Captain Sandy Yawn has ruffled more than a few feathers since she arrived on board during season 10 of Below Deck, with chief stew Fraser Olender ‘sickened’ by her behavior in the most recent episode.
The 57-year-old usually helms the Below Deck Mediterranean spin-off but briefly replaced Captain Lee Rosbach after he was forced to contend with health issues.
However, her appearance caused a stir for the interior crew as she set her sights on making them improve.
In tense scenes from the latest instalment, she appeared to overhear Alissa Humber and newcomer Tyler Walker discuss her favoritism for the deck crew after she praised them over the radio.
While she didn’t say anything directly to them, she spoke of everyone’s voices ‘traveling’ around the boat in a confessional.
Shortly after, she took aim at Fraser’s leadership skills in front of his castmates, questioning why his team were ‘standing around’ while others were busy working.
‘There’s three of you standing around,’ she fumed. ‘The deck crew is doing all this work for the interior. It’s not fair to them.
‘Here’s the thing, there’s three of you and the deck crew are busting their ass, taking all the garbage out for you guys constantly…’
As he attempted to defend his team, Captain Sandy warned: ‘Fraser, now is not the time to talk to me.’
When Fraser continued, she snapped at him to ‘stop talking,’ before storming away.
He was left furious by the exchange, and told the camera: ‘Pure rage. I’ve never been in a fight and said, “It’s not the right time to speak to me.”
‘I’ve never felt so sickened by a captain in my entire life. I’m in actual shock.’
Fans were also left raging over the scenes, and flocked to Twitter to defend the chief stew.
‘Sandy making all the judgements on Fraser before she’s heard anything (and also won’t let him speak). #belowdeck,’ one commented.
‘Sandy just REALLY doesn’t like Fraser #belowdeck,’ another agreed.
A viewer shared: ‘Sandy is the problem. She picks a side and makes it clear. Very unprofessional. I will never watch another Below Deck with her as captain.’
As a Twitter user replied to Fraser: ‘You are fabulous Fraser. Great at your job! I’ve seen every Below Deck episode. I’ve never seen any of the Captains treat any crew member like Sandy treated you.
‘She was quite disrespectful to you! Come back Captain Lee!!!!’
Fraser previously discussed the contrast between Captain Sandy and Captain Lee and their very different management styles’ in a chat with Us Weekly.
‘I knew Captain Lee and I knew how he worked,’ he told the publication.
‘I knew how he liked things to be run. He also trusted me and he gave me the confidence to be creative and enjoy my take on [it].
‘But equally, she taught me a lot about myself and I think at the end of the season [you’ll] understand what I mean by that.
‘She really opened my eyes to things I previously wouldn’t have dealt with so well — without her making sure I did.’
Below Deck airs on Bravo on Mondays, and is available to stream on hayu the same day.
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