Owner
Cornelia Marie,
for whom the vessel was named, resides in Anchorage, Alaska and has worked in the fishing business since 1979. She handles the daily business for the F/V Cornelia Marie and works aboard the boat every summer out of Bristol Bay where it serves as tender for the yearly salmon run.Owner and Captain
Phil Harris
has captained the F/V Cornelia Marie for 16 years. After thirty years of crab fishing, he still loves the challenge of filling the crab pot. When not at sea, Phil resides in Seattle, Washington and can be seen cruising the highways of Washington on his Harley-Davidson. Read Phil's full bio here.....Current Crew
Murray W. Gamrath, III,
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.
Freddie Maughtai,
Freddie, our Samoan fisherman; has been fishing for more than 15 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.Dave Millman
Dave travels from Kona, Hawaii to crab fish every season but was raised in Alaska. He grew up in the fishing industry aboard his father’s boat, the F/V Four Daughters, out of Kodiak, Alaska. Dave has been a deckhand with the F/V Cornelia Marie since 2001.Jake Harris,
Captain Harris’s younger son from Seattle, Washington, serves as deckhand beside his father on the F/V Cornelia Marie for a third season. In the summer Jake fishes halibut aboard another vessel, and he has fished cod with his grandfather, Grant.Josh Harris,
Josh is Captain Harris’s oldest son, serves on the F/V Cornelia "Deadliest Catch" video game. Josh cod fished and worked in processing plants prior to joining his family aboard the vessel.Click HERE to read a transcript of Captain Phil and Josh's Discovery chat.
Past Crew Members
Mark Anderson
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 Jensen,
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 Gilbert,
Dan fished as a deckhand on the F/V Cornelia Marie during season 2. He owns a seine boat in Kodiak, Alaska .Walt Dauderis,
Walt was the boat’s engineer on season 2; when the F/V Cornelia Marie had lots of engine trouble.
