Deadliest Catch Star Sean Dwyer Faces Major Legal Scandal—Fans Demand Answers!
Sean Dwyer, a young captain on ‘Deadliest Catch,’ once had legal issues relating to the crab pots he chose to use on his fishing vessel. Here’s what happened.
Discovery Channel’s reality TV series, Deadliest Catch, continues to captivate fans in season 19. The show follows crab fishermen heading out into the Bering Sea during the height of the crab seasons in Alaska. And fans have gotten to know the young Sean Dwyer through the years. Unfortunately, Dwyer’s dealt with some trouble with the law in the past. Here’s what went down.
‘Deadliest Catch’ star Sean Dwyer found himself in legal trouble over boating equipment
At just 31 years old, Sean Dwyer made a name for himself on Deadliest Catch. The young captain led the F/V Brenna A after serving as an engineer on Brenna A’s sister vessel, the Jennifer A. He became a crab captain in season 12 and has been aiming to make his father, Pat Dwyer, proud ever since.
Unfortunately, like so many other Deadliest Catch cast members, Dwyer has found himself in trouble with the law. Court documents from 2016 showed Alaska’s Fish and Game officials fined Dwyer for the equipment he used to catch crabs. It seems Dwyer’s crab pots weren’t up to par. Crab pots must have an 18-inch flap so that crabs can leave the pot if the pot is left in the ocean, but Dwyer’s pots only had 15-inch flaps. He had to pay $1,500 in fines and was on probation for two years due to the mistake.
Dwyer spoke to Fox411 about how his biggest concern on the water was his fishing vessel. “It’s our home,” he said. “It makes us money. It’s our little ecosystem, you know, whatever you want to call it. I want the guys to be thinking about the health of the boat and themselves first, and then all the rest is easy.”
Sean Dwyer joined the ‘Deadliest Catch’ Season 19 cast
