The Cornelia Marie was built in 1989 in Alabama; she was one of the last boats built by Horton Boats. She is 128 feet (39 meters) long, 28 feet (8.5 meters) wide, and carries 28,500 U.S. gallons (107,852 liters) of fuel and 3,000 U.S. gallons (11,353 liters) of fresh water. Her original owner was Ralph Collins. The Cornelia Marie fishes for King, Tanner, and Opilio crab, and also does Salmon and Herring tendering. She features an aquamarine and white paint scheme with yellow banners bearing the ship’s name.
Current Crew of Cornelia Maria
Freddie Maughtai
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.
Jake Harris
Captain Harris’s younger son from Seattle, Washington, serves as deckhand
beside his father on the F/V Cornelia Marie for a fourth 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. Josh cod fished and worked in processing plants prior to joining his family aboard the vessel. To learn more about Josh, read this great conversation with him and Phil here.
Steve Ward
Steve joined the Cornelia Marie for the 2009 Opilio fishery. He’s an experienced fishermen and the boat’s Engineer. More later.
Ryan Simpson
Ryan is our current green horn. He’s 27 years old, originally from Anacortes, Washington.
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