deck hand

Example Sentences

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He works as a deck hand, helping to load coal onto river barges.

From The Wall Street Journal

But according to officials and lawmakers, the ship’s boatswain, identified only by his last name, Woo, was the main instigator, persuading another deck hand to join him in killing the captain, who had treated them cruelly, often beating their heads with a food tray.

From New York Times

For 36-year-old Usnia Granger, a Greenpeace activist who worked as a deck hand on the expedition, visiting Antarctica was “a dream come true”, though it involved lots of hard work cleaning, painting, mooring and helping to clear away some of the garbage that washes up in Antarctica.

From Reuters

Few personal details have been revealed about the two North Koreans, except that one was the boatswain and the other a deck hand.

From New York Times

Allie Kurtz, 26, quit her job in the movie industry to become a deck hand on the Conception.

From Seattle Times