seafarer

Example Sentences

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One Indian seafarer has been radioing to say his ship is out of provisions and fresh water, with two crew members in critical condition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

"If I was a seafarer, I'd be very worried."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

One email seen by AFP came from a seafarer asking to confirm whether his salary would go from $16 a day to $32 because he was in a designated war zone.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

I felt like a seafarer who has located the northern star and set his course from that shining point.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein