Captain Phil Update...
February 9th, 2010 10:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sapphireejOkay so about 25 minutes ago a friend from Colorado wrote me and asked me if I knew any more on Phil because a friend of hers in Boston sent some sad news to her; that Phil passed away and just as I reply to my friend in Colorado about what I knew as of the 3rd that he was doing better...
UPDATE: 10:15pm 2/9/2010
It is with deep sadness that I inform you that Captain Phil Harris passed away today, February 9, 2010, approx. 7:30pm PST
Born December 19, 1956
Died February 9, 2010
He was 53
Messages from Twitter:
@northwesternpat Captain Phil has been called home. http://bit.ly/arPwOb We will truly miss him.
The link goes to: http://press.discovery.com/us/dsc/press-releases/2010/Passing-of-Captain-Phil-Harris/
About an hour ago (from when I posted this)
The link goes to a press release from Discovery:
"February 9, 2010
Discovery mourns the loss of dear friend and colleague Captain Phil Harris. He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him. We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart. We share our tremendous sadness over this loss with the millions of viewers who followed Phil's every move. We send our thoughts and prayers to Phil's sons Josh and Jake and the Cornelia Marie crew."
~
@NorthwesternPR FVNEWS:: Remembering Phil Harris http://www.fvnorthwestern.com/site/2010/02/09/remembering-phil-harris/
About 10 minutes ago (from when I posted this)
Link goes to the F/V Northwestern website:
http://www.fvnorthwestern.com/site/2010/02/09/remembering-phil-harris/
Which quotes: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/phil-harris/
"Discovery Mourns the Loss of Captain Phil Harris
UPDATE: February 9, 2010: It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad - Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. - Jake and Josh Harris
Statement from Discovery - Discovery mourns the loss of dear friend and colleague Captain Phil Harris. He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him. We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart. We share our tremendous sadness over this loss with the millions of viewers who followed Phil's every move. We send our thoughts and prayers to Phil's sons Josh and Jake and the Cornelia Marie crew."
And from @KING5Seattle a local TV news station:
@KING5Seattle Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris dies - family statement: http://bit.ly/cuOZAp
The link goes here: http://www.king5.com/news/Deadliest-Catch-captain-dies-83989352.html
" 'Deadliest Catch' captain dies
by Associated Press
Posted on February 9, 2010 at 9:39 PM
******
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A spokesman for The Discovery Channel says the captain of the "Deadliest Catch" fishing vessel Cornelia Marie has died.
Capt. Phil Harris suffered what his family described as a massive stroke on Jan. 29 while the boat was in port at St. Paul Island, Alaska. He was flown to Anchorage for surgery.
A Discovery spokesman says the Harris family contacted the network Tuesday evening with word of his death.
Discovery Channel spokeswoman Elizabeth Hillman issued a statement on behalf of sons Jake and Josh Harris. It says in part, "It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad - Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end."
The Discovery Channel reality show depicts the crab fishing industry in the dangerous waters off Alaska. Harris' fishing vessel was based in Seattle."
~*~
UPDATED: 1:30am 2/10/10 ~ I think KIRO7 Said it best...
@KIRO7Seattle 'Deadliest Catch' captain Phil Harris dies. http://bit.ly/aoyKvi
LInk goes to http://www.kirotv.com/news/22518317/detail.html
"'Deadliest Catch' Captain Dies
Sons & Discovery Channel Issue Statements About Phil Harris
Posted: 12:50 am PST February 10, 2010
Updated: 1:10 am PST February 10, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain whose adventures off the Alaska coast were captured on the television show "Deadliest Catch", has died, the Discovery Channel said Tuesday night. He was 53.
Harris suffered what his family described as a massive stroke on Jan. 29 while the Seattle-based fishing vessel he captained, Cornelia Marie, was in port at St. Paul Island, Alaska. The fisherman was flown to Anchorage for surgery.
The reality show, which has filmed five seasons, has been one of the Discovery Channel's most popular and depicts the crab fishing industry in the dangerous waters off Alaska.
"It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad - Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end," sons Josh and Jake Harris said in a statement released by the network. "For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down."
In a statement, Discovery Channel senior vice president Elizabeth Hillman says, "Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him."
"We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart," she said.
In an e-mail to The Associated Press, she said no additional information was immediately available Tuesday night.
Harris had seemed to be improving, and in a posting last Saturday on the ship's Web site, he was described as "talking to friends and family today; showing his greatest progress" since the stroke.
His sons wrote in a Feb. 3 posting that "No one ever said Captain Phil Harris wasn't tough. Today, dad showed some good signs of improvement, squeezing our hands and even summoning his trademark Captain's bluntness ... We are encouraged but still very cautious."
According to the ship's Web site, Harris started working on fishing boats at age 7 and started work 10 years later on a crab boat. When Harris turned 21, he ran a fishing vessel out of Seattle, making him one of the youngest to captain a vessel in the Bering Sea.
When Harris suffered the stroke, the family said a friend, Derek Ray, had flown to St. Paul to take over the role of relief skipper for the rest of the opilio crab season.
FAMILY STATEMENT:
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad - Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. - Jake and Josh Harris
DISCOVERY CHANNEL STATEMENT:
Discovery mourns the loss of dear friend and colleague Captain Phil Harris. He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him. We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart. We share our tremendous sadness over this loss with the millions of viewers who followed Phil's every move. We send our thoughts and prayers to Phil's sons Josh and Jake and the Cornelia Marie crew."
~*~
I am just beside myself in shock... And I just realized that 2/9/10 is the 11 year anniversary of my dad's brother passing away, and 1 year prior, almost to the day, on February 10, 1998, my dad's mom passed away... Not a good few weeks... 'RIP Captain Phil' was trending on Twitter and I just looked and saw a local person retweeted a message that he died at 7:30pm PST... Many of the people I follow on Twitter are sending out messages and it's just crazy... It only happened 3 hours ago and I can't imagine what his kids are going through... I had the lucky chance to meet him and I will never forget him. You are loved and missed, Phil!
UPDATE: 10:15pm 2/9/2010
It is with deep sadness that I inform you that Captain Phil Harris passed away today, February 9, 2010, approx. 7:30pm PST
Born December 19, 1956
Died February 9, 2010
He was 53
Messages from Twitter:
@northwesternpat Captain Phil has been called home. http://bit.ly/arPwOb We will truly miss him.
The link goes to: http://press.discovery.com/us/dsc/press-releases/2010/Passing-of-Captain-Phil-Harris/
About an hour ago (from when I posted this)
The link goes to a press release from Discovery:
"February 9, 2010
Discovery mourns the loss of dear friend and colleague Captain Phil Harris. He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him. We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart. We share our tremendous sadness over this loss with the millions of viewers who followed Phil's every move. We send our thoughts and prayers to Phil's sons Josh and Jake and the Cornelia Marie crew."
~
@NorthwesternPR FVNEWS:: Remembering Phil Harris http://www.fvnorthwestern.com/site/2010/02/09/remembering-phil-harris/
About 10 minutes ago (from when I posted this)
Link goes to the F/V Northwestern website:
http://www.fvnorthwestern.com/site/2010/02/09/remembering-phil-harris/
Which quotes: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/phil-harris/
"Discovery Mourns the Loss of Captain Phil Harris
UPDATE: February 9, 2010: It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad - Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. - Jake and Josh Harris
Statement from Discovery - Discovery mourns the loss of dear friend and colleague Captain Phil Harris. He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him. We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart. We share our tremendous sadness over this loss with the millions of viewers who followed Phil's every move. We send our thoughts and prayers to Phil's sons Josh and Jake and the Cornelia Marie crew."
And from @KING5Seattle a local TV news station:
@KING5Seattle Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris dies - family statement: http://bit.ly/cuOZAp
The link goes here: http://www.king5.com/news/Deadliest-Catch-captain-dies-83989352.html
" 'Deadliest Catch' captain dies
by Associated Press
Posted on February 9, 2010 at 9:39 PM
******
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A spokesman for The Discovery Channel says the captain of the "Deadliest Catch" fishing vessel Cornelia Marie has died.
Capt. Phil Harris suffered what his family described as a massive stroke on Jan. 29 while the boat was in port at St. Paul Island, Alaska. He was flown to Anchorage for surgery.
A Discovery spokesman says the Harris family contacted the network Tuesday evening with word of his death.
Discovery Channel spokeswoman Elizabeth Hillman issued a statement on behalf of sons Jake and Josh Harris. It says in part, "It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad - Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end."
The Discovery Channel reality show depicts the crab fishing industry in the dangerous waters off Alaska. Harris' fishing vessel was based in Seattle."
~*~
UPDATED: 1:30am 2/10/10 ~ I think KIRO7 Said it best...
@KIRO7Seattle 'Deadliest Catch' captain Phil Harris dies. http://bit.ly/aoyKvi
LInk goes to http://www.kirotv.com/news/22518317/detail.html
"'Deadliest Catch' Captain Dies
Sons & Discovery Channel Issue Statements About Phil Harris
Posted: 12:50 am PST February 10, 2010
Updated: 1:10 am PST February 10, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain whose adventures off the Alaska coast were captured on the television show "Deadliest Catch", has died, the Discovery Channel said Tuesday night. He was 53.
Harris suffered what his family described as a massive stroke on Jan. 29 while the Seattle-based fishing vessel he captained, Cornelia Marie, was in port at St. Paul Island, Alaska. The fisherman was flown to Anchorage for surgery.
The reality show, which has filmed five seasons, has been one of the Discovery Channel's most popular and depicts the crab fishing industry in the dangerous waters off Alaska.
"It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad - Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end," sons Josh and Jake Harris said in a statement released by the network. "For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down."
In a statement, Discovery Channel senior vice president Elizabeth Hillman says, "Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him."
"We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart," she said.
In an e-mail to The Associated Press, she said no additional information was immediately available Tuesday night.
Harris had seemed to be improving, and in a posting last Saturday on the ship's Web site, he was described as "talking to friends and family today; showing his greatest progress" since the stroke.
His sons wrote in a Feb. 3 posting that "No one ever said Captain Phil Harris wasn't tough. Today, dad showed some good signs of improvement, squeezing our hands and even summoning his trademark Captain's bluntness ... We are encouraged but still very cautious."
According to the ship's Web site, Harris started working on fishing boats at age 7 and started work 10 years later on a crab boat. When Harris turned 21, he ran a fishing vessel out of Seattle, making him one of the youngest to captain a vessel in the Bering Sea.
When Harris suffered the stroke, the family said a friend, Derek Ray, had flown to St. Paul to take over the role of relief skipper for the rest of the opilio crab season.
FAMILY STATEMENT:
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad - Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end. For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down. We will remember and celebrate that strength. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. - Jake and Josh Harris
DISCOVERY CHANNEL STATEMENT:
Discovery mourns the loss of dear friend and colleague Captain Phil Harris. He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him. We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart. We share our tremendous sadness over this loss with the millions of viewers who followed Phil's every move. We send our thoughts and prayers to Phil's sons Josh and Jake and the Cornelia Marie crew."
~*~
I am just beside myself in shock... And I just realized that 2/9/10 is the 11 year anniversary of my dad's brother passing away, and 1 year prior, almost to the day, on February 10, 1998, my dad's mom passed away... Not a good few weeks... 'RIP Captain Phil' was trending on Twitter and I just looked and saw a local person retweeted a message that he died at 7:30pm PST... Many of the people I follow on Twitter are sending out messages and it's just crazy... It only happened 3 hours ago and I can't imagine what his kids are going through... I had the lucky chance to meet him and I will never forget him. You are loved and missed, Phil!
