"Phil is at a good hospital and receiving the best care possible," wrote Morgan Howard, the son of Cornelia Marie Devlin, majority owner of the F/V Cornelia Marie.
A relief skipper was expected to fly to St. Paul Island Saturday, Howard wrote. "The boat is in the harbor now, but needs to be able to leave in case the ice shifts and moves in."
Harris, boss of one of the crab fishing vessels featured in the popular TV show, was in port where the vessel was off-loading at the time of the stroke, according the Discovery Channel Web site.
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