Captain Sandy defends her decision to fire Hannah Ferrier on Below Deck Mediterranean, explaining that she had to adhere to strict protocols. Additionally, she clarifies why she accompanied Hannah to the dock, while Hannah expresses her belief that she “deserved a better end” to her story.
Captain Sandy defends her decision to fire Hannah Ferrier on Below Deck Mediterranean, explaining that she had to adhere to strict protocols. Additionally, she clarifies why she accompanied Hannah to the dock, while Hannah expresses her belief that she “deserved a better end” to her story.
The boat was seriously rocked in this week’s episode of Below Deck Mediterranean as longtime cast member Hannah Ferrier was fired for possessing Valium and a weed pen on the boat (photographic proof courtesy of bosun and Hannah’s foil, Malia White). Now, Hannah is speaking about her disappointing departure as Captain Sandy Yawn clarifies her motivation for the firing.
In short: even though Hannah took it personally, the necessary termination was anything but. “What I witnessed with Hannah was a behavior change that was unlike any other. I said, ‘Something’s different, she’s not herself. She’s checked out,” Sandy shared on the Below Deck Med After Show, noting Hannah’s overnight panic attack and mood change after Kiko Lorran‘s firing. “Now, if I take her to sea knowing all this, it’s gross negligence on my part. At this point, maritime law takes over — it’s out of my hands. Having to share that with her was heart-wrenching for me. I took no pleasure in it. I have to follow protocol, that’s why structure’s in place. We have manuals. When you discover drugs on board, this is the course you take.”
Sandy explained how disciplinary action has been taken before against clients’ drug usage on the charter, but when her crew has drugs on board, it becomes a major liability. “People smoke pot all over the world; people are prescribed Valium, [but] Hannah can’t do Valium and have a job on a boat, that’s not allowed,” she shared. “The minute you take that pill you are now my liability, you are no longer my asset, and my crew are my asset in case we have an emergency. We’re not allowed to take medication that alters our mind or puts us to sleep. We have to hear alarms, we have to be able to be woken up.”