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Now back in the harbor, the ship arrives as if from the past without its long-missing deckhands, who may have thrown themselves overboard.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
Other cast members include sous chef Alesia Harris, who returned from Season 3, stews Jenna Woudberg and Joe Caron, deckhands Eddy Hounsell and Betul Yazici, and deck/stew Mike Durrant.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2026
An underdogs’ crime thriller, a fisherman, his reckless daughter and a loyal deckhand catch a Colombian drug drone-submarine in their nets.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
With only three more charters left in the season, the crew has a good rhythm; a momentum that Max, butt-hurt about not being lead deckhand, intends to interrupt.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
Other cast members include sous chef Alesia Harris, who returned from Season 3, stews Jenna Woudberg and Joe Caron, deckhands Eddy Hounsell and Betul Yazici, and deck/stew Mike Durrant.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2026
An underdogs’ crime thriller, a fisherman, his reckless daughter and a loyal deckhand catch a Colombian drug drone-submarine in their nets.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
With only three more charters left in the season, the crew has a good rhythm; a momentum that Max, butt-hurt about not being lead deckhand, intends to interrupt.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deckhand. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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deckhand
noun
deck·hand
ˈdek-ˌhand 
: a sailor who performs manual duties
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