Deadliest Catch: Captain Phil Harris has passed away...

[Faerluna]

http://www.corneliamarie.com/

"Captain Phil Harris suffered a stroke yesterday at St. Paul Island in Alaska. He was medivacked to Anchorage and is currently at a hospital receiving treatment.

I didn’t say anything earlier, so family can learn from us instead of through the internet. I know anybody who is reading this also cares about Phil, so we thought you should know as well.

Phil is at a good hospital and receiving the best care possible. My mother, Cornelia Marie Devlin and Jake Harris are with him at the hospital. Josh is staying on the boat to help the new relief skipper who is flying out there today. The boat is in the harbor now, but needs to be able to leave in case the ice shifts and moves in.

Our engineer Steve found Capt. Phil on the floor of his stateroom Friday. He was immediately taken to the clinic in St. Paul – the same place he was treated when he had a blood clot two years ago.

As soon as we receive more information about Phil, we will pass it on to you."

 

[CliffnDallas]

I think he's had some serious health problems in the past few years. Best wishes to him and his family.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I hate to hear that but it's no surprising between the smoking, the job, and his kids.

 

[CowboyWay]

I hate to hear that but it's no surprising between the smoking, the job, and his kids.

Yeah, this is the guy who was in the hospital with what he thought was lung cancer, and he walked outside and lit up.

He's one of my favorite captains though. Him and Sig. I hope he gets well.

 

[Faerluna]

Yeah, this is the guy who was in the hospital with what he thought was lung cancer, and he walked outside and lit up.

He's one of my favorite captains though. Him and Sig. I hope he gets well.

After that blood clot he had, I'm sure he had to be on blood thinners. Not a good sign if he had a stroke while on those.

I hope it wasn't a massive stroke. I know a guy that had a small one and he's back to normal for the most part, aside from having to take it much easier than he had been.

 

[Yeagermeister]

After that blood clot he had, I'm sure he had to be on blood thinners. Not a good sign if he had a stroke while on those.

I hope it wasn't a massive stroke. I know a guy that had a small one and he's back to normal for the most part, aside from having to take it much easier than he had been.

The blood thinners is a good point. If he wasn't on those it could be worse.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I hate to hear that but it's no surprising between the smoking, the job, and his kids.

Exactly.

 

[Big Dakota]

Love the show and all the guys involved. Being a rancher all my life i really respect and admire guys with dangerous jobs. Here's to hoping Phil will recover. God bless him and his.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I hope he's doing well and will get better. I love that show and he seems like a really great guy who just doesn't take very good care of himself.

I hope he gets better.

 

[Avery]

Love the show - all of the captains look much older than their years.

Time to hang it up and give the CM to the kids.

 

[diehard2294]

sad to hear, but not unexpected

 

[Yeagermeister]

Love the show - all of the captains look much older than their years.

Time to hang it up and give the CM to the kids.

They might as well sell it to someone else. Those two kids would kill that boat.

 

[Faerluna]

Last night Capt. Phil underwent surgery. Both of his sons, Josh and Jake were at his side. Josh flew in from St. Paul to join his brother. It may be some time before we know anything substantial about Phil’s condition. Thank you to everyone who has sent good wishes and prayers for Phil, his family and the Cornelia Marie crew.

An old family friend of the F/V Cornelia Marie, Derek Ray flew to St. Paul to take on the role of relief skipper for the rest of the Opilio season.

 

[Doomsday101]

The Seattle-based captain of the "Deadliest Catch" fishing vessel Cornelia Marie has been flown to Anchorage after suffering a stroke while the boat was in port at St. Paul Island, Alaska.

According to the vessel's Web site, Capt. Phil Harris was stricken Friday night. Harris was flown to Anchorage and underwent surgery over the weekend. His sons, Josh and Jake, joined him there.

The Web site account says it may be some time before "anything substantial" is known about Harris' condition.

The Discovery Channel cable television reality show depicts the crab fishing industry in the dangerous waters off Alaska.

The Web site reports a family friend, Derek Ray, has flown to St. Paul to take over the role of relief skipper for the rest of the opilio crab season.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...ws%2Fentertainment+%28Text+-+Entertainment%29

 

[Faerluna]

Capt. Phil was talking to friends and family today; showing his greatest progress since he suffered a massive stroke one week ago. It’s been a long and difficult week for friends and family as Phil was medivaced from St. Paul Island and under went surgery.

Capt. Phil’s sons Josh and Jake have been at this hospital and continue to stay by their father’s side. Some Bering Sea fishermen have also come by to pay Phil a visit.

Meanwhile, the F/V Cornelia Marie has been back fishing for Opilios. The season has really just begun, so there’s much more fishing to do.

Great folks from around the world have sent their messages of encouragement and get-well soon greetings – for this, we will always be thankful. Many cards have been sent and they will all get to Phil as he recovers.

 

[magnakidv4]

Read on msn.com that Captain Phil passed away. R.I.P. Phil

 

[Yeagermeister]

R.I.P. Captain Phil

From Foxnews.com



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.

 

[Big Dakota]

What a shame. He'll be missed. RIP and God bless him and his.

 

[Doomsday101]

53 way too young to die. My thoughts and prayers go out to Phil Harris family he will be missed.

 

[ethiostar]

RIP Captain.