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RIP - Phil Harris - Deadliest Catch
Topic Started: Feb 10 2010, 12:10 AM (338 Views)
LTC8K6
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I was a big fan of the show. Very sad to see him pass. Captain of the Cornelia Marie and quite a character.

http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/02/deadliest-catch-captain-phil-harris-dies.html

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Kerri P.
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This is so sad. I watched the show all the time.

I hope he didn't have another blood clot that went to his brain and that was the cause of his stroke.

May he R.I.P :angel:
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Watched this show a lot. Liked Phil. Sadly I wondered how long he would live after his last health episode one season and then went back to the hard life back on the boat.
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Baldo
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Love that show and Capt Phil. Cornelia Marie had been back fishing for Opilios and he had his stroke while they were off-loading in port.
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Kerri P.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0ycbUCFUxqBPgbzcgZO4xI4y73wD9DP4LI00
Discovery Channel: 'Deadliest Catch' captain dies
(AP) – 49 minutes ago

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Discovery Channel says the captain of the "Deadliest Catch" fishing vessel Cornelia Marie has died.

Capt. Phil Harris suffered what his family described as a massive stroke on Jan. 29 while the boat was in port at St. Paul Island, Alaska. The 53-year-old fisherman was flown to Anchorage for surgery.

A Discovery spokesman says the Harris family contacted the network Tuesday evening with word of his death.

Discovery Channel spokeswoman Elizabeth Hillman issued a statement on behalf of sons Jake and Josh Harris. It says in part, "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."

In the network's own statement, Hillman says, "We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart."

In an e-mail she said no additional information was immediately available.

The Discovery Channel reality show depicts the crab fishing industry in the dangerous waters off Alaska. Harris' fishing vessel was based in Seattle.
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foxglove

What a shame! I remember one episode in which he said he had health problems. It was the episode in which the boat's engine was ruined by having to push through the ice to get to port.
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LTC8K6
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It was a bit strange. It seems like he recovered just enough to talk to his family again.

He apparently took a scheduled nap after coming out of the induced coma, and did not wake up.
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Discovery is running some nice tributes to Phil...
Edited by LTC8K6, Feb 10 2010, 11:25 PM.
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