“I’m sorry this took me this long, I haven’t had the courage to do it. This is going to be hard to do,” the ship captain said while paying respects to his best friend and Jesse’s dad In PEOPLE’s ...

Hillstrand is a seasoned fisherman and a familiar face to fans of Deadliest Catch. He is part of the Hillstrand family, which includes his brothers Jonathan and Newl, who are the owners of one of the ...

Deadliest Catch fans were shocked when longtime favorite fishermen Jonathan Hillstrand and Andy Hillstrand left the show in 2017. However, while Jonathan returned in 2020, Andy has not come back.