Phil Harris, Captain of the Cornelia Marie, a crab fishing vessel immortalized on Discovery Channel's 'Deadliest Catch' series, has passed away. He was 53.
Phil suffered a massive stroke while the boat was docked at St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea, during this year's crab season. He was taken to a hospital in Anchorage, but passed away.
Phil was one of the most popular folks depicted in the series, as he fought to fill his boat with crab and to keep his two sons (crewmen on the vessel) in line. A foul mouthed straight shooter, Phil seemed to exist on a diet of cigarrettes, coffee, and Red Bull for days on end during crab season. He had experienced serious health problems during the two previous seasons. His passing at this age and in this manner shouldn't be a surprise, but it is still a shock when someone who has shared their life with millions of us through TV passes on.
God Speed Phil ... Thank you for entertaining us for the past five years.
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