


After that injury, Harris had a blood clot that lodged in his lungs. “He can’t be replaced,” said David Bulhack, a fervent fan in New York who’d closely followed Harris’ injury a few seasons ago when a rogue wave hit the boat, tossing him out of his bed and breaking some ribs. Sig Hansen, captain of the Northwestern, reshaped his Web page with a homage to Harris, including links to photos and videos under the banner “Phil Harris was called home and will forever be remembered.” May God bless you and keep you, Phil, you will certainly be missed.” Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand, captains of the Time Bandit, wrote on their Facebook page: “We all share in this tremendous loss. “Deadliest Catch” follows a number of crews in the Bering Sea between Alaska and Russia, and Harris’ competitors took to Facebook and Twitter to express their condolences. We’ll have to figure it out in the weeks and months ahead.” “We’re so concerned about the family and the crew right now that we haven’t stopped to think about how we’re going to deal with this. “Of course, he was fishing all the way up to the end - he was such a special guy,” Segal said.

A massive leak fills the Time Bandit a fistfight tests Jakes resolve. Phil Segal, president of Original, said he’s not sure yet how the story of Harris’ injury will unfold or if it will be included after editing. Captains and crews open up about the season that nearly took one of the fleets. Original Productions, which produces “Deadliest Catch” and a number of extreme-job shows, had a crew filming at the time of Harris’ stroke. It’s still unclear how the death will be handled in later episodes, a Discovery Channel spokesman said.
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The popular show, one of many macho job reality series that dot the TV dial, had filmed more than half the new season when Harris fell ill. He had been in an Anchorage hospital since then, where he died Tuesday night. Harris suffered a stroke late last month as he offloaded snow crabs from the Cornelia Marie in the port town of St. Fans of the late Phil Harris, the salty, tattooed captain who starred in the Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch,” will still be able to see him doing the work he loved when the show launches its new season in April.
