Phil Harris (fisherman)
Phil Harris | |
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Harris and long time crewman Murray Gamrath in the early 1990s. | |
| Born | Phillip Charles Harris December 19, 1956 Bothell, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 2010 (aged 53) Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Other names | Skipper, Captain |
| Occupation(s) | Captain of the F/V Cornelia Marie, Co-creator of Captain's Reserve Coffee, author |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Harris (m. 1982; div. 1991) Teresa Harris (m. 1992; div. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
Phillip Charles Harris (December 19, 1956 – February 9, 2010) was an American captain and part owner of the crab fishing vessel F/V Cornelia Marie, which has been featured on Discovery Channel's documentary reality TV series Deadliest Catch. He suffered a stroke while offloading C. opilio crab in port at Saint Paul Island, Alaska, on January 29, 2010. Despite improvements in his condition, Harris died on February 9, 2010, at the age of 53, while suffering an intracranial hemorrhage in the hospital.
The episode of Deadliest Catch featuring the Captain's death aired on July 20, 2010, followed by a special tribute episode.