After the sexual harassment incident on Under Deck Down Below season 2, Captain Lee Rosbach from Under Deck is sharing his ideas about what occurred. The present’s most up-to-date episode made headlines when Bosun Luke Jones went into Margot Sisson’s mattress whereas the stew was sleeping after a crew night time out. When requested to go away Margot’s room by manufacturing, Luke refused and slammed the door within the crew’s face a number of occasions. He was then despatched to a resort by Captain Jason Chambers and fired the subsequent day.

When requested in regards to the Under Deck Down Below state of affairs in an interview with Us Weekly, Captain Lee responded by saying, “Their conduct was despicable, Each of them,” referring to each Luke and stew Laura Bileskalne, who was additionally fired for making sexual advances towards crew member, Adam Kodra. “And I’m positive they’ll be paying the worth for it for a very long time to return. As they need to,” the long-time Under Deck Captain added.

Lee Praised Captain Jason & Aesha For How They Dealt with Luke

Whereas Captain Lee threw shade at each Luke and Laura for his or her conduct on the Northern Solar, he did reward Captain Jason and Aesha for the best way they dealt with Luke. He talked about that he was “impressed” with the producers for intervening, in addition to Captain Jason and Aesha for “not getting rattled” and taking over the incident “calmly.” Captain Lee agreed with Captain Jason’s determination, however is not positive how he would’ve dealt with it himself. “I don’t know if I might have had the wherewithal to stay as calm as Captain Jason did, however he actually stepped as much as the plate and did it proper,” he mentioned.

Captain Lee has handled numerous surprising conditions on Under Deck, however nothing as intense because the one on Under Deck Down Below. On Under Deck season 3, third stew Raquel “Rocky” Dakota jumped off the ship and swam to a different boat after Chef Leon Walker was fired, solely to return hours later. Deckhand Ashton Pineear confronted a harmful near-death damage in Under Deck season 6, when a tow-line wrapped round his ankle and pulled him into the water. Nonetheless, Captain Lee has at all times stored his composure and brought every hurdle in stride.

The sexual harassment state of affairs on Under Deck Down Below began numerous necessary conversations, each on the present and thru social media. Sooner or later seasons, the crew members should work laborious to cease one thing like this from occurring once more, particularly because it might put the Under Deck franchise in a foul gentle. Fortunately, each Luke and Laura had been faraway from the boat instantly earlier than something might worsen.

Supply: Us Weekly