A Deadliest Catch deckhand has died at 25 after a tragic incident while filming the show. On Monday, Captain Rick Shelford of the show revealed on Facebook that his deckhand, Todd Meadows, was killed while fishing on his ship, the Aleutian Lady in late February. Per the post, they were on the Bering Sea when the incident went down, but he didn't go into detail about what happened, saying: "February 25, 2026 was the most tragic day in the history of the Aleutian Lady on the Bering Sea. We lost our brother, Todd Meadows. Todd was the newest member of our crew, he quickly became family.