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One able seaman, a 39-year-old man named Arokiyam, lives in the village of Alanthalai, an hour south of Tuticorin.
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Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 16 June 2021
Within a week, Brito D'Silva, an able seaman (a senior member of the deck on crew), died of an unspecified illness.
—Saudamini Jain, CNN, 20 Mar. 2021
The transcript of these conversations, as well as (one-sided) electronic communications among the captain, mates, engineers, able seamen and people ashore, runs to 500 pages.
—Douglas Preston, New York Times, 1 May 2018
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Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 16 June 2021
Within a week, Brito D'Silva, an able seaman (a senior member of the deck on crew), died of an unspecified illness.
—Saudamini Jain, CNN, 20 Mar. 2021
The transcript of these conversations, as well as (one-sided) electronic communications among the captain, mates, engineers, able seamen and people ashore, runs to 500 pages.
—Douglas Preston, New York Times, 1 May 2018
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“Able seaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able%20seaman. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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