Cornelia is an owner of the boat and partner with Phil. She resides in Washington State and has worked in the fishing business since 1979. She handles the daily business for the F/V Cornelia Marie.
Phil captained the F/V Cornelia Marie for nearly 20 years. During
thirty years of crab fishing, Phil loved the challenge of filling
the crab pot. When not at sea, Phil resided in Seattle, Washington and
could be seen cruising the highways of Washington on his Harley-Davidson.
Read Phil’s full bio here…..
Long time family friend, Derrick stepped in to skipper the F/V Cornelia Marie when Phil went into the hospital in February. Derrick has come full circle, as he began his fishing career in Alaska on the precursor to the the F/V Cornelia Marie – the F/V Milky Way which was also owned by Ralph Collins. Derrick has been a top gun fisherman with his own boat, the 136 foot Siberian Sea, which was the Hilton of the Bering Sea. His passion for fishing began in Seaside, OR fishing Dungeness crab off the 12th Street bridge as a young boy. He partnered with David Lethin, Rick Quashnick on the Maverick, and Capt. Phil. This was a hard group of fishermen to beat. Derrick has been the number one slot out of 250 boats in the Bering Sea a feat any fisherman would love to accomplish. During the summer, Derrick helps out his buddy David Lethin by working on the tour ship – FV Aleutian Ballad.
Freddie, our Samoan fisherman; has been fishing for more than 17 years. He is an experienced deck hand; with the F/V Cornelia Marie off and on since the early 90’s. During the off-season, Freddie lives in Idaho with his family.
Captain Phil’s youngest son from Seattle, Washington, serves as deckhand on the F/V Cornelia Marie. Jake, along with his brother Josh inherited his father’s share of the F/V Cornelia Marie. For the full BIO of Jake Harris, click here.
Josh is Captain Phil’s oldest son. To learn more about Josh, check out his full BIO.
Steve joined the Cornelia Marie for the 2009 Opilio fishery. He’s an experienced fishermen and the boat’s Engineer. More later.
Ryan is our current green horn. He’s 27 years old, originally from Anacortes, Washington.
Murray is from Las Cruces, New Mexico and has fished the frigid Bering Sea for more than 25 years. Murray has worked on the F/V Cornelia Marie intermittently since 1990;
as deckhand, engineer, and relief skipper.
He was born and raised in Washington state, but now enjoys the warm weather of New Mexico with his family during the off-season. He is currently working on opening a coffee shop in New Mexico. His hobbies include motorcycle riding and jet skiing.
Contact for Corey is eisenbarthcorey@yahoo.ie
Dave has been living in Kona, Hawaii with his family for many years. He travels back and for to Alaska to crab fish every season.
He grew up in the fishing industry aboard his father’s boat, the F/V Four
Daughters, out of Kodiak, Alaska. Dave first worked on the Cornelia Marie in 2001 and worked many years aboard before leaving in 2008.
Mark is from Blaine, Washington. He was an engineer, and deckhand on the F/V Cornelia
Marie and has been on fishing vessels for years.
Roger is from Seattle, Washington, has fished the Bering Sea since 1985. He was hired
by the F/V Cornelia Marie in 1991 and has worked as deckhand, engineer,
and relief skipper. Roger holds numerous licenses within the fishing industry,
making him an invaluable asset aboard any boat.
Dan fished as a deckhand on the F/V Cornelia Marie during season 2. He owns a seine boat in Kodiak, Alaska .
Walt was the boat’s engineer on season 2; when the F/V Cornelia Marie had lots of engine trouble.
Keith Arthur Anderson has been missing since Jan. 6th 2010. He was last seen in the Sultan, WA area and his vehicle was found on a remote logging road near Darrington, WA. Keith Anderson is the father of Jake Anderson, one of the deckhands of the F/V Northwestern. The CorneliaMarie.com website first reported on this [...]
The Deadliest Catch did win one Emmy – I believe it was nominated for a total of four awards. “Deadliest Catch” won for outstanding sound mixing for non-fiction programming. The award went to Bob Bronow, re-recording mixer. DC was also nominated for outstanding picture editing for non-fiction programming but did not win.
Deadliest Catch lost to [...]
This article comes from People magazine
Before his death on Feb. 9 at 53, Phil Harris, the tough and colorful captain of the Cornelia Marie on Discovery’s Deadliest Catch, fought against all odds, came out of a medically-induced coma following lengthy surgery, spent a few more days with friends and family – and set his two [...]
The following article is by ROSE COX of The Dutch Harbor Fisherman (rcox@alaskanewspapers.com)
To fans of the “Deadliest Catch,” he was captain Phil Harris, the famous crab-killing rider of the wild Bering Sea.
But to those living at the tip of the Aleutian chain, he was just plain Phil, one of the most endearing, demanding – and [...]
My mother Cornelia Marie and I wish to thank everyone for your support on behalf of Josh, Jake and the rest of the family. During this most difficult time you have expressed your sadness and offered your prayers and good wishes. Many of you have also shared your concern for Phil’s boys. Many nice of [...]
