seafarer

Example Sentences

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The LNG shipowner has repeatedly told the crew to cross the strait, the seafarer said, but the captain and other crew members have all refused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In one email sent to the ITF on March 18, a seafarer said the ship's operator was ignoring crews' requests to leave, arguing that there were no flights from Iraq and refusing alternative routes.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

"I used to be a seafarer, and I didn't want to carry on on ships, but to do something similar. I thought this would align pretty well with the skills that I've got."

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Like Melville, he was a native New Yorker and an experienced seafarer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

This one, though ... he had crossed half the world with the old seafarer, from Pentos to Qarth and back again to Astapor.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin