Abstract: A detachable handle assembly for a vessel includes a slotted mounting plate connected to the vessel and a handle grip with a latching assembly connected at one end. The latching assembly releasably engages the slotted mounting plate to connect the handle grip to the vessel. The latching assembly includes a base plate and a cover with an engagement tip formed at a forward end thereof and a spring biased cam latch slidably mounted in spaced relation below a lower surface of the base plate. The engagement tip includes a leg extending below the base plate of the latching assembly and a foot extending forward from the leg. The latching assembly is connected to the mounting plate by holding the handle grip at an angle relative to the mounting plate and inserting the engagement tip foot into a slot in the mounting plate.