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a weathered old seaman who now captains a tour boat
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Setting things in motion was the dropping off of a drunk seaman at NIS, by a Shore Patrol officer who was in a rush to a hot date and didn’t have time for a proper handoff to the MPs.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
According to the Navy, the seaman was born June 15, 1918, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Docks depended on a circulating pool of male maritime workers—crews of seamen and stokers who manned the tramp steamers, gangs of longshoremen, and stevedores who loaded and unloaded goods, as well as artisans and machinists who maintained and repaired the ships and trains.
—Michael Denning, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2015
These warm wool sweaters were originally knit for the seamen of Ireland’s blustery Aran islands.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
According to the Navy, the seaman was born June 15, 1918, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Docks depended on a circulating pool of male maritime workers—crews of seamen and stokers who manned the tramp steamers, gangs of longshoremen, and stevedores who loaded and unloaded goods, as well as artisans and machinists who maintained and repaired the ships and trains.
—Michael Denning, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2015
These warm wool sweaters were originally knit for the seamen of Ireland’s blustery Aran islands.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Seaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaman. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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