He had a major stroke a couple weeks ago, and he just passed away today.

I'm a big fan of the show. You could tell he was a great father and family man, as his two sons worked with him on board his crab fishing vessel, the Cornelia Marie.

Sad day for his family. RIP.

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Wheelhouse

That's too bad. I hadn't heard.

I also was a fan of the show. I didn't get to watch often, but enjoyed it when I did, being that I worked in the marine industry for a long, long time.

Sig was the one I liked. In a gruff, "boatie" kinda way.

But I respected all of the skippers on that show. It's pretty intense going out in seas 25' or more and trying to do a job, knowing you have other lives at stake. It's a huge responsibility.

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"Sarcasm and cynicism: Just two of the many services I provide."
"Never make someone a priority when you are only an option for them."
"You can't polish a turd."

Well I can't say I'm surprised...he wasn't exactly a picture of health.
Bummer.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

Yeah, that really sucks, but a few seasons ago he was in the hospital with a lung issue I believe...he was coughing up blood. RIP

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I was a big fan of the show as well, but mainlining Red Bull and chain smoking will do that to a guy sometimes. RIP Phil and my condolences to the family. It is a tough game to play out on the Bering Sea!!

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"I don't feel like Satan, but I am to them"
Neil Young

I liked that guy. He was cool.

My mother loves that show. I can only stand it in small doses taken far apart, because every show is the same thing...

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Miles to go before I sleep

‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran

I remember that....thought he got a clean bill of health after that?

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"Sarcasm and cynicism: Just two of the many services I provide."
"Never make someone a priority when you are only an option for them."
"You can't polish a turd."

Man that sucks, he was one of the best captains on that show.

I loved the show also, but he was, as all the other skippers, chain smokers it seems.

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A lot of things run in my family, but if smoking were removed from the equation, none of them would except for some random autoimmune diseases.

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Miles to go before I sleep

‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran