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a weathered old seaman who now captains a tour boat
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On the morning of D-Day, the English seamen were issued with cream duffle coats, which by the end of the day were blood red.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Boylan, who had not ordered a roving night watch as people slept, was convicted in 2023 of seaman’s manslaughter and sentenced in May to four years in federal prison.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Michael agrees to sign on as a seaman aboard the husband’s yacht.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The seamen who will remain in the US are expected to stay in hotels or apartments, said the Rev. Joshua Messick, director of the Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center and chaplain for the Port of Baltimore.
—Gabe Cohen, CNN, 24 June 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Boylan, who had not ordered a roving night watch as people slept, was convicted in 2023 of seaman’s manslaughter and sentenced in May to four years in federal prison.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Michael agrees to sign on as a seaman aboard the husband’s yacht.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The seamen who will remain in the US are expected to stay in hotels or apartments, said the Rev. Joshua Messick, director of the Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center and chaplain for the Port of Baltimore.
—Gabe Cohen, CNN, 24 June 2024
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“Seaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaman. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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