I wanted to make sure that Dave's medical expenses would be covered, and I thought that by stating that Dave was injured in traditional fishing activities we could make it more likely that our insurance would cover Dave's injury." "Mr. I made this suggestion because I wanted to help Dave. "I suggested that perhaps we … could claim that Dave was injured by a crab pot or the pot launcher crushing his arm, instead of saying that a firework exploded in his hand. Johnathan's sworn statement reveals his motivation for making this suggestion to Zielinski was only to help the deckhand. Johnathan was talked out of this by his brother, Andy Hillstrand. In addition, when the accident occurred, Captain Johnathan tried to convince the injured crabber to claim that this incident was from fishing, not from fireworks. Captain Hillstrand's admitted conduct was a gross dereliction of duty." "Whether that failure was because he in fact wanted the fireworks to be discharged off the bow of his vessel at Cape Caution, or because he was so completely and utterly preoccupied … monitoring and relaying the fourth quarter plays of the Seattle Seahawks versus Atlanta Falcons football game does not matter. The lawyers for Zielinski claim that the captain was negligent in this situation, and pointed out that Captain Andy asked Beaver to shoot off the firecracker at the other boat. He was watching a NFL playoff game featuring his hometown team, the Seattle Seahawks. Although he went through many reconstructive surgeries to regain the use of his hand, Beaver had to end his long career as a crab fisherman.Ĭaptain Andy Hillstrand was commandeering the boat, yet, he admitted to the court that he was preoccupied at the time of the incident. The injury was quite severe, as it shattered the crabber's right hand and forearm. Seattle PI reports that in 2013, David "Beaver" Zielinski was back to work on the F/V Time Bandit, when a Time Bandit-brand firecracker "exploded in the launcher he was holding." He was aiming the firecracker at the F/V Cape Caution, Wild Bill's boat at the time. But with Robert’s notoriety growing in record time, he is put into the direct sights of a ruthless detective (Nestor Carbonell) who will stop at nothing to bring him down.A Deadliest Catch deckhand was awarded $1.4 million in a lawsuit agains the F/V Time Bandit, when his hand was seriously injured, during the filming of the popular Discovery Channel show. Addicted to the rush and money that provides his double life, Robert eventually turns to loanshark and reputed gangster Tommy Kay (Mel Gibson) for bigger opportunities. Under the guise of a security analyst, Robert begins flying around the country robbing multiple cities in a day, eventually catching the attention of national news outlets that dub him The Flying Bandit. After falling in love with Andrea (Elisha Cuthbert), a caring social worker he can’t provide for, he turns to robbing banks and discovers that he’s exceptionally good at it. prison in Michigan and crosses the border into Canada where he assumes the identity Robert Whiteman. In the film it’s 1985, and Gilbert Galvan Jr (Duhamel), a charming career criminal, escapes from a U.S. Subscribe HERE to the FREE Media Play News Daily Newsletter! The crime drama is directed by Allan Ungar and written by Kraig Wenman, and is based on Robert Knuckle’s best-selling novel The Flying Bandit, the real-life story of Gilbert Galvan Jr., who lived under the name Robert Whiteman when he was dubbed the Flying Bandit in 1987. The Redbox Original Film Bandit, starring Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert and Med Gibson, is available now in theaters and on demand from Quiver Distribution. Bandit Josh Duhamel Crime Drama ‘Bandit’ Available on Demand and in Theaters
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