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Son of Cornelia Marie Devlin. More info at MorganHoward.me.

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Capt. Derrick and Josh speak up

Since Discovery Channel aired the episode entitled, “Thick as Thieves” on May 24th, we have been inundated with a lot of opinions about who is right and wrong between Capt. Derrick, Jake and Josh.  This latest article by ew.com provides both sides equal time in answering all the questions that you may have. -Morgan  (I [...]

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Fishermen’s Memorial includes Capt. Phil

Every year on the first Sunday of May, the Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial has a service to honor those who were lost at sea. Yesterday, the Cornelia Marie family attended the service to honor Capt. Phil.  I attended, along with my mother Cornelia and her husband Hugh.  Josh was there, along with his grandfather Grant and [...]

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Deadliest Catch, Season 7 Rolls On

We have now seen the first two episodes of Season 7′s “Deadliest Catch”, including the two hour premiere episode on April 12th.  The LA Times wrote that the first episode was the “top-rated prime-time show on cable” for the night. I read a lot of the television reviews of the “Deadliest Catch”, both from professional [...]

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A Poem in Honor of Capt. Phil

On Tuesday, the crew of the FV Cornelia Marie and the rest of the Deadliest Catch fleet gave our skipper a final farewell.  I thought it would be appropriate for me to honor him  as well. For the past year, I have received a lot of emails and comments from folks expressing their sadness about [...]

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Deadliest Catch Season 7 Premiere Tonight

Tonight, April 12th is the season premiere of the 7th season of Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch. This will be the 6th season in a row that our fishing boat has been featured on the show. (We played a very small part in season one). Tonight’s premiere episode is two hours long starting at 9 pm. [...]

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Watch live webcast of CatchCon 2011

For those of you lucky enough to get tickets – CatchCon 2011 is this Saturday, April 9th.  If you want to meet other folks going, check out the Deadliest Catch Group – CatchCon 2011.  However, if you can’t make it, you can still check it out!  The entire event will be webcast from 12:30 pm [...]

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Deadliest Catch Season 7 Preview

Thom Beers, creator of Deadliest Catch, has provided some interesting information about the upcoming season of Deadliest Catch Season 7, which starts April 12th.  According to an EW article by Mandi Bierly, the first episode of the season “begins with a moving tribute to the late Capt. Phil Harris, whose ashes are released into the [...]

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CM IS HOME; DEADLIEST CATCH RETURNS

The F/V Cornelia Marie has returned home to its resting place in Kodiak, Alaska. The Captain and crew have all returned safely from a successful Opilio crab fishing season. I will leave it up to the “Deadliest Catch” editors in regard to what you’ll see this year. But… it wasn’t a boring year. It was [...]

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Remembering Capt. Phil one year later

It was one year ago today that we lost the skipper of the FV Cornelia Marie.  Capt. Phil harris passed away on February 9th, 2010.  I think it is appropriate to mark this date on this website today and every year this site exists.  Capt. Phil was a big reason why “Deadliest Catch” grew in [...]

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Keeping up with the Cornelia Marie

The FV Cornelia Marie will start its 2011 Opilio season in just a couple more days.  Here’s a picture of the gang from yesterday getting together before they all head out into the Bering Sea.  You can see Jake and Josh in the yellow and orange rain gear having a laugh.  Thanks to Cindy Harmer [...]

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