{"id":15193,"date":"2026-09-10T02:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T02:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foxnews.znicely.com\/?p=15193"},"modified":"2026-09-10T02:29:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T02:29:40","slug":"deadliest-catch-jake-anderson-medical-emergency-as-serious-infection-spreads-among-crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foxnews.znicely.com\/?p=15193","title":{"rendered":"Deadliest Catch\u2019: Jake Anderson Medical Emergency as Serious Infection Spreads Among Crew"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Deadliest Catch\u2019: Jake Anderson Medical Emergency as Serious Infection Spreads Among Crew<\/h1>\n<div class=\"story-metadata\">\n<div class=\"author-date-block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"main-art\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jake-Anderson-2026-e1788109795156-1420x723.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Anderson\" width=\"1014\" height=\"570\" data-skip-lazy=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"sticker\" aria-label=\"Spoiler Alert\">Spoiler Alert<\/h5><figcaption>\n<div class=\"image-credit\">Jake Anderson (Discovery Channel)<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-caption\"><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-block\">\n<div class=\"what-to-know-box\">\n<h3>What To Know<\/h3>\n<div class=\"what-to-know-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>A serious infection spread among crew on Jake Anderson\u2019s vessel.<\/li>\n<li>Rick Shelford\u2019s risky plan to fish near ice backfired.<\/li>\n<li>Sig Hansen and his Northwestern crew battled severe storms and challenging conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When it comes to a docuseries or reality TV, the focus is normally on those regularly featured on screen. However, during the September 4 episode of <i>Deadliest Catch<\/i> saw a rare occasion where those behind the camera were actually part of the show. The serious nature of what was happening meant Jake Anderson had to act quickly.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of all that, the Cornelia Marie also needed to keep adding to their crab numbers with an offload coming up. Rick Shelford had his own objective as he gambled on a plan that may be put on ice\u2026literally. Stormy conditions made things difficult for Sig Hansen where he and his crew once again had to work through whatever Mother Nature had in store for them.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s unpack all that occurred on the Discovery Channel series.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Jake Anderson\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1284467\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1284467 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jake-Albinio-e1788109879999-1014x382.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Albinio\" width=\"1014\" height=\"382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1284467\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1284467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jake Albinio (Discovery Channel)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cornelia Marie was dealing with something that could have been written for a movie. It all started when Jake Albinio, relief captain, alerted Jake about an infection on his face. Jake put on gloves to inspect the area and hoped to work the infection with an injection. He thought applying some Neosporin would be the end of it. They had an offload coming in three days, six weeks into the winter season with a small crew and 40 pots to haul. Things went bad to worse when producer and camera operator Matt Holland said his face started to swell significantly. He said he needed a break. At which fellow producer and camera operator Sam Henderson sat with him. Matt told Jake he normally had a high tolerance for pain, but met his match. Jake thought Amoxicillin might help. They kept an eye on him, and with one \u201cbackstage\u201d hand down, a mounted camera chronicled activity on deck. A fascinating peek behind the curtain, so to speak.<\/p>\n<p>The antibiotics weren\u2019t working. Jake called Lisa Roberts, supervising producer, to explore what to do next. Would they just need a doctor or even a medevac? They decided the best option was to get back to town and head to St. Paul. The crew worked to clean everything Matt had touched, so whatever was happening didn\u2019t spread. Off the boat, Matt checked in to reveal he had an infection that came through a pore, but grew inward and was pressing on his trigeminal nerve. Scarily, it\u2019s something that could have caused Bell\u2019s Palsy or permanent nerve damage or paralysis in his face. He was told 10 days of no work.<\/p>\n<p>Jake\u2019s team continued to look for crab with no room for error filling their remaining tank. Cody, a deckhand, said he had something on his eye that was swollen. Another named Josh expressed concern about something on his lip. Another colleague named Cody showed a cause for concern on his knee. The infection had gone through the boat. Jake needed to go back to land to get the team treated. Thankfully, each was treated with proper antibiotics to return to the job at hand of bairdi fishing.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Rick Shelford<\/b><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1284465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1284465 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rick-Shelford-1-e1788109298609-1014x385.jpg\" alt=\"Rick Shelford \" width=\"1014\" height=\"385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1284465\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1284465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rick Shelford (Discovery Channel)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Aleutian Lady captain expected ice to be gone in order for him to fulfill his bairdi quota quickly. He planned to set gear toward the ice, thinking it would dissipate in two days. The crew looked a little skeptical about that happening. Despite any doubts, they listen to Rick by setting the gear in place. Rick overall still felt good and hoped the crab would still be there as he still needed 209,000 to put on the boat. Ice still popped up on the radar, which he didn\u2019t expect. The ice never retreated or melted, forcing the Aleutian Lady to travel through the area at night in hopes of recovering the pots. If they aren\u2019t able to do this, it would eat into their profits significantly. The numbers weren\u2019t there of the ones they were bringing aboard. Rick needed to make the most of what was left out there, but the ice proved too thick. He wasn\u2019t confident about retrieving the pots, which could accumulate a loss of $100,000.\u00a0 \u201cI just can\u2019t give up.\u201d Rick said.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Sig Hansen\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1284462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1284462 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sig-Deadliest-Catch-1-e1788108028159-1014x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sig Deadliest Catch\" width=\"1014\" height=\"460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1284462\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1284462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sig Hansen (Discovery Channel)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Northwestern captain had 50 pots on deck with a good idea there was fishing around him. Though the weather had been killing them. Sig saw a small window between storms at what was called a saddle point (who said <i>Deadliest Catch<\/i> wasn\u2019t educational?). The meteorological zone would keep them safe from 70-mile gusts and 20-foot seas for a time. They were basically in the eye of the storm where the crew had to work quickly to offload the pots before the weather deteriorated. Sig had to change direction as that happened sooner than later.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel went deeper than Sig wanted. There were two strings of 20 pots to haul. The crab numbers weren\u2019t moving the needle. It was night, so this made it hard to see the waves. \u201cIt would be nice to have a spotter over there,\u201d he said, maybe missing Sophia \u201cBob\u201d Nielsen right about now. Despite the conditions, the guys were attempting to work through the challenges. Sig went back and forth in the wheelhouse to steer and navigate as the swells poured over the boat. \u201cKind of exhausting,\u201d the producer said. \u201cFor a smoker,\u201d Sig responded. His efforts ultimately pay off in the form of crab. He felt like he found the buried treasure. \u201cAll you have to do is dig.\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadliest Catch\u2019: Jake Anderson Medical Emergency as Serious Infection Spreads Among Crew Spoiler Alert Jake Anderson (Discovery Channel) What To Know A serious infection spread among crew on Jake Anderson\u2019s vessel. Rick Shelford\u2019s risky plan to fish near ice backfired. Sig Hansen and his Northwestern crew battled severe storms and challenging conditions. 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