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Recent Examples of deckhandMartin sent a deckhand to wake up Capt. Robert K. Bolger, who was scheduled to be sworn in later that day to relieve him as commanding officer.—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 1 July 2024 Under Season 1 — Terrible name but an excellent deckhand.—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024 Sure enough, just as deckhand Otto Knottnerus turned on his camera, the whales leaped out of the water – at exactly the same time, in sync with one another.—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 3 Dec. 2024 The captain and a deckhand had been rescued earlier in the week after the boat became stranded, Hawley indicated.—Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for deckhand
Players including Aliyah Boston and Nneka Ogwumike—also featured in the Adidas shoot—are mingling, while crewmen move around screens and scaffolding.
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Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
Clark said the Naval Special Warfare Command reported 1,168 cases of acute gastrointestinal illnesses, such as nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, among Navy SEAL and Special Warfare Combat crewman candidates at the Coronado base from January 2019 to May 2023.
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Tammy Murga The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
17 Feb. 2025
The captain of a diving boat has been found guilty of seaman’s manslaughter after one of his passengers died tangled up in the propeller, according to federal prosecutors in Florida.
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Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
For their heroic efforts, two — an ensign and a seaman — were awarded medals of honor.
In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.
The racetrack, situated between the Golden Gate Bridge at the windward end of the course and the prison island of Alcatraz at the bottom end, gave the sailors plenty to think about, especially the strong current that flows through the Bay.
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Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
According to Kent Online, the sailor’s three sons still believed their father was innocent after he was found guilty of Debbie’s murder in October 2019.
All international and domestic flights were grounded as air traffic controllers joined seafarers, train drivers, doctors, lawyers and teachers in a 24-hour general strike to pay tribute to the victims of the crash.
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Reuters,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
The removal of the HRA from the Somali basin increased confidence among shipping companies and seafarers.
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Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
Organizations that view middle management as obstacles fail to recognize their critical role as translators, navigators, and stabilizers of meaningful change.
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Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
The Cancer Support Community (CSC), for instance, operates a helpline (888-793-9355) where caregivers can talk to a navigator for information and resources based on their unique needs, including local support programs and online communities.
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