A drunken charter guest featured on Bravo's Below Deck was removed from the show's superyacht by police following a drunken meltdown on board.
Kelly Furey appeared on this week's episode of the hit reality show with a group of friends, who booked a four-day charter on the 60-meter St. David superyacht.
She started drinking soon after boarding the luxury vessel and refused to stop, even when asked by both the crew and her fellow guests.
Once intoxicated, Kelly defied the crew's orders and jumped into the ocean without a life vest on.
She was quickly removed from the water for her own safety, which caused her to become belligerent towards Captain Kerry Titheradge.
Things then turned political as Kelly started verbally abusing the crew and calling them 'Democrats' as her friends attempted to calm her down.
'They're a**holes! They're f***ing a**holes! Yes they are, they're f***ing Democrats. Democrats! Democrats,' she shrieked.
The crew were eventually forced to confine a screaming Kelly to the master cabin, before calling the police to escort her off the yacht.
After the episode aired, Helen Hoey and Michelle Barone, who were both charter guests alongside Kelly, spoke to DailyMail.com about the shocking incident.
'Captain Kerry did the right thing,' said Helen, who was the primary guest and had invited Kelly on the jaunt.
'When you're putting other people's and your own life in jeopardy and you're impacting what we were there to do...' she continued.
'But Kelly's been an amazing friend and I'm sorry that what happened, happened.'
Helen threw her support behind Kelly, but stressed that she didn't condone her behavior on the superyacht.
'I wouldn't say it was about her drinking, it was more about her compromising her safety,' Helen said.
'We're on a private yacht so of course people are gonna partake a little too much. I'm not gonna defend her but that's what happens. I'm not monitoring my friend's alcohol intake.'
Michelle also praised the crew for how they handled the outrageous incident.
'Captain Kerry did the right thing. The captain is the person on the boat that you rely on to make sure you stay safe and I think he did exactly what he should have,' she said.
However, Michelle also revealed that the Below Deck charter wasn't the first time that she had seen questionable behavior from Kelly.
'If you were at the viewing party with us last night, she was the same way,' Michelle stated.
'I've been with Kelly on numerous occasions and she gets outta hand. She's not someone I like to party with because I just don't know what's gonna end up happening,' she continued.
'I do see that she has a good heart so I don't wanna leave her out in the dust, but it's hard when an adult acts this way,' she added.
The pair also both agreed that they were unimpressed by Kelly's political rant on board.
'That was the thing that bothered us the most, bringing politics on the boat,' said Helen.
'I consider that space Switzerland and we're there to have a great time and with our country right now, we need to unify and that's what I'm about,' she explained.
'And to come on board and to throw that around, I had a big issue with it, as did Michelle.'
Michelle added, 'I did not like that side of things. Unity, togetherness, that's what we're about.
'Helen and I are big women empowerment supporters. We love other women, we love other people,' she continued.
'We were there for a vacation and to have fun and enjoy four days without kids and just love each other and be there for each other, and [Kelly] makes it political out of nowhere.'
Despite the debacle, both Helen and Michelle are keen to return for another stint on Below Deck - even if it means sailing alongside Kelly again.
'If Captain Kerry is our captain, then I say yes,' gushed Helen.
'He knows how to handle confrontation and situations that can compromise our vacation. And I just love Below Deck, they do everything so well and elevated.'
Michelle added, 'If Helen tells me to go somewhere, I'm there. I'll just cross my fingers behind my back and hope that Kelly may not come this time!'
Below Deck is currently airing on Bravo and streaming on Peacock.
