Phillip Charles Harris (December 19, 1956 – February 9, 2010) was an American captain and part owner of the crab fishing vessel F/V Cornelia Marie, which has been featured on Discovery Channel's documentary reality TV series Deadliest Catch.
He suffered a stroke while offloading C. opilio crab in port at Saint Paul Island, Alaska, on January 29, 2010.
Despite improvements in his condition, Harris died on February 9, 2010, at the age of 53, while suffering an intracranial hemorrhage in the hospital.
From 2004 and until his death, Harris and his boat were followed by an embedded film crew for the series Deadliest Catch.
The F/V Cornelia Marie was first shown during the opilio crab portion of Season 1, as partner boat of the F/V Maverick.
Some of Harris' sea stories were included in the book Deadliest Catch: Desperate Hours.
[7] Harris' doctors were amazed by his rapid improvement, saying that he was making gains in a few days that usually take months for stroke victims.
The sixth season of Deadliest Catch featured footage of Harris at work for the last time.
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.
Josh and Jake worked on board his fishing vessel during the taping of Discovery's Deadliest Catch on the F/V Cornelia Marie, as deckhands.