<P> Phillip Charles `` Phil '' Harris ( December 19 , 1956 -- February 9 , 2010 ) was an American captain and part owner of the crab fishing vessel Cornelia Marie , which is featured on Discovery Channel 's documentary reality TV series Deadliest Catch . He suffered a massive stroke while offloading C. opilio crab in port at Saint Paul Island , Alaska , on January 29 , 2010 . Despite extreme improvements in his condition , Harris died on February 9 , 2010 at the age of 53 , while suffering a pulmonary embolism in the hospital . </P>
<P> Phillip Charles `` Phil '' Harris ( December 19 , 1956 -- February 9 , 2010 ) was an American captain and part owner of the crab fishing vessel Cornelia Marie , which is featured on Discovery Channel 's documentary reality TV series Deadliest Catch . He suffered a massive stroke while offloading C. opilio crab in port at Saint Paul Island , Alaska , on January 29 , 2010 . Despite extreme improvements in his condition , Harris died on February 9 , 2010 at the age of 53 , while suffering a pulmonary embolism in the hospital . </P>
which one of the deadliest catch captains died
which one of the deadliest catch captains died
Phillip Charles `` Phil '' Harris
Phillip Charles `` Phil '' Harris