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Deadliest Catch Captain Dies

Popular Cornelia Marie skipper Phil Harris dead at 53

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 10, 2010 2:04 AM CST

(Newser) – Affable captain Phil Harris of Discovery Channel's hit reality series Deadliest Catch has died at the age of 53. The man often called the toughest skipper in America suffered a stroke while offloading his catch from his boat the Cornelia Marie in Alaska last month... Read full story »

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