Captain Elliott’s Drug Addiction Causes Tension Between His Crew | Deadliest Catch

The Captain of the Saga, Elliott Neese's drug addition is causing his crew to loose faith in his leadership.
From season 11 episode 6
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[@moseislymangler7091]

Being fired by a drug addicted captain is a blessing. The last thing you need is to put your faith in a addict which is exactly what you do with your captain when you head out to sea.

[@AlexGarcia-ew2fv]

I hope the captain overdoses is on the brink of death..perhaps that will open his eyes n correct his life..

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

Some of those old guys used a crap load of speed.probably forgot more about fishing than these losers.

[@jonspear5411]

You probably worked for an addict and didn't even know it

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

@@jonspear5411 Amen.

[@mikey11112]

Straight into a iceberg cause Elliot's all nodded out

[@Akooks]

As a drug addict, you’re usually the last person to realize that you’re not fooling anyone anymore.

[@Space_Ghost_Hunter]

As addicts, the first and last person we lie to is ourselves. Everyone else is just practice.

[@Okranic]

I’ve never been a fan of Elliot but he’s really sunk to a new low here. Really? Firing a deckhand for “snitching?” This dude shouldn’t be within 100 feet of a crab boat.

[@businessraptor134]

He really thought nobody could tell which is extra scary. F being on a boat with a captain like that.

[@NX6.2]

Yeah ok, snitch.

[@AboveEmAllProduction]

People kill over snitching. Getting fired is getting off easy

[@GariFFUSA]

This is an old episode. He’s been clean for years get your facts straight boss

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

@@AboveEmAllProduction yeah to the police. This isn't The Wire. It's a crab boat.

[@fz1rida953]

The power of addiction, you can have everything but the monster must eat, its a horrible way to live.

[@chrislinch7754]

Yeah it's nasty... alcohol got me rn I need to just stop...it's not easy fk

[@jcruz6246]

He's on the wrong show.. he needs to be on intervention

[@neversendemailshere1171]

this is years ago.... he got fired and is in jail last I heard for trafficking

[@always_markb]

HE NEEDS TO BE ON THE FN KARDASHIANS

[@howardcraigiv518]

Take it from someone who was on H for 16 years and now has almost 3 yrs sober. You leaving the SAGA is a blessing my friend. Home boy E ain’t going to ever get his life straight until he can face his addiction and look at himself in the mirror. Bro ain’t hit his Rock bottom yet. Only 3 Places Drugs Get You in Life - Jails, Institution’s & Death 💯

[@easyandy_alife340]

Elliot got like 7 years in prison

[@howardcraigiv518]

@@easyandy_alife340 well hopefully that is his rock bottom and he gets his life back on track

[@howardcraigiv518]

@@easyandy_alife340 i see he got like 7 years Fed Time for selling dope and was caught with 160 grams of heroin. Hopefully that makes him see the brighter side of things

[@scotts.3831]

There are 3 outcomes: jail, death or get help.

[@splinterinmyfinger1256]

I agree with you

[@LudiCrust.]

One thing this show isn’t honest about is that all those guys on all those boats are using drugs. The only difference is Elliot lost control of his addiction which is really looked down on in a culture like this one.

[@devvaughn8817]

Lol EXACTLY

[@adofflokz1036]

Damn I’m barely when the police was looking for him for child support and damn tell me why i knew he was on something

[@TheUnseen0n3]

Damn didn't know you had time to drug test every person at sea in the world how'd you manage that? Must be nice to live in self projection get the blow out from under your nose next time you type.

[@seankeikbusch9404]

Watching this creeps me out and makes me grateful I was able to get clean. I used to nod out 40ft in the air on a brick scaffold. It's a miracle I'm still alive.

[@djentmaster33]

Same. I was a hod carrier I'd be 4 stories up packing mud and brick up and nodding out being on 10 Xanax on top of methadone. I got off the methadone, switched to suboxone and have still never beat the Xanax curse and I'm most likely gonna die. It sucks.

[@seankeikbusch9404]

@@djentmaster33 them benzos are a tough one for sure. You can probably do it though with the right kind of help. What would work for you? I can't say for sure but I think it's possible. Good luck to you!

[@okstever]

@@djentmaster33 you can do anything you want to do, you just have to want it bad enough.

[@Joystickoperator]

@@djentmaster33 put your mind to it for only you. Do not think about what other ppl might think. In the end they can't help or hurt you. It's a core decision only you can do YOU. You can

[@kevinforeman4485]

@@djentmaster33 You sound like you've just resolved yourself to losing your life over something that is not essential for human survival. It's not like we talking about oxygen here. Sometimes it's the company you keep that leads you to continue on he wrong path. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!!! Man or mouse?? Let's get it together. Maybe have someone manage your money, but that always leads to HUGE arguments. Millions of people have gave up their addiction. What's different about you????

[@yamatha1474]

As someone who is unfortunately been in a very similar spot as Elliot and I can say that he does not realize what is happening around him and that he’s causing it. Unfortunately until he hits his absolute bottom he will take everything and everyone down with him and think it’s not his fault. I pray that he can get it under control before he ruins his life and even worse lives of the people working for and helping him. I’ll be praying for him and his family.

[@nomaddamon670]

old clip...6-8 years ago. He’s still fishing.

[@emptyemptiness8372]

Absolute bottom is death, can't go lower than that and there is no help possible then. Best try catch our friends and family before they hit that absolute rock bottom.

[@endlessmountainoutdoors]

@@nomaddamon670Have you seen anything recently about him? I read a short clip within the last year he got busted selling heroin to an undercover which lead to a warrant and was headed to jail for being a part of a bigger ring that got pinched. I’m not challenging your comment just curious if he is still around.

[@mattg4836]

@@nomaddamon670 just read he was sentenced to 30 months in jail in may

[@twisted6671]

Nowhere is a scary place left to go?

[@ryanbeast666]

Captain herion fiend can do all the work himself.

[@oscarkoop2548]

I've been where elliot was, nobody can tell you anything because you aren't yourself. Hopefully one day he can take control. My addiction started from breaking my back at work, never took pain pills in my life. It can happen to anyone. Even after you get clean, it's still takes almost two years to feel like yourself again. 8 years clean and ill never go back. I turned down pain meds from the dentist and he thought I was nuts for roughing it through the pain. I just don't want to take that chance.

[@Spawn303]

Good for you dude. Congratulations

[@rebekahlikesmusic2723]

That's awesome you're recovering. Stay blessed friend 🙏🏻

[@TapeDeSpencer]

Tylenol works better IMO unless you want to get high. It’s disgusting that DRs still push meds the way they do. Legal drug dealers.

[@rebekahlikesmusic2723]

@@TapeDeSpencer and then also they deny tons of people who actually need those types of meds and don't abuse them. It's crazy 💯

[@PullsPressesCarries]

Gratz bro

[@Fenrir6Gaming]

what blows my mind is, this is all public which means someone with authority has to know about it, yet he's still allowed to captain a boat and endanger the lives of his crew. He needs to be arrested and forced into rehab before anyone gets hurt.

[@stubone77]

This is old. He's probably dead or locked up by now.

[@RollinTrollin]

@@stubone77 Nope. Still fishing.

[@MrThatnativeguy]

It’s called a plot for a reason, other than a drug addicted captain this boat wouldn’t be very interesting for most people to watch on tv , they like the drama...

[@RollinTrollin]

@@MrThatnativeguy It's also fake.

[@MrThatnativeguy]

@@RollinTrollin that’s...exactly what I meant

[@lukeweeks]

this was 8 years ago, wonder if he got clean? edit: he is in fed prison for dealing. 2.5 years started last summer

[@mykehunt2430]

Sounds about right

[@barbarossa1780]

Fun fact: They’re only clean until they use again and that’s a guarantee.

[@dannythompson1948]

​@@barbarossa1780I was addicted to dope for 15 yrs.. got clean. Started a family. Started and graduated Engineering school. And now probably pay more in taxes every paycheck than you make in a year. I also donate, volunteer in my community. So tell me what exactly makes you better than me..? I DARE you to answer

[@alieldorado1438]

What drug was it?

[@jennsimpson_backup3333]

​@@barbarossa1780Spoken like someone who has never EVER fought an addiction. I know so many people that would force those words back down your throat

[@bigal7732]

I ran into Elliot in a hotel in Seattle about 5 years ago. Super Nice guy, but you could tell things were taking a toll on him then.

[@radiofreeacab]

He's in prison 🎉

[@bigal7732]

@@radiofreeacab Buzzkill

[@MossB87]

@@radiofreeacabgood

[@gregstewart5081]

Worked with drug addicts before. Nothing is ever their fault. Moods depend on their drug use. High they’re tolerable coming down they’re intolerable. If they get caught its always someone ratted them out. Not they did something wrong.

[@darylsmioth1904]

Holy crap! He has never probably quit after all these years.

[@pokerlemons]

he's in prison

[@jefffuhrman7903]

Drug testing should be federally mandated for boat captains.

[@NapsterBaaaad]

On and off season

[@mykehunt2430]

You would think so

[@jeremycorse8967]

Shut up fed

[@muira58]

Hard to believe it isn’t already

[@flanksteak5455]

Never trust anyone who eats ice cream like that.

[@GrubbySalad]

Pedophilia?

[@rollaroyce747]

Thought they were oats 😂but still lmao

[@bullock4211]

Seems like ice cream is the number one food for junkies. My father who had a serious addiction to opiates would always eat ice cream. I couldn't tell you how many times I witnessed him nodding out while eating it or his face one inch from the bowl, shirt covered in ice cream stains.

[@daquanfromtheblock6448]

@@bullock4211 lowkey i've had similar experiences w close friend but never connected the dots

[@ChiTownGuerrilla]

@@rollaroyce747 Na that was some cookies and cream or chocolate chip lol.

[@jondoe1573]

Can you imagine how much a money a drug dealer in dutch harbor would make??? All these guys with tons of money and habits fresh off a boat.

[@spaghetti9845]

i think the crew was more worried about his own wellbeing than him going to use so often. They want to help but he wont let them.

[@randyorton1647]

Sobered him up real quick when they spoke on addiction

[@DarkPaladin1130]

You didn't lose your job. He saved your life. That Captain just brought the eyes of law upon his boat. Drug use cannot be hidden, when it comes out, it won't be pretty. When your on the open sea with many men on board, drugs should be NOWHERE NEAR the boat. Nevermind on it.

[@YellowPercocets]

I had a boss on the rigs that was the same way, would always sneak off to his truck or lock himself in the doghouse and we would find him passed out and when he woke up he would be sweating and shaking. Ended up firing a few of us who confronted him and ironically told us that we would never grow to be men lol He is drugged out to this day

[@brianreese8087]

says the guy named yellow percs lmao

[@unclekrispyy]

Rigs? Which company?

[@YellowPercocets]

@Big White you got me bro.. must be snorting some big white lines

[@ObeseCaligula]

Some people just make too much money.

[@Ganttura1]

@@brianreese8087 LOLL

[@davidimhoff2118]

I feel bad for any person going through addiction but there needs to be a zero tolerance policy for drug use. As a captain you have to set an example and all this guys are trusting the captain to get them from the dock and to the dock safely and this doesn't happen when someone's dealing with addiction. He runs the risk of getting hurt or getting killed or doing that to someone who is working for him. He's not in his right mind to fire someone but then say we can still be friends. The guys have the right to talk about it when their lives are at on the lines.

[@doctorcameltoe]

Eeeesh... last I saw capt Elliott Neese is now facing 5-40 years in prison for heroin distribution. Too bad he didn't get the help he needed sooner.

[@troutriver8659]

This is a complete lie hahahahah why did you make a lie up like this you maniac hahahahah

[@JM-5150]

Fck'em servers him right.

[@danielhoutman4350]

He gets out in two weeks!

[@barbarossa1780]

Prison IS the help drug dealing junkies need 😂

[@CYCLONE4499]

He was just charged with One count of Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute. He was running the biggest heroin distribution rings in the Kenai Peninsula

[@davealmighty9638]

He has already been sentenced for that. He is currently in federal prison.

[@_RobBanks]

lol right. the biggest distro ring. with an 8th of a k

[@mitchellbowman22]

Imagine having THE most dangerous job in the world, and you have to rely on a captain who is addicted to drugs. Would never

[@jeffreyval9665]

Everything is way overagarated with a heroin addiction. Your just using to feel normal not to get high. An addict isn't gonna be falling asleep while he's at the wheel.

[@user-vp8mu5fj7o]

It's a smart thing to do to not go out to sea with an addict... hes not in his right mind and putting faith in your captain is essential, if you cant do that then find a reliable captain.

[@deogratiassisi7729]

Especially on drugs at work in the cold conditions, I felt depressed fr fr

[@brennanpilley16]

Deckhanding for a crackhead is a terrifying experience. When you are hours out at sea with a captain out of his mind will make the best of men start to pray. Happened to me and glad I’m still alive to warn others.

[@_RobBanks]

yea except this guy wasnt a crack head

[@meepmeep666]

It was heroin

[@thomasgroh3276]

Zero tolerance out at sea......not only putting his crew at risk, if the coast guard find any contraband on board they pull the vessel on drydock and sometimes take years to get it out.......broken by then.

[@themotorcyclemasswhole]

@@thomasgroh3276 A sober fishing fleet?!!! 😂…. yeah that’s about likely as an honest Congress

[@thomasgroh3276]

@@themotorcyclemasswhole 🤡

[@fixit4u73]

I pray he finds his way before he loses everything. Life is tough and we all have our problems.

[@brianmiller9925]

He Did not lose anything he gave it away and now hes in prison

[@MrLudwig101]

He’s in prison now

[@FreedomRanger42069]

He’s in prison for dealing Heroin

[@Lisa1111]

Addiction "bothers" more than the addicted. Do not be embarrassed to seek help! Most Americans are addicted to something! 🙏🏽♥️⚓️

[@PatrickMJr]

Coffee, video games, even tea are all addictions as well... id say 99.9999% of americans are addicted to 1 thing or another

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

well aren't you so cool?

[@matthewnorman2951]

How does an active drug addict become captain of a boat while being filmed on national television? Kinda seems like everyone is responsible for the potential dangers in such a situation. Lacking accountability on everyone, the producers, the crew, the governing body that licenses boat captains, and above all the drug addicted captain himself. What a dumb situation for all of those people to knowingly put themselves in.

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

a lot of the crews are drug addicts too, they work for upwards of 48 hours straight in awful conditions and a lot of pain, and that's how they compensate

[@CookedOnions]

@@slappymcgillicuddy7532 You see this in pretty much all professions that require you to work long and hard hours. Pretty much every construction worker I know has done speed/coke at one point or another.

[@Space_Ghost_Hunter]

@@CookedOnions Kitchen's too. I've worked at a few restaurants and they all had drugs going around, even at like In-n-Out burger half the fry cooks were on tweak.

[@seenbyme6696]

Being on a boat with a drug addicted captain is not a healthy place to be. He should be in jail

[@richardgiles2484]

It's bad enough to have a drug problem on land. But at sea it's deadly for everyone. NO WAY would I sail with him

[@thomasbenton915]

7 years ago I was living in Lakewood Colorado and a friend of mine pulled up in front of my apartment and I jumped in the car and I turned around and it was Elliot from deadliest catch. He had been on a heroin tear and had blown tens of thousands of dollars on the drug. Honestly I wouldn't put it out there but everyone knows so there is really no need hiding it. I hope he got clean or got on some type of maintenance program

[@jonp5090]

for real dude? Did you get an autograph? That would have been so dope (no pun intended lolololol)

[@thomasbenton915]

@@jonp5090 No, he was in another world and I am not a autograph kind of guy. Have you heard an update on him by chance?

[@Illumignostic]

This story is an obvious lie. You don’t blow 10’s of thousands on heroin on a binge

[@Illumignostic]

@C.C heroin is cheap. You would be dead.

[@jordanscott8267]

@@Illumignostic it’s not hard to do I’ve gone on month long streaks and have blown just as much if not more but I inherited some money so it was easier for me than it is most users thank god I’m clean now.

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

I feel for Elliot and his crew. I struggled with addiction myself but have been clean for near 8 years now with no relapses. I pray Elliot can find his reason to get clean. Addiction hurts everyone in your life.

[@StonedCabbage]

Keep going strong brother 💪

[@fopplet]

keep it up homie

[@2centschange]

Elliot's currently behind bars for selling heroin, so hopefully he'll get clean there, but I doubt it.

[@kaiserheinrich08]

Damn and now he's making the crew pay for his own truths he can't accept

[@WillMuny]

Love how the guy complaining about snitching, ended up being a Real Snitch that sent people to prison so he could reduce his own prison sentence.

[@ChristopherMohan-bd6ck]

My drug addiction divided the company. After rehabilitation And the painstaking truth. I returned after 2 years. And life is f****** great.

[@martinpanks992]

I feel for all partys involved, no one ever asked to be an addict and its hard to function when you do have an addiction.

[@brianjansen3103]

If you bring up the addiction to someone who's in denial you're most likely gonna have a problem, that's their achilles heel

[@johng6565]

I've done commercial fishing/crabbing for many years and the two biggest problems when it comes to crew are drugs and women. The same could probably be said for life in general

[@kevinfinnerty8414]

Drugs, women and gambling. I’ve seen lots of friendly bets being made on the show. 3 of my favorite things.

[@joeyysossa4144]

The captain did Dude a favor by fireing him.

[@saxonmanwaring7723]

I spent years working at sea and any man using is endangering the lives of his crewmates whenever it happens regardless of rank all crew would leave a ship until the user was gone

[@ChiTownGuerrilla]

Wonder what his drug of choice is. I couldn't imagine running out of opiates in the middle of the ocean and then trying to run a boat dope sick

[@SteveMe21685]

It’s weird, everyone is saying dope but he’s never noddin off and his eyes don’t seem glazed over. I’d be curious to know

[@yoreid6797]

Prob a stimulant

[@_RobBanks]

it is dope. aka H. when you have a tolerance and doing it a while its rare to nod out. now with fentanyl its possible. he just probably used 2-4 times a day.

[@abes3925]

He’s probably doing just enough to function normally

[@neversendemailshere1171]

@@SteveMe21685 you were only seeing the parts where he was awake... he's disappear into his babin for long stretches at a time. Oxy/Heroin was the main drug up there at the time.

[@Bullrider33Outdoors]

This Guy Could Of Cost His Crew And His Own Life He Not Once Took Care Of The Saga Lucky For The Owner He Got A Better Captain Who Takes Care Of The Boat

[@jasonrice9973]

Elliott one minute - ‘no cameras take your mic off, why you snitching on me’ Elliott 5 minutes later - smoking the pipe on camera

[@robcostanza5500]

that was an e-cig

[@jasonrice9973]

@@robcostanza5500 😂😂

[@_RobBanks]

@@jasonrice9973 woooow he was smoking tobacco on camera? what a crazy guy

[@jonathansack6827]

Your real bright

[@gulfstream7235]

I'd say the producers of the show were well aware of the skippers problem before departure from the harbour. Just goes to show these guys put viewing figures before safety of guys on board...

[@julesc296]

💯%... No question that was the case, or continued despite having found out

[@dudeman5300]

Not their job to tell someone else how to do theirs. The deckhands shouldn't have gone out in the first place.

[@561lyfe]

But if he was on ❄️ they would love him 😅

[@nigel1823]

He must’ve been though I’m in recovery and if he’s constantly going in and out of his room it must be because he’s chasing that high If it was heroin you’re usually good for a good few hours before you need another bump

[@artieborko4988]

@@nigel1823 probably a bit of both at this point, I’d imagine. It’s definitely Fent but there’s stimulants mixed in there as well imo.

[@mollywhoppedsouls_pvp]

Any energy and focus a stimulant lends you is paid for twofold on the back end... might work for a while but it inevitably falls apart. For some faster than others tho

[@_RobBanks]

@@mollywhoppedsouls_pvp yep. gotta pay to play.

[@MrMongoose221]

It's probably speed tbh much cheaper and keep you awake for longer.

[@devanman7920]

how can he be allowed to fish when this stuff comes to light? Isn't their licenses and stuff they need to have?

[@pab1381]

Man drug addiction sucks. It’s different for everybody. That’s what people don’t seem to understand. They think it’s just this blanket thing and everybody is the same. They’re not. Only constant in everybody is some sort of trauma or PTSD. For me it was my dad dying right before my 21st bday as well as a bad car accident where it took me a year to walk again by myself. But I do love how they said “you can’t follow this isn’t for tv” then the camera man says “ohhh no you don’t” lol. “I’m following you and sitting outside the door.

[@bunk95]

Drug addiction is fiction. That would explain why you think it’s different for different people.

[@justintime753]

Very true

[@THISISLolesh]

@@bunk95 Don’t talk stupid.

[@ericbowers1471]

Well Eliot is no longer a captain or a boat owner. As far as I know he not not even fishing anymore

[@Khail99]

Hes currently serving a sentence in prison. he'll be out this summer.

[@franbrinda]

Never liked Elliot. He seemed liked he had issues.

[@donkeydick5481]

I wonder how much dope he has to bring to stay well the whole time. Prop a ton. The thought of being days from shore, and dope sick. Its scary.

[@micaylaantonia6455]

They all look like dope fiends

[@JoeJoe-uy6ck]

Anybody that wears a hat that way should only be in charge of their mom's basement...let alone a crew on the Bering sea

[@michaelgiangiulio7090]

When I first started watching Deadliest Catch I thought to myself that these guys gotta be on something to endure those working conditions and long hours . Well I was right !

[@IllaWondah]

I had a friend who was at the denial phase of addiction.. Sadly he never got the the phase where he wanted to get clean

[@sstaners1234]

I never did drugs. I can’t imagine being under the influence and working this job where everyone’s lives depend on you having a clear head.

[@justinsittner2008]

Where the heck is the Frosty machine at? Dudes eating ice cream in every scene.

[@gino423]

I would think the rush of pulling up them crabs is the best drug ...

[@nattyboro]

And not one crewmember has enough backbone to stand up for their mate. Shame

[@josh.dclxvi]

Hitting a dab pen right before tearing into him. Seems like a great leader.

[@donnyfoster1859]

I didn’t know there was drugs in Alaska like that, I’m from NJ so here and lower America it’s easy , but Alaska way up in the middle of nowhere , I honestly didn’t think Alaska had a pipeline like that

[@chrisvasquezsr6867]

Well captain sponge bob, you’ll realize your the only one at SEA 😂

[@scottym6680]

“I can’t wait to get to town, the camera is coming off and I’m going to cop some dope.

[@bad3032]

It sucks that so many jobs are so stressful that you almost have to be an addict just to deal with it.....

[@EmilyP17]

Only if you have a chemical imbalance. Like me! Lol

[@chrishandsome4267]

@Bacon Beggie the epic nonce of tomorrow go brush your teeth and your crumpets

[@jessetee-mi3oq]

welcome to life

[@southbeachtalent]

@Bacon Beggie the epic nonce of tomorrow agreed but then again it depends on the job. Cocaine on Wall Street is a way of life. A celebrated one. They'd look at you funny if you ever brought up "addiction."

[@bunk95]

Addict is a fictional character dude.

[@Bunch007]

Do the people here really not know where Elliot is now? Everybody saying "Hope he turns his life around". Well, he didn't turn his life around. If you don't know, he's locked up in a federal prison for 30 months for selling heroin to a cop or CI.

[@Eddi3xBac0n]

Hopefully he is somewhere and doesn’t put others life at risk for his greedy ways

[@Bunch007]

@@Eddi3xBac0n He is somewhere. In a federal Prison for 30 months.

[@tthomaselli2]

How are the crew members able to tell the difference between the female crabs & the male crabs, exactly?... After seeing what you see around 4:31-4:38, for example, I had to ask. Also, for as long as I've been watching ' The Deadliest Catch', I never thought about that, at first.

[@justinsittner2008]

Being a former herion user..I can tell that's the substance Eliot is using..cause in every other scene he has ice cream.

[@finnmcginn9931]

Why is that though? I've witnessed it first hand but I've never heard the reasoning behind it. Cheers

[@jamesd.6979]

When you're addicted to opioids, your brain chemistry totally changes. Your brain actually re-wires itself. When you get high, you essentially trigger a heightened dopamine response in your opioid receptors. The more you use, the more your brain anticipates that next dopamine hit. You start to crave calorie-dense / sugar-rich food and drinks because they trigger a similarly heightened dopamine response as well. It's a horrible cycle, the more you use, the more sugar you crave (and vice versa). You get stuck in the loop and use more of both to achieve that dopamine rush over and over. @@finnmcginn9931

[@Ruth78620]

Opiates give you a crazy sweet tooth. It's what gave my addiction away because I was never into sweet things and then I just could not get enough sugar.

[@jerryhamer]

Hold up. Is that the gold rush guy at 2:13? Dave?

[@charlessullivan1504]

Hes in jail too for selling herion what a shame .. shows how destructive drugs and alcohol are and if you dont get sober you will loss everything. I know im in recovery 9 years clean and sober

[@Gamerthawin]

Hopefully he gets help to stop doing them hard drugs, baffling how anyone would trust working for someone held down by that type of addiction

[@robertortiz381]

Having a drug addict for a captain is like having a drunk drive you home no good out come us going to come from it so your better off distancing yourself as far away as you can

[@colonelflagg9669]

Just at the end where he reverses that truck before the other even shuts the door tells me he shouldn't be piloting any device.

[@emilyc9380]

It really does take EVERYONE down. It’s selfish and hurtful😓😓

[@TheMidlandAngler]

I believe in 2022 Captain Elliot was locked up on drug trafficking charges- Don’t do drugs kids!

[@idothings6685]

Im just impressed he can buy enough dope and manage it for multiple days at sea. Anytime I even tried something like that it was all gone within a day or two.

[@jeffreyval9665]

Yeah that never works even if it's only a few days. Tried it many times and did at least half of my dope even before I actually left for the few days and it's not the easiest thing to try and get something in another state when you don't know anyone lol.

[@adofflokz1036]

Camera man is getting off the boat when we land at the docks lmaoo

[@mikez650]

How can you put your life in this mans hands?

[@ep20091]

am i the only one that was hopping to see the cops waiting at the dock?

[@GrannySoupLadle]

Ive worked for a small company run by a drug addicted, gambling addicted person. It’s the most infuriating thing.

[@Hbomb-nm2fv]

Elliot was a good captain when he was sober according to those lucky enough to catch him when he was. However his dependency on substances unfortunately cost him everything. His loss was jakes gain and the saga is honestly one of the best boats on the show now under his command.

[@Jwg13]

I’d never dream of sailing with a smk head , fffc that absolutely insane

[@user-kj6sw3to4m]

What drug is he on. As long as he's a working addict everyone I ever met is on or does drugs or gets some kind of prescription that gets u high.

[@aliasunknown7476]

Cocaine

[@MoDeegroes]

Did that guy a favor. Dont work for drug addicts. Not unless they work too get clean. I did. 12 years sober. Nobody should of ever worked for me in my days.

[@captzoom1778]

Does anybody know what kind of drugs he was doing besides marijuana?

[@slvtngdvl1568]

Not smart. Someone gets killed by accident and the captain is doped up, captain is going to jail.

[@kenweis7913]

Getting high and no crab ok

[@miapdx503]

I don't judge people using whatever substances...until their use affects the lives of others. Parenting, driving and certain jobs all require a level head. If your using is affecting others, it's time to get clean. No shame in that either...

[@kimcentofanti2694]

I cant belive he was ever allowed to run another boat

[@jmill5995]

Old one but yeah this guy lost everything because of his addiction. Sad to see.

[@caseyclark5392]

It's only sad when you think about the fact that some people can't see what they're doing to themselves and the people around them. Others, myself included, go get the help we need to stay away from whatever it was that was destroying us. I got 2 kids that can't afford to have a drunk as a father, so I had to fix that for them. My whole family is grateful for me making the decision to get help. Everyone can fall, but only the strong will ask for help to pick themselves up.

[@fryguy42005]

The name of the boat is a perfect name for the captain

[@flowerfaerie8931]

The Saga? Why would you call him that?

[@herdrugby11]

? Saga is just a long story dummy

[@bigdaddystovepipe3314]

There's nothing creepier than a dude that vapes!!!

[@sitesdaniel1986]

Dopesick and mushy ice cream Dnt miss dem days!

[@jondoe1573]

Whatever drug he's using he must have brought a lot of it with him. You would think he would get on suboxone pr methadone or something when he has to work. I'm assuming it's opiates but maybe not idk.

[@chockeypucks24]

Your assumption is correct. If it was suboxone he would be completely normal. Same with methadone unless he could get multiple prescriptions or find a shady doc to way overprescribe, it’s probably herion. Fentanyl only lasts 2 hours and would be too hard to conceal and dose correctly without nodding out and it being super obvious. I’m an addiction nurse so I see 25 Elliot’s every day.

[@iainclark6210]

Running around like a loose cannon high all the time and the second someone talks about it he wants to take their job. How vindictive can u get?

[@mikey11112]

Elliot didnt just fire homie thinking loose lips sink ships 😂 😂 wow but all jokes a side probly the best thing that happened to

[@jaredk300]

Imagine being chewed out by your boss for tweaking on the job on one of the toughest jobs on earth and it's all going on the discovery channel...