sailors

Example Sentences

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Four Indian sailors have been stranded for months on an abandoned container ship off Istanbul, unable to leave under maritime rules requiring the vessel to remain manned, inspectors said on Friday.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This means the four sailors, who haven't been paid for months, cannot leave until a new crew arrives.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

So is there any way out for the trapped sailors?

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Over the next few months wounded sailors managed to escape and make their way back to Shanghai.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Finally, the sailors pull open the hatch and send down reports: We have entered a bay; there are tall trees along a sandy shoreline.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone