Deadliest Catch announced the passing of another cast member on its final episode.
In Season 20, Episode 16, Titan captain Jake Anderson receives devastating news while filming on the ship: his close friend and shipmate Tom Brossard has died.
During a phone call with his wife Jenna, Jake learns that 64-year-old Tom has passed away at their home in the Philippines.
Jenna shares that he suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital, but “didn’t survive.”
Overcome with emotion, Jake sinks into his chair, fighting back tears as he recalls how Tom was not only his “best friend,” but also helped him rebuild a boat recently.
Deadliest Catch announced the passing of another cast member on its final episode
In Season 20, Episode 16, Titan captain Jake Anderson receives devastating news while filming on the ship: his close friend and shipmate, Tom Brossard, has died.
“We rebuilt the bow, we rebuilt the stern, we rebuilt the bathroom, we rebuilt the floors,” he said, his emotions running high.
The episode comes nearly two months after cast member Nick Mavar was announced dead from a “medical emergency” at the age of 59.
He appeared in 98 episodes of Deadliest Catch from 2005 to 2021, a series depicting the lives of crab fishermen in the Bering Sea.
Mavar left the show after suffering a ruptured appendix while on a trip in December 2020, an event that was captured in one of its final episodes.
She subsequently filed a lawsuit against Captain Sig Hansen and his wife, June, alleging that she faced delays in obtaining necessary medical treatment during the pandemic, seeking $1 million in damages.
Brossard and Mavar are not the first Deadliest Catch stars to die unexpectedly.
In August 2020, Mahlon Reyes passed away at the age of 38 due to a heart attack. Captain Blake Painter was found dead in his home in Astoria, Oregon, also at the age of 38, in 2018.
Captain Tony Lara died of a heart attack in his sleep in South Dakota in 2015, while Captain Phil Harris succumbed to a heart attack in Alaska at the age of 53 after suffering a stroke in 2010.
In 2011, sailor Justin Tennison was found dead in his hotel room in Alaska at age 33, and his death was attributed to complications from sleep apnea, leading to speculation about a “curse” surrounding the show, according to ABC News.
During a phone call with his wife Jenna, Jake learns that 64-year-old Tom has passed away at their home in the Philippines.
Jenna shares that he suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital but “didn’t survive”
Overcome with emotion, Jake sinks into his chair, fighting back tears as he recalls how Tom was not only his “best friend,” but also helped him rebuild a boat recently.
The episode comes nearly two months after cast member Nick Mavar was announced dead from a “medical emergency” at the age of 59.
Mavar is seen on the right with the Deadliest Catch crew, including Captain Sig Hansen (center), whom he would later sue.
Meanwhile, in a statement about its landmark 20th season, Discovery praised: “Since its debut, the 59-time Emmy-nominated series has revolutionized unscripted television, utilizing best-in-class cinematography and storytelling to capture every death-defying moment at sea and captivate generations of viewers with authentic, tenacious characters.”
Howard Lee, president of Discovery Networks, recently said in a statement: ‘Deadliest Catch is the gold standard for unscripted series, paving the way for an entire genre of television that highlights working heroes every day.’
He continued: ‘The public has grown up with our captains and their families, respecting their unwavering determination and experiencing the struggles and successes with them.
‘This season is a celebration of their epic stories and the first page of their next chapter.’
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