 Below Deck Mediterranean was thrown into chaos before the season eight premiere even left the dock, as one crew member was forced to leave the boat. Captain Sandy Yawn has returned for another stint in the wheelhouse alongside some familiar cast members – however, her plans for the first charter hit a snag when chief stewardess Tumi Mhlongo and steward Kyle Viljoen were stuck entering Italy due to via issues. If that wasn't stressful enough, the 59-year-old had to leave bosun Ruan Irving on the dock shortly after their guests had arrived on the boat – over an issue with his CV. Despite the star insisting that he had 'been a bosun for about three years', something wasn't quite adding up as she spotted that his yachtmaster credentials appeared to belong to someone else. Pulling him into an office, Captain Sandy showed him that someone else's picture appeared in the database instead of his own. 'Who is that guy? Whoever issued this, it's not yours, it's this other guy,' she said. Captain Sandy Yawn was having precisely none of it (Picture: Bravo) When she clarified if he went to a school, Ruan appeared to hesitate, leading to her pleading with him to be 'honest with her'. 'I mean, honestly, if you didn't go to a class…' she continued, before he interjected: 'I did do all that.' He explained that he obtained his credentials in Monaco, with his new boss stating that this could not be the case as 'they don't have a school in Monaco' for a yachtmasters certification. 'I've been on boats for three years with that ticket,' Ruan vowed. Ruan Irving was asked to leave the boat in awkward scenes (Picture: Bravo) A baffled Captain Sandy replied: 'We're going to have to leave you on the dock. Let's verify this. If it's verified, then a tender will bring you to the boat. 'If it isn't, I can't bring you back on board.' Speaking to the camera, she admitted that something wasn't adding up in Ruan's story, stating:){kind=link}
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Below Deck Mediterranean was thrown into chaos before the season eight premiere even left the dock, as one crew member was forced to leave the boat.
Captain Sandy Yawn has returned for another stint in the wheelhouse alongside some familiar cast members – however, her plans for the first charter hit a snag when chief stewardess Tumi Mhlongo and steward Kyle Viljoen were stuck entering Italy due to via issues.
If that wasn’t stressful enough, the 59-year-old had to leave bosun Ruan Irving on the dock shortly after their guests had arrived on the boat – over an issue with his CV.
Despite the star insisting that he had ‘been a bosun for about three years’, something wasn’t quite adding up as she spotted that his yachtmaster credentials appeared to belong to someone else.