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Sunny feels proud of herself and her first time as a lead deckhand.
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 27 May 2024
But perhaps some of them never truly left: an old captain, a young lover, and an angry deckhand.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
During season 3's weather-related near catastrophe, deckhand Tom Pearson was blamed for his slow response during late night anchor watch.
—Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Christopher recalls a vessel with a deckhand in withdrawal.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 27 May 2024
But perhaps some of them never truly left: an old captain, a young lover, and an angry deckhand.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
During season 3's weather-related near catastrophe, deckhand Tom Pearson was blamed for his slow response during late night anchor watch.
—Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Christopher recalls a vessel with a deckhand in withdrawal.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deckhand. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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deckhand
noun
deck·hand
ˈdek-ˌhand 
: a sailor who performs manual duties
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