Captain Lee Rosbach has starred on Below Deck since Season 1, and fans loved his no-nonsense attitude and hilarious one-liners on the show.
Ahead of Below Deck Season 11, it was announced that Captain Lee wouldn’t be returning, and he wasreplaced by Captain Kerry Titheradgefrom Below Deck Adventure.
The Below Deck fan-favorite still made his presence known on Bravo by appearing in his own series with Kate Chastain calledCouch Talk with Captain Lee and Kate.
There are rumors about Captain Lee coming back for Below Deck Season 12, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
What happened to Captain Lee’s son Joshua?
“This past Saturday, my beloved wife Mary Anne and I laid our youngest son, Joshua Lee Rosbach to rest. After a twenty-year struggle, he finally succumbed to the demons he fought so long and so hard,” the Below Deck alum wrote.
“We loved Josh unconditionally and were proud of the man he had become in spite of his problems. There was no one I ever knew who gave more of himself to those in his life,” he added. “He loved with all his being without expecting anything in return. We both feel a hole in our souls that will never be filled.”
In the post, Captain Lee encouraged his followers not to pray for his son, and to instead help others get the resources they need to fight addiction.
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According toThe Mirror, Captain Lee’s son Joshua also had a career in yachting and worked on boats as a First Mate.
Captain Lee used his son’s death to create a safe space to make sure other families could avoid going through the same heartbreak.
Erica Handel was a Reality TV Writer at Dexerto. Her favorite reality shows are Below Deck, The Kardashians, Vanderpump Rules, Dancing with the Stars, and the Real Housewives franchise. She attended BravoCon and a taping of Watch What Happens Live and has even met a few Bravo stars in person.
