Harris was single at the time of his death, but had been married and divorced twice. A boat gave a final salute from the location where his vessel is based in Elliott Bay. This was the night before the Puget Sound's annual Opening Day for boating season. A memorial service to Harris was hosted by the Discovery Channel along Seattle's waterfront on Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91 on Friday evening, April 30, 2010. The sixth season of Deadliest Catch featured footage of Harris at work for the last time. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers." We will remember and celebrate that strength. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. His sons Jacob and Joshua issued a statement from the Harris family, saying, "It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad – Captain Phil Harris. He was cremated, and half of his ashes were buried in an ornately painted Harley Davidson motorcycle gas tank with the remains of his mother his family spread the remainder of the ashes at sea. However, Harris died from an intracranial hemorrhage on February 9, 2010. Harris's doctors were amazed by his rapid improvement, saying that he was making gains in a few days that usually take months for stroke victims. He was squeezing hands, talking, and showing other signs of improvement. He awoke from the coma after his condition improved. He was flown to Anchorage for surgery, and was placed in an induced coma to reduce intracranial pressure and swelling. He was offloading crab on January 29, 2010, at St. Harris suffered a stroke during the sixth televised opilio crab season of Deadliest Catch.
Harris's chain-smoking, which was frequently seen on the show, added to his health woes. In 2008, Harris developed a line of coffees, "Captain's Reserve", with blends named after fishing themes such as "Harris Family Blend" and "Midnight Sunrise". Some of Harris's sea stories were included in the book Deadliest Catch: Desperate Hours. He returned for the opilio crab fishing season in January 2009. Medical treatment for this condition prevented him from fishing for almost a year. Doctors later determined that he had suffered a pulmonary embolism. He spent several hours coughing up blood until his sons and crew finally convinced him to seek medical attention and enlisted the film crew to watch his condition. Harris was thrown from his bunk during a storm in the 2008 season, and thought he had broken his ribs.
It became a regular fixture of the show from the second season on. The Cornelia Marie was heavily involved in search efforts for the Big Valley after it sank. The Cornelia Marie was first shown during the opilio crab portion of Season 1, as partner ship of the F/V Maverick.
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He had been captain of the Cornelia Marie for more than 20 years at the time of his death.įrom 2004 and until his death, Harris and his boat were followed by an embedded film crew for the series Deadliest Catch. By the time he was 21 he was one of the youngest crab fishing boat captains on the Bering Sea. He initially worked on a crab boat as an unpaid deckhand until he proved his worth. Harris started fishing with his father at age eight and after high school began crab fishing.
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