‘Below Deck’ star Captain Kerry Titherage in tense yacht encounter with ICE

Speak about an ICE-y reception!

While at the helm of a luxury yacht owned by an NBA star,”Below Deck”star Captain Kerry Titherage discovered himself in a tense encounter with federal representatives, consisting of masked ICE officers, Page Six has actually found out.

We’re informed he had actually simply captained a nine-day journey in the Bahamas and was cruising back to Miami when among the vessel’s 4 engines stopped working.

According to a salted source, about 10 miles off the Florida coast, a 2nd engine stopped working, leaving Captain Kerry having a hard time to browse significantly rough waters.

He called emergency situation service Towboat United States for help. Rather, he discovered himself approached by 2 federal vessels, one run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the other by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

We’re informed one boat brought 3 or 4 representatives while the other held 7 or 8 masked officers.

Experts state the representatives required he decrease and enable them to board. Titherage, who has over 30 years of experience working on boats, declined. He stressed that decreasing speed and the rough conditions would threaten.

The federal boats trailed him for around 2 hours, we’re informed, up until Captain Kerry had the ability to decrease securely and they ultimately boarded the private yacht.

Representatives browsed the private yacht for contraband and analyzed guests’ passports, investing about an hour inspecting the visa of a female foreign nationwide on board, before enabling the vessel to land.

A representative for Captain Kerry informed Page Six, “We are delighted the circumstance didn’t intensify which everybody left securely.”

ICE didn’t react to our ask for remark.

The Captain made his truth television launching on”Below Deck Adventure “in 2022 and took control of for long time star Captain Lee Rosbach from “Below Deck” in 2024. He’s guided the flagship since.