part of my team,” Chambers told Bileskalne. “You’ve actually disrespected what I set out to do.” 

Chambers also had a talk with the entire crew about boundaries following the incidents.

“Our cabin is our safety zone,” Chambers said. “That door is our boundary. That door is not to be opened unless it’s consensual. To walk into someone else’s room without consent, indecent, is my limit.”

What was the response on social media to the moment?

There has been an outpouring of support for the way Chambers, Scott and the show’s producers handled both incidents. 

“Relieved and grateful that both Chief Stew Aesha Scott and Captain Jason Chambers acted prudently, swiftly and humanely on Below Deck Down Under,” one person wrote on Twitter . “In a sea of recent criticism for reality television, sometimes there are genuine heroes in our midst as well.”

"I’ve been watching reality tv almost my whole life and I have *never* seen anything like tonight’s #BelowDeckDownUnder,” another person tweeted . “In a toxic industry and a franchise that ignores poor behavior by men, it was refreshing to see a woman believed and supported. Capt Jason and Aesha are gems.”

“The circumstances of this are horrible ... but this was a beautiful bravo moment,” another person wrote . “Producers, Aesha, and captain Jason deserve praise for how this was handled.”

Have Margot Sisson and other 'Below Deck' cast members responded?

After the episodes aired, Sisson shared a lengthy message in her Instagram story, expressing her thanks to everyone who helped her throughout the incident.

She said she would be “forever” grateful to Scott and praised “the way she recognized the vulnerability of the situation I was in and her courageous intervention.”

Sisson also thanked Chambers for his “immediate response to the situation.”

“There are unfortunately a lot of captains who would choose to sweep something like this under the rug,” she wrote. “I am grateful that Jason is not one of them. Thank you for repeatedly making me feel safe and supported.”

Chambers shared his own response to the episodes in a recent Instagram video .

“I’m sure you’re digesting Episodes Six and Seven, as I am,” he said. “I’ve had a flood of messages over the past 24 hours from people in similar situations. Some not so lucky of the outcome, so my heart goes out to them.”

He also thanked the show’s production team “for breaking the fourth wall and stepping in, then re-forming and allowing Aesha to come to me in an authentic manner and us dealing with as we would as captain and crew.”

He noted that these incidents occurred “over a year ago,” and shared his hopes for the future. 

“The people involved are hopefully on a better journey to better themselves," he said. "So less hate, please, more love.”

Where are Luke Jones and Lauren Bileskalne now?

Jones and Bileskalne have both switched their Instagram accounts to “private” mode in the wake of the episodes airing.

Before going private on Instagram, Bileskalne issued a statement of apology on the social media platform, according to Entertainment Tonight .

“My sincere apologies to Adam, I did not realize I made him feel uncomfortable and no one should be put in that position,” she reportedly wrote on Instagram on Aug. 8. 

“And to Margot to not been (sic) able to empathize,” her statement continued, as per ET. “I was 29 when the show was filmed, 30 was my life-changer. I am 31 now and I am watching it as all of you, an entertainment show.”

Jones also shared a statement on Instagram that seemed to allude to the incident, per ET.

“It doesn’t Matter what they think about you because you don’t Care. Everything we Hear is an Opinion, Not a Fact,” he wrote in an Aug. 6 post. "Everything we see is a Perspective. Not the Truth. Take Ownership and move forward.”

Lindsay Lowe has been a regular contributor to TODAY.com since 2016, covering pop culture, style, home and other lifestyle topics. She is also working on her first novel, a domestic drama set in rural Regency England.

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Crew Overboard! ‘Below Deck’ Cast Members Who Were Fired During Their Charter Seasons

If there’s one thing Below Deck fans know, working aboard a yacht is a high stress environment. For some cast members, the job proved too overwhelming , while for others it was being stuck aboard a boat with coworkers they didn’t get along with that was their downfall .

Rarely does a season go by without a crew member – and in some cases multiple cast mates – getting fired while charter season was underway. Some were let go a few hours before a new group of guests were ready to board, leaving the rest of the crew shorthanded. Other times, captains have no problem lowering the boom.

Anthony Iracane became the second crew member fired during  Below Deck  season 11, when the chef was let go by Captain  Kerry Titheradge after a series of galley gaffes including taking too long to get meals ready for guests and not following preference sheet dietary instructions.

Deal of the Day

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Anthony Iracane

The Frenchman cooked with love but stumbled from the start, not providing enough food for crew meals initially. While his dishes initially received raves from the St. David’s passengers, Anthony’s confidence began to falter with more complex dietary requests from charter guests, resulting in meal mistakes and slow timing.

The final straw came on the April 22, 2024, episode, where guests complained about the quality and timing of his courses, resulting in the lowest tip of the season. Captain Kerry let him go at the end of the charter.

“I think you are an incredible chef. Your food is absolutely amazing. But you are starting to nosedive,” Kerry told Anthony. “You don’t see where things are going wrong with the service? For a start, crew food was not a priority. The food has been late. You are making mistakes and not being prepared. I am seeing guests not being satisfied with what you are doing. This is not the environment for you. You are not flourishing.”

Anthony was surprised, replying, “I don’t know what you are talking about. I know I made a little mistake but I am human. Then why do people everyday tell me I am the most amazing chef in the world?”

“There is more to being a chef on a super yacht — with the pressures we have on this boat — than being an amazing chef,” the captain said. “If I keep you any longer, I will set you up for disaster. I am doing you a favor. I have a lot of respect for you.”

Kerry added: “It is heartbreaking. I do not like this at all. The crew started to notice that the chef was failing us. If I kept this up any longer, morale would be terrible and I can’t have that.”

Jared Woodin

Below Deck season 11’s bosun was let go by Captain Kerry Titheradge on the March 18, 2024, episode. He had been warned about getting too drunk on crew nights out and not being able to function well the following day. He also had several major screwups while assisting in docking the St. David and got aggressive with deckhand Kyle Stillie while intoxicated over a tobacco spillage.

“This is the second time you’ve gone on the piss and you’ve had bad behavior. You’re in a leadership role. You can’t be acting like that. You gotta be above the fray. The way that you’re treating these guy is not acceptable,” Kerry told Jared the morning after walking in on him berating Kyle.

The captain was also aware that Jared was ​stressed that he had been unable to make his weekly calls to his daughter in Alaska while on the ship, which led to him not being as attentive in his position as he should have been.

“You’ve got s–t going on, man. You’re your own worst enemy right now. You need to depart the vessel,” Kerry told a shocked Jared, who ultimately agreed he wasn’t in the head space to be in the ​fast-paced world of yachting with all that was going on in his personal life.

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The Brooklyn native’s background on commercial ships didn’t translate well to his first outing as a deckhand on a super yacht during season 2 of  Below Deck Down Under . After making several mistakes, including not lowering a fender in time during docking so that The Northern Sun hit a pylon, Adam accidentally dropped the anchor while the ship was moving at full cruising speed, which could have been catastrophic if not quickly correctly by bosun  João Franco .

Captain Jason thought that error was serious enough that he no longer trusted Adam with duties aboard his boat. In the August 28, 2023, episode, Adam was let go in favor of bringing in a strong lead deckhand to keep the rest of the deck crew operating smoothly.

“You’re definitely a good bloke, you’re definitely good in the bridge, but on deck I don’t think you have the experience for super yachts and that anchor being dropped underway is kind of where I draw the line,” Captain Jason told Adam, adding, “We’re gonna let you go and we’re gonna bring in a lead deckhand. I just need someone with a lot more experience.”  Luka Brunton  came aboard in time for the next charter to help take charge of the deck under João.

The well-liked Adam was all class in his response, telling Jason, “I apologize for even creating that for the time that I was here, but thank you so much for giving me the opportunity.” He said in his confessional that he was going back to working on commercial vessels but hoped to give super yachting another try one day.

The season 2  Below Deck Down Under  bosun was escorted off the boat and fired after he crawled naked into stew Margot Sisson’s bunk after she was passed out following a crew night out that involved heavy drinking. During the episode that aired on August 7, 2023, producers dramatically tried to pull Luke off a sleeping Margot and he eventually stumbled back to his cabin and locked the door. Chief stew Aesha Scott found out about what happened and immediately woke up Captain Jason Chambers to alert him to the situation. Luke was sent to a nearby hotel and returned to the yacht in the morning, where Jason terminated him on the spot. Although Luke didn’t remember what happened due to being heavily intoxicated, he accepted his dismissal and left The Northern Star for good.

Laura Bileskalne

The second stew’s open lack of empathy for what happened to a deeply shaken Margot following Luke’s actions led to her firing during the same episode. Not only did the Latvia native ask if she could say goodbye to Luke when Captain Jason told the crew he’d been let go, she went on to complain he shouldn’t have been fired and simply let off with a warning, not viewing what he did as something serious. Laura then told Margot that she would have been happy to have Luke crawl naked into her bed and didn’t understand why her coworker was rattled by the ordeal.

Laura also had issues with being an unwanted visitor in a crew member’s bed the same night as Luke’s actions. After overtly hitting on deckhand Adam Kodra repeatedly despite him telling her he wasn’t interested, she climbed into his bunk and began pouring massage oil on his back, even though he asked her to leave. Producers once again got involved and told Laura she needed to leave his cabin.

Aesha had already observed Laura making Adam uncomfortable and asked him about her behavior. Margot then came to her boss about the cold things Laura said to her regarding Luke’s actions. Aesha went to Captain Jason with the information, and he called both Adam and Margot to the bridge to hear their stories firsthand. Laura was then called in and Jason fired her on the spot for going against everything he said in the crew meeting about empathy and respecting other’s spaces.

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Alissa Humber

The  Below Deck  season 10 second stew got on Captain Sandy Yawn’s bad side after the skipper fired her nemesis,  Camille Lamb . Sandy perceived an “attitude” from Alissa and had enough of what she believed to be “insubordination” when during a one-on-one meeting, the stewardess referred to her boss by her first name only, then corrected herself to include “captain.”

“Yesterday was the [last] straw for me. Your insubordination and lack of respect is insurmountable,” the  Below Deck Med  captain told her interior member on the February 20, 2023, episode. “Alissa, when you said, ‘Yes Sandy. I mean Captain Sandy.’ That was a f—k you to my face. No matter what job you work in, respect for hierarchy is a must. I am letting you go,” she told a shocked Alissa, who was then escorted off the yacht by bosun  Ross McHarg .

It appears Alissa will be the last crew member Sandy fires, as at the end of the episode she got a call from Captain Lee Rosbach, telling her he’d been medically cleared to return to the St. David and would take back his skippering duties the following day.

Camille Lamb

The  Below Deck season 10 deck/stew seemed to want to be a guest aboard the St. David rather than an employee. She complained about tasks she was given, repeatedly ignored instructions and clashed nonstop with second stew  Alissa Humber . Even Captain Sandy Yawn scolded Camille for her “fresh mouth” after she made multiple negative comments over the ship-wide radios. The Mississippi native was given one final charter to show improvement or get fired. Camille made it through the voyage by the skin of her teeth, even though she got in a screaming match with Alissa in front of the charter’s guests. The final straw came on turn over day, when she knocked off early from cleaning cabins to drink champagne and party with the deck crew on the dock. Chief stew  Fraser Olender had enough after catching Camille with a “pint” full of champagne aboard the yacht when she should have been working, saying in a confessional that Camille showed “no care or willingness to do the job.” Fraser went to Sandy and recommended Camille be let go, and she was subsequently terminated by the captain at the end of the January 16, 2023, episode. The blonde beauty later claimed she was  encouraged to drink by producers  during a confessional taping off the boat before being sent back to the yacht to finish her work in a “sauced” condition.

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Kyle Dickard

The first yachtie from the new franchise addition  Below Deck Adventure  was sent packing in the show’s third episode on November 15, 2022. The brusque deckhand from Texas had already made one of the stews uncomfortable by kissing her in front of guests, which got back to a very irked Captain Kerry. Kyle then threatened his bunkmate Nathan Morley when he politely reminded Kyle that he kept forgetting to flush their toilet. The self-proclaimed “cowboy” threatened to “tussle” with his roommate over the issue. Nathan took his concerns for his safety to Kerry, who gave Kyle the option of resigning or being fired and having it on his yachting record. The former rodeo clown chose the former, leaving The Mercury down their most experienced deckhand hours before a new charter was about to get underway.

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Ryan McKeown

The  Below Deck Down Under  season 1 chef proved to have the most “can’t do” attitude of any cook to hit the franchise’s galley. He constantly criticized guests’ meal and food requests even though they were paying tens of thousands of dollars for five-star cuisine on their charters, underperformed when he thought their dinner selections were boring and generally slacked off on doing anything more than the absolute basics of his job. When Captain Jason Chambers told him he needed to up the “wow” factor in his cuisine, Ryan got combative with his boss rather than take the constructive criticism to heart. He stepped it up for one charter’s worth of meals before falling back into his lazy ways, making simple and not very tasty tacos for a charter that asked for a full Mexican “fiesta” worth of food. Jason tried to replace Ryan earlier in the season, but no chefs were available to work on the Thalassa. Between his bad attitude, underwhelming food, constantly clashing with chief stew Aesha Scott and all-around disrespect toward his crew mates, Jason finally gave Ryan the heave-ho when a new chef became available with two charters left in the season. Showing his total lack of class, Ryan pulled his pants down and mooned Jason while leaving the boat.

Magda Ziomek

The season 1  Below Deck Down Under  stew drove the rest of her interior team, as well as Captain Jason Chambers, crazy with the overwhelming amount of time she spent on her phone texting and and FaceTiming with her boyfriend back in Poland. It proved to be a total distraction from her work duties, as well as literally giving her sleepless nights. Her ineffective performance with laundry, cleaning cabins and serving guests ultimately led to her downfall, as Magda was let go with only two charters remaining in the season.

Raygan Tyler

The season 7  Below Deck Med  bosun had some big shoes to fill leading Captain Sandy’s deck team after Malia White didn’t return due to taking a higher position on another boat. Raygan spent more time on smoke breaks than working and completely failed at managing her deck crew. Raygan wasn’t able to correctly determine the simple distance between the yacht and a floating piling while the vessel was docking, causing the boat to hit it.

Even the charter guests openly complained about her total lack of interest in helping them with water activities … which was an integral part of her job. Captain Sandy let her go and promoted far more competent deckhand Storm Smith to the bosun position.

Tom Pearson

The Englishman was fired from  Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 3 after repeatedly showing his lack of work ethic. Then he allowed the Parsifal III’s anchor to drag during heavy winds while on night watch and failed to alert anyone to the vessel’s dire situation. While Captain Glenn Shepard is a pretty easygoing guy, Tom just proved to be too much of a liability to keep aboard his sailing yacht.

Lexi Wilson

The former Bahamian beauty queen came aboard season 6 of Below Deck Med with plenty of attitude. She was definitely not there to make friends and had an especially combative relationship with chef Matt Shea. Her constant clashes with her crew mates led Captain Sandy to fire Lexi for the good of onboard morale.

Elizabeth Frankini

The yoga and crystal enthusiast was just not cut out for the speediness and timeliness of interior work aboard a super yacht. Elizabeth was a constant headache for chief stew Francesca Rubi on season 8 of Below Deck. She turned out to cause literal headaches when she bleached a shirt in the laundry room and accidentally made a toxic gas mixture that spread to the crew mess and other areas of the boat.

She spent more time flirting with deckhand James, with whom she’d had a brief boatmance and didn’t want to let things go, than she did working. In addition, she was not being able to follow directions and assignments Francesca was repeatedly having to give her. After multiple talks between Ches and Captain Lee Rosbach about Liz’s poor performance, she was let go from her stew position.

Shane Coopersmith

The inexperienced deckhand was more interested in getting his message out about saving the planet than he was in helping assist the deck crew in keeping My Seanna in ship-shape. He had to learn basic knots, didn’t understand assignments given to him by first mate Eddie Lucas and decided to take naps whenever he felt tired … in addition to missing his wake-up alarm and being late for his shift.

Shane was fired early on in season 8 of Below Deck for just not cutting it with basic deckhand duties. Fortunately, he did succeed in his environmental mission to replace plastic straws on yacht with paper ones!

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Hannah Ferrier

The show’s most controversial firing, EVER. After 5 seasons as Captain Sandy’s chief stew on Below Deck Med , Hannah was let go for having undeclared valium which she kept for panic attacks (and had a prescription for) as well as a vape pen.

The items were discovered by her bunkmate, bosun Malia White, after Hannah had a crippling anxiety attack. She took photos of Hannah’s items and forwarded them to Sandy. The captain immediately fired Hannah, as she hadn’t declared her medication before the season got underway and the valium was deemed by Sandy to be “drugs” onboard her vessel.

Peter Hunziker

Below Deck Med  season 5 viewers never got to know Pete because he was fired in June 2020, just before the show premiered, for posting a racially charged meme to his social media. Producers had him edited out of the season as a result, though his presence was still seen occasionally in docking shots and other scenes where he was visible in the background.

Mila Kolomeitseva

While she claimed to be Cordon Bleu trained, the Below Deck Med season 4 chef proved to be seriously lacking in simple cooking skills. After attempting to serve sad-looking plain cheese nachos to guests, she later revealed she didn’t know how to make pancakes.

Since five-star food is one of the reasons guests book a super yacht trip, Captain Sandy quickly let Mila go and replaced her with third stew Anastasia Surmava. Anastasia proved to be far more adept in the kitchen, until chef Ben Robinson arrived mid-season to finish out the rest of the charters aboard the Sirocco.

Here’s What the Cast of Below Deck Sailing Yacht Is Currently Up to Now

Are Jenna and Adam still together?

After the massive success of Below Deck and its spinoff Below Deck Med , Bravo decided to test the waters on a new iteration of its hit series earlier this year. That's where Below Deck: Sailing Yacht came in, taking place on a luxury sailing boat, the Parsifal III, adrift in the Ionian Sea.

From a spontaneous proposal failing spectacularly to a joke about being breastfed as an adult, Sailing Yacht was as much a dramatic success as the other franchises. It also left fans wondering about what's happening to the crew since the show wrapped. Did chief stew Jenna and chef Adam stay together? What's going on with Georgia's music? And most important—is Captain Glenn really as cool as we think he is?

Here's what the cast of Below Deck: Sailing Yacht is up to now:

Jenna MacGillivray

When the Canadian stepped onto the Parsifal III, fans got exactly what they hoped for in a chief stew—a no-nonsense leader who also had a romantic spot in her heart for the chef in the galley. Though her relationship with Adam Glick proved to be tumultuous, the two dated for some time after the season wrapped, even taking some time to road-trip together.

These days, Jenna is enjoying some time off from yachting, but given her recent IG pics, she's excited to come back to another charter season.

Madison Stalker

Wherever Madison went, drama always seemed to follow the second stew during season one of Below Deck: Sailing Yacht . In between epic meltdowns (including a major one between her and Jenna over her lack of enthusiasm for her job), she left the boat a better person and leaving fans ready to see more from their new favorite cast member.

Judging by her Instagram account, she's taken a break from yachting (perhaps until next season of the show).

Georgia Grobler

As good of a third stew Georgia was on deck, fans were more invested in her budding music career and growing feelings for a very taken Paget. She proved she was great at her job and could make a career out of yachting.

While it's unclear whether she stayed in the yachting industry post- Sailing Yacht , Georgia's working on music, premiering new music videos on IGTV during the quarantine.

Below Deck Med fans were so excited when Adam joined the crew as the chef for Sailing Yacht . While he abided by the preference sheets this time around, he also began a rocky romance with chief stew Jenna, making most of the crew members wonder if he was there for his job or the girl.

Since the show wrapped, Adam's busy onshore, cooking, and traveling with his adorable puppy. Oh, and Adam has a web series, Stoked , where he travels across the country to meet with local chefs and learn about their regions... all while over a campfire.

Paget Berry and Ciara Duggan

If there was any couple to root for from the entire Below Deck franchise, it's Paget and Ciara. The duo made a great team on deck, and mostly kept their relationship to a minimum on cameras—a first for Bravo! As they were the most familiar with the Parsifal III, the couple was the most reliable, and fans loved seeing their relationship continue blossoming post-filming.

These days, the couple has a lot to be excited about—they're now engaged. While they're soaking up their romantic bliss, they're also still working in yachting, although it's sadly on separate boats.

Byron Hissey

As the chief engineer of Parsifal III, Byron was clearly there to just do his job. But, given how he was the only cast member to have a wife and child back home, he also became the dad of the group, taking care of the other crew members.

Since filming wrapped, it looks like Byron is back on a boat doing exactly what he does best—fixing and making sure the engines run smoothly.

Parker McCown

Relatively new to the yachting industry, fans are more likely to remember the deckhand for his enraged rant about being breastfed by his mother. While he didn't necessarily have all the skills to make it as a deckhand, he definitely had a soft spot for his ex-girlfriend Kaiti, whom he eventually left Parsifal III to go back to at home.

It looks like the decision to leave the show worked out for Parker, as he's now engaged to Kaiti and writing some tunes while onshore.

Chris Miller

As Parker's replacement for the latter half of the season, Chris proved a great deckhand and an asset to the team, all while battling an injury.

These days, Chris seems to be taking some time off from yachting to travel across Europe.

Captain Glenn Sheppard

Captain Glenn was tough, fair, and not afraid to have a good time, which both crew and guests very much appreciated.

Thankfully, his reality TV experience hasn't turned him off yachting forever. Glenn is still the captain for Parsifal III and traveling through the Mediterranean.

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In the wee hours one spring day last year, a situation was unfolding just off Cairns, Australia, inside the Northern Sun luxury super yacht that’s at the center of Bravo’s “Below Deck Down Under.”

Members of the hard-partying and rambunctious yacht crew, fresh from finishing a multiday charter, were stumbling back to their quarters after a drink-fueled night out — such celebratory outings are a regular occurrence once the crew has completed a trip catering to the needs of demanding guests. It’s rarely a quiet return. This time, though, the inappropriate behavior displayed by two crew members, bosun Luke Jones and second steward Laura Bileskalne, led to their termination from the crew and the end of their time on the series: Each tried to get in bed with castmates who didn’t give their consent.

Heavy drinking is not uncommon on the compulsively watchable “Below Deck” franchise, whether it’s charter guests living it up during their luxe stay or off-duty yacht staff unwinding after days of exhausting work. The drunken antics typically reveal embarrassing behavior that often fuels the next day’s on-camera drama. But the turn of events depicted in the two most recent episodes of “Below Deck Down Under” quickly prompted conversation on social media. Many praised the swift handling of the situation, both by the yacht crew’s superiors and the show’s production team, as well as the episodes’ larger exploration of consent.

“It was a hard night; the whole thing was very, very difficult,” said Nadine Rajabi, one of the show’s executive producers. “I didn’t realize the response that would come of this because that was not anything that we were thinking about. It’s not anything to be congratulated on because it was just about doing the right thing. I would hope that everybody would act in that way. It was about safety.”

Laura Bileskalne and Luke Jones from “Below Deck Down Under.” (Bravo)

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Bravo made the decision to run the episodes back-to-back, and the channel timed the season’s roll-out accordingly, so viewers could see the resolution promptly to avoid creating a cliffhanger out of the seriousness of the moment. Still, some fans criticized the decision not to place a content warning at the start of either episode. An advisory message arrives at the end of the seventh episode.

In Episode 6, viewers see that after a night of drinking, Jones went into the cabin of castmate Margot Sisson, who was intoxicated and passed out, and got in her bed naked. Both production staff and chief steward Aesha Scott intervened to keep Jones out. Within minutes, which continued into Episode 7, production thwarted Bileskalne after she climbed into the bed of boatmate Adam Kodra, who had been opposing her advances that night and for much of the season.

The Times reached out to Jones via Bravo, as well as his social media, for comment about his dismissal. He did not respond. In the episode, Jones says, “I accept that,” as the yacht’s captain, Jason Chambers describes his actions and delivers his dismissal. Later, as he’s leaving the boat, Jones tells Chambers, “I’m sorry. And I’m just so disappointed in myself.”

Bileskalne declined to comment for this story via Bravo, pointing to her Instagram post from last week about the matter: “My sincere apologies to Adam, I did not realize I made him feel uncomfortable and no one should be put in that position.”

Measuring at more than 50 meters (164 feet), the Northern Sun is a massive vessel. The production team is stationed inside the yacht in what is often referred to as video village, where production personnel can observe on monitors what cameras are capturing in real time. It takes “a solid minute,” Rajabi says, to get from the control room to the crew’s sleeping cabins on the lower level.

The quick intervention by producers at such a decisive moment came just as the yacht experienced a power outage. As the control room went dark, suspending footage feeds to the monitors, cameras were still recording. An audio supervisor was the first person to intervene, wedging his foot in the door to stop Jones from staying in Sisson’s room, as seen in the episode.

“Some of the lighting you’ll see is different; he used his phone to put light there. And that gave enough time because we have to run from video village,” Rajabi says. “And we had our producer that ran down in that moment and went in. It was a valiant effort of the production crew of going there and also, like, having somebody strong to actually go in. When the backup power eventually kicked in, you run. There’s no question, you run.”

Scott, 31, has been praised for her careful handling of the situation as it unfolded, taking measures to protect and ensure the safety of Sisson and Kodra as she became aware of details. She was hesitant to be interviewed for this story, saying she was wary that it would seem like she was exploiting a bad situation or seeking fame from it. Her sensitivity stems, in part, from her experience with sexual assault. In a 2019 episode of “Below Deck Mediterranean,” she revealed that she had been raped after a drunken night out.

“I actually couldn’t tell you what put me on edge that night. I just knew coming home in the van, my Spidey senses were tingling,” Scott says. “Something was just telling me that something wasn’t quite right. I had this thing on my brain: ‘Just get Margot to bed, get Margot to bed. That’s all you have to do.’

“For timing’s sake, they had to cut it down, so it doesn’t show quite how long I spent just lying in her cabin to make sure that she was OK. Then I remember the power went out when I was standing at the microwave waiting for my noodles to be finished. And I heard the producers run past, and it just made me so upset, because I’d spent so much time with Margot and her cabin, trying to make sure that she was OK, and it felt like after all that effort, I’d failed. I really felt upset.”

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Scott, at first, was aware only of Jones’ behavior. She woke up Chambers to relay her concern. Chambers quickly removed Jones from the boat and told him to sleep it off in a hotel. Upon his return in the morning, Jones was fired by Chambers. Later, upon learning that Bileskalne had made insensitive remarks to Sisson — expressing sympathy toward Jones and questioning his firing — and confirming that Bileskalne was continuing to make unwanted sexual advances toward Kodra, which also prompted intervention by producers, Scott again relayed her concerns to Chambers. He promptly fired Bileskalne. (In addition to her social media apology to Kodra, Bileskane has since apologized to Sisson for not expressing sympathy.)

“For time’s sake, they couldn’t include a part where I did actually have a conversation with Laura about pulling back a bit [with Adam]; that it goes both ways, and she needs to stop being so inappropriate with Adam,” Scott says. “So to watch it and see just how far she was pushing it, that was really shocking to me as well.”

Chambers added, separately: “I don’t feel those small little bits until the audience does, until it’s aired. I know I made the right move now even more. I based my decisions off of what Aesha told me; that was enough for me to know that something had to be done there, obviously. And I based the other decision on what Aesha told me and what I spoke to Adam about, and combined, I just knew that that was an environment that I didn’t want to work in, and I didn’t want crew to work in. I want them to work in a happy, safe, family environment.”

This is not the first time “Below Deck” has been rocked by controversy. Excessive alcohol consumption is part of the franchise’s DNA, contributing to lax boundaries between work and personal relationships. An incident on “Below Deck Sailing Yacht” last year, in which two crew members had sex despite one appearing to be more intoxicated than the other, drew criticism from fans. Rajabi says that prior to production, cast members participate in workplace classes and training, which includes an increased focus on sensitivity training. While filming, production covers the cost of two drinks and some food during their outings — “that could be Diet Coke, it could be orange juice or whatever that is. But that’s it. Everything else is on them,” she says. (There is also a supply of alcohol on deck meant for guest consumption, which cast members sometimes get into on their nights off.)

“There’s been situations in the past where we really do monitor them, we cut them off, we make sure people are consenting — and these are the things you don’t see,” Rajabi continued. “The situation that’s been documented on this episode has not only sparked a lot of conversations that’s happening in the yachting industry, they’re like, this has shed a light on things. The one thing I remember from that night is I was so scared because I was like, ‘If there were no cameras, what would have happened? What would have happened? Because nobody else is there to watch.’ We’re actually encouraged to step in ... I think [this incident] was more instinctual; it was ‘this cannot happen,’ and it was safety. It wasn’t a ‘What do we do? Should we or shouldn’t we?’”

With seven episodes left in the current season, Chambers says he wanted to ensure a safe environment in the crew’s final days at sea.

“I’m also grateful that nothing happened,” Chamber said. “To all parties involved, everyone is going to be hurt from this. We need to protect all the crew members involved, and I mean all the crew members involved, for their health, safety and mental health going forward. We need to respect every person around us and understand that no means no so that we’re all safe.”

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Captain Jason Chambers Lets Someone Go on Below Deck Down Under

Could even more changes be on the way for the  Thalassa  crew?

This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS about Season 1, Episode 13 of Below Deck Down Under .

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The Thalassa crew is not exactly where Captain Jason Chambers would like it to be at this point in the charter season on Below Deck Down Under . So, in an effort to right this ship, Captain Jason made the difficult decision to let someone go.

In Season 1, Episode 13 of the Peacock original series, Captain Jason let  Aesha Scott know he had a backup stew waiting if she wanted to make some changes to the interior team. The chief stew has noted issues with Magda Ziomek ’s performance and focus this season, as the third stew frequently communicated with her boyfriend, Maciek, back home.

After a discussion with second stew Tumi Mhlongo, Aesha told Captain Jason she thought it would be best for the crew if he let Magda go and brought someone new on board. “So, I’ve thought about Magda. I think it’s in our best interest if we find an experienced replacement,” she said. “As you said, this isn’t a training vessel. We’re going into charter eight. No one should be having to pick up anyone’s slack.”

Captain Jason agreed with Aesha’s assessment of Magda. “You’re echoing the things that I’ve been seeing,” he said. “So that’s fine.”

Aesha opened up more on how she felt about her decision in an interview during the episode. “My responsibility lies to the guests, to the captain, to Tumi,” she explained. “I don’t feel great, but being a leader, sometimes you do actually just have to make those tough decisions.”

Captain Jason then called Magda into the bridge to deliver the news. “We run with three stewardesses on a big boat. Unfortunately, your experience is not where I want the three girls to be at. I really enjoy working with you as a crew member. But going through for the next two charters, I really need this team to fire,” he told the stew. “So I’m gonna let you go. It’s sad news, but that’s where we’re at.”

Magda appeared to be confused, as she thought her work was up to par. “It’s improving, but not at the pace that I want,” Captain Jason told her. “And I need people at Tumi and Aesha’s level.”

Their conversation ended on a positive note, with Magda thanking Captain Jason for all of his mentorship this season and assuring him that she would be doing the work of two stews in the future. Captain Jason then advised Magda to “take something out of this to the next thing.”

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Things got emotional when Magda informed Tumi and deckhand Brittini Burton that she would be leaving the Thalassa crew. “It is sad, but it is like that in yachting. And I love being here, but the same time, it’s like I cannot be fully focused on here because there’s so much else going on in my life,” Magda told her crewmates. “People get fired because other people have different expectations. And I almost made it to the end.”

Earlier in the episode, we learned the fate of deckhand Benny Crawley after some issues with his manager, bosun Jamie Sayed . “I had to make a decision. We just can’t have you going against the grain,” Captain Jason told Benny. “That being said, I’ve spoken to the deck crew individually. They want you part of their team. Now, I feel the same. I think you can grow and get back on your tracks. There needs to be an improvement. If it goes back a little bit, we’re making a change next charter, OK?”

Captain Jason explained why he decided to keep Benny as part of the crew in an interview during the episode. “With Jamie and Benny, you’ve got two different personalities,” he said. “But at the end of the day, this is something they can actually sort out, and it might help both of them to learn to communicate with each other.”

Jamie agreed to move forward with Benny, but he didn’t think Captain Jason made the right call. “This just confirms that Captain Jason doesn’t have Bosun Jamie’s back. Jason keeps ignoring everything that I’m trying to bring to the table or remove off the table to make my team a better deck team,” he said in an interview in the episode. “He doesn’t believe that I could be a good leader.”

The incident seemed to light a fire under Benny. “I’ve been given another chance. I don’t want to be in this situation with Jamie,” he said in an interview during the episode. “I can’t take this opportunity for granted. I’m gonna make it to the end. I’m just gonna work the hardest I possibly can.”

But will Chef Ryan McKeown be as lucky? Captain Jason hasn’t been satisfied with his cooking this season, even going so far as to see if a replacement chef is available. The episode ended with Captain Jason going to talk to Ryan in the galley before the words “to be continued” appeared on the screen.

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Why two crew members were fired from ‘Below Deck Down Under’

Producers for the Bravo reality show and members of the crew intervened in a recent episode that showed incidences of sexual misconduct

Two crew members on “Below Deck Down Under” were fired from the superyacht featured on the Bravo show due to sexual misconduct that forced the show’s production team and the boat’s captain to intervene.

Within several minutes of the show’s Aug. 7 episode, producers thwarted boatswain Luke Jones and second steward Laura Bileskalne after they entered other crew member’s bedrooms without their consent and attempted to make sexual advances on their shipmates.

“Our cabin is our safety zone,” the captain of the superyacht, Jason Chambers, told his crew. “That door is our boundary. That door is not to be opened unless it’s consensual.”

Though Chambers said the firings happened over a year ago, footage of the incidents aired for the first time this week, which has brought a lot of attention to the “Below Deck” show from fans who were alarmed by the incidents but impressed by the response of the production crew and other crew members on the boat.

What is ‘Below Deck Down Under?’

The show — which debuted in 2022 — is a spinoff of the reality program “Below Deck,” which has been around for more than a decade. This season focuses on the crew aboard the Northern Sun, a superyacht that hosts guests sailing through the Whitsunday Islands in Australia.

Like other “Below Deck” programs, the episodes show the high-stress and dramatic situations of the crew, who have to contend with wealthy charter guests and the politics on the boat itself. Romantic relationships frequently pop up on the show as the young and attractive crew members spend a lengthy amount of time together away from their family and friends.

The show’s latest episode featured two incidents that led to a pair of firings.

What happened during this episode?

The first incident began after third stew Margot Sisson told chief steward Aesha Scott that she didn’t want to be bothered after a night of drinking. “All I want is water and bed. No Luke,” she said, referencing Jones.

Soon Jones, who was naked at the time, was seen as he attempted to enter Sisson’s bed, despite her being unconscious and, as she recalled later in the episode, “blackout drunk.” Producers, who are not typically on the show, jumped into the scene and forced Jones out of the room despite his heavy protests, expletives and screams. He was then brought to his own quarters, where he locked himself inside.

After learning about what happened from Sisson, a tearful Scott reported the incident to the captain, who quickly kicked Jones off the ship and sent him to a hotel for the night.

“You don’t have the right to put someone unconscious into that position,” Scott told the camera in an interview after the incident. “I have had a drunken sexual-assault experience before, and I never wanted that to happen to anyone else. And she’s just such a sweet angel that the thought of anyone violating or being in her space, it just makes me feel sick.”

The following morning, Sisson, who did not recall details of what had occurred, expressed relief that nothing happened with Jones.

Chambers then called Jones back on board and promptly fired him.

“Last night there were boundaries crossed,” Chambers told Jones. “There was indecency, and you went into someone else’s cabin without consent. Unfortunately, I’ve got nothing else but to terminate your employment.”

Jones then apologized for the incident, “I’m sorry, and I’m just so disappointed in myself.”

What happened in the second incident?

Shortly after Jones was fired from the ship, Sisson discussed the incident with the second steward, Bileskalne. The second steward repeatedly said that she did not agree with Jones’s firing and expressed sympathy toward him.

“Aw, poor Luke,” Bileskalne told Sisson after hearing what happened. “If he comes naked in my cabin I’d be, like, ‘Hello! Yes!’”

After hearing about these insensitive comments, chief steward Scott told the captain that he might need to have a conversation with Bileskalne.

Scott also informed the captain that Bileskalne had separately made a number of unwanted sexual advances toward deckhand Adam Kodra.

Earlier in the Aug. 7 episode, the cameras showed Bileskalne’s attempt to sit on Kodra’s lap in a hot tub and Kodra evading her. Later on, she entered Kodra’s room without his consent and tried to give him a massage, pouring lotion across his back (this appeared to have happened around the same time that Jones entered Sisson’s room). The producers intervened, asking Bileskalne to leave Kodra’s room. She kissed Kodra on the back multiple times before exiting the cabin.

“I told her many times I just want to be friends, but she’s not getting the point across,” Kodra told the camera.

The next morning, Chambers called Bileskalne into his office to talk, where he expressed disappointment for her comments toward Sisson and advances toward Kodra.

“Adam feels uncomfortable with some moments out, and he’s tried to say no, and you have not listened to him and his boundaries to be set,” the captain told Bileskalne the following day.

Chambers said Bileskalne had disrespected him by joking with Sisson about the incident with Jones, despite his conversation with the crew about respecting each other.

“I’m trying to move forward as a team,” he said. “I’m trying to get that behind us, and you’ve brought it straight back up, so in that I’m going to terminate your employment today.”

What has Bravo said about the firings?

Representatives for Bravo and “Below Deck Down Under” declined to comment. Cast members were not made immediately available for interviews.

Has the ‘Below Deck Down Under’ cast responded?

Sisson posted a lengthy message on her Instagram story in which she thanked the producers for helping her throughout the night. She said she was grateful to Scott as well for “the way she recognized the vulnerability of the situation I was in and her courageous intervention.”

“There are unfortunately a lot of captains who would choose to sweep something like this under the rug,” she wrote of Chambers. “I am grateful that Jason is not one of them. Thank you for repeatedly making me feel safe and supported.”

Scott addressed the controversy after the episode aired, saying that everyone has “the right to go out and have fun and feel safe, and that is just the [expletive] end of it. There’s no questions or ifs or buts, that is the end of it. So please keep an eye on your friends and each other.”

Chambers also posted an Instagram video , where he thanked the production team “for breaking the fourth wall and stepping in, then re-forming and allowing Aesha to come to me in an authentic manner and us dealing with as we would as captain and crew.”

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Have Jones and Bileskalne made statements?

Bileskalne apologized in an Instagram post published on Aug. 8.

“My sincere apologies to Adam. I did not realize I made him feel uncomfortable, and no one should be put in that position,” she said.

Jones posted a statement on his Instagram, too, according to Entertainment Tonight.

“It doesn’t matter what they think about you because you don’t Care. Everything we Hear is an Opinion, Not a Fact,” he wrote in an Aug. 6 post. “Everything we see is a Perspective. Not the Truth. Take Ownership and move forward.”

This article previously said that Laura Bileskalne apologized in a statement to Entertainment Tonight. Her apology was posted on her Instagram account.

What Happened To Danny On Below Deck?

Bravo's " Below Deck " series and subsequent spin-offs have become one of the most popular franchises on the reality TV network, alongside shows like "Real Housewives" and "Top Chef." The show follows a different group of yachties every season — which include a captain, the deck crew, and "stews" — providing luxury vacation experiences to high-paying charter guests. While the original "Below Deck" show is most often set in the Caribbean, Bravo has gone on to create spin-offs such as "Below Deck Sailing Yacht" and " Below Deck Mediterranean " set in other parts of the world. 

There have been countless characters in the franchise, as the Captain and Chief Stew are oftentimes the only returning crew members season to season. Looking back at the first season of "Below Deck Med," there was a completely different captain and only two familiar faces: Chef Ben Robinson of the original "Below Deck" and Chief Stew Hannah Ferrier , who was the longest-running cast member of "Below Deck Med" before she was controversially fired by Captain Sandy Yawn in Season 5. But before all of the multi-season drama of Captain Sandy's crew, there was Captain Mark Howard and his batch of rowdy recruits.

Who is Danny from Below Deck Med?

One standout of Season 1 of "Below Deck Mediterranean," is bubbly deckhand Danny Zureikat. At the start of the season, the energetic Florida native had big dreams of kicking off a yachting career, according to Bravotv.com. And while he succeeded at being a social butterfly with guests, he managed to alienate himself from nearly the entire crew and ultimately get sent home mid-season by Captain Mark. His biggest foes on the  Ionian Princess  crew included deckhand Bobby Giancola, bosun Bryant Kattenburg and Chief Stew Hannah Ferrier. 

Aside from getting in arguments with his crewmates, Danny also got himself into trouble by getting too close to the guests. During one  "Below Deck Med" charter , he was caught flirting, writing a poem, and even kissing a Tilted Kilt model named Morgan. At first, he only got a slap on the wrist, until Hannah unveiled the full extent of his messy behavior. 

The ultimate nail in Danny's coffin was when Hannah discovered the deckhand showing photos of the Tilted Kilt ladies to other charter guests. Captain Mark had enough of his "toxic" behavior and handed him a plane ticket home. The captain even went as far as to say that Danny should consider another career outside of yachting because his work was "subpar," according to the Bravo clip. 

Where is Danny from Below Deck now?

After his " Below Deck Mediterranean " days were cut short after just 12 episodes, Danny was shocked. He told BravoTV.com that he didn't agree with his firing, but "fully respect[s]" Captain Mark's choice. "I couldn't process what was happening at first," he said. 

Immediately after leaving the show, Danny told Bravo he continued to explore more of Greece before finding himself back on a yacht in the Caribbean with "Below Deck's" Aleks Taldykin. In a tweet from 2018 , Danny said it was "one of the toughest yacht charters [he has] ever worked." 

Since then, Danny seems to have pursued a career in acting and content creating, according to his Twitter bio , and left the yachting world behind. He makes comedy videos on TikTok and YouTube , but hasn't garnered a massive following. His IMDB page shows he's played roles in a handful of video shorts and in a horror dramedy titled "What Doesn't Kill Us." He also is a video game streamer on Twitch , mainly playing "League of Legends." 

His Instagram page also showcases a bunch of random celebrity interactions that don't necessarily seem to be connections through work, but it's unclear. He's posted photos with people like Shaquille O'Neil, Danny Trejo, Kendrick Lamar, and several TikTok and YouTube influencers. So for now, it seems like you're more likely to see Danny on the internet than on a yachting crew anytime soon. 

Why Tom Pearson Got Fired On Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Season 3 of "Below Deck Sailing Yacht"  proved to be a shocking one full of twists and turns. The most surprising event, however, occurred during Episode 7 when Captain Glenn Shephard sent deckhand and cast member Tom Pearson packing, leaving the crew temporarily short-staffed. Still, Shephard was adamant he made the right call. "Yeah, that's a tough one," Shephard admitted about the difficult decision during a "Watch What Happens Live" appearance. "It had to be done," he declared. "It was such a grievous thing that he dropped the ball there, he had to go, and we had to just be man down and live with it, you know? So, obviously, you don't want to do that, but yeah, it had to happen," he maintained.

But what exactly did Pearson do that was so "grievous" that it warranted a pink slip from Shephard? Here's everything we know about Pearson's infamous "Below Deck" firing ...

Tom Pearson let the boat drag on his watch

The story goes that during a night of anchor watch, deckhand Tom Pearson allowed the famous sailing yacht, Parsifal III, to drag. And in case you're wondering, that's extremely dangerous and a big no-no in the boating world! "It's as serious as it gets. I mean, there are boats, similar boats, who have been in the same situation where they didn't recover," Captain Glenn Shephard explained to  E! News .

Still, Pearson claimed the mistake happened innocently enough. According to Pearson, he had come to the end of his shift when he decided to go downstairs to make himself a cup of coffee or tea, and that's when the alarm went off. "So I was like, 'What is going on?' So I ran upstairs, went outside, and that's when I realized everything was blowing everywhere. I was trying to stop stuff from falling off the boat," he recalled during an interview with Sportskeeda . "Fifteen minutes before that, there was barely any wind," he added.

Alas, Shephard has an entirely different version of events...

Captain Glenn Shephard is not buying Tom Pearson's story

Captain Glenn Shephard isn't buying Tom Pearson's "fifteen-minute" story. "I've had a little bit of time to think about this and it's quite clear that it took us quite a long time to drag," Shephard said on camera about the incident. "I have no understanding of how you couldn't notice it if you're on anchor watch."

And it appears Pearson was equally aware of the gravity of his mistake. "Of course, I absolutely understand now, you know, it was my fault. There's no getting around that," he later divulged at the Season 3 reunion. "I think at the time, you know, I went straight into self-defense mode. But, you know, you have time to look over these things, you have time to look back. And everyone knows — I've spoken to everyone individually — I take full responsibility for what happened that night. And I think that's important that everyone knows that. I blame no one else."

But if you think Pearson's yachting days are over, think again. In March 2022, he appeared on Daisy Kelliher's podcast "Pita Party" and revealed that he was presently working on a yacht in Miami, hosting a famous Australian DJ. "Still on a yacht. Still working out. Absolutely living the dream, you know?" he gushed about his current working situation. Perhaps everything really does work out in the end, after all!

Who gets fired on Below Deck Down Under?

Magda or Ryan? Both aren't pulling their weight but who gets fired on Below Deck Down Under this season?

It's only a matter of time before a crewmate on the luxury yacht Thalassa gets the ax— after all, teaser clips from Below Deck Down Under season 1 show our hunky Captain Jason Chambers telling one unfortunate member of the cast: "I had to make a decision. I'm going to let you go." But who exactly will that person be?

There are several worthy suspects in this week's episode alone. After staying up until the wee hours of the night FaceTiming her boyfriend, Polish model turned third stew Magda Ziomek sleeps most of the next day away instead of finishing up cabin clean-ups for the boat's upcoming charter guests. When chief stew Aesha Scott discovers Magda napping in her bed with none of the guest beds made or showers cleaned, she's livid.

"I was feeling very sick today, and very tired," Magda tries to explain. "Is that why you're working so slow?" "I never work slow, okay? Never work slow!" Magda replies. "Don't raise your voice at me, I'm your chief stew." Magda later apologizes for her tone, but Aesha tells her that she's "quite pissed off" that nothing is finished. "I feel betrayed. Have I created some sort of vibe where Magda thinks she can straight-up f*ck with me and get away with it?" Scott says in a confessional. "Ugh, it's just really f*cking irritating." 

Aesha punishes Magda by putting her on service, giving her "less time hiding downstairs, texting her boyfriend and getting away with whatever she can."

Chef Ryan McKeown , already not known for his work ethic this season, also goes head-to-head with his boss. Captain Jason recently threatened to replace the Below Deck Down Under chef due to Ryan's poor attitude and lack of ambition, and after this week's showdown, it looks like he may finally live up to that threat. 

Captain Jason is asked to join this week's charter guests for dinner, during which there are plating issues and an oversalted Italian feast. "I'm sitting at the dinner table with a friend of mine, who is the primary. This is embarrassing," the captain says. "Ryan needs less attitude and less salt."

"I want to see some wow factor going," Captain Jason later tells the chef. "I guess that's why I'm feeding the guests and not the captain all the time. There's my answer, sorry. Anyway, I got sh*it to do," Ryan snaps back. 

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Things get worse when the captain is alerted that Ryan hadn't cooked the fresh seafood the guests had caught earlier in the day and requested to be prepared for their dinner. When Ryan started getting defensive and disrespectful, Captain Jason gives it right back to him: "I copped your bullsh*t downstairs, I won't cop it again...I don't want your attitude and I won't f*cking cop it one more second." 

Things are left on a cliffhanger, but it looks like there will be some personnel changes come next episode!

Fans theorize who gets fired on Below Deck Down Under:

Who will be the Below Deck Down Under castmate to get the hook? Here's what fans are saying on social media. 

Wow. Chef Ryan is getting FIRED! Yelling at Capt Jason?! Oh noooooooooo. Serve the damn squid! Can he not gut a fish?! #BelowDeckDownUnder April 29, 2022

How can Magda just lay in bed all day while everyone else works?! That’s a shitty attitude… #BelowDeck #BelowDeckDownUnder April 29, 2022

Magda really isn't doing her job but thinks she is. So frustrating #BelowDeckDownUnder April 29, 2022

Is Magda on a different boat to everyone else?! #BelowDeckDownUnder April 29, 2022

Ryan has to go. The crew can prepare meals at this point. It's been done before. #BelowDeckDownUnder April 29, 2022

The worst part about Magda’s laziness is that she might be the one getting fired and not Ryan (who deserves to walk the plank!)#ChefDouche#BelowDeckDownUnder 🛥🛥🛥🛥🛥 April 29, 2022

Waiting for Magda and Ryan to be fired. Horrible attitudes and horrible work ethics. #BelowDeckDownUnder April 29, 2022

#BelowDeckDownUnder: magda, being hungover and tired because YOU decided to stay up all night doesn’t mean you don’t have to work. if i was aesha she would be fired. aesha is a sweetheart but she’s gonna have to speak up more. you can only give so many second chances. April 29, 2022

Kate would’ve fired Magda already. She’s horrible #BelowDeckDownUnder April 28, 2022

The remaining episodes air every Thursday on Peacock for US audiences. The series will also be available on Hayu for fans in the UK. 

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‘Below Deck’s Biggest Firings Over The Years: Luke Jones & More

'Below Deck' crew members have been fired for all sorts of reasons over the years. Here's a breakdown of the biggest firings that have happened in the franchise.

• Below Deck and its four spinoffs air on Bravo.
• Cast members have been fired from the shows for various reasons.
• Luke Jones  was fired from  Below Deck Med for inappropriate behavior.

Every season of Below Deck and its spinoffs is a wild ride, especially when crew members lose their jobs. Fans have witnessed some unforgettable firings happen over the years on Below Deck ,  Below Deck Med ,  Below Deck Sailing Yacht , Below Deck Down Under , and Below Deck Adventure . It was an iconic moment when Hannah Ferrier lost her job on  Below Deck Med  for sneaking Valium. And we’ll never forget when Luke Jones   was fired from Below Deck Down Under  for inappropriate behavior.

There’s never a dull moment with the Below Deck  crew. HollywoodLife  has rounded up all the biggest firings that have ever happened on the Below Deck  franchise below.

Adam Lukasiewicz

Adam Lukasiewicz  is the latest  Below Deck  star to be fired. He lost his job as Deckhand on the August 28 episode of  Below Deck Down Under  because of his inexperience. He accidentally released the anchor while the ship was still moving at full speed. Captain  Jason Chambers   fired Adam and told him, “I don’t think you have the experience for super yachts and that anchor being dropped underway is kind of where I draw the line. We’re gonna let you go and we’re gonna bring in a lead deckhand. I just need someone with a lot more experience.” Adam apologized for his mistake and shared an emotional goodbye with the other crew members.

Laura Bileskalne

Laura Bileskalne   was fired from  Below Deck Down Under  because of how she reacted to the incident with Luke. On the August 7 episode, she defended Luke after he nearly sexually assaulted Margot Sisson . Laura had also gone into  Adam  Kodra ‘s bed and tried massaging him without his consent. All of this resulted in Captain Jason firing Laura from her job as 2nd Stewardess.

Luke Jones’ firing from  Below Deck Down Under  made headlines in August 2023. He was cut from the show after he climbed into stewardess Margot Sisson‘s bed naked without her consent, which forced production to have to intervene. Captain Jason told Luke that “boundaries were crossed” and he fired him from The Northern Sun effective immediately.

Alissa Humber

Alissa Humber  was fired from  Below Deck  season 10 in February 2023 for “insubordination.”  Captain Sandy   let Alissa go as second stew after several incidents of drama. Alissa left the boat saying that she thought her firing was “so funny.”

Camille Lamb

Camille Lamb   was also fired from  Below Deck  season 10 for causing too much trouble. Most of the crew members complained that Camille wasn’t doing her job well so Captain Sandy fired her. Camille clashed with some of the crew and cried saying goodbye to deckhand Ben Willoughby  before she left.

Kyle Dickard

Kyle Dickard  was fired from  Below Deck Adventure  season 1 for fighting with Nathan Morley . Kyle, the ship’s deckhand, was warned about his behavior but he couldn’t help himself. He was allowed to resign so the incident didn’t go on his record.

Lexi Wilson

Lexi Wilson  got the boot from season 6 of  Below Deck Med . She got into too many fights with her crew members so Captain Sandy felt that her time as stewardess was up.

Raygan Tyler

Raygan Tyler  was the bosun on season 7 of  Below Deck Med . She got fired by Captain Sandy for her lack of experience. Raygan only lasted five episodes on the show.

Ryan McKeown

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Ryan McKeown  didn’t do a great job as chef on season 1 of  Below Deck Down Under . He was rude to the other crew members and was unwilling to change the food he was making. He flashed his butt at the cameras and Captain Jason after his firing.

Tom Pearson

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Tom Pearson  was the deckhand on season 3 of  Below Deck Sailing Yacht . He put everyone in danger when he neglected his job when the ship’s anchor dragged. His frequent gossiping and napping didn’t help his case, either, and he was fired by Captain Glenn Shephard .

Hannah Ferrier

Hannah Ferrier was the Chief Stew on the first five seasons of  Below Deck Med . She got fired after  Malia White   reported her for sneaking Valium and a vape pen on the ship. Hannah claimed the Valium was for her anxiety, but Captain Sandy still fired her.

Peter Hunziker

Deckhand Peter Hunziker got fired from  Below Deck Med after season 5 started airing for racist social media posts . “Peter Hunziker of  Below Deck Mediterranean has been terminated for his racist post,” Bravo said in a statement in the summer of 2020. “Bravo and 51 Minds are editing the show to minimize his appearance for subsequent episodes.” Peter apologized for his racist posts five weeks after his firing.

Mila Kolomeitseva

Chef Mila Kolomeitseva  couldn’t keep her job on season 4 of  Below Deck Med . She made too many mistakes in the kitchen and Captain Sandy fired her. Mila cried to the cameras over her departure.

Leon Walker

Leon Walker  was the first  Below Deck  star to ever be fired. The chef accidentally started a fire on season 3 and blamed it on Kate Chastain . However, Captain Lee figured out the truth and let Leon go.

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'Below Deck Down Under': A Crew Member 'Crossed the Line' After a Drunken Night Out — Triggering 2 Firings

Both Luke Jones and Laura Bileskalne were fired by Captain Jason Chambers after inappropriate behavior involving other crew members' boundaries

Two members of the crew from Bravo's Below Deck Down Under season 2 were swiftly fired after sexual misconduct following a night off the boat.

On Monday's episode, bosun Luke Jones was terminated by Captain Jason Chambers after climbing into the bed of Margot Sisson naked — and “without consent” — while the stewardess was asleep. 

Second stew Laura Bileskalne was then also fired for the inappropriate way she reacted to the incident between Luke and Margot, as well as for her behavior toward deckhand Adam Kodra during the same night.  

PEOPLE reached out to Bravo about the incidents.

The sequence of events began as the crew went out together in Cairns, Australia. After many shots were consumed by all, Margot noted that she was “really drunk” at dinner. Later, as crew members made their way back to the boat in taxis, chief stew Aesha Scott told deckhand Culver Bradbury that she was going to “watch” Margot, adding, “I just want to chaperone her a bit.”

“You should come and cuddle with me,” Luke told Margot in the back of the car.

"No, let's go,” said Margot.

“I just want to go to bed,” Margot then told Aesha as Aesha helped her onto the yacht and took her to her cabin. 

Once in Margot’s cabin, Aesha told her, “I don’t want any drunkenness to be taken advantage of. So I’d just like to see you get into bed safely. I’ll get you water.” 

Luke then appeared in Margot’s cabin in his boxers and said, “Let's have a f---ing jacuzzi,” before going and getting into the hot tub. 

“I just saw the way that Luke was looking at you, and I’m feeling very protective,” Aesha told Margot. 

Margot responded, “I am glad that you’re here. I don’t want to go in the jacuzzi, I want to go bed. All I want is water and bed, no Luke.”

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After getting out of the hot tub, Luke then went back to his cabin, removed his swim trunks and wrapped himself in a towel. Unexpectedly, after the power then went out on the boat, Aesha went to the crew mess, leaving Margot alone in her room. At that point, Luke went into Margot’s cabin and dropped his towel, fully naked as he climbed into her top bunk while she slept.

Producers quickly intervened and told Luke he had to leave “because [Margot] wants to go to bed,” but Luke ignored their instructions and repeatedly told them, “Thank you, very much.”

Luke finally got out of Margot’s bed once the lights came back on. He asked the camera crew, "Can you f--- off for a second?” as he slammed the door to Margot's cabin, but producers pushed it open despite Luke repeatedly trying to close it. 

“We can’t do that, she said no, she said no,” the producers told Luke. A frustrated Luke then left Margot’s cabin naked and said, “Jesus Christ, mate.”  

Aesha then appeared and told Luke as he left Margot’s cabin, “Dude. “What the f---?”

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Laura then went to find Luke in his cabin and asked him, “What did you do? Honey, what happened?”

“Nothing, f--- them,” responded Luke. “Nothing, I was just sitting there. I had nothing to do with her. F---ing hell, mate!”

Back in Margot’s cabin, Aesha relayed to Margot what had happened. "So we’ve had a power shortage," said Aesha. "So, Laura and I went to the crew mess and I turned around and the producers were like, ‘Get out, get out,’ and then Luke runs out of here naked.”

A shocked Margot responded, “Oh my God. Ew, he was naked?”

"Did you consent to him being in here?” asked Aesha.

"No, I was asleep,” said Margot. “I did not invite that at all.”

“This is why I’m not f---ing comfortable leaving you here,” said Aesha as she gets into bed with Margot. “I’m not having any of this f---ing s---.”

“I didn’t even know,” added Margot. 

Aesha began to cry as she went to Captain Jason's quarters to wake him up and tell him what had just happened. 

“Basically we came home tonight and I just kind of felt like Luke kind of wanted to take advantage of Margot’s drunkenness a little bit. She was pretty out of it,” she said. “And then the next thing I know the power goes out and Luke is f---ing running out of Margot’s bed naked. She was completely unconscious.” 

“Did anything happen?” asked Captain Jason. 

“No,” said Aesha. 

“So she’s safe? She’s safe, yeah?” asked Captain Jason. 

"She’s safe,” Aesha confirmed.

“Where is [Luke] now?” Captain Jason asked. 

“Well now Luke is so freaked out that he got caught that he’s locked himself in his room. Culver is locked out of his room. It was so f---ing wrong,” continued Aesha, still crying. "And I just feel like a lot of women have had history with things happen, and it just stresses me out if I ever see anyone being taken advantage of.”

Aesha, having shared in a 2019 episode of Below Deck Mediterranean her own experience with sexual assault, said in a confessional interview on Monday's episode: “We don’t actually know what would have happened, but being in her bed naked and she’s got no idea, it actually makes my skin crawl.”

She continued, “You don’t have the right to put someone unconscious into that position. I have had a drunken sexual assault experience before, and I never wanted that to happen to anyone else. And she’s just such a sweet angel that the thought of anyone violating or being in her space, it just makes me feel sick.” 

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Captain Jason then got a key to open Luke and Culver’s cabin and told Luke, “Hey, mate. You need to get up, mate. You need to go, you need to get off the boat tonight. We’re gonna put you in a hotel for the night.”

“What?” asked Luke. 

"You’re in a hotel for the night,” said Captain Jason.

“Why?” asked Luke. 

"We’ll talk about it tomorrow,” responded Captain Jason. 

"I don’t need to be in a hotel,” said Luke. “I’m good, I’m good.” 

“You’ve gotta get off, come on mate. Up,” insisted Captain Jason. “Let’s make it easy. Grab a shirt, put your shoes on.”

The next morning, Margot asked Laura to jog her memory about the night out. 

“What did we do after the restaurant? We just come here?” asked Margot.

“Yeah,” responded Laura.

“What did I do?” said Margot. “’Cause Luke got into my bed naked. And it was weird.”

“Was his d--- standing?” asked Laura. 

“I don’t remember,” said Margot.

A visibly shaken Margot later went over the incident with Aesha and chef Tzarina Mace-Ralph and asked, “How long was he in my room for? Do you know?”

“I don’t know,” responded Aesha. 

"I woke up feeling weird, and I knew that whatever, like, happened wasn’t OK,” said Margot. “I was, like, Am I gonna wake up and he’s still here and I just have to act cool? But I’m glad that’s not the case because that would be reality hard for me. I just feel stupid.”

“Don’t ever feel stupid. He should feel stupid,” said Tzarina, holding her hand. 

"I mean yeah,” said Margot. “But … I was so drunk.” 

"Women should be able to be able to be blackout drunk if they want to be,” said Tzarina. “We should be able to stand naked in a room and not have anyone do anything to us. You know, you were allowed to be drunk, you were allowed to be. It’s the other person’s problem.”

In a confessional, a tearful Margot said, “I feel like disappointed in myself, I feel embarrassed, sad. I’m shocked and I’m processing it, but I’m honestly just, I just feel so loved. It’s a lot of different emotions at once.” 

Margot then called her sister Anna and mom to tell them what happened. 

"What the f---? Are you OK?” asked her sister.

"Yeah,” said Margot. “I don’t think he did anything because then the producers were knocking on the door and being like, ‘Get out.’ They made him leave, thank God. I just feel really grossed out. I feel so stupid. I was probably being too flirty.”

"It’s not your fault,” her mom told her. “Sorry honey, sorry you had to go through that.”

"Me too,” added Margot. 

Captain Jason then texted Luke and asked him to return to the boat to “talk.” As Luke was on his way, the rest of the crew gathered in the main salon, where Captain Jason told them Luke would be coming back on board to collect his belongings because his employment was being terminated.

"We had an incident last night, and I want to stress that this is a place that we respect each other,” Captain Jason told them. “Our cabin is our safety zone. That door is our boundary, that door is not to be opened unless it’s consensual. To walk into into someone else’s room without consent, indecent, is my limit.”

"Are we allowed to say goodbye?” asked Laura.

"No,” said Captain Jason. 

Luke then returned to the boat and went into the crew mess with Captain Jason and told him, “I don’t really know what happened, which is eating me up a little bit.” 

"Last night there were boundaries crossed,” said Captain Jason. “There was indecency, and you went into someone’s else cabin without consent.”

“Like I was naked?” asked Luke. 

“Yeah,” said Captain Jason. “Unfortunately I’ve got nothing else but to terminate your employment.”

“I accept that,” said Luke. “I’m sorry, and I’m just so disappointed in my myself.”

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Later in the episode, Margot and Laura were cleaning together when Laura told Margot, “S---, I’m so sad. I can’t believe Luke is gone.” 

“You’re sad? I’m not,” said Margot. 

"You’re not?” said Laura. 

“No. I mean I’m bummed about everything that happened,” said Margot, who then told Laura what happened. 

“What would have happened if no one had been there?" Margot asked Laura. “You know? I don’t know. I’m still kind of processing it.”

"Oh poor Luke,” said Laura. “I should have just kept him happy. If he comes naked in my cabin, I’d be like, ‘Hello! Yes!’” 

"Yeah you would have loved it,” said Margot, growing uncomfortable.

"But it’s his fault, he rejected me,” laughed Laura. “If he wouldn’t have done that, I would still be with him. I said I would make him regret, and that came true like very big time. It’s his karma.”

“I’m just happy that he’s gone,” said Margot.

But Laura wouldn't let it go. “Oh God, and then he comes back for his bags and we can’t be there, we can’t say goodbye?”

"Like, I don’t really want to talk to him,” said Margot. 

In a confessional, Margot wondered aloud, “What the f---? How are you pouting right now? It’s all f---ed up. She’s f---ed up I think.”

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In the laundry, Aesha then approached Adam, telling him she’d noticed Laura had been “pretty intense” with him and wanted to check that he was OK. 

"I think she thinks I’m playing around because I’m being nice about it,” said Adam. “I don’t want to get anyone in trouble or anything like that, but maybe I’ve got to be more serious.”

“I saw it and it and was like, ‘I’ve got your back,’” said Aesha. 

Meanwhile, in a confessional, Laura said that Captain Jason “should have given [Luke] a chance,” in regards to Luke. “It’s not fair,” said Laura. “It’s not deserved, and I don’t agree with it.”

She picked back up her incredibly inappropriate and uncomfortable conversation with Margot in the laundry. “I just don’t think it’s fair anyways, I’m sorry for you, I just think it should be a warning,” she said. “I don’t know. I’m just sad. I think he just meant it as a joke. He’s a funny guy, I don’t think he meant anything bad. He wouldn’t rape you or anything.”

"Yeah,” said Margot blankly.

Laura continued, “He’s a sexual person, I’m a sexual person, you’re a sexual person. We were joking, that thing was probably like, ‘Hahaha, we all drunk.’” 

“I don’t know,” said Margot.

Laura then pointed a finger at Margot’s behavior the night before: “And it’s not that you said no to him the whole night, like he didn’t feel comfortable to come to you. He felt welcomed coming there.”

“I don’t think so, though,” said Margot. “Aesha said, ‘Don’t go in there,’ over and over again. Said like, ‘She’s really drunk leave her alone, don’t go in there. She’s passed out.”

Shortly after, Margot told Aesha about what Laura had been saying to her. Aesha immediately called Laura’s response “so f---ing inappropriate,” then went straight to Captain Jason to recap the interactions, while also mentioning Laura’s “very inappropriate, borderline sexual harassment” toward Adam.

She noted of Adam: “He’s like, ‘I feel like I’ve told [Laura] no, and she’s not listening.’”

The night before, around the time the incident with Margot took place, Laura had also crawled into Adam’s bed and tried to massage him even though he had told her he didn’t want her to come into his cabin and to "watch herself" when they were in the hot tub.  

After conversations with both Margot and Adam, Captain Jason then called Laura to the wheelhouse. 

He began, “Two things: One, Adam feels uncomfortable with some moments out and he’s tried to say no and you have not listened to him and his boundaries to be set. The second thing is, after my multiple speeches with the crew about boundaries, about respect, did you not go to Margot and say, ‘Poor Luke, I wish he would come in and see me’?”

“I actually went to her and asked how she's feeling and is she OK,” claimed Laura. 

“She’s not OK. They’re not OK,” said Captain Jason. “They feel there’s a big disconnect now, and it’s not what I want from my team. You’ve disrespected exactly what I set out to do.”

"OK, but I understood what you said, I respect it,” said Laura. 

“You didn’t show that,” countered Captain Jason. “For you to go to Margot and say that shows you did not listen to a word I said about boundaries — and it showed little respect and empathy to Margot. I’m trying to move forward as a team, I’m trying to get that behind us and you’ve brought it straight back up, so in that I’m going to terminate your employment today.”

“Wow,” responded Laura. “But I don’t think I have done something wrong that I need to be terminated. Can you give me a warning?”

"No,” said Captain Jason. “I can’t go on with you as part of the team in the environment that I’m trying to set.”

Laura then told Captain Jason she thought his decision was a "mistake" before going to pack her belongings.

"I really think it was the right call," Aesha told Captain Jason.

For her part, Margot said in a confessional: "I feel so much relief, I feel like a weight has been lifted."

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The Aussie captain, who joined the series for Season 11 after appearing on Below Deck Adventure , let (SPOILER) Jared Woodin go following a series of mistakes as well a conflict with deckhand Kyle Stillie .

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"I'm getting the boot?" Jared asked, and Kerry confirmed that was the case. "Really?"/p pKerry noted that Jared did "have a lot going for [him]," but thatemSt. David/emwasn't the right place for him./p p"Take this time and work on yourself," Kerry said. "Me keeping you here is a disservice to you."/p pJared ultimately agreed with that assessment in an interview on the episode./p p"I thought I was in a good headspace coming in to this, [but] I'm really not. And, as much as I would like to be, I'm just lying to myself," he said. "Although the situation sucks, I actually really do feel a little bit lighter."/p div data-embed-button="related_content" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b4406056-ffac-46ae-be48-ba78d92126be" data-langcode="en" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="embedded-entity"h2 class="headline" a class="embed-in-feed" href="https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/see-captain-kerry-titheradges-girlfriends-below-deck-debut" Watch Captain Kerry Titheradge's Girlfriend Make Her Below Deck Debut /a /h2 /div h2Why did Cat Baugh leave onem Below Deck/em Season 11?/h2 pJared wasn't the only crew member who left emSt. David/em on Season 11, Episode 7. After expressing how it was hard for her to find her place amongst the rest of the yachties, stew Cat Baugh received a troubling phone call from a friend named Megan when she was in her cabin./p p"I'm sorry, I know you can't talk, but she's not answering, and no one else is awake right now," Cat's friend said on the phone. "Do you have, like, a couple seconds? I'm freaking the f-ck out."/p pCat didn't reveal what exactly the phone call was about, but she recognized that she needed to get back home./p p"So, I got a call from my friend, Megan," Cat explained in an interview on the episode. "This is a situation I really can't talk about, but my friends are my family, so it feels really sh-tty not being able to be there for her."/p div data-embed-button="media" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embed" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="0a764eb0-e01c-49c6-a74f-ac357bcc64c1" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"div class="media__image" style="max-width:862px" div class="media__image-wrapper" div div img loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" src="https://www.bravotv.com/sites/bravo/files/styles/scale_862/public/2024/03/below-deck-cat-baugh.jpg?itok=q9h0GfWF" width="862" height="574" alt="Cat Baugh Hugs Captain Kerry as she leaves the yacht" typeof="foaf:Image" /div /div /div div class="media__metadata" div class="media__metadata-wrapper" span class="media__caption" Cat Baugh and Captain Kerry on Below Deck Season 11 Episode 7. /span span class="media__credit"Photo: Bravo /span /div /div /div /div pAfter the charter guests arrived, Cat talked to her boss, a href="https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/cast/fraser-olender" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Fraser Olender/a, about what she was feeling. He encouraged her to put her mental health first. Kerry did the same./p p"My number one job is to take care of my crew and their health," Kerry said. "I'm well aware of mental health. She's got to go, now."/p div data-embed-button="related_content" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5fcaf62e-8062-47c2-be33-fc186ec8d9f1" data-langcode="en" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="embedded-entity"h2 class="headline" a class="embed-in-feed" href="https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/surprising-facts-about-below-decks-captain-kerry-titheradge" 11 Things You Didn’t Know About Below Deck's Captain Kerry Titheradge /a /h2 /div p"I wish I could have stayed. But, the thing is, there's no way I could have," Cat concluded. "This is too much. I need to be with the people [who] need me, and also, on this boat, I'm at a breaking point. I need to protect my mental health. It's like my support system is at home, not here."/p pWatch new episodes of emBelow Deck/em on Mondays at 9/8c on Bravo. Stream episodes the next day on a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/below-deck/7650158968969233112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Peacock/a./p

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‘Below Deck’ EP Answers Burning Questions About Casting the Show: Past Mistakes, Firings and More

Below Deck fans got some of their burning casting questions including regrets, how involved production is with firings and more.

Nadine Rajabi , who is an executive producer on Below Deck and Below Deck Mediterranean , revealed during a recent appearance on the “Group Text” podcast that the stars often change after being cast in the franchise.

“That has happened so many times,” Rajabi said. “Some people freak out because they’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, what did I sign up for? How is this going to affect my life?’ And some people are just silent. And I’m like, ‘What happened? You were so funny and outgoing.'”

Rajabi recalled some instances when she met people who were “so funny” and lived by the “work hard, play hard” motto — until they got on the boat. “[They] just freeze because of the cameras,” she revealed.

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Below Deck , which debuted on Bravo in 2013, introduced viewers to various crew members who reside and work on a superyacht during charter season. The original series quickly became a major success for the network, spawning spinoffs that include Below Deck Mediterranean, Below Deck Sailing Yacht, Below Deck Down Under and Below Deck Adventure .

Keep scrolling for answers about some of the biggest Below Deck casting changes:

How Does the Casting Process Work?

According to Rajabi, production doesn’t have too much time to spend with the contenders before they join the show.

“You meet somebody, like, two times on a Skype, maybe three times on a Skype at most or maybe one time some of the people,” she explained. “Some people do so well we just do one Skype with them and that’s it. Some people we talk to a couple of times because you want to make sure.”

Rajabi has offered the same advice to everyone — but it’s often ignored. “I always say to them, ‘Be yourself because if you try to be something that you’re not, the camera is going to sniff it from a mile away,'” she added. “The camera never lies.”

Related: Ranking Every 'Below Deck' Franchise Show From Most to Least Memorable

Are there background checks in place.

Bravo has a “whole department” that looks into each applicant’s past, but they don’t always know when someone is “lying” on their resumes.

“That’s when you run into these seasons that kind of become toxic — if somebody’s trying to be something that they’re not, or trying to start something,” Rajabi said. “It’s just like, ‘Why are they doing this?'”

Can Bravo Fire People After Casting Them on a Show?

Once the Below Deck stars are hired, production doesn’t have any say in their departures.

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“There’s absolutely nothing you could do,” Rajabi revealed about how they “cannot fire” anyone behind the scenes. “They’re in the care of the captain.”

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Is there more interest in starring on ‘below deck’ now.

More than a decade after Below Deck premiered, the casting process has changed because of how much the show blew up.

“I think it’s lost its innocence,” Rajabi said about the franchise. “Back then, it was truly yachties just doing a YOLO thing. Maybe they did another season, and then they go back to their boats. [Now] they want to come [and] be reality stars. And I think that’s the problem of what is happening in all of reality right now.”

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Captain Glenn on Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 5 return and the Bayesian 'freak accident'

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Captain Glenn Shephard has been a familiar face throughout all four seasons of Below Deck Sailing Yacht, where he has commanded Parsifal III.

From dealing with the yacht's unpredictable challenges and managing onboard love triangles, to enjoying oversized crackers in the galley, the Bravo star has made the 177-foot vessel his second home for more than 15 years.

Usually catering to demanding guests as they charter through Greece, Spain, and Italy, it seems fitting that the 63-year-old chatted with us from the comfort of his own boat, Avalon, in Croatia.

Season 5 of Below Deck Sailing Yacht has been one of the most anticipated in the show's history. Viewers have been eagerly awaiting its release after photos confirmed filming took place last summer.

Initially slated for a February debut, fans have speculated that the latest season’s release has been delayed following allegations of sexual misconduct against first mate Gary King, made by a production member just days after filming wrapped. King has vehemently denied the accusations.

Despite the controversy, the Montreal native reassured fans that the new season is on its way. However, he remains unsure of exactly when viewers will see him alongside engineer Colin Macrae and chief stew Daisy Kelliher back on their screens.

He told The Standard: “They announced it at BravoCon in November. But then it didn’t air in Spring or Summer. I think it’s coming soon, but I don’t know exactly when. The network decides that. I get endless questions on social media about it, but all I can say is, 'It’s coming soon'.

“We just have to be patient.”

Though the delay is frustrating, it appears both Shephard and fans will have to wait a bit longer for the next season of Below Deck Sailing Yacht. In the meantime, UK fans can catch him at the Southampton International Boat Show 2024 later this month. The event, the largest of its kind in the UK, returns for its 55th year at Mayflower Park from 13th to 22nd September 2024.

Speaking about his involvement, he said: "It's pretty cool. I'm really excited."

The seasoned captain will participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, host a meet-and-greet, and take part in a Q&A session. And he assured us that he’s ready for all questions, even tough ones regarding the recent Bayesian tragedy, which claimed the lives of British entrepreneur Mike Lynch , his daughter Hannah, and four others when their luxury yacht sank off Sicily.

Boat enthusiasts have been eager to hear Shephard’s perspective on the tragic sinking of Bayesian , especially given his experience with Parsifal III, a superyacht from the same manufacturer. Although that’s where the two vessels similarities end, with Parsifal boasting two masts, not one. It also doesn't have a lifting keel, meaning stability is always at its maximum onboard.

Speaking of the tragedy, Shephard added: “I know there's going to be questions, and I'm happy to address them, but I'm not going to speculate. All I can say is, my heart goes out to the family and loved ones of the people that perish. It's a horrible tragedy, and I'll also say it's definitely a freak accident. You know anyone thinking about going out on a boat and worried that's going to happen - that doesn't happen and I couldn't believe that it could happen.

“We're going to have to take steps to make sure it never happens again, obviously. But no one thought that that could happen. We're all blown away - people in the industry, naval architects - it was a freak incident. That's all I can say.”

Glenn stressed that the Marine Accident Investigation Branch will thoroughly examine the situation, avoiding “guesswork and conspiracy theories” amid the growing social media speculation. He also underlined the importance of safety onboard and reassured viewers that such freak accidents are uncommon.

“Safety is critical,” he said. “It's the most important thing at all times. And we're always keeping an eye on the weather, obviously, but that what happened was a very localised, I think was a very localised event.

“It probably came and gone in a matter of minutes. It's not a hurricane. It's not a storm that's lasting all night. It's something that blows through. I don't know I wasn't there, but that's what I think. And so you have to take all the precautions to be ready for anything, you know, and that's I think we will all learn from this.”

With his sailing knowledge sure to be challenged this weekend, Shephard can usually rely on the camaraderie of his fellow Below Deck captains to riff off of.

Since the debut of Below Deck Sailing Yacht in 2020, he has formed close bonds with Captain Sandy Yawn and Captain Lee Rosbach , whom he hopes will “take to the high seas again” after missing season 12 due to ill health.

However, Shephard's colleagues have had their share of drama. It all started when Yawn stepped in for Rosbach during Season 11 after he had taken ill. Their feud reached fever pitch when he publicly criticised her leadership and her decision to fire stew Camille Lamb without telling him. As a result, Yawn cemented their fallout by not inviting Rosbach to her wedding in May.

Despite the drama, Shephard has stayed neutral and hopes for reconciliation. He shared: “I always like to bring people together, but I don’t know the full story. There’s talk, and it seems they’ve confirmed they’re not the best of friends. But life’s too short for that.

“When we were all together on stage at BravoCon, they seemed fine. But personalities are tricky — especially in the yachting world, where square pegs don’t always fit into round holes. Strong personalities can mean conflict, and resolving that is a massive skill in any industry."

Looking ahead, the captain is contemplating his future with the show after five seasons. For now, fans can rest assured that Captain Glenn isn’t ready to retire from the captain’s chair just yet. He’s aiming to strike a balance between his work and personal enjoyment, signalling a move towards a more leisurely future.

“I’ll probably continue doing it as long as they keep asking me back. I love it. But because of my age, it’s time for me to stop and smell the roses a bit. My sailing days for work aren’t over, but I’m not going to do it full-time anymore. I’d love to do more seasons of the show.”

The Southampton International Boat Show 2024 takes place at Mayflower Park from September 13 to 22. More information available here .

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The 10 Best Season 11 Episodes of 'Below Deck,' Ranked

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Below Deck Season 11 was a bit of a reset season. For the first time since the series debuted in 2013, Below Deck had a new captain at the helm. The Daddy of the Sea, Captain Lee Rosbach, was gone and a new Zaddy of the Sea, Captain Kerry Titheradge, the former captain on Below Deck Adventure , was now in charge. With some familiar faces back in action, Below Deck Season 11 had a rocky season at sea , but nevertheless enjoyable!

Below Deck is one of Bravo's biggest franchises. The flagship series has spun off four other series that have spanned the globe. Documenting the crew on board the world's most luxurious motor yachts, Below Deck gives viewers the highs and lows of yachtie life. The eleventh season gave viewers a new captain, a Real Housewife, and drama all over St. David!

10 "The Real Housewives of Grenada"

There have been a few unofficial Bravo crossovers on Below Deck over the course of the franchise. And Season 11 was no different. St. David welcomed The Real Housewives of New York City alum Jill Zarin . And well, she was a hoot and a half. Chef Anthony Iracane is an artist . And as Captain Kerry Titheradge states, creatives may break. And Chef Anthony was on the brink of cracking. Especially with Jill Zarin on board. Chef Anthony has had a rough go over the course of the past few charters and, as much as Chief Stew Fraser Olender wanted to protect his friend, he knew he was on the brink of destruction. He wanted revenge for his mistakes, but this group of charter guests was about to test his limits.

When Captain Kerry reveals that the primary is a former cruise director, the Chief Stew knew it was going to be a difficult journey ahead. As per usual, the preference sheet meeting is crucial for the pending charter. For the primary, she had multiple allergies. She did not eat meat, but she ate seafood. Just not raw seafood. And that would include sushi. This will be a crucial plot point for this adventure. With the other charter guests having so many conflicting preferences, Chef Anthony was stressed. Anyone, with the guests on board, Jill Zarin, someone who had her own luxury yacht in the past, truly believed she was the primary, and treated the crew as such. Those Diet Cokes MUST be frozen. Her room was not prepared with the necessities she needed. Oh, and she'd suggest to Fraser that they have a personal doorbell to summon the stews. It's a bit much. And yet, Ms. Zarin thinks it's perfectly Kosher!

Throughout this charter, Chef Anthony is struggling to keep up with the conflicting preferences that are preventing him from working to the best of his abilities. Between not knowing what to serve to the no meat or fish guest to suggesting lobster for a primary who doesn't eat it to grey burgers, Chef Anthony's stress level was at an all-time high. With Jill stepping over her friend, she requests a meeting with the Chef to ensure the next meal is perfect. Her friend, Melinda Springer , was present. And she will say nothing as Jill hijacks the charter. And what is one of her requests? Sushi. Yep, the Housewife wants sushi, which the primary does not eat. With Jill taking over, the primary's desires are forgotten, and Captain Kerry is infuriated.

9 "Disappointing Daddy"

New year, new love drama. Barbie Pascual was a self-proclaimed daddy's girl. And she keeps reminding viewers of it. She's quite in tune to how she'll be portrayed on screen and what her father might think when he watches. She's extremely nervous about how he'll feel about her romantic intentions with Kyle Stillie , but now's the time to decide. They like each other, but she's so concerned about what her Argentinian father will say. This is a Barbie world she's living in , so everything will revolve around her. Only an episode before, Boson Ben Willoughby broke up with his deckie girl Sunny Marquis . But that's not going to last long at all. Just wait for the crew night out for all that to change.

Chief Stew Fraser Olender knows where the line is when working on a luxury yacht. But that can't stop a little crush! Charter guest Steven is crushing on Fraser. Fraser is crushing back. So, how are they going to handle this situation? There is precedent over on Below Deck Mediterranean . Will he be the next Kyle Viljeon? Well, it is New Year's at midnight, so the fellas are jokingly discussing a midnight smooch. But that's a no-no on a yacht. Fraser will cutely ask Captain Kerry Titheradge about what to do if the charter guest wants a kiss. He says no crew member should have to do that, it's sexual harassment. But Fraser follows up with what if the crew member wants it? Well, that's OK according to Capt. K! Happy New Year indeed to the very single Fraser!

8 "Bit of an Ick"

The episode begins with a late-night food request from the charter guests. With Barbie Pascual having to settle the demands, she enlists late-night deckhand Kyle Stillie to assist. And what happens when you have something to bond over? A romance in the making! They'll continue to develop those feelings during the crew night out. Meanwhile, over on the exterior, Sunny Marquis has been named Lead Deckhand over Dylan Pierre De Villiers . Sunny, whose Boson Ben Willoughby 's boatmance, is more than qualified, but Dylan believes there was an anterior motive. So, Ben had to talk to Dylan, and, let's be honest, that wasn't going to be too productive.

Now, to Chef Anthony Iracane . Sadly, this was the end of the line for the affable chef. With breakfast being a mess thanks to his inability to adhere to the primary preference sheet requests, stew Paris Field is forced, as the messenger, to apologize. And apologize. Now it's time for the beach picnic. And well, Chef Anthony botches this one too. With Chef Anthony and Chief Stew Fraser Olender having to communicate over the radio about the debacle, it alerted Captain Kerry Titheradge to the problems . One of the major requests from one of the guests was a lobster grilled cheese panini. And yet again, Chef Anthony does not have it prepared. So, Barbie has to wake up in the middle of his slumber to make it. With everyone knowing that the entire crew's tips could be compromised because of Chef Anthony's mistakes, it was time to take action. Chef Anthony is officially fired.

7 "Royal Rumble"

As per tradition on Below Deck , the Chief Stew will have at least one stew they will not get along with. For Chief Stew Fraser Olender , it's Barbie Pascual . All season long, the two just couldn't get along. Despite having differing opinions on how to operate the boat, in the end, Fraser is the one in charge and Barbie has to deal with it. At dinner, Barbie will try to make amends with the crew for her bratty behavior, but as stew Xandi Olivier says, "That's the worst toast I've ever heard. I think she made things worse." She sure did! Fraser goes to Captain Kerry Titheradge to share his displeasure over Barbie's immaturity and lack of respect, but Captain Kerry knows that trying to let another stew go is simply not in the cards. So instead, Captain Kerry is giving Fraser a test of strength to improve his leadership skills: dealing with Barbie. At the same time, Captain Kerry has a heart-to-heart with Barbie, hoping to get her to get over the personality conflict. With both interior team members speaking with the captain, Fraser and Barbie agree to call a truce. For now.

With new stew Paris Field on board, she's already causing drama that she has literally nothing to do with. Despite having a loose connection to Fraser, her presence has made Barbie feel inferior and left out, again. Meanwhile, Boson Ben Willoughby has been goo-goo for the new stew, and his boatmance, Sunny Marquis , is quite upset. As she should be. She'll even ice her out to prevent her from getting close to her man. Now, whether it's unfortunate timing or a way to ensure he keeps the girl, Ben decides to appoint a lead deckhand. Will it be the experienced Dylan Pierre De Villiers or his girl Sunny Marquis? He'll go with the latter. Dylan is irrate, especially watching Ben rub Sunny's neck immediately following the announcement. With Dylan complaining, Ben is offended. And Dylan is offended that Ben is offended. Can't wait to see how this turns out!

6 "We'll Always Have Paris"

The next set of charter guests are yet another group that have yacht experience. This time they have their own yacht. This will not be the easiest charter then, right? Time to level up and give them the best. And Chief Stew Fraser Olender is eager to prove his worth. He's used to guests like this. He's got it! The two newest interior hires, stew Paris Field and Chef Nick Tatlock , have not gotten along since they started working together. Chef Nick, who replaced Chef Anthony Iracane , is not the best when it comes to presentation. He's been pushed to improve by both Fraser and Paris, but it's just not sticking. Especially when it comes from Paris. While working with one another for a beach picnic, Chef Nick would refer to Paris as his third favorite stew. Paris is not thrilled with his passive-aggressive attitude, so she puts her foot down. Chef Nick will tattle to Captain Kerry Titheradge . Paris would tattle to Chief Stew Fraser. So now, the two are forced to discuss the mishap on the beach.

It's getting near the end of the charter season and Dylan Pierre De Villiers is feeling it. So he's going to take this charter to flirt with all the pretty girls onboard who are not employees. That's right, he's flirting with the charter guests. He knows that hooking up with a charter guest is a fireable offense, so he'll just tease the girls and play truth and dare. When the dare is to take off his shirt, the deckhand obliges. And then drenches himself in water. This was allegedly so hot and sexy that the primary's daughter DMs Dylan about it. Eek. Good thing the charter is over in a few hours. On the crew night out, Kyle Stillie , the Scotsman, is wearing a kilt. Barbie Pascual is not thrilled about that. But this is the night that she will come to the realization that with Kyle not being Jewish, they will not be able to work out in real life. Once again, family first.

5 "Happy Captain, Happy Life"

The main boat couple is about to hit a bit of a snag. Ben Willoughby is with Sunny Marquis , but he's got some feelings for last season's disaster stew Camille Lamb . He'll post an Instagram story about her, causing Sunny to be irate. And then, because he can't make up his mind about his true feelings, he's going to make up a massive excuse about work and break up with Sunny. But as he says, "If we sleep together, we sleep together. If we don’t, we don’t." Oh, and then he'll go and Facetime her. Oye. Men. Am I right?

Barbie Pascual and Kyle Stillie had sex! Kyle, of course, is thrilled. Barbie is freaking out about daddy. And there is their storyline for the remainder of the season. Since nothing is really a secret on a motoryacht, Chief Stew Fraser Olender and 2nd stew Xandi Olivier will joke about the hookup. Xandi and Fraser, who have a distaste for Barbie, joke about Babie's lack of work ethic and engaging in a sexual act that involves the word job. Now, remember Ben, who is on his high horse? He's going to take it upon himself to scold Barbie about Kyle "being off." Why? Bro code! Barbie is not here for Ben's mansplaining so she throws Sunny in his face. Ben really was trying to make his issue with everyone, as he's projecting his own feelings onto Barbie. But the problem here is, she is mad at Kyle for allegedly talking to Ben about their night together. So now she confronts Kyle about it. It's getting messy!

With Chef Anthony Iracane gone, there's a new chef in town. Chef Nick Tatlock seems like a pretty good guy, though his older demeanor becomes a bit of a sticking point with the younger crew. He's worked in the industry for over two decades, so his experience is there. Captain Kerry Titheradge alerts Chef Nick that he is not here for any galley nonsense. Good luck with that. His first major themed meal is a Christmas festivity, so Chef Nick prepares The Feast of the Seven Fishes , as St. David is decked out for the holidays. It's a successful first dinner service for the new chef!

4 "Murder on the High Seas"

With Ben Willougby officially now the St. David Boson, he's got a lot of pressure to prove his worth. In one of his first actions as Boson, he nearly strands the charter guests on the beach. It's Captain Kerry Titheradge to the rescue. Captain Kerry has to come and help the tender off the shore as an impending storm moves in. Not a great first look for Boson Ben. Being shortn a deckhand, St. David welcomed a new exterior member, Dylan Pierre De Villiers . The handsome South African may be pretty on the eyes, but he's not making a great first impression. Especially to Sunny Marquis . Welcome to the start of their tension for the remainder of the season. Meanwhile, she's still crushing on Ben. Despite their flirtmance, he's dancing with other women, including 2nd Stew, Xandi Olivier . Sunny is not thrilled, but, at this point, they're not official so she can't be too mad, right?

Below Deck is notorious for exceptional theme parties. On this charter, Chief Stew Fraser Olender is in charge of creating a murder mystery party for the guests. And of course, the crew must be involved. As the guests are enjoying their desserts, Barbie Pascual rushes in that there's been a murder! It's Fraser! He's dead. Not really. That would be a travesty. The guests are engaged in the game and all is well! Another successful night aboard St. David.

3 "Grenadian Nightmare"

Remember the sushi? Here comes the aftermath. After making two giant platters of sushi at the behest of Jill Zarin , Chief Stew Fraser Olender is adamant that Chef Anthony Iracane make more sushi that would work for the primary. Great idea. The only problem is there's no more rice for sushi. Chef Anthony used it all. Meanwhile, Jill Zarin is ready for the meal. Guess who's not! Chef Anthony. He's in over his head and Fraser has no idea how to fix the situation at hand. Fraser alerts the guests that they have options for their main course, which means Chef Anthony has made extra work for himself. But there's no hiding any problems for this meal as Captain Kerry Titheradge is joining the guests for dinner. And leave it to Jill Zarin to complain about the meal in front of the captain. Captain Kerry will give Chef Anthony a lashing during the tip meeting. Chef Anthony is officially on his last leg.

With a stew down, Barbie Pascual feels like she's being overworked and feels eager to leave. But she's not a quitter, so she's just going to complain about her workload. She has a major problem with how Fraser is delegating, as she feels 2nd Stew Xandi Olivier is doing less work than her. Whether fact or not, she is technically her superior. As is Fraser. Barbie is just proving that she has a problem with authority. With a new stew arriving, it would seem like things would be better for the interior team, but Fraser and Barbie will continue to clash, especially when it's revealed that the new stew, Paris Field , has a loose connection to Fraser. Barbie's back on the bottom of the totem pole. Paris, who gets to join the crew during their day off, is alerted to the Barbie of it all thanks to Fraser. Meanwhile, what should be a relaxing day off turns into a disaster as Barbie and Fraser nearly come to blows. Let's blame the sun and booze.

2 "New Capt, New Rules"

It's officially the start of a new era on Below Deck . Following the departure of Captain Lee Rosbach , there's a new captain in town, and he goes by the name of Captain Kerry Titheradge . Having previously starred in Below Deck Adventure , he was a welcome face for the viewers. Thankfully for Captain Kerry, he would have some Below Deck alum to guide him through a safe voyage on the flagship program. Returning as Chief Stew is Fraser Olender . Additionally, he'll be joined by his slight rival from the previous season, Ben Willoughby , who starts as Lead Deckhand. Beyond that, new season, new crew. Aside from Captain Kerry, Ben, and Fraser, the starting crew includes Chef Anthony Iracane, Boson Jared Woodin , deckhand Sunny Marquis and Kyle Stillie , and stews Xandi Oliver, Barbie Pascual , and Cat Baugh . This season, St. David will be exploring the beautiful seascape of Grenada.

As the crew prepares for the first charter of the season, viewers were offered some glimpses into extraordinary foreshadowing. Chef Anthony is already in over his head. An hour and twenty-two minutes between courses?! No Chef, no! Boson Jared Woodin is already in over his head. In the first departure, Jared is showing his inability to communicate well with the captain. Or take blame for his mistakes. Meanwhile, Fraser and Ben are willing to let bygones be bygones in hope for a good charter season. With his interior team, Fraser decides not to give ranks. And yet, Barbie feels it's her place to micromanage Cat. Little does she know how she speaks to Cat is going to be one of the catalysts that will cause her to depart later in the season. Cat already begins to breakdown , so Fraser has to give her a pep talk. On charter one.

1 "Pier Pressure"

To kick off the episode, the charter guests finish their first dinner and the first day of charter is officially done. Chef Anthony Iracane is overwhelmed, but thankfully, his exceptional culinary skills saved the night. With Barbie Pascual on the night shift, she has to babysit the primaries who are on their honeymoon. And we all know what happens during a honeymoon. Barbie is pretty sure the happy couple did it in the jacuzzi. On her watch. Barbie will complain about to Kyle Stillie , but even though his jokes, the joke will be on him. He's the one who has to clean the infamous hot tub the next morning.

Viewers will learn a lot about the unique stylings of Xandi Olivier . She might be a witch. She might be a vampire. No matter what she is, she doesn't go out in the sun much. With an off-boat excursion in the cards, it's up to the entire crew to prepare for the event. Well, between Boson Jared Woodin and Lead Deckhand Ben Willoughby will forget essential items to make this excursion a success. This episode will reveal that Ben has previously been diagnosed with ADHD, hence why he has trouble concentrating. Things won't be better as he is involved in a near-docking disaster. Captain Kerry Titheradge nearly hits the dock, and it's all on Jared's watch. Captain Kerry is not about any of the excuses Jared has for him.

As Season 10 viewers know, Chief Stew Fraser Olender and Ben did not have the best working relationship. Season 11 is not going to prove different. With his interior team complaining to other crew members, the drama makes it back to Fraser that Barbie was complaining to Ben about Cat Bough, who was complaining about her. Fraser is not thrilled that Ben might be meddling with his interior team, so he has to have a chat with him. Call that truce. Speaking of, the brilliant Chief Stew Fraser Olender asserts his dominance and proof of why he might be one of the best, as he is able to sit both girls down and find a solution about getting along. Great effort. Now it's in their hands to make it work.

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Below Deck Sailing Yacht star Gary King has been publicly scrutinized over some major allegations, and his dirty laundry should be aired on the series to ensure viewers know what he may have done . Throughout the run of Below Deck Sailing Yacht, Gary has been one of the standout stars . Working as the First Officer of Parsifal III beneath Captain Glenn Shephard, Gary has been able to do decent work for years, but his attitude has been difficult for viewers to get behind. While his time on the show hasn’t been sparse, his behavior has been spotty.

There has been a fair share of problematic yachties on the Below Deck franchise over the years. From issues with crew members confronting one another to substance abuse problems sprouting up during charter seasons, Below Deck viewers are no strangers to issues on the high seas, but Gary’s behavior has been troubling for many because of the casual nature of it. Generally, Gary has been more of a typical playboy character on the series , which makes it more difficult to pin down his transgressions over the years.

Gary’s behavior has grown more troubling through the years, and the longer that Below Deck Sailing Yacht continues, the more he gets away with on the series. Early on, Gary simply seemed like a player, interested in all the women aboard the sailing yacht. Flirty and touchy, Gary was open about the fact that he didn’t like to settle down with just one person. While he was honest about his intentions, Gary was struggling to respect boundaries aboard the vessel . As the show’s continued, Gary has made more women uncomfortable with his actions and ignored the potential consequences.

With Gary’s behavior on Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 4 having brought viewers to a place of questioning with the First Officer when allegations of sexual misconduct were lodged against him in the show’s off-season, most weren’t surprised. Gary’s inability to take accountability for his actions was clear from the moment the allegations came out, especially after the story seemed to be corroborated by Bravo when they removed him from BravoCon’s lineup last summer. Despite knowing that many believed the brave woman who came forward about him, Gary didn’t change his behavior and instead doubled down on his attitude .

Now, with Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 5 looming in the distance, many are wondering what’s going to happen with Gary’s storyline. While some want the Bravo series to brush Gary’s wrongdoings under the rug, others hope that the show touches upon his abhorrent behavior . By holding Gary accountable for how he’s made women uncomfortable, it’s possible that things could change and he could make the decision to leave the series or, at the very least, investigate his own actions.

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8 Gary’s Behavior Has Been Tolerated Since The Beginning

He’s never been told no.

Although Gary’s been a longtime crew member of Parsifal III, his behavior has been difficult from early on in his Below Deck journey. While Gary has always passed himself off as a playboy who’s simply looking for women’s attention, his somewhat difficult way with women has been tolerated on the sailing yacht crew. Whether Captain Glenn simply isn’t aware of Gary’s nature or has deemed his behavior more appropriate than it is, Gary has always been allowed to be overly flirtatious with women aboard the sailing yacht.

While some of Gary’s behavior is likely just him attempting to be charming and charismatic, there’s been some odd behavior he’s displayed and gotten away with, too. The majority of Gary’s behavior during Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 4 with Stew Mads Herrera was uncomfortable, and she noted as much on the series. Even so, Gary’s interactions with Mads only got worse as the charter went on , and he never seemed to notice she wasn’t enthusiastically enjoying their time together.

7 Gary’s Ignoring The Implications Of His Actions

He doesn’t care that he looks bad.

While Gary may understand that some people don’t like his actions , he ignores the idea of that being a possibility no matter what happens to him on Below Deck Sailing Yacht. Gary’s behavior can be appropriate at times, but his inappropriate behavior has been at an all-time high in recent years. While he’s been working hard to ignore all of his red flags, Gary’s behavior and what’s been detailed about his alleged sexual misconduct should give him pause about his actions.

In the report explaining his sexual misconduct allegations, it was shared that Gary was loud and rough with the Below Deck makeup artist he allegedly assaulted. He didn’t realize he was crossing a line with her, but despite her repeated rejection, Gary continued to push and make light of what he was doing. While the allegations aren’t confirmed, Gary’s ignoring the implications of his actions , which makes it seem like he would cross lines to get what he wants despite how the other party feels.

6 Gary’s True Actions Deserve To Be Shown

Viewers deserve the truth.

Although Gary’s been on Below Deck Sailing Yacht for years and many viewers feel they’ve gotten to know him, his true nature deserves to be shown on the series. While some viewers haven’t glossed over the odd behavior Gary’s displayed in the past , others have managed to allow it to seem normal, writing Gary off as a player with eyes for every woman he sees. By acting so casually about Gary’s tendencies, some have failed to notice how predatory his behavior can be.

Gary’s true nature, which appears to be someone who doesn’t respect boundaries and feels compelled to take what he wants without remorse, should be revealed to Below Deck Sailing Yacht viewers. Rather than making it out to be a joke or a series of lighthearted flirtations, Gary’s actions should get the airtime to prove that he can be dangerous. Viewers of the series deserve to know who the true Gary is, regardless of what that may mean.

5 Gary’s Colleagues Deserve Justice In Their Dislike For Him

His fellow yachties deserve to be seen.

While there are some Below Deck stars, like his longtime friend Daisy Kelliher , who have been supportive of Gary after the allegations came out, others have had issues with him in the past. Like Mads and Lucy Edmunds from Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 4, there have been many female crew members who have taken issue with Gary’s behavior. Rather than relegating them to simply complaining about things on screen, the behavior in question deserves explanation and validation for Below Deck crew members.

Though Below Deck Sailing Yacht stars may not be interested in opening an old can of worms when it comes to Gary’s nature, those who have felt uncomfortable with him deserve to know that their feelings are valid. Gary should be held accountable for his actions , and his behavior should be something that is shown for what it is. The Below Deck Sailing Yacht cast should be able to feel justified in their dislike or disinterest in Gary, especially after he’s made them uncomfortable.

4 Gary’s Behavior Shouldn’t Be Hidden Or Edited Out

Ignoring his behavior is unnecessary.

While Gary’s behavior has likely been edited out in the past, his time on Below Deck Sailing Yacht has always seemed to be in his favor far more than it likely is now. After the allegations of misconduct, Gary should have to face his own actions on screen. Making it clear that he’s not exactly the man of honor that he makes himself out to be, Gary should have to face what he’s done and the public scrutiny that comes along with it.

While Below Deck Sailing Yacht, much like the other shows in the franchise, typically edits their episodes to bring a story to life, they should make sure the narrative they’re sharing includes some of Gary’s more troubling moments. Rather than holding things back or sweeping them under the rug, Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 5 should hold Gary accountable for his actions. Rather than editing around Gary, showing who he is to the audience could create major change .

3 Gary’s True Nature Deserves Attention From Viewers

Below deck fans deserve the full picture.

While some have been quick to realize that Gary’s behavior can be upsetting or difficult , others haven’t seen the true picture of who Gary is after the misconduct allegations came to light. Below Deck viewers can be forgiving at times, especially when it comes to yachties who they enjoy watching in the franchise. While some have been aware of Gary’s behavior, others have been willing to write it off as a joke for far too long .

The show should give the full picture of who Gary is in order to allow viewers the level of understanding they need to decide whether or not to support him anymore. Gary’s actions may not have been as bad as they appear , but without Below Deck Sailing Yacht giving information about what Gary did and how he behaves, viewers wouldn’t know. If there are any damning pieces of evidence against Gary, the series should be letting viewers see and decide for themselves.

2 Gary’s Been Placated For Too Long

He needs to face consequences.

While Gary has claimed that he’s been called out for his behavior in the past, it’s clear that he feels far too comfortable making others uncomfortable, and hasn’t actually been told to stand down. Gary’s been placated, both by Below Deck Sailing Yacht and the viewers of the show , for years. Without genuine consequences for his actions, Gary has continued practicing upsetting behavior, making women uncomfortable throughout his time on the series.

Although Gary’s actions, at times, may not have been worth calling out, there have been some major instances of discomfort on Below Deck Sailing Yacht in the past. Even Andy Cohen, who sometimes lets Bravo stars slide during the reunions he hosts, called Gary out about his behavior in the last season of the series. Even so, with Gary continually returning to the show , he’s been placated and feels far too comfortable for others to feel safe around him.

1 Gary Shouldn’t Be Able To Return To Below Deck Sailing Yacht

He doesn’t deserve to be on the series.

Although Gary will be a part of Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 5, it should be his last season of the series regardless of what happened in his sexual misconduct case. Gary’s behavior aside from the allegations had already been poor , and knowing that he’s been able to get away with making people uncomfortable for years should be enough to excuse him from the series. Though Gary has been a source of drama , it’s time for him to leave the show.

Many viewers have been taking issue with Below Deck Sailing Yacht for bringing Gary back to the series after the unfortunate allegations came out. While the show was already filming, the fact that Gary doesn’t seem to have faced any consequences for his potential actions is upsetting. Below Deck Sailing Yacht would be a safer series, and likely a better one, without Gary working aboard the crew.

Sources: Gary King /Instagram, Gary King /Instagram

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Below Deck Sailing Yacht is a spin-off of the Below Deck reality television series. Premiering on Bravo, the show follows the life of a Yacht crew as they attempt to navigate a busy Charter season in which many customers make use of a 177-foot sailing yacht. Over the first three seasons, the yacht has been to Greece, Croatia, and Spain.

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Who could be the unseen mystery person? It definitely could be Rhylee in there, but by the looks of things, it could just as easily be another misguided someone. In fact, it could be someone not seen at all in the clip, which would be even more intriguing!

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