Some Below Deck fans are calling for Captain Lee's "retirement" after his "disrespectful and "childish" rant about his replacement Captain Sandy.
Viewers are fiercely reacting to the so-called Stud of the Sea's scathing review of Sandy's decision to sack problematic crew member Camille Lamb.
Lee was forced to step down during season 10 of the hit-Bravo reality show due to ongoing health issues "getting worse" - so Captain Sandy stepped in.
During her time on the programme, she decided to remove one of Lee's crew following explosive arguments and drinking on the job.
Live Tweeting his reaction, Lee said Sandy 'lacked respect' and hit out at her 'procedure'. He said: "She made the right call. But lacked in procedure and respect. Just the way I roll."
"I agree with her decision, just not how she went about it," he concluded.
Viewers have since taken to social media, disagreeing with Captain Lee's public reaction to Sandy's decision, calling it 'completely disrespectful'.
"The one who is showing lack of respect is Captain Lee whose ego seems to be in overdrive," penned one viewer. "Sandy didn’t need to inform or consult him.
"She handled the Camille situation perfectly well. And what she gets in return? Lee making remarks about her in public. I lost respect for Lee for this. He needs to get over himself."
Another wrote: "Lee asked her to help him. He shouldn’t slam Sandy publicly and just talk with her privately." While a third said: "Unpopular opinion, but Lee should retire."
Taking the stud's side, a fourth said: "I can definitely see where Captain Lee is coming from Sandy likes to stick her nose in places where it shouldn’t be at times."
Another said: "I would have given Lee a heads up before doing so if I was Sandy, but I also would not have aired my dirty laundry in public if I was Lee."
Speaking of axing Camille in a recent interview, Sandy said: "I stand by it, I fire people because if they're the one singular thing where everything else is evolving around them, that's the problem I have to eliminate."
It's not all bad blood off ship, though. According to Captain Sandy, the pair only recently reunited at a charity event with her fellow co-stars.
"I did a fundraiser for the maritime industry and she showed up," Sandy told E! news. "A lot of Below Deck people showed up that I didn't even invite.
"I thought that's pretty awesome, because they love the maritime industry."
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