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[quote=BBC]Captain Phil Harris, whose fishing adventures off the Alaska coast were captured on Discovery Channel show Deadliest Catch, has died aged 53.
In January, he had a stroke while his boat was in port at St Paul Island.
In a statement his sons Josh and Jake said: "Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end."
Elizabeth Hillman from the Discovery Channel said the team would miss his "straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humour and enormous heart".
She added: "He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him."
In a recent posting on his website, Harris' sons wrote: "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."
Harris started working on fishing boats aged seven. He first captained a fishing vessel at the age of 21.[/quote]
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I guess death caught up with him.
That sucks. I really liked Deadliest Catch.
That dude was the toughest motherfucker on television.
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Bastard broke his ribs and waited like a week to go to the hospital.
nooo
I will shed a tear of Manliness for this man when I go home.
He was a definition of "Badass" by simply working full time. Goodnight Sweet Prince.
Fuck.
He was the best damn crab-boat captain on that show.
You will be missed, Phil.
I remember seeing an episode where he was being tested for lung cancer or some shit. That badass lit up as soon as he left the hospital :clint:
Time Bandit 4 lyfe bro
he was the best captain, but the best boat is def. time bandit
Too much Red Bull and Smoking.
I never understood how a show about crab fishing could keep me watching.
[QUOTE=wootmonster;20140024]Too much Red Bull and Smoking.[/QUOTE]
that's not how strokes happen
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He had a lot of health problems =/ He will be missed.
He was a true badass.
I like his tattoos.
:crying:
He died at the scene of the action, least he died doing what he loved.
Hate the show, but the people themselves were badass.
Rest in peace, crabby pants.
he was my favorite
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It's good knowing that i helped keep him in business with my red lobster crab.
RIP you hardcore man
Isn't it weird how for years he worked out in the dangerous oceans, but he was killed while in port. Fucking life.
[QUOTE=Watevaman;20140379][B]Hate the snow[/B], but the people themselves were badass.
Rest in peace, crabby pants.[/QUOTE]
What the fuck has snow got to do with any of this?
Not surprised, he had heart problems since the start.
I wonder if they caught the stroke on camera.
This guy was cool, too bad he died :(
Damn he was a badass. How are they gonna replace him? They can't. It's like the Bering Straight's own Billy Mays. Nothing can replace him.
What a misfortune, he was my favorite captain on the show. I remember when he almost died when he bashed into a corner and was coughing up blood. Never thought he would [I]actually[/I] die.
First Pitchmen, now Deadliest Catch. Oh my god, I think my world would end if something happened to Adam or Jamie from Mythbusters
[QUOTE=Nyaos;20142116]First Pitchmen, now Deadliest Catch. Oh my god, I think my world would end if something happened to Adam or Jamie from Mythbusters[/QUOTE]
Oh now you've said it.
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