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Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris Dies
The best show on television. He was a big reason why...Phil Harris, the salty skipper of the Cornelia Marie on Discovery's Deadliest Catch, has died. He was 53. The deep-sea fisherman suffered a stroke on Jan. 29 and, although both his immediate and TV families were clinging to small signs of a recovery, he ultimately succumbed to the trauma on Tuesday. "It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad," Harris' sons, Jake and Josh, said in a statement. "Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers." Talking about his life at sea recently, Harris said there are certain superstitions he always abided by. "I don't leave on a Friday, ever," he said, "because the last two times I did I blew up the main engine. So I just don't do it." Harris was unloading his latest catch when he suffered his stroke on the 29th, a Friday. Posted by: tu3031 2010-02-10 |
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