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Recent Examples of deckhand
Eight months into his journey, Ortega said a chance encounter with a South African yacht deckhand in a Myanmar hostel changed his life.
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Kaela Ling, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Things are further inflamed by the arrival of an itinerant deckhand, Daniel (Lorne MacFadyen) who makes known his feelings for Jack.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Then the man, Carrington and the other deckhand tied the boat at the dock, court documents say.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Marina worked as a stewardess (and then a second stewardess) on the superyacht Katina, while Nic served as a deckhand.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
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There had also been a man-overboard situation on another boat, although thankfully the crewman was swiftly located and successfully recovered by his teammates.—
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The beloved character is depicted here as a promising but rebellious Royal Navy air crewman who's recruited by MI6.—
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The seaman was patched up, and with his battleship sunk and his country abruptly at war with Japan, Germany and Italy, he was assigned to a destroyer.—
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As a girl in Minnesota, after the death of her mother, she was abandoned by her father, a Swedish seaman named Chris Christopherson.—
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According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.—
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And his castaway shipmate has marvelously oversized whiskers, formidable fangs and a ravenous appetite.—
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The town is named for the Greek mythological creature Scylla, a sea monster with multiple heads that was fabled to terrorize sailors (most notably, the hero Odysseus) who dared to travel the water between Italy and Sicily.—
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The name Siren's Curse comes from the mythical sirens who reside in Lake Erie and lure sailors with their singing.—
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Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.—
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In the 2,000-meter 8+ race, Kate and Gabby shared the boat with a total of eight rowers plus a coxswain who steers the boat and sets the cadence.—
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Wander the gear aisles where gadgets promise to turn anyone into a better mariner, chef, parent and human being.—
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The Coast Guard has put out a signal to other mariners for the survivors in distress.—
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The logic system that underpins SMART-SEA is based on seafarer experience compiled via focus groups at the Texas A&M Galveston faculty.—
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All that space has been used to create an indoor-outdoor layout for the next generation of seafarers.—
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On Livonia Avenue, community navigator Troy Johnson climbs behind the wheel of the van, which functions as a mobile office for Brooklyn Justice Initiatives staff.—
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As Powell — one of Capitol Hill’s most adroit navigators — made his rounds, Republicans on both sides of the Capitol panned the investigation.—
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deckhand. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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