Phil Harris
- Phil Harris
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- Birth date: December 19, 1956
- Birth place: Seattle, Washington
- Marital status: Divorced
- Website: www.corneliamarie.com
Biography
Phil Harris got started working on fishing boats beginning at age seven. When he graduated from high school, he started crab fishing on the F/V American Eagle. When Phil turned 21, he ran a boat called the Golden Viking. This made him one of the youngest people to captains in the Bering Sea. Captain Harris then worked on another boat shortly after, but some of his friends stayed on the F/V Golden Viking. It sank in 1983 near Alaska. Captain Harris still finds the disaster difficult to talk about.
Captain Harris bought into the F/V Cornelia Marie with its namesake, Cornelia Marie and her husband. Harris stayed on as captain even though Cornelia's husband cashed in his share. The boat is the last one operating of only three crabbing boats designed by ship designer Elmo Horton, Horton Boats, Inc. out of Bayou La Batre, Alabama.
Captain Phil Harris is a star of the Discovery Channel's DEADLIEST CATCH and is joined in season 4 his sons Jake and Josh. Josh is older than Jake but is less experienced out at seas. He is returning for a second season after serving as a greenhorn last year. Jake, however, is back for his fourth season of fishing and second season at full-share earning status.
More info
-As a hobby, Captain Harris likes to create handmade bird feeders.
-He refers to his sons Jake and Josh occasionally as "Ding and Dong".
Occupation
-Sea Captain
-TV personality
