‘Below Deck’: Captain Lee Rosbach Gives Health Update After Exiting Show
You can’t keep a good captain down, at least as far as Captain Lee Rosbach is concerned, as the popular reality star is set to return to Bravo‘s Below Deck before Season 10 is over.
Monday’s (December 19) episode saw Rosbach taking an early exit from the season due to nerve damage in his left leg. “My injury, it’s getting worse. The left side of my body, I don’t feel anything,” he revealed in last week’s episode before gathering his crew to announce his departure.
“As you guys know, I’ve been struggling with my mobility, and it’s been hard,” he told his fellow crew members. “And I’ve let you guys down, and for that, I apologize. So I’ve made a decision to leave the boat.”
Below Deck Mediterranean‘s Captain Sandy Yawn stepped in to relieve Rosbach on Monday’s episode. But the longtime yacht captain said he intends to be back before the season is done.
“I made a promise to the crew before I left that I would be back before they were done, before the season was over, and I would walk on board by myself unassisted,” Rosbach told People. “I’m happy to say that I was able to fulfill the promise.”
“That was a very proud moment for me,” he continued. “I wanted to be able to finish what I started.”
On Monday’s episode, Rosbach announced to his teary-eyed crew, “I finally gave myself a plane ticket home, but it’s round trip. I’m going to go back to the States, get this straightened out, and as soon as I do, I’ll be on the first plane back here and tell whoever’s on board to get the f*** off my boat.”
Rosbach told People that walking away wasn’t an easy decision. “That’s something I’ve never done in my life,” he shared. “I’ve never quit. I’ve never had to say I quit. And it was really, really hard to admit, especially to myself, that there’s something out there that kicked my ass. That was a hard pill to swallow.”
After months of physical therapy and at-home sessions with a massage therapist and a clinician, Rosbach says he was ready to return to work.
“The outpouring of sympathy was just overwhelming,” Rosbach stated. “I don’t consider myself a celebrity or a reality TV star. I’m just a captain that does this job, happens to get filmed while I’m doing it. And then when something like that happens, and you see the reaction to the fans, you realize the responsibility you have and how many people’s lives you actually touch in a great way. So it’s humbling, to say the least.”
“But I’m still here,” he quipped. “It’s going to take more than that to stop me.”
Below Deck, Season 10, Mondays, 8/7c, Bravo
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Captain Sandy is great. Camaletta don't be a hater.
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Love, love Captain Lee! Have been a fan from the start! Not to crazy about Sandy, thus I never watch the show she is on!!
Captain Lee knows how to connect and handle his crew, but with dignity and grace! The only time he has had to get tough was when there were no other options!
Captain Lee and his beautiful wife r people to b treasured! A true human being!
Get well and God Bless u bith
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I love Captain Lee and Captain Sandy. They are both tough but fair. They also keep it real with their staff. I was sad to see Captain Lee leave but pleased to see that Captain Sandy saved the day!!
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Bless you Captain Lee, much love to you Captain Sandy for filling in!
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Today, my husband on his long drive back to his job in Tucson, Arizona called me and said Captain Lee has been on my mind can you look up and see if he’s ok or if he has returned to his show Below Deck? So I did and found this article and read it to him. He was happy he was doing much better. During COVID we watched every single show with him and Captain Sandy My husband has suffered a similar loss of leg function and issues ambulating from his diabetic neuropathy. He always appreciated Captain Lee and his leadership skills
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I think it was Captain Sean…
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Someone should tell this man, Mr. Lee, that there is someone scamming people on Instagram, claiming to be him. He starts when you follow his page, Then in a few days he will tell you, he has a private page he uses to make it easier to speak to certain "FANS"... I told him I wasn't a fan but an admirer , there is a difference,, Then a few days later he emails that he can't email anymore as it goes against the policy, unless you PURCHASE a membership card! So I told him "okay, well its been nice chatting" and deleted both accounts he was using, then Blocked them too.,, Just be careful ladies,,,he's on the run, or do I say "allegedly" ...lol
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Why oh why Captain Sandy!! I really dislike her. She would rather have an incompetent female rather than a competent male working for her on a boat.
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I'm not a big Captain Sandy fan either. However I'm glad she was able to step in for my favorite Captain Lee. It's better than that other dude that filled in for Captain Lee when he fell in the shower. I can't remember his name tho...
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