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Phil Harris on "Deadliest Catch"
Phil Harris on "Deadliest Catch" - © Discovery Channel
Captain Phil Harris is an Alaskan crab fisherman on the Cornelia Marie fishing vessel on Discovery Channel's documentary, "Deadliest Catch."

Phil Harris takes on many roles on the boat, from captain, to co-owner of the Cornelia Marie, to Dad. In 2008, Phil Harris's sons Jake and Josh joined him aboard the Cornelia Marie. Phil Harris is an easy-going, likable captain and feels a tight bond with his long time crew.

Captain Phil Harris got his sea legs while working on fishing boats beginning at the tender age of seven. Ten years later he started crabbing on the F/V American Eagle. When Phil Harris turned 21, he ran a boat, the F/V Golden Viking, out of Seattle making him one of the youngest to captains in the Bering Sea. Phil Harris went on to work on another boat shortly after, but some of his friends stayed on the F/V Golden Viking. It capsized and sank in 1983 near St. Mathew Island, Alaska. Phil Harris lost some very close friends that day and still finds the disaster difficult to talk about.

In 1990 Phil Harris bought into the F/V Cornelia Marie with its namesake, Cornelia Marie and her husband. Cornelia's husband sold his share of the boat, but Phil Harris stayed on as captain, and Cornelia attended to the business. The boat is unique; it's the last one operating of only three crabbing boats designed by Elmo Horton, Horton Boats, Inc. out of Bayou La Batre, Alabama. Horton normally built tug and other working boats.

When not at sea, Phil Harris resides in Seattle, Washington and can be seen cruising the highways of Washington on his Harley-Davidsons and ladies, he's single!






PHIL HARRIS: FACTS

Age: ∼51 years old
Hometown: Seattle, WA
 
 
 
 
PHIL HARRIS: TWEETS

I quickly recovered from my disappointment when I rounded the corner and ran into one of Phil Harris's sons from the Cornelia Marie.
2 days ago
@SherrieKeys yep. I used to have an LP that had several songs from the movie. Luved Louis Prima's singing & Phil Harris' *talk* singing.
2 days ago
Working on my blog. Almost got it ready. Phil Harris just tweeted that he's back in Seattle, glad it was a safe crabbing season.
3 days ago
@jolyonwagg1 Woodman spare that tree! Good ol' Phil Harris!
3 days ago
Phil Harris "Old Time Religion" (That's What I Like About Phil)
4 days ago
"When you start driving your ball down the middle, you meet a different class of people" Phil Harris, comedian
5 days ago
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5 days ago
Sittin' on the couch with Zoe watching Jungle Book. They don't make voices like Phil Harris' anymore.
6 days ago