Perdita
10-02-2010, 19:53
Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain on Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch, has died.
Harris suffered a stroke in late January while off-loading his boat the Cornelia Marie in port at St. Paul Island, AK. He passed away late on Tuesday.
"Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end," his sons Josh and Jake Harris, who were deckhands on the boat, said in a statement. "For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength."
Harris was known for being an extremely vocal fisherman on the series, which began in 2005 and chronicled crab fishing off the coast of Alaska - said to be one of the most dangerous professions in the world.
"He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him. We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humour and enormous heart," the Discovery Channel said.
It added: "We share our tremendous sadness over this loss with the millions of viewers who followed Phil's every move."
I only ever watched one episode but it was interesting. RIP Phil
Harris suffered a stroke in late January while off-loading his boat the Cornelia Marie in port at St. Paul Island, AK. He passed away late on Tuesday.
"Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end," his sons Josh and Jake Harris, who were deckhands on the boat, said in a statement. "For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength."
Harris was known for being an extremely vocal fisherman on the series, which began in 2005 and chronicled crab fishing off the coast of Alaska - said to be one of the most dangerous professions in the world.
"He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him. We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humour and enormous heart," the Discovery Channel said.
It added: "We share our tremendous sadness over this loss with the millions of viewers who followed Phil's every move."
I only ever watched one episode but it was interesting. RIP Phil