'Deadliest Catch' captain dies

[mrsmaalox]

Discovery Channel: 'Deadliest Catch' captain dies

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_en_tv/us_obit_phil_harris

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain whose adventures off the Alaska coast were captured on the television show "Deadliest Catch", has died, the Discovery Channel said Tuesday night. He was 53.

Harris suffered what his family described as a massive stroke on Jan. 29 while the fishing vessel he captained, Cornelia Marie, was in port at St. Paul Island, Alaska. The fisherman was flown to Anchorage for surgery.

The reality show, which has filmed five seasons, has been one of the Discovery Channel's most popular and depicts the crab fishing industry in the dangerous waters off Alaska.

"It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad - Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end," sons Josh and Jake Harris said in a statement released by the network. "For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down."

In a statement, Discovery Channel senior vice president Elizabeth Hillman says, "Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him."

"We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart," she said.

In an e-mail to The Associated Press, she said no additional information was immediately available Tuesday night.

Harris had seemed to be improving, and in a posting last Saturday on the ship's Web site, he was described as "talking to friends and family today; showing his greatest progress" since the stroke.

His sons wrote in a Feb. 3 posting that "No one ever said Captain Phil Harris wasn't tough. Today, dad showed some good signs of improvement, squeezing our hands and even summoning his trademark Captain's bluntness ... We are encouraged but still very cautious."

According to the ship's Web site, Harris started working on fishing boats at age 7 and started work 10 years later on a crab boat. When Harris turned 21, he ran a fishing vessel out of Seattle, making him one of the youngest to captain a vessel in the Bering Sea.

When Harris suffered the stroke, the family said a friend, Derek Ray, had flown to St. Paul to take over the role of relief skipper for the rest of the opilio crab season.

Harris' fishing vessel was based in Seattle.

[duncan228]

Sad. RIP.

[Strike]

R.I.P. Captain Phil. I've seen every season of "Deadliest Catch" and Phil Harris was one of the skippers I enjoyed watching. He will be missed both in the fishing community and in TV land.

[mrsmaalox]

53 is way too young. RIP Phil.

[Fat Bones]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2770/4107501719_d4f0caa93f.jpgRIP

[Jekka]

This is so sad! Poor Phil. He's had several health issues on the show, but still. :depressed

[exstatic]

He almost died on the show from his blood clot that one season. I think they said he was smoking 15 packs per day? It's a wonder he lived to 53.

RIP, Phil.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Very sad. I had hoped he was going to make a recovery.

[lebomb]

He almost died on the show from his blood clot that one season. I think they said he was smoking 15 packs per day? It's a wonder he lived to 53.

RIP, Phil.


Yep..........smoking constricts the blood vessels in the brain. My mother had two strokes smoking like a chimney.........doctor told her to quit smoking or die of a massive stroke. She quit 10yrs ago, and is now is great health.

RIP Phil.......... Deadliest Catch is a great show.

[Sportcamper]

It is always a mystery why people who smoke several packs of cigarettes a day & drink a bottle of bourbon a day die so young…I hope one day medical research can find the answers…:depressed

[tlongII]

That sucks. Phil was down here in Portland just about 6 months ago.

[FalleNxWiZarDx]

never watched it....

RIP Captain Sir

[samikeyp]

The wife and I are big fans of the show and the Cornelia Marie crew was one of our favorites.

RIP Captain.

[Soul_Patch]

That blows. I mean it was bound to happen, but still sucks

15 packs a day?? how is that possible...financially and physically?

[Strike]

He almost died on the show from his blood clot that one season. I think they said he was smoking 15 packs per day? It's a wonder he lived to 53.

RIP, Phil.

15 packs? Really? 300 Cigarettes per day? How is that even physically possible? You'd have to burn through a smoke in under 5 minutes, chain the next one, and do it over and over. And that's without ever, EVER sleeping. You would literally have a cigarette burning non stop every single minute of the day.

[IceColdBrewski]

I'm guessing it was more like 5 packs a day. And when he wasn't smoking he was usually chugging an energy drink.

[Udokafan05]

RIP Captain. Great show

[exstatic]

That blows. I mean it was bound to happen, but still sucks

15 packs a day?? how is that possible...financially and physically?


15 packs? Really? 300 Cigarettes per day? How is that even physically possible? You'd have to burn through a smoke in under 5 minutes, chain the next one, and do it over and over. And that's without ever, EVER sleeping. You would literally have a cigarette burning non stop every single minute of the day.

You have to remember that these guys frequently crab around the clock for days in a row. Phil sits up there in the wheelhouse and tries to stay awake, and not get his guys killed by rogue waves. I remember one episode where the film crew caught him with two cigarettes lit at the same time, one he just lit, and one still in the ash tray. If you looked up "chain smoker" in the dictionary, his picture would have been by the definition.

[Bukefal]

Thats sad. he was a cool guy on the show.

[Bukefal]

15 packs is impossible. 5 is already making me wonder.

[Rip-Hamilton32]

RIP really enjoyed him on the show

[Dex]

Sad shame. Guy smoked like a chimney and lived on caffeine, but he worked hard for his family and cared about his kids. Hard not to respect that.

RIP Captain.

[ynh]

No way on 15 packs a day. First off a strong coke habbit might actually be cheaper then smoking 15 packs a day. I can see 5 though. I work with someone that goes through 3 packs in an 8 hour work day. Amazes me that he can be on his 3rd by the time I finish my first. That's sick though. I know I feel like shit smoking one pack a day. I only smoke a half a pack though.. which, though bad, isn't quite that bad.

[MannyIsGod]

Really shitty. Probably my favorite crew on the show.

[scampers]

That really sucks. Captain Phil seemed like a great guy, though he was asking for it with his lifestyle.

I'm hoping they keep the Cornelia Marie for future seasons... perhaps his older son will get to captain it.

[SpursWoman]

He was my favorite, however the hell much he smoked.

RIP, Phil. :depressed

[BackStabber]

He did what he loved to do but sad he died so young.

[exstatic]

That really sucks. Captain Phil seemed like a great guy, though he was asking for it with his lifestyle.

I'm hoping they keep the Cornelia Marie for future seasons... perhaps his older son will get to captain it.

The younger son has been on the boat longer. Hopefully, he would get the boat. Maybe they could work it like the Time Bandit, where one brother captains for opilio crab season and the other brother captains for king crab season.

[MiamiHeat]

He now sleeps with the fishes.

[SpursStalker]

Season Premier tonight ...

:clap

[Taco]

Season Premier tonight ...

:clap

I got my DVR Set, supposed to be some crap with Kieth from Wizard trying to hire active crew members from Time Bandit, Hillstrands not happy with Keith

[SpursStalker]

I got my DVR Set, supposed to be some crap with Kieth from Wizard trying to hire active crew members from Time Bandit, Hillstrands not happy with Keith

Well in the last season they fired Russ and the Wizard hired him ...

This should be good. I wonder if the Cornelia Marie is going to sail with the loss of Phil ... RIP

[Taco]

Well in the last season they fired Russ and the Wizard hired him ...

This should be good. I wonder if the Cornelia Marie is going to sail with the loss of Phil ... RIP

From what I read he had the stroke while filming, i am not sure if or how they will work this into the show

Russ does not look like he's with any of the main boats this year

[SpursStalker]

From what I read he had the stroke while filming, i am not sure if or how they will work this into the show

Russ does not look like he's with any of the main boats this year

Oh really ... wow, I didn't know that.

LOL ... I guess Russ already got fired from the Wizard. I've been watching all the marathons this weekend.

[JoeChalupa]

Watching it now.

[SpursStalker]

Watching it now.

It's going all the way until 8pm

:D

[RollingStoned]

I wouldn't last a day.

[BlackSwordsMan]

Season Premier tonight ...

:clap

thanks forgot

[Udokafan05]

Keith has to feel embarassed after being pushed to the ground. I thought the guy crossed the line talking about how Keith almost killed his brother.

[BlackSwordsMan]

first day fishing and your boat capsizes and you almost die
damn that must suck

[SpursStalker]

I can't believe the 2 Jakes traded boats ... this is going to be interesting.

Jonathan crossed all kinds of lines last night. He did save himself a bit when he told Keith, don't ever call my boat "unless you're sinking"

This is truly going to be a great season, I see alot of crap happening.

[Taco]

Russ does not look like he's with any of the main boats this year

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/boats/kodiak.html (http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/boats/kodiak.html)

IF YOU GO TO WEBSITE RUSS IN NOT ON THIER CREW LIST........


keith has to feel embarassed after being pushed to the ground. I thought the guy crossed the line talking about how keith almost killed his brother.


i can't believe the 2 jakes traded boats ... This is going to be interesting.

Jonathan crossed all kinds of lines last night. He did save himself a bit when he told keith, don't ever call my boat "unless you're sinking"

this is truly going to be a great season, i see alot of crap happening.

i like jonathan, not a big keith fan, but last night made jonathan look like a bully, kinda felt sorry for keith. Did you see how stressed out phil looked after that went down ?

[TDMVPDPOY]

first day fishing and your boat capsizes and you almost die
damn that must suck

but if get to the right place at the right time with a good catch, you can call it a season...

i dunno how much these boats costs, but when i was in vietnam, a fishing trawler like that made out of wood only costs about $100k, most families would take out govt loans, spend like 3-4 months out at sea, if you strike a good catch you can pay like half of that loan back and just a few more trips like that and ur loan is fully paid....

my brother father in law does mud crabbing, dont think he owns a large boat but a fishing PP license sets him back alot of money....plenty of money to be made he tells me...

[SpursStalker]

i like jonathan, not a big keith fan, but last night made jonathan look like a bully, kinda felt sorry for keith. Did you see how stressed out phil looked after that went down ?

I've never been a big fan of Keith either.

Phil looked horrible, especially after he sent Jake to the Northwestern.

:(

[coyotes_geek]

I missed the first 15 minutes last night. What was the Keith/Jonathan incident about?

[scampers]

I missed the first 15 minutes last night. What was the Keith/Jonathan incident about?

Some of Jonathan's crew told him that Keith was offering higher salaries if they left the Time Bandit and joined the Wizard. Jonathan confronted Keith, they argued a bit, and Jonathan pushed Keith to the ground.

[coyotes_geek]

Some of Jonathan's crew told him that Keith was offering higher salaries if they left the Time Bandit and joined the Wizard. Jonathan confronted Keith, they argued a bit, and Jonathan pushed Keith to the ground.

Thanks. I tuned in right when Keith was talking about how he didn't do anything wrong but I didn't know what it was all about.

[SpursStalker]

Set your recorders ...

EJVYSu35fFE

[SpursStalker]

Damnit I fell asleep ...

:bang

[Taco]

Jake H. the drug addict :depressed

Jake A. missing dad :wow

[Soul_Patch]

Very cool read about him...such a tragic thing, but looks like he came out of it long enough to make peace with those around him.

http://www.corneliamarie.com/category/capt-phil/

[manufan10]

Jake H. the drug addict :depressed

I could tell right away he was high. I'm surprised that Phil didn't knock him out.

[SpursStalker]

I think one more episode and it's over for Phil ...

It was hard watching "After The Catch" without him

:depressed

[SpursStalker]

Very cool read about him...such a tragic thing, but looks like he came out of it long enough to make peace with those around him.

http://www.corneliamarie.com/category/capt-phil/

One of the best captains on the show!

He will be missed.

Thanks for posting the read, found out alot I didn't know.

[manufan10]

I think I'm going to go work on one of those boats. :D

[SpursStalker]

I think I'm going to go work on one of those boats. :D

:lol

[manufan10]

:lol

What's so funny? :depressed :ihit



:lol

[SpursStalker]

What's so funny? :depressed :ihit



:lol

Cause I don't think you can do it ...

:p:

[manufan10]

Cause I don't think you can do it ...

:p:

I had this discussion with my brother yesterday:

Which job would we rather do:

Axe Men, Deadliest Catch, or Ice Road Truckers

I have to say the last two. I know it's not an easy job, but I'd like to give it a shot. I'm not super lazy. :wow :blah :lol

[thispego]

crabbing would be easy as shit. they do everything they can on that show to make it appear difficult, though :lol

[Soul_Patch]

crabbing would be easy as shit. they do everything they can on that show to make it appear difficult, though :lol

riiiight....

[manufan10]

crabbing would be easy as shit. they do everything they can on that show to make it appear difficult, though :lol

:lmao

I can really see you pulling those 20 hour shifts they have to sometimes pull. Or having to break ice off the boat. Go for it! :toast

[SpursStalker]

crabbing would be easy as shit. they do everything they can on that show to make it appear difficult, though :lol

Right so your ass can stay awake for 40+ hrs?

:rollin

[thispego]

:fishing

it's easy to stay up when you are working hard like that. breaking ice off a boat :cry 20+ hour shifts :cry staying awake for 40+ hours :cry. Baby stuff. the only thing hard about crabbing is cooking on the boat.

:lmao

[manufan10]

Man, I missed this weeks episode, and I didn't DVR it. :depressed

[Taco]

Man, I missed this weeks episode, and I didn't DVR it. :depressed

C0qkFWiujyw

[BlackSwordsMan]

how many of these guys do you think snort coke to stay up for 3 days straight

[SpursStalker]

Man, I missed this weeks episode, and I didn't DVR it. :depressed

Slacker ...

:sleep

[manufan10]

Slacker ...

:sleep

SO!

:lol

[SpursStalker]

SO!

:lol

What did you call me?

*fucker*

:lol

[manufan10]

What did you call me?

*fucker*

:lol

http://rlv.zcache.com/i_swear_im_innocent_tshirt-p235978750486992731qjrs_400.jpg

[SpursStalker]

http://rlv.zcache.com/i_swear_im_innocent_tshirt-p235978750486992731qjrs_400.jpg

And pigs fly out of my ass ...

:lmao

[manufan10]

And pigs fly out of my ass ...

:lmao


:wow

That's impressive!!!

[SpursStalker]

:wow

That's impressive!!!

:lol

If you only knew ...

[tlongII]

I think "After The Catch" is going to have a Cornelia Marie theme next week, correct? If so it should be quite good.

[Pistons < Spurs]

This is some sad shit to watch.

[Girasuck]

I think one more episode and it's over for Phil ...

It was hard watching "After The Catch" without him

:depressed

Discovery said they are paying tribute to Phil's death by having a 7 episode tribute. Last night was show 2 of 7.

[SpursStalker]

Discovery said they are paying tribute to Phil's death by having a 7 episode tribute. Last night was show 2 of 7.

I wont miss an episode ...

This will probably be the season I get on DVD

[Taco]

I think "After The Catch" is going to have a Cornelia Marie theme next week, correct? If so it should be quite good.


Freddy talk with Josh

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/deadliest-catch-joshs-tough-choice.html



http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/after-the-catch/

The Fleet (http://spurstalk.com/tv/episode/after-the-catch/the-fleet/) Captain Bill Wichrowski talks about his return to crabbing; Russel Newberry and Freddy Maugatai.

07-06-2010

[tlongII]

This is some strong stuff tonight...

[Strike]

I laughed more than once during the whole ice chips thing. Then I remembered "ohh yeah." :depressed