Below Deck: The Most Stunning Exits in Show History

Bosun Malia White reported the chief stewardess for having Valium and a vape pen on the boat, and Hannah was forced to sail away from the franchise … for good.

It was one of the most dramatic scenes in the history of the series, largely because the spinoff focused on Ferrier. She was the Kate Chastain of this iteration.

In the years since her firing, Ferrier and Captain Sanday have exchanged jabs in the media, while Captain Lee of the original series has condemned Sandy’s decision.

There was much debate about whether Hannah was good at her job throughout her run, but the fan reaction to her firing was enough to declare her one of the biggest draws of the spinoff.

Ratings dipped the following season, but not enough for Bravo to reverse its decision and rehire Hannah.

The reason?

She went up against franchise mainstay Kate Chastain without a second thought.

Viewers watched in shock — and horror — as the pair went toe-to-toe for half a season.

Her tenure on the yacht came to an end when she decided it was time to quit after a series or injuries and arguments.

After declaring she would be giving up her job, Kate told her to pack her things and get off the boat.

In one of the most bizarre scenes of the series, Kate and Josiah blasted music through her locked room door to get her off the boat.

Yes, really.

“I would have another go at the third-stew position,” the Bravolebrity said on Reddit to a fan.

“Only because they would literally never attempt to eff with me again haha.”

It turned out he lied on his resume to get on the show.

In a truly wild twist, Captain Lee didn’t fire him.

“I’m not sure if Andrew is salvageable, but to dismiss him after four days is a bit premature,” Captain Lee said in his blog on the Bravo website.

“It would help if he wouldn’t act like, ‘I’ve got this,’ when he really doesn’t have a clue.”

“The only thing I can see that Andrew is doing is walking out on the short end of an even shorter stick. There may be more here than meets the eye.”

When you’re risking your life on boats and someone has no clue what they’re doing, well, it stings.

Another annoyance was that he still got his share of the tips.

It’s my call, and it is never easy to terminate someone and send them packing,” Captain Lee continued of the decision.

“That being said, I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and a second chance.”

“We all know my thoughts on second chances, but it’s my call, my bad if it’s wrong.”

Sturby was ultimately fired a few episodes later because the rest of the cast didn’t want him there and he wasn’t pulling his weight.

She pulled the most comical looks, and her short-term exit was one of the most memorable. She took an instant dislike to Kate alongside Chef Leon, which created a lot of drama.

She stripped down and jamp into the water, and found herself swimming to another boat.

“Rocky… In what world do you think that you have the right to just strip down, bail on your crew, swim to another boat that, by the way, has to bring you back?” he said in a Bravo blog.

They bickered the entire season and he complained that Kate was terrible at her job.

Kate’s issues with Leon were valid because he wasn’t being the type of chef required for customers spending thousands of dollars to charter a yacht.

Things took an explosive turn when the oven in the galley went up in flames.

“The fire in the galley was your fault. Period,” Captain Lee shared on the Bravo website after the wild episode aired.

“The clean, dry sheet pans in the oven were neither clean nor dry.”

“Kate put the popcorn in the microwave and a frozen pizza in the oven, doing a job that was clearly yours. Frozen pizza, why? Because the chef is getting his beauty sleep.”

For one, she declared she had years of experience, but one of the most shocking moments found crew members becoming sick on Below Deck Season 8.

Everyone was shocked to the core that someone would do such a thing, and Elizabeth acted like it was nothing.

That was the big kicker for the cast members.

Elizabeth was shocked by this admission.

“I just want to say that Captain Lee, he’s miserable and judgmental,” she told Showbiz Cheat Sheet.

“And after living through this experience like I wouldn’t want to work with him again either.

“It’s kind of the final straw.” Captain Lee admitted that Shane didn’t have time to catch up.

Bravo edited him out of the season after a racist post on social media came to light.

“Bravo and 51 Minds are editing the show to minimize his appearance for subsequent episodes.”

Her views on the LGBTQ community found everyone turning against her early on, but her food was also pretty terrible.

Captain Sandy was gobsmacked at the quality of the food. Sandy even thought some of the food made for the guests was supposed to be for the crew.

“But as a captain, I have to let you go.”

“I’m really sorry,” Sandy added.

Mila tried to dole out reasons why she was the best chef in the world, but this was one firing Captain Sandy got right.

She wanted things in the galley a certain way and shouted expletives.

It made for good TV, but can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like working with her.

“Eat my cooter,” she said before saying she would only accommodate those requests as a personal chef.

“Until then, I don’t play that game. So no.”

“I’m sorry, but the ostentatious bullshit, and then they fucking tack that onto one chef. Suck my dick.”

Rachel swiftly exited the boat and Captain Lee was left in a rough spot.

Fortunately for her, Captain Lee was in a pinch and needed a new chef.

She also returned the following season. No hard feelings, right?