Its a Sad Day and Prost to the Crew...

[Recusit8m]

Im not sure if anyone else here is a fan but I just wanted to drop a line and raise a pint to Capt Phil Harris from the Cornelia Marie from Discovery Channels Deadliest Catch...It seems the Capt Phil has passed away to better seas and more stocked crabgrounds...It is a sorry day to hear this...My thoughts are with the Crew and his Boys...

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/phil-harris/

 

[wildwest450]

That sucks. Deadliest catch is a favorite of mine. He will be missed.

 

[the_Roqk]

It's a sad day. Raise a glass to this guy and his crew. I've enjoyed the show since it's inception but have gotten away from it the past year. I'm not sure but didn't he have pneumonia a few years ago. Trying to remember if there was an episode that he was in where he was too sick and needed to be checked out at the hospital. Anyone remember that episode or season?

 

[JoeMama]

I saw this as well and I too will raise a pint in honor.

While Im not a big DC fan, I did watch it on occasion and I do remember Cap'n Harris.
My heart goes out to his family and crew.

 

[Recusit8m]

He had a pretty nasty blood clot which would/could atttribute to stroke

 

[the_bird]

Wife just called me with the news. Sad day.

Dude was only 53, but he was an OLD 53.

 

[kegtapper]

Just found out. RIP Captain Phil

 

[mmb]

That's too bad, He was a larger than life personality on that show and will be missed.

Strokes suck, man.

 

[wildwest450]

but he was an OLD 53.

Not a great endorsement for Red Bull and cigarettes.

 

[mmb]

Not a great endorsement for Red Bull and cigarettes.

Or crab fishing... all those guys look old before their time...

 

[the_bird]

The constantly working 36-hour shifts (necessitating all that coffee and Red Bull) can probably be looked upon as one underlying issue.

 

[Homercidal]

He lived hard, that's for sure. I really liked him on that show. Not the sort of family that I think I could live with, but they all seemed to love each other. Crab fishing is possibly one of the most physically demanding, and stressful jobs out there.

 

[BrewBrain]

He was my favorite on the show. It won't be the same.

 

[Cookiebaggs]

The constantly working 36-hour shifts (necessitating all that coffee and Red Bull) can probably be looked upon as one underlying issue.

And lighting one cigarette with the other.

I'll raise a pint to Capt. Phil....Fair winds and following seas Captain....

 

[Saccharomyces]

Yep yep, sad sad day, but it's not too surprising given all the issues he had in the last couple of years.

He will be missed.

 

[lustreking]

Apparently Jake Anderson from the Northwestern, who had his sister die during the last season, had his father disappear during this fishing season.